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Postby erilaz » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:17 pm

Not being a techie myself, I'm actually surprised to learn that Fry's was still around. The Internet tells me that the one closest to me is in Concord, about 25 miles away, and I've only been in Concord once, over thirty years ago. It's been ages since I've seen one of their TV commercials, though I remember them well: "Your best buys are always at Fry's. Guaranteed."
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Postby Zunu » Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:30 am

From various comments, I get the feeling they have been struggling for a long time, with the remaining locations having that sad, weary liminality of a decaying mall.

Were their commercials Futurama themed, by any chance? Cause reading that slogan I hear a Zoidberg voiceover in my head.
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Postby TotallyUncool » Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:33 am

What made Fry's so great in its day wasn't just the merchandise (although it was unbeatable for raw tech hardware) - it was the theme-park craziness of so many of the stores, particularly the Burbank outlet, which should really become some kind of museum of American eccentric commercial design.
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Postby rikkikow » Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:59 am

Word of caution. You can’t drive a SUV like you can a car. They are top heavy and will flip at high speeds when you swerve. I worked with someone who flipped on a freeway swerving in a SUV. She mangled her arm out the window. It’s like the difference between driving a two-wheel bicycle vs a three-wheel bicycle. No leaning on the three-wheeler or you will flip too.

Didn't Fry's start out as a grocery store? Or was that something different?
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Postby Celedam » Sat Feb 27, 2021 4:46 pm

The first rain of the year is falling right now.

I can't say "Spring is here!", though. Not yet. We're going to have at least one more hard freeze, on Monday night. But the trend after that looks promising.
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Postby CaptainBerryzGiraffe » Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:59 am

Zunu wrote:You're welcome but that's something I can't take any credit for. It's entirely up to the bb software and the version being used. In fact, we're long, long overdue for a major upgrade which I have been putting off because of the difficulty level.

Year or so back, a soccer forum I'm part of did a long-overdue update. We insisted on helping and giving him compensation for his time upgrading the forum! If that's something you're down for, I'd be glad to help / support in any way!!! (never dealt with forum software but I _do_ work with php as my job)
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Postby Zunu » Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:29 am

Wow, that's really thoughtful! Thank you! I'll definitely consider you if (when) I run into problems.
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Postby Celedam » Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:26 pm

I'm falling back into a bad habit. I was all ready to go to bed around 9:30 PM, but I stupidly got a snack first and then ate it while surfing YouTube…

Now it's 1:30 AM.
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Postby rikkikow » Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:26 am

Spring got Sprung.
No ducks but a squirrel story.
Speaking of the squirrels there was one that I would see around my house and neighborhood. He would use my backyard fence as a freeway. So, to play with the squirrel, I started putting a shelled peanut on the fence. The peanut disappeared. So, I put two peanuts on the fence. I noticed they were still there the next day. And, I noticed at the corner of my block there was a squished squirrel. "Oh no, I hoped that’s not my guy." The peanuts were still there the next day but disappeared the day after. I then put three peanuts on the fence. They disappeared but I had not seen any squirrels around. Then one day I noticed a crow on a bush in my backyard. I’m sure now my guy got squished. :cry: I’m saving the peanuts for when a replacement squirrel shows up. :)
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Postby TotallyUncool » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:30 pm

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