Ask your local bike shop sm
Posted By: Karen S. on 2005-12-06
In Reply to: Please help me choose the right bike. sm - CL
They have the most bicycle knowledge and are truly helpful. If you can afford to get one, a bike shop bike would be much more practical (and able to actually be repaired) versus a mass-market store bike.
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Awesome! Here, a local computer repair shop has a similar commercial. Its really funny. nm
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Please help me choose the right bike. sm
I'm sponsoring a 7-year-old boy (and his big sister) for Christmas. The one thing the boy would love to see under the Christmas tree is a bicycle. Having never had any kids and never seeing this boy before, I don't know what size or type of bike to get him. The information I have says he wears children's size 7 shirts, size 7 pants, size 2 shoes, and size 8 underwear. Should I get him a 16" or 20"? If I got him the 20, then he could grow into it, but maybe it would be way too large for him for a long time. He lives in a rural area, I think. When shopping for bikes, I'm getting overwhelmed with all the different brands, handle-bar types, and different-tread tires. Please help me, Moms 'n Dads!! I never in all my life thought I'd have an opportunity to buy a child a bike for Christmas and am thrilled to be able to do this.
I thought I could grab some clothes in his size and "reconstruct" him next to a bicycle, but there are just too many people shopping now. I've no idea how long his little arms are.
Thanks!
exercise bike.. tv news
What I have been doing is get on my exercise bike and turn on CNN for 10 mins, I get my heart rate up and wake up and feel better and am more clear headed to work after that. Its working so far! Also, worry beads are good, sugar free lemon drops, sunflower seeds, etc.
We just bought our 5-year-old boy a bike...sm
We purchased the 16" with training wheels for him and figured in a couple years we would move him up to the 20".......definitely buy your boy the 20"...I am positive! Let us know how he likes it! Good luck and Happy Holidays!
I nearly suffered heat stroke taking a bike ride in 105 degrees.
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Buy local. The local stores pay taxes to support your city and state. (SM)
Using online and catalogues does nothing to promote the local economy. We complain about outsourcing and about the big companies gobbling up all the work so the jobs at local hospitals are gone, yet we do the same thing when we buy on ebay, catalog, and these web sites that may be located any place in the world as their primary business location.
I went local. Great local tech support, they know what I do and were able to set it up just for me
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Shop around -- sm
If you don't need something fancy for work, you don't need a lot of the bells and whistles that come with a more exp computer. Dell is cheap though most other brands have lower-priced computers. I would look at Dell.com, Gateway.com, amazon, Best Buy and Circuit City. If you ask you might be able to bundle the printer/scanner/fax deal. Canon's are good, and i have a Brother. If you have more specific questions, feel free to e-mail.
I wouldn't allow it in my shop.
Lordy, what's next? The patient was sent 2 radiology 4 a chest x-ray? God forbid.
Those are the reasons I do shop SM
at Target. I have a huge problem with the Salvation Army's practices (be our religion, go to OUR church, adhere to OUR values, or stay cold), I think our government ought to be the ones supporting the military since they sent them where they are, and as for supporting gay and lesbian rights, I think that is a good thing. I'm not sure exactly how you phrased that.
That's why I don't shop there anymore. sm
Years ago, they had this wonderful vanilla almond lotion. Discontinued. Then a delicious pineapple-mango lotion/body lotion/body butter. I bought it in everything they had. Discontinued. The last time did it for me. Why do they do that! 
shop around at the HP site for
small businesses - they have laptops with XP loaded that can be changed out for Vista at a later date if necessary. They worked this out with microsoft to bridge the gap between xp/vista, as companies are not so quick to jump to the change this time.
All prices.
WE go to a sandwich shop
and they call us by name; oh my goodness somewhat might know I'm there for a cheesesteak! I don't fret though! Because no one knows what I ordered.
I've seen other people's names on the lists at offices too, but I try to mind my own business... 
Only when the desktop has to go into the shop,
and I have to move operations over to the laptop. I just plug my regular keyboard in, which is a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000. I like this keyboard; it's cheap, so when I inevitably kill it (I am hard on keyboards; must be a hold-over from having learned to type on a manual typewriter back in the stone age) it doesn't cost a lot to replace. (I'm on my second one.) And it has a decent enough touch. The curve is just enough to straighten my wrists out to a neutral position, but not so much that I feel like I'm typing on an alien machine.
Just wondering where you'll shop...
I think Wal-Mart's changes in hiring and benefits is dispicable. Wal-Mart is all we have in the small town we're in. Will you shop at K-Mart or Target, and what store for food? I'll have to go about 30 miles for the nearest K-Mart, but I feel that strong about not shopping at Wal-Mart. I always liked how they had the food store in with the regular retail store, so I'll have to find a grocery store too.
Thanks!
Fine, you shop where you want to and I'll do the same
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I know, those all make me want to shop at Target
in my state, there is also this to contend with:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/23/BAGDKEBPA71.DTL
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/23/21560/4064
Jees. Ya can't win for losing, can you?
Still shop at Target at little bit (*never* Walmart), but I'm really going to try to make it much more exclusively Costco now.
Check to see if there is a consignment shop...
in your area, especially if the children are small, as they outgrow everything so quickly. These are "gently used" clothing at way less than the original price, and are usually listed in the Yellow Pages.
Spi opens shop in Vietnam
The latest newsletter states Spi (formerly Cymed) has opened up shop in Vietnam. I guess they have run out of shops in India and the Philippines. I asked a vet if they speak any better English than the other two and he said NO. I guess I give up on finding a good QA position with headquarters in the good old US of A.
Sweat shop labor
We can all clearly see the run around by various layers of quality control when work goes offshore, and what it really costs. But the thing is that as more and more corporations offshore their products, they are able to skirt strict regulations in the U.S. For instance, as we already see the advantage of India doing transcription while we sleep here in the US, they don't have labor laws as we do. A corporation here in the US dealing with American workers has to deal with lots of regulations such as labor laws, state compensation for injuries for employees, etc. These regulations cost money to the company. In countries like India, China, the Phillipines, there are no labor laws such as in the U.S. If a company says a worker must work 12 hours a day with no benefits or breaks, you can be sure these people will do this, and are sometimes grateful where no job existed before. If working conditions are intolerable, there is no agency that protects the people. You can see how American corporations are motivated to send work offshore and not deal with US regulations and laws that cost the company money. Yes, exploitation at its finest. However, I saw a documentary recently by Lisa Ling on TV where it showed that many women in third world countries are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with working conditions. The documentary followed different women and what they must do to have a job in the city. Many women leave their children far away in another city at home with the grandparents. These women travel and live in the city to work for a few dollars a day. They must work weekends, holidays, and may travel back home once a month to give the money they make to their families. These women were interviewed and were questioning whether having a job far away from a rural town was worth it with no time off for the holidays, and missing their children and families. So you see, these people are getting restless too, and want time off on their holidays and family time just as much as we do. I have no doubt in time there were be a rising in advocacy for labor laws in these countries.
That's ridiculous. You won't shop at Walmart for something that you think you heard
that may or may not be true. You know I'm not a regular Walmart shopper but this is just plain stupid trying to smear a company that employs thousands of older and unfortunate Americans who may not have a job without Walmart. What's your beef with Walmart that you would post junk like this?
Rumor, truth, whatever, I'll still shop
at Wal-Mart because that's where I can afford to go.
Shop for a "USB to game port adapter".
Staples, Radio Shack or Office Max should have them. ebay should have them. If not, Google for a seller.
Did anyone watch Frontline last night? I will NEVER shop in Wal-Mart again.
Cheap prices will not mean a thing if the middle class U.S. population is out of work. I'd rather see my neighbors with a job and pay Target prices
I read in McCalls once that you don't tip for hair if it is owner of shop.
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My friends with large families shop at Walmart. I don't. I can't compare
prices or taste. These are not ignorant poor folk who don't know better shopping at Walmart. Walmart has definitely cut into the supermarkets business. Bottom line here folks, people are making Walmart successful and they keep growing. Not for nothing are people shopping at Walmart. They have to be offering something to the shopper.
Any tattoo shop mostly, hot topic, sally's beauty supply...SM
Any place that pierces, head shop, etc. Hope that helps.
How about a waterbed repair kit or a bike repair kit?
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I do! I usually get mine at The Body Shop and Bath and Body Works. Thanks for posting that link. Do
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I have never been asked to show a receipt at Walmart. Is the Walmart you shop in a bad neighborhood
And the expensive stuff has an alarm on it for the cashier to take off. No receipt check. Just a greeter saying good-bye.
Might be able to rent one from an office supply or office machine repair shop
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Is there ONE pedal I can buy that will work with ALL platforms? And where do I shop for a pedal?
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Shop around before getting cobra. If you are leaving a job, you can get cobra. I am in the process
Cobra is almost $600 for you and children, I found a month to month coverage by shopping on internet, covers 2 visits a year (I only need it 3 months) and is less than $300. Less expensive coverage than cobra is out there
local
I am in a small town in Florida and I had one set up by a local one person company, cost me about 500 and he gave me a 5 year parts and labor warranty, I had a minor problem with it, I took it to his store and was back home in an hour - didn't have to have it shipped to me, didn't have to wait for "rebates" and would do it again any time.
would the local
mental health center be able to help? (if a child psychiatrist is not affordable) Might Social Services have a referral, or a crisis hot line possibly have referral information?
I think this child probably either has been exposed to visual porn in some form or is mentally ill.
Pray for them all too.
I have a local ISP (sm)
I have a local ISP so unless you live in the State of Michigan I am afraid this won't be much help to you. :) Here is the link anyway, just in case. :)
http://glis.usonline.com/
I would take the local job. sm
what is so nice about the local job is that you have the same dictators over and over. You can use your expander/templates/macros, etc to get really fast on a local account and work less and make more. Good luck. The local jobs are the best IMO.
I do both. Go local. Luv my local job. nm
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local ic
Hi there! If I did a local account for a hospital, would I still need a license? I know for the state I am in I would need one if I had accounts of my own. Thank you so much!
Need to look for something local, like
a small clinic or doctor's office to get your foot in the door and get some experience. Most larger places require experience, but some only a year or so, so see what you can find locally, even if PT, and start there.
Now you know the local job market and my
home situation better than I do. For your information, I make more working parttime at home doing MT than I would working fulltime for any of the local advertising agencies. Plus, I don't have to travel or put my kids in daycare.  Thank you so much for your concern about my employment situation, though. And please, get off your 
I went back to local. sm
Local companies are popping back up because people are getting fed up and going back to local.
I had horrible trouble with downtime with Adelphia, so I switched. Last time I talked to Adelphia I talked to a "rep" who was obviously in India, who asked if I was enjoying the snow.
Arst uz enjozinz' snowz!
It was May!
Now I can call and say "Yo, Eric, hows it going? Having a little trouble here."
I went to wireless and I have toooooo many trees. They trimmed branches for free and they also gave me free dial up backup, just in case, so I won't lose any money.
I have had them since May and I haven't lost a dime. I've lost the wireless on occasion, but I have the dialup to back me up.
With Adelphia, I had downtime sometimes for days. Still had to pay the ridiculous bill though!!!
I like my national (PT) but my local is the best.
With my local I know exactly what I'm in for and how long it's going to take me. With my national, I can work hard at it and do the extra or just meet the requirement.
My local has picked up a ton of accounts so I may be able to find a national that doesn't have a "schedule requirement," i.e. 3 hours 4 days a week and one weekend day.
With my local, I can say, "Hey kids, not much work, let's go get ice cream?" They like that, but they hate "Mom's gotta burn the midnight oil."
It's a trade off. I'm not complaining. I burned my nylons in the fireplace last October and I don't miss them!
I have one local account that does that (sm)
I've gotten used to the fact that he'll do a 2 page report on an established who is being seen for a an earache. He has to go through all of the other medical problems, review of systems, etc., instead of just saying something like medical history is in patient's chart.
The other doctor in the same practice will just do: Chief complaint: ear pain. Examination: Left ear is red. Assessment: Otitis media. Plan: Amoxicillin.
The hospital and the practice have tried to get him to cut his notes down, but apparently he likes to hear himself talk.
No skin off my nose, I see that I have a tape for him and I sing, "I'm in the money!"
thank you, that is great to know...how do you know it is local?
what is the best way to tell? we have a (small) butcher shop here, but I see the trucks pull in from all over, and they even have told me their meat is just ordered from all over.
Do you from a farm? I live in WNY, and there are plenty of dairy and cow farms, but was not sure they would sell direct...
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
I still will not eat meat, but my boyfriend does, and I have to make it every day...would feel much better if it was local...
I get it all the time. I have a local guy
who is amusing. He addresses every report to me personally because he knows I'll be typing it. Then he adds commentary and personal opinions. "I don't what this yahoo was thinking. G.D. idiot. blah, blah If you can figure this out, let me know."
Maybe get local accounts
I was lucky enough several years ago to hook up with a urology office that was expanding its practice. I did this at home for a long time. The pay was excellent and, of couse, only 5 doctors, so I got very used to doing them which increases your speed. Also, there was not all this looking up doctors from huge databases which really slows one down. Maybe you can check around your local city and find something like that. It doesn't hurt to try. Good luck to you both!
If local co can be trusted, then go with them, but SM
 will probably be more expensive. Again, they can probably customize it for you.
On the other hand, I just bought a Dell.
Get a local acct (sm)
The middle man is making money on your work. Cut out the middle man and you'll make more than $15 an hour.
I do not see how you can get around this with local accounts.
You are always going to run across patients that you know. That is why confidentiality is so important. Yes, I know things about people that sometimes I wish I did not know. However, the people who work in my physician' s office know things about me that I wish they did not know. My physician is a client of the service I work for, so I do not see any way around it. In my opinion, typing reports is no different that actually working in the office with the patients. You just have to keep your mouth shut.
Buying local ....
Unfortunately, some of us don't live in areas that have a lot of choice. My town is tiny and we have a teensy WalMart that has items that (I really think this!) have been there waiting to be sold since the day it opened years ago! I buy from JC Penney's from a catalog outlet here in town (if they're open) or online, sometimes I shop in one of the larger neighboring cities. Frankly, unless I'm buying cotton or watermelon, it ain't happening here :-).
However, in defense of your statement, when I lived in a larger city and had variety (and choices!) I did shop in town more often than not. I miss those days LOL.
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