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Been Waiting

mamccb — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:21:54 +0000

At last the two Americans kidnapped by Iranian thugs and held for ransom are free.

I didn’t want to say anything before just in case.

And the chief thug is trying to make himself look like a humanitarian. What a joke!

I just hope that one day the people of Iran will one day be free of the tyrants.

Martha

Letter to Advertisers on CNN

mamccb — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:41:17 +0000

Have you noticed that some advertisers change up their commercials once in a while? Like Geico does. Those commercials are clever and folks will watch and listen to them.

Not so for most of those commercials on CNN.

The EXTREMELY annoying one is for some firm showing all the people screaming out their windows, ‘It’s my money and I need it now’.

That one is the worst and I can’t get to the mute button fast enough when that one is showing.

AARP Insurance is another one. Same old, same old. Over and over again. Another one is the ‘Do you owe the IRS more than $10,000? ‘. There are more, too numerous to name.

I have come to the conclusion these advertisers on CNN seem to be saying:

I need money (don’t we all?), I owe the IRS huge sums of money (I don’t!), I need one of those scammy reverse mortgages, (So I can pay the IRS?) I need a supplement insurance from AARP (it will cost a lot).

I guess they are saving money by not making new commercials makes sense to them, but not to me! I wouldn’t buy anything from them due to the annoyance factor!

I think I will just quit watching CNN!

Martha

Sony’s Got the Blues

mamccb — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:45:08 +0000

I am wondering if Sony has managed to really tick off someone. Either that or maybe they need to shell out some $$$ for really good security.

Just read the log of Sony’s problems on this site, Sony’s hacking woes mount after PSN breach.

Maybe North Korean students are practicing? North Korea’s Overseas Cyber Warrior Training.

Wouldn’t want to be a Sony IT person right now.

Martha

Where’s the Quality?

mamccb — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:56:03 +0000

Remember that Wendy’s commercial with the old lady wanting to know “Where’s the Beef”?

Well, this old lady wants to know ‘Where’s the Quality?’

I purchased some Hanes pajamas for gifts in December. This month (January) I have been patching and mending seams that were not sewn properly in said pajamas. Every pair. They fit loosely so it isn’t a ‘busting out’ problem. They are always advertising on TV for Hanes underwear, but I suspect I have purchased Hanes pajamas for the last time. I think they need to spend less on advertising and more on quality control.

Appliances should last for more than five years without expensive repairs. However, the new dryer quit alerting me when the clothes were dry when it was less than two years old. The sensor that tells when the clothes are dry quit working when it was less than five years old. Now it is taking twice as long to dry clothes than it did when it was new five years ago.

The new washer sprang a leak, less than five years old.

The new refrigerator had to have a repair when it was three years old.

The new dishwasher had to be repaired less than five years old.

Oh yes, these appliances are all made by GE, which brand won’t ever be purchased by me again. I just hope some company out there does make good appliances.

They don’t make stuff like they used to when it was all made in the USA.

Martha

Things ‘As Seen on TV’ That I Don’t Want

mamccb — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:56:30 +0000

There are a lot of these things I don’t want.

I don’t want a Snuggie. It might be OK, but the way it looks, it’s long. Since it is long I suspect I would sooner or later trip over that long part and fall. If I used it, which I probably wouldn’t.

I don’t want a Chia pet, ever! I don’t care what it is, I don’t want one!

I certainly don’t want a Clapper. ‘Nuff said about that.

In fact, it is easier to say what I do want from things advertised on TV.

The list:

That’s it!

Martha

Can Someone Please Tell Me Why?

mamccb — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:31:58 +0000

Lee Harvey Oswald’s used wooden coffin auctioned and sells for more than $87,000.

Is it just me or is this sick?

Martha

Is the TSA Going Too Far?

mamccb — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:59:05 +0000

Oh yes, they are. I am talking about the ‘search’ of passengers who fly. The initial ‘pat downs’ were bad enough. Now they are assaulting passengers in a way that would be considered a sexual assault and illegal anywhere else. Passenger Security Checkpoints

They are ‘feeling up’ people in a totally unacceptable way! It is absolutely outrageous! If the people don’t protest to the powers that be it will surely continue.

I know the flying public wants to be safe when traveling. But I seriously doubt they want to be felt up.

Here is one would-be passenger’s experience. TSA encounter at SAN

For what it’s worth, I will never ever fly again until the TSA stops treating passengers this way! I predict air travel will diminish, trains, buses and auto travel will get an uptick.

Martha

I really hate this stuff!

mamccb — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:48:45 +0000

Robo calls. These are even worse when the robo caller doesn’t recognize the answer machine or voice mail. (Do you hear me, Secure Horizons?) And the robo caller keeps calling and filling up my voice mail. Ugh!

It’s bad enough when you call a customer service center (especially the phone company) and have to listen to some automated robot before you can get through to a real person. Now the robot is calling us!

The supermarket keeps re-arranging where stuff is located. Pressed for time I have to search all over the store for stuff I need.

All of a sudden stuff I am used to buying is no longer sold where I shop. I really hate this!

The product I want says ’0 trans fat’, but the ingredients (in teeny tiny letters) list ‘partially hydrogenated oi’. Hey dummies, that’s trans fat!

Those drug company commercials that want us to ‘Ask your doctor’.

Those awful commercials that end up with folks in bathtubs in the middle of nowhere. For shame!

Victoria Secrets commercials. Just because. (I have never ever known or seen in person anyone with a figure like those models!)

There are more things that really bug me, but for now this is all I want to say.

Martha

Is the Internet making us gullible?

mamccb — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:14:30 +0000

I keep getting an email from various friends and family about October having 5 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. (This is true.) Then the email goes on to say “This happens once every 823 years.” (Definitely NOT true!)

How can folks be so gullible!

Well if enough people say something, then folks start to believe it however ridiculous it may be. This is true of a lot of the junk emails getting sent around in cyberspace.

There are a number of sites that have taken the time to debunk (explain) the truth about this hoax. One is the Hoax Slayer and another is Snopes.

If people would just stop to think they might realize that some things just aren’t realistic, common sense should tell us it wouldn’t happen only every 823 years!

Martha

A Mattress Myth

mamccb — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:37:14 +0000

Does a mattress double its weight due to dust mites and their debris? Folks that sell mattresses tell us it will. They go on to say it will double the weight in 8 years (or 10 depending on the ad).

I don’t think so! And I am not the only one not buying into this myth, either.

The Straight Dope sets us straight.

I didn’t really need someone to tell me it wasn’t true, but it’s nice someone did!

Marketing folks will latch onto any myth if they think it will help them sell something. Buyers beware!

Martha