Entries from December 2004
December 30th, 2004 · 2 Comments
If I learned anything this past week, its that there is no situation in which a guy should buy his girlfriend a ring of any type. Every such purchase results in unintended consequences. Let's start from the beginning, though...
I've known for weeks that I've needed new tires for my truck. I knew [...]
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Tags: · Automotive, Cars, Finance, Ottawa, Personal, Ranting, Stories
December 22nd, 2004 · 2 Comments
Could someone that works in retail please explain to me why extended warranty programs are pushed so hard? While buying a camera today, I had to refuse the advances of two separate sales people. Only after threatening to leave the store was I allowed to refuse. Whatever the commission structure, it can't [...]
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Tags: · Finance, Oddities, Personal, Ranting
December 19th, 2004 · 3 Comments
If there was any question about the D70 being sensitive to the cold, it has been answered -- it worked like a champ at -25c while I pretended to understand manual settings.
Here are a few shots from Corbyville, Ontario:
These first two shots of a nearly identical scene were taken at 1/250 and 1/1000 [...]
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Tags: · Camera, Canada, D70, Nikon, Ontario, Photography, Travel