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GtWtNorth wrote:

Yeah. I tried it once. By the time they finished censoring the book, all that was left was the page numbers.

aa335 wrote:

Not likely. Too much good will and knowledge going around here. Makes them uneasy. It's not hard to tell when one of them do appear on this site though. Their contribution is usually a few arrogant quips or condemnation of some sort. Seldom if ever do they actually contribute anything of value. You'll know them when you see them....

aa335 wrote:

Mebbe da Mashal got run outta town.......

I've been to other OPE sites and they're very much different than this one. Participants here generally need information or share information. Some sites seem to be platforms for brand name advertising and others are more "mine is better than yours" arguments. Sure. It's obvious that we all have our preferences. Nonetheless, everyone seems to chip in and help the other guy regardless of brand loyalty. The maturity of the participants is what makes this site what it is. Lots of knowledge readily shared and easy going informative discussion makes new comers feel welcome.

Did I tell you I was kicked off "The Best OPE Site in theWorld"? Not easy to get an "Ariens Brother" membership if you have a different opinion than theirs......

Yeah...... Their marshall unceremoniously Reebok'd my butt right out of there!!!!!

JohnnyBoyUpNorth wrote:

I've hit a rolled up newspapers and flyers a few times with a snow thrower. Didn't know what was going on when it first happened, just that the snow changed colour and didn't fall nearly as fast. Lazy jerk paper boy had a habit of throwing the flyer bundles at my steps and didn't care if they ended up on the driveway. So when it snowed, you wouldn't know they were there. I knew where the kid lived, so one night when it was snowing pretty good, I took little walk by his house and threw four bundles of flyers in his drive way. The next morning, I was giddy with the prospect of taking a bit of stroll past his place. I waited until later in the day (gave lots of time for the kid's father to clear the driveway) then went for a walk. As I approached, I could see the tell tale signs of coloured paper spread over a fairly broad area. As I got closer, I noticed that the driveway was only half cleared and the snow thrower silently sitting in the driveway. I took a good look at it from the street and could see that it had a bundle of flyers jambed in the auger and impeller.

What was really aggravating was that I had spoken very politely to the kid (about 12 years old), and had asked him to put the flyers in the plastic bags supplied to him and to make sure they land on the steps. Not a chance. In the summer, the lazy little jerk would leave four or five bundles of the same flyers on our steps regardless of the weather. Rain wind or shine. If we were not there to take care of them, they'd be all over the neighbourhood. A few times I've had to round up soggy flyers hanging from trees and shrubs after a nasty storm. In the winter, if he did put an elastic around them, he'd just fire them from the neighbour's driveway toward our steps. He wasn't too keen walking over the snow bank or back down to the street to access our house. It got so bad that I reported him to the newspaper that employed him - six times! Nothing was done. Finally, I told the newspaper that I'd have the kid charged with trespassing and would involve the law if the the b.s. didn't stop. Since then, things have been good. No more flyer problems. Just about everyone on our street cancelled their subscription to the paper thanks to the inconsistent delivery that the kid provided as well as his dumping of flyers. Yeah.... That kid was a real gem.