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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 9:09 pm
Self-guided tour of lots of historic spots, like the Old North Church and Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Excellent thing to do in Boston. Boston is a very walkable city. In fact, you are way better off walking, as it is almost impossible to drive in the city. In fact, if they have a rental car, they would be better off ditching it and using public transportation. I had a colleague warn me about driving in Boston before I went, and he told of people with rental cars just giving up and hiring a taxi to follow if they want to go somewhere. Wimps, I said under my breath. Not so. It is absolutely true. There may or may not be street signs, and even if you do have a map, and your street is on the map, it may not have the same name as the street on the map. We just gave up and left our car in the hotel at $16 a night (in the early '90's), and walked everywhere. Which is how I know about the Freedom Trail. Uhhhh ... this was a business trip, not with Bigdog.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 9:48 pm
Great information, Juju2bigdog. They mentioned rental cars for a couple of their destinations but I am not sure if Boston is one or not. He has a GPS that he used to get around DC the last time he was there. Lets see: Boston, New York, Philadelphia and DC. For New York they listed: Time Square, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Twin Towers, Double Decker Tour of City, Yankee Game, SHOP, Broadway show. For DC: Tour monuments, National Game (with the Boston game, the guys got in 3 games. lol), Capital Tour, Archives Tour, Arlington Cemetery, White House Tour and Mt. Vernon. Whew. It makes me tired to just read that. Of course, the grandmas are pet sitting again. My watch begins on Monday. We were given specific instructions about the dog and cat, the pool (check the water level), the gardeners (don't let them in the backyard), the housekeeper (cancel since the grandmas won't make a mess), keeping the gate locked (as in, don't even open the gate to take the trash out front), how much to feed the dog and cat, and trash day. Of course, I had to pipe in with, "what are we senile?" Sheesh. It seems that 2 is concerned that we might hurt ourselves. My goodness. P.S. I have not been to the Right Coast yet.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 10:17 pm
When a friend of our's moved to Boston several years ago he ended up selling his car because having one was such a hassle. Definitely a walking city.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 8:41 am
Question: I bought the first four seasons of The Wire DVDs from Amazon Marketplace for $122.98. Was not too happy when I got them to find they're Asian imports. Have only played the first DVD and the commentary tracks don't seem to work. Don't think the pictures are as sharp as they could be. (I have rented first disk via Netflix.) English subtitles are OK. I could possibly be happy with decent amount partial refund, but not happy as is cuz I thought I was paying for "good" U.S. DVDs. They are Region 1. Tried contacting third party seller four times via e-mail with no response. So couple weeks ago contacted Amazon about their guarantee. Got an e-mail from Amazon this morning -- have been / will be (in the next few days) refunded the full amount. Checked with credit card this morning -- not done yet. Will check again in a few days. Nothing was said in the two longer e-mails from Amazon about returning the DVDs / no return address given. Hmmmm. Would that just be taken for granted that they'd be returned -- or not? I kept the box so I do have third party seller's address, but I just as easily could have thrown it out. If return it to Amazon, I don't have an address. Should I ask? I'd be out return shipping which would be a few dollars. Or are they mine to keep? What should I do?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 8:51 am
Colordeagua, I would keep them until you see that Amazon refund and then assume if they gave you a refund and didn't ask for the DVD's that they are yours to keep. I expect they are absolutely horrified that they were unwittingly selling pirated DVD's, which is most likely what you got.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 9:17 am
Thanks, Juju. Kevin at local Borders (he's a good guy / very knowledgeable about all things DVD and CD) said there is such a thing as "legal" Asian imports. I don't know myself. Of course, I'd be happy enough with these for no $$.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 9:21 am
Color, I think someone on this board asked a question about this same type of thing (or did you ask about this a few weeks/months ago??) If it was not you, then do a search and see if they came up with anything...
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 9:35 am
I might have posted at an earlier point. Don't remember. But latest is whether I should return / ask about returning the DVDs. Or are they mine now? Maybe so?
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 9:38 am
Colord, keep them and whatever docs you got with them just in case you are asked to return them. But don't return them unless you are asked. Have you checked to see if that seller still has a place in Amazon Marketplace? Amazon may have kicked them out.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 9:48 am
Just looked. Seller, Lena's Bargains, is still there. (Coincidentally, she's also from Chicago suburbs -- south.) She has two five-star ratings out of two. My purchase was a first for her then. Previously I've had only one bad experience on with a third-party type seller (e.g., eBay, Half, Amazon Marketplace, etc.), so I wasn't worried.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 11:13 am
i never buy third party for this very reason.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 11:23 am
I have bought a lot from eBay, Half, Amazon Marketplace. Like I said, previously just one bad experience. That was concerning a single DVD -- not much $$. This was more. My first purchase years ago on eBay was from someone in the area. We met in a store to exchange item and money. (Her husband was with her in case....) We became good friends.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 11:52 am
Another question concerning DVDs.... Lordy lordy lordy, I have tons of DVDs. (STOP ME.) How do you store yours? I've got 'em all in the original cases. They're comin' out the whazooooo. Does anyone use any of the, for instance, Case Logic cases / storage systems? Are the DVDs well protected? Whatever they touch doesn't harm the DVD?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Isn't everything you buy from Amazon third party? I've never had a bad experience with them. Our DVDs are stored in their original cases and standing up in bookcases.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 2:19 pm
Twinkie, if you buy directly from Amazon items are new. When you buy from Amazon Marketplace you're buying through Amazon, but from a third party. Items are often sold for less because they're usually used.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 2:34 am
Color, we have the Case Logic cases and we love them. I also have a catalog of our DVDs on my laptop so I know which case a certain movie would be in. When Charlie first bought the cases, I tried to keep all the DVDs in alphabetical order with the cover sleeve from the DVD on one side of the page and then the DVD itself in the slot on the other side of that page. We out grew that method quite awhile back and had such a backlog of DVDs just in piles and also taking up bookshelf space. My solution was just to number the cases (we have 6 for us and 2 for Sarah so far) and to add to my catalog the proper case number. Then I also took out all of the DVD photo covers (though I saved them elsewhere) and was able to put in many more DVDs that way. The only DVD pictures I saved were for the DVDs that either just etch the name of the movie on the top surface (can't see those) or put it in miniscule writing around the inside circle. Can't see those either. In those few instances, I slipped the DVD inside the paper cover. Charlie threw away all the plastic cases except the really thin ones that come with some series sets. Those are handy for traveling. Yes, the DVDs are very well protected and they take up only a fraction of the space they did before. We love Case Logic.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 3:49 am
Tess, THANKS. Glad to hear you're happy with your system and the DVDs are protected enough. I am going to do that too -- cataloging system, etc. The individual cases are simply getting out of hand. They're taking up too much space. I'll keep all the paper covers. (I have autograph of a supporting acting on my "Ulee's Gold" cover photo.) And I think I'll keep most of the original TV series packaging.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 1:19 am
Asian DVDs I received a legal CD/DVD from Singapore 5 years ago and could never get the video to play because they used a different software.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 8:27 am
I'm going to check again on Thursday to see if my credit card has been refunded by then. Expect it will. I'm planning on keeping the DVDs. Tess, I did get a 224 disk Case Logic case yesterday. All my individual movie DVDs are in it. Leaving the flippers in their original individual boxes though. It is not full yet. I have a BIG pile of boxes with cover art still in them on the floor. Have to deal with that today. It saves so much room. It's easier to look through or get to a particular DVD now. Thanks for recommending! I love it. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 9:59 pm
Do some spider bites itch? I've been bitten by a black widow and some other kind of spider (never could figure out what it was) and I don't remember them itching. I'm not even positive this is spider bites. The other night my finger started to itch, one of those itches than no amount of scratching, or scratching with anything sharp in sight, will help. Then the side of my hand and then up near my elbow. Also burned somewhat. It never did let up. When I woke up the next morning, I had three bites (finger, side of hand, and just under my elbow) and each spot had a hard knot under the skin. I know it's not ants or mosquitos (we haven't seen mosquitos yet this summer and these aren't like ant bites.) Now it's 2 days later and each spot is still itching like mad and kinda burning/tingling uncomfortably. I noticed a while ago there's also a white-ish blister type bump(small) on each spot. I can't figure out what the hell could have bit me except for a spider. I've never had bites like this and haven't seen any bugs I haven't recognized either.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:02 pm
Yes, War. Spider bites can itch!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:08 pm
War, I googled spider bite reactions and found a site with spider bite pictures. For some reason, I couldn't copy the site to post here for you. It did say that if the bite site gets worse to seek treatment.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:18 pm
War...I asked DH about this because he has had several Black Widow and other spider bites. He asked me to tell you to put ice on the bites. He says their poison can continue to seep into your system and ice slows that down. He also said that if it's like a blister, to pop it and let that ooze out, squeeze the blister. Then ice it good.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 10:39 pm
Luckily other than the little blister thingies, they haven't gotten any worse other than they still itch horribly. I just looked at some pics, Rosie, wow some are really bad! The last spider bite I had happened something like 3 hours before we left for Vegas. It did turn into an open sore (small) but I think that was more because I drove to Vegas, wearing sandles, and the bite was on my toe. The sandles rubbed at it the whole drive. Bee, tell your dh thank you! I've already scratched off the top of the blisters (every time I scratch!) and they continue to uhm, leak a little everytime I scratch. I'll try the ice and squeezing. Anything that might help. I have to say I'm very happy that it was me. When this started up, I was laying on the couch with my baby niece on my chest. No idea what the heck kind of spider it was, but I'd much rather be biten than have her bit!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, August 08, 2008 - 5:20 pm
Do you have fire ants out there? Their bites make a small white-headed blister. They hurt like hell, but I don't think they itch. You guess of a spider is probably right.
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