Is there... some *reason* these people *refuse* to use a shopping cart? You know, the thing with *wheels* which is *meant* to be dragged along the floor?
I had endless problems with UPS' first delivery attempt failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. They drive me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it. And UPS is the most expensive option.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work... No such problems with the USPS, and these days they're the cheapest and usually fastest option.
The USPS is very sneaky, though. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear, never bothering to knock or ring. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but how long does it take to knock?
The USPS is very sneaky. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but they could at-least ring the bell before they leave.
Meanwhile, UPS drives me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". I had endless problems with the first delivery failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like a playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work...
Don't think we're all like that... My heater is set at 55F and rarely comes on. Plenty of great skiing around here, too, so a significant subset of Californians regularly subject themselves to rather cold temperatures.
I'm accustomed to seeing the opposite extreme. People move here from somewhere cold, and spend $150/month in electricity trying to air condition their houses down to 68F degrees in the middle of 100F+ summer temperatures. Light, short, breathable clothing & cold drinks work just as well, and are much cheaper.
Florida is okay if you don't mind sink-holes, alligators, hurricanes, crazy people, and mosquitoes the size of small birds. I'll stick with California... until it falls off into the ocean.
Ice and snow? I was outside in a t-shirt all day. Been watching record-setting blizzards across the US on the news, then going outside, washing my car.
Strange to think that California is even in the same country as the rest of the USA. I think we got 2-3 weeks this year where the high temps were below 60F and below freezing at night, and that was it. With all the trees blooming, it feels like Spring already. I'm not even anywhere near the coast... plenty of places where it NEVER gets below freezing, and some areas where it almost never drops below 50F.
It was an obvious and simple typo. They meant: 2 x 10^19
That said, the article is massively incorrect and utterly riddled with errors throughout. The comment section is nothing but corrections. Worst Top 10 list I've ever seen.
WP specifically says it reacts with teflon... However: "Vessels made from steel, copper or nickel resist the attack of the material due to formation of a thin layer of insoluble metal fluoride" Also: "stable to 180 °C in quartz vessels".
http://jalopnik.com/5884629/swiss-man-installs-wood-burning-stove-in-his-volvo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-similarity
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work... No such problems with the USPS, and these days they're the cheapest and usually fastest option.
The USPS is very sneaky, though. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear, never bothering to knock or ring. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but how long does it take to knock?
Meanwhile, UPS drives me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". I had endless problems with the first delivery failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like a playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work...
I'm accustomed to seeing the opposite extreme. People move here from somewhere cold, and spend $150/month in electricity trying to air condition their houses down to 68F degrees in the middle of 100F+ summer temperatures. Light, short, breathable clothing & cold drinks work just as well, and are much cheaper.
Strange to think that California is even in the same country as the rest of the USA. I think we got 2-3 weeks this year where the high temps were below 60F and below freezing at night, and that was it. With all the trees blooming, it feels like Spring already. I'm not even anywhere near the coast... plenty of places where it NEVER gets below freezing, and some areas where it almost never drops below 50F.
That said, the article is massively incorrect and utterly riddled with errors throughout. The comment section is nothing but corrections. Worst Top 10 list I've ever seen.