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Date: 11 Oct 2007 15:01:17
From:
Subject: Christmas is coming!
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Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
that I don't need . . .
Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
on rides to the local bike shop:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
"My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
let's see if you're telling the truth!"
[Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
"Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
[Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
"Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
caps?"
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
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Date: 12 Oct 2007 06:06:06
From: dustoyevsky@mac.com
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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On Oct 12, 12:04 am, carlfo...@comcast.net wrote:
> This evening, I tested it 1,400 feet higher in Beulah, and it showed
> that 8 dead wasps, slain with my own hand but not field-dressed,
> weighed 0.8 grams, so it's accurate to 0.1 grams per paper wasp.
"The wasps were for your dog", that's why you weighed them? --D-y
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 18:42:08
From:
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:01:17 -0600, carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
>Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
>that I don't need . . .
>
>Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
>on rides to the local bike shop:
>
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>
>"My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
>let's see if you're telling the truth!"
>
>[Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
>troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
>
>"Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
>you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
>
>[Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
>the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
>at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
>
>"Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
>caps?"
>
>Cheers,
>
>Carl Fogel
An errand forced me to go past Harbor Freight, so I surrendered to the
inevitable and . . .
Four black Presta valve caps weigh a trim 1.2 grams:
http://i22.tinypic.com/9kneo0.jpg
Four green Presta valve caps for Slime tubes weigh a whopping 1.3
grams:
http://i20.tinypic.com/sypi1c.jpg
But the green caps make it much easier to fix flats, so I'm going to
keep using them. Besides, the 0.1 gram difference might be due to
grime on the caps or where they're sitting on the scale.
But I still have my pride--I haven't weighed any spoke nipples.
Yet.
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
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Date: 12 Oct 2007 03:07:01
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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In article <vigtg3hhjiabhkjf2cp8r6r6l89qur40dl@4ax.com >,
carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:01:17 -0600, carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
> >that I don't need . . .
> >
> >Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
> >on rides to the local bike shop:
> >
> >
> >http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
> >
> >"My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
> >let's see if you're telling the truth!"
> >
> >[Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
> >troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
> >
> >"Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
> >you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
> >
> >[Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
> >the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
> >at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
> >
> >"Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
> >caps?"
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Carl Fogel
>
> An errand forced me to go past Harbor Freight, so I surrendered to the
> inevitable and . . .
>
> Four black Presta valve caps weigh a trim 1.2 grams:
>
> http://i22.tinypic.com/9kneo0.jpg
>
> Four green Presta valve caps for Slime tubes weigh a whopping 1.3
> grams:
>
> http://i20.tinypic.com/sypi1c.jpg
>
> But the green caps make it much easier to fix flats, so I'm going to
> keep using them. Besides, the 0.1 gram difference might be due to
> grime on the caps or where they're sitting on the scale.
>
> But I still have my pride--I haven't weighed any spoke nipples.
>
> Yet.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Fogel
Carl, I won't be happy until you tell us what the accuracy of the scale
is.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
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Date: 13 Oct 2007 20:30:39
From: Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> ...
> Carl, I won't be happy until you tell us what the accuracy of the scale
> is.
>
I imagine it would cost more to calibrate the balance (not scale) that
the retail price.
I would opt for quality:
<http://www.ohaus.com/products/view/overview.asp?HKEY=001001003006&Source= >.
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Beer - It's not just for breakfast anymore!
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 23:04:12
From:
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:07:01 GMT, Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca >
wrote:
>In article <vigtg3hhjiabhkjf2cp8r6r6l89qur40dl@4ax.com>,
> carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:01:17 -0600, carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> >Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
>> >that I don't need . . .
>> >
>> >Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
>> >on rides to the local bike shop:
>> >
>> >
>> >http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>> >
>> >"My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
>> >let's see if you're telling the truth!"
>> >
>> >[Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
>> >troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
>> >
>> >"Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
>> >you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
>> >
>> >[Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
>> >the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
>> >at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
>> >
>> >"Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
>> >caps?"
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >
>> >Carl Fogel
>>
>> An errand forced me to go past Harbor Freight, so I surrendered to the
>> inevitable and . . .
>>
>> Four black Presta valve caps weigh a trim 1.2 grams:
>>
>> http://i22.tinypic.com/9kneo0.jpg
>>
>> Four green Presta valve caps for Slime tubes weigh a whopping 1.3
>> grams:
>>
>> http://i20.tinypic.com/sypi1c.jpg
>>
>> But the green caps make it much easier to fix flats, so I'm going to
>> keep using them. Besides, the 0.1 gram difference might be due to
>> grime on the caps or where they're sitting on the scale.
>>
>> But I still have my pride--I haven't weighed any spoke nipples.
>>
>> Yet.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Carl Fogel
>
>Carl, I won't be happy until you tell us what the accuracy of the scale
>is.
Dear Ryan,
This evening, I tested it 1,400 feet higher in Beulah, and it showed
that 8 dead wasps, slain with my own hand but not field-dressed,
weighed 0.8 grams, so it's accurate to 0.1 grams per paper wasp.
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 23:24:32
From: Chalo
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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Carl Fogel wrote:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>
> [Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
> troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
Pennyweights are commonly used by jewelers and precious metal
traders-- a category of users, other than the drug merchants Ben
mentions, with a good use for a portable, accurate scale.
Chalo
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 18:30:02
From: A Muzi
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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> Carl Fogel wrote:
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>> [Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
>> troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
Chalo wrote:
> Pennyweights are commonly used by jewelers and precious metal
> traders-- a category of users, other than the drug merchants Ben
> mentions, with a good use for a portable, accurate scale.
Weigh gold on a dope scale? Whole new market!
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 16:21:28
From: Ben C
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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On 2007-10-11, carlfogel@comcast.net <carlfogel@comcast.net > wrote:
> Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
> that I don't need . . .
>
> Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
> on rides to the local bike shop:
>
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>
> "My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
> let's see if you're telling the truth!"
>
> [Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
> troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
>
> "Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
> you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
>
> [Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
> the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
> at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
>
> "Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
> caps?"
LOL, I nearly bought some CF handlebar end-plugs once without thinking.
They would have been my first CF possession. But I'm glad I didn't. You
don't want to be around a handlebar end-plug when it delaminates and
blows up in your face...
Those electronic scales are of course really meant for people whose
hobby is trading small quantities of pharmaceutical products.
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Date: 13 Oct 2007 20:25:52
From: Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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Ben C? wrote:
> On 2007-10-11, carlfogel@comcast.net <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
>> that I don't need . . .
>>
>> Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
>> on rides to the local bike shop:
>>
>>
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
>>
>> "My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
>> let's see if you're telling the truth!"
>>
>> [Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
>> troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
>>
>> "Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
>> you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
>>
>> [Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
>> the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
>> at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
>>
>> "Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
>> caps?"
>
> LOL, I nearly bought some CF handlebar end-plugs once without thinking.
>
> They would have been my first CF possession. But I'm glad I didn't. You
> don't want to be around a handlebar end-plug when it delaminates and
> blows up in your face...
>
> Those electronic scales are of course really meant for people whose
> hobby is trading small quantities of pharmaceutical products.
Portable balances are useful to necessary for several types of field
analytical sampling and testing.
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Beer - It's not just for breakfast anymore!
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Date: 11 Oct 2007 16:11:50
From: A Muzi
Subject: Re: Christmas is coming!
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carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
> Okay, the new Harbor Freight flyer arrived and I was just ogling tools
> that I don't need . . .
> Any self-respecting weight weenie must obtain this $10 tool to carry
> on rides to the local bike shop:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93543
> "My good man, you claim that this rim weighs 435 grams, do you? Well,
> let's see if you're telling the truth!"
> [Customer whips out pocket digital scale that reads in grams, ounces,
> troy ounces, or (!) pennyweights.]
> "Egad, sir, my pocket scale shows 282 pennyweights, not 280! How can
> you live with yourself, deceiving the public like this?"
> [Local bike store shop-keeper silently snips dangling price tag off
> the rim. For some reason, he keeps holding the scissors, pointing them
> at the weight weenie instead of putting them away.]
>
> "Er, never mind. Do you stock the new light-weight carbon-fiber valve
> caps?"
They are in the laundry with the thieving bike mechanic's slacks.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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