Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden

Shirley,George (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 04 Nov 2000 19:55:48 -0600 

Some of the best printers I've owned have been HP's, also some of the worse.
Currently I am running a Brother HL1040 and an Okidata 6e, both are black and
white lasers. The Okidata is a favorite except it, after about 10000 sheets of
paper has developed a tendency to jam on the first sheet. I'm gonna experiment
on it tomorrow by drilling some extra air holes in the case. I think the thing
is getting too hot and causing the paper to flex too much. The Brother is okay
but occasionally forgets its hooked up to my computer and I have to start the
print job over at the last page done properly. I don't think any of the printers
that sell for less than US$1,000.00 are any better though.

I've got so many electronics in my home office now that I've had an electrician
come in and rewire it with a dedicated ground and all circuits tied into an
Uninterrupted Power Supply. Smoked my UPS in a lightening storm a month ago and
the replacement was cheaper than the original. When you're printing 7 200 page
safety manuals you have to have decent printers and looottts of paper. <VBG>

I'll post what I find out about the various printers. It's been a long time
since my Epson MX80FT with graphtrax 9-pin dot matrix printer. Hard to believe
that thing cost $750.00 in 1982 and I can buy laser printers for less than 300
bux now. I love living in these days.

George

lneuru wrote:
> 
> > I checked oxycom.com's prices against web prices at Office Max and Office
> Depot,
> > both of whom have stores locally. Prices were only a few cents different.
> > Probably will buy the HP 952C at $249.99 plus tax. Rated as very good on
> photos
> > and transparencies. The HP 842C is also rated good for both at $149.99 so
> may
> > end up with it depending upon what it does on the demo model in the
> store. I'll
> > take a couple of transparencies with me and try them.
> >
> > I thought maybe your grammar had taken the weekend off. <VBG>
> 
> nope.  But I am grading my way through 200+ student papers this weekend.
> It's going to ruin what ability I have left.
> 
> Let me know how the search goes.  I am in the market for a colour printer
> but don't have time to go out of town to search and test.  Oxycom is very
> convenient for deliveries, but give little info on their page.  HP says all
> their stuff is wonderful on thier page of course.
> 
> Lucinda
> 
> >
> > George
> >
> > lneuru wrote:
> > >
> > > > George, have you looked at the prices on oxycom?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.oxycom.com/
> > > >
> > > > I like it because I can't get to a chep supply outlet - and they
> > > certainly
> > > > seem comparative.  What sort of colour printer are you going to buy?
> I
> > > > think they have to be very good for transparencies.
> > > >
> > > > Lucinda
> > >
> > > a much abbreviated message..... with out-to-lunch grammar I meant:
> > >
> > > 'seem with comparative shopping to have good prices.........'
> > >
> > > Lucinda
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > > From: Shirley,George <gshirley@deltech.net>
> > > > > To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > > > > Subject: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
> > > > > Date: Saturday, November 04, 2000 10:40 AM
> > > > >
> > > > > A local cement company has given me lots and lots of test
> cylinders.
> > > > These
> > > > > things are solid cement, no rocks or rebar, just sand and cement
> and
> > > > about 12
> > > > > inches long by 6 inches in diameter. Guess what I'm doing today.
> Laying
> > > > these
> > > > > things end to end down the west strip garden to replace the wood
> that
> > > is
> > > > there
> > > > > now. They tell me they do about 50 - 100 a week and I can have them
> > > all.
> > > > Need
> > > > > about 400 to replace old landscape timbers and remnants of railroad
> > > cross
> > > > ties
> > > > > so, sooner or later, there will be no more wood borders on the
> place.
> > > > >
> > > > > The radishes are bulbing up so I'm anticipating tasty little red
> > > morsels
> > > > by
> > > > > mid-week. Sprayed Bt on the cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflower
> today
> > > and
> > > > also
> > > > > on the lettuce, chard, and Florence fennel. Trying to keep ahead of
> the
> > > > cabbage
> > > > > loopers and their ilk. The two hundred or so bunching onion sets I
> > > > planted
> > > > > recently are about 12 inches tall now and are about ready for a
> little
> > > > gentle
> > > > > picking.
> > > > >
> > > > > The chiles have been outdoing themselves as usual. Picked two
> quarts of
> > > > sweet
> > > > > and another quart of hot ones yesterday. The sweets are chopped and
> in
> > > > the
> > > > > freezer for hard setting prior to vac bagging. The hots are in a
> two
> > > > gallon bag
> > > > > in the freezer and will be made into additional hot sauce when the
> bag
> > > is
> > > > full.
> > > > > Also have three quarts of hot chiles, NM Hatch, Long Thai's, Lemon
> > > Drops,
> > > > and
> > > > > Hot Cherry in the freezer for the DIL to use after the birth of
> their
> > > > latest,
> > > > > and probably lastest, child. She has enough indigestion now but
> wanted
> > > me
> > > > to
> > > > > save some good chiles for later use so I'm saving them up for her.
> My
> > > son
> > > > > partakes of them sparingly so reckon he will get some of them too.
> > > > >
> > > > > Later today I am going to use the food mill to get the seeds out of
> my
> > > > latest
> > > > > batch of hot sauce and then will bottle the stuff. It has a fiery
> taste
> > > > on the
> > > > > initial tasting but a good after bite and flavor. Used sparingly it
> > > > should go a
> > > > > long way in soups, stews, chilis, gumbos, etc. Just hope I have
> enough
> > > > sauce
> > > > > bottles on hand as it takes a while to get them in after ordering.
> > > > >
> > > > > Miz Anne is off to the school district media center making big
> folders
> > > > for her
> > > > > students art work and some other stuff she wanted to do. I'm going
> to
> > > buy
> > > > a
> > > > > decent color printer Monday so I can scan some good art onto
> > > > transparencies for
> > > > > her to use in class. She's not only trying to teach 700 children
> how to
> > > > draw and
> > > > > paint but how to appreciate good art. She's reaching many of them
> but
> > > the
> > > > > majority don't want to learn about art. To bad, as they would be
> better
> > > > people
> > > > > and citizens for a little art education, a bit more rounded.
> > > > >
> > > > > Back to the salt mines while we have some cool weather and the
> > > > possibility of
> > > > > rain.
> > > > >
> > > > > Life is good.
> > > > >
> > > > > George