Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
Annetta Green (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:48:11 -0500
George,
We got a new Canon S450 printer a few weeks ago. What I like about it is
that the color cartridges are separate. With our old printer when one color
ran out all three had to be replaced. With this one all three colors are
available in one pkg or can be bought separately. Very handy if your kids
like blue and the printer goes through it twice as fast as the rest, like
mine do. As for photographic, it does great too, better than anything I
have had before.
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26
My idea of housework is to sweep the room with
a glance.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shirley,George" <gshirley@deltech.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
> Too true David. Besides, printers are so cheap nowadays that it's easier
to
> replace them then to have them repaired. Last estimate I got on checking
out a
> laser printer was $75 an hour for labor with a two hour minimum and no
guarantee
> they could fix the printer. The printer only cost $249.95 originally.
Actually
> none of the printer manufacturers have decent tech support or customer
service
> AFAIK.
>
> George
> "David G. Smith" wrote:
> >
> > There's a lot of discussion of inkjet printers on the digital camera
lists
> > I'm on. The concensus seems to be that Epson printers are a better as
far
> > as photographic image quality, but may have more problems. HP gets good
> > marks for reliability, but not for customer service. Really, I don't
think
> > you'd go wrong with either.
> >
> > David
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Shirley,George <gshirley@deltech.net>
> > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 5:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
> >
> > > 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>
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
>