WaPo has a "Can you spot the scam?" article. I missed 3 of 7. Two were legit and I hit "scam", but overcautious is good. I did miss a real scam though, which surprised me. Take the test: https://wapo.st/451wbV1
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@TerryHancock That would be my guess too. But sometimes the tables are turned and the jokes on the English speaker. 😉
I kinda feel bad for whoever had enough English to put DIY + AREA together as a brand name for their company, but not quite enough to realize it also parses as DI-YA-RE-A.
This supports my long-held theory that, in addition to the mandatory workplace violence training, all retail sales people should be trained in improv, and have to pass before staffing customer-facing positions. An example of an acceptable answer would be "Yes, and this baby right here receives all the socks that disappear from all the other dryers."
I'm looking at washer/dryer pairs in Lowe's and the sales guy walks up and asks what capacity do I need. I told him my current dryer will pack three sets of Queen sheets - flat, fitted, pillowcases, everything - into one corner of one of the fitted sheets. Does he have anything like that? He gives me a blank look for a couple of seconds, says "Let me know if you need anything," and then disappears toward the back of the store. I think he's watching from the break room waiting for me to leave.
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Charlie Stross@gsuberland @c0dec0dec0de It kinda works (badly) for self-pub authors who get their notifications, but with trad pub it's feeding into the wrong end of a mass production pipeline that ISN'T DESIGNED TO TAKE FEEDBACK THAT WAY.
@appagalcrochet OK, after watching the video I'm abandoning these kits. The manufacturer of the kits should have matched the hooks to the standard specs at the very least. I can adjust things like the composition of the handles and presence of the clip but I can't fix the size being off.
As for the taper, that kinda makes the whole thing unfit for purpose.
So, no crochet hooks for me and THANK YOU for helping me avoid that tarpit.
@appagalcrochet If you can use them please keep them with my thanks. If not, yes please send them back. I'll go watch the video now. THANK YOU!!!