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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:38:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEu+_eKhxozh3wwotd9O+YTnHN96gd+UXEL0TZu8GxsFUXg@mail.gmail.com>
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And the 2x4s ? Not bitchin about those measurements? :)

Alistair

> On Apr 17, 2015, at 8:06 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I recently bought a plastic tarp from one of the local Big Box junk > stores... I'm re-doing the roof shelter on a pair of chain link dog > kennels... > > So the space I wanted to shade and shelter is 12' x 8'...and it is quite > windy around here. I measured carefully and exactly, planning to use the > doubled-edges and perimeter grommets of the tarp to help keep it mounted to > some 2 x 4 'rafters'... I finished the framing and unfold the tarp, brand > new out of the package, the tarp that was branded " !2' x 8' " only to > see, in a few seconds, that the tarp is NOT actually 12 x 8'....it is > actually 11'6" x 7'6".....then I see on the label in the package, way down > on the last line, in small print..."not actual finished size"..... > > My father called people who engaged in these kinds of sleazy business > practices "Chislers"....The world seems to accept this type of behavior > with the simple shrugging off of the basic principal of honesty..."It's > just Business" seems to be totally acceptable as an excuse to screw over > everyone else....I really hate that phrase. > > So if you go buy a plastic tarp, make certain you aren't getting screwed > out of a couple of inches all around...I guess the DOW chemical company, or > whoever makes those tarps, figured that by cheating everyone who buys all > those they would make a few million more $, world-wide, by lying about the > size.... > > Chislers....My Dad hated them...and so do I..


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