Comcast's constant "This channel should be available shortly" = " F " grade

Comcast has so many channel failures ,,,and channel flaws with 'snow' or some other visual or audio flaw.
Many,,, and frequently. You call them in 2008 and they "want to schedule a service call to your apartment" so you can loose a day of work,,,cleaning up the apartment first, and ANOTHER waiting for Comcast to come look in your private space and tell you "yep, everything looks ok,,do you always leave your shoes out like that ?".

When the problem is Comcast. They, not us, have a terribe attitude about apartment clutter and customer service !! Regional monopolies are such a bad idea,,,

13 November 2008,,,and still,,,the lowly Republicans and Bush2 will not outlaw A.R.M. ajustable mortgages that partially caused all this pain !!

Everyone should know by this late date ,,,that the Republicans are sooo greedy and selfish as to imperil the USA even further by not at least outlawing A.R.M.s !! Just give away BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS to the same pirates and theives of Wall Street that got us into this huge international financial mess !!

May the Republicans never hold another seat of public trust again.

How can Chevron make all this 2007-2008 profit,,,and have such small dividends ??

Wall Street is full of thieves like the Gordon Gecko character in the movie with Michael Douglas. The usa media is letting these risk-shifters off the hook for the responsibility of our current and past economic woes. They are even asking these theives for ADVICE on how to fix the problemS Wall Street created, with the help of lobbyist-bought Congress !!

I had a series 6 mutual fund license with the n.a.s.d. and saw first hand ,up close how corrupt and with full knowledge Corporate America got us into this mess. I complained to the s.e.c. that a coworker was forging 'with customer phone permission' the signatures on mutual fund change of allocation paperwork, a simple and obvious no-no, and the s.e.c. did not prosecute this guy who was the no.1 salesman for an insurance company now owned by a.i.g. , yikes. Sooo glad i got out before the company buyout by aig!! Reeks.

While still in the insurance racket ,i talked years ago with a rep. from Arthur Andersen about his accounting company and he told me EVERYONE ,including Senators, knew that they were paid to lie just like s+p, moody's, and a.m.best and all the other financial rating agencies,,,and paid very very well thank you very much ,as he and his wife were going around the usa looking for a vacation home to purchase.

The usa media may show shock and surprise at the depth of the dishonesty and outright fraud on Wall Street and Corporate usa, but these newcasters have college degrees and inside contacts like i did before giving up my series 6 license, and have no excuse for being used as propaganda tools and character assassins like we saw on Frontline's show on Lee Atwater and the Republican lying 'stealth' scum he worked for,,, Reagan,,,Bush 1,,,Bush 2,,,etc.

Ca. "Yes on 8" voters forgot The Golden Rule

It is amazing that blacks and latinos who have experienced discrimination first hand in the USA were so willing to try to force their religion and beliefs on others.

As if the Catholic or Jewish or Biblical faith and way were the only way !! Such intolerance and self-centered foolishness !! Religion is there for you to guide You in Your life, not control or punish others who choose another or no faith, both of which WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO REMIND THESE RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS ARE PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

Religious intolerance is no better than any other,ethnic or racial or rural or red-hair, intolerance. The Bible does not give you as a true believer any power over others, so let your own life be your example and stop trying to run everyone else's life because of your Hindu, or Christian or Muslim or Animist religion.

Shame, shame, shame on your too proud and selfish ego.

John McCain is WAY TOO OLD AND SICKLY to be President

Give the old Veteran and Keating-tainted Senator a break and let him live out his last few years with his pretty wife in peace . Being President would kill him in his first term, then where the Incompetent hell would we all be ? The Republicans are so desparate, as to put up a man near his death bed, to continue the unending chain of lies and theft that has ruined our economy and threatens to damage the USA ,after two stolen national elections in 2000 in florida and 2004 in ohio.

Enough ! You vote for any Republican at this declining Nations peril !!

Molly Stone's and Trader Joe's both sell lousy bland Sourdough Bread !! and don't give a hoot !!

I am amazed at both these 'quality' product stores and their choices in providers for sourdough bread,,,Stone's is truely horrid with lousy texture and taste from a texas!! company no less if there is a less,,,and TJ's should be sooo much better,,,Guess i'll have to shop at Whole Foods instead,,,as Safeway sourdough bread is garbage too,,,and this is in its home range of San Francisco Bay !!

No excuse.

Republicans "smaller govt, less tax(on rich)" Philosophy and strategy of DEregulation are DEad, DEad, DEad !!!

Some Americans are so dumb,,, they 'think' we can 'win Victory' in Iraq,,, like VietNam,,,boy, do we have some shallow minds in the fields and colleges of America!
And they still,,,still,,, believe that President Bush is doing the right/correct thing for the USA and the economy. Maybe they just want to retire in Mexico and China, and let the USA go to hell. Or maybe you're just a rich selfish bastard who only cares about himself and his family.

The two lies about 'weapons of mass destruction' and 'al queda involvement' were not enough for some people,,,They need or want another Great Depression as proof that the Republicans and their agenda are TOTALLY WRONG for the times. I hope the the sorry fools don't get what they want.

This is the end of the Republican Party. They have been a total failure ,on every front, with a President who is dishonest and can barely speak an English sentence. Then there is the folly of allowing rich individuals and corporations to avoid their taxes with legal and illegal offshore accounts. Our national economy is crashing due to DEregulation and the President still ,,,still,,,he talks about free trade! China has poisoned our milk, our kid's jewelry with lead, and our pet food, so is there anymore reason for a strong ,larger federal government that REGULATES and actually does some good for its fat pay? Congress is too beholden to paying and lobbying corporations and rich individuals that corrupt our democracy, and there is a screaming need for public financing of all campaigns with free tv time. The federal tax code can get more corrupted with 'rifleshots' and 'loopholes' but is that the America you want ? Oh, yeah, you are sending most of your money 'home' ,u.s. citizen, to Mexico or China,,,

What sorry citizenship !! We deserve it for selling it so cheap to those unworthy and uncommitted.

Burlingame,Ca. resident of 20+ years public apology for Burlingame dumping raw sewage into San Francisco Bay ,,,for decades

I did not know this was happening and if i did i certainly would have protested or voted differently. This is unconscionable and totally disrespectfully to everyone and everything in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am so ashamed to have mistrusted the elected representatives and politicans of Burlingame. I am so sorry that Burlingame did this to our,,,our shared environment.

ABC's Dancing with the Stars in Season 7,,,and website recast is a MESS

7 seasons,,,all that popularity, success, and revenue-profit, and ABC still,,,still !! can not efficiently operate a smash success tv show website !! Yesterday, 24 Sept 08, the nice big 'full screen' view had 2 overlapped audio channels talking at the same time,,,and this morning,25 sept o8, there is STILL no access to last nights elimination show !! What gives, ABC !! Did you hire a bunch to typical incompetent IT techies ?? Why is your HUGE hit show website ,,,such a big Loser ?! The too long commercials work , oh boy,,,

ABC,,,hello ?,,,You just don't care, do you.
This is one of the MAJOR 3 networks !!
Season 7,,,and ABC still can not get it together,,,

ABC,,,not some podunk community website,,,but,,,A-B-C !!

wow,,,and of course, not a word in the media/press about such major incompetence,,,naturally,,,

Silicon Valley,San Jose, Santa Clara Valley,,, has "free" Ewaste pick-up !!

Took awhile to find this out,,,but "Dump Runners" at 408-460-2118 will take an appointment to pick-up your 'by the front door Ewaste',,,Wednesdays is Willow Glen !!,,,for,,,FREE !! yIPpEE sKiPPee !! No more driving far north up 87 to ASL on Brennan,,,

GREAT NEWS !!

GREAT NEWS: Scotland has Great Trout Fishing and for Cheap !!

Met a couple from the SE/Dunbar area of Scotland a few days ago and the guy was saying what clean ,trout -rich streams Scotland had !! Be responsible and don't contaminate their water with any USA trout -diseased waders and boots, right ?
GREAT NEWS !! Go Scotland !!

Avoid 'Joe's Crab Shack' at SF fisherman's wharf ,,,

Someone told me the snow crab bucket was good, so i went in just before lunch, and was one of the first seated. Was told the order would be very quick, but took,,,25 MINUTES !! And you only get about ten skinny legs,maybe 15,,,for $26,,,and an awful plastic cutter to open the shells, versus good sizzors/other,,,,

This is the second time i have visited this restaurant, both times with very slow service, especially on drink refills,,,the first time the seafood salad was as cold as the table !!

Why does the Opal Hotel, 1050 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco,,,not ANSWER THE PHONE ??!!

Tried repeatedly to get my friend by phone at this SF hotel, and the Opal Hotel either does not or takes forever to ,,,ANSWER THE PHONE !! What is up with that sloppy biz practice ??

Beware of 'Starbucks doubleshot-expresso&cream 6.5 oz cans ,,,strange sediment

What is that stuff ,,,sediment?,,,at the bottom of the cans?

Costco is euphemism misleading customers with 'keta' for 'dog/chum salmon',,,BEWARE

Big successful Costco is getting too careless with the respect and trust of its customers if it thinks it can mislead the public with all this dishonest labeling. Please DEMAND honest labeling , from all vendors, especially food merchants !!

Beware of 'Tour West America' charter buses

I was in Yosemite on Wednesday and noticed a bus broken down with a sad bunch of French people.

Oh,,, the poor French,,,stuck by the side of the road ,,,for hours,,,

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State and UCDavis have a poor research library and collection of California crop plants

My grandfather grew Melrose peaches for decades up near Yuba City-Marysville in the North Central Valley/Sacramento Valley. But does the State of California or the University of California at Davis have any record of this peach, one of the best eating (vs canning peaches) ever grown in the USA ? No.

Why not? Too much corporate influence ? Or just incompetence ?

Costco 'hits',,,and 'misses',,,,the good and the BAD,,,

I bought some men's underwear, Arrow brand, with elastic waistband and am not a fan. The waistband is not covered in cloth like the other brands Costco sells and thus is not as comfortable. Plus the legs of the boxers lost all shape after a few washings. Do not recommend this brand.



In the food category,,,

DISLIKE,
the pineapple meatballs,,,LIKE, the cornbread-chili entree,,,

DISLIKE,Starbucks doubleshot(not enuf cream),,,,LIKE, Kirkland chocolate drink (meal in a can),,,

DISLIKE,the eggplant entree
(waved, still 'leather'),,,

Protect new car windows from permanent hard water spots, at the lot , with Glass Science's Rain Clear ,,,GEL,,,(AUG '08 update)

One of the biggest appearance depreciations right off the lot with a new car is the usual first day splash with hard water spots, whether it is Santa Cruz hard water or Capitola's or San Jose's.

A very smart way to protect you big investment for a long time is to use either Rain-x or something like it,,,and i like Glass Science's Rain Clear GEL because it goes on like vasoline filling all those tiny cavities in glass, unlike the old LIQUID version that was too runny. Rub it on with a small terry cloth towel and take off the excess with another one. Do this once or twice a year -don't forget your rear view left and right outside mirrors- and you will never have to look through PERMANENT WHITE HARD WATER SPOTS !! My advice is to not use anything on the inside surfaces of the glass other than windex-like stuff, as most of them,Rain-x and Glass Science, tend to haze and obscure with a constant need for rag polishing,,,

For your tires i have tried all the usual auto store options and have given up on the oily sprays like Black Magic, cuz they are greasy and don't last more than acoupe days. Recommend you use Original Armor All that sprays on like milk and last a week. Also good on plastic like your back hood wiper area. Again, don't use it on your dash or your inside windows will constantly fog and need a towel wipe off.

Republicans are trying to destroy California State,,,and Federal Finance,,,and thus our Democratic Republic !!

Governor Grey Davis was no mistake, in deregulating electricity and natural gas energy in California, and plunging all Californians from the 8th richest government in the world ,,,to the swimming in red ink, 15 Billion in debt this year financial mess, in just a few short years. The uber-rich the Republicans only support, to the detriment of the middle cash and working poor, don't seem to care a damn if our roads have gone from the best in the USA to the worst, and our public schools from the best to the worst. The super rich use private schools-diploma mills and have expensive suvs that can handle the terrible local roads and highways in this sorry state of California. Governor Arnold S. will not raise taxes on the rich and super/uber-rich who can very easily afford it,,, and has proven to be a terrible administrator/administrative selector.

"Soak the rich!!" and say it loud and say it proud. They killed off the Middle Class, while the Demos did little to stop it. If you want to play at Capitalism, then all you rich bastards can pay.

This was no accident. Elect another Republican at your state's and the Nation's peril !!