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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 05:41 PM Original message |
Apple Computer refuses to honor warrantees of computers exposed to smokers |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would like to think there are many more toxic things in a laptop PC than smoke. eom. |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. " ... refused to work on the machine due to the 'health risks of second hand smoke.''" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. that caught my eye as well... |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Have you ever opened the computer of a smoker? |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's why MY company switched its employees from tobacco to hemp |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Apparently not your average smoker... |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. Considering the Lead and Other Toxic Materials |
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Patsy Stone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Saving the bottom line |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. not so as regards lead |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. There are lots and lots of more dangerous heavy metals in computer components |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Obviously you are a smoker |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. i'm a non-smoker who thinks the policy is asinine... |
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Ellipsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. In the day I worked with a heavy smoking old Mac tech... |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. You can be against policies like this and be a non-smoker. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. Have you ever smelled a house with a working fireplace? |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. +1,000,000,000,000 |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. "Have you sat in a smoker's car?" Well...well...well... |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Shoulda gotten a computer that you don't NEED a warrantee for... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Oh, SNAP nt |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Yeah Like One That Doesn't Work From the Get-Go or Is Obsolete In 2 Weeks |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. You're kidding right? |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. I've got you beat. I'm typing this on a 1998 Gateway running on Windows '95. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Lucky You! |
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PatGund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. *chuckle* |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. wow..I don't smoke but this is ridiculous. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. I could understand voiding if smoking caused a problem with the computer... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. well, it does actually |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. More damage than just those |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is IDIOTIC. DO they KNOW how many DJs USE MACs???? |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. In NYC, you can't smoke in nightclubs. NT |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. If this is true, I suspect there is more to the story |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. So I'm a snob, huh? |
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Wildewolfe (470 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am a smoker and a computer user |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. the voice of reason... with a cool user name, too. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. .. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. Eh, I don't believe it. |
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PatGund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Like I said.... |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. I am shocked the most superior, sophisticated computer users in the universe do anything as |
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PatGund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. Try again.... |
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Sultana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. Whatever, I still love Apple |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. I use to smoke back in the days when I was using a couple of early Apple iMacs. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. Smoke particles can cause hard drive crashes |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
39. I used to smoke and I used to work in a computer repair shop |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
41. Who knew that Roderick Usher was now a computer tech? |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. What cigarette smoke does to a computer |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. Um, why should that be covered under a warranty? |
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