Comments on: One Hundred Twelve http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/one-hundred-twelve/ falling indelibly into the past Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: meg http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/one-hundred-twelve/#comment-310 meg Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=151#comment-310 <p>I have further evidence for you:  </p> <p> It was so hot over the weekend (when the office was unairconditioned) that the granola bar in my desk drawer melted.  No chocolate coating, no chocolate chips, just oats and almonds stuck together with malt syrup and HFCS.  All the stickum turned to liquid (and leaked out of the packaging), the ingot fell apart, and I arrived to a weird puddle of wrapper-in-goo. </p> I have further evidence for you: 

It was so hot over the weekend (when the office was unairconditioned) that the granola bar in my desk drawer melted.  No chocolate coating, no chocolate chips, just oats and almonds stuck together with malt syrup and HFCS.  All the stickum turned to liquid (and leaked out of the packaging), the ingot fell apart, and I arrived to a weird puddle of wrapper-in-goo.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/one-hundred-twelve/#comment-309 KF Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:40:55 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=151#comment-309 <p>I’m exceedingly dubious of that bank sign; I’ve seen it have some seriously wonky readings.  That said, the current readings out of St. Mark’s Episcopal in Upland (our nearest weatherbug site) say it’s 92.  Which is not bad for 2.40 in the afternoon.  Maybe all that rain actually managed to cool things down a little… </p> I’m exceedingly dubious of that bank sign; I’ve seen it have some seriously wonky readings.  That said, the current readings out of St. Mark’s Episcopal in Upland (our nearest weatherbug site) say it’s 92.  Which is not bad for 2.40 in the afternoon.  Maybe all that rain actually managed to cool things down a little…

]]> By: meg http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/one-hundred-twelve/#comment-308 meg Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:10:33 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=151#comment-308 <p>It was only 87 on the bank sign in the hot sun at 2pm—there’s hope for us yet. </p> <p> Not much, but a tiny bit. </p> It was only 87 on the bank sign in the hot sun at 2pm—there’s hope for us yet.

Not much, but a tiny bit.

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