Questions about the "end of Windows 7"

Paul on Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:02:45 -0500 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:

What I hate are the companies which I know have moved, moved then
closed, closed moved and closed again, and Yelp still has reviews
to recommend the company Oh, I just looked. (It's not there
anymore.

I'm cranky, been trying to find replacement wheels for a Rollator
(four wheel walkers). Search on "replacement Rollator wheels"; it
recommends Les Schwab (major tire franchise). Yeah, right. Find 6"
wheels, at Home Depot. Search again using their search terms "Walker
6 in. Replacement Wheels", but change the 6 for an 8. Not sure how
"Adult Tall Aluminum Push Button Crutches" fits in there.

Arrgh.

rollator replacement wheels

https://www.amazon.ca/GGGarden-150x3.../dp/B07K4ZJ1HN

Description
2Pcs Replacement Parts 6" Front Rear Wheel
for Cardinal Rollator Walker C46 $37 for 2wheels

Search results can vary by time of day.
It may require up to 24 hours to succeed at this.

Good. Now, search for - and find - 8 inch wheels. My rant is
about all the extra, irrelevant, "hits" that I have yet found a way to
tell Amazon (or many other business website) that. I. do. not. want.!
There used to be a game: construct a query which returned only one
result. Nowadays, it would be "enter a legitimate search string, and
report the least relevant result on the first page."

It is analogous to Microsoft's "Help". I copy the error message
"Error 395: cannot access file" and search, it responds by telling me
about how wonderful Microsoft Access is for handling data bases. As I
said at the time "If I were to ask MS help for info about fixing the
car's trunk, it would tell me all about how wonderful trees are."


reminds me of a search I was doing on a California database. Every
search term I thought would narrow the search, instead returned more
hits.
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pyotr filipivich
Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?

"Mayayana" on Thu, 7 Mar 2019 23:29:24 -0500
typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote

| What I hate are the companies which I know have moved, moved then
| closed, closed moved and closed again, and Yelp still has reviews
| to recommend the company Oh, I just looked. (It's not there
| anymore.
|

Yes. Odd, isn't it? I was looking up auto parts stores
the other day and they had a correct listing for a brand
new Advanced store, but they also list another store
that's been gone for over a decade. Apparently they don't
actively manage their listings but rather just accept
them from companies. What I used to do well with a
Yellow Pages is still all but impossible online.

That too.

One of the places had a comment, "we've moved to Cedar street, but
Yelp has yet to catch on."


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pyotr filipivich
Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?

pyotr filipivich wrote:
Paul on Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:02:45 -0500 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
What I hate are the companies which I know have moved, moved then
closed, closed moved and closed again, and Yelp still has reviews
to recommend the company Oh, I just looked. (It's not there
anymore.

I'm cranky, been trying to find replacement wheels for a Rollator
(four wheel walkers). Search on "replacement Rollator wheels"; it
recommends Les Schwab (major tire franchise). Yeah, right. Find 6"
wheels, at Home Depot. Search again using their search terms "Walker
6 in. Replacement Wheels", but change the 6 for an 8. Not sure how
"Adult Tall Aluminum Push Button Crutches" fits in there.

Arrgh.
rollator replacement wheels

https://www.amazon.ca/GGGarden-150x3.../dp/B07K4ZJ1HN

Description
2Pcs Replacement Parts 6" Front Rear Wheel
for Cardinal Rollator Walker C46 $37 for 2wheels

Search results can vary by time of day.
It may require up to 24 hours to succeed at this.

Good. Now, search for - and find - 8 inch wheels. My rant is
about all the extra, irrelevant, "hits" that I have yet found a way to
tell Amazon (or many other business website) that. I. do. not. want.!
There used to be a game: construct a query which returned only one
result. Nowadays, it would be "enter a legitimate search string, and
report the least relevant result on the first page."

It is analogous to Microsoft's "Help". I copy the error message
"Error 395: cannot access file" and search, it responds by telling me
about how wonderful Microsoft Access is for handling data bases. As I
said at the time "If I were to ask MS help for info about fixing the
car's trunk, it would tell me all about how wonderful trees are."


reminds me of a search I was doing on a California database. Every
search term I thought would narrow the search, instead returned more
hits.

I ran into a site that only had 8 inch wheels and no 6 inch wheels.
Keep trying. Don't forget to use

8"

Do not use

eight inch

as that won't work (most of the time).

Paul

Paul on Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:52:01 -0500 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
pyotr filipivich wrote:
Paul on Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:02:45 -0500 typed
in alt.windows7.general the following:
What I hate are the companies which I know have moved, moved then
closed, closed moved and closed again, and Yelp still has reviews
to recommend the company Oh, I just looked. (It's not there
anymore.

I'm cranky, been trying to find replacement wheels for a Rollator
(four wheel walkers). Search on "replacement Rollator wheels"; it
recommends Les Schwab (major tire franchise). Yeah, right. Find 6"
wheels, at Home Depot. Search again using their search terms "Walker
6 in. Replacement Wheels", but change the 6 for an 8. Not sure how
"Adult Tall Aluminum Push Button Crutches" fits in there.

Arrgh.
rollator replacement wheels

https://www.amazon.ca/GGGarden-150x3.../dp/B07K4ZJ1HN

Description
2Pcs Replacement Parts 6" Front Rear Wheel
for Cardinal Rollator Walker C46 $37 for 2wheels

Search results can vary by time of day.
It may require up to 24 hours to succeed at this.

Good. Now, search for - and find - 8 inch wheels. My rant is
about all the extra, irrelevant, "hits" that I have yet found a way to
tell Amazon (or many other business website) that. I. do. not. want.!
There used to be a game: construct a query which returned only one
result. Nowadays, it would be "enter a legitimate search string, and
report the least relevant result on the first page."

It is analogous to Microsoft's "Help". I copy the error message
"Error 395: cannot access file" and search, it responds by telling me
about how wonderful Microsoft Access is for handling data bases. As I
said at the time "If I were to ask MS help for info about fixing the
car's trunk, it would tell me all about how wonderful trees are."


reminds me of a search I was doing on a California database. Every
search term I thought would narrow the search, instead returned more
hits.

I ran into a site that only had 8 inch wheels and no 6 inch wheels.
Keep trying. Don't forget to use

8"

I've been using 8", 8 in. 8 inch, and still getting shovels,
rakes, car parts, and holiday offerings in Spain.

I'm looking for a single replacement part, not the whole bloody
Rollator, even if it does have 20 cm wheels.

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pyotr filipivich
Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?