[geeks] FS: EVGA 8800 Ultra 768MB RAM $115 shipped

[Lionel Peterson]

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>
wrote:
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>> On Oct 10, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I'd love to snag it for vorlon, but don't have $115 that I can spend
>>>> right now.  The state of New Hampshire currently owes us over $4000 in
>>>> unpaid unemployment benefits (and it's not just us, I gather it's a
>>>> widespread problem).
>>>>
>>>> They've PROMISED us we'll have a check Tuesday.  I'm not holding my
>>>> breath.  They're nine weeks behind right now.
>>>
>>> WOW - I've not heard about that in NH, odd how that isn't in the news
>>> outside NH...
>>
>>
>> Supposedly it's a problem switching over to a new system that does
>> direct deposit instead of mailing checks.  From the people I've talked
>> to about it, there's a lot of people affected.  The manager of the local
>> NHES office said that the underlying problem is the left hand thought
>> the right hand had done something about it, and the right hand thought
>> the left hand had done something, and neither one thought to check with
>> the other.
>
> Well, this is Government ;^)
>
> After the excitement in CA over the mailing of IOUs for tax refunds, I
> would have assumed that NH unemployment issues would have gotten more
> traction from the mainstream media...
>
> Based on this article (from October, 2008) - the computer issues were
> just about worked out back then, but then there was the "running out
> of money" issue...
>
> http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_283203910.html
>
> But again, this is from October, 2008...

NO, it was published today! My bad. (I slipped a year for some reason...)

Lionel

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