From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Nov 7 16:43:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA02478 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sat, 7 Nov 1998 16:43:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us [169.244.111.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA02465; Sat, 7 Nov 1998 16:43:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) Received: from celeris (56k-port4031.ime.net [209.90.195.41]) by Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us (8.9.1/8.8.8-Loki) with SMTP id TAA23176; Sat, 7 Nov 1998 19:43:21 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from netmonger@genesis.ispace.com) X-Server-ID: Loki.orland.u91.k12.me.us, OCSNet - Orland Maine USA X-Coord-Name: Drew "Droobie" Baxter, OneNetwork Exchange X-Coord-Addr: Droobie@Openlink.orland.me.us X-Coord-Pager: USA: 207-471-2719, http://pagedroo.orland.me.us Message-Id: <4.1.19981107194015.00ab85f0@genesis.ispace.com> X-Sender: netmonger@genesis.ispace.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 19:41:12 -0500 To: Studded , Gary Palmer From: Drew Baxter Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall/help XF86.hlp hardware.hlp Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3644E7C7.A79DF27@gorean.org> References: <21797.910393984@gjp.erols.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 04:37 PM 11/7/98 -0800, Studded wrote: >Gary Palmer wrote: > >> 1) Why a shop called `7-11' is open 24 hours a day > > Because when the chain first started here in Southern California, they >were open from 7am to 11pm. Actually it's a textbook case of how >important it is to choose a good name for your company. :) They >actually did try to change the names of the stores here in San Diego for >a while, it was a huge disaster. > >> 2) Why a shop that is open 24x7 has locks on the door. > > Some of them actually do close, but as mentioned previously when the >clerk is alone in the store late at night they lock the door so that >they can go answer nature's call. :) > >Doug We have Big Apple stores here, as well as Christy's (Which were 7-11 until New England's 7-11's were bought out. Aparantely we get our 7-11's back soon instead). I had a friend whos replacement didn't come in, so he locked up the store and left. Sure he got fired, but that'd be a reason to have locks on the doors :) --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message