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On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Jaime Solorza via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I worked in retail from 1979 to 1988,,,made it up to Area Sales Manager at > Joske's (high end Texas based chain) and we dreaded Black Friday so much it > dampened Thanksgiving. NO ONE was off on Friday and like most of the > Christmas Holiday season it brought out the "best" in shoppers. We went > in early and got out late....no wonder we all drank heavily back then.... > women's clothing and jewelry had the largest mark ups....even with sales > prices you still paid tooooo much....electronics had the lowest mark > ups...only good note was the eye candy count was steady ..... > > Jaime Solorza > Wireless Systems Architect > 915-861-1390 > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Eric Kuhnke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Best Buy is advertising a Samsung 50" LED 1920x1080 TV at $199 each. I >> wouldn't mind getting six of those and wall mounting them, connecting them >> to a desktop PC showing all sorts of network monitoring stuff. >> >> Wall mounts for one-axis (tilt) from monoprice are relatively >> inexpensive, it's just a thick chunk of steel from China. >> >> I'm not going to stand in line for them, I don't care about it that much. >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I know a company that would actually go through the night before and >>> up the price on everything (clothing store with tags on each item) and then >>> have a huge discount sale for BF but the end result was the price was >>> actually higher than before the sale. >>> >>> *From:* Matt Hardy via Af <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 25, 2014 2:43 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in an >>> hour >>> >>> I worked retail in high school & college, and every Black Friday, we'd >>> put up some signs saying we were having deals, but everything was the same >>> price. >>> >>> The lines from the cash registers would line up to the back of the >>> store, people waiting in line to pay the same price they'd pay the week >>> before or after. Never understood it ;) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hammett via Af <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have another set of words for BF regarding those.. "deals". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: *"Caleb Knauer via Af" <[email protected]> >>>> *To: *[email protected] >>>> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 25, 2014 1:00:56 PM >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an hour >>>> >>>> Man I guess I wasn't sticking my tongue into my cheek far enough ;-) >>>> >>>> It is kinda interesting the analysis and psychology that goes into the >>>> BF "deals". >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Travis Johnson via Af <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > It more that the big stores are "technically" in the red until that >>>> > Friday... then from that Friday forward for the rest of the year is >>>> when >>>> > they make all their profit for the year. >>>> > >>>> > Travis >>>> > >>>> > On 11/25/2014 11:15 AM, Caleb Knauer via Af wrote: >>>> > >>>> > If your books are in the red for every day other than that Friday, >>>> your >>>> > business is bad and you should feel bad. And you won't see next year. >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Josh Luthman via Af <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Black because people doing the books make positive numbers black and >>>> >> negative numbers red. Black Friday is when the numbers on the books >>>> turn >>>> >> black. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Josh Luthman >>>> >> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> >> 1100 Wayne St >>>> >> Suite 1337 >>>> >> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >> >>>> >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 12:44 PM, That One Guy via Af <[email protected]> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> thats supposedly the first day of the year a business will be in the >>>> >>> black, at least thats what I was told. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 10:54 AM, James Howard via Af <[email protected] >>>> > >>>> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It hasn’t been that many years since there were basically mobs at >>>> >>>> Walmart and other stores when they opened for “Black Friday”. >>>> Does anyone >>>> >>>> know what the actual history of the name is? I always thought it >>>> was a >>>> >>>> reference to the stores trying to increase sales enough to “get in >>>> the >>>> >>>> black” financially for the year. Is it really a reference to the >>>> almost mob >>>> >>>> atmosphere that has occurred over the years? If so, that is >>>> racist. Of >>>> >>>> course just because something is racist doesn’t mean it isn’t true. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >>>> via Af >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:40 AM >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Black Friday... now that is just racist! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Mathew Howard via Af >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:38 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I saw a comment somewhere last night... "Early Black Friday sale, >>>> >>>> everything 100% off in Ferguson". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Chuck McCown via Af >>>> >>>> [[email protected]] >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:31 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> A good looting is a perfect warm-up exercise for the holiday >>>> season. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> When we ran the Radio Shack, this was the time of the year for >>>> break ins >>>> >>>> and burglaries. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> One time they threw a large rock through the window and were in >>>> and out >>>> >>>> in 2 minutes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The next incident happened before we could even get the window >>>> fixed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Security cameras satisfied our curiosity as to what happened, but >>>> they >>>> >>>> never helped the cops catch anyone. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: That One Guy via Af >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:27 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> yes, no questions asked. There were nikes and flat screens in those >>>> >>>> stores that needed liberated from the oppressors. The news could >>>> have >>>> >>>> ignored it all together and they would have rioted and looted, >>>> thats who >>>> >>>> they are, its what they do, kind of like how when we see jobs, we >>>> take them >>>> >>>> and do them. We really arent any different than them >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Nate Burke via Af <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Or that the 24 hour news cycle needs something to talk about. One >>>> >>>> comment I heard on the radio was that given the amount of coverage >>>> that [the >>>> >>>> media] had in Ferguson, if something didn't happen they would be >>>> really >>>> >>>> disappointed. Expectations lead to results. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If the Media had been covering it as 'An announcement is expected >>>> >>>> tonight, We expect everything to be calm' Would carnage have >>>> happened? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/25/2014 9:43 AM, Mathew Howard via Af wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think it is the case that it's just more visible, it probably has >>>> >>>> always been happening just as much... and cases like in Ferguson >>>> normally >>>> >>>> would never be heard of outside the local area, if somebody hadn't >>>> decided >>>> >>>> that it was a good opportunity for rioting. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Josh Luthman via Af >>>> >>>> [[email protected]] >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 8:45 AM >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >Cops sure seem to me to be a bit more trigger happy than in times >>>> past. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Is that a gut feeling or is there math to prove that? It's >>>> certainly >>>> >>>> become more visible in recent years, but from what I've read in >>>> the last >>>> >>>> year there hasn't been a noticeable increase in police shootings >>>> in the last >>>> >>>> several years (as of the last year report I read). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected] >>>> > >>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yep, here in Utah the motto is “kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em >>>> out”. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It is OK though because we are a pretty religious bunch... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> But seriously - >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cops sure seem to me to be a bit more trigger happy than in times >>>> past. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We have one that seems to me to be much worse that Ferguson here in >>>> >>>> Saratoga Springs. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kid had a replica sword. Walking around near a gas station, >>>> morning, >>>> >>>> not any people around. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Someone called it in, kid was looking/acting a bit goofy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cops chased him around and shot him in the back 6 or 7 times. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> No looting and riots. Just peaceful sad gatherings. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: That One Guy via Af >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 10:27 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here in >>>> an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> none will be prosecuted, they all have the ACLU hotline written on >>>> their >>>> >>>> arm, there are hundreds of lawyers on site just for this, >>>> everything is a >>>> >>>> civil rights issue, even stealing TVs. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ive been listening to >>>> http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/1573/web >>>> >>>> really good dispatchers, these guys have to be under stress, they >>>> keep >>>> >>>> having missing cops, even though you know theyll turn up its got >>>> to put a >>>> >>>> pit in your stomach every time. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Apparently in utah now, getting killed by cops is the number one >>>> murder >>>> >>>> according to some headlines, is this true chuck, are your cops >>>> randomly >>>> >>>> killing poeple now? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Jay Weekley via Af <[email protected] >>>> > >>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There are a lot of cameras in the area. Hopefully some will be >>>> >>>> prosecuted. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mathew Howard via Af wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> It makes sense when you think about it that way... they know >>>> there's a >>>> >>>> good chance they'll get away with it, with all the other stuff >>>> going on >>>> >>>> keeping the police busy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [[email protected]] on behalf of CBB - Jay Fuller >>>> via Af >>>> >>>> [[email protected]] >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 11:06 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening here >>>> in an >>>> >>>> hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> crimes of opportunity. hey, excuse to break into the liquor store. >>>> >>>> free beer! >>>> >>>> no relation to anything else. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> *From:* George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting) via Af >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 10:53 PM >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting listening >>>> here >>>> >>>> in an hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Destroy your own city, brilliant! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/24/2014 10:23 PM, Tyler Treat via Af wrote: >>>> >>>> > Toggling between Fox and CNN. People just torching random >>>> >>>> shit and thieving everything. Sad. >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > ___________________________ >>>> >>>> > Mangled by my iPhone. >>>> >>>> > ___________________________ >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > Tyler Treat >>>> >>>> > Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > [email protected] <mailto: >>>> [email protected]> >>>> >>>> > ___________________________ >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >> On Nov 24, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Jay Weekley via Af < >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> Anything interesting on the scanner? >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> Tyler Treat via Af wrote: >>>> >>>> >>> I'm completely speechless. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> ___________________________ >>>> >>>> >>> Mangled by my iPhone. >>>> >>>> >>> ___________________________ >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> Tyler Treat >>>> >>>> >>> Corn Belt Technologies, Inc. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>> ___________________________ >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 8:44 PM, That One Guy via Af >>>> >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> woot >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Mathew Howard via Af >>>> >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 8pm central is what I heard on the radio on the way >>>> home. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I didn't think about listening to the police >>>> scanner... >>>> >>>> this >>>> >>>> >>>> should be interesting. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [[email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>] >>>> >>>> >>>> on behalf of Mike Hammett via Af [[email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>] >>>> >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 7:23 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting >>>> >>>> listening here >>>> >>>> >>>> in an hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think it's due at 8 PM Central. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> >>>> Mike Hammett >>>> >>>> >>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>< >>>> https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>< >>>> https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>< >>>> https://twitter.com/ICSIL >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> < >>>> https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL%3E%3Chttps://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb%3E%3Chttps://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions%3E%3Chttps://twitter.com/ICSIL >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> *From: *"Rory Conaway via Af" <[email protected] >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *To: *[email protected] <mailto:*[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Sent: *Monday, November 24, 2014 7:22:34 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting >>>> >>>> listening here >>>> >>>> >>>> in an hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That�s awesome. Did they release the verdict? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rory >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *That >>>> One >>>> >>>> Guy via Af >>>> >>>> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 6:01 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] ot: may be some interesting >>>> listening >>>> >>>> here in >>>> >>>> >>>> an hour >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/st-louis-county-police-scanner >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must >>>> >>>> remember >>>> >>>> >>>> that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled >>>> by >>>> >>>> you. >>>> >>>> >>>> Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there >>>> >>>> must be a >>>> >>>> >>>> reason. 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