1. IrvingSnodgrass - Aug. 5, 1999 - 7:56 AM PT
Got a question? Someone around here will know the answer. Whether you are searching for the elusive name of the author of a particular book, some technical information on computer programming, a definition of an economic term, who starred in a movie you saw twenty years ago, or just about anything, *someone* will have the answer, or will give a convincing impression of knowing the answer.
You might even get some free legal or medical advice, which will, of course, be worth exactly what you pay for it.
2. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:19 AM PT
Here's my question:
Why?
3. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:23 AM PT
Why not?
4. FreetoChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:23 AM PT
Answer:
Why not?
5. IrvingSnodgrass - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:24 AM PT
Now that Rask has settled the meaning of Life for us, it's all downhill for this thread.
6. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:29 AM PT
(takes bow)
7. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:30 AM PT
But how "expert" was that answer. What are the credentials that qualify Rask and FTC to answer the question?
I guess that is technically two questions. Is that in accordance with the rules of this thread?
No, wait. That's three questions.
8. JJBiener - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:31 AM PT
Because to do otherwise would be unthinkable.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
He did it.
Don't ask me I only work here.
Oh, I suppose you have a better idea, Mr. Smartypants
Because the mountain rises far from the plain and the sheep sleep in the grass.
Because I said so.
9. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:32 AM PT
Benear: why do you want to know?
10. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:41 AM PT
Dearest Irv,
The thread sub-heading ought to read 'one of the Fray's know-it-all smartypants experts'.
Signed,
The Frayenta in Cubicle 4
11. thoughtful - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:47 AM PT
Tom Lehrer almost had it right when he said the key to success is plagiarize. The key to success is actually make it up as you go along, but say it with absolute conviction.
12. bubbaette - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:51 AM PT
suppose you have two columns of figures in excel with 408 cells in each column and you want to subtract the figures of the cells in one column from the figures in the cells in the other column and place the answers in a new column. How do you do that?
13. thoughtful - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:55 AM PT
bbbtt: is this a serious question?
14. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 8:55 AM PT
Assuming your data starts at A1, in cell C1, type in the following
=A1-b1
then hit return. Now copy that cell, select the next 407 cells, and paste.
voila.
15. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:00 AM PT
or you could do an autofill.
16. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:01 AM PT
except when I do autofills, my cursor sometimes gets carried away and ends up autofilling about 6000 cells.
17. thoughtful - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:03 AM PT
Now that you've had serious answers, I'll give the nonserious one: carefully!
18. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:03 AM PT
Now here is a real question.
I have a large excel spread sheet that I have worked on for days. I accendently open it in word. Great. It appears as a table. I make a change to the table and resave it in word. The excel file itself is no longer accessable. It is missing some key information that allows me to open it in excel. I have essentially lost the entire file.
Why is that?
19. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:05 AM PT
Ben
You didn't lose the file. It's still there in the excel format, but without the changes you made to it in word.
20. hashke - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:06 AM PT
benear:
You are being answered with a question. The correct *answer* is 'because'.
21. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:06 AM PT
And now here's my question:
why in the hell did you do that?
end users! (grumble grumble)
22. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:10 AM PT
Yes the file is there. I can see it is there by using NT Explorer. But the file cannot be opened. It is no longer useful. This sheet was 48 pages long when printed out. When I said large, I meant large.
23. FreetoChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:11 AM PT
Here's an attempt at a serious question.
If you look at the coupling between railroad cars on a passenger train, there is the steel coupling as well as a hydraulic hose coupling. I'm guessing that the hydraulic hose is for a brake system. Is there also a brake system for freight trains? If so, I don't understand the long stopping distances.
I'm guessing that the hydraulic hose must be attached manually, meaning, if it is needed, it cannot be connected easily while a train is moving. Or can it?
Is the steel coupling enabled manually, the same way it worked on my Lionel train? How about de-coupling? Can this occur while a train is moving, or must it be done when the train is at rest?
I'm trying to determine whether coupling and de-coupling can occur on a passenger train moving at high speed, without a bump to disturb passengers.
(As an aside, many people do not know why the coupling on a freight train is loose, with some slack between each car. I do know the answer to that, if anyone cares.)
24. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:12 AM PT
Good God Almighty, ben.
Have you tried opening the word file, highlighting the data you need, and copying it into excel?
25. DocBrown - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:13 AM PT
benear, what "key information" did you lose? Was there a second page to the spreadsheet, or something like that?
Did Word warn you that something bad was about to happen?
It is possible that the file format has simply been changed. You might be able to rescue it if you open it in Word and SAVE AS some viable spreadsheet type. It's worth a shot.
If not, cut-and-paste will help you to reconstruct the original spreadsheet quickly.
26. IrvingSnodgrass - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:13 AM PT
To answer benear's questions about the ground rules for this thread:
"But how "expert" was that answer. What are the credentials that qualify Rask and FTC to answer the question?"
To be qualified as an "expert" in the Fray, you need only proclaim yourself one.
"I guess that is technically two questions. Is that in accordance with the rules of this thread?"
Sure. There's no limit.
27. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:14 AM PT
When I tried to open it, I got a "file format not valid" error message.
28. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:15 AM PT
were you trying to open the .doc in Excel? I'm not sure I understand where you were.
29. coralreef - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:16 AM PT
42.
30. DocBrown - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:17 AM PT
Irv, the only problem with the header to this thread is where you say ONE of the Fray's experts is sure to have the answer!
We're all experts, and we all have the answer to everything.
31. DocBrown - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:19 AM PT
benear, did you see my Message #25?
Can you describe the spreadsheet a little more?
I bet you can open it in Word, then use SAVE AS to rescue your file, depending on what the original file looked like.
32. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:19 AM PT
His spreadsheet may contain a lot of formulas, that would be a pain to duplicate. Since you are on on LAN (I assume, since you use NT), you might talk to the LAN admin and see if she can recover an older version of the file from a backup.
But as to what caused the problem, all I can think of is that when you re-saved it in Word, you overwrote the original Excel file. But this should be difficult to do accidentally, given the default file extensions.
33. IrvingSnodgrass - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:20 AM PT
Diva:
Yes, I know that the header should say "at least one of the Fray's know-it-all smartypants experts has the answer," but I'm too lazy to change it.
34. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:21 AM PT
Diva, I said it was an accident. I was working in word and I wanted some information from the file so I just opened it. Then I made a change. Then I just saved it. I did not even get a "Are you sure you want to do this?" message.
Doc: I am told by our helpdesk excel experts that the file is now missing its "header" whatever that is.
35. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:22 AM PT
And not that I am adverse to answering Excel questions, but don't you have someone in your office who is paid to answer questions like this, and is able to come over to your computer and look at it? I think Deev and I are pretty sure we could recover the file by playing around a bit, but that is hard to do via proxy.
36. FreetoChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:22 AM PT
bubbaette
My answer is similar to rask's but with an important improvement that few people know about.
And it is especially applicable when you have as many to do as you do.
Assume A1-a408, and b1-b408 have values
In C1, type “=”, then click on B1, hit “-“, then click on A1, then enter to create the subtraction in the ordinary way. Your selected cell may be D1.
Click in C1 to make it the selected cell.
See the little square in the lower right corner? Move your cursor over that point until it turns to a cross. Then double-click, and your formula will be repeated exactly where you want.
This works for any formula.
Caution – if you have blank rows, you won't get what you want. This command replicates the formula until it encounters a blank cell in the column to the left. This also means you can only do it to the right of existing cells. But this is a very powerful, and little understood tool.
37. FreetoChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:27 AM PT
DocBrown
“I bet you can open it in Word, then use SAVE AS to rescue your file, depending on what the original file looked like.”
Nope, you cannot, I just tried it. And it saves it with a .xls extension, even though it is saved in Word format.
38. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:27 AM PT
No, the file is still there with an .xls extension. That is the file I can't open.
The excel file did contain a lot of column subtotals and totals. The sheet was a listing of over 2 million items in lots of 1000 to 10,000 arranged by color pair combinations. The sheet was heavily formatted with headers, footers, inserted graphics and wordart. Also the colors of the items was also heavily used to highlight various cells.
39. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:32 AM PT
FTC
That's pretty cool, I didn't know about that. I'm assuming it'll work with absolute values, too.
40. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:33 AM PT
benear: If FTC is right, and you saved over your Excel file with a Word file, you are screwed. You should still be able to get the data from the Word document, but you will lose almost everything but the data. Time to rely on your backups.
You *did* have a backup of a file this large and important, yes?
41. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:33 AM PT
Ben
God almighty. Time to call tech support. I wish I could help you a bit more.
42. benear - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:34 AM PT
Btw: all of the color formatting was lost when the file was opened in word. Just shades of grey. Not to mention all of the formulas.
Also, don't cry for me, Argentina. I had all of the data in another excel file arranged by different criteria. All I had to do was open that file, reorder the data and reenter about 50 formulas and delete some rows that no longer made sense. It took a couple of hours. Had I actually had to start over or convert from word back to excel I would have been truly pissed.
43. DocBrown - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:44 AM PT
Patience, FreetoChoose, patience.
Benear, you CAN open it in Word, can't you?
You *could* save it as HTML. Excel speaks HTML. I just tried it with a simple spreadsheet and it worked fine. Depending on the intricacies of your formulae, this might save you some time.
Do you happen to have any non Microsoft software available? Quattro and Lotus may be able to open the file more easily, then save it as an Excel file.
44. bubbaette - Aug. 5, 1999 - 9:47 AM PT
Thanks guys!
That works, except, as FTC noted in any of the cells involved in the subtraction that didn't have a figure, the answer came out as #VALUE!
During grad school I worked with both MYSTAT and SPSSpc+, but at my current place of employ, all I have is Excel. I use it very infrequently and have to relearn the program each time. Moreover, the Excel for Dummies book I borrowed is a pain in the ass. It's got a lot of cutesy little titles and subtitles that obscure the info I'm looking for.
45. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:07 AM PT
As long as we are on the subject of software, I have a nagging problem bugging me in Access. Does anyone have a really good grasp of Visual Basic? I am having problems creating a validation rule that checks a number in a form against a number in a linked table.
46. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:23 AM PT
hmmmmmmm......maybe I can help. Can you give me more details?
47. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:45 AM PT
I am designing a database for a recycling center as part of a larger project I am managing. One thing they need to do is enter the weights of materials that come into the center. So, I have created a form that lets them input the type of materials, and the gross weight. The form stores the data in the "Incoming" table.
However, we need to be able to subtract the weight of the container holding the materials (called a "tare"). There are many different types of tares. So, there is a Tare table, containing an index variable linked one-to-many to the Incoming table, a description of the tare, and its weight. On the Incoming form, the user selects the tare from a combo box which shows the two non-primary key fields.
When I run the reports, I calculate the net weight of the inputs by subtracting the weight of the tare from the gross weight. This works perfectly.
But I want to have a validation rule on data entry, to help reduce the possibility that someone enters in the wrong tare, or the wrong weight. I want to make sure that the gross weight exceeds the weight of the tare. If it doesn't, I want an error message to pop up.
I can't get this to work. First, I tried using the simple validation options under the properties screen for the gross weight object. No go. I got a "type mismatch" error. I then tried entering the following VB code as an event procedure, when the form updates:
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
If Me![GrossPounds] <= Me!TareComboBox.Column(3) Then<BR> RetValue = MsgBox("Invalid", vbOKCancel)<BR>End If<BR><BR>Now the error has gone away, but the validation doesn't work.<BR><BR>I am pretty sure that the problem has to do with correctly specifying the TareWeight field. But I don't know where I am going wrong. I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to VB.
48. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:46 AM PT
shit, I'll repost the code...
If Me![GrossPounds] <= Me![TareComboBox.Column(3)] Then<BR> RetValue = MsgBox("Invalid", vbOKCancel)
49. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:46 AM PT
try#3
If Me![GrossPounds] <= Me![TareComboBox.Column(3)] Then <BR><BR>RetValue = MsgBox("Invalid", vbOKCancel)
50. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:47 AM PT
oh screw it. I can't get the
s to go away. I hope it is clear enough as is.
51. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 10:57 AM PT
okay.
You're on the right track because you're using a cbo box for the data entry on the tares. Just make sure that you set the properties of the cbo box so that new data cannot be entered into that field on the form.
That's part one.
Now, I'm not quite clear on the second part...you say that you want the gross weight to exceed the tare, and to display an error message if it doesn't?
52. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:05 AM PT
"You're on the right track because you're using a cbo box for the data entry on the tares. Just make sure that you set the properties of the cbo box so that new data cannot be entered into that field on the form."
I don't follow you. Do you mean that I need to make sure that the user cannot enter new tare categories which can show up in the combo box, via this form? Or do you mean that the "limit to list" has to be set to "yes"? Either way, it is done.
"Now, I'm not quite clear on the second part...you say that you want the gross weight to exceed the tare, and to display an error message if it doesn't?"
After the user enters the gross weight, selects the appropriate tare, and tries to leave the record, I want to make sure that the gross weight exceeds the weight of the selected tare. The weights are contained in a linked tare table. If the rule fails, I want an error message.
53. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:12 AM PT
rask
yes, I meant limit to list.
let me fiddle around with something so I can answer the second part of your question.
54. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:26 AM PT
Have you tried using the expression builder to help you with the syntax? Have you tried using the Iif function (VB for Access uses Iif, not If)?
55. pellenilsson - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:27 AM PT
FTC
"(As an aside, many people do not know why the coupling on a freight train is loose, with some slack between each car. I do know the answer to that, if anyone cares.)"
I care very much about these things.
56. pellenilsson - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:31 AM PT
I have two questions for which the answers should be available on the net, but I don't seem to be able to come up with the right search string. So I'll post them here and hope for the best.
For how long per day is the average internet subscriber on line?
How many bits (or bytes) does h/she download and upload during that time?
57. elliot803 - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:40 AM PT
What should I have for lunch today?
58. cllrdr - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:43 AM PT
A nice Chicken Caesar, and an iced tea.
59. bubbaette - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:50 AM PT
tarragon chicken salad with a side of fresh fruit and french bread.
60. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:52 AM PT
Elliot
A nooner.
61. ChristinO - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:53 AM PT
cllr,
Where is the best place to get a Chicken Caesar on our side of town? I was craving one the other day and I had to just go to the store and buy stuff to make one at home.
62. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:53 AM PT
Diva: My first try at this was using the expression builder, and I got "type mismatch" errors. I was told that I could avoid this by referencing the relevant column from the combo box, but I am not sure if I have done that right, and you can't select combo box columns in the expression builder.
I haven't tried the IiF function. I don't even know what it is.
63. FreeToChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:55 AM PT
pellenilsson
If the coupling on a train were not slack, then when a long freight train tried to start moving, the engine would be pulling the entire train at once. Curiously, an engine is not powerful enough to start an entire train moving from a stop. When there is slack in the couplings, the engine starts moving, takes up the slack between it and the next car and starts pulling the first car, then it takes out the slack between the first car and the second car and starts pulling the first and second cars. This process continues until the entire train has started moving.
When a train stops, they want to stop so that there is slack between the cars. If the engineer inadvertently stops the train with it "stretched out", then he (or, rarely, she) must back up before starting out.
I don't know about you, but I was fascinated to learn this.
64. FreeToChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:58 AM PT
elliot803
I had a Caesar salad for lunch. No chicken, but had there been some, it would have been a nice addition. However, Bubbaette's suggestion sounds even better.
65. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 11:59 AM PT
FTC:
This was fascinating and strikes me as one of those facts which is so obvious AFTER it is brought to ones attention. Thanks!
66. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:03 PM PT
FTC:
Of course, I meant the train remarks, not your luncheon suggestion to Elliot.
67. cllrdr - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:04 PM PT
If you can make a Chicken Caesar at home it's almost always better than what you can get out.
I don't eat out munch, but the last time I had a Chicken Caesar it was at . . . .good grief, I can't remember!
68. FreeToChoose - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:07 PM PT
judithathome
Exactly my thoughts!!
69. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:08 PM PT
Rask
If you're getting a type mismatch, it means that you're trying to put one type of data into a field that is set for another type. If all your users are putting into those fields are numbers designed for calculation, the field properties within the tables ought to be set either to integer or double.
And the Iif is the same as If except that Access recognizes the former and not the latter.
70. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:10 PM PT
If you're ever in Fort Worth, the best chicken Ceasar is at Prima, an Italian place we like. They grill the chicken with seasonings and it is so flavorful and moist...the chef has a way with birds.
At another restaurant we like, Salernos, I get a Calamari Ceasar; sounds weird, tastes fantastic.
71. ChristinO - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:15 PM PT
I really like the Chicken Caesar at Maria's Cucina on Pico----right across from the Westside Pavillion. They also have excellent bread which they are constantly baking. The garlic basil rolls are divine. They took my favorite dish off the menu, but they still have all the ingredients so I order it anyway----it's a gorgonzola, proscuttio with pine nuts and arrugula (no I can't spell any of it)served over ziti pasta.
It's still cheaper to eat at home, however, so I suppose I'll keep making my own for the most part.
72. pellenilsson - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:16 PM PT
FTC
Ach so! I have always known that there is slack but in my ignorance I thought it was for convenience when coupling the cars. Your explanation makes perfect sense and I agree with Judith.
73. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:16 PM PT
Diva: The field properties in both fields I want to compare are set to long integer. I was told that the type mismatch occurred because the bound field in the combo box was the primary key, not the weight.
I think I will do a bit of restructuring to recreate the combo box and add the tare weight field directly to the Input table. It creates a bit of duplication, but I am getting excessively frustrated over the only thing stopping me from putting this database to bed.
74. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:21 PM PT
ChristinO:
The way you know a great restaurant from a merely good one is if they will make a dish for you upon request that isn't on the menu.
75. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:26 PM PT
Rask
I'm sorry, I wish I could have been more help. It's so frustrating when there's one last thing on a project that *will not* resolve itself, no matter what you do.
Yuck.
76. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:27 PM PT
"-it's a gorgonzola, proscuttio with pine nuts and arrugula (no I can't spell any of it)served over ziti pasta."
You did pretty well.....proscuitto, arugala, and ziti. (Saying ziti pasta is like saying beef meat.)
77. uzmakk - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:42 PM PT
How many productions of Randy Newman's Faust have been mounted in the United States?
78. JJBiener - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:44 PM PT
Uzmakk - I only know of one. I believe that was in San Francisco.
BTW, have you talked to our mutual acquaintance lately? I haven't heard from him since I left Kansas.
79. uzmakk - Aug. 5, 1999 - 12:55 PM PT
Biener:
Had an afternoon and a dinner with him at the folks house last Sunday. I asked about you, and he also said that he had not spoken to you since you left Kansas City. Hey, thanks for the Faust answer.
80. JJBiener - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:02 PM PT
Uzmakk - I have the Faust album. I was a little let down by it. I have always been a Randy Newman fan, but I didn't think this was really his best work.
Next time you speak to LF, tell him I said hello. When I get a chance, I will dig out his email address and drop him a line.
81. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:10 PM PT
PsychProf posted a link in the Corner about a pet python attacking its owners child and nearly killing him. Why would a person want a python as a pet?
82. JJBiener - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:12 PM PT
Judith - Feelings of sexual inadequacies?
83. uzmakk - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:13 PM PT
Biener:
I have a friend who is a Newman fan and he left Faust with me. I have been listening to it in the shop and quite like it. I mean you really do have to give these things a chance.
84. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:14 PM PT
Judith, they like hugs?
85. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:16 PM PT
Rask:
Yeah, that must be it. It's probably not the frisbie games.
86. theDiva - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:17 PM PT
Judith
Because they're frickin' morons?
87. judithathome - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:22 PM PT
diva:
I'll buy that.
I've heard of parents with small children owning wild animals like coyotes, leopards, wolves....usually they turn up on the news weeping and bemoaning the fact "but he was TAME!" When this happens, the parents should be thrown in the "tame" animals cage for about 3 weeks.
88. JJBiener - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:24 PM PT
Uzmakk - I got Faust the same time I got a bunch of other CDs. I may not have given it enough time to grow on me. I think I'll put it in my commuter rotation and give it another spin.
89. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:24 PM PT
Strikes me as an example of a "power pet" actually. I remember when these were in, back in the eighties. Guys in my dorm had piranhas, that the fed with live goldfish.
And I almost moved into an apartment where the current occupants owned a python. I kept looking at their empty birdcage and picturing some tragic tale.
90. uzmakk - Aug. 5, 1999 - 1:32 PM PT
Good idea, Biener. TTFN.
91. stostosto - Aug. 5, 1999 - 2:19 PM PT
Rask Message #40
"You *did* have a backup of a file this large and important, yes?"
This surely must rate in the top-10 of any "Questions Most Likely To Earn You A Punch In The Nose"-list.
92. stostosto - Aug. 5, 1999 - 2:19 PM PT
Rask Message #40
"You *did* have a backup of a file this large and important, yes?"
This surely must rate in the top-10 of any "Questions Most Likely To Earn You A Punch In The Nose"-list.
93. Raskolnikov - Aug. 5, 1999 - 2:24 PM PT
sto^3: Thank God for the Internet.
94. ProfEmeritus - Aug. 5, 1999 - 4:51 PM PT
Is it prudent to prepare in advance for Y2K? What kind of emergency supplies should one have hand? How much cash should be hidden around the house or in the back yard?
What kind of emergencies, if any, do you computer experts expect?
95. stostosto - Aug. 5, 1999 - 4:57 PM PT
How about a question thread? If you have an answer but don't know the question, simply post the answer here. One of the Fray experts is sure to have the question!
I have one: Golf.
96. CalGal - Aug. 5, 1999 - 5:01 PM PT
Prof,
Keep copies of all your bank statements. I personally doubt anything will go wrong with financial records, since mainframe companies have been working on this for years and it's the first thing they'd make sure will work. Still, it's always a good idea to be extra safe.
Given the government's lamentable lateness in Y2K preparation, I wouldn't count on any government financial systems working. If you get social security, plan on it not coming through for a while, just to be safe. (again, unlikely, but it's best to plan.)
I wouldn't go anywhere near a plane for the night of or three or four days after. I also would do my damnedest to avoid hospital care.
Those are the only things I'm planning on doing, unless I read of something. In general, figure that whatever goes wrong will probably be something that no one thought of.
97. ProfEmeritus - Aug. 5, 1999 - 5:05 PM PT
Sto3
What is the least effective sport in terms of health benefits such as cardiac welfare and weight control?
98. CalGal - Aug. 5, 1999 - 5:09 PM PT
No, no. That's DARTS.
99. ProfEmeritus - Aug. 5, 1999 - 5:09 PM PT
CalGal
I agree with all of your suggestions. At my age, I am hoping to avoid medical emergencies. No cash or supplies or alternative heating sources?
100. IrvingSnodgrass - Aug. 5, 1999 - 5:10 PM PT
ProfE:
Your question to Sto's answer is the exact opposite of what my wife's doctor told her. He said that the average of 7 km walked during a round of golf is excellent for cardiac welfare, and encouraged her to play often.
I would agree with your assessment with regard to people who ride in those silly carts when playing golf.
Sto:
The correct question is:
"What is the most exquisite sport devised by man?"