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   Message 237 of 679   
   here_and_there to peejster01@insightbb.com   
   Re: Recycle Bin Backwards   
   14 Dec 03 14:57:21   
   
   From: home@away.com   
      
   On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 05:12:07 GMT, "Jim Lee Jr."   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 12/13/03 9:30 PM, in article   
   >rPQCb.122845$Ek.113256@twister.austin.rr.com, "dcdon"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Hi there,   
   >>   
   >> It's been a long time since I have dealt with w95. A little old lady at the   
   >> church asked me   
   >> why her Recycle Bin was backwards. I pictured it being a mirror image, but   
   >> that's what I get   
   >> for thinking. She meant, why was it showing full, when it was in fact empty,   
   >> and vice-versa.   
   >> Well, needless to say, I didn't have a good explanation. She actually   
   brought   
   >> the box to   
   >> church, got someone to load it in the car, and I brought it in the church,   
   and   
   >> that's when I   
   >> discovered it was as I explained.   
   >>   
   >> My question is how do I get it corrected? I looked briefly in the help files   
   >> (knowing it   
   >> wouldn't be there), and I did a couple of Google searches and "no joy". I   
   very   
   >> much would   
   >> appreciate someone taking the time to explain, where I can get her calmed   
   >> down.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks in advance,   
   >> Don   
   >   
   >Funny, the trash can always has appeared normal on my Macintosh desktop. :D   
   But that is probably because you are not normal.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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