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   Tom Elam to -hh   
   Re: OT: to Hugh H   
   29 Nov 25 16:41:42   
   
   From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/29/2025 4:20 PM, -hh wrote:   
   > On 11/28/25 17:49, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-28 13:40, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>> On 11/28/2025 3:38 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> BTW, Ubiquti is having a pretty good Black Friday sale going on   
   >>>> right now if you need anything; I'm picking up their Dream Router 7;   
   >>>> you may recall that I had been looking at it (well, the prior   
   >>>> version) back during CoVid, but it was constantly out of stock.   
   >>>> Figured I'd try it out, along with their G5 Pro 4K UHD webcam.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Hmmm, I looked up those 2 items on Amazon and they don't seem to be   
   >>> on sale there.   
   >>   
   >> Because if it's not on sale at Amazon, it can't be on sale, Asshole?   
   >>   
   >> For a guy who claims (implicitly) to be capable of doing research...   
   >>   
   >> ...you seem to be utterly clueless.   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> Took me 30 seconds to find.   
   >>   
   >> Or is it that you're more interested in trying to create a "gotcha"   
   >> moment, Asshole?   
   >   
   > Ding, ding, ding!   
   >   
   >   
   >>> But since you seem to need $120 SO badly you had to wait for Black   
   >>> Friday...   
   >>   
   >> Something you just made up, you mean, Asshole.   
   >>   
   >> Yeah, we've seen this pattern before.   
   >   
   > Pretty much, despite Tommy guessing correctly that Black Friday sale   
   > advertisements were involved.  The problem with his narrative attempt is   
   > that I wasn't the one reading the ads: they were mentioned to me.  These   
   > were a Wirecutter article for a $80 TP-Link which prompted a "do you   
   > need a new router?" question.  Similarly, a Wyze BF email for a <$20   
   > security cam was: "need more cameras?" question.  Even though   
   > everything's been okay, I took a look for opportunity's sake.   
   >   
   >   
   >> You assume something (incorrectly) and then treat your own assumption   
   >> as "proof" that it's correct.   
   >   
   > Well noted, for if there were money concerns like what Tommy always   
   > tries to allude, the problem with that narrative attempt is why weren't   
   > the above TP-Link & Wyze gear selected, since their cost is ~$400 less   
   > than the UI stuff?   
   >   
   > BTW, card inbound ..   
   >   
   >   
   > -hh   
      
   Hugh, I'm pretty sure you do not have money issues. But I am sick and   
   tired of you implying I do. Tit-for-tat that was.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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