Ask MetaFilter posts by battlecj

OS2 Print Drivers

battlecj — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:21:12 -0800

I'm looking for an original copy of the IBM OS2 Warp Version 3 program on 3.5 inch disks for a reinstall of the print drivers (omni.drv- HP Deskjet 500) They were placed on disk 2 to 4. The original program contained 21 floppy disks. Any assistance or ideas would be appreciated? At my work (neurologists' office), we can no longer print any results from evoked potentials testing. It appears support for this OS2 that we need ceased on 12/31/2006 and we're having trouble finding these drivers. We can only load the drivers from floppy disks. We looking for the IBM OS2 Warp Version 3 program on 3.5 inch disks for a reinstall of the print drivers
(omni.drv- HP Deskjet 500) They were placed on disk 2 to 4. The original program contained 21 floppy disks.

Does anyone know where we can obtain these? Thanks in advance.

How do I dispute two dubious parking tickets?

battlecj — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:05:06 -0800

Help me prove I am innocent of a parking infraction. More inside After receiving no parking tickets in Washington, D.C. for over two years, my wife and I have recently received two parking tickets in the past week. We'd like to contest the tickets by mail if we can, particularly the first one we feel we were definitely hosed on.

Parking ticket #1 - was received for "making the roadway less than 10 feet across." We've taken pictures of the street with our car parked there and a tape measure to attempt to indicate that our car (only 72 inches wide according to Toyota specs, which we will mention) leaves about 15 feet of open space on this road. Unfortunately, the graduations on the tape measure are difficult to see in the photo when we include the entire street with car parked to illustrate our point. I have searched for something to show that the street is at least 20 feet wide (and it might possibly be larger) through the DC government website to no avail. Does anyone know where I could locate this information to prove that the ticket issued is incorrect?

Parking ticket #2 - I suspect that I am going to have to eat this one, but I received a parking ticket at 6:29 pm in a "no parking 4pm to 6:30pm" zone. My Sprint PCS phone indicated that it was 6:31 when I left the car. If I can't reasonably trust that to be accurate, do I have any argument to dispute this ticket other than my watch doesn't match up with your watch?

Thank you for any advice you can provide with previous parking ticket disputes. We can't get abandoned cars ticketed or towed in DC with any success, yet we seem to receive all sorts of dubious and inaccurate tickets.

Sam Adams Utopia Clone

battlecj — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:59:45 -0800

Homebrew Filter: I am looking to homebrew a Samuel Adams Utopia clone, but I am having difficulty finding a clone recipe. Do any metafilterites have experience of ideas about how to do this? I believe i know how to make a beer this high gravity, but I cannot determine the proper type and amount of hops used and I'm wondering about other flavor profiles that I can include in my homebrew. Should I use oak chips to approximate the barrel aging? I know there are several questions here, and any help would be appreciated since there does not seem to be a lot of guidance on a beer of this type at several of the homebrew sites that I visit. I'm brewing 5 gallon batches and I'm looking to use malt extract with steeping grains. Thanks!

Cleaning Antique Table

battlecj — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:47:23 -0800

hey, i've been searching metafilter but can't find exactly what i'm looking for in the archives...specifically the best way to clean and polish our antique wood kitchen/dining room table. should we use a wax polish? any truth behind the technique of using a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice? right now the table looks dull and i want it to gleam! thanks!

What are your Activity Suggestions for the day of a wedding?

battlecj — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 10:55:41 -0800

I'm getting married in October and having a 6 p.m. wedding and i am trying to think of activites for the groomsmen during the day leading up to the wedding. What could we do that day that would be fun, lighthearted, and entertaining for the groomsmen and other men involved in the wedding? We don't play golf and can't do anything that requires to much time. I was going to get some BBQ for everyone from a great local jointfor lunch, but i am at a loss for other activites. One friend of mine hired a masseur for the groomsmen on the day of his wedding which was nice, but i don't want to copy that idea, since he's one of the groomsmen. We'll be at my house before we get dressed for the wedding.