Epinions Recent Reviews for salamisalami

Get fat by sitting around instead of mowing

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:15:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I first saw the robotic mower on some TV documentary about the future of robotic appliances. I thought it was so cool, and I'm not even into gadgets. (honest!) Although I thought it was just a prototype not available to the public, I nonetheless went...

you can have mine!

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:07:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I live in a nice neighborhood with well-manicured lawns and nice houses. I was quite embarrassed with my lawn because the grass was growing sideways along the sidewalk and driveway, probably a good 4-inch protrusion. I made the mistake of buying one of...

Excellent skimming with little maintenance

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 07:06:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - For those of you who don't know, skimmers are known as foam fractionators. They work by creating thousands of small bubbles which remove dissolved proteins from the water before they decompose into nitrates. Skimmers work ONLY with saltwater. A good...

Very misleading company with a bad reputation

Tue, 16 Oct 2001 02:48:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - Too bad Epinions doesn't allow zero stars because this company deserves it.

I still remember when I signed up for my Providian Visa. I got an unsolicited promotion from them in the mail. What caught my eye wasn't the no-annual fee or the...

If you have dirty lines, get this

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 09:37:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - In the past I used other brands like Zoom, Supra, Prometheus, etc., but when I used my first USRobotics 14.4, I was sold on USR as a brand. (In case you don't know, USR was bought by 3Com.) When it came time to buy my 56k, I looked no further than...

No-frills, some thrills, but better than E-trash

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 05:59:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I've been with TD Waterhouse (TDW) since 1995, when I got fed up with E-Trash. Back then Waterhouse didn't have internet trading; you had to trade by phone or you could dial in with special software which I never did.

I generally like TD...

Nice place to learn; not so crowded

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 05:18:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - Compared to the 'popular' places like Squaw, the lift lines at Boreal are quite short. I've been to Boreal 4 times and at worst, I had to wait about 5 minutes for a lift. Then again, I don't go during peak vacation days like Christmas week. There are...

Speed + bad support = good price

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 04:56:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I've had my DSL line for 1.5 years now and it has gotten steadily better (until some recent problems I encountered -- more on that at the end).

I tell ya, those of you who are signing up now won't have to go through the pure hell that us...

GE Gas Cooktops: Gas beats electric any day

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 04:23:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I never used gas burners until I moved into my current house. Gas is the way to go for you wannabe chefs out there, as I found out.

My unit doesn't look exactly like the one pictured, but it's close. Mine is a 30" model with the controls...

great value for what you get

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 03:44:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I don't think you can get another mower with all the features of this one for the same price. When I moved into my house, the grass was very high. I had a 3.5HP mower that kept stalling on the grass, so I bought this puppy. Its 6.5HP engine sliced...

not much more expensive than high-end top loaders

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 03:24:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I'll never go back to those top-loaders. This baby is very quiet (except in spin cycle), cleans well and is very gentle on clothes. It uses very little hot water, which means big savings for us Californians who pay outrageous sums of money for natural...

Clean air

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 03:18:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author salamisalami - I bought this because my kitchen smells up much of the lower floor of the house after cooking. The kitchen exhaust fan doesn't work too well, partly because my oven isn't covered by the fan. My family room adjoins with the kitchen so both rooms smell...