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Sunny said:
So, rpg, are you suggesting that the medical and pharmaceutical professions are deliberately keeping cancer going because it's a money maker for them?
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It makes me wonder. Just think about all the billions of $$ big-pharma would loose if it were cured with [say] one injection.....even a series of injections . It has made too many millionaires along the way. How many people @ the blue collar level does it support? Remember, it's not just doctors...even construction workers [they build the treatment centers] etc. Even the man/woman that make the pill bottle / IV bag.......It is just too far reaching.

On a broader scope............If "they" cured the big three. Cancer, heart disease , arthritis, two-thirds of the medical business, would be out of business. And make no mistake about it, it is a business. And the business aspect of it has surpassed the medical treatment of it, in terms of importance ...........jmo
 

Camper6 said:
I don't agree cable t.v. will be gone. It depends on what will replace it.

There are plenty of areas where over the air reception is not available. Apartments will still have cable t.v. It's convenient.
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i can easily see it happening. 5G is being introduced this year in major cities, and it's not just for phone reception. Once it becomes mainstream in most areas, then I think it will be the final nail in the coffin for cable. Some cable companies are already getting ready for the transition while others such as Cox are just sitting on their thumbs.
 
rgp said:
I'm curious, are you just joking? Or are you serious? If so why do you suspect that might happen?
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I'm serious.

I have a cousin that is a long haul trucker and he uses disposables to cut down on laundry.

We have become a country of convenience junkies and germaphobes, I think that eliminating the need to handle, store and wash soiled underwear will be a logical next step.

Even if people don't use them every day it would be logical to me that people on vacation, the military, kids at summer camp, business travelers, etc... would find them more convenient.

I think the only thing that needs to be accomplished is removing the stigma associated with disposables as it relates to bladder/bowel control and marketing the convenience angle.

We'll see.
 
CeeCee said:
Maybe more than 10 years but landline phones will be a thing of the past...
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I doubt it. They are much more convenient int the home having the earphone and the speaker connected together in one handset.

They are not tiny. That's the advantage they have over the tiny cell phones you have to hold to your ear .

I only have a cell phone now but if there was two of us I would have the handset again.
 
Nihil said:
I didn't say cable will be gone. People will select the information they need on the internet, instead of having random commercial information spoon fed to them.
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Well no. You have to buy a cable package of whatever they are offering.

The information off the internet is a separate option. I get it on my computer or my tablet or my cell phone but I still watch t.v. on the big screen.
 
Camper6 said:
I doubt it. They are much more convenient int the home having the earphone and the speaker connected together in one handset.

They are not tiny. That's the advantage they have over the tiny cell phones you have to hold to your ear .

I only have a cell phone now but if there was two of us I would have the handset again.
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Aunt Bea said:
I'm serious.

I have a cousin that is a long haul trucker and he uses disposables to cut down on laundry.

We have become a country of convenience junkies and germaphobes, I think that eliminating the need to handle, store and wash soiled underwear will be a logical next step.

Even if people don't use them every day it would be logical to me that people on vacation, the military, kids at summer camp, business travelers, etc... would find them more convenient.

I think the only thing that needs to be accomplished is removing the stigma associated with disposables as it relates to bladder/bowel control and marketing the convenience angle.

We'll see.
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Well you bring up some interesting examples, as you say we'll see.
 
I reckon the Italic-nibbed INK pen,as opposed to the ubiquitous 'Ballpoint',will be a mere memory/collectors piece.
My reason,is that I went into the local p/o just yesterday,where I got my pen out to write out a label...and Joan,the postmistress,asked me if I'd ''like to borrow a 'proper' pen''...

...and Joan isn't the on'y person to voice that sentiment-when I had the two front tyres replaced just before Xmas,Matt asked me if I wanted a 'proper' pen,as I sat doing a crossword.
 
Lord Elpus said:
I reckon the Italic-nibbed INK pen,as opposed to the ubiquitous 'Ballpoint',will be a mere memory/collectors piece.
My reason,is that I went into the local p/o just yesterday,where I got my pen out to write out a label...and Joan,the postmistress,asked me if I'd ''like to borrow a 'proper' pen''...

...and Joan isn't the on'y person to voice that sentiment-when I had the two front tyres replaced just before Xmas,Matt asked me if I wanted a 'proper' pen,as I sat doing a crossword.
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They've been a novelty in the US all my life.
 
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