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"Ang and Bruce" > wrote in message
t...
> says...
>> There are some of us who depend on Google for reading newsgroups. When
>> someone posts that they can find an item at "Sammy's", or whatever, we
>> need to know what city/area that is in.
>> For example, :
>> " know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here, but
>> Bloomingfoods and Sahara Mart are at most likely possibilities for
>> hunting down some of the fancier chocolates. I know Sahara Mart has
>> bars of Lindt...."
>> I don't mean to pick on this particular poster, but the problem
>> occurs so often.
>> ..."Boswick's has a sale on citrus this week" (where's that?)
>> ..."Trader Joe's here now carries frozen elderberries ." (where
>> ..."Our neighborhood Starbucks is dirty".(we'd like to know which
>> one).
>> And on a cozier note, when someone posts, for instance, "We're snowed
>> in", or, "the hurricane is expected to get here tonight", we'd like to
>> know where. It's friendlier to know where--we might have relatives in
>> that area, or we might just be concerned about you.
>> Also, Google does not carry your e-mail address on your posts. So if
>> you need a private reply (some of you ask for that), you'll have to
>> include your address in the body of your post.
>
> Yeah mate!!!!!!!!
> And adding the bloody COUNTRY would help too!
> <nodding lots>
I'd say it's safe to assume it's the U.S. unless stated otherwise 
-T
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