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In my case anyway. </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3484796401"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T23:06:20-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3484787991"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> No, Sears, that's very kind of you. If you leave a major step out of the AC install directions, that just turns it into an adventure! </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3484787991"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T23:05:51-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3483777315"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> it is too hot to be installing an air conditioner. I need an air conditioner </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3483777315"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T22:06:26-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3483168280"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> Dodging hordes of suburban youth ahhhhh </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3483168280"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T21:30:15-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3482854809"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> This pet store only sells pine bedding. Time for a sternly worded letter. </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3482854809"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T21:11:13-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3482694430"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> I'm actually sort of impressed at the site to store pickup system at sears. </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3482694430"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T21:01:18-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3482026697"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> Apple, Google, And AT&T; Respond To FCC's Questions About Google Voice [Investigations] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/roS4h" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/roS4h</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist/statuses/3482026697"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T20:19:06-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3480963949"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> Why didn't anyone tell me there were MONKEYS RIDING DOGS at the state fair?! I would have made the trip out last year. <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://ping.fm/9nQ5H" rel="nofollow">http://ping.fm/9nQ5H</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3480963949"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T19:12:13-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3480594484"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> Independent Dairy Farmers Fight Big Milk's Cartels [No Use Crying] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/zzavm" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/zzavm</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist/statuses/3480594484"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T18:48:54-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3479976488"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> ow ow ow ow full body itching ow ow ow ow why can't I use commercially available soaps ow ow ow ow ow </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3479976488"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T18:09:58-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3478698611"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/343906794/robosgroup_normal.JPG" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">lnorthrup</a></strong> RT @<a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twitter.com/consumerist">consumerist</a> Boa Constrictor Discovered Lounging On Top Of ATM [Atm Sssskimmerssss] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/NFRoQ" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/NFRoQ</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup/statuses/3478698611"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T16:51:26-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/lnorthrup">Laura Northrup</a>, Assistant Editor, <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/blog/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3478682908"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> Boa Constrictor Discovered Lounging On Top Of ATM [Atm Sssskimmerssss] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/NFRoQ" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/NFRoQ</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist/statuses/3478682908"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T16:50:27-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3475604509"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> Burgerville Chain Adds Calorie Counts To Receipts [Nutrition] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/W8rnj" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/W8rnj</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist/statuses/3475604509"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T13:51:35-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3475602882"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> A Brief History of Ads Targeting African Americans [Target Marketing] <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://bit.ly/jb1rI" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/jb1rI</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist/statuses/3475602882"><span class="timeago" title="2009-08-22T13:51:29-0400"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">Consumerist</a> (Rank #13) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="3475600222"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090823062733im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/51576190/apple-touch-icon_2_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20090823062733/http://twittorati.com/consumerist">consumerist</a></strong> British Theme Park Attempts To Ban B.O. 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