{"id":67659,"date":"2025-01-31T02:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=67659"},"modified":"2025-12-09T02:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:03:20","slug":"jan-31-25-a-little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=67659","title":{"rendered":"JAN 31, 25.. eGIFT CARDS.. CPAP.. SCOTCH TAPE.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday January the 30th 2025<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

eGIFT CARDS<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Just in case you didn’t see, or read, yesterdays Post about electronic eGift Cards and QR Codes (if you dare to do so) you can click onto the below link..<\/p>\n

https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=67611<\/a><\/p>\n

I am here to shout.. All of the angst, the agony, the frustration (at least as of now as I sit here at my laptop keyboard) is now 100% finished and resolved.<\/p>\n

I went into my local Subway shop this Thursday evening and Bingo, without a hitch, I got, and paid for, (with one of my Costco eGift cards) a foot long and some cookies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More Subway Cookies<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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No! I am not “sold” on these eGift cards and I don’t plan to ever order any more UNLESS<\/span> the offer is so financially beneficial that I can’t afford not to get one (or more).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

One last thing before I end this discussion.<\/p>\n

I paid Costco $179.97 for the 15 eGift Cards. The purchasing value of the 15 cards was $225. So each of the 15 eGift cards saved me $3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And they can be used exactly like cash allowing me to also use Subway discount coupons.<\/p>\n

The end ..\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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MEDICAL.. SLEEP APNEA..<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Note at the very bottom the Total Usage of 7,000 hours<\/p>\n

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During the immediate past several years, I have averaged 10 hours of sleep each night. Since May of 2007 I have missed very few nights.<\/p>\n

One interesting “side benefits”<\/em><\/span> is the air that I breathe passes through two very fine filters. Every time (twice a month) I change filters I can’t help but notice the once white filters are now quite dark in color.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Scotch Tape?<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Who hasn’t heard of and used it?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Scotch Tape Day is celebrated each year on January 31. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A problem arose when cars needed to be painted in two tones and sections needed to be taped off to do so. That\u2019s how Richard Drew<\/em><\/span> ended up creating scotch tape. Today, this versatile invention is used to stick anything and everything.<\/p>\n

In the early 1920s, Richard Drew worked at the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company<\/em><\/span>, which made sandpaper at the time. When he used to deliver sandpaper samples to auto body shops, he observed the inconvenience that car painters experienced when they had to paint two-tone color cars. At that time, surgical adhesive tapes or library glues were used to hold newspapers on cars when painting. However, when the newspapers were removed, residue remained and would rip the paint off when peeled off.<\/p>\n

This inspired Drew to come up with a long-term and efficient solution. He went on to invent masking tape made out of cr\u00eape paper, cabinetmaker\u2019s glue, and glycerin. It adhered well to cars and came off easily without taking paint away. It was later marketed as Scotch Masking Tape.<\/p>\n

Around the 1950s, the company introduced their mascot, \u201cScotty McTape\u201d, who was declared a member of the Clan Wallace \u2014 the clan that William Wallace was from. The mascot started wearing red tartan and Wallace Hunting green plaid. However, he was jettisoned in the early 1970s. Nevertheless, to date, one can still find the green plaid on Scotch labels. Over the years, several manufacturers have started making transparent adhesive tape, however, many people still tend to call it Scotch Tape.<\/p>\n

The invention of Scotch Tape, which can now be found in almost every home, resulted in Richard Drew<\/em><\/span> being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

You can make small balls from Scotch Tape, cover them in fairy lights, and hang these around your house. It will provide a cozy atmosphere. You can even make Christmas tree ornaments.<\/p>\n

During World War 2, the military wanted all Scotch Tape and, hence, sales were prohibited to civilians.<\/p>\n

Scotch tape can be used for a wide variety of things. You can use it to repair things, mend books, apply nail paint, seal cracked eggs, seal cracked ceiling plaster, and so much more.<\/p>\n

Thank You<\/em><\/span> NATIONAL<\/span> TODAY \/ NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR Holiday<\/span>.. The sources of most, but not 100%, of the information on our various \u201cDays\u201d such as this “Holiday”.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hello and Welcome Tomorrow to February!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cap and Patti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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