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by barutanseijin
Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:14 pm
Forum: Entertainment
Topic: Name a movie that you recently enjoyed
Replies: 295
Views: 216535

Re: Name a movie that you recently enjoyed

Plein Soleil / Purple Noon (1960) The young Alain Delon makes an ideal Ripley, charismatic but cold. The sailing scenes are spectacular and leave the image of sun, sea and spray. The only flaw is the ending. This was handled better in the 1999 Minghella version, but i still prefer this adaptation of...
by barutanseijin
Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:04 pm
Forum: Entertainment
Topic: Name a movie that you recently enjoyed
Replies: 295
Views: 216535

Re: Name a movie that you recently enjoyed

Io la conoscevo bene I knew her well (1965) This one is often compared to la Dolce Vita. That's fair, but it is a little darker. The plot is that a young woman goes to the big city and suffers indignity after indignity. Stefania Sandrelli is just super; she is in such control of her features and voi...
by barutanseijin
Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online sales tax now a thing
Replies: 12
Views: 12154

Re: Online sales tax now a thing

The states need revenue, yes. Rather than a complicated to impose & regressive method such as sales.tax, they should just use some other form of taxation, like a progressive income tax.
by barutanseijin
Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Watches and Timekeepers
Topic: Here is why you shouldn't buy a Ginault watch, and more reasons why WUS is shady
Replies: 105
Views: 79836

Re: Here is why you shouldn't buy a Ginault watch, and more reasons why WUS is shady

CMSgt_Bo may be terrible with the way he moderates, randomly deletes posts and never offers an explanation, but on the surface, it looks like both he and Vail have no involvement in this other than to be used by Tsung Chi. On the surface, we have a document linking the three and some denials from V...
by barutanseijin
Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:07 am
Forum: Watches and Timekeepers
Topic: Where will you NEVER buy a watch from?
Replies: 11
Views: 10232

Re: Where will you NEVER buy a watch from?

Helgray. Never, never, never. The guy does not stand behind the product. You will be on your own in the event sometime goes wrong. All those stories about how awful he is are true.
by barutanseijin
Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:23 pm
Forum: Watches and Timekeepers
Topic: Vacation watch strategy
Replies: 21
Views: 16636

Re: Vacation watch strategy

I took 3: one was my father's Lecoultre because his memorial service was our first stop. I also took my orange Samurai because well, it's orange. The third was tough. I went with an SBDC053 fir the summery blue and because it fits my wrist well.
by barutanseijin
Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Watches and Timekeepers
Topic: Here is why you shouldn't buy a Ginault watch, and more reasons why WUS is shady
Replies: 105
Views: 79836

Re: Here is why you shouldn't buy a Ginault watch, and more reasons why WUS is shady

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f74/classic-submariner-lovers-ginault-ocean-rover-181070gsln-3860842-423.html#post49300121 https://media1.tenor.com/images/54451401d52c0dd2fe9ee5752857d53c/tenor.gif?itemid=3579864 "I've been in touch with legal counsel. There will be a cease & desist letter s...