In a message dated 4/16/2009 9:27:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Your credit card transactions at USA McDonald's are verified over the internet. If you shut it down, there would be a roar from consumers and businesses across the country. Think about no more plastic for purchases... Nonsense! Regards, Bob S.
============= Yeah, I originally said the drafters of the bill are clueless. The Internet is so woven in and out of things now, that taking a large part of it down for an emergency would be like taking down several major US power grids. Although I did not know the above, in particular. Thanks. Marnie aka Doe --------------------------------------------- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein **************Great deals on Dell’s most popular laptops – Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029082x1201385915/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213969145%3B35701480%3Bh) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
