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From: Radey Shouman <shouman@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: New Years Eve
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:50:23 -0500
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Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com> writes:

> On 1/1/2025 6:36 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
>> Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> writes:
>> 
>>> WEll it is that day and being a jazz guitarist no gig for me. That is
>>> great worst night in the world to play. Had to ride inside today on
>>> the trainer too windy, wet, and cold. I should probably clean up the
>>> Habby Disc bike but if the truth be known probably will ride the same
>>> and not be a lot better off.
>>>
>>> The next though is what to have for dinner. I had a New York Strip
>>> yesterday so no steak today. I am thinking of possible a doctored up
>>> Jack's Pizza. I would assume no one has had one of these frozen pizzas
>>> but I like them. ON sale sometimes 3 for 10$. I can knock a full one
>>> out just right.
>>>
>>> My next project is I have a $25 visa gift card to burn but you cannot
>>> really use them online that I can see. They are really a PIA better
>>> just to gift money.
>> I have used a Visa gift card for online payments, it worked fine.
>> They
>> may not all be the same, this one did have my name on it.
>> 
>>> It looks like no problem tomorrow will not be riding outside.
>> 
>
> I received a $25 Visa gift card for my birthday that doesn't seem to
> work. It's registered, and the website says there's $25 available, but
> I've tried it both on-line and at point-of-sale a few times and it
> never goes through.

I checked, and the gift card I used online was actually an American
Express -- it may be that Visa just doesn't work that way.

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