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<DIV>My sentiments exactly, about no scales in stores; even REI has to go looking for one, because I insist. The Dallas store had on on it's own pedistal, but it disappeared after a couple of years. Now if I go into a outdoor store, need a scale, and they don't have one, I ask to see the manager and raise hell with him/her; I also make sure they know that manufacturers lie about weight.</DIV>
<DIV>Rail Riders never answered my email about the weight of their Oasis shirt, that weighs 50% more than they state. No disrespect, but I don't think buttons could account for that.</DIV>
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<DIV>Gone hiking,</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob "Trekker"<BR>Big Bend Desert Denizen<BR>Naturalized Citizen - Republic of Texas<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>