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To: Amy J who wrote (130204)	12/31/2000 5:03:04 AM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571729

Amy... You deserve an answer... the military paid about $600 per seat. This was the result of pork from the democrats to their friends. It still exists today... ask any senior hospitalized and check their hospital charges. one (1) aspirin cost from $1.50 to $5, depending on how criminal the hospital wants to be. Medicare does not, and can not, check the payment expense vouchers from hospitals. If no one is guarding the chickens in the coup, the fox will play!

To: Amy J who wrote (130204)	1/1/2001 11:05:25 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571729

Hi Tejek, Happy New Years! RE: "The cost of toilet seats in the 80s " Now I'm curious... how much were they? Amy J, I see that R. Surckla already provided an answer. I will look for the link from which I got the info. and let you know tomorrow. I remember it was horrendous. Happy New Year, ted

To: Amy J who wrote (130204)	1/3/2001 9:38:04 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1571729

RE: "The cost of toilet seats in the 80s " Now I'm curious... how much were they? Amy J, Well, I thought $600 was pretty cheap for a military toilet....what cost $600 was not a toilet but a toilet seat. And there was an Air Force airborne coffee maker for 14K. It could add cream and sugar, make lattes and toast bagels all at the same time.....only kidding, as far as I know it could only make coffee. "They planned for a six-hundred-ship navy. They bought toilet seats at $600 each, and an Air Force airborne coffee maker for $14,000." nybooks.com@p2 ted