5 Days versus 7 Years
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John Lukacs dramatically presents the debates that occurred in the British Cabinet during five days at the end of May, 1940. He reveals quite clearly that Winston Churchill faced great opposition from leading Conservatives  about whether to pursue the war and indeed whether to regard Hitler as the  major menace facing "Western civilization." Lord Halifax, Neville  Chamberlain's secretary of state for foreign affairs, was the leader of the  group that continued to argue for "appeasement" of Hitler, even  as the Nazi dictator had already seized much of Europe.
While Churchill  argued that Nazism represented a greater danger to the British Empire than  Soviet Communism, many leading Conservatives strongly disagreed. Lukacs  details why Churchill prevailed. He does so quite masterfully.
But the  problem with this historical book is that, to some degree, in its  presentation of five days, it is rather unhistorical. Lukacs' presentation  tends to beg the question of what all these Nazi lovers like Halifax, who  held so much power in the  1930s were doing as Hitler re-armed and began  his  policies of military expansionism. Were they simply dim-witted  appeasers trying to avoid war? Or were they active collaborators with  Hitler in an illusory effort to pull together all the forces of reaction in  Europe to destroy the Soviet Union and Communism and socialism more  generally?
Lukacs simply does not provide the background to begin to  answer these questions. Two good sources that do are: Clement Leibovitz and  Alvin Finkel, In Our Time: The Chamberlain-Hitler Collusion; and  Michael  Carley, 1939: The Alliance That Never Was.
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After 5 years, it was time to replace the pitcher. The meter was also getting dim, but you can buy replacement batteries for that. Our old picher was looking a little beat and the spout and the bottom stopped working. Not bad for 5 years of daily use.

The filters themselves have gone through an upgrade this year and are much better. They last a few days longer, and there is not as much charcoal residue, no bad lime flavor when they need changing, and less "burping" to get the bubbles out. There is also a permanent seal which is easier to deal with than the old black O-Ring on the old filers.

Old filters use to last 8 days, now they last 12 to 15. We are a family of four and use Zero water consistently for coffee and drinking water. We go through one and a half pichers a day.

If you are now using Brita and want to change to a better filter that gets the lead out and makes the water taste great, this is a move up, but you have to get use to testing the water, and buying expensive filters. Buying them in bulk packs, looking around for the best buy will really save you a lot.

Money saving note: Run water through your less expensive Brita filter first, then use that water to pour into the Zero water, and it will extend the life of the Zero water filter by 2 to 3 days.
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I replace every 5 years.  Hope it works.  If it does not I will not be able to tell you.
2639609
It doesnt have a full year of weeks/days, nor do they even match up. The online info is pretty good though.
405126
Our first one of these was a twelve bottle version, and it lasted about 3.5 years.  I'm hopeful that this one makes it at least 5 years.  For the price, I still believe it's a good product.
378455
I can get about 5 to 7 days before adding ice saves time and money
3700398
I liked the way this worked. However it only worked for 5 months. The return policy said no return after 30 days. I am not happy with that.
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I am rereading and thinking of the rest of my life so I can figure out what matters if I have 1 month ,1 year. or 5 years left to live.  I don't want my life to just happen to me.
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The book up for review is " 20,000 Days And Counting" by Robert D. Smith.

This book falls into the category of self-help,personal growth and general.

When I requested this book it was noted that it can be read in one hour. They were right. The author one day realized he had been alive 20,000 days. He ponders on what he had done in that amount of time. He decides to plan the next 20,000 days of his life to maximize his full potential.

The book is divided into three sections

Section 1:The 20,000 -Day Mind-Set. It doves into how Robert came up with the concept of 20,000 days. It is about changing the mind-set. We are not thinking of how many years we have left or have lived but instead count the days. Each day we are to live our lives like it is our last. Learn to accept your mortality, cause folks it is happening. Once we can do that, the burden of it is no longer with us.

Section 2:Beating The Clock-Motivation is a myth. It is difficult to get people going and to improve productivity, Do the opposite. Increase one's productivity and the motivation will happen. . It comes down to choices and options which boils down to yes or no. When you think of all the decisions that one makes in a day that basically sums it up. Do what you know. That alone will amaze you.

Section 3:Today Is Day One-The day to get your life into gear. This section has questions to ask yourself to see if you are ready. Are you prepared to change your life?

The sections have quotes from various people who home in on the topic you are about to read.

I generally liked this book. The fact it was a quick read was huge. I also like how it was not your typical self-help book. I was not being preached at but instead shown ways how I can improve my life and the things around it.

This book was received for free in exchange for two honest reviews.
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Ingredients are horrible for you, but in a SHTF scenario this will sustain me long enough for 2 days. I'm sure eating organic/natural will be the last of my concerns if civil unrest or a natural disaster sends everyone into a frenzy. 5 year shelf life is a huge plus as well as price.
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I purchased this product 7 years ago and it worked amazingly well.  It was located 600 feet from my house and no direcct line of sight... all trees between the transmitter and receiver.  It worked flawlessly for 7 years until the lid loosened up and ants and weather got inside.  I was happy it lasted that long so I bought this unit, again, to replace it.  I installed it in the exact same spot but this time it did not work.  Is the latest model less powerful?  Note this version has multiple batteries (unusual size) whereas the last one had a single 9V.  Anyway, I ended having to locate the probe/transmitter closer to my house and within clear line of sight to get it work.  It has decent range but it is a real bummer that the product can't do what the same model bought 7 years could do.
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Five years later and it's still going strong.
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Looks great but it only lasted 7 months. If 90 days is all you expect from it I guess that's okay and it has a 90 day guarantee. but I was expecting more than 7 months.
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Used this with a 7 year old that wasn't leaning to read in school. Approximately 10 minutes a day for a little over 100 days and he was tested at a 10th grade reading level. I'm buying another copy for a friend.
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After 7.5 months of, at most, once a week use and dishwasher cleaning, the measuring marks have worn off.
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I bought 6 gallons of Bond's One Time in the hopes that my senior citizen husband and I wouldn't have to stain the deck for 7 years. I applied it to several decks, but couldn't finish so I stopped. The paint dried, then it rained that weekend. I got back to staining the remainder of the deck about 6 weeks later. The difference between the colors was shocking. Bond's claims once dry, it will fade only 10% a year. Not true. It faded 35% within the first 6 months.

I hope that the product's durability lives up to its claim of 7 years, though when they claim it will only fade 10% a year, can I really trust them?

With limited distribution and the need to special order, you have to add shipping, making this one of the most expensive stains on the market.

In 7 years, I can tell you whether it was worth the added $$$, but given what happened with the color, I have my doubts.
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Ok but the linear fashion in which we experience time is problematic. Cuz 3 months goes by faster than one year.