$50 iBook Laptops - Watch Out!

Darkbeer · 08-17-2005, 12:07 AM

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet...=1031784465530

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Chaos erupted this morning at the Richmond International Raceway as thousands of people stampeded through the gates in a rush to buy used iBook laptop computers for $50 each.

There were several minor injuries and one person was taken to a hospital with a leg injury, fire Battalion Chief Steve Wood said during a 1 p.m. news conference. In all, 17 people were treated, the majority for heat- or diabetic-related problems, he said.

Thousands of Henrico County residents and/or taxpayers stood in a half-mile-long line as dawn broke while others waited in cars parked nearby or milled about not far from the entrance to RIR. One official estimate put the crowd at 5,500. Other observers estimated more than twice that.

Next time, maybe eBay... The School district could have made a LOT more money, and NO riot!

figment1986 · 08-17-2005, 12:57 AM

how do they afford laptops for these kids... (I hear they get a lap top in middle school in Richmond VA now..)

Ebay would have been better...

testtrack321 · 08-17-2005, 12:41 PM

Yes, I'm from that school district and lived there for 9 years.

No, they arn't smart, they dumped all the Macs to get Dells because the new superintendent was in bed with Dell. This poor planning and little controll is a halmark for Henrico County.

fastpassmountain · 08-17-2005, 12:53 PM

No event of this magnitude would be complete without a commerative T-Shirt:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HENRICO-COUNTY-5...QQcmdZViewItem

AF'nJ · 08-17-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastpassmountain

No event of this magnitude would be complete without a commerative T-Shirt:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HENRICO-COUNTY-5...QQcmdZViewItem

LOL thats great!!!

08-17-2005, 12:57 AM	#2
figment1986 Banned User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 8,948	Re: $50 iBook Laptops - Watch Out! how do they afford laptops for these kids... (I hear they get a lap top in middle school in Richmond VA now..) Ebay would have been better...

08-17-2005, 12:41 PM	#3
testtrack321 Not Too Distant Future Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA (Home) Posts: 835	Re: $50 iBook Laptops - Watch Out! Yes, I'm from that school district and lived there for 9 years. No, they arn't smart, they dumped all the Macs to get Dells because the new superintendent was in bed with Dell. This poor planning and little controll is a halmark for Henrico County. __________________ Spoiler Those who know don't talk, and those that don't know talk.

08-17-2005, 12:53 PM	#4
fastpassmountain ... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ventura County, CA Posts: 1,037	Re: $50 iBook Laptops - Watch Out! No event of this magnitude would be complete without a commerative T-Shirt: http://cgi.ebay.com/HENRICO-COUNTY-5...QQcmdZViewItem

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