For a couple years, I've routinely used
<a href="http://www.ampad.com">Ampad</a>
<a href="http://64.29.195.134/ashop/dept.asp?pf%5Fid=42034&dept%5Fid=2041&dept%5Fname=Steno+Notebooks&source=find%2Easp&whichpage=1&pagesize=10&countfrom=1&find%5Fspec=42034">Quad Ruled Steno Books</a> 
to make notes to myself on just about everything.  This morning I realized 
I'm using the last one from my most recently acquired
package of 12... so, naturally, I tried to order some more.

They're gone.  Apparently, nobody sells a quad-ruled steno pad any more. 

I even called Ampad corporate customer service, where a very helpful woman 
poked around on her computer and confirmed that the product has been 
discontinued, and the last case in their inventory shipped out as part of an 
order to a university bookstore in early April.  There aren't any more in 
stock, and they probably won't ever print any more.

Grumble.  At least I can still buy quad-ruled 
<a href="http://64.29.195.134/ashop/dept.asp?pf%5Fid=22%2D142&dept%5Fid=2034&dept%5Fname=Engineering+Computation+Pads&source=find%2Easp&whichpage=1&pagesize=10&countfrom=1&find%5Fspec=22%2D142">
engineering pads</a>, even if they
are clumsier to carry around...

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