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smirkymonkey

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20. This friend also moved their from California and she actually likes it there.

Reply to Merlot (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:32 PM

Jan 2020

Her husband is kind of an odd duck. He kind of scares me and it wouldn't surprise me if he had an arsenal as well. That is another reason I don't want to go.

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I visited a friend who moved to Texas from California Merlot Jan 2020 #10

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