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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:30 PM Original message |
One positive thing about this crappy economy |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've lost weight from not eating like I used to. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Congratulations! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Hahahaha! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. And you've learned how to share! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I now wear two pairs of socks at the same time. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Sounds like you've also started a new fashion trend! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Between you, me, and pansypoo53219 there are some great ideas for |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I bet we could sell a million copies |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. A vicious circle of poverty |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Good idea! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Then toss them so we could use them to fill the holes in our shoes |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I bet they'd make us buy them back first |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. And pay $14.99 for shipping |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Score one for you! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:23 AM Response to Reply #46 |
57. New trend |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. We can call it "Homeless chic" |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. And penniless entrepreneurs |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I'm practically penniless as it is. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. We need supermarket carriages to collect cans |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. We should take them from the Walmart parking lot. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Don't they have things on them that make them impossible to leave the parking lot? |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Yours might |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Sounds like a gold mine |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. I'd tell them to come to my town |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. Well, homeless people are supposed to be homeless, aren't they? |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. True |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. Homelessness in Sarasota Fl is the pits |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. The good thing is that the temp is a bit nicer in the winter. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:28 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. At least in Sarasota there is a large shelter and you can walk around |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Our shelter closed down recently because of a lack of funding. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. Makes you want to start a darning business and hire them all |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Except the a-holes in this town |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Hey, no one gives a rats ass that radiation is being spewed into the water and air! |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. foo, i gave up on shoes AND socks several years ago. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I read on one site where someone |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Great idea! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. I did check out a book from the library recently |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
58. Too bad Goodwill & Salvation Army charges the same prices for things as WalMart |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
69. I think it depends on where you live. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. Jeans varie $5 to $7 here |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. I really like those prices! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Yeah, it's the management. They're almost like franchises |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. That's quite a bit of money |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Goowill makes millions on free stuff |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I usually use Salvation Army |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:55 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. I agree. Despite the religious part, salvation army's thrift store prices have always been |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. I've always liked the SA. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Goowill around here is called Morgan Memorial |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. Glad I use the SA and the DAV! nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. +100 |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. kr -- and .... |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Baking soda, vinegar, |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. The ONLY thing I ever learned from Mylie Cyrus - she was a |
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Tallulah (127 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm a better cook |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Congratulations! |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. We started a garden an have picked a ton of wild black berries. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I'd love to find some blackberries. |
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chalky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm reading a lot more for entertainment these days. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Reading=increase in brain power. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. With both of us unemployed, my husband and I are enjoying daytime sex. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I've forgotten what sex is. |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
83. Me and my wife too |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Eating up whatever is left over, buying MUCH more cautiously |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Free entertainment |
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grilled onions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thinking Positive For Every Negative |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Now you're seeing things my way! |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. You are in a good position to start a new business in future when |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Even more positives! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. My last period of real poverty came when everybody else |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I've mended before |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. We Shall Overdye |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Now we even have an anthem! |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. for some reason this is reminding me of a scene from Fiddler on the Roof |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
27. yeah, being poor is so awesome |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. And if I can't afford to see a doctor |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. A bad economy is not acceptable |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #27 |
59. +1000! |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
28. do clothes actually wear out? |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Some mending tape/hem tape on the underside of the tear might help, |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Proof that you don't have children! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. Women's clothing is pure garbage |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. That's why I buy old clothes from thrift stores |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. well that is another thing about being a bachelor |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Well, I have to admit I don't wash stuff as often. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Hey, I live alone and I keep house by the Quentin Crisp method |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #66 |
106. That's what I do, too. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #28 |
60. It depends how old your clothes are |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. Isn't that the truth! |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
61. If you go to Joanns or Hobby Lobby |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. I love Burdastyle! |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
62. If you go to Joanns or Hobby Lobby |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
30. Gardening, and sharing produce with neighbors |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. See- |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. 1. Easier to get restaurant reservations. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. More positives! |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I seriously love the library |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 12:48 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. We are library people too. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
64. My Mom and nephew are coming to live with me |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. Money in your pocket. |
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Tennessee Gal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
65. I don't put near as many miles on my car. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #65 |
76. Do what I did: |
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oldlib (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
67. That is exactly |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. People think this is horrible |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
68. I've learned to do some minor car repairs |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. Not bad |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
84. Well you know you can use iron on patches also. Works pretty good. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. Not for the wear and tear I put them through. |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
97. K&R I fix EVERYTHING I own if possible these days whether it be car, cell, computer, clothing, etc |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Bravo for you! |
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