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• No-bakes -- LissC, 18:36:29 10/01/08 Wed
  My friend made no-bake cookies for her college age DD and her friends, who hale from Staten Island, NY, Cleveland, OH, NJ, Puerto Rico, and a few foreign friends. They raved over her No-bakes, and had never heard, seen, or eaten them before. My friend and I did not know that these were a central PA delicacy, so I wondered if any of you all around the states and world had had them before.
  
  No-Bakes are cookies that you cook in a saucepan on the stovetop, and then drop by spoonfuls on wax paper to cool. They have sugar, oatmeal, cocoa, peanutbutter, and vanilla (maybe something else, I forget) in them.
  

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  • These are a family favorite. We've been making and eating them since I was a kid. Hmmm... I might have to make some this weekend. (NT) -- RisaB, 18:57:18 10/01/08 Wed
  • I don't think they're just a central PA thing. My mom grew up in Erie, PA and we always had no bakes! Yummy!! (NT) -- LallyVic, 23:00:32 10/01/08 Wed
  • Kids would love those. Does anyone have a recipe they would be willing to share? (NT) -- Wilhelmiina (), 23:35:07 10/01/08 Wed
  • I live in Wales in the UK and I've never heard of them or seen them. They sound yummy though (NT) -- Gwen, 23:44:41 10/01/08 Wed
  • My DH make the BESTEST no-bake chocolate cookies ever! I'll post the recipe inside if anyone is interested>>>>> -- KyPam, 03:08:34 10/02/08 Thu
    • I'm from Kentucky and we even had these in elementary school in the cafeteria! (NT) -- KyPam, 03:10:45 10/02/08 Thu
      • Thank you! I printed it out straight away. (NT) -- Wil, 03:19:51 10/03/08 Fri
  • The recipe has been around for years--I have cook books from the 30s with this recipe--BUT, I've never had them or made them! lol! I'm in MA. Maybe today as I have all those ingredients! (NT) -- FloraMac, 04:03:26 10/02/08 Thu
  • I have a peanut butter one with no cocoa (I think the recipe is called 'bakeless cookies'--too lazy to get up)...and a chocolate one with coconut and no PB (we call those macaroons). I've been wanting to make the pb ones all week but we are almost out of pb and I have to make the groceries last till we leave for Nova Scotia next week--otherwise we'll run out of gas money on the way there! ;) BTW--My recipes are from Nova Scotia! :) (NT) -- Ceilidh, 05:28:31 10/02/08 Thu
  • Ohio kid here who grew up on these things. Always loved them. I'll have to get the ingredients this weekend and bake them with the DD. (NT) -- JenK, 06:11:10 10/02/08 Thu
  • Never heard of them, but the concept sounds great. Unfortunately we're a German-French family and peanut butter is not exactly appreciated where we come from. None of us like it. I think you have to grow up eating it... I only know 2 French and 3 Germans (one of which is half Dutch) who like peanut butter, everybody else is like us. Is there a recipe without peanut butter? Or is there something I could replace it with? (NT) -- Pat, 08:17:42 10/02/08 Thu
    • No peanut butter!!! My life just would not be complete without it *G* I've never put peanut butter in my no bake cookies. But my toast & pancakes would be naked without it (NT) -- Cherie, 08:57:18 10/02/08 Thu
      • To which I'll just reply: Nutella. *vbg* That's what we grow up on... (and boy do I miss it here in Senegal - it's too expensive here for us to buy it. The Senegalese have a chocolate & peanut oil based spread - but we don't like the peanut flavour...) Would you share your peanut-butter-free-no-bake-cookie-recipe, Cherie??? Please??? (NT) -- Pat, 09:20:58 10/02/08 Thu
        • I'd have to look at home but this one looks pretty much the same as the 1 I have ------>>> -- Cherie, 10:44:36 10/02/08 Thu
          • Thanks!!! (NT) -- Pat, 04:27:53 10/03/08 Fri
        • DD has recently discovered Nutella. We are going through a jar a week now! (NT) -- SaraH, 14:18:41 10/02/08 Thu
        • LOVE Nutella! Not sure how it would work in the recipe. I discovered Nutella on a college trip to Germany, and brought some home. Now some years later, it is available at our local grocery. We get it as a treat, but have to hide it, as DS eats it straight from the jar (so do I but not when people are watching!). (NT) -- LissC, 19:00:05 10/02/08 Thu
          • That stuff scares me. I just can't wrap my head around slapping a gob of chocolate on a piece of toast and feeding it to your kid (or eating it myself, and I love chocolate) I'm sure it's not as bad as I think it is. (NT) -- Cherie, 06:46:59 10/03/08 Fri
            • You've never had chocolate PB? Whole foods makes it fresh and it's fantastic on toast, even better with Fluff. (NT) -- kgp, 10:27:19 10/03/08 Fri
            • Well, I have a solution to the idea of putting it on toast. I don't bother with toast. Just eat it off the spoon! : ) (NT) -- SaraH, 08:12:43 10/04/08 Sat
          • Hmmm...got me thinking of substituting Nutella for the peanut butter. BTW, there are differences in Nutella. For the crash course, check out this youtube video on the differences between French and German Nutella....the video is in German with English subtitles...(and American Nutella more closely resembles French Nutella). CLICK HERE for Nutella. You can google Nutella recipes & come up with a million of them. Yummmm. (NT) -- Joyce Mc, 08:15:39 10/03/08 Fri
            • Thanks, that was hilarious! The speaker has a strong French accent... It's true that German Nutella is harder, but if you microwave it, it becomes as soft as the French one. And if you put the French one in the fridge, it becomes harder than the German one. I'd never noticed the difference was national, I just thought my Mum's kitchen in Germany was colder than my own kitchen in France. Thanks for enlightening me! *g* (NT) -- Pat, 18:39:31 10/03/08 Fri
    • Pat, the PB is not the primary taste in the no-bake cookies I grew up on--I'd say the main taste is chocolate! I'm at work, but later tonight I'll post my family recipe for no-bakes. It's fun to see everyone's diff. recipes! (NT) -- Cathryn_L, 11:37:38 10/02/08 Thu
  • Wow, someone else in the world who likes peanut butter on pancakes. I like it on waffles also. (NT) -- LynnB, 09:06:21 10/02/08 Thu
    • And toast, and bagels, and straight off the spoon! (NT) -- Susannah, 10:10:51 10/02/08 Thu
    • Pancakes, waffles, bread, bagels peanut butter goes with everything. It's my go to food for something to eat. (NT) -- Cherie, 10:45:56 10/02/08 Thu
    • mmmm - with maple syrup or honey. Best thing on a cold morning. (NT) -- kgp, 11:14:39 10/02/08 Thu
    • I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER...on all the things previously listed. We call spoonfuls of PB "peanut butter lollypops" The kids will often have one if dinner is taking too long. Also a mainstay for DS when he'd have his braces tightened. (NT) -- Tam, 14:39:19 10/02/08 Thu
  • As a UK alternative, I love making chocolate cornflake cakes!!! Plain chocolate, butter and golden syrup melted, then cornflakes mixed in. Put them in paper cases and leave to set! Perfect for kids - and chocoholics like me! (NT) -- Em, 11:52:24 10/02/08 Thu
    • These are called Ting-a-lings over here. We make my sister bring them on holidays. (NT) -- kgp, 12:00:45 10/02/08 Thu
    • Is golden syrup the same as Karo or corn syrup?? (NT) -- LissC, 19:00:57 10/02/08 Thu
      • I'm not familiar with corn syrup, but golden syrup is similar to treacle and it is actually made in the process of refining sugar cane juice into sugar, or by treatment of a sugar solution with acid (got that info from Wiki! *G*) It's always been pretty popular here in Australia. (NT) -- Leigh, 19:29:01 10/02/08 Thu
    • We have something similar here in Australia called "Chocolate Crackles" - they are YUMMY!. Very easy to make with copha (aka 'shortening'), icing sugar, cocoa, Rice Bubbles (rice cereal) and dessicated coconut. Inside for a pic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Leigh, 19:26:13 10/02/08 Thu
      • My mum always left the coconut out as she thought they stayed crisp for longer without it. (NT) -- astrokath, 23:00:12 10/02/08 Thu
      • Oooh we have those too, I've always called them rice krispie cakes although no coconut in ours. I love hearing what people like and dislike. Hate peanut butter by the way, but then I hate all nuts so it figures I suppose. (NT) -- Gwen, 06:01:37 10/03/08 Fri
  • Raised in Arkansas...these have always been a family favorite. One of the first things I made "myself" as a kid. (NT) -- Tam, 14:36:29 10/02/08 Thu
  • If you have read 'The Summer Garden', the last of Paullina Simons Tatiana and Alexander series, these biscuits (Preacher Cookies) are mentioned several times. She even includes a recipe, under the guise of teaching Tatiana's granddaughter to make them. You can subsitute coconut for the peanut butter I cut the sugar content in half and they are still very sweet. (NT) -- DonnaC, 20:36:44 10/02/08 Thu
  
  

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• HPV vaccine -- Heather, 12:59:27 10/01/08 Wed
  I know this has been discussed in the past, but we are now facing the choice of vaccinating, or not vaccinating. DD (13) can receive the vaccine free through school, so cost is not a consideration. I do not have an aversion to vaccines, and all vaccines so far have been kept up to date, including an annual flu shot, and meningitis and hep B, which was offered last year.
  
  I have read some of the serious negative side effects on the internet, that were not included in the literature we received from the public health unit, which will administer the vaccine. I have no idea if the reports of paralysis, muscle loss, listlessness, etc are real or not, and I am so confused.
  
  So, have you or your child been vaccinated (if you don't mind sharing that information), or will you approve it. I just do not know what to do.
  

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  • My DD is 16 and had the HPV vaccine administered last year, with no apparent side effects. I researched it online and also spoke to my ob-gyn, who I trust with my life, and he strongly recommended she receive it. But only you can make the final decision. Good luck! (NT) -- ladyphantom, 14:02:51 10/01/08 Wed
  • I don't have daughters, but if I did, they'd be getting their Gardasil vaccination, for sure. Don't believe the crap you read on the Internet. It's unfounded and untrue. Whilst the vaccination only guards against (I think) 4 different strains of HPV, it still cuts down your daughter's chances of contracting HPV quite remarkably. I think it's worth doing - JMHO. (NT) -- Leigh, 14:34:57 10/01/08 Wed
  • Not a chance. I have a friend who has done extensive research on it. It's not proven safe and my daughter is not a guinea pig. (NT) -- LindaT, 14:42:51 10/01/08 Wed
  • It was rushed to market after being tested for a short time on a small group. There are now incidences of serious side effects in the young girls ranging from rashes to paralysis. The reports are in the hundreds. I would NOT give it to any young girl or woman right now. The company that makes it is making millions on it. I have advised my family of this and sent them the medical report with the high incidence of serious side effects. The incidence of HPV is so infintestimal - you have to ask yourself- why was it rushed to market after such short testing on a small sample. Red flag red flag, red flag. (NT) -- mary beth, 16:04:04 10/01/08 Wed
    • Actually, the material from our public health unit states that about 70% of sexually active people will become infected with HPV in their lifetime. And 70% of cervical cancer is caused by two types that are vaccinated for, and 90% of genital warts are caused by the other two types. So that is hardly infinitesimal. That is why this is all so confusing. There is so much conflicting information out there. (NT) -- Heather, 17:54:02 10/01/08 Wed
      • I have HPV. I can only assume I got it from my ex-husband, since he's the only lover I've ever had and I never even "fooled around" before him. However, when they tested me for HPV, the results indicated that I have a low-risk strain. Meaning just that I don't have one of the cervical-cancer strains. If you have EVER had a wart on your hand or any other non-genital part of your body (including plantar warts on the soles of your feet), you have HPV. That doesn't mean you're going to get cancer. I'm not saying I'm for or against the vaccine. I'm just saying that I don't think that people should be scared into getting the vaccine. (NT) -- Nifty, 06:02:27 10/02/08 Thu
        • Edited to add: I wasn't entirely clear in my above post. Sorry. I may have had HPV before my husband, because I have had warts on my hands and the soles of my feet. The test doesn't come out and say, "You have genital warts" and I've never had warts on my genitals. What I meant was that if I have the strains of HPV that are contracted through sexual intercourse, I got them from my husband. But the chances are good I had HPV before my husband...just not of the venereal kind. Hope that clears things up. (NT) -- Nifty, 06:05:23 10/02/08 Thu
    • see inside for side effect info.... 7,802 reports of 'adverse events'..... -- MB, 14:53:12 10/02/08 Thu
      • I have to add that many of the 'adverse affects' reported here in Australia have been attributed to HYSTERIA caused by teenage girls who feed off each other's fear. Nausea, vomiting, fainting - most of which have been linked to teenage girls being the drama queens that they're so good at being. (NT) -- Leigh, 15:04:33 10/02/08 Thu
  • i would go w/ the shot. JMHO. (NT) -- shellb, 16:39:36 10/01/08 Wed
  • We've been researching it for my niece and although the four ob/gyn we consulted were all in favour, she's not going to get it. She won't have unprotected sex for a while so her mother decided to wait a bit longer. (NT) -- Pat, 17:31:58 10/01/08 Wed
  • I missed the age cutoff by just a year. If I was eligible, I would absolutely get one. They recently discovered that it protects against a couple types of vaginal cancer as well. But I think it's something that is best decided by parents with input from a doctor. (NT) -- RisaB, 18:59:51 10/01/08 Wed
  • I'm hoping that by the time my daughter is old enough, they will have done more research. If she were 13 right now, I would not let her get it because there are too many girls that have had serious side effects. My family practice doctor wouldn't give it to her daughter, which spoke volumes to me. (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 19:03:56 10/01/08 Wed
  • Neither do I have daughters, so this has not been an issue for me. However, I tend to be risk-averse when it comes to the "latest-and-greatest" medicines. Look at how many newer pharmaceuticals have been pulled from the market after a few years. The only way we will really know the impact of this vaccine, positive or negative, will be through longitudinal studies of the vaccine's recipients over their lifetimes. As above, I wouldn't want my kid to be a test case. (NT) -- Joyce Mc, 19:12:29 10/01/08 Wed
  • I'm 25 and the only thing keeping my from getting the shot is the price. I hope next year when I have a drug plan, or when I have more money on hand, to get the injection, if they raise the upper age limit. I've been thinking about it for awhile, my aunt died of cervical cancer when she was 28. 28 seems old when you are 9, but now that I'm in my mid 20s, it seems awfully young. And money issues aside, I would feel better being safer. (NT) -- Amalee, 19:52:53 10/01/08 Wed
  • No, I wouldn't have my daughter vaccinated. I don't have children but I do have an opinion. I always think back to one of my girlfriends. When we were in our late teens - early 20's she had developed a uterine cancer. It turned out to be from a shot her mother had to ward off morning sickness. This shot was given to her mother in the 60's with the thought it would end her morning sickness. The drs told her mother it was a proven drug. Years later they found it caused cancer of the female children that were in utero. I swore I'd never take another "new" miracle drug again. It may sound stupid but unless there are years and years of study I would never subject my daughter to it. (NT) -- Noelle, 22:56:59 10/01/08 Wed
    • Noelle, that was probably DES and was ususally given to prevent miscarriages. My BF was a DES baby and always had all sorts of problems with her cycle--not cancer thank goodness, but she went through menopause before she was 40. (NT) -- FLoraMAc, 04:07:28 10/02/08 Thu
  • I'd hold off if it were my daughter. She's almost 8 right now. (NT) -- FloraMac, 04:12:24 10/02/08 Thu
  • It's provided for free here in Gr 7, so I still have 2 years to go before I have to decide. I've spoken to my doctor about it and he is encouraging us to do it. The area we live in has a high rate of cervical abnormalities, including cancer, so I am leaning heavily in favour of it. These posts are the first I've heard of any side effects other than the normal injection type ones. (NT) -- Vicki, 04:16:10 10/02/08 Thu
  • I had my DD vaccinated, and she is still bitter, as she hates needles with a passion. The decicion point for me was that not all sexual encounters are voluntary, unfortunately, and I wanted her to be protected should the worst happen. (NT) -- Susannah, 05:02:51 10/02/08 Thu
  • As I have 3 boys I can't say for certain...but since my 20 year old niece contracted HPV and has has procedures TWICE to remove growths from her cervix (I think that's what my SIL called them) and she's pretty much been told she'll never be able to have children because of this...I'm thinking I might do it if I had girls. Her first sexual experience SHE SAID was voluntary but was a relationship with her 21 year old, married coach...she was 14. Her procedures were done when she was 16 and 18 (I think) and apparently VERY painful. (NT) -- Ceilidh, 05:33:45 10/02/08 Thu
    • 14!!? And was the coach arrested? (NT) -- kgp, 08:13:27 10/02/08 Thu
      • There was lots of 'drama' and I believe it went to court...all I know for sure is that he will NEVER work with children again. I'm pretty sure he got divorced too. He and his wife had a baby back then too...it wasn't pretty for anyone involved...and she's still carrying around lots of baggage because of it. Adding these physical reminders can't help. (NT) -- Ceilidh, 08:18:31 10/02/08 Thu
        • Poor girl - that sucks. I'm glad she has supportive family around her. (NT) -- kgp, 08:38:15 10/02/08 Thu
    • I have a friend who's 17 yr old DD contracted it from her 1st sexual boyfriend. The procedures to remove the warts were awful. And now because she's at such a high risk she has to have paps done every 6 months. (NT) -- Cherie, 09:00:50 10/02/08 Thu
  • My coworkers mother is a manager at a pediatricians office that gives the vaccine. Just last week she told us about two patients in the same day having a serious reaction to the shot in the office, passing out, rash, etc. My daughter will not be getting it. (NT) -- Valerie H., 09:08:17 10/02/08 Thu
    • I passed out from the rubella shot they gave us at school...I've never been allowed to get a shot without someone around since I was 11! ;) I don't think passing out is a reaction to the medicine itself...just needles! And honestly needles DON'T scare me! (NT) -- Ceilidh, 09:13:52 10/02/08 Thu
      • The fainting thing isn't from just having the HPV vaccine, nor is the rash. A LOT of people have adverse affects from just being given an injection of any kind. And see what I wrote above about hysteria. Teenage girls are the queens of hysteria! (NT) -- Leigh (), 15:08:27 10/02/08 Thu
        • (NT) -- Leigh, 15:08:55 10/02/08 Thu
    • I agree with Ceilidh. I have passed out, thrown up, and broken out in hives after getting blood drawn. I try not to think about it. I don't look. I try to act cool and collected. But it happens. (NT) -- SaraH (), 12:54:08 10/02/08 Thu
  • DD is 13. I am going to wait a bit longer before I make the decision as I have some reservations. I do think that if it works as it should, it would be a very important part of her health care. I just want some more time for longer term results. I hope that she will be smart enough to wait many more years before it would be a pressing issue. I'll just wrap her up in some bubble wrap until then. (NT) -- SaraH, 12:52:05 10/02/08 Thu
  • DD is 13. I am going to wait a little longer for a few reasons. I do want to see a bit more research. However, my internist, who specializes in women's health care & is a breast cancer survivor recommends it (she has also been named one of the top doctors in NY for the last 10 years-and I totally trust her judgement). However, my pediatricans office does not keep it in stock-it is too expensive for them. They will give me a perscription for it & they will administer it. The lousy insurance company won't pay for the perscription-it will cost about $162 and it is a series of 3 shots. I think she is OK without it for now, but I would probably do it for her. This is cancer-and if I can spare her that, I will. The reaction to the shot is nothing compared to cancer. JMHO. (NT) -- Rollaine, 13:28:12 10/02/08 Thu
    • Piggy-backing on here, this is how I feel, too. HPV is HUGELY prevalent, especially in the younger population. My girls (14&15) have both had 2 of the 3 required injections. I manage a family practice physician's office, and my boss is my girls' doc - he recommends it, and I trust him. Now, the next one that someone needs to develop a vaccine for is chlamydia - the statistics on that one are staggering - something along the lines of 50% or MORE of sexually active teens (I'm not exactly right on that number, sorry) are exposed to chlamydia. (It's a different beast, though, because it's a bacterial STD, rather than viral, like HPV.) Highly treatable, if caught early, with no residual side effects. (NT) -- ScarlettO, 14:11:31 10/02/08 Thu
      • Our provincal government has just approved it to be administered in schools free of cost. I'm really torn on the issue. Last year when I spoke to my dr about it she told me hold off cause she was sure the provence would pay for it soon. Now it's happened and I asked her about it again. She said she's talked to a gyn who isn't so sure about it because they aren't sure of the side effects. She told me she will look into it again and let me know what she thinks. I think it's a really hard call to make. I'd hate to see anything bad come from my decision either way. (NT) -- Cherie, 15:01:53 10/02/08 Thu
  • They are just vaccinating all our year 8 girls free in the UK. My DD is older and it would be up to her now but I would have it done if she was in year 8 definitely. (NT) -- Gwen, 06:08:05 10/03/08 Fri
  
  

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• A Big Environmental Poll (with a bit of tongue in cheek attitude..) -- Wilhelmiina, 12:24:19 10/01/08 Wed
  What is the funniest or strangest thing you have done for the sake of environment?
  
  My eldest son, now 14 and me have both read a good new book about cutting the global warming and increasing the reflectivity of Earth. So - one tip we read was that anthills tie a lot of carbondioxide in them and people could help them build their hills. Kids and me have since been seen raking up spruce needles to help with the building and sprinkling a bit of sugar for those little guys. Now we have an anthill with a bit of shabby exterior due to our construction skills but supposedly the ants donīt care due to sugar rush. But the girls, 7 and 8 absolutely loved this project.
  

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  • I'm guessing you don't have fire ants there? *G* (NT) -- SueW, 13:52:56 10/01/08 Wed
    • Probably not. Just the small, cute, kind ants *lol*. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 23:37:06 10/01/08 Wed
  • Wow...that is funny!!! Hmmm...I have sucked the helium out of balloons so that they wouldn't float away in the sky and potentially kill birds or dolphins or whatever animal is endangered by flying balloons. ; ) (NT) -- Reilly, 14:34:02 10/01/08 Wed
    • And did you giggle uncontrollably while you did it? (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 19:05:31 10/01/08 Wed
    • :-) how sweet of you. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 23:39:03 10/01/08 Wed
  • Can I send you all the ants that have been invading my kitchen??? (NT) -- Pat, 17:33:15 10/01/08 Wed
    • Sure! The customs might be surprised though *g* (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 23:37:57 10/01/08 Wed
  
  

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• I need some help and y'all are always my first place to turn. :) -- Tam, 18:19:28 09/30/08 Tue
  I am currently in a long term sub position for JROTC. DOn't get me started on how my degree and certification as an art teacher qualifies me as an ROTC instructor but....
  
  In the class they do a 4 corners discussion. You can be either
  
  1. Absolutely Right
  
  2. Right but with Reservations
  
  3. Absolutely Wrong
  
  4. Wrong with Reservations
  
  Examples of questions are typically current events or military related, but can be ethical discussions.
  
  A recent question...Sweet Suzie is minding her own business and Crazy Cathy comes along and slaps her in the face. Suzie pushes Cathy in self defense, but Cathy falls backwards and hits her head resulting in a bloody knot on her head. In school there is a zero tolerance policy...Cathy and Suzie are both sent to OSS (Out of School Suspension) for 3 days for fighting. RIght or Wrong...
  
  Another discussion had same girls, but one had a headache on Sunday and had gone to a baseball game. She put the motrin for her headache in her pocket then forgot and wore the same jeans to school on MOnday. She put her hands in pocket and pulled out a motrin in front of a teacher. However Jane stole a narcotic pain killer from her mothers medicine cabinet. She brought it to school and was about to take it when caught. Both girls are sitting side by side in the Principals office. Both girls get 3 days of OSS for drugs. Right or Wrong?
  
  Some are "simple" questions...Should we reinstate the draft? Should America continue to send aid to other nations when we need the money at home? Etc.
  
  What I need from you are...MORE QUESTIONS!
  

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  • Well, the first thing I would do is change "Crazy Cathy" to "Terrible Tam." *G* Besides that, how about this: (went long)>>>> -- Cathryn_L, 03:52:22 10/01/08 Wed
  • Someone walks past your house and you notice money dropping from their back pocket. You go pick it up and it is $50. Do you run after them or keep it? BTW- this happened to me! (NT) -- mary beth, 04:12:11 10/01/08 Wed
  • A student who has struggled all year gets a grade of 69.355. This is an overall grade. She had failed her quizzes but got a passing grade on her paper. If you fail her, she will be dropped from the nursing program. She is a junior and has one year to go. She begs you to pass her. BEGS. Will you? (NT) -- mary beth, 04:20:57 10/01/08 Wed
    • Oh- God - don't get me started- I have tons of these. I think most professors and teachers do. Oh - oK - one more! LOL A nursing student shows up on the first day of clinical in the hospital dressed all in black with goth makeup and even black long fingernails. The other 8 student nurses are dressed in their proper uniforms. When you pull her aside to send her home the student speaks in tones and rolls her eyes in her head while telling you 'you are a bitch'. You send the student home and inform your department chairperson that the student is disturbed and needs to be sent for psychiatric eval. Your chairperson refuses and tells you that you are 'overreacting'. Should you accept this student back on the hospital floor to care for sick patients? (NT) -- MB, 04:27:50 10/01/08 Wed
  • This is some deep shite! *G* But seriously honey, high five on the long term job and I hope you like it. Sounds very interesting! (((Tam))) (NT) -- Marcie, 05:29:43 10/01/08 Wed
  • >>>>>>> -- 'becca beccabee, 05:33:03 10/01/08 Wed
  • Don's father passed away. Don is over 18 and employed but can receive survivor's benefits from his Dad's Social Security as long as he is a full-time student up to the age of 25. Don has no interest in college but enrolls each semester and sends verification to the Social Security Adminstration office but drops out every semester in time to recoup his tuition and keeps the Social Security money. ( I knew someone who did this. Personally, I was appalled.) (NT) -- kgp, 06:30:19 10/01/08 Wed
  • Under what circumstances, if any, is it right to break a confidence? Assuming euthanasia is right for pets beyond medical help, why is it wrong for people- or is it? At what point should a healthy "child" be kicked out of the nest? Just a few.... (NT) -- SueW, 06:36:12 10/01/08 Wed
  • This is purely hypothetical you understand...this paragon of virtue (we'll just call her Jeanie) finds herself thrown out of the happiest place on earth due to the actions of ow, Tam...stop hitting me...I'll shut up, I promise Just kidding my firend...no advice but I will say that I think your ability to see both sides will see you though this just fine...I have faith in you and the rotzies are incedibly lucky to have you! (NT) -- Jeanie, 07:11:46 10/01/08 Wed
  • When my uncle died, he left instructions as to how some of his money was to be given to various charities. It was a large amount of money. The lawyers doing the probate told my aunt, he's dead, he won't know if you give them the money or keep it for yourself. (NT) -- TanyaB, 07:55:24 10/01/08 Wed
  • Hi Tam. My dad is the commander at the Gen. George S. Patton JROTC academy in Chicago. I have sent along an email to him about it to see if he has extra scenarios that they use. Remember, it doesn't matter what you teach in JROTC, if you are good teacher, these students will learn. I'm sure you are just wonderful! (NT) -- LadyBelle (), 08:01:03 10/01/08 Wed
    • My dad says the curriculum is the same for every JROTC program. He is not sure what you are talking about. He said there is a number on the books provided for your class. If you could give me that number, he will check it against his sources. (NT) -- LadyBelle, 19:56:03 10/01/08 Wed
  • What's JROTC? (NT) -- Cherie, 08:21:36 10/01/08 Wed
    • Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. (NT) -- LindaT, 08:23:27 10/01/08 Wed
  
  

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• What are you doing to save money at the grocery and department stores? -- Gina-C (need to be thriftier), 18:12:47 09/30/08 Tue
  With the economy in the tank, food prices through the roof, and gas prices still awfully high, I am trying to do some cost cutting. I quit clipping and sorting coupons several years ago because it was too time consuming and I was never efficient enough. Now, I only clip a few and buy more store brands. Some other recent savings - I quit buying prepared bags of lettuce and now buy the larger stalk of Romaine. I wash it and find it lasts longer than the bags of lettuce. I also quit buying bottles of water and just carry a jug of ice water from my kitchen tap. There are other things I should do, but haven't started yet.
  
  So, I'm curious. How are my Hoser buddies saving money at the store these days?
  

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  • DH and I just had this discussion. We are doing meal planning and trying to create "cheaper" menus. We've cut out a LOT of eating out. I am cooking things that will make good left overs (leftovers that can be used in different ways) Like chcken or turkey chili. Leftovers can become chili dogs or poured over baked potatoes. We've gone back to coupons and we're shopping one BIG trip at the commissary on base about once a month to stock up on staples and can goods, etc. I also stopped buying the 100 calorie packs of things. I was doing that for lunch boxes. Now I buy the generic brand of snack baggies and prepackage it myself. I just put one serving in per baggie. (NT) -- Tam, 18:27:08 09/30/08 Tue
  • Well, I don't go to department stores anymore. I learned about 10 years ago to find a good thrift store and frequent it with a list of what I want/need. It's amazing what pops up. Grocery...I do what others mentioned. I make a menu, based on what's on sale or in the freezer. I do need to be a little more diligent about that one. (NT) -- Melina, 18:36:22 09/30/08 Tue
  • ebay - lol - I have started buying grocery coupons off ebay for $1 you get 100 and 1 or 2 coupons pays for the purchase. Plus you get some from different areas. Plan a menu and a list and stick to it. (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 20:08:32 09/30/08 Tue
    • The things you can buy on Ebay! I never knew that. Thanks for the tip Elizabeth. (NT) -- Marcie, 05:28:03 10/01/08 Wed
    • Wow, I had no clue that e-bay has coupons! (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:24:21 10/01/08 Wed
    • Tagging on to coupon thoughts. My latest addiction is customizing my iGoogle homepage. There are lots of coupon 'gadgets' out there. If you copy it to your iGoogle homepage it places a shortcut there. Like you, Gina, I used to be a coupon clipper, but I fell out of habit because I'd buy stuff just because I had the coupon, not that it was a good choice for me. With these sites I search for coupons for items already on my grocery list & keeps me focused. (NT) -- AngieLass, 07:38:37 10/01/08 Wed
      • Thanks, I'll look for that on google, Angie. lol - I can never find the dang coupons when I really need them! And I do prefer the idea of focused coupons because a lot of them are for stuff I would never buy otherwise. (NT) -- Gina-C, 10:15:55 10/01/08 Wed
  • For non-food things I just quit going to stores! Seriously, it's kept down the impulse buying bigtime! I'm still bad a groceries. I try to make a list, but what I really need to do is make up weekly menus. My problem is that I never know how I am going to feel healthwise from day to day, so it's hard to make menus. I swore months ago that I would take a weekend and cook lots of things that could be frozen, then heated up. Kinda like tv dinners, only healthier. Haven't done that yet though. We have really cut down on eating out though, so that's helped. (NT) -- LallyVic, 22:56:36 09/30/08 Tue
    • I dream about a big cook-together - I would love to invite a few friends over and we would all do a dish but enough for everyone and then they would be split up so each of us would get say five different meals to freeze. One day.. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 01:52:46 10/01/08 Wed
      • Oh yes! Boy does that sound good! Can I come over Saana??? *G* (NT) -- Marcie, 05:31:18 10/01/08 Wed
        • Please do! If you come, I might actually get off my FWA and make the whole thing happen instead of just thinking about it *g* (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 23:42:02 10/01/08 Wed
      • I did a neighborhood cooking co-op for two years. It worked well. Details if anyone's interested >> -- AngieLass, 08:08:07 10/01/08 Wed
        • Sounds like that was a great program while it lasted, Angie. Unfortunately, I don't know my neighbors that well, but I'm imagine this would work for a lot of people. (NT) -- Gina-C, 10:12:14 10/01/08 Wed
          • Years ago in the 'early days' of LOL someone had this program where you basically spent one whole weekend day cooking mutiple things at the same time and then divided it up into different recipes. I have it printed out somewhere (never did it but it looked like such a good idea) but don't have it in digital format. Anyone remember who sent it and if they are still around? I remember one thing was cooking a turkey and then dividing it up into diff meals...now I'll have to go and look for it!! (NT) -- Ceilidh, 11:05:16 10/01/08 Wed
    • Oh, I struggle with the menu planning thing too. And after a long day of work, I don't always have the energy to prepare a home -cooked meal, but we really have cut back on carry-out and restaurant meals. (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:27:05 10/01/08 Wed
  • I buy my meat in bulk now from a butcher that specialises in bulk deals. I HATE our supermarkets as they have no competition, so I'll be glad when Costco come to Australia (at the end of 2009, apparently) and give our two supermarket chains a shake up! I am also not a shopper or an impulse buyer - I keep reminding DH how lucky he is to have a wife who doesn't spend on frivolous items. *G* (NT) -- Leigh, 23:12:54 09/30/08 Tue
    • We enjoy Costco, the prices are very good and occasionally there are surprise bargains on major items - furniture, stereos, etc. (NT) -- kgp, 06:13:59 10/01/08 Wed
  • I thought I was being clever because I recently started buying groceries in bulk (about 20-30% cheaper). The problem is that we tend to overconsummate. When there are 12 boxes of cereal in the pantry (breakfast cereal is very expensive here), the kids won't eat bread with jam in the morning anymore - when there's only one box, they try to make it last as long as possible and alternate with bread/jam. Or, chocolate cream is such an easy alternative to yoghurt with sugar for dessert- you just open the can, no need to mix anything. Also, the 20 bottles of coke didn't last long at all. So I decided last week not to buy "treats" in bulk anymore. Strangely enough, nobody overconsummates on canned tomatoes or bleach... and then, when I buy that bottle of coke or that pack of cereal, we'll enjoy it even more. (NT) -- Pat (), 00:02:32 10/01/08 Wed
    • We talked about this with DH just last night. His brother and sister (they are a lot younger and live at home) have sodas with meals every day. It takes a lot of the pleasure out of the drink if it is available all the time. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 03:06:50 10/01/08 Wed
  • We have had a tight year so have been cutting here and there. This is one of my favourite subjects, and one reason is that economical solutions often mean the same that ecological and healthy solutions. I am bound to go loooong, I always do >> -- Wilhelmiina (), 03:00:32 10/01/08 Wed
    • I loved reading your response, Wilhelmiina. You and your family are truly amazing to be doing all the healthy and economical things that you do. And how wonderful that your meals have also made your family more resistant to illness. (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:34:04 10/01/08 Wed
    • Gina, thank you for the lovely compliment, you made my day. Sorry for all the spelling mistakes, I apparently got all carried away. Thanks for a fun poll! BTW, whilst I was busy writing the answer, someone else did the dishes in the office *LOL*. Very good side benefits this poll had. (NT) -- Wil, 12:14:59 10/01/08 Wed
    • Heyyy girl! I'm wearing one of your ole tops today! *g* (NT) -- Chirre, 02:43:40 10/03/08 Fri
  • I look for great food sales at my local pharmacy and stock up when I can. My CVS has great sale on food for some reason. I also shop at a very cheap A&P in a smaller town near me and not a fancy megastore. Prices are much better. I buy only what I know we will eat. Haven't bought meat in awhile. And am thinking of enlarging my veggie garden for next year. And I really take my time and check prices well. Stuff on the lowest shelf is usually cheaper. (NT) -- mary beth, 04:16:01 10/01/08 Wed
    • Your PHARMACY sells FOOD? Bizarre! (NT) -- Leigh, 03:56:50 10/02/08 Thu
  • I never go to department stores. I've almost never in my life bought clothing that was full price--I always wait for sales or clearance, or shop stores like TJ Maxx/Marshalls or kids consignment stores. Even my wedding gown came from Filene's Basement. :) I always use coupons and stock up on things like cereal/crackers etc when on sale at Target. I go to the bread Thrift Store and get a $3.50 loaf for $1.75--still in date. I use cheap shampoo and soap. My yard is very shady, but I have several tomato plants in pots. I've gone back to re-useable water bottles for kids lunches, I also have small containers that I pack snacks in to save on plastic baggies. I never buy soda and only buy cans of seltzer from the Job Lot store ($4 a case) (NT) -- FloraMac, 05:19:50 10/01/08 Wed
  • I'm getting some good tips here ladies, keep posting! One thing we have started doing is checking prices very carefully and seems that most cleaning supplies are cheaper at Dollar stores....like Dollar General, etc. (NT) -- Marcie, 05:35:52 10/01/08 Wed
    • The Dollar Stores, Family Dollar and the like are good places to start looking for brands that you like or use. Hair care, paper items, cleaners, etc cost less than Walmart. I found a really nice, clean one and stop there first to look around. (NT) -- Niseold, 05:56:06 10/01/08 Wed
      • I love the dollar stores for cleaning supplies and school supplies, hair care and body wash. I even buy the boy's sweat pants there because they are cheaper. I will say that we don't ever buy toothpaste there because I had heard that it might not be up to ADA standards as far as the flouride content. Don't know if it's true or not, but I don't want to risk my teeth. (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 07:42:27 10/01/08 Wed
  • dont ya just love the dollar store? and Aldi's is great too if you have one near you. The price of pet food is going thru the roof and living on a farm more and more people are dumping their cats on me! I spend about $10 - $20 a week on cat food now. Have to get some agency out here to take them. (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 05:51:25 10/01/08 Wed
    • Oh no! Another sign of a weak economy - cat dumping! Bless your heart for feeding the little darlings. (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:36:56 10/01/08 Wed
    • Aldi's also sells the yummiest dark chocolate from Germany!! Makes sense since they are now owned ( and for many years have been owned) by a German company. Try some! (NT) -- Niseold, 17:07:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • Has anyone here heard of Angel Food Ministries? It's kind of like a franchise, for lack of a better word. Its a nationwide program, and local churches facilitate it for their area. Anyways, you preorder food boxes monthly for $30. You get about $65-70 worth of food. I've been doing this for a few months now and it really helps out. This months box had 4 sirloin steaks, 5 or 6 chicken breasts, a pork loin, a package of bratwurst, a huge bag of popcorn chicken, plus other things like milk, eggs, pinto beans and some frozen vegetables. All the meat is frozen as well. I still have to shop for some things, but this really goes a long way especially since there's just myself and the kids now. Other than that, I plan out a week's worth of meals prior to shopping, everyone takes their lunch to school/work, I quit buying cokes and eating out is now a thing of the past. (NT) -- SidneyW, 05:54:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • Buying in bulk when possible. Buying more frozen veg rather than fresh, especially out of season. Paying more attention to small purchases - mints, sodas, coffees. One of my favorite adages is "mind the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves". (NT) -- kgp, 06:21:57 10/01/08 Wed
  • One kid went off to college and my food bill has gone down a lot. I hate to say it but if I have big shopping I go to evil Walmart. Meat/ice cream I usually get at Kroger. I use to clip coupons but if I go to Walmart I dont have to. Working in retail for so long and know how much everything is marked up, I never pay full price for anything. The kids have limits, only one soda, granola bar, or anything a day. My sister constantly is buying coupons off of Ebay. Another thing she does is if she is going on vacation to a good size city, she buys an "Entertainment Book" for the area. (NT) -- M&M, 06:27:33 10/01/08 Wed
  • We've started making up weekly menus for dinner and keep our grocery bill under $100 each week (and this is with cheap dinners). We go to bargain places for hair cuts and I trim my DH and daughter in between. I buy all clothes from Marshall's, Target or Kohl's and always off the sales racks. My DD is no longer getting "new toys." We get off Craigslist the bigger items for bdays and Christmas. We rarely go on dates because we always spend to much. So we do movies and pizza at home on saturdays. My DH changes the oil in the cars and does what he can so we don't spend too much. Unfortunately, after our vacation we came home to a busted dishwasher, broken faucet and my shocks are going out on my car. Also need new tires this year. Ugh. (NT) -- JenK, 06:52:55 10/01/08 Wed
  • I have 3 supermarkets near me and I check the brochures every week and buy specials. Never pay full price for TP, tinned tomatoes, pasta - anything we use regualarly and will keep.Buy these things in bulk (48 cans at a time for a good price!) Always buy meat on special or has been marked down for close use-by date and freeze it. Won't buy fruit/veg if too expensive, buy another kind. Buy home brands, buy clothes at the end of the season usually. (NT) -- astrokath, 06:54:04 10/01/08 Wed
  • I've been buying generic. Mostly the household items -- detergents, plastic bags, trashbags, etc. -- but also some foodstuffs. I don't shop at Department stores for anything, but I shop at Kohl's for clothes, sheets, etc. (But I don't buy much of that stuff.) (NT) -- Nifty, 07:06:11 10/01/08 Wed
    • I will say that my parents came to visit and they were NOT impressed with my super-cheapy generic toilet paper. Ha! They grumbled and groused about it the entire time. I still buy generic, but I now spend a little extra money for a better grade of TP. (NT) -- Nifty, 07:17:12 10/01/08 Wed
      • Hee hee! Toilet paper is where I draw the line. I have to have it be a little cushy for the tush! (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:39:43 10/01/08 Wed
        • I'm the same way, I'd rather go hungry than have scratchy toilet paper. (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 07:44:33 10/01/08 Wed
          • It wasn't scratchy so much as...sheer and flimsy. The word "dingleberries" was muttered often by my father. Ha! (NT) -- Nifty, 08:36:11 10/01/08 Wed
            • Sheer and flimsy toilet tissue + long fingernails = extreme pain. Believe me; I know. (NT) -- shy gal, 12:24:29 10/01/08 Wed
  • Well, as far as the grocery store goes, I'm buying more "store brands" and being more picky about what we eat. Also, I try not to buy it if it is going to go to waste. As far as department stores go, DH and I haven't gotten many new clothes in a long time and I'm doing more shopping at consignment stores for the kids. Also, have gone through and made a list of things that the kids need before shopping so that I won't be tempted to duplicate what they have or buy to much. (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 07:37:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • These are great ideas, ladies. Thank you for posting - I've learned a lot and feel more prepared to battle those evil cost increases! (NT) -- Gina-C, 07:41:41 10/01/08 Wed
  • I never did the coupon thing either, went long>>> -- Colly, 10:54:30 10/01/08 Wed
    • I like the deposit idea! May use that on DH who habitually leaves stuff at work. (NT) -- kgp, 11:56:35 10/01/08 Wed
  • I try to use things that are recyclable, like a Recycline toothbrush and razor. I am currently switching to use the Diva Cup, and handmade cloth pads; instead of using all those plastic, bleached sanitary products. Not sure how it'll go, but I'm gonna try.>>> -- KerryD, 19:09:10 10/02/08 Thu
    • Hmm, yup, this was supposed to be in the environmental one. Hmm...can ya tell I'm tired? *G* (NT) -- KerryD, 19:11:53 10/02/08 Thu
  
  

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• My DS2 wants to ask a favor>>> -- TanyaB, 16:26:44 09/30/08 Tue
  He has to make a graph for his math class and he wants to poll people to ask if they are left-handed or right handed. He wants to poll male and female. So if you would be willing to answer for the people living in your house, he says Thank You!! (and so do I!)
  

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  • One male, right handed. One female, left handed (NT) -- TracyAnn, 16:32:38 09/30/08 Tue
    • Exactly the same in our household, with the addition of one toddler - undecided!! (NT) -- Em, 09:00:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • Male, Right Hand, Female, Right Hand (NT) -- SheltieLass, 16:38:37 09/30/08 Tue
  • Me (female!): R. Husband: R. Son 1: R. Daughter: L. Son 2: R. (NT) -- shy gal, 17:16:28 09/30/08 Tue
  • 2 males right handed and 1 female right handed (NT) -- RhondaT, 17:26:03 09/30/08 Tue
  • DH-left handed; me (female) right handed; 3 DS-right handed (NT) -- LindaMc, 17:28:00 09/30/08 Tue
  • All of us in our house are right-handed: 2 males, 2 females (NT) -- Rollaine, 17:45:05 09/30/08 Tue
  • 2 Females, 2 Males all right handed (NT) -- Chele, 17:45:10 09/30/08 Tue
  • 1male left-handed and 1 female right-handed (NT) -- FranS, 17:52:09 09/30/08 Tue
  • We are all right handed here - 1 male and 3 females. (NT) -- Marilyn, 17:55:11 09/30/08 Tue
  • One Dad - right handed. One Mom and two daughters - right handed. (All 4 righties) (NT) -- Gina-C, 18:00:56 09/30/08 Tue
    • I'm the same as Gina - daughters are age 15 and 14. (NT) -- ScarlettO, 07:31:52 10/01/08 Wed
  • 2 females Rt handed, 2 males Rt handed. (NT) -- LisaW, 18:01:33 09/30/08 Tue
  • Hi Tanya, One male and one female - both right handed. Daughter & Son no longer live here but they are both right handed as well. (NT) -- CathyS, 18:07:00 09/30/08 Tue
  • 3 males right handed, 2 females right handed and one female yet to be determined (Elli favors her left, but uses both) (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 18:07:49 09/30/08 Tue
  • Two females and one male...all right-handed. (NT) -- LindaT, 18:13:22 09/30/08 Tue
    • Same here! (NT) -- SueW, 22:17:51 09/30/08 Tue
  • One female rt handed, one male, ambidextrous, (NT) -- Florence, 18:16:40 09/30/08 Tue
  • 3 Males and 1 Female, all Right-handed. (NT) -- Merrymags, 18:17:10 09/30/08 Tue
    • Ditto at my house. (NT) -- AngieLass, 07:31:47 10/01/08 Wed
  • 1 male, 1 female, both right-handed (NT) -- Lady Naiad, 18:19:43 09/30/08 Tue
  • 2 Gals, 2 Guys - all right handed. (NT) -- Tam, 18:21:05 09/30/08 Tue
  • 2 males right handed, 2 females right handed! (NT) -- ladyphantom, 18:57:11 09/30/08 Tue
  • One left-handed female, one left-handed male, and two right-handed males. (NT) -- Leigh, 19:02:04 09/30/08 Tue
    • Who's the left-handed female??? Oh - YOU? (that has an o and a u - did you notice that?) *G* gd&r .......... (NT) -- Judie, 23:13:23 09/30/08 Tue
  • Hi Tanya and DS2! My house has 1 boy who is right-handed and 1 mom who is left-handed. Have fun with your graph! (NT) -- MaryC in KY, 19:28:22 09/30/08 Tue
  • 4 males one female all right handed (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 20:09:23 09/30/08 Tue
  • 1 female, right handed (NT) -- LizT, 20:58:22 09/30/08 Tue
  • One female-right handed. One male- right handed. (NT) -- LallyVic, 22:57:41 09/30/08 Tue
  • One left handed male, two right handed males and one right handed female. I'm pretty sure the dog is right handed too (a girl) Hahah! BTW, my extended family has a lot of lefties. (NT) -- astrokath, 23:05:09 09/30/08 Tue
  • One male, two females (well, Tam doesn't live here, but she's our kid *G*), and all right-handed. :D (NT) -- Judie, 23:12:00 09/30/08 Tue
  • 1 male leftie, 1 male right, 2 females right (NT) -- Margy, 23:32:05 09/30/08 Tue
  • 2 males and 2 females here, all right handed, plus one daughter now on her own--also right handed. (NT) -- Kim G, 23:53:27 09/30/08 Tue
  • 1 left-handed male, 2 right-handed males, 2 right-handed females. I'd be interested in the result of his poll! (NT) -- Pat, 00:08:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • 3 females, 3 males and all right handed in our house hold. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 03:07:57 10/01/08 Wed
  • 1 female (me)=lefty. 3 males: 2 righties (DH & DS#1) & 1 Lefty (DS#2) (NT) -- Cathryn_L, 03:17:05 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two males: right handed. One female: left handed. (NT) -- Joyce Mc, 04:01:39 10/01/08 Wed
  • Hope I'm not too late! Two females - right handed and one male - left handed. (NT) -- Vicki, 04:06:58 10/01/08 Wed
  • male- rightie-- female - rightie - btw my siblings? 5 males - rightie 5 females- rightie (NT) -- mary beth, 04:18:42 10/01/08 Wed
  • 2 leftie males & 2 rightie females :) (NT) -- Janelle N, 04:49:40 10/01/08 Wed
  • One male, one female, both right handed. (NT) -- MiladyM, 05:12:35 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two males and two females, all right handed. (NT) -- Susannah, 05:14:27 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two right handed females and two left handed males. (I'm actually counting the ex in this although he doesn't live with us but he is part of the family) (NT) -- Gwen, 05:17:39 10/01/08 Wed
  • 2 males, 2 females all right handed (though the youngest female does some things lefty) (NT) -- FM, 05:22:39 10/01/08 Wed
  • One right handed female, one male ambi. (NT) -- 'b, 05:34:01 10/01/08 Wed
  • My DH and I are both left-handed !!.... (NT) -- Niseold, 05:57:32 10/01/08 Wed
  • 1 female, 3 male - all right handed. fwiw- the kitties all seem to use their right paws when reaching for something. (NT) -- kgp, 06:17:36 10/01/08 Wed
  • There are four females and two males in our house. Three of us are left handed and three of us are right handed. I'm left handed and so are two of the triplets (weird?). My husband, my son and my eldest daughter are right handed. (NT) -- Lady Lukkarinen, 06:18:17 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two femailes: both Right-handed; Three males: all Right-handed (NT) -- MaryJ, 07:02:42 10/01/08 Wed
  • One female and one male, both right handed. (NT) -- LynnB, 07:46:00 10/01/08 Wed
  • THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! DS's eyes just bugged out when he saw how many people responded. You guys are great! (NT) -- TanyaB, 07:57:07 10/01/08 Wed
    • Well come on, Tanya, be fair. Tell us which eye bugged out first...left or right? (NT) -- Jeanie, 09:03:46 10/01/08 Wed
  • 3 - rights, 2 female 1 male (NT) -- Cherie, 08:28:34 10/01/08 Wed
  • 2 Male lefties, 1 male right hand, 1 female right hand. (NT) -- Debbie M, 08:44:21 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two female, both right handed. Great project and great idea to poll us! (NT) -- Jeanie, 09:05:05 10/01/08 Wed
  • Late to the party but....1 right female, 3 right males, 1 left male (DH always has to be different!) (NT) -- Ceilidh, 09:25:15 10/01/08 Wed
  • Female - R, Male - R, my grown kids & in laws - 4 males L, 1 male R, 3 females R. (NT) -- Kel, 10:59:39 10/01/08 Wed
  • One Female right, One Male right. One male left. (NT) -- bethistle, 11:08:49 10/01/08 Wed
  • Five people in the house, four male, one female. All right handed. (NT) -- JulieO, 11:51:15 10/01/08 Wed
  • Four in our family - 2 male, 2 female. Both males right handed, both females left handed. (NT) -- Kirsten, 12:04:16 10/01/08 Wed
  • one male lefty (but he was born a rightie-long story), and one female rightie (NT) -- shellb, 12:27:01 10/01/08 Wed
  • 2 females, both right handed (NT) -- Cindy G, 13:10:59 10/01/08 Wed
  • Two males, two females, all righties. (NT) -- Heather, 17:48:07 10/01/08 Wed
  • 4 people, all right handed (1 man, 1 woman, 1 boy, 1 girl). (NT) -- LissC, 18:31:18 10/01/08 Wed
  • two females, right handed. (NT) -- Caitlin, 19:59:26 10/01/08 Wed
  • 1 male and 1 female, both right handed. (NT) -- Marcie, 07:05:45 10/02/08 Thu
  • Forgot my cat - female, neutered, right-pawed *g* (NT) -- Lady Naiad, 17:03:21 10/02/08 Thu
  
  

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• IPOD problem. Any ideas? I'm listening to DIA, and I want to skip ahead to a further place in the chapter. From the Now Playing screen, I hit the center button until I get to the scrubber. The IPOD directions say that at this point I can scroll forward but when I do, I get a volume change not a place-in-the-chapter change. No matter what, the scrubber does not move the narrative forward a little, it advances it to the same elapsed-time place in the next chapter--it doesn't even begin the next chapter at the chapter beginning. This has been monumentally frustrating, along with the fact that I have now had to begin DIA in the same place FIVE times because I am unable to advance the narrative properly. I have reset the whole dang thing, I've been entirely gentle with the scrolling so it doesn't go too far--well, I've been to the IPOD directions on-line and followed them verra carefully, all to no avail. Any suggestions? -- Gayle, 07:46:57 09/30/08 Tue
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  • Get thee to an Apple Store, Gayle. Greater minds than ours should be able to help you! (NT) -- Lemora, 07:59:32 09/30/08 Tue
  • I don't listen to audio books on my ipod, but I have done this on occasion trying to adjust the volume. I believe what you do, is click on the circle part of the controls (not on any of the arrows, just randomly inbetween) and then the display will change to show a scroll bar at the bottom of the screen and it will let you move back and forth in the track. After a few seconds of inactivity, it goes back to normal. Like I said, I've never done this on purpose, but I think that's how it works *g* (NT) -- Sachi, 08:28:37 09/30/08 Tue
    • Thank you, yes, that's how it's SUPPOSED to work. Bur on my nano, it does not advance the story, it only changes the volume even though it's the scroll bar/scrubber showing! (NT) -- G, 08:33:04 09/30/08 Tue
      • If you find out how to do this, please post it here or on a new thread here if this one disappears. I have the same problem with mine and have not been able to figure it out either! (NT) -- LadyLindaS, 09:03:05 09/30/08 Tue
    • Tjhat sounds exactly right - maybe try holding the center button down a tad longer/shroter/tap twice quickly, etc.? Could it be something about the way you are pressing it? Mine is a bit touchy, but I can get the skip part if I work at it. (NT) -- MaryJ, 09:58:04 09/30/08 Tue
  • i have a nano but don't listen to books on it but if i want to FF a song i hold down the arrow key not the centre circle and it moves the song along (NT) -- Miss Jo, 05:00:04 10/01/08 Wed
  
  

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• I just wanted to stop by and say thank you to everyone who sent condolences to my family on the passing of my father-in-law. Your words of comfort are very much appreciated. Thank you friends. -- Lady Lukkarinen, 06:36:03 09/30/08 Tue
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• Why is it that... -- 'becca beccabee, 16:35:22 09/29/08 Mon
  For once I have time to sit down and watch the X-Files, I have checked the listings to make sure it is NOT going to be an alien conspiracy plot, my DH is busy elsewhere so I don't have to watch CNN, so I sit down. After about thirty seconds I realize it is the Eve 6 episode, which I have seen conservatively, um, six times. Murphy's Law.
  

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  • Is that the one about the family that has made incest a tradition so are horribly deformed? The one I'm thinking of plays Johnny Mathis singing the, "Wonderful, wonderful" song. Very creepy . . . . (NT) -- CathyS hearing banjo music, 17:24:35 09/29/08 Mon
    • No that Episode is called "The Peacocks" I think. It was actually banned for a while. Becca, I love X-files but I'm like you, I've seen the Eve 6 episode is played way too much. (NT) -- Whiskey Eyes, 17:43:29 09/29/08 Mon
      • Banned? Why? By whom? Interesting . . . (NT) -- CathyS, 18:13:58 09/29/08 Mon
      • Actually it was called "Home" and it was banned b/c originally it had some really nasty scenes. But they later edited it and were allowed to show it again. Stilll creeps me out. (NT) -- LallyVic, 22:24:15 09/29/08 Mon
        • Home, Pennsylvania, where the "Home" episode purportedly is set, is a real town not far from Punxsutawney, home of that groundhog. (NT) -- 'becca beccabee, 06:05:27 09/30/08 Tue
  • That sort of thing happens to me on the odd occasion I get to sit down. Friends, Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond - whatever. I never watched these shows in prime time but everytime I catch it in syndication it's an episode I've already seen. (NT) -- kgp, 17:42:40 09/29/08 Mon
  • Every time I watch Star Trek, it's the episode with the cube. I think it was entitled "The Corbormite Maneuver." I'm also cursed with the ability to tune in a movie at the same scene over and over, completely missing the beginning. (NT) -- shy gal, 17:46:55 09/29/08 Mon
    • My DH does this with Shawshank Redemption. He has never seen the beginning because whenever he flips channels and it's on, it's always seems to be at the same part in the movie when he just arrives in jail. I'm going to have to buy it for him for Christmas just so he can see the beginning! (NT) -- JenK, 06:03:03 09/30/08 Tue
      • After about 8 years of trying I finally caught 'Dead Poet's Society' on TV a bunch of years back. EVERY time I rented it (at least 3) there was something wrong with the tape...and there were a few other tries that something happened to it too! Someone said since I saw it on tv I probably missed something...but I did see it on tv in Canada and we tend to edit less for 'content'! ;) Could never bring myself to buy it and have something wrong with THAT one too! But there probably is some 'anniversary' or 'classic' edition of it out by now! Joey is 12....would probably enjoy seeing it in a few years, THAT will be my reason for buying it! (NT) -- Ceilidh, 06:36:57 09/30/08 Tue
  • Is that the episode where he kept his mother under the stove? I never forgot that ugh. (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 05:21:39 09/30/08 Tue
    • No, Eve 6 is where there were eight "Eves" concocted in an eugenics experiment. One of the remaining three decides to make two on her own who turn into bloodsucking daddy killing little girls. (NT) -- 'becca beccabee, 06:08:05 09/30/08 Tue
      • "Home" is where a family has been interbreeding for so long that every male who breeds with Mom fertilizes her, rather than just one sperm being the winner, so the offspring are pretty ugly. The scene that was cut showed the three boys making the train to Mom's bedroom to get a little comfort. That scene was there first run on primetime but is gone now. Anyone know if it is on DVD??? (NT) -- 'becca beccabee, 06:10:08 09/30/08 Tue
        • "making the train"??? Not sure if I'm being dumb - that expression is not clicking. What does it mean? (NT) -- CathyS, 10:18:48 09/30/08 Tue
          • All those little railroad cars lining up to connect with the engine. Translate to coital terms. (NT) -- 'becca beccabee, 11:07:47 09/30/08 Tue
            • Oh! I get it now! DUH! Thanks for the explanation. Hugs! (NT) -- CathyS, 12:21:17 09/30/08 Tue
      • Eww. Just....ew. (NT) -- ScarlettO, 09:35:42 09/30/08 Tue
  • Back in 'the day' this happened to my mom EVERY time she tried to catch the 'new show' The Cosby Show! ;) EVERY time she tried to watch it that first year it was the episode where Denise makes Theo the designer shirt knock-off! I don't think she ever tried to watch it after that year, it irritated her so much! (NT) -- Ceilidh, 06:25:08 09/30/08 Tue
  • My mom and I (I must have inherited it) have the uncanny ability to turn on Ben Hur only when the chariot race is about to begin. I bought her the movie a few years back on DVD so she could just flip to whatever scene she'd like. At least the chariot scene is cool in that movie. (NT) -- LadyBelle, 06:53:03 09/30/08 Tue
  • I had the same problem with Friends before I bought the videos. Every time I'd catch it on TV, it would always be the episode where Chandler is trapped at an ATM with a model... (NT) -- Pat, 09:22:34 09/30/08 Tue
    • "Gum would be perfection." And they called Joey the stupid one ;-) (NT) -- Jeanie, 11:03:12 09/30/08 Tue
      • "I'm trapped in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre" ;) (NT) -- Ceilidh--I watch too much TV, 12:22:31 09/30/08 Tue
        • Yeah, but that's what we respect about you *g* You realize we could have been separated at birth! (NT) -- Jeanie, 13:23:29 09/30/08 Tue
  • Every time I watch The Twilight Zone, it's the episode where the guy who reads all the time but his wife nags him about it is stuck for eternity without his wife - only books, but >>> -- Lady Naiad, 18:25:45 09/30/08 Tue
    • Hey, Lady Naiad, are you going to be at the Ventura Games this year??? I'd love to hook up, if you are :) (NT) -- KarynM, 22:00:48 09/30/08 Tue
      • Yes! I posted a message for you about a week ago but you must have missed it! I will be there both days, will be meeting up with some old friends, would love to see you too! (NT) -- Lady Naiad, 17:05:05 10/02/08 Thu
    • Burgess Meridith - such a fabulous episode. I was prostrate until I realized how many empty eyeglass stores there must be. He will winkle something up. (NT) -- 'b, 05:36:22 10/01/08 Wed
      • Was it really Burgess Meredith? I didn't know that. Thanks! *g* (NT) -- Lady Naiad, 17:06:23 10/02/08 Thu
  
  

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• Dishwasher -- JenK, 06:11:10 09/29/08 Mon
  I think the posts over the last few months about your dishwashers crapping out having affected mine... it is leaking and my handy DH (after 5 hours of messing with it yesterday) said, "Babe, I don't think I can do anything about this." Ugh!!!
  
  What type do you recommend? We can swing up to $400 but no more than that and we really need for it to be a quiet model since our kitchen and family are connected and our current dishwasher is very loud. Any ideas??
  

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  • I posted maybe a month back about info, and took info (all were over 400) though, but since then mine is still going, I dont know what it is doing, I changed what cycle I clean dishes on and it doesnt make the noise anymore. Im still waiting for it to die. (NT) -- M&M, 06:42:22 09/29/08 Mon
  • We went to Sears and looked for models going on clearance/out of stock. Got a great one for a little under $400 that way. Kenmore is always good. (NT) -- Susannah, 07:14:15 09/29/08 Mon
    • We'll have to check there too. Has anyone tried Apliancemart for dishwashers? We got a washing machine and dryer there but not sure they were worth it or not. (NT) -- JenK, 07:34:13 09/29/08 Mon
      • I want to know what you buy and if its quiet, thats my biggest pet peeve too. (NT) -- M&M, 07:57:06 09/29/08 Mon
  • Michelle - I'll keep you posted on what we find and buy. We have a very open floor plan so it has to be quiet. (NT) -- JenK, 10:00:07 09/29/08 Mon
    • Us, close to the TV also! (NT) -- M&M, 12:45:11 09/29/08 Mon
  • Check Consumer Reports (usually available at your library), they have the best ratings system IMO for figuring out what is best in the categories important to you. We bought ours about 9 years ago, it's a Sears Kenmore and I think was $385 then, it was the Consumer Reports 2nd place. It's pretty quiet and the only trouble we've had is a blown fuse in the control panel that DH installed, cost about $11. And when it's installed, see if you can put extra insulation around it, might help! (NT) -- Maria, 16:18:27 09/29/08 Mon
  • My theory is save the $400 to $600 and wash the dishes yourself. Really I can wash rinse and dry the dishes in nice HOT water in the same amount of time someone else takes to scrap load and unload a dishwasher plus mine are clean and no dried on crap. (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 05:24:19 09/30/08 Tue
    • Yes, but they say that doing them by hand uses more water. LOL (NT) -- mary beth, 05:34:05 09/30/08 Tue
      • I'd do this but I'm scared by the amount of dishes we have to wash *g*! DD is only 2 so I might get in a little trouble if I make her wash dishes now. :o) (NT) -- JenK, 06:07:34 09/30/08 Tue
    • Just my own experiences here - I hear all the time about this dried on food from a lot of people, but honestly I hardly ever have anything left on my dishes, and I don't rinse/scrape much at all. The only things I have to pay attention to scrubbing ahead of time are baked on egg or cheese, and the occasional burnt on black stuff from the broiler pan. I must have gotten a really good dishwasher. *G* I used to do them by hand, the dishwasher takes less time for me, and I hated having to stand out there alone and wash the dishes every night. (NT) -- Maria, 10:00:11 09/30/08 Tue
  • Also is it forbidden to let kids learn to do dishes? (NT) -- Lady Elizabeth, 05:25:04 09/30/08 Tue
    • Well...mine are! DS#2 is too short to reach the bottom of the sink, & DS#1 could probably reach into the sink, but isn't tall enough to put them away in the cupboards w/o my fear of him dropping & breaking the dishes, & scratching my wood floor up too. Unfortunately for both, they inherited their parents' short genes. *G* I'm training them to put the dirty dishes in the sink, & then I will load into the dish washer. I only scrape the worst of the food chunks off, & then run the dishwasher. (NT) -- Cathryn_L, 08:18:35 09/30/08 Tue
  
  

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• LAX Airport Hotels -- AmandaW, 02:55:56 09/29/08 Mon
  We have an 8 hour and 10 hour layover in LA on our way to and from Orlando at Christmas. As we have two littlies (7 and 4) we want to book into a hotel/motel for a few hours to shower, sleep, eat, time out etc.
  
  I have looked at the LAX website and know it doesn't offer much for long haul travellers and from what I can see there are no motel/hotels actually in the airport (like there is in Orlando).
  
  My question (finally!) is do you have any cheap recommendations for a day stay motel very close to the airport. We will be coming off a 10 hour flight and a shower will be of the highest priority (as we will have been travelling for 17 hours by this stage with another 16 to go by the time you take in the LAX layover, flights to Orlando (with 2 hours in Washington!).
  
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  • You know what Amanda, why dont you try the airports website. I havent been to LAX in 30 years, so I cant help ya. (NT) -- M&M, 13:31:06 09/29/08 Mon
    • Hi. I did look at the website, but the hotels only show overnight pricing and we don't want that. I was just hoping someone in Lallyland had experienced this and could give me some advice. We will just do what we can when we get there. (NT) -- AmandaW, 14:40:07 09/29/08 Mon
      • Oh Amanda, Ive never heard of a hotel that you can rent a room for only a couple of hours. Well, theyre out there but usually they have mirrored ceilings and arent the cleanest if you get my drift. *G* (NT) -- M&M, 18:27:39 09/29/08 Mon
        • *g* I totally understand!! The LAX website actually mentions that some motels can let you "borrow" the facilities for a few hours as they don't provide them at the airport. It just amazes me that this huge airport doesnot have shower facilities. Even our little (in comparison) airport in Auckland has shower facilities for travellers! I will email a couple of the hotels and see what response I get! Thanks guys! (NT) -- AmandaW, 13:32:27 09/30/08 Tue
      • A while back I was looking for my boss and his wife a nice but not too expensive hotel to stay in for a night. Found one, but then I got suspicious because they had "day rooms"- and it is not situated near airport or port etc. Of course I donīt know that, but just the thought I would have sent my dignified boss in his 60īs to a Happy Humpinī Hotel so to say.. (NT) -- Wilhelmiina, 21:56:12 09/29/08 Mon
  • Hey, AmandaW, there are four hotels I can suggest for you to contact. Hyatt, Radisson, Marriot and Hilton all have hotels with shuttle service. Call the reservations desks and ask if they have any specials for day rates -- or private accommodations for time frame you're looking at. You should be able to score easy. No taxi hassles, etc., the shuttles run all the time but check to see if they stop service for late nights (if that is a concern of yours). (NT) -- Merrymags, 14:42:40 09/29/08 Mon
    • Five years ago my DS and I stayed at the Hilton on our way home from Japan. The hotel shuttle picked us up and it wasn't too far from the airport. There were a few places to hit with in walking distance nearby. (NT) -- RhondaT, 16:28:36 09/29/08 Mon
      • That should say places to eat not hit. (NT) -- RhondaT, 01:55:28 09/30/08 Tue
  • My husband and I just had a similar situation with overnight layovers in Miami on each end of our trip. I booked our hotels via Priceline and got 3 1/2 star hotel rooms near the airport for $50. a night! I didn't know till after booking what hotel but it's guaranteed to be a really nice hotel rated at 3 1/2 stars. Ours turned out to be a Wyndham hotel where the regular price was $129. a night! Most 3 1/2 star hotels have airport shuttles that will make your transfer easy. Our view was of the parking lot but so what - we had access to all the hotel amenities and like you, just needed a place to sleep. I am a confirmed tightwad and love using Priceline to save $$$!. (NT) -- Sarah K, 10:08:26 09/30/08 Tue
  
  

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• First Friend -- SueW, 19:28:24 09/28/08 Sun
  I did something fun tonight- called my friend Jenny, who is my longest-time friend. We met 39 years ago when my family moved next door to hers, and I (an only child) grew up with her and her five siblings. She was my maid of honor. We had a great talk and she told me I'd made her week by calling.
  
  So here's the poll question(s)- who's been your friend the longest, how did you meet, and how long ago was that? If you haven't talked to him or her lately, maybe this would be a good time to get in touch.
  
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  • My very best and longest friend is Gretchen. We met 41 years ago, when she moved in and have been best friends ever since, were both 45. We got married a week apart and were each others maid of honors (this sounds familiar Sue *G*). We had our first kids nine months apart, her little girl is named after me. Even our dogs are related! LOL Their family was my second home growing up. I came from a disfunctional one and hers was very stable, now its the opposite. :-) I just talked to her last week, it was her birthday. -- M&M, 20:20:24 09/28/08 Sun
  • Funny you should ask! I just spoke with my *oldest* friend (from way back in 6th