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  Dropping in to say HI!!! - Long Time No Talk

  by kelpie in

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  it has been an absolute long time since i have been here and so much has happened.

  i am now married (13/03/04) and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on 9/7/04 called lachlen.

  he was 7lb 10oz and 50 cm long.

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  gday Kelpie ive been thinking about how you are Im glad everything is OK, Barry
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  Any dealings with car dealers out there

  by barry in

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  ive been in the business of buying a new car.

  most dealers have been ok to deal with but one bloke acted like a right clown.

  i asked him for a quote, i could tell he wasnt going to better the price i had much at all but offering me very little over the quote i already had, in fact in a very short time he had the price above the price of a compeditor and i was having to pay $600 more for the color i wanted, and to top it all off if i didnt make the deal then and there the deal whould have to be completly negotiated again.

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  150 over dealer invoice thats great, I negotiated them down $3500 dollars and I bet they still made a small fortune out of me.Barry
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  Any dealings with car dealers out there

  by barry in

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  ive been in the business of buying a new car.

  most dealers have been ok to deal with but one bloke acted like a right clown.

  i asked him for a quote, i could tell he wasnt going to better the price i had much at all but offering me very little over the quote i already had, in fact in a very short time he had the price above the price of a compeditor and i was having to pay $600 more for the color i wanted, and to top it all off if i didnt make the deal then and there the deal whould have to be completly negotiated again.

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  I forgot to mention when looking at cars at some lots the salesman would allways say . How much do you want to spend? I started saying to them I want the best car for the cheapest price. That shut them up.

  Anyway we just got the new Holden Equipe today. It has a 3.8 liter V6 engine and uses 11.3 liters per 100km, backing senses, competer which we havent worked out yet, it has automatic headlight which comes on automatically when it starts to get dark and heaps of other features.Of course all the Aussies out there will know all about the Holdens so Im only giveing the details to the foreigners out there. Holden is made by General Motors.Barry
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  How Tall Are You?

  by Sunspot in

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  we've learned so much about each other and i thought i'd toss this out atcha.....

  i'm five feet tall (or short---however you see it :-) and wondering how tall you are!

  annie

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  LT just as well im not Scottish i wouldnt like people lookin up me kilt
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  How Tall Are You?

  by Sunspot in

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  we've learned so much about each other and i thought i'd toss this out atcha.....

  i'm five feet tall (or short---however you see it :-) and wondering how tall you are!

  annie

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  6' 2''
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  Any dealings with car dealers out there

  by barry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ive been in the business of buying a new car.

  most dealers have been ok to deal with but one bloke acted like a right clown.

  i asked him for a quote, i could tell he wasnt going to better the price i had much at all but offering me very little over the quote i already had, in fact in a very short time he had the price above the price of a compeditor and i was having to pay $600 more for the color i wanted, and to top it all off if i didnt make the deal then and there the deal whould have to be completly negotiated again.

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  barry

  Ive been in the business of buying a new car.

  Most dealers have been ok to deal with but one bloke acted like a right clown. I asked him for a quote, I could tell he wasnt going to better the price I had much at all but offering me very little over the quote I already had, in fact in a very short time he had the price above the price of a compeditor and I was having to pay $600 more for the color I wanted, and to top it all off if I didnt make the deal then and there the deal whould have to be completly negotiated again. I told him in no uncertain terms I wouldnt be talked down too and I dont appreciate high pressure sales people.

  Tomorrow we will pick up a new Holden Equip but not from that dealer. At a good price too. Oh, and he phoned me the other day wanted to know if he could be of some help. I said I would give him an opportunity to quote next time, and all he wanted to do was make me feel guilty, you know 'I thought we were mates' I said, Well Arent We.

  Anyone have any dealings with car salesman? Hope I dont offend any of the good ones out there. Barry
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  Guns in church

  by onacruse in

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  utah law dictates that concealed weapons are allowed in a church, unless the church has posted a written ban at the entrance, or has registered with the state as a "restricted zone.".

  us constitutional issues obviously come into play here, and even opinions about self-defense in unknown situations.

  one person said: "what better invitation to a terrorist to attack a church than to let it be known far-and-wide that there are no weapons for self-defense in that church?".

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  I know of a muslim man here is Australia who carried a pistol into the mosque when he went there, on fridays I think. I thought It was barbaric.

  Growing up in Australia we only use guns for hunting well thats how Ive been brought up and they are long arms. Barry
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  Christmas in July

  by barry in

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  does anyone here celebrate christmas in july?

  here in australia its become popular because the real christmas in australia is in the middle of summer but we still have on our cards and decorations and trees lots of snow and santa still has his red suit on in 100 degree heat.. anyway my dads church is haveing a christmas in july saturday week and were going it would be neet if we had snow too.barry

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  Does anyone here celebrate Christmas in July? Here in Australia its become popular because The real Christmas in Australia is in the middle of summer but we still have on our cards and decorations and trees lots of snow and Santa still has his red suit on in 100 degree heat.

  Anyway my Dads church is haveing a Christmas in july saturday week and were going it would be neet if we had snow too.Barry
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  Praying to Jesus

  by anew in

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  how many here believe that it is ok to pray to jesus?

  what about you who believe it is wrong.

  i am trying to decide.

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  The last prayer in the bible is ' So be ti . Come Lord Jesus' . So not only is it OK its biblical. Barry
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  WHAT?S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE? Yancey

  by yesidid in

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  i found it the most upbuilding, faith-strengthening book i have ever read.

  particularly coming from the judgmental wt system, it was like a comforting refreshing stream in which to bathe.

  i know that many on this board no longer believe in god or the bible.

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  Yancey was brought up in a legalistic perfectionistic religion a bit like the witnesses and these books are in part a story of his own experiance. Ive never read his books but that is what people who have read them have told me. Barry