Conflicted on this one, but if the oil prices keep going up, it will force Americans to re-think their love of mega-large vehicles. People will be less inclined to drive big simply for the sake of size, and you will see trucks and SUVs return to being utilitarian vehicles used by people with very large dogs and a chop-saw. Maybe. What do I know. Only that it cost $37 to fill up my Honda Accord last week, and I'm the only one riding around in it 70% of the time. What a waste.
My husband now rides public transportation nearly every day. I have to drag too much stuff back and forth to my office to use the bus, but I certainly could use a more gas-economical car.
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by DavidChristopher inseems this is beginning to look like a crackhead/dealer relationship...shouldn't we be trying to wean ourselves from this addiction of oil?
if the we go down, so do the oil companies here.
is this a case of selling the house to prevent pawning the tv to make the house payment?.
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The e-mail
by lola28 inhey bob, .
this is really hard for me to write but i feel like i need to do so in order to get some peace of mind.
i met with you and bill last week and we had a nice meeting but i don't think i was very clear on one very important point, i should have let both you and bill know that i have no intention of becoming an active publisher again.
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They already sent an elder (spy) to your WORK??? dirty rats.
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Best Committee Meeting Yet - They threatened to call the police on me!
by SickofLies inyeee haaa!
i'm an outlaw now!
the elders warned me that if any i talk about anything said in the judicial committee or post any pictures i've taken, i'm in big trouble and i don't want these people as enimies!
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Nice threats. It was like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde there at the last 5 minutes. (No offense to OUR Dr. Jekyll. :) ) They called you back in just to threaten you about recordings? This whole thing is unbelievable, except it's not.
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anyone here know their IQ
by orbison11 in.
just wondering if any here know their iq?.
my son, just recently coming back into my life, told me he had his done,,,,and i was wondering,,any here know of theirs, and how it might have affected their lives, their outlook, etc.
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Yup, I "know" my IQ. I know both my internet "I just took an IQ test" score, and my legitimate S-B score. (20 point difference.) I once took one of those internet "IQ tests" when I had a migraine. My score was about 60 points lower. HA! Why would I take an IQ test with a migraine? Not sure, I get a little garbled. Anyone watch "Boston Legal?" Did you see the one where Alan Shore makes "word salad?" Like that.
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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?
by RichieRich inyesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.
mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.
mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.
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Oh, and one more thing... if you are using the "inheritance" as your reason, you might want to refresh your mind on the details: he gets it at 25, or completion of college. And I'm kind of thinkin' he might want to eat, and sleep somewhere other than his car sometime before 2013.
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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?
by RichieRich inyesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.
mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.
mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.
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Poppy, Richie is a man when it comes to making the hard decisions, gainful employment, etc, but he's also still a KID. It's scary and it hurts when your mom goes all whacko. I know. I've been there. My mom went kind of whacko when I was his age, and I can't even imagine how bad it would have been if I had tried to leave the Organization at the same time. And if his Dad is standing up for his mom, it's even scarier and more painful.
So maybe there are people with more desperate financial situations than Richie right now. But he still could use our support--even if he is capable of making it on his own without it.
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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?
by RichieRich inyesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.
mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.
mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.
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Wow. :( I was hoping it would be easier for you. Good luck, I'm keeping you in mind.
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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?
by RichieRich inyesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.
mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.
mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.
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Yeah, they might take a different view of it when you tell them "Just go to church? Well, I told the church I don't believe exactly like they do, so now if I attend, nobody is allowed to talk or look at me, and I have to sit in the back row."
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Check this out! Even BETTER than satellite pics of your house!
by Elsewhere inhttp://local.live.com/
i can literally zoom in and look the contents of my apartment patio.
rotate the images and see your house from different angles by clicking on the compass.. you have three viewing options: road, aerial and bird's eye.
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cool beans. I see my house. We have big trees!
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NO I WASN'T THERE. oops... capslock.