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Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Try this link

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
AWESOME Lori!!! Thanks!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

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VERY cool, Lori. That is something we can all use this time of year. I am off to paint my face now.



Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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New Quest: Where can I find Lego Creator Board Game?



My son plays it with his occupational therapist and loves it. But I can't find it anywhere so far. Ebay has a few used ones. I have tried Target and Toys R Us. Are there any other suggestions?

Any guidance would be soooo appreciated.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

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I was thinking of buying a carpet sweeper. Our girls are always spilling stuff like popcorn but it's a nuisance to get the big vacuum out for something like that.

Does anyone know of any that are any good? Do the manual ones work, or are battery charged ones or electric better? Or should we just stick with the vacuum? Thanks!

Hereiam
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03-29-2002

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hereiam a private message Print Post    
Julieboo - I think they have one on ebay. Item number 5244969139

Good luck

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I just bought about two weeks ago the swifter carpet flick. I think it was about $14. I love it for those little annoying messes like crumbs and lint because it's so easy to just pull out and run it over the mess, take the little sticky pad out and throw it away.

I don't know if you've seen it? It's manual and the sticky pads slide in teh bottom. You run it over the carpet and the bottom side collects lint, hair, stuff like that, and then flicks up the crumbs (or beads which is what I tend to use it more for, lol) and shoots them inside where they stick to the other side of the sticky pad.

Here's some reviews of it, carpet flick reviews

and the swifter website

The best thing I like about it is that I don't have to keep pulling the vacuum out, lol. Obviously you know what it's like with kids and how they can make a mess in two seconds and the carpet flick is just so easy to grab and use.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Thanks so much for the suggestion.

I agree. As I said, we like our girls to have fun, but they do spill a lot of stuff and to keep hauling the big clunky noisy vacuum out every time is a bit more than what we want to be doing.

It sounds like that might do the trick. The only thing that concerns me is that constantly replacing the pads might get a bit expensive. I’d like to be able to swish it around a couple of times a day. Also, I wonder how it would do with popcorn (it seems to be a favorite spill item at our house ).

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, the best popcorn picker-upper in the world is a dog!!!! My kitchen floor never has one "lick" of food on it for more than a second!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Well Jimmer, if its just small messes you should get a lot of use out of the pads. You can buy the replacement pads, 12 to a box for about 4 bucks or so at Walmart.

Last week the belt on my vacuum snapped...again. And as usual we're having trouble finding a replacement so I've been using the carpet flick on the whole floor, which takes a lot of times and I'm flying through the pads. That's not normal usage though! Before the belt on the vacuum broke, I'd throw a pad in and be able to use it several times a day.

Not sure about popcorn, but it does wonders with things like chips and french fries. Oh and cereal, crackers, m&m's, and gold fish! LOL, baby niece was here over the weekend, she leaves a trail of food everywhere she goes so the carpet flick had quite a workout!

It's really not meant to be used on large areas, I just haven't had much choice. For small areas it's great.

Disclaimer: I love Swifter products! I love how easy and convienient they are to use and put away, the fact that the pads on them are disposable, and that for quick cleanups they are awesome!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That does sound good Wargod. I'll take a look at them in the store and check them out.

LOL Julieboo! That's a special "automated" popcorn picker-upper that you have there. My girls would love to have one of those!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, how bout a low tech, cheapie option that can be made into a game for the girls? Take duct tape and roll it sticky side out, then let them see who can pick up the most popcorn! I've been doing that with spilled beads too because I want to save them and not toss them out. Works well for the beads at least.

Pups are great companions for kids! Dakota was up last night after a nightmare and I ended up putting her on the couch. She was so content and happy when Harvey jumped up to cuddle with her (course then he gives me the goofiest grin..see she lets my big butt lay on her, ha!)

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
We’d like to get a dog but I think we are going to wait until we move and have a fenced in backyard (planned for the spring). Dogs are wonderful companions and great for kids.

We know that the “cat” popcorn picker-upper model that we are planning to get just won’t work very well!

(We like cats too).

I love your low-tech cheapie game idea. But then I wouldn’t be able to buy another gadget. Our house is full of gadgets that don’t do what they’re supposed to do.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
ACK! Popcorn is very bad for dogs! The hulls can wreak havoc on their digestive system! I'm sorry, I tried to find a source for this info. I just remember it being handed down verbally from a vet my sis took her dog to a long time ago. Popcorn (along with chocolate and onions) have been on our dog's TABOO list for years.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
oh sure, now ya tell me.... :-)

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Well, as a consolation, we do share a small amount of popcorn with our furry friends. We bite off the hull part, leaving what we call "softies," which can then be shared with the doggies. Of course, that doesn't help with the spilled popcorn problem!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
What is the size of a standard business card?

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Julie, I looked at the Avery line of business cards HERE, and they all seem to be 2" X 3 1/2."

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Thanks Who!!! You always come thru!!!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
My husband [age 35] just qualified for Service-Disabled Veterans life insurance but we're clueless as to what is a better option. We've narrowed it down to these three. If anybody can give us any input we'd appreciate it. I'm putting down the monthly costs not to ask if the cost is ok - with my husband's medical issues he'd not qualify for many others and this pays no matter what the cause of death is - but just to show the difference in the 3 plans. All 3 are for $10,000.

MODIFIED LIFE AT AGE 65 $14.80 monthly
* Must apply before 61.
* Face amount is cut by 1/2 the day before 65th birthday but premium remains the same for lifetime.
* Cheapest permanent plan, but...
Amount of insurance lost can be replaced with purchase of another, separate policy at an additional cost of $6.58 per month per $1000. [$32.90 to replace the $5000 lost, for a total of $47.70 a month].

MODIFIED LIFE AT AGE 70 $16.10 monthly
* Must apply before 70.
* Face amount is cut by 1/2 the day before 70th birthday but premium remains the same for lifetime.
* Amount of insurance lost can be replaced with purchase of another, separate policy at an additional cost of $8.64per month per $1000. [$43.25 to replace the $5000 lost, for a total of $59.35 a month].

ORDINARY LIFE $20.10 monthly
* Pay same premium throughout lifetime.
* No reduction of face amount.
* Lowest premium payment of any of the permanent plans except Modified Life.



Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
Anyone know of a good site for cute pics for wallpaper and such? I can think of one, but don’t remember the link. It had 100 or 10000 or something like that. Thanks in advance!

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Z, You mean wallpaper for walls or wallpaper for your computer screen?

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

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Computer Herckle.

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Zgoodgirl, can you narrow it down a little? What do you think is cute? Are you looking for movie stars, animals, landscapes? There are TONS of places to look. :-)

Here are a few sites:

http://coolwallpaper.com/
http://www.computer-wallpaper.net/
www.wallpapers.com

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Serate, I would start a new thread for just this question if I were you. We have a number of folks here who are knowledgeable about life insurance who may not read this thread.

To start a new thread in General Discussions, just go to the top of this thread and click on General Discussions, then go to the bottom of that list and click on Start New Thread (or something like that; I have not started a new thread in a long time). Give it a catchy title, enter your same question, and people will come. Yes, they will. Smoochies. Juju.