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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 1:14 pm
RN, I had a boyfriend in high school who blasted his system as we drove into the school parking lot, it was so loud and embarrassing. You are right, it cannot be good for the little eardrums.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 1:20 pm
RN, I have always recycled cans (plastic bottles just aren't worth enough to bag up and take to cash in.) As kids we'd go out to the desert to collect them for extra cash. We pay the 5 cents crv so it makes no sense to just toss them out in the garbage, especially right now when they are $1.55 a lb (we had somewhere around 27 lbs I think Darren said.) Plastic bottles and glass I toss into bags and put them in my recycle bin, Thursday mornings I have a neighbor who goes around and goes through the bins looking for recyclable stuff and I make it easy on him to just grab bags. He's probably making enough to make recycling glass and plastic worth it for him after going through the whole neighborhood. Usually I take cans in once a month and if I break 10 bucks I'm happy, it's enough to take the kids out for a treat. The last couple times I've waited several months (too busy) plus Darren's mom has been sending us a bag or two ever so often so it added up. Figured since we were having Caleb's bday party this weekend, I'd take them in and use the money for balloons or something, lol.
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 2:04 pm
RN when I was young, my parents were really trying to cut costs, especially with three young children (ages 5, 6, and 8) and my mother did not work outside the home. Every now and then the electric bill would get really high, so my parents would tell us that if we could decrease the amount of electricity we used, they would split the difference of the high bill minus the low bill between the three kids and we could go to a toy store. They taught us about turning out lights, shutting the fridge, not leaving the front door wide open during extreme weather temps, etc. Looking back it was a great tool because we only did it two or three times a year, but for the months after, we all still practiced our new habits. I am still weird about turning out lights and keeping the fridge door shut, LOL. We also recycled cans and had a big rubber mallet that we would take turns flattening the cans with. As we got bigger, we would stomp on them in the garage.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 2:09 pm
Right now, we save cans. We might take them in every few months or so but we will bring in around $40. We also put our bottles and plastic in the recycling and every garbage day, there is this one woman who goes from can to can, taking them out.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 2:36 pm
Right now, I get that BJORK isn't for everyone. But I think she's a genius. And geniuses are usually somewhat misunderstood and bizarre and not for everyone, yes? I am PSYCHED. I leave in a half hour. If it means I miss the season finale of Lost, you know I've gotta like it!
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Spangs
Member
10-07-2005
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 2:48 pm
RN Yankee maybe she will sing some songs from her SUGARCUBES days. Birthday was my favorite. Have a great time!
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Eris
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 4:54 pm
Right now I can't wait for Yankee to come back and tell us all about the concert!!!!!
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 6:40 am
Right now I am hearing about Calgary's weather and missing my home city more than ever. Today: 0 celcius(32 F)and SNOWING!! Weekend forecast: 20 celcius (68 F) and sunny Supposed to be well into the 80's F by next weekend. It's especially great when this same thing happens in the middle of January.
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Eris
Member
11-13-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 6:48 am
right now i need to get out the door and get to work...but i don't want to! 
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 6:50 am
rn, Hi Eris! I am home sick but hope you have a great day.
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:02 am
RN hey Eris hope you are having a great week I am getting ready to go do more laundry
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 11:39 am
Right now, Eris, the concert was great! Here's the set list from last night: 1.Earth Intruders 2.Hunter 3.Pagan Poetry 4.I See Who You Are 5.Unison 6.Dull Flame of Desire (solo) 7.All is Full of love (a great remix) 8.Pleasure is All Mine 9.I Miss You (a very funky remix I'd never heard before) 10.Army of Me (another great, funky remix) 11.Innocence 12.Wanderlust 13.Mother Heroic 14.Bachelorette 15.Hyper-ballad (a HUGE remix -- probably the best song of the night for me) 16.Pluto Encore: 17.Oceana 18.Declare Independence I was VERY VERY close to the front. It was at a beautiful venue, Deer Lake Park -- a gorgeous grassy bowl surrounded by trees, a lake and huge rhododendron and azalea trees/bushes. The audience was pretty eclectic -- hippies, hipsters, gays and lesbians, parents, children -- all mingling together. Her voice is very very powerful in person, and the Icelandic Brass Band is hilarious. They're much more comfortable now than when they were on Saturday Night Live. She was wearing a pompom headdress, a funky blue shiny dress and pompom leggings, sans feet. Barefoot. Some wackadoo Icelandic "performance artist" opened -- wasn't my taste. Here is a pic of her from last night as seen in the Vancouver Sun:
Lots of people had cameras or camera phones, but I don't bother when I go to a concert -- I'd rather just ENJOY the concert. It's getting out of control with these phones. People holding them up the entire time and you can't see past them. Just watch the concert, will ya!? Oh and P.S. -- Spangs, no Sugarcubes, sadly -- though I wasn't disappointed!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:11 pm
RN my littlest nephew just fell sound asleep while I was rocking him. I'm pretty excited about that, he not only gave up his bottles on Monday and has been having a hard time going to sleep without them, but he never takes a nap while he's here (no matter how tired he is!)
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Eris
Member
11-13-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:16 pm
Right now thank you so much for sharing Yankee!!! It sounds like it was an awesome time!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:24 pm
RN, Wargod, I love the feeling you get when that happens!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 12:59 pm
RN: Anyone else think that pic of Bjork looks like Kimberly Locke?
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 1:47 pm
RN: Here's an email we just got! Hello to all, We will be closing the office early tomorrow to kick start the weekend. You may turn off your computers and say goodbye at 1:00pm. Turning off computers is optional.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 2:01 pm
Right now ... yayyy Scoot! I leave tomorrow at noon ... but I have a job interview at 4 pm.
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Eris
Member
11-13-2003
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 2:10 pm
Right now Im waving wildly at everyone as I streak through the rooms! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 2:50 pm
RN I'm smirking... I've got tomorrow off (didn't even realize we had a four day weekend until Monday!). So pffftt!!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 3:06 pm
RN I'm jonesin' because my baby graduates tomorrow night. Where did this year go? I'm not ready for this ...
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 3:18 pm
RN, don't blink Ladytex because when your eyes open, she will be graduating college. Take kleenex tomorrow night and congratulations for raising a wonderful young woman who is ready to contribute to the world! You must be a terrific role model for her.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 3:28 pm
Lady: Is this your son who looks (IMO) like Tevin Campbell?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 3:49 pm
Escapee, no, that son graduated from HS last year, this is my baby girl that graduates from HS tomorrow ...
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 4:01 pm
RN, I'm thinking that some of us ain't old enuf to be havin' no babies grad-you-ate-ing from no high schools! 
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