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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 12:49 pm
Hmmmmm...so if my fridge is 48 on the coldest setting, I might need a new one, huh?
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 12:52 pm
from the USDA: The refrigerator temperature should be 40 °F or below; the freezer, 0 °F or lower. yw, twinkie.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 8:46 pm
Quite possibly, Spygirl. Julieboo, I actually live quite a bit north of Portland, close to Canada, but we often have the same weather. But I am also leaving for five nights in Hawaii tomorrow, so I will be doing my warming up over there.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 5:09 am
Who here lives near portland? (Not including Jewels, Ophiliasgramma and Max). Who here wants to come to Portland sometime this weekend or next week for a TVCH meet?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 5:10 am
FOr anyone interested, I will give an update of out adoption situation in my folder. Check there in about a half hour... I may even temporarily post a picture or two...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 5:29 am
well, hurry up!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 2:30 pm
Do we have a section where I can ask some questions about purchasing a house?
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 3:47 pm
Try the Home and Garden area, Dipo.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 3:47 pm
I don't think there is a specific section for that. You could always just ask here. Or as Tera suggested you could try starting a thread in the Home & Garden area.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 4:02 pm
Or Buyers Banter?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 4:02 pm
Ok, I am just going to ask here. I was hoping someone here might be a realtor. I have been looking for a condo and found one I like, ALOT, anyway it is listed for $280,000 but when I zillow it, it comes up at $262,726 and when I use reply.com it comes up at 226,000. (I am not putting any value on the reply site since it compared single familys with condos and the data was from 2006) Anyway my question, I was thinking of offering $266,000 which is 10% less than the asking price. Is it insulting to go 10% below asking?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 4:08 pm
Nope, it's not insulting at all. They have two choices: accept your offer, or counter your offer. Then you have two choices: accept their offer, or counter back! If it looks like comparable condos in that area are selling for $266K then it's not an unreasonable offer.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 5:14 pm
They can also reject your offer and not counter. I remember when we sold my parents' home we got an oddball, faxed offer that our agent said we shouldn't even counter. However, your offer certainly isn't inthat category, Dipo!! Go for it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 5:47 pm
Oh yeah. LOL... forgot about that third one! But I didn't think her offer would've gotten that result. You never know, too, what the seller is really thinking. When my mom and her hubby sold their place here in San Diego, they put it on the market for a very reasonable price. And gave strict instructions to the realtor -- we are NOT doing the counter offer, counter offer, counter offer thing. Either they make an offer that is close to what we want, which is quite a good buy, or we'll reject it. No offer ping pong! And it sold in a week. Of course, the market was a wee bit different then!
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 6:24 pm
And just from my own experience with buying and selling a condo in Los Angeles- frequently the listing price is inflated a bit to account for the 10% (or more!) reduced offer. I know I bought my condo at 10% less than the offer listed and sold it for 10% less than what was listed. (And I still made a huge profit!) Good luck with the offer and if they don't accept or counter, shrug it off and move on to the next potential home! (And don't be surprised to see the same condo at a lower listing price in 3 months...) 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, May 04, 2007 - 6:30 pm
just like in car sales, they always put higher ticket on car, so when you deal with them and get a lower price than the sticker you feel like you got a great deal when you paid what they wanted all along LOL
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 11:16 am
Question: My boss has decided we would have our first annual Pizazz Awards Pizza Party on the 18th. The theme will be to have the supervisors give goofy awards to their employees. An example would be to give someone a Gumby doll for being the most flexible worker or a high powered bouncy ball to the the most energetic worker. I personally am at a loss beyond that. Any ideas?
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 1:07 pm
Toy stethescope (or other medical toy) for a problem solver, especially computer problems. I can thing of a lot of little things that maybe could be tied to types somehow...like a slinky, rubik's cube, wind up toys (energizer bunny??), magnifying glass (detail oriented), a compass, something for the coffee drinker.... Do you have a specific list of "types"?
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 1:36 pm
thanks, kaili. we are a bunch of accountants, accounting techs, budget folks, accounts payable, W&S billing, receivables, and the like. we have 27 total employees which include my boss & myself. i just found out that one of my supervisors is giving our 72 yr. old accountant an energizer bunny! and, for another accountant that is our best writer a feather pen or some type of goofy pen. it's really hard to classify so many people. but, you have given me some ideas and that helps so much.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 2:33 pm
CND, I really think there needs to be an award "Best Geek" or "Best Nerd" or something like that, that comes with a pocket protector and a really nice pen. Kind of like a special Geek Squad member. ETA: you might go to the geek squad website and take a look at the jobs they have available. They give really cool job titles which you might be able to use to make an award.
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 2:36 pm
a funny watch or clock for someone who is always late a Starbuck's gift card for the person who always ends up making the coffee because no one else can be bothered a tabloid for the office gossip a scarf for the person who always complains it's too cold in the building a fan for the person who always wants to turn up the a/c a dictionary for the person who never has spelling errors in their work a jack in the box for the person who is always thinking outside the box
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 3:38 pm
A stuffed bug for the one who finds the most problems (bugs). Or a calculator (which would totally be an oxymoron for a number cruncher!). An hour glass for the person who never finishes projects on time (or just barely).
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:29 pm
these are great! thanks so much for your help. wow, you certainly have me thinking. i went to one of the dollar stores after work and found a Star Wars light sabre for my boss. she is the one who has to defend our numbers before the board of commissioners. i looked for a stethoscope but no luck. they didn't really have anything else that struck me tonight other than a parrot & palm tree with beads necklace. i bought that for myself as all i ever do is plan my next vacation. LOL
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:47 pm
A piggy bank for the employee who regularly makes contributions at meetings. Contribute back to them by putting some change in it A compass for someone who gives good direction to others A calculator for the employee you can always count on A plate for someone who always has a lot on their plate (who couldn't use another plate?) A toy shovel for someone who isn't afraid to dig in A joy buzzer (or similar joke kinda thing) for the person who keeps the place laughing during rough times A roll of duct tape for someone who always holds things together How many of these things do you need?
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 4:53 pm
awe, huk, i owe you a phone call. <hangs head in shame> thanks for the suggestions. we have 27 total.
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