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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Any idea of why my mapquest and google maps don't work? All other internet stuff seems fine.

When I go to google or google images, all is fine. But a few seconds after I go to google maps, it crashes.

I get the below message when I try to get directions or a map at mapquest. (also the url window does not seem to change) I just get that orange loading box and it never seems to stop loading... I can click on the OK box in the undefined value box, but as soon as I try to get directions, it pops back up.

I have a mac and am using safari if that matters...



Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm not sure if anyone can answer this. I just got a check from my mortgage company for $23.00. There's no letter with it, just on the part that you keep for your records a little notation saying an adjustment was made. My stupid question...why the heck are they sending me a check for $23??? Why not just apply it to my next mortgage payment or something?

I go to the bank twice a month to deposit my paycheck and thats it. I just went Saturday so I won't be going again, this dang check is gonna sit here on the desk til at least then, if I don't cover it up with something and find it in 3 months! Ok, thats more of a rant, lol.

But I'd really like to know why they send a check for such a small amount instead of adding it to my account.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Probably because it is coming from a big company and it is simpler to take your money when it is due and give it back to you when they need to. (Hope that makes sense.)

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Wargod, it may be a reconciliation of your escrow account - do you pay taxes and insurance with your mortgage payment? I think they have to refund any overages when they do that.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Julieboo, I JUST used mapquest for directions and it worked fine. I don't know what that error you're receiving means. Maybe go on through Internet Explorer and try it that way.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Yes, my dh can get mapquest to work from his office, so I am sure it is not a mapquest thing. It is just weird that I cannot get either of 2 map/direction site to work...

And my netscape is always wonky on this mac. But I will give it a shot.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 1:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yeah I do pay taxes and insurance through my mortgage payment.

Guess it kind of irks me (outside of the bank hassle...sigh) cuz honestly I'd never have noticed $23 gone from my checking account since it was part of mortgage and it'd probably have done better sitting in the escrow account than sitting on my desk for the next two weeks!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, March 10, 2008 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
GROOCH!!! What about Hats from different countries:

Scottish/Dutch/Native Indian, Russian,Mexican, etc.


Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 4:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
War said: "Yeah I do pay taxes and insurance through my mortgage payment."

I think it's all part of the transparency/honesty stuff. The check was most likely computer generated. I've had a couple of those types of payments myself. If it got somehow "mysteriously swallowed up" that company would most likely find themselves with a class action lawsuit. Got a couple of $7.-plus-change checks last summer from class action lawsuits last fall myself and took my Sister out to lunch with them. I don't think the company can automatically shuffle the money towards your mortgage payment. The homeowner needs to make the call as to where their money gets directed, no matter how tiny the check amount might be.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 4:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Now, people with a BIGGER mortgage MIGHT have been getting a big enough check to take my Sister out to Dinner. Wonder if she would have gone without me? Hey, I'm a cheap date! Sis, Sis, I can do Country Buffet! j/k

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL Bisc (cheap date, me too!) Darren said the same thing about a lawsuit which just seems silly to me, but ok. We decided that when I get to the bank I'll cash the check and threw it into our fun fund or home improvement fund. It's already taken out of our checking acct, it was part of a mortgage payment so we don't miss it, might as well keep it out ya know.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Hey, I just closed a money market account where they deposited the funds directly into my checking account, except then they sent me a check for 62 cents! I don't know why they didn't just transfer that and save me from having to deposit it.

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
cuz it's computer generated, no hands actually touch these checks.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
We got a check for $550 from escrow but we got a full explanation of last year's payments, and a projected explanation of this year's payments with how much was going to be left next year if they sent us this check. We put half of it as an extra payment to escrow and the other half as an extra payment to principal. If it happens again next year, all will be extra to principal. This is our first home loan and we don't want to screw anything up. *L*

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Anyone know how to blow an egg? (Quick and easily?) Other than prick a hole on each end and shake?

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Use a straw, cut it down to about half length if it's easier, and blow into the hole. (Not sure if that's what you're doing or not, as you said you were shaking.) You can also stick something like a skewer into the bigger hole a few times to break up the yolk.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Julie, my mom used to use a baby ear syringe. She'd use a large needle to poke a hole at each end of the eggshell, through the membrane and then I think move it around inside the shell to break the yolk and then use the syringe and or just her lips to blow out the contents of the egg and then run water in and set the shells out to dry. She did all this through amazing small openings at each end but then we could decorate the shells and they'd last a long time.

And we had scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks! I have straws and a baby syringe!! It's for my 8yr old to bring to school tomorrow. His teacher is Ukrainian and she is teaching them how to make pysankys. (or is it pysankies?) I just wonder how he'll get them to school without breaking them. (And back home again!!)

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
If your son is artistic and the egg is likely something you will want to keep long term.... you can grab a couple plaster eggs from a good-sized craft store (I know my local Michael's sells them). They are solid, hard plaster but take wax and dye like a real egg shell. I think they were a couple bucks each. Like I said, depends on how artistic your son is. LOL

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 4:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
A question for smokers (or anyone who uses cigarette lighters).....

Mom has weak, arthritic hands, and finding a useable lighter is becoming hard. She can't use the Bic lighters, cause the strike wheel is so stiff and hard to use (heck, I can't even get the darn things to light). She's been using Scripto Views, but the last few packs I've gotten her, the lighter stops striking a flame when there's still over half the amount of fluid in them. A package of 5 used to last months, now I'm replacing them almost every week.

So, is there any good lighter out there I can get her? I know, I know, the easiest solution is for her to stop smoking, but that ain't gonna happen, no matter how much I wish it would.

So, I was just wondering if anyone out there (who also has weak hands) has happened across a good brand of lighter I could look for. If I have to order them online, I will. Seems like the stores around here only carry the Bic and Scripto.

I could consider a refillable one, if it isn't too costly. Of course, the way the Scriptos are lasting these days, it would probably be cheaper in the long run to get a more expensive refillable lighter anyway.

I'll be doing a Google search myself, trying to find something. But I figured in the meantime, I'd ask here in case anyone has already found a tried and true lighter.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 4:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Whoami, I can think of two things that might work. First is a bbq lighter, they don't have a scroll wheel but a trigger. Downside is that they are long and your mom would need to hold down the safety button while pulling the trigger. A better but more expensive option would be a cigar lighter. The one I bought hubby last christmas was just over $200 but they do last forever (well for yrs anyway) and are refillable. No scroll wheel and no flame, press down a button and a coil heats up. You could probably find one in a good smoke shop for $60-70.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 5:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I couldnt use those bics either. I agree the BBQ lighter rocks!! you click it like a gun. plus they are great for lighting candles

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 5:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Any of the BBQ lighters I've bought over the past couple of years have a child-safe lock on them. You have to push the lock at the same time as pulling the trigger, and I think they'd be pretty difficult to use.

Places like 7-11 always have different ones for sale at their registers (shaped like fire extinguishers, guns, etc) that seem to be more trigger like rather than roller wheel.

If all else fails, get some wooden matches. Those strike easier than the regular kind of match and may be easier for her to use because they're not so tiny and flimsy.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Getting girls ready for school, finally had a minute to find a graphic. Here is what a cigar lighter looks like (well there are hundreds of types but this represents why I think they might work for your mom): Colibri Bravo Lighters


Aka
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01-02-2007

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aka a private message Print Post    
Scripto makes an electronic lighter, very inexpensive. Has a push down, then easy click. They are long-lasting. My problem is that I was able to buy them at Wal-mart but not now. I will start looking for another store soon. :-)