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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 12:00 am
between where i live now...denver, co...and san diego (granted i just randomly picked zips from denver and san deigo)...there is not much difference. at all. lowest was here (strange) 537779 for a high school teacher (since post secondary wasn't available) and then denver was 54326. and san deigo was 54998. boyfriend wants to be a cop. he would make (or at least my uncle makes, with a master's as la sheriff) is 100,000...of course, in la. so idk. i do know. i will move away from the central valley. i cannot stand it here. funny thing is, i have been talking to my mom a lot more and she told me when she was pregnant with me, my dad got a job offer in hawaii (but decided to turn it down). i could have been living in hawaii right now. ha. yah. that sucks. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 7:10 am
Now Hawaii would be awesome!! I live about an hour from Chicago. I love the seasons. I too, love wearing all the warm fuzzy clothes in winter. I love the fall leaves. I love the snow (especially when it snows on Christmas eve!!). I love spring. I like summer too. I think 4 seasons is awesome. You get to buy more clothes!! I do hate HUMIDITY. Hate it. But then I guess that is why God created AC!!! The thing you guys have going for you is your career choices. They need cops and teachers everywhere!! Whereas certain positions (careers) might be hard to fill just anywhere. I am sure you'd be able to find plenty of things to do if you no matter where you move. You've got plenty of time to research. Take a Chicago suburb for instance. The city is not too far for nightlife, museums, street fairs, etc. Suburbs have their own thins to offer, festivals, etc. Then Lake Michigan, the Fox River, the Kankakee river and many lakes are not far if you like to waterski, fish, etc. Wisconsin (or Michigan) is not far either for even more outdoor type activities. There's so many beautiful places to visit near where I live. I bet Colorado would have even more beautiful places. And ski lodges would be just awesome in the winter--even if you don't ski! My dh and his cousins get a group of people every winter and they go to a different ski lodge each year. They even went to Colorado one year, but mainly stay in the Michigan region. Good luck with whatever you choose. And have fun exploring all your options!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 8:29 am
Becks, you may want to have hubby check out San Diego. Seriously, I think we are looking for cops (at least, I remember something in the news about this recently). I dunno how we are doing on teachers, tho. And LOL... I think Hawaii is more expensive than San Diego! If you think WE pay a "paradise tax" here, I can only imagine what it is there! But seriously... you need to think about your lifestyle, what it is you like/want to do, and if the new location will satisfy that. For example, I can't live any further than a few miles from the coast. I may not go to the ocean every day, but I know it's there (and I can smell the salt air). While I like to visit the desert and the mountains, I *need* to leave near the ocean. I also need to have a lot of variety, and I need it all year round. So the fact that our climate is conducive to lots of physical activities in the dead of winter is important to me. And then, finally, for me, anything below 75 degrees (F) is cold, so there's no way I'd want to live somewhere where the average winter temps are below 30! <wink> So, I know what it is that I want and need, and that's why I refuse to move to Colorado. Your needs may be different, but I'd also think about that as well as the cost of living and the jobs available. Because, even if you find a place that has the jobs you want, if the rest of your life isn't fulfilled, you won't be happy.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 8:59 am
sheesh Cost, you really hate Colorado don't you??!!! LOL i think you need to get a job with the California Visitors and Convention Bureau! You would be great.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 11:06 am
Annie, I think she already does. And gets commission on anyone she talks into moving to San Diego!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 1:33 pm
Move to Oregon!
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 6:11 pm
i would jewels except his cousins live there and they smoke weed like nobody's business...and i a) don't want to be around that anymore and b) i don't want my kids around that. and he is close to these cousins, so it's not like we won't see them. i've expressed my feelings, but i don't want him to feel like he can't ever see them...and i don't want them to feel like i dislike them...because i don't dislike them...i dislike their choices. and he has told me that we wouldn't constantly do things with them...a compromise basically. lol.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 7:16 am
LOL Annie! I spend a lot of time showing a lot of visitors around (people who come for vacation and a visit to me). But in all honesty, I actually really hate to see a lot of "foreigners" move here! We've almost gotten too big for our britches!! (Natives hate it when there's some sporting event, such as a Super Bowl, in the dead of winter and we're having our lovely 75 degree days in January or February. It's like "oh crap, here they all come again! We don't have snow birds; we have people who think they want to live in paradise. <sigh>) Days like yesterday (where we spent time in the desert AND the mountains) really prove why I love where I live. San Diego suits me perfectly, it suits my lifestyle and my level of physical activity. Now if I could just figure out the name of the abandoned mine that we passed somewhere out in the middle of nowhere... It's been driving me nuts! 
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 10:33 am
Socks? I've been wearing almost 100% cotton socks in my sneakers/athletic shoes, etc. Not really comfortable I've come to realize. Not good during summertime when walking and feet sweat. So I looked on-line, went to Sports Authority, and bought some basic Thorlos. Good? Suggestions? I look at fabric / care instructions on clothing items. Says good to use liquid fabric softener when washing. Anyone not? Make a difference?
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 1:05 am
I know fabric softener makes towels less absorbent. Also clogs your dryer filter. But....always best to follow the care lable.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 2:29 pm
I've got too many CDs, so am taking them out of the jewel boxes and putting them into a case. Never noticed before, the printing on my Elvis Presley CD On Stage is upside down -- his name, title of CD, even small legal print going around the CD. All print on the CD is upside down. Does anyone else have it? Is it a fluke? Therefore worth a few more $$?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 2:40 pm
CD's are circular, can't you just rotate it 180 degrees? LOL
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 2:52 pm
Then it's backwards. Either way you look at it, it's wrong -- if it's supposed to be printed in normal fashion. Maybe there'd be some reason for his name and CD title to be printed that way? I don't know why though. But all the small legal print, etc.?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 3:18 pm
I has a search online and I couldn't find any mention of backwards or mirror text. You didn't get hold of a bootleg copy somehow did you? But even if legit, I don't know whether it would be worth anything, as the CD is just the record remastered. I wonder who you could take it to to find out - maybe if you have one of those old music shops in your town.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 3:39 pm
Next time I go to the local Borders (I'm there often enough), I'll ask Kevin. He works in CDs and DVDs and is very knowledgable about it all. Don't know what I'd do without Kevin sometimes. He's helped me with with settings on my TV and DVD player. Don't remember for sure, but think I did get this CD there.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 4:02 pm
it's just a fluke colordea. i have had a cd that was printed wrong. it's not worth anything more...just a screwed up mistake by a machine...
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, October 31, 2008 - 1:34 pm
This is absolutely hilarious! http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid988092926?bctid=1842856410
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Friday, October 31, 2008 - 3:08 pm
Love it, Twinkie!
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, October 31, 2008 - 5:24 pm
Love it, Twinkie.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 2:21 pm
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/coins.asp Halloween candy recall, chocolate coins sold by Costco in Canada
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 7:58 pm
I was just at a seminar where one of the speakers lectured about the pet food recall last year. This next statement will scare you more than a halloween ghost. Our government does not have the power to force a company to make a recall of their food. Any recall is voluntary. We get mad at the companies that make recalls but they are the good guys. She specifically mentioned a large retail chain that knew a certain chicken dog treat had a problem. All they did was take the remaining stock off the shelf. No recall or warning was issued.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Monday, November 03, 2008 - 9:35 pm
'Twas the eve of elections and all through the clubhouse all the members were stirring, even Konamouse. Some mods were kept busy watching the threads while others just sat by, shaking their heads. When all of a sudden there sounded an alarm - the mods clicked their mouses & went to the Farm. Away from the Farm they flew like a flash. No reason to panic - no one was bashed. The debates were long over & thankfully so, while the campaign ads are the last to go. When what to their wondering eyes did they see but Dogdoc & Penguin, Mame & OG all playing their games so lively & bright as they await the returns tomorrow night. More people voted early than ever before - a record turnout to be sure. Now John and Sarah or Barack and Joe - who'll get elected? I don't know. To the polls you must go & vote your selection 'cause it's only 4 years til the next election. As accusations & contradictions fly, rumors abound......are they truth or lie? So the fate of our nation if up to you in states all in colors of red or blue. And then in an instant your vote is cast. Will your candidate win or come in last? As you mark your ballot & make choice, be proud for in this great country we have a voice.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 2:34 pm
Couch! Love it! Great poem!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 10:57 am
I don't want to bury this in an animal thread. I think this video is hysterical!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 12:28 pm
LOL!~!!!Thanks Color!!!
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