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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 2:39 pm
My Hamilton Beach electric can opener is great and it was only $10.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 5:52 pm
Thanks. I am researching them online. Twinkie, Hamilton Beach has one called Can Opener Center that opens cans, bottles and even "difficult plastic". lol Amazon and Target have some HB ones. Back to check out Starfit, Rissa.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 10:43 am
The ONE-TOUCH saved my life! I have terrible arthritis in my wrist and hand, all you need to do with this is press the button and it does everything for you! And no sharp edges! Click here to see the video of how it works.

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 11:58 am
Thanks Mameblanche. Now I have to decide whether to get an electric or a hand-held can opener. It is in the 100's here and I refuse to go shopping in this heat and I was hoping to see the can openers in person. I don't buy a lot of canned items. The cat food has pull-off tops and the tuna I recently purchased also has pull-off tops.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 1:49 pm
I have the One-Touch and it has held up really well over the last few years and is so easy to use. No mess, no fighting with it to get it on just right, and works really fast.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 2:10 pm
Rosie and BC, we also have the one-touch jar-opener. Opening jars is pretty much impossible for me with my bad wrist. Bless my DH's heart, he loves bringing home all kinds of gadgets for me. I still have the folding hairbrush/mirror in my purse that he gave me YEARS ago... I still get comments from strangers about it. And a tiny flashflight he gave me for my keychain which has come in handy more times that I can tell.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 6:48 am
Need advice on what needs to be in a reference letter for my brother who is applying for low income housing. I know how to write a reference letter for a job, or college application, but it is just driving me nuts I just can't think of what to say for this one. I'm clueless!
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 6:53 am
Serate, is this a reference letter to recommend he be accepted into the housing, like what a good tenant he would be? Or is it supposed to be about how he is qualified for the housing?
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 6:57 am
I'm not sure. I'm thinking probably good tenant. I would think qualifications would be asked for from Social Security since he's on SSDI.
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 7:05 am
Here is a link to writing a letter to a landlord. I hope this helps. I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for. http://www.helium.com/items/850011-how-to-write-a-character-reference-letter-for-a-potential-landlord
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 7:11 am
Thanks Gumby. It gave me some ideas on how to write the letter. And some ideas on how to search for ideas. All I was coming up with was samples of job references. thanks again!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 8:55 am
Serate, typically LIH wants references from landlords only - about how he paid rent on time, took care of the property well, etc.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 11:13 am
Karuuna his application has places for both personal references and former landlords. Of course the personal references must be non-family members. After Gumby put me to searching in a different way, I found this website: http://www.rent-direct.com/rentersguide/SamRefLet.html So I typed up 2 examples for his friends to look at. [Look at my foot they are going to just use them but oh well if it helps my brother.]
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:16 pm
Calling all teachers (and parents, and students): I need some advice! My bonus kid sister is a junior in high school at a brand new school this year. She is really a smart kid. She is doing well in all her classes, except one. Her algebra teacher seems to be a bit of a bully (from the kid's POV) and I was giving the teacher the benefit of the doubt until this last week. We have parent connect online here and I can see if she is in class, what assignments they are doing and if she is missing anything. She received 3 tardies in one week. I asked her about these and she said she was in class and the teacher marked her tardy, when the teacher was asked she said it was because she wasn't in her seat. Well apparently several kids weren't, but they were not given tardies (I asked the kids) She said that she had no idea about the other two, so I spoke to the teacher. She said all 3 times she was in class, but not in her seat, sharpening her pencil, getting a tissue, etc. I asked if she was purposely goading the teacher, she said no way, not at all. I can't see her doing this. Other students have even noticed and offered to stick up for her. She declines, but said if it ever goes to the administration, they'll stick up for her there as witnesses. I was also told by my sis and a couple of the kids in class that the whole class will be working on an assignment in groups, talking/discussing, and the teacher will come by and give sis a 0 on the paper, or send her outside. The other day, sis got a -5 on an assignment that was worth 0 points. She also said that if sis didn't be quiet she'd have security drag her out of class. Sis asked why she was singling her out and the teacher said "because you are an easy target" Other incidences include a day sis was absent and she asked the teacher for her missing assignments and the teacher said "I don't feel like turning on my computer" So sis has 3 missing assignments that she can't turn in because she doesn't know what they are. I sent a note with her that said "Can you please let Cris know what assignments she is missing so she may get credit for them" It has already dropped her grade from and A to a B. At first, I wanted to give the teacher the benefit of the doubt, but now, I am not so sure. I was bullied by a teacher in school, it was horrible and no one beleived me. I have not told sis this yet, though. I want to make sure I am getting the truth. The more I hear, the madder I am getting. I want to address a polite, yet firm WTFT e mail to her before I go to the superintendent. Any advice would be great. Did I mention sis is one of the sweetest, nicest, easy going, easy to get a long with kids? She's new at this school and she is just starting to make friends. So here is what I have so far in the e mail: Mrs. S. Thank you for the update regarding C. I am still not understanding earning negative credits. I have been made aware that this is not common practice, but punitive and I would like to know if other students are losing the credit as well or if it is just C, as I am sure she is not talking to herself in these instances. Again, I just want to reassure her as well as myself, that she is not being singled out in the class and that even if she feels she is, that is a good reason to be extra careful about her behavior. Another student friend of hers in the class did say that she is often the only one penalized for the behavior of several students and/or the whole class and that she has been referred to as an easy target. They did mention that recently she was told that her talking would result in "security dragging her from class". However, I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt regarding such things, as sometimes adolescents can stretch the substance of a conversation. If such things continue to be an issue, we may need to ask the superintendent and/or principal what we can do to benefit C's education and classroom experiences.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:27 pm
Maybe it would be better to go and discuss this with her in person?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:32 pm
I was thinking the same. In an email the teacher's only going to reply in a manner that entirely proper, whether she's being entirely proper in the class or not. If you speak to her in person you'll get a better feel for whether or not she's actually treating your daughter fairly.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:37 pm
I thought that too, but I can't get an appointment to see her. I guess she has something else she does after school or something. I have spoken to her on the phone once regarding it. And, after the conversation, Cris said she was much nicer to her for about a week. Then it all went back.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:41 pm
See if she has time available at lunch, before school.....
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:44 pm
That's my next order, see what she CAN do. I think she's purposely avoiding me. I may have to go above her head.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:45 pm
My sister experienced a bully teacher once. It was a nun, too. My dad is all kinds of respectful toward women of the cloth, but he backed her up against a wall and let her have it. She was "reassigned" (the nun) very shortly thereafter. It's a real problem if it's happening Escapee. She's lucky to have you in her corner. Life is tough enough for a pre-teen without that kind of crap adding to the mix.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:45 pm
Yes you might, but before you do that, be sure you've exhausted all avenues...trying to meet with her at alternate times...that way you can show you've given every opportunity to try to talk to her and get to the bottom of these issues
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:49 pm
I had a teacher call me a wh*re when I was in the 7th grade (I yawned and lifted my arms and my belly button barely showed when I did). I didn't even know what that meant, so I asked my mom. That teacher didn't teach there after that. A lot of bullying went on before that, she screamed and embarrassed me in front of my peers every chance she got. I would hate to think this is happening to my sister.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 2:58 pm
I would insist on a face to face meeting, as others have said at lunch or other times when she's not busy. If she won't schedule one, then I'd have a little talk with the principal...having a problem with my kid (sis) and this teacher, want to discuss it with teacher, can't get her to schedule an appt. Bet ya'd get your appt then! Caleb once told me, oh about 2nd or 3rd grade, how mean his teacher was to him. She gave him harder work than anyone else and more of it. His little friends backed him up, even showing me their homework compared to his. Like Gal, my sis had a bad experience with one teacher and after four months of meetings between the teacher, mom, and sometimes principal, it was finally clear in that instance the teacher really was being harder on sis (unfortunately for sis, she'd had a habit of claiming mean teacher the few years before, but that one time it really was true!) With that memory, I went in to a meeting with Caleb's teacher trying to be polite but wondering if she could possibly be signaling him out. Turns out she was, LOL, he was getting more and harder work than the rest of the class, but only because they'd already done the testing, he'd tested in the advanced group and would be moving up once the groups were in place. They were doing the work in their homeroom classes that they would be doing later in their permanent math classes...and for that time, Caleb was the only kid in his homeroom class that was in the advanced group. So, this teacher really could be picking on your kid (sis,) there may just be a misunderstanding, or theres another problem. But, think the best way to get to the bottom of it is face to face.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 3:03 pm
I find it hard to do but I try not to make assumptions about a current situation based on prior bad experiences. I would only go over her head after exhausting every other possible way of improving the situation. Also I'd start by addressing it in a general way. No accusations. Just a general question about how things are going and if she has any concerns and then proceed from there.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, October 05, 2009 - 3:06 pm
As a teacher, I'd rather see something like: I understand you have been having some problems with C's behavior in class which has resulted in her receiving of 0's or negative points on assignments. I am, of course, concerned about this. Would you tell me specifically what she needs to change in order not to receive these grades? C has been an excellent student, and I'm sure you are as frustrated as she is with this situation. I would like to work with you to see that she changes her behavior to meet your standards; however, we need to know what those are. If we can't improve C's performance between us, then I will need to go to the principal/superintendent for advice. I hope to hear from you by the end of the week. Would you also tell me what assignments C missed because of her absence? We would like to get her caught up. Thank you for your cooperation - The advantage of that is it doesn't point fingers at the teacher, but it does ask for specifics. With your letter I would be concerned that the teacher would feel the students are talking behind her back, which would just piss her off more. Also have your sis right down anything that happens. She should keep a journal of any incidents, so she doesn't need to rely on memory if this goes further.
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