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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Thanks guys. Yes, I will definitely talk to her boss tomorrow. We're just so lucky the old freezer works or I don't know what we'd have done... just lost the food I guess.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, December 03, 2009 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Update on my vacuum question: well, I got a Shark Navigator. Got it today, vacuumed most of my apartment and...I was a very dirty person, apparently. The amount of dirt I got out of the carpet was incredible (and disgusting). So far, a really positive purchase.

Thanks everyone for the input.

Christy358
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07-10-2007

Friday, December 04, 2009 - 5:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
Tishala, That happens with every new vacuum, I suspect the come..."Pre-Primed"

You are not dirty.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, December 04, 2009 - 7:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
No Tish. Remember? Your old vacuum sucked, and not in the way that a vacuum SHOULD suck! :-)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, December 04, 2009 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
We had professional carpet cleaners come clean the rented condo here in South Texas yesterday. It makes a WORLD of difference in my comfort level.

<goes off to look up Shark Navigators>

Edit: I am back. That looks like a good one. I hope you got it at Walmart, if you are able to shop at Walmart. They have the best price on it right now. LOL.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, December 04, 2009 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
oh, I am so glad to hear the SharkNavigator is good. Tishala, I had that same issue when I got my last vac, I had to empty the container 3 times, I felt like I must have been living in a pig sty and didn't know it, LOL.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
New question, anyone have any idea where I can find this outfit. I only have this photo and know it is from Bonnie jean. And yes, I googled and also "ebayed" bonnie jean santa. Thanks for any leads!


Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 7:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Julieboo, I googled 'bonnie jean green jumper' and found several sites, one being JC Penney. Hope this helps!

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
this actually isn't a dumb question...but i wasn't sure where else to put it. i need help writing this paper i have for my US/Latin American relations class. I want to know what people remember from these times (so try not to google a lot). The reason for this is because when you hear the time period...there is so much that happened between the US and LA that it's just...I have to have my paper written in 6 pages, and I can't figure out what to cut out. so I'm coming here...help please!!


okay so from 1945 to 2005...name some things you remember from US and LA relations. seriously...anything...

TIA!! **mods if you know somewhere better to put this...move it at your discretion**

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Well, the first thing I think of is the Sandinistas and the Reagan administration policy of funding their opposition in Nicaragua--the whole Oliver North thing of selling arms to fund the "freedom fighters."

I think the CIA/US government support of Pinochet in leading a coup in Chile is also a pretty big deal.

NAFTA and CAFTA.

the "School of the Americas," which was/is the US military training right wing dictators more effective ways of undermining human rights in Central and South American countries.

I could name more, but I think that will have to do for now.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Whole custody battle of Elian Gonzalez in Miami.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez and the coup (and the back 'n forth of the coup).

The rise of Castro.

The Cuban missile crisis.

Grenada. Iran-Contra.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
I agree w/ all the above, but I would also mention the Panama Canal and giving control back to their country.

It's the fact that I heard a few stories on the news at the time that the Chinese now are in conrtol of running the canal and can board our ships at will.

Never heard anything about it again.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Bay of Pigs crisis.

Fidel Castro emptying his prisons and mental institutions during the Mariel boatlift in the early 1980's. I was in law enforcement in Miami at the time. Crime soared immediately thereafter.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 12:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Thanks Juju, I was remembering the Mariel boatlift as well and trying to remember how it was spelled. I think the crimes soaring was happening all over the country as a result.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 4:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
the overthrow of Baptista and Castro coming into power, and all the wealthy cubans fleeing.

border wars/drug wars with Mexico

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
thanks for that...i did try to cover most of those areas. my only problem was that i had too much information and instead of my paper being 6 to 7 pages, double spaced with 12 font it is now 9 pages, 1.5 spaced and 11 font. woo hoo for too much information in 60 years.

Gumby
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08-14-2004

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 9:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gumby a private message Print Post    
Does anyone know of a way to keep Venetian blinds from getting so brittle? It seems like the slats just fall apart after a while. Thanks!

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
(ETA) Sorry, Gumby. I have no idea

I have been asked by a co-worker to make an afghan for her daughter and she told me to come up with a price for my time. Now, I have only ever made afghans as gifts and don't know what to charge for making one.

Does anyone here know what a going rate is for this kind of craft? The materials will cost approximately $50 (and they might be purchasing them on their own) The afghan they chose takes me approximately 3 weeks to make, but that is working on it for about 2 hours each day after work and then several hours each weekend.

Thanks so much!!


Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Taysmomcj, decide on what your hourly wage would be (don't go below minimum wage), and then multiply it by the number of hours and see what you come up with. If you need to purchase the materials, be sure to add that to the cost. But depending on size, $200 to $300 is reasonable for a handmade afghan.

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Seriously?!?!? I was thinking $150, but I was worried that was too much. I had no idea.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
If you're working two hours a day after work for three weeks, there's 30 hours right there. Add in your weekend time, and that's a whole more hours to consider! At $150, you would only be making a couple of buck per hour.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Most people in business know that product pricing is incredibly difficult. It is something that I have to deal with all the time. It all depends on the expectations of the buyer and the seller. IMO, $150 is incredibly reasonable but someone else might gasp at that price. Another question would be are you custom designing it based on her needs. That would also affect the price. The other factor is that this is a co-worker/friend? Does she expect any sort of special consideration or do you want to give any sort of special consideration.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Tell your coworker how long it takes to make one, and how much the materials would be. If you tell her what the cost would be at minimum wage, she will either cancel the order or accept it. Only you can decide whether you want to do it for less, but once you set a precidence, other friends of hers may commission you to do one and then you've sort of gotten yourself into a mess.

Taysmomcj
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03-24-2008

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
She is the only other accountant in our firm. While we are not close friends, we do have to work together on most everything we do.

The pattern she is considering is more complex than just a basic afghan (meaning it's at a medium skill level), however I have made this same style on 3 other occasions. It's not going to be something new to me.

The only customizing will be with the colors. And as I said, they might purchase those on their own.

She simply asked me to think about what my time would be worth. I had never even considered selling anything I've made before. She did mention that it would not be until after Christmas, so I won't be rushing to finish it on a deadline which I know would make sense to charge a higher rate for.

ETA...I have already told her that materials will cost her approximately $50.00 depending on the style of yarn chosen, and have given her a rough estimate of how long it would take to complete.