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Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I know. I know. Many years ago I traveled to KCMO for work a couple times. Then first time I flew was in the '50s (pre jets). Flew roundtrip Chicago / Midway to Wichita. At least on the return flight, made a stop in KCMO. Plane was basically empty after that, so "stewardess" (in the '50s) invited us into first class for the rest of the flight to Chicago.

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 11:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
i've lived in the Bay Area most of my life. East Bay and now North Bay. I'd never live in The City if my life depended on it!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
You can always tell tourists because they refer to Tijuana as "TJ." Um, yah, nope, that's not the name.

My office is in the Bay Area. When asked, I'll say my office is in south bay, but I stay in east bay. (Although that is soon to change.) I don't very often get into the city when I'm up there, unless I stay over the weekend.

And folks in my office call San Diego "southern California." I laugh cuz, well, I'm as southern as you can get down here!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Anyone know where I can find something like this?



When I Google "step ladders" or "step stools" all I get are the typical folding ladder-type stuff and small step stools. Neither of which are suitable (or safe) for what I need it for.

This item reminds me of the ladders we had in the warehouse I used to work. So I'm assuming it would be sold in some sort of warehouse supply shop?

This item would be almost perfect (A single-step item like this would be even better). All I need it for is the garage, where there is a really radical big step to get up into the house from the garage. Its something like a 14-inch step up to get into the garage. Its always been a challenge to navigate that step. And now that I'm older and my knees are more cantankerous, its becoming a bit of a crap shoot to see if I make the step at all without risk of injury.

I'm still Googling, and in the meantime plan to contact the website I saw this picture on to see if they can tell me where they got that item. In the mean time, I figure it can't hurt to ask here too.

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Cant say for sure, but trying calling your local grocery store and asking if they can place an order in thier catalog.... We could order stuff like that for our dept. when I worked in a large bakery and we had a couple of those in our Freezer's and other areas where we stored stuff.. I like the grated steps in the freezer..alot more safe....

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
Whoami, try searching movable or portable stairs..I think that might be closer to what you're seeking.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Who, google "portable steps." I found this item at Target.

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 5:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
it almost looks like something you would use for Campers have you tried there?

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Whoami, Matt Roloff (of "Little People, Big World" sells stepstools that have a hand-hold on them. He markets them to hotels. They're marketed by his company, Direct Access Solutions and are intended for people with dwarfism. I think anyone would be safer holding onto the hand-grip, though. So many people fall while climbing ladders or steps!
stepstool

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Costa, I looked at the one you linked to from the Target web-site. That looks very handy, but I wonder why plastic steps are so darned expensive!?

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Try this link to Rand Industrial and Safety Supplies.

Link

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 11:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Who, sometimes local BoyScout troops or Lions Clubs and the like will do a small project like this for you.

Also, if your Mom has any difficulty navigating the stairs (read that as yes, your mother does...hint hint), have her doctor write her a script for the stairs. There should be some Medicare approved portable stairs in a durable medical equipment place.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I need help with a school project for economics, a class which I thought I was going to love, but I loathe. The ethics class I thought I'd hate, I love, go figure.

So here it is, I just need some help, I am so bad at this.

Evaluate the health of the housing market for the next two years by researching forecasts for mortgage rates, housing starts, and housing prices. The following Web sites provide a starting place for your research:

o Mortgage rates: http://www.realtor.org
o Housing starts: http://www.nahb.org
o Housing prices: http://www.mbaa.org

• Submit a 250- to 300-word response addressing the following questions:

o Which government bodies influence national fiscal policies that potentially affect the housing market?
o What are some national fiscal policies that can affect mortgage rates, housing starts, and housing prices? Be sure to provide specific examples.
o What is your recommendation as to the risks and benefits of purchasing a home based on these considerations?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Go check out the Federal Reserve System. Start here and go from there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Ok, I got the first part done. I just need to work on the 3 questions at the bottom. I friggin hate this class. The teacher is a witch. Notice it says evaluate at the top but only to submit the 3 bottom questions? Well, if we don't answer to what we evaluated, we fail. So I made sure I covered that part, just the 3 bottom ones.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks for all the good ideas on the steps folks. Hopefully I can find something that will work and that I can also afford!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 9:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
also research HUD and FannieMae. They would give you info.
you can google 'housing forecast 2011' too

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Awesome. I think I am done. It's way too long though. Oh well, better to have too many words than not enough.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Good luck Escapee, I hope you get a good grade. I can see why you loathe it, I even hated reading the question you posted!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
The ethics class is wonderful. Very open minded, versatile, and really gets good conversations going. I think the reason I do well in the class is all the modded discussions that go on in our news and views thread.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Escapee, my company puts out economic reports periodically. We have the HMMR, Housing Mortgage Market Review and the ERET, Economic and Real Estate Trends, our economist (who is apparently famous) does them. This link will get you there and there are historical reports as well. Maybe they will help

http://www.pmi-us.com/econ/

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
And that is what I love about TVCH. There is always somebody who knows something about everything, no matter how arcane.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
or asinine!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
that too ...

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
My dh's car got keyed last week. It's not a really deep scratch but not just a surface thing, and it's along three panels. His car is shiny silver.

He asked a body shop over the phone how much it would cost to repair it, and they said $1000-$1500 (they didn't see the car, just took his description). Does that sound right?? We were expecting much less :-(.