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Christy358
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07-10-2007

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 11:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christy358 a private message Print Post    
I work in a retail store, Manager of one of the depts.

Yesterday the store manager called us all in and informed us that one of our co-workers no longer works at the store. He was very upset and sad about it, but told us..."whatever you hear will not come from us."

It took really no time at all for the group of us to find out the story.

I am so sad, because I believe she did what they fired her for. I think she was just unhappy and felt under respected for the job she felt she was doing.

I wish she had made a different choice.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Just saw that on this Thursday's Oprah show, Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and all of the "children" from the movie, The Sound of Music will be on. I think she said it will be the first time ever that they have all been together since the movie!

I'm so excited!!!!

Naja
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06-28-2003

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
YAY! I saw that too, Hukd! I have had a crush on Christopher Plummer since I was a little girl and saw Sound of Music for the first time. He's something like 40 years older than me, but that never stopped me :-)

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
He could sing me to sleep with Edelweiss any night he wants!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Just in case anyone had old electronics and needs a few extra bucks for Christmas...

On our local news that were talking about websites that buy used phones, games consoles and other small electronics. The one they featured (although they said there were other reputable ones too) was this one:

http://www.gazelle.com/

They were giving about $100 for a good condition used Iphone 3, so it seems like something worth doing. They said that particularly Apple electronics had good resale prices.

Landileigh
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07-28-2002

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
i sold my apple 2 through them right before the apple 3 came out and got the same amount i paid for it.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Came across this site that has some pictures from film that was recently found and developed. It's from Disco Demolition before it happened. Gotta love some of the hairstyles! Seems like many more men than women and a lot of smokers. July 1979, what were you doing?

http://www.dawhitephotography.com/disco-demolition/h35701658#h35701658

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I thought there was a travel thread but I can't find it. LOL
anyway, I am confused on what's allowed to be carried on an airplane. I usually just check my bags cause i am going on longer trips. doing an overnight trip and wanting just to carry on. is it just ONE ziplock bag with the two liquids or is it all your liquids must be in ziplock.
i have travel sized shampoo, cleanser, toothpaste.
skin care wise are moisturized jars or serums in pump type tubes allowed if they are small sized?
what about liquid foundations?
are any aerosols allowed?
thanks!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 5:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
This link seems to have it all:

http://www.tsa.gov/311/311-carry-ons.shtm

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 6:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
The TVCH Travel Section is under Community Corner.

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Annie, one quart zipper bag can contain all of the liquids you carry on. As much as you can cram in there. Be sure they are all within the size limit (3 or 4 oz). I think aerosols are allowed (the only thing that would qualify as an aerosol would be my mousse and there ain't no way a teeny tiny travel size would work on THIS head... not even one day).

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
is a cream considered a liquid?

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I have always erred on the side of caution and assumed so, Texannie. Lipsticks and lipbalms are not liquid, but anything runnier than that I have always put in the plastic.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yes a cream is a liquid. As is peanut butter, yogurt, juice, hair spray... :-)

You no longer have to separate lip glosses and mascara but if you had lip gloss in a pot rather than a wand, I'd put it in the bag.

Also put new contacts in the bag, along with any solution.

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
grrr...think i am not going to be able to carry on.
is the lipstick in your purse different from the stuff in my carry on?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Lipstick in your purse is fine. You don't need to do anything about it. Mascara in your purse or carry on is fine. They no longer do anything about it. ANYTHING that is "liquid" that is in your purse or carry on must be in a quart size bag. One per person. (But you'd be surprised how much fits in those bags! :-))

Unless I'm day tripping, I can never carry on. Mousse alone wouldn't fit in that quart bag, so if I'm doing a short trip, I just check my carry on and carry on my laptop bag.

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
this is just an overnight trip, so I won't have many clothes, it's all the damn cosmetics! LOL

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Wasn't sure if I should put this in the tech section but am hoping for more traffic here...... Thinking about signing up for Netflix now that it is in Canada and am looking for feedback from anyone who is a member (or was). I have checked the FAQ's on their site but they give one sentence answers that leave giant loopholes. I pay $7.99 per month and for that I can download an unltd number of movies and tv shows? That sounds too good to be true. Is it? How is their selection? Is that the catch? How long do you get to keep the downloads? Any feedback at all would be welcome.

Jmm
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08-15-2002

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Rissa, We've just started with Netflix but what you understand is what we're getting. As far as selection, they certainly have a ton to choose from but they might not be the newest movies out there.

The way it works, after you set it up, you go on your computer and choose things you'd like to see and the list will show up on your DVR in the Netflix que. When you get ready to watch it it's like choosing a show you have recorded, just click on it, give it a second or two to retrieve it and that's all there is to it. It's never actually downloaded to your DVR so there is no limit on the length of time you can "keep" it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 7:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
We've had netflix for about six months now, I love it! We pay a little more, but also get dvd's sent to the house along with the instant watch stuff. We watch the instant watch shows through x-box live (can also do it through wii.)

I've been pretty impressed with their selection, they have everything from children/family shows and movies to sci fi to documentaries, etc etc etc. If it doesn't show up on the x-box live, we can search the website and find a ton of other instant watch programming to add to our que.

Recently, we've been going through Buffy (if I remember right, all 7 seasons of that are available instantly) and Dexter (the last two seasons, 3&4 I think are available on on dvd which kinda sucks.)

I think it's a pretty great deal. We dropped cable a while back and signed up for both netflix and huluplus (huluplus has a lot of current shows, but a lot of times they only offer the last 5 episodes instead of whole seasons, not quite as impressed with them as netflix,) still pay about a third of what we did for cable, and there's no lack of shows or movies to watch. Plus I like watching when I want to watch and seeing shows we've never seen before.

Rissa
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03-19-2006

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
If I was just reading your responses (thank you both !!!!!) I would jump in and sign up but I am having serious issues finding a single thing to watch. Every single movie and tv show I have searched for has been unavailable. For example, season 1 of criminal minds which is quite old now in addition to more recent shows like the last season of Battlestar Galactica. I know recent movies will not be available but what is considered recent because Madea goes to Jail is also not available not is Gorky Park which was not an obscure movie at all but definately older.

I am still browsing the catalogue but if I said I have searched for upwards of 50 movies/shows with absolutely zero being available it would not be an exaggeration. Maybe I am too picky to belong to Netflix. LOLOL

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Criminal Minds is a funny one. Part of the reason we gave up cable was the price and part was that we just weren't watching all that much live tv, even the tivo'd stuff set there forever.

CM was one of the shows I watched though. Figured no biggie, I could watch it online at cbs.com. Nope, there's some weird deal with them (the rights to the show are owned by someone else or something) and they can't show Criminal Minds online either (also not on huluplus and as you've found, netflix.)

It's kind of hit and miss sometimes. They have all the Stargate series, even, I believe Stargate Universe (I might be wrong, it might just be SG1 and Atlantis, I'll have to check.)

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
WG it might be that they run them on A & E

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I've had Netflix for at least six years now, from back before they ever offered a download option. We've always had the three DVDs at a time. Once they added the download option, we didn't use it too much until they made it available through the Wii and the PS3 (so we could watch it on TV instead of on our computers). When they first added the 'watch instantly' option, it was pretty sparse, but it has grown a lot. It seems that there are always movies or TV shows that I didn't see when they first came out that I can go and watch. Any time there was a problem with a DVD, they sent a new one even before they received the old one back.

Another thing I appreciate about Netflix is that they didn't raise the rates for us when they added the 'watch instantly' feature; in fact, several years ago they lowered our monthly fee. They have just raised our rates for the first time, and it is just going back up to what it originally was ($2 more per month).

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
It seems like they're trying to get some of the latest tv shows on there too, which will be a great improvement. I like the instant play, but I still find it a bit lacking in content.