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Abby7 | Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 09:54 pm     I don't know how to post links, sorry. I know of a site that might be able to answer some of your questions. Go to www.ktla.com. Scroll down to ktla features (on far right yellow column) and go to "cyberguy". Once you get there scroll down to "cyberguy archives". From there on the right yellow column you will see "cyberguy travel websites". Sorry made it so complicated but don't know an easier way. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 10:27 pm     Halfunit, I believe Moondance has hit on the proper course of action. Jujugoat to the rescue! Unless it is poisonous, of course. Try eating a tiny bit of it tonight and report back here in the morning.
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Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 10:36 pm     Maesin, I keep up a bit on what's going on with international travel. So does Schoolmarm. It might depend on where you are wanting to go. For starters, you can read this website every day: http://www.msnbc.com/news/BT-FRONT_Front.asp And you can look at www.frommers.com frequently. You can poke around on both of those websites to see if they have had articles on international airfares recently. Go Today often has package deals that include hotels, and the package ends up being cheaper than airfare alone with somebody else. http://www.go-today.com/ I think I read just today that SAS is having a big sale right now. British Airways website is always a good one to check. Sometimes the best way to go is to fly to London and go to a "bucket shop" once there. You should be able to find out something about that by doing google.com search on London bucket shops, which might lead you to message boards dealing with budget international travel. Or, you could ask me to keep an eye out for you if I knew where you want to go. |
Lizadee | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 06:01 am     Grooch, Military school sound great also your reponse to halfunit is cracking me up this morning cause its very true (don't let it) !! Thanks for all your responses.. I have already tried the time alone thing and I just about left him at the Mall of America ALONE Squaredsc,I think your right it is to late. I am at the point where I have tried, it has failed and no matter what anyone says or what he does I just can't stand to be around him anymore At what age do they not have to come over anymore ? Maybe if he could get some friends over where he lives he will be to busy to come over and disrupt my family Thanks again Halfunit I know nothing about your parsley everything I own plant wise is plastic if it ain't plastic don't give it to me (thats what I tell MY kids) |
Grooch | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 06:48 am     Ok, Lizdee, the only other suggestion I have is that your husband gets no nookie until his son starts acting appropriately in your house. It's your husband's responsibility to discipline his kid, not yours. |
Squaredsc | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 07:44 am     grooch i didn't even think of that one. |
Grooch | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 07:50 am     You're slipping, Square.  |
Lizadee | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 07:57 am     Maesin, did you try cheaptickets.com ?? Grooch, your cracking me up !! I may have to try that |
Maesin | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 09:28 am     Thank you Abby7 and Juju!! I am trying to get to London, preferably Gatwick and not Heathrow. I will not be staying in London as I have a guest room waiting for me at a friends house. I am (hopefully) going at the end of July, 24-31. I put in for my vacation at work and it's just a matter of deciding if I can go to England or hit a Cali beach. One is definately cheaper than the other, but I figured if I could get a good deal on airfare, who needs a beach! Thank you Lizadee for mentioning cheaptickets. They kind of scare me though because they don't tell you any information about your flight until you actually purchase the ticket and at that point there are no refunds. I like to know what I am doing. lol. Thank you again all, pls keep them coming if you know of anything else! |
Maesin | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 09:53 am     OOPS! Lizadee, cheaptickets does tell me where and when. It must be another one I was clicking on. The brain starts to forget after so many clicks! Sorry about mixing those up! |
Conejo | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 09:55 am     Didn't there used to be a thread about Laci Peterson? I've looked but can't find it. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 10:10 am     Maesin, start and keep reading daily those websites I mentioned. They will let you know if there are any really good deals to London. London is about the easiest place to get to cheaply from USA. Consider whether you might drive to L.A. and go from there. Might be a whole lot cheaper. Another thing you can do is sign up for www.travelzoo.com weekly email notifications of top 20 deals. You might see a London special on there. The thing about the Travelzoo specials is you have to act on them almost instantaneously, because they sometimes sell out within hours, but you can find some super deals on there if you can act fast. |
Lizadee | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 11:06 am     Conejo, I am in a Laci thread on Court T.V. you can join there is no membership fees That is where I am most of my day if you want the link let me know |
Conejo | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 11:31 am     Thanks Lizadee! Can I get to the Laci thread through the Court TV website? I'll check it out. I just thought that I saw some posts here, but couldn't find the thread (maybe there never was one). I saw an interview last night with Laci's sister and they had her sister's last name listed as Peterson and I was curious as to how she came about having the same last name. |
Whoami | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 01:46 pm     Maybe I need to be more direct. I used Grooch's suggestion to Liz a few posts back. I guess nobody caught on to my, "Perhaps you can take a few "privledges" away from the DH, if he chooses not to support you?" Oh well. Live and learn! |
Squaredsc | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 02:13 pm     yeah who, more direct cause that went over my head, lol. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 02:14 pm     I caught it and got a good laugh out of it, Whoami. But, you know, you can't be worrying too much on here if people "get" your stuff or not. I like to post a couple obtuse things a day just to keep my reputation going.
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Bob2112 | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 02:35 pm      |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 02:53 pm     Bob is back!!! Yay!!!
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Zachsmom | Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 06:19 pm     Half..it looks like asparagus plant. Is it sticky? If that's what it is..it's a PITA to get rid of! |
Christina | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 05:28 am     Lizadee, how about some counselling, support group, for you, both, or 3 of you. Good Luck. |
Christina | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 05:33 am     Oh yeah, I almost forgot Lizadee, Dont you have one of those big ugly hairy eyeballs to stare him down with? I thought all moms had one! My son just hates it when I give him one of those, haha. My friend has the kid from h#ll, but he knows I just will not accept any disrespect, I can look at him and he knows when he crosses the line. BE FIRM!!! ALWAYS!! |
Rissa | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 07:57 am     {sigh} I have to say that I disagree with almost everything posted re: the stepchildren. Why the heck is this Lizadee's problem? She isn't the kid's parent. (Lizadee, I say this IN YOUR DEFENSE not otherwise, in case it comes across wrong. LOL). Your hubby is the parent, he needs to take control. Your job is to support your husband in enforcing the rules HE has for HIS child(ren). During the week when the boy isn't with you, sit down with hubby and work out what the house rules will be and what the punishments will be for breaking them. Also work out what happens if YOU try to enforce a rule (whether or not hubby is home) and son fights you on it. Make sure that you guys totally come to agreement and especially agree NEVER to contradict one another regarding punishment/rules in front of the child. Then when child comes over next, HUBBY sits down with son (and you at his side) and lays out the rules and consequences, everything the two of you had previously discussed. Have the child's PARENT make it clear to him that you are a united front and that he will always support YOU in decisions you make regarding your own home. He should be firm but not cold, make it clear that you would both love to enjoy the child's visits more which is hard right now because of the stress level he is helping to create. Also, not to say in front of the child but to do on a regular basis is to reward him for good behavior. If he is normally a PITA by 10 am Saturday but this Saturday he is an angel until noon then up and surprise him with a movie or lunch out. Make it clear that you really appreciated how well he behaved and wanted him to know that. This is much different then bribing him by saying "IF you behave THEN you will get.." You need to throw the ultimate responsibility back into the parent's lap so it doesn't eat out your insides. I know a lot of divorced parents who feel guilty that they broke up their kids homes, so they compensate by not being as strict. That just hurts the kid in the long run, and forces you to be the bad guy. IMO My best friend was one of five children whose mother died (she was 12 and the middle child) and dad remarried women with 2 kids (Brady bunch, move over. LOL). Her dad was the biggest sweetheart!!! Every girl on the block wanted him for their dad (having the biggest pool helped. LOL). He married this women whom the kids had known for YEARS and had adored, UNTIL she moved in. Daddy-the-great worked his day, then sat and read the paper, then sat and ate, then sat and watched TV. All the while stepmother had to ensure homework was done, baths were taken, rooms were cleaned, fights were broken up, etc. My friend and her siblings hated this women with a passion and I was there on dozens of occassions where "You're not my mother" was lobbed. They finally ended up in counselling because stepmom was threatening to leave and daddy-the-great woke up to the problem. Done rambling now. The above is JMO coloured by a 25 year friendship with a bitter (well not anymore)step-daughter of a wonderfull woman and a I-want-everyone-to-like-me-father. |
Twinkie | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 08:03 am     Ok, I have a really dumb question. I'm going to quit using the exercise bike to hang clothes on and actually use it for exercise. Is it better to pedal fast for a short amount of time or pedal slower for a longer amount of time? What gives the better results as far as cardio workout and burning calories? |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, April 18, 2003 - 08:07 am     Yay, Rissa, very well said. Twinks, I am not an exercise guru but I would say slow and steady wins every race. Tortoise and the hare sort of thing, you know. |
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