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The TVClubHouse: Archives: 2004 January - Arpil: The only Dumb question is the one not asked (Q&A) (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 30, 2004 users admin

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Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Lucy and Dra; just trying to get an idea of value for the neighborhood.

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 9:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dipo,

You can also try www.homegain.com

You have to register, but you can get accurate information. Good luck.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dipo: On our appraiser database, you can put in the street name and it lists all the houses on that street along with the values used for taxation too. That should give you a good idea of what you are looking for I think.

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Saturday, March 27, 2004 - 10:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dipo,

I found another site. You can get recent home sales, and the results are instantaneous.

www.homeradar.com

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 6:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pamy, there is more...

Kathy paid a lawyer one thousand dollars to file bankruptcy for her. The lawyer has done nothing but take her money and has told her to wait.

What is that all about?

This person is very sweet, but not the brightest. I want to help her without getting too involved.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tell her to tell the lawyer she is going to the State Bar if he doesn't help her, then have her withdraw the BK

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay I sure will! Thanks!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just signed up on Ebay to sell some of the larger things that we just can't move from this house into 2 small apts and they have to go. I have never used Ebay so I'm learning as I go. Hubby says he doesn't want to get a paypal account. He thinks its not safe. pfffttt. Can someone please tell me the pros and/cons of using paypal? I don't know anything about it either. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinkie, just from my own experience: I won't buy from an eBay seller that doesn't take PayPal. I don't sell on eBay, only buy, but I've used PayPal hundreds of times and feel fine with it. I don't get what could be unsafe? Of course you have to give your credit card or bank account number to PayPal... but in my mind you do the same every time you hand your credit card or debit card to a clerk at any store. I would rather go through PayPal than give my credit card info directly to a seller. And I am sort of impatient when it comes to buying anything online, so sending a check through snail mail and waiting however many days for the seller to make sure it clears, takes all the fun out of it.

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 11:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ditto - I won't buy from someone who won't take it. Period.

I use ProPay for my Mary Kay sales and it is very secure. It is the same as using your card at the store.


Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've used Paypal without any problems for a couple of years now. No problems whatsoever.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 12:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinks, I used to investigate frauds committed using ebay. In my retired professional opinion, there was never any taint on Paypal. I heartily approved of it then, and as an ebay purchaser now, I concur with the practice that I will not buy if a seller doesn't accept Paypal.

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 2:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinks, ditto what the others said. I don't sell, but I buy things and I won't touch something if the seller doesn't use Paypal. Well, I make an exception for Spy and her ProPay. Not a single problem with either one. Remember that many of us used it to help Ginger out after her fire and to donate to the Avon Walk for a Cure in Boston for Nancy.

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 10:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I use Ebay for both buying and selling, and find Paypal completely safe and secure. I won't give my credit card directly to a seller, ever. Likewise, I wouldn't expect someone to give me their credit card number. Plus, I have no way to process credit card transactions without Paypal.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, March 29, 2004 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks so much guys for your help! Now I can print this out for DH to see! I knew I could count on you! Thanks again!{kiss}

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 3:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I seem to be the only one up, can't sleep, isn't anyone out there?

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK, hold on I may win some kind of award for this dumb question......

Is there some secret trick I don't know about to get your bra straps to stay up????? Did I miss some instruction early on in my puberty or younger days. I have tried all different kinds of bras... maybe the fit is wrong? Help.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I assume your handle doesn't have anything to do with your bra size, Bigd.?.wk Hope someone has the answer for you (and me).

Kaykay
Member

01-21-2004

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hate to say it, Bigd, but I think it could be old age. Are your shoulder purses now slipping off your shoulders more often too? As we get older, somehow our shoulders seem to round off. It has happened to me. A couple of years ago I went through that bra thing and couldn't figure out why I was now like those old lady school teachers I had as a kid who were always fishing around in their blouses for something which I now know were their bra straps. Duh! Operative word there is old.

Yep, just try different bra styles. T-backs would work, as will ones with the rear straps set closer to the center.

Sigh. Everybody please ignore that I know the answer to this question. I am off to pull off some more hijinks on the board. after I pull my straps up



Tera
Member

08-10-2000

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 4:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a few questions, I would really appreciate some feedback.

I am coordinating my brother's wedding. He and his lovely fiancé are getting married in Las Vegas (where I live). I am trying to give them an 8 reception on a 3 budget. Eliminating a caterer is the biggest part of my cost cutting. I will be doing everything from the decorating to the food preparation with the help of a few family members.

I want to be able to enjoy the reception without having to "work" it. So I am thinking about hiring 1 or 2 ppl to help set up, clear dishes, keep the place clean etc... Now here are my questions...

How would you go about finding a reliable person to do this? (I have recently moved here and do not know anybody).

What would you think would be a fair amount to pay? This would be for about 6 hours work, and approx. 50 guests.


Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
unfortunately my bra size and my "handle" are totally unrelated. How old are we talking???? I am 47.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 4:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tera, check with your local college and see if they have a hotel/restaraunt degree. I just recently had a huge party for my dad's 75th birthday. I did all the cooking, but hired students from the Conrad Hilton school of Hotel Management to bartend and setup/serve and clean. I paid $24 per hour per person.

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bigd... I have a friend who works in lingerie at Nordstrom and has practically made it her mission in life to make sure that all women have bras that fit perfectly. For one thing she says that most women don't buy the correct size, either cup or band or both. If you have shopped at Nordstrom or someplace similar, have you had one of the salespeople do a fitting session with you?

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - 10:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bigd, 46-1/2 is about when it starts. Okay, you will think I am kidding, but really mid-40's is when you might start to notice it. If you are lucky enough to still have a living mother, look at her shoulders and that is where you are heading.

Oh, and do that bra fitting thing too.