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You made me giggle with that. Mine doesn't compare but when I got a second job one holiday season it was at Zales. I was working the front counter (diamond bracelets, watches etc) and this lady came in as I was rearranging the display she asked me if I worked there. My boss knowing me so well answered for me cause on the tip of my tongue was "nope, just wondered back here to look at the sparklies". I did make an awesome commission of of her though, 3 tennis bracelets and one high end titanium watch. So her moment of idiocy was my christmas bonus :thumbup:

HH, I am a tech support person, I dealt with Linksys on a professional and consumer level all the time when I was in the industry. It has always been and most likely always will be a /head desk experiance with them until they decide outsourcing isn't the way to go. Personally I prefer Belkin, as my 'personal product' of choice. D-Link is still in its infancy has tons of room for growth, other then that it is a good company. Netgear, I wont touch with a ten foot pole. Microsoft only if I have to (and that was job related so I don't have to anymore). Linksys the only reason I stear clear of the home office products IS because of the tech support. Other then that it is a a good company, as long as you don't ever need to call them. But I got the bad luck draw and got the bad router of the batch. I just want my RMA number so I can send it in and get a new one. Thats all, I am still tussling with them to get the RMA number :thumbup:

I take it you are in banking? Good luck then ... ok seriously though, try meditation. Will be frustrating at first but it really helps. I have been meditating since I was a teenager and I have managed to keep my BP below average. Meditation, steering clear of sodium (you really need to watch the labels on this one they can be deceiving).

Checking my bank statement online, I noticed two exact (and I mean down to the cents!!) transactions. My mind was like what the hell?!?!? So I called the bank and asked them about it (one was pending so it only said "transaction"). I swear the lady is still laughing at me even though its been 10 minutes since I hung up the phone red faced. Went to lowes (its my toy store, I am a weird woman I know) and got some more lawn care stuff. More seeds for my flower beds etc. Came out to 61.67, checking my bank I saw that amount twice. I was like who the hell is doing this to me?!?! I had forgotten I got two new bras from Fredericks (only online place that has CUTE bra's in my size) and with S&H and Tax it was for the same SAME amount. She looked it up and told me the pending was my new pretties. Talk about red faced . Next time I will wait until its no longer pending so I can see who/what it is from and just dispute it then if its wrong. I am still red in the face over that. :thumbup::blushing::frown:

I have a complaint .. I want my global warming back .. its 4/19 and its snowing outside ... SNOWING ... talk about a crappy way to start the day .... :biggrin:

Don't generalize, I know quite a few pro-choicers like me that were disgusted with what this woman was said to have done.

Laurend that is me and books, I joke with my hubby all the time that I am gonna start working part time at Barnes and Noble. Of course I would probably be fired with in the week cause all I was doing was reading.

hehe That hydroseed stuff is top notch .. I use the cheap "patch" version for our dogs spots in the back yard .. works like a charm too ... (I spend way to much time in Lowes)

Yeah what Wheet said, I forgot to mention that home for me is Alaska so the cost up there will be a bit more pricey then most areas.

Dream, actually it was two totally separate transactions. Just happened to be the same exact amount.

Actually that seems pretty good. My dad priced getting his two lots sodded, and then walked away cause the price he was quoted. One lot is 1/2 acre, the other is 1/4 acre (it might be 1/2 not to sure) but he only wants the back and front sodded because he has the rest landscaped. They wanted 1500 for both lots ... 3k total. He eventually did it all himself and it looks 10 times better then some of the homes in the area that got sodded by that one company.

My soft spot has always been children and animals (not always in that order, some kids are just evil lil shits ROFL) I used to foster cats and dogs (mainly mommy's with pups/kittens like you are doing now) I paid out of pocket many times to have full litters spayed and neutered before they were adopted out. I miss doing that but I have a house full of pets as it is right now, one being a special needs dog (he loves other dogs but we don't trust him around them long term). So right now I am concentrating on my pets and family. Good on ya !! I am glad people step up like you are doing.

My sons class did this!! Flat Stanley (in his class) went to Alaska (my parents (dad more specifically) and TDY with him to many different places (including Hawai'i scuba diving in his own scuba gear (plastic baggie LOL.)) He went to California with another students grandparents, and Montana with another student on spring break. The 'book' is so cool!!

Damn, that is sad. Kill shelters piss me off so bad.

Darlin my husband feels your pain, so does my B-i-L for that matter. They are both 6'+ and have very muscular builds. I love it every time my DH has to do a weigh in for the AF. At first they tell him "you're over weight" then they actually look at him. They do a tape on him and he is actually "under" by those standards. The BiL is 250 (ish) and he is 6'5" and not an ounce of fat on the man. His doctor told him he needed to lose some weight (it was a new doctor as insurance switched docs) and according to my BiL when he asked and where exactly should it come off of, the doc finally looked at him and went 'oh'....... Honestly I think the BMI charts are antiquated and need to be rethought in a major way. It doesn't take into account body type, build, etc.

*cry* I talked to the hubby last night and he nixed it. He said "now baby, you are having this surgery in less then a month do you really think new cloths will do you any good right now" ... damn it I hate it when he is right .... *cries more* I am still soooo tempted cause two of those sweaters I would love to have. I might not listen to him .... LOL

Ok, I did some looking and I knew I had seen something on animal planet about the Houston SPCA Houston SPCA: Houston SPCA Homepage They have a TV program and from what i can tell that except in certain cases they are a no kill shelter (extreme cases that don't pass the animal behavior stuff are put down) is this the shelter you got them from?

I PMed you my email addy .. and OMG that sounds EXACTLY like what I have been looking for .. *dies* Like I said can you PM me some pics? *bounces up and down* pwetty pweety pwease?!?!?!?!? As my son would say with cherries and snails on top?!?!?!?!?!? *edit in* My mom and I are both wanna be tailors (with both of us being big we had to learn :tt1:) and my tailor works with formal wear all the time so if I can't (or don't have the confidence) she definitely can make it work for me.

You don't have clothing drop bins in your area? We have them all over back home and here. That is odd. Weird request can you snap a pic or two of some of the cloths (that cardigan your talking about sounds like something I have been searching for!!!) I am very tempted but I am a visual creature:lol:

I feel your pain, my old PCM thought he was the specialist for everything :thumbup: Needless to say when I switched PCMs my new one is great. He referred me right over and has been one of my biggest supporters. If all else fails call and make an appt with another doc out of your team, or another doc on your team. Keep doing that until you get one who will refer you out.

I am planning of doing that, not weekly though. We (read as my DH and myself) are debating once a month, or twice a month. At first I will be the one recording the progress, then when he gets home he will take that over. I will be recording weight and measurements with each set. I am by far not a professional photographer but its a immense hobby of mine. I love it, and when the weight comes off I hope to expand it.

Everyone who has been or will be banded knows your fear. I am scared but at the same time very calm about my surgery coming up. I am not scared of the procedure itself but of some crazy reaction to the meds they will give me. All you can do is just take a deep breath and tell yourself you will be ok :thumbup:

TBH I think you should report that shelter to the SPCA, most shelters are sponsored partly by them (if this one is an independent one then I could be wrong) but that goes against 100% against SPCA policy.

Your shelter doesn't have a foster program??????? The goal of any shelter (SHOULD BE) is to adopt out and find forever homes!!!! The one you have seems to suck pretty bad to put down week old babies....

Damn I wish I was closer!! I would foster a few of them for you until homes were found!! They are so adorable!!