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- Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:47 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Getting Good Service In A Bad Economy...really!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2700
Getting Good Service In A Bad Economy...really!
Lately, I have been getting better than usual service in local stores -- including 2 Wal-Marts, the neighborhood grocery (a chain), and 2 local drug stores that I frequent at least weekly. In fact, I've had several experiences where employees (who have never seen me before) have actually gone above ...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Bargains In New York City
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4299
RE: Bargains In New York City
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:25 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Minicars Perform Dreadfully In Crash Tests
- Replies: 88
- Views: 5099
RE: Minicars Perform Dreadfully In Crash Tests
This might be a dumb question, but aren't these kinds of tests supposed to be carried out before the vehicle goes to market?
Jump to post- Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:32 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5205
RE: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
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Jump to post- Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:10 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5205
RE: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:39 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:59 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
Apparently this <acronym title="Air Tahiti Nui (France)">TN</acronym> bill is not exactly novel in the US. It seems New York has had a similar theory on receiving lottery winnings while on public assistance: <i>"Each year, the state collects millions from lottery winners who once collected welfare. ...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:12 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:46 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:37 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For
It is ironic to me that certain matters, like, or for example the fair tax, or increased cigarette taxes*, are considered actions that unfairly exploit the poor. Yet statistics show that the lottery exploits poor people by promising riches with little chance of return for their contribution -- and t...
Jump to post- Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:02 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:30 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:32 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
- Replies: 244
- Views: 8811
RE: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:25 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Other Gun Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 5105
RE: The Other Gun Thread
I think the point a lot of people are trying to make is that if someone has a proclivity to snap and do harm to someone, they don't necessarily need a gun to do it. Does a gun make it somewhat easier? Maybe, maybe not. People could just as easily get into the car and use that as a weapon. I have mor...
Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:44 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:03 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
- Replies: 92
- Views: 5128
RE: Tennessee Wants To Limit Lottery Winnings For Poor
Based on the reason he gave: <i>Representative Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) introduced the bill. He says, “If you can't afford the bare necessities and if you rely on the government for the bare necessities of life, you shouldn't be taking what money you do have and blowing it on the lottery."</i>...
Jump to post- Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:57 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Verizon Phones Abroad
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6680
RE: Verizon Phones Abroad
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Jump to post- Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:17 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5205
RE: Ariz. St. Will Not Give Obama An Honorary Diploma
The people mentioned in the article in the OP have some connection to Arizona or Arizona State. <i>The university's guidelines say the degree is merited by "significant contributions to education and society over the course of a person's career," though Sandra Day O'Connor and Barry Goldwater — both...
Jump to post- Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:22 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Verizon Phones Abroad
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6680
RE: Verizon Phones Abroad
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Jump to post- Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:07 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
- Replies: 244
- Views: 8811
RE: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage B
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Jump to post- Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:52 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Other Gun Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 5105
RE: The Other Gun Thread
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Jump to post- Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:12 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Obama Defending Bush On Illegal Wiretapping
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2855
RE: Obama Defending Bush On Illegal Wiretapping
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:04 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Other Gun Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 5105
RE: The Other Gun Thread
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:10 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Other Gun Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 5105
RE: The Other Gun Thread
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:01 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Other Gun Thread
- Replies: 103
- Views: 5105
RE: The Other Gun Thread
I don't understand why you started this thread. I'm sure that gun owners are well aware of the many instances of shootings and killings that you refer to with the Yahoo! headlines. That doesn't mean they are going to go out and commit murder. Did anyone say, "I can't wait to go out and shoot me some...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:59 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Obama Assissination Plot Foiled
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3251
RE: Obama Assissination Plot Foiled
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Obama Assissination Plot Foiled
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3251
RE: Obama Assissination Plot Foiled
It scares me every time I see a POTUS walking around exposed. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0;border-collapse: col...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rude?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6423
RE: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rude?
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rude?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6423
RE: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rud
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Jump to post- Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:26 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rude?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6423
RE: Does The World View Americans As Downright Rude?
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: What The President Should Have Said
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4652
RE: What The President Should Have Said
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Jump to post- Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Michael Vick Expects To Play Football Again
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2892
RE: Michael Vick Expects To Play Football Again
I'm a pit bull owner (mother!) so I have some skin in this game, (The fact that I happen to live in <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym> has no relevance to my opinion on the case.) I believe he should be all...
Jump to post- Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:17 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: GE Chairman Immelt I Am A Citizen Of The US.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3682
RE: GE Chairman Immelt I Am A Citizen Of The US.
I am reminded of the movie "Pretty Woman," where Julia Roberts asks business tycoon Richard Gere what he does for a living. He says something about buying and selling companies. Her response was something along the lines of, "So you don't actually <i>make</i> anything?" (I can't remember the exact q...
Jump to post- Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:57 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
- Replies: 244
- Views: 8811
RE: Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
Wahoo! 
Maybe now people on either coast will think of Iowa as something more than a flyover state.
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:31 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2571
RE: Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
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Jump to post- Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:29 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Driving A Car Without Hanging Onto Cell Phone
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3398
RE: Driving A Car Without Hanging Onto Cell Phone
You'll get no argument from me with your rant. It drives me crazy to see so many people driving and holding the phone, or even worse texting while driving. And I can't say I'm completely innocent...although I rarely use the phone in the car. My bad habit is picking up the BlackBerry to see if I have...
Jump to post- Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:14 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2571
RE: Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
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Jump to post- Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:46 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2571
Informal Survey For Those Of You With HSAs
I am considering an HSA as an option for our health care. I don't know anyone who has one, and was wondering if anyone here does. If so, do you think it's a good way to go, and are you happy with it vs. having a traditional plan? I am a little overwhelmed by all the information online. DISCLAIMER: I...
Jump to post- Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Gay Marriage Bill Passed In Swedish Parliament
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4413
RE: Gay Marriage Bill Passed In Swedish Parliament
It's amazing what you learn in these forums...I had always thought Sweden already had same sex marriage. Anyways, congrats to the Swedes! <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/champagne.gif" alt="champagne" border=0> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28...
Jump to post- Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:15 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Awesome Blog Of Guy Traveling The World For A Year
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4264
RE: Awesome Blog Of Guy Traveling The World For A Year
A couple in my circle of friends is about to travel the world for 18 months and will be blogging as well. I am excited to read about their adventures.
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:43 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Self Gloss: I Am Getting A Promotion!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2778
RE: Self Gloss: I Am Getting A Promotion!
Good for you! I know this isn't your dream career, but at least you are appreciated for what you do...and you have a good attitude about it, so you deserve good things to happen at work. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;borde...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: The Most Boring Places On Earth?
- Replies: 187
- Views: 14147
RE: The Most Boring Places On Earth?
There are no boring places -- only boring people. One thing that attracted me to my husband when we were dating is that he could find something fun just about anywhere. In fact, a previous boyfriend had the same quality. Sure, it takes a little effort, but with an open mind and a bent toward creativ...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:06 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: US Pres Obama Arrives In Europe
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5925
RE: US Pres Obama Arrives In Europe
I do like Obama and have high hopes for him, but let's not overstate his track record or capabilities. He, in the words of (liberal) New Yorker columnist George Packer, is "a cold-eyed, shrewd politician." I do think he is capable of some great things, but let's wait until he proves himself before w...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:22 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 7094
RE: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:12 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 7094
RE: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
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Jump to post- Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:06 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 7094
RE: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
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Jump to post- Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:44 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 7094
RE: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
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Jump to post- Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:04 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
- Replies: 107
- Views: 7094
RE: My Grandfather Is A Racist.
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Jump to post- Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Still Want Government Health Care?
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RE: Still Want Government Health Care?
Here's something I've been wondering about: Re: the US spending higher $ per patient for care than other countries: One debate that pops up in the US (I've seen this discussed often in the NYTimes) is whether it's economically and ethically prudent to maintain this mindset that we "have to keep the ...
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