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thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 31 May 08

Have you ever had one of those days where everything you tried to do went WRONG? I got up this morning with the intention of mowing up close to the house where the riding mower won't go. Went out, checked the oil in the mower,...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 23 May 08

The southwester portion of our county is currently under a tornado warning, thunderstorm warning with golfball sized hail. When the Emergency Broadcast system comes on it gives instructions of where to go for protection in your...

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girlgonefishing I really don't know that much about tornadoes, but I have heard not to take shelter under highway overpasses also. I think that it has something to do with the suction effect of a tornado. Maybe they are afraid that if you took shelter under an overpass, you...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 23 May 08

The southwester portion of our county is currently under a tornado warning, thunderstorm warning with golfball sized hail. When the Emergency Broadcast system comes on it gives instructions of where to go for protection in your...

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luvstochat My husband and I watched a video on pepole who took shelter under an underpass and they showed the tornado go right over the underpass and the wind went right under too and you can be sucked out from underneath the overpass.

3 Jun 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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chezfrugal I've been giving my kids soy milk (we bought a case last month) instead of regular milk. Both pride themselves on knowing the difference.. phooey lol. I've also been purchasing the bagged cereals instead of the expensive kind. The crunch is much heartier in...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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snowy I have heard of other people doing this. my son is a big brand name junky and was always complaining about generic food i could have done that and not had to listen to him complaining.

3 Jun 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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carlaabt There's not really anything that I hide from my family like that. My husband is usually game for trying whatever store brands I buy, which isn't many. Usually it's cheaper for us to just buy the name brand at the commissary, instead of going to Walmart or...

3 Jun 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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cutepenguin You know what's funny, even though it's not related to the question? I calculated out the price of powdered milk at our store, and for the amount of milk you get once you add water, it's cheaper to buy a jug of milk. We do funny frugal things, but we both...

3 Jun 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 24 May 08

Does your son or daughter play any Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) sports? What has your experience been? Has the money and time invested been beneficial for the recruiting process? Have you had any exceptionally memorable moments?

aau

basketball

sports

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girlgonefishing I totally agree with your rant. I have tried talking to my son's teachers, but they all say that homework is important and they can't let them out of any of it.

28 May 08

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thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 27 May 08

I always turn my computer off during a thunder storm. Not just the computer, but printer, modem, and monitor and I turn off the power strip that everything's plugged into. I used to not bother with it, but after having a...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 22 May 08

The Texas Appeals Court ruled that the state authorities had no right to remove all of the children from the Polygamists'sect ranch in Texas earlier this year. Stating that Protective Services did not present enough evidence that...

child protective services

polygamist

texas

texas appeals court

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girlgonefishing That's exactly what I was thinking too. The expense and the recent cutbacks have got to have something to do with the dicission that was made.

27 May 08

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thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 23 May 08

My rosemary is blooming more profusely than it ever has in eight or nine years. This clump started out as two plants in 4" pots. They've spread and grown together. I've harvested the new growth off it for years, and the more I...

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thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 25 May 08

I've had people ask me for the last 30 or so years why I don't dye my hair. I started going gray in my late 20's and have faced that question many times. My answer is generally "I believe in growing old gracefully", but in truth...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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thebeaddoodler All my children are grown and I'm divorced, so I don't have to trick my family any more. I never did really try to trick them, but I did mix powdered milk with whole milk. They could always taste it, but they drank some any way. They didn't mind it on their...

27 May 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

With summer heat right around the corner, I have researching ideas for more economical cooling of my home. At the moment, adding insulation to my 100 year old home is not an option. Normally we pull our window unit out of storage...

window air conditioner

wise spending

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thebeaddoodler No need to call the electric company. The meter is connected to a computer. No meter reading necessary. The rise in cost is simply the result of the rise in the cost of fuel.

26 May 08

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girlgonefishing @girlgonefishing (2174) • United States 16 Jan 08

We pay 1000 a month in alimony to my husbands ex-wife. We have always claimed it on our taxes. He has it taken directly from his paycheck every month (his choice). We got a notice from the IRS saying that we owed 600 because the...

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morethanamolehill @morethanamolehill (1586) • United States 25 May 08

I would like to open an online t-shirt shop and I have looked at each of theses sites. Does anyone sell thru any of these sites? or others. How are they to work with? What is their quality like? Have you had any complaints? Also,...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

With summer heat right around the corner, I have researching ideas for more economical cooling of my home. At the moment, adding insulation to my 100 year old home is not an option. Normally we pull our window unit out of storage...

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thebeaddoodler Can you build trellises on the west and south side of the house and plant vines on them? A trellis should be placed three to four feet from the house. This not only shades the house, but acts as a "chimney" to funnel hot air up and back out into the...

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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cher913 i dont really hide that much from my kids (they are older) so they know we dont have a lot of money, so we eat fairly cheaply and if we dont have it, we have to wait til payday.

25 May 08

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amazon13 @amazon13 (69) • United States 25 May 08

When I was very young my mom would mix up powdered milk to save money. She knew that we did not like the taste of powdered milk, so she tried several ways of disguising the fact that we were indeed drinking mixed powdered milk. My...

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highflyingxangel This isn't something that I do, but I had it done to me when I was a kid and I know for a fact my step aunt does it to her husband and child. She keeps a box of the name brand cereal in her house and when she does the shopping she buys an off brand of cereal...

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selectedone @selectedone (1) • United States 23 May 08

My cat saylor is 3 yrs old. she has been trained in useing the litter box all her life. the last several mots she has been using the tub and the bathroom sink. and sometimes she uses the litter box. I clean out her box every day...

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