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You mean he's not fast enough to hit a bunt double?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:40 PM) Oh come on now, you are including Peavy in there. I didn't notice that at first.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:28 PM) WOW, Portland is 14% cheaper, and housing is 24% cheaper. I'd assume salaries aren't as high as Chicago's.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:27 PM) Florida's primary revenue generator is tourism. Makes sense. Ah yes.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:23 PM) noooo stay away from them!!! Never heard of them to be honest.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:25 PM) One of the reasons i live the idea of moving to Florida... no income tax Doesn't all that stuff even out at the end somehow? They just raise a different tax.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:24 PM) No sales tax in Oregon?? What are their primary revenue generators? Higher income/property tax?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:19 PM) Yeesh, career vs Harden Looks like another frustrating night of White Sox baseball.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:20 PM) Mittelos Bioscience? Dont drink the orange juice. heh Thanks for the moving tips.

And I did a comparison on cost of living between Chicago and Portland. Your money goes further there and no sales tax.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) I know you are referring to the color, but I seem to remember seeing a few weeks ago that Portland is also a very pro-ecofriendly ("green") city as well. Maybe not the city itself, but the residents. One of the more progressive cities in the country. Extremely bike-friendly, large vegetarian/vegan population, etc. They're currently implementing the infrastructure for electric car charging. They have a race with San Francisco to be the 1st electric car friendly city in the country. So yeah, it's got my name written all over it.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 01:38 PM) Well, if the Sox were to impose some weight restrictions on Fielder and he were limited in his meals, he may just devour Pierre as a seventh inning stretch snack. Problem solved. With his noodle arm he might taste like fettuccine.

Pat Bertroche, Republican congressional candidate from Iowa.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 01:13 PM) You don't trade for Fielder so that he can play effective 1b defense. He's as ideal of a DH as there is in baseball. Do we leave Jones in the OF with Q and Rios and make Pierre a bench player? Sign me up.

Where would he play?! Seriously. What happens to Paulie? Do we shop him elsewhere in a 3 way deal? Or would he part of the deal and MIL can just let him go after this year?

A new survey of Arizona by Public Policy Polling finds that Sen. John McCain's approval rating has plummeted in his home state.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) The original and core message of the movement has been subverted. Some timely commentary from Andrew Sullivan...

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 12:40 PM) Yeah Herm can fix him but we always allude to Coop fixing everything so why not tubby?? I was alluding to the fact that both of them weigh about 430 lbs.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) Husband of a high school friend (devout Tea Partier and rabid Obama/democrat hater) just posted this on facebook: Who knew Arzona was the common since state. Sadly, this was one of his better spelled posts. They probably hired him to make some signs for the protests.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) Coop will fix him. Don't you mean Herm Schneider?

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 11:25 AM) The Kennedy Family? Nicely done. Although I am giving you a 15 yard penalty for using your allotment of LOL emoticons for the year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 11:10 AM) It is always convenient to forget how absolutely abysmal at the plate Uribe was at the end of his career with the Sox. I am glad he has resurrected his career and is useful for San Fran now, but he was all but a guaranteed out in his last year with the Sox, it was dreadful watching him swing at facehigh fastballs all the time. aka the Greg Walker effect

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 10:13 AM) disagree, there is validity to a rumor like this. KW is actively shopping for a bat to energize this s*** offense. Too bad he didn't do that in the off season.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 09:58 AM) Yep, just did it this summer. I did have a house to sell--it was a little bit of a nightmare but not a huge issue. Since the market is rough I went with a realtor who really focused on helping me get curb appeal and who was really good at staging. The house had an offer less than a week after she put up the MLS--it was really the banks that dragged things out for nearly three months. My new job offered minimal relocation costs BUT since they are a giant employer they have contracts with different moving companies for discounted rates. So, two moving companies work a lot with my employer so I essentially got half off my moving because of that connection. So that may be something to look into. Awesome. Thanks for the info.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 09:09 AM) I've done it twice in the past few years, but never had to sell a house. Moving: I've done it 1 time by renting a budget truck, packing and unpacking myself. It saved a lot of money, but there was slightly more "Stuff damage". I didn't care about it because it was all stuff I was stealing from parents. I also didn't own a car at the time, so I didn't have to add in the car-hauler. The other time, I hired professional movers. Packing and loading was a lot faster. Shipping actually took a couple days longer while waiting on them. However, the drive was much more pleasant. It cost probably 2x as much though. Both times I've wound up renting a place sight-unseen thanks to the internets. The first time found an adequate place with a good location, but I probably would have looked elsewhere had I had the chance to stop and search for places early. Second time, found a much nicer place. If you go there for an interview and you're looking to rent...ask about what resources are available. Look for housing sale/renting magazines on the streets, ask if there's a local rental agency that you could deal with. I'm not sure I'd 100% recommend renting sight-unseen, but if you're looking for a month-to-month plan while shopping for a house, even if you find a poor place, you'd only be there a few months. I'd probably stick with the pros when moving. The wife and I have accumulated some pretty nice furnishings over the years and I'd hate to wind up damaging any of it.