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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 24, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) I know craigslist has a bad rep but seriously, not everyone is going to do inane things. Seriously though, I'm sure she has a guy friend or two that would be willing to help her. I was just throwing out options. Thanks. I'm not anti Craigslist by any stretch but she was very stressed by a couple guys that came to look at subletting her apartment and it turned her off from the process.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 24, 2014 -> 10:29 AM) Yeah, you can pm me as well. We are interested in adding a bed for our guest room in the basement. will do.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 24, 2014 -> 10:32 AM) You could craigslist the big items. I personally leave and sell the big items and just take my clothes and electronics. The issue is a single 22 year old female inviting strangers into her apartment to see and buy the item.

The whole impaired driving argument is why I thought the legalization of marijuana wouldn't happen this fast. As we've become stricter and stricter about impaired driving, adding another legal substance to the list of potential causes seemed to run counter to conventional wisdom. And before someone posts that they drive better high than straight then why isn't there a scandal in autoracing calling marijuana a performace enhancing drug?

I case someone is nostalgic for guys who had careers in the 1990s?

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Jan 24, 2014 -> 04:27 AM) I made that move recently, opted for a Ikea queen bed and Costco spring mattress, about $500. That's probably the plan if I can't work something else out.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 23, 2014 -> 05:33 PM) What kind of queen bed etc? I'll post a pic. Iirc we bought the mattress and box spring at Macy's in June. The headboard and sides were bought on-line. I forget where. I'll have her send me a picture. I told her I would rather her not post a craigslist add and have strangers coming to her apartment.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 23, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) Why don't you have her rent a Uhaul truck and drive it to Dallas, then have her buy a car there? trying to save the $1,500 - $2,000. We're kind of using that money and putting it into a vehicle she's buying.

It takes more than two to blow a .08 for most people. But let the hyperbole and falsehoods continue. Using a couple calculators I found on-line (message me if you need help finding one) a 150 guy drinking two beers in 10 minutes would be .045. Start spreading out those two beers and it drops quickly.

Funny, I start to appreciate the guys who can transition from teen idol to keeping a career. Not many can. Timberlake comes to mind.

DUI is a career move for B list celebrities.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 23, 2014 -> 03:38 PM) Moving out of Lakeview is the biggest step in saving money. Not just Lakeview, she's on LSD. Her door >> Park >> Lake yeah, she's saving.

That's the plan right now. The truck would be $2,000. I told her we're better off buying different stuff in Dallas. Anyone want to buy a 6 month old queen size bed, mattress, and box spring?

My daughter is moving from Chicago to Dallas in a week or so and I'm looking for ideas on saving money. She is living ina small studio apartment in Lakeview (sublease available), and about the only big furniture she has is a queen size bed and headboard. Renting a truck to move it doesn't really make sense. Full size vans are not available for one way rentals, only round trip. She is probably buying a car this weekend but won't be able to tow anything with it. I'm trying to avoid driving all the way back to Chicago (3,200 mile round trip). Also she is planning on using space bags to compress her clothes and stuff to fit more in her car. Other tips on cheap long distance moves?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jan 23, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) The best reply in message board history is "who cares?" in a clearly titled thread. Who cares? You do. You read the title, opened the thread and took the time to reply. How about: I'm wondering if anyone cares so I click on the link and confirm that no one else cares?

And Bieber makes the news this morning.

He's trying to grow up?

Quite a dream, no?

Vacations are overrated.

Kansas' "Carry on my Wayward Son" is not on the DVD and the DVD is lesser for it.

Bryson maybe the most underrated, least appreciated writer alive.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 15, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Apostle Islands are beautiful. But if your plan is to put a canoe or kayak in the water there, just know you are getting into something big. Lake Superior can get big and angry real quick. I wouldn't advise going out there in a small craft unless you know what you are doing. That is where BWCA or Quetico are better options, perhaps. BWCA is great, Quetico (the Canadian side park) is even better. Love them both. We were looking at either kayaking, (and we are aware our Laguna Madre off the Gulf of Mexico is not perfect preparation) or taking a shuttle. We only had a day or so to explore the area the past summer and want to get back and take our time.

Yesterday while reading on the beach it got damn cold as the wind whipped around from the northwest. It was probably 60.

A couple ideas for middle school lever readers: #1 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. It offers a great look into the 1950's greaser society. The real advantage of this book is the reading level is lower but the subject matter has a more mature tone if read carefully. Teen pregnancy, gangs, alienation, the value of education, crime and punishment, etc. My second choices would be Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck, The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, or To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee although the reading level may be too advanced. The administration will approve of the "classic" standing if those titles and you should have some spirited debates in class. I'm not certain of your time frame but all could be completed in a 6 week time period with plenty of time for some pre-reading activities and a project at the end. Plus, if allowed, all have better than average film adaptations.

It's too bad that we will never know how good A-Rod and Bonds would have been playing "clean". Those two seem to me are the two guys that went from superstar to mega superstar with PEDs. Sosa, Mac, Palermo, and that crowd all went from very good to superstar. But Bonds and A-Rod started at pretty high levels before PEDs.