Posts by scubatoy

Then quit!

It floors me when no one offers to give up their seat for the little old lady or the obviously pregnant woman.  It's like people just put their heads down or put their nose in their book and "pretend" not to see them. 

It also seems to me that a lot of women just expect the men to give up their seats and since they are women, they shouldn't have to sacrifice theirs.  Sure, I'd like to sit, but I gladly give up my seat to someone who needs it more than I do.

People suck.

Original Post by jules817:

i ride public transportation every single day, when people think their purse needs it's very own seat during rush hour, i stand right in front of it and stare at them. usually, they move it. if they don't i ask them to.

 Oh, I hate that too!  Then when you say "Excuse me" they look at you like, what?  Very irritating and a good point!!!

Sixteen pounds of muscle in 8 weeks?  You've got to be kidding me.

And then you want to lose all of this "muscle" that you have so easily gained?  At the rate you are going, you're going to look like he-man in two months tops.

LOL

Original Post by dcyounts:

I pray to Ali-baba that you are being sarcastic.

 Why would you think that? 

Original Post by hgielrehtaeh:

Uhm, not to be mean, but if you're going to shoot down every idea brought up, why ask? Excuses are easy to find/make. If you want to get out and work, you'll find a way to make it happen.

Again, not trying to be mean, just realistic.

 I don't recall her asking us to give her ideas.  We just started throwing them out there.

Your lawyer is correct, you don't have to tell him when the court date is.  It is his responsibility to find out and show up.  However, since you will have to interact with him for the rest of your life in regards to your son, I would give him the courtesy of a phone call as a reminder of the date/time.  No reason to make it any more difficult than it already is.  If he doesn't show up, at least you can say you tried.

Good luck!

Our family hasn't felt a crunch yet, but I wanted to start cutting back before we feel the heat.  Most of the things I have cut back on were frivolous things.

1 - I color my own hair now - OMG I can do it for $7 instead of $100 and it looks just as good as the salon.  I kick myself for how much I could have saved over the years.

2 - Bought and inexpensive elliptical and cancelled my gym membership as of this month.

3 - Cancelled our pooper scooper service for our backyard (talk about frivolous!).  Make the son do it for free now.  ;o)

4 - We don't go out to eat much anymore and when we do we keep it to less expensive places. 

5 - Ebaying items I don't use anymore

6 - Washing and ironing more instead of dry-cleaning

7 - Not buying new clothes even though I have been shrinking in size.  This one has been tough!

8 - Only buying what we need at the grocery store.

9 - Take the train to work instead of driving.  This means filling up with gas once every 3 weeks instead of once or twice a week.  I have a huge truck and it gets horrible gas mileage!  I would sell it if I could but would be upside down now.

10 - I try to bring my breakfast and lunch to work. 

And I'm sure I'll be adding things going forward.  I really like the idea of starting my own garden.  Especially how expensive fruit and vegetables have gotten!

Hi Techdog.  I suffered an espohageal spasm last year and it was one of the scariest things I have ever experienced.  I really thought I was having a heart attack, it felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest and my arms went numb.  I was rushed to the hospital for a possible heart attack and after a day in the hospital and a gazillion tests later, it was determined I had an esphageal spasm.  My chest stayed sore for several days after that.

I do have a mild case of acid reflux.  Since that incident I take a Prilosec anti-acid pill every morning when I wake up and luckily have not experienced anything like that again.  Hope you don't either!

Original Post by alibuch:

I don't see how it's even physically possible for a new credit card to be in your hand same day.  

Ummm, I didn't say they run down and put a new credit card in your hand.  They can wire you money (for a large fee of course) or get traveler's checks to you. 

It's genetics plain and simple. Either you have the bone structure, metabolism, etc. or you don't.  You can work out all day, every day, but it still doesn't mean you will look like a VS model. 

Congrats!  I'm sure you look amazing.

Yep, my baby girl will eat anything too.  She especially likes jalapenos and anything spicy.  Plus she is a complete lush, she loves wine and beer!

Thanks everyone.....can't wait to try out Amy's!