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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:47 AM
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Good Friday Morning, Everybody!

:donut::hi:
TGIF!! :bounce: Here we are at the start of another weekend, Folks! I hope you have some big activities planned and I hope you'll have a lot of fun! For those of you who have to work all weekend, I feel your pain, let me just say. We who work in retail and are there to help and serve, salute you!

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Heidi

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:51 AM
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1. Hiya, friend!

:hug:

I share your joy that it's the end of the week. I _loathe_ shopping, and I had to do it twice this week. Do you have the weekend off? :hug: :loveya:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:55 AM
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3. MISS HEIDI!

:bounce::hug:
It's SO good to see you today! No, I have to work this weekend. x( But that's the life of a retail manager. It's OK.

I'm sorry you don't like to shop...and have had to twice. I rather like to go shopping myself. Especially at places like Best Buy and Circuit City because, you know, toys EVERYWHERE! :rofl:

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:52 AM
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2. Hello Clintmax

:hi:

I am going to my mom today after work. Just booked my train ticket online :bounce: I can leave work about an our early, so I will be at my moms place around 8pm.

And tomorrow I am going to eat something like this :hide:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:57 AM
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4. Morning, Miss Honey!

:hug:
I'm glad you're going to get to see your Mom tonight! I hope you have lots of fun! I assume you're going to stay there all weekend. So are you going to be away from DU for the whole time?

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:58 AM
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5. yes

I am coming back Sunday evening.

I might check in between but will probably not post, just read.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 05:59 AM
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6. Ah, OK...

I just wanted to know so I'll know not to expect you to be here. How far away does your Mom live from you?

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:02 AM
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7. three to four hours

most times I take the car but this weekend I don't feel like driving myself. So I take the train. I can read and nap :)

I leave 3.50pm here in Frankfurt and will be at the final statin at 7.25pm. But I have to switch trains twice, so the waiting time counts in also.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:05 AM
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9. I wish we had trains we could take like that.

I would use them all the time. We don't believe in using trains here in the USA. Everybody has to have their own car, you see. If we had a high speed rail like every other civilized nation, we'd be much better off in my opinion!

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:22 AM
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18. yes, you could say my train ride in the U.S.

was an adventure. A trip from Charlotte, NC to NYC :)

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:26 AM
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21. Well, that's not TOO far...

Amtrack is worthless as far as I'm concerned. They don't go ANYWHERE and you have to take a bus a lot of the time. x( They are going bankrupt too. :shrug:

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:30 AM
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23. what felt strange to me

was that the passengers aren't allowed to the tracks before the train is in the station. Then you have to hand over your luggage before even getting to the tracks. Next you get a nmber for a seat even if you haven't reserved one.
I took a night train, which might have been a mistake because I didn't see much :eyes:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:32 AM
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24. Yes, they are strange...

What I think we need here is a completely new rail company that goes to every city in the US and is committed to service and speed. It won't ever happen, but I can dream, damn it! :rofl:

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:35 AM
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25. I have to admit that the German train system

isn't perfect either. And it is fucking expensive. But they give you an option that you can buy a so called Bahncard (traincard) for €200/year. Then you only pay half the price for the tickets for that year. It is worth buying the Bahncard when you take the train a lot.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:38 AM
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26. Cost is another thing...

It would have to be affordable. 200 euros sounds really expensive to me!

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:41 AM
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28. It is expensive

€200 = $240

but as I said, you only pay half the ticket price for one year. So now I "only" pay €64 ($77) for a two way trip instead of €128 ($154). Doing the trip twice or three times and you have the €200 for the Bahncard back

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:48 AM
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32. Well, yes, I can see that now...

It WOULD be worth it then.

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:50 AM
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34. I remember

I paid about $100 for the trip from Charlotte, NC to NYC. I found this a pretty fair price. Flight would have been more expensive.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:55 AM
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36. Yes, well...

Did you have to ride a bus anywhere during your train trip?

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:55 AM
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37. nope

Edited on Fri Dec-02-05 06:56 AM by MissHoneychurch

my friends took me to the trainstation in Charlotte. And in NYC I could take the metro

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:03 AM
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40. That's good.

I HATE the bus. Amtrack has to use it too much because they don't go anywhere. x(

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:10 AM
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41. I know what you mean

but to get in small villages you have to use a bus here in Germany too. my mom lives in a small village and she has to pick me up from the train station.

the village my mom lives in

view from near where my mom lives

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:14 AM
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42. Wow! Those are beautiful!

It looks like a quaint little village! I'm sure life there is very good! I hope you have a good time while you're there, Miss Honey!

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:16 AM
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43. thank you

and I know I will.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:18 AM
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44. You're welcome!

:hug:
It's about time for me to go get ready for work. x( Think of me while you are having such a good time this weekend. I have to work both weekend days.

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MissHoneychurch

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:22 AM
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46. I sure will think of you

:hug:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:27 AM
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49. I'll think of you too!

:hug:
I better go for now and get my little butt ready to leave. I haven't eaten breakfast yet either.

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tjwmason

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:05 AM
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8. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Just about to head for the shower here - but I couldn't not pop in and say hello to you now could I?

:hug:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:07 AM
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10. Hello, hello, TJ!

Of course you couldn't! THAT would be uncivilized! :rofl: I hope you're doing OK today! :hug::hi::pals::loveya:

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tjwmason

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:32 AM
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52. Not merely uncivilised - but unenjoyable.

Edited on Fri Dec-02-05 07:33 AM by tjwmason

I love chatting to such splendid and gorgeous folk each morning.

:hug: :pals: :loveya:

Edit typo

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:33 AM
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54. Awww...

You're such a sweetheart. :hug:

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:09 AM
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11. Morning Clint!

"For those of you who have to work all weekend, I feel your pain, let me just say. We who work in retail and are there to help and serve, salute you!"

:rofl: I feel their pain, too. No big activities. Just preparing for finals.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:13 AM
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13. Hello, Miss Mutley!

:hi::hug:
Finals, huh? I'm sure THAT'S no fun! At the same time, you know that it is almost over and so you look forward to that! :bounce: So did you go out and get your BF a mouthguard yesterday? ;)

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:20 AM
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17. I didn't buy anything

(we have to wait until payday) but I discussed it with him and he's willing to give it a try! I think he's sick of me bitching that I don't get enough sleep. :D

Most of my finals will be fine, but this Historical Linguistics one I told you about is going to be murder. Luckily, he informed us yesterday that it will be an essay test, which I'm much better at.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:24 AM
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19. Good news twice!

Tell your BF it is going to feel a little weird the first couple of nights he wears it. After that, it becomes second nature and he won't have any more trouble with it.

If you're better at essay tests, then that is good the H.L. final will be in that form! Did you have any luck in the study group, or was everyone else adrift like you?

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:39 AM
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27. Well, once he told us the format of the test, we had to change our

plans a bit. All we did was go through and pick the most likely topics to be on the test. Then this weekend we're each going to work on our essays individually and compare after class on Tuesday. Then all I have to do is rewrite accordingly and memorize as much of it as possible for the actual test itself. *sigh* It's been awhile since I had a class that required me to think. LOL!

And the BF says he used to wear a mouth guard when he played sports in HS so he's already used to it. :eyes: Must be macho at all times.

No, he's not that bad, but I like to make fun of him. :D

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:45 AM
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30. I wish you luck with it, Miss Mutley!

I hope you get an A! Sounds like you have a lot to do with it though. Good luck, again.

It is still going to feel strange to him to go to bed with one in his mouth, regardless whether he's worn one in the past or not. One piece of advice for YOU though...don't laugh at him when you see him wearing it for the first time. I was self conscious as hells the first few times I wore it. (I still am to tell you the truth).

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:50 AM
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33. I'll try not to.

:D

No, I won't laugh at him. I'll just keep reminding him that it'll be good for his teeth. At the rate he's going with that grinding he won't have any teeth left in a decade or so.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:54 AM
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35. Nope he won't!

I hope we're busy as hells this weekend at the store! We certainly do need it! Plus, the days will go by MUCH faster. *crosses fingers*

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:57 AM
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38. Still slow?

I'm torn. A part of me wants the big shithead stores like Walmart to crash and burn this season, but then that means that the smaller, BETTER stores like yours will also have serious problems. I can't decide!

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:00 AM
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39. Yeah, I want Wal-Mart to go down too...

I wish people would go to the smaller stores like mine instead. They won't though...everybody wants everything for free this year.

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Mutley

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:41 AM
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58. Well

If small stores like yours could hang in there through the tough times, and accept a loss in profits in the short run, then in the long run when the Walmart type stores DO go down, the small stores will be all thats left. They'll be able to pick up all the business that Walmart used to do.

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NMMNG

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:12 AM
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12. Weekend, bah!

Three more days of Holy Roller Hell. :cry: At least this time I'm armed. I have bastardized versions of "Jesus Loves the Little Children" and "Jesus Loves Me" to sing. :evilgrin: Or maybe I should just wear my bright orange earplugs to get my point across more subtly.

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:15 AM
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14. Morning, Miss Buffy!

:hi::hug:
I LOVE it! :rofl: I would probably wear them and sing out loud at the same time! See because, THAT way the dizzy broad could not possibly misunderstand what you're trying to get across to her. :rofl:

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NMMNG

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:24 AM
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20. Heh heh

I could also sing the Nine Inch Nails song (the title escapes me right now) about how "The Devil wants to f- me in the back of my car". :rofl:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:27 AM
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22. ROFL!

I don't think I've ever heard THAT one! :rofl: Boy wouldn't THAT one get her! :rofl:

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newyawker99

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:16 AM
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15. Good morning everyone!

:donut: :hi:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:17 AM
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16. Hello, Miss NewYawker!

:bounce::hug::hi:
I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

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newyawker99

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:25 AM
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48. Hi Clintmax. I wish you the same.

:hi: :hug:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:27 AM
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50. Thank you SO much!

:hug:

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LaurenG

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:42 AM
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29. Good Morning ClintMax

Have a great day. :donut: :hug:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 06:46 AM
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31. Hello, OhioB!

:hi:
I hope you have a great weekend too! :hug:

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AirmensMom

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:22 AM
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45. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi:

I'm only half awake ... I have no idea what I'm doing today. :shrug:

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:24 AM
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47. Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug:
It's damned good to see you this morning! You know...those days when you don't have any plans can be the best days! Let things progress as the day goes by! I wish I could do that today.

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AirmensMom

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:28 AM
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51. Well, yesterday was such a waste.

I spent the entire morning trying to get my DSL hooked up. It worked for one computer, but I had to call for help getting it hooked up to the router (it has to be changed to bridge mode or something like that). I was on the phone all morning and couldn't even get it back to working with one computer. Tech "help" is useless -- they always blame it on the computer or router. So now I'm back on the cable until my husband can look at it. I just love the idea of paying for two services at once, don't you?

This might be a good day to keep cleaning out and shredding papers. :evilgrin:

Are you working today?

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:32 AM
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53. Yep, I sure am...

I have to work both weekend days too. x(

Bridging the router shouldn't be too difficult. I hope he get's it fixed for ya when he gets there.

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AirmensMom

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:37 AM
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56. Famous last words.

... "shouldn't be too difficult." It was a piece of cake with the cable. Should be just as easy with DSL. SHOULD be. Grrr. I would try again, but it's his turn to be aggravated.

Ouch! You have to work all weekend? That sucks. :hug:

I thought I was done shopping and just got a new list yesterday. Just little things, so I can manage it. How is yours coming along?

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Clintmax

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:35 AM
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55. Well everybody...I'm off to get ready for work.

x( I hope you folks have a great day! I'll check in with you later! Captain Clintmax signing off for now.

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In_The_Wind

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:41 AM
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59. Have a great day, Clint!

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Cannikin

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Fri Dec-02-05 07:40 AM
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57. Mornin', hot stuff.

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southlandshari

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Fri Dec-02-05 09:36 AM
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60. Good Morning!

Sorry I've missed you most mornings the past couple of weeks (and same goes for the Nighthawk crew!) - nasty computer problems at home are limiting my DU access. :(

Hope you have a great day!

:hi:

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Fri Dec-02-05 09:55 AM
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61. There She Is!

Good Morning !

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southlandshari

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Fri Dec-02-05 10:07 AM
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62. Hey there!

I didn't think anyone noticed I was scarce!

:loveya:

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In_The_Wind

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Fri Dec-02-05 10:25 AM
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64. You are conspicuous in your absence!

I miss the hell outta you! :loveya:

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southlandshari

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Fri Dec-02-05 10:33 AM
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65. Awwww....you just made my day!

:hug:

I'm going to resolve the computer problems one way or another this weekend. Either I'll get my hard drive cleaned for once and for all, or I'll throw the damn thing out the window and figure out how in the hell I can find the money for a new computer!

Here - to curb your withdrawal, darlin'...

:spank:

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progmom

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Fri Dec-02-05 10:10 AM
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63. good morning!

:hi:

hope you have a swell day. :hug:

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Fri Dec-02-05 11:35 AM
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66. Hey Clint!

Working all weekend. I have a lot to do. Hope your weekend is cool! :hi:

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