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This one had me on the floor when I first saw it. I was in hysterics! The Valentine's Day show from Frasier (with Niles): YouTube - Frasier "Three Valentines" Marilyn

Ordered this with all the options I wanted and got it direct from the factory in 2006. Big splurge, yes - but, it's paid for! Still loving it... Marilyn

I read (over and over and over) the Walter Farley Black Stallion series books. The first one was "The Black Stallion" and there were about 18 others, if I recall correctly. I'd read them in [relative] order, then re-read them. Loved 'em! Yep. I was horse mad. Marilyn

Although I am not a die-hard Trekie (Trekkie?), I enjoy the premise enough to have read books set in the Star Trek universe (most notably, those by Vonda McIntyre and Diane Duane). I enjoyed the way [most of] the books I read emphasized and played upon the troika of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. So...

Okay, I was the one to put the >31% vote in there - 'cause I took purchase price of [new] car versus purchase price of house (had car before house). If I get a do-over - to use current values based on Zillow and Edmund - then I would be at 16.7%. Said poll is now releasable to whomever you...

Me too! I've gotten myself enrolled in the local public college (a SUNY school here in NY) and now am just waiting until Uncle Sam/the VA figure out how they are going to run the program. After missing my chance at the Montgomery G.I. Bill conversion, I am thrilled to take advantage of this...

Hi, SonnyJim - My situation is a bit different than yours - retired USAF E9, no spouse or kids - but I've been retired now for a little over a year, so maybe I've got some inputs for you. I'm fully RE - I don't work. I live solely on my retirement pay, which covers my expenses, allows me...

Yeah, the first part of this article sounds as if everything is going to be better than expected ... for some of the ARM holders, because of interest rates being so low. The biggest problem we got coming, and to be fair, the article did touch on it, is the option ARM mortgages (those where...

Definitely number one was Canada mints (the pink ones - wintergreen flavor, I think). Actually - is my favorite still today. Then there were Necco wafers (they even had that pink Canada mint flavor as one of the wafers too ... yum!). Oh, and Laffy Taffy. Still good today. Great. Now I...

Thanks, everyone, for your inputs. Most of you said (paraphrased): "Don't do it!" Which was matching my thoughts (except for trying to get that low mileage out of my head). I just needed a little help to get past it (a kick in the pants? ;D). So, we didn't get it. We ended up with a 2003...

Morning, All - I thought I'd ask you to help me decide on this... I'm helping my brother buy a used car (for under $5000). Yesterday, we saw a 1984 Ford LTD Brougham on sale for $2995. The car is immaculate and only has 35,000 miles. Evidently it was owned by an older couple (the seller...

I was temporarily assigned (TDY) for 120 days to Kuwait, working as the supply flight chief in a large squadron. I got to hang out and work with the Airmen who were actually "kicking" the boxes and working on the nuts-n-bolts of the operation. I loved it! So, I realized that when I went back...

Hi. I was stationed at Vegas for about 2 years and while I was there, I had a sister and my mom come visit. One of the things we "had" to do (being so "close") was go see the Grand Canyon. The easiest thing I found to do was to book a tour (from Vegas) were you got to fly out in the morning...

You got that right! That's one thing that makes me nervous about living in this state - despite the family and new home. And, with this current economic mess - which, no doubt, is making the state powers-that-be very nervous about operating money (as a LOT comes from the city ...), who knows...

Thanks, everyone, for the welcome to the board ... and for the comments about NY. I had originally planned on retiring in Texas because of no state tax and no snow (!). But, I picked NY because my family all lives here. It's not too bad, although I never thought I'd live where there is...

And that's why I introduced myself as being from upstate (even though I'm actually from the middle of the state - near Rochester). I just got tired - during my years in the AF - of having people ask me "so what part of the city are you from?" Every. Single. Time. Answering the...

Hi. I discovered this forum a few weeks ago through a Google search (don't remember what I was looking for). I've read a LOT of the posts here and have visited it pretty much daily since I found it. So, I thought I'd introduce myself. Marilyn here, 47 years old, single retired USAF E-9...