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Rather than splitting his share, can you start from scratch and split the total rent by three based on sizes of the rooms?

Nobody can help the situation that you all ended up dealing with. It's not his or her fault that he was deployed early, and unless she is going to find another person to share a bedroom with it seems like the best bet might be just to split the total between the three of you.

It's unfortunate, but a heck of a lot less to deal with than the guy hanging out in the sandbox right now.

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Not a jab at all, but, who?

Forgive me if I'm overstepping by asking.

SkinnyShrek . . . one of the all time best . . . Murdered just before Christmas 2 years ago . . .

Sorry. That sux. What was he like? Any good stories? This is the bonfire.

A most obnoxious and often outlandishly rude individual that was universally loved by damn near all who came into contact with him, whether in person or online. I've met very few people that loved and lived life more fully and even fewer that would give so much of themselves to help others enjoy life too, whether a friend for years or an acquaintance for minutes.

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TurboTax is a good product but if you want to e-file, or file a return period, for free I would use TaxAct. Unlike turbotax you can use any form that the irs offers and its stil free, no hidden fee bullshit. Using TurboTax the more forms you use the higher the price gets. Both are great but one is cheaper, taxact offers some packages that cost money, but it is mainly for you to log in and be able to re-print your return or roll the information over when you have to do your return next year.

I agree with Tax Act. I've been using it since 1999 or so and love it.

www.taxactonline.com

As someone said about Turbo Tax it's great that it holds over lots of info from year to year. I paid a total of about $13 and that was to efile my federal return and have Tax Act retain my return for the next 7 or so years. At anytime I can access it and print it.

It's been 6 years since I lived in a state with state tax so I don't remember exactly how much adding a state return is, but it's not much.

If you want to get away without spending any money you can go through the whole input process with all of your info, print it and mail it without spending a dime.

I HIGHLY recommend it. No money up front if you just want to give it a try and see what it's like.

One of these days I WILL wrap a turkey in bacon.

I don't think you have to say how much. Going with something he cared about is great. I think a nice card that mentions a contribution was made in his memory is appropriate.

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My Uncle Joe always had an off beat sense of humor. When he was dying from lung cancer and knew he didn't have long, he sent my mother a remote control whoopee cushion with instructions that it was to be placed in his casket and set off during the wake. She brought it with her but didn't do it. She took a look at some of the people there and decided most of them wouldn't survive the shock!

Oh dear lord. I now know exactly what I will do.

I was considering the same options a few years back. I really couldn't afford the tempurpedic, especially considering I wasn't sure I would like it. Ended up spending the money on one of their pillows just to see how I liked that.

It was comfortable, no doubt, but I felt like it swallowed me. On a cool night that was no problem, but I am very hot natured and sweat easily and on anything BUT a cool night I found it suffocating.

Have you considered purchasing a "memory foam" mattress topper to see what you think? It's obviously not the same as the Tempurpedic bed, but would give you a hint at what it will feel like and may save you a sizable chunk of change if you decide you don't like it.

I saw it after my brother was raving about the movie all day. I laughed plenty, but I wouldn't say it lived up to the hype. I also don't think I would have laughed quite as much as I did had I not been watching it with a group.

That said, I also think Family Guy (which seems to be almost universally loved) is one of the most stupid shows on TV. I'll laugh my ass off now and then watching it with other people at the station, but you wouldn't ever catch me watching it on my own.

So has anyone out there found any type of cell booster/amplifier for a reasonable ($100 range) that helps at all?

I just moved into a new place and I'm lucky to have 1 bar of service if any at all. My cell is my only phone and my lifeline to overtime hours at my EMS job.

I've just ordered a magic Jack to give it a try, but ideally I sure would like to get my cell to work inside!!!

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And an oldie but a goodie:
What has two legs and bleeds profusely?
Half of a cat.

Brilliant!

What's the best way to stop a clown from laughing?

Hit him in the face with an ax.

Don't really care one way or the other, but loved the segment on Leno's show with Jimmy Kimmel. 10 at 10 or something.

Check out a connecting flight to Gainesville too. Probably the same problem w/ being too expensive, but worth a shot. Some Palatka jumpers around there.

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Are we talking head hair, or back hair?

Probably a comb over. May the force be with the person that goes looking for where it is being combed from!

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William M. Casey is in charge of parachutes on AF1. See HERE.

Ah yes, as is William H. Macey...

I went with a couple female co-workers to take the Zumba class at the YMCA where I used to live. Went to a few classes and was enjoying it but I was the only guy and I really felt like an intruder. I wasn't in the least bit self conscious of being the only guy, but I got the feeling that some of the ladies in the class were a little more self conscious with a guy in the room when it had always been all ladies. I couldn't go the following week and a couple different women commented to my friend that they felt bad but were happy to see that "the guy" didn't attend today. I enjoyed it, but I had other ways I enjoy doing a cardio workout and decided not to be the interloper in this setting.

Well we on the south Texas coast are thankfully back up into the much more normal mid-60s. Unfortunately we are also back up to the normal 100% humidity.

Duuuuuuuuuuuude! How have I missed this until now!

How about #24601 for this Dude?

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Terrorism is scary and has proven it can kill many thousands of people, but doubtful it will result in the destruction of all mankind. Environmental degradation is more likely to kill us all.

Not to mention, while terrorism has been something new on the minds of your average American in the last 10 years, it's hardly something new for much of the world.

P90X is amazing if you can stick to it.

The key for me was knowing when I could and couldn't keep up 100% with what they were doing on screen. If you can, great, but you are much better off just toning down what they are doing and continuing for the full workout than trying to mimic them 100% and constantly stopping because you can't keep up. The goal of the program is warming up and keeping the workout moving for the full period, all the way through the cool down.

In my previous job we did an hour of PT together as a crew every morning and we typically worked out to P90X projected onto a bay door. Doing it in the small group (none of whom had anything to hide or be embarrassed about from the others) was the way to do it for me. I've tried time and again to get back into doing it at home and I just can't keep up the motivation (not to mention living in an upstairs apartment I don't imagine the guy below me appreciated me jumping all over the place).

You can buy it direct and it comes with a whole program and meal plans, etc. My former co-worker got on ebay and purchased a copy that came in "authentic" looking boxes, etc. but cost about $60. We never followed the plan itself, just used the videos in our daily workout and most of us had pretty good results.

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down here in florida we have a snake that looks very similar to the black one everyone is calling a racer. it has a slight purple hue to it, and it is a preditorial snake called an "indigo"

they are similar, but the indigo is usually quite a bit bigger. Consider yourself lucky if you see one. The are state listed in Florida and are mostly found in well managed long leaf pine forests. We used to come across them while doing gopher tortoise surveys after prescribed fires. A pretty cool snake n

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I eat some sort of fast food or gas station hotdog at least once a day lol. Working on an ambulance sucks for eating healthy. All the remotely healthy aces take to long and ill be damned if i let my lunchbox sit on the nasty floor for the entire shift then eat out of it lol.

Everything yall avoid are staple foods of my diet. . . Mcribs, fish fillets, taco bell, krystal(white castle), and all the others lol

It's certainly easy to get carried away with, but it's not that difficult to come up with healthier stuff. I throw a backpack in the truck with a few apples, a few granola bars, maybe a candybar for a quick pick-me-up and my 100oz or so Bubba keg with water. None of that is really meant to be a meal, but it helps keep the appetite down until we can make it past the station.

On a side note, if the floor of your truck is so dirty that you don't feel comfortable sitting your lunch box on it then it sounds like it's time to do some cleaning. With how easily MRSA and other nasty stuff are passed, under normal circumstances our trucks are wiped down bumper to bumper at shift change every morning. Just nasty!!!

All of that said, everytime time we transport early in the morning we do get a little giddy if the patient wants to go to the hospital that has the tasty little taco shack next door.

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The US Census is looking for workers and the pay is pretty good at $11-$14/hr. (depending on where you live). Jobs are for March-July and most people will work 20-40 hours a week.

I have a full-time job, but I might even apply...Mama needs a new pair of shoes!

I can imaging the neighborhood where the $14 rate is paid, Sounds pretty dangerous

shit. They pay as high as 18.75 in some areas in TX. Don't know about elsewhere.

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Well, they're a trip hazard for anyone using a walker or a hover-round, which is something like 98.6% of Florida...

ha! Have you ever visited Rockport, TX? You just described it, in winter anyway! It's always nice when they all go home and our call volume drops 60%.

Exactly wat I thought of when I saw the thread title. Used to live for "rib day" back in elementary school. I have a feeling I would LOVE the McRib no matter nasty I thought it was so I have yet to ever try one.

Hmmm...guess I'll have to take back the comment. Found them for all sorts of colleges online. Oddly enough the stores in Florida had never seen them.