Re: [lace-chat] Re: Way to go

2007-04-20 Thread Carol Melton
On Apr 19, 2007, at 10:56 PM, Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Apr 20, 2007, at 1:16, Carol Melton wrote: It's pretty hard to collapse from heat stroke when all you are doing is sitting around in your pink under shorts. I thought the point was they were chain-gang *working*? Did I get it wrong?

[lace-chat] Quiz

2007-04-20 Thread Jean Nathan
Having got 6 questions about the USA wrong (not surprising) I scored 60%, which, taking that into account, I didn't think was bad. Wonder how many of those living in the US would have got them right if those 6 questions had been about the UK. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] further to Way to go

2007-04-20 Thread Agnes Boddington
Love all the comments on my posting on Sheriff Joe! Here in UK high securtiy elderly prisoners are campaning to receive their state pension! One, not a very nice guy if you know what he did, has spoken out against this: they get pocket money, a comfy cell with all sorts of perks, free

[lace-chat] The cost of water

2007-04-20 Thread Jean Nathan
We're not on a water meter. The amount we pay is based on the council tax band our bungalow is in, which is based on the selling value of the property in about 1990. I can't remember exactly when, but I know we were living in Somerset in a remote bungalow at the time and my husband called the

[lace-chat] Re:The Cost of Water

2007-04-20 Thread Carol Melton
Hi David, I just paid our last water bill and it was $49.64 for one month, including$3.26 for taxes. There are no other charges for trash pick up, ($48.00 every quarter, separate bill) or for sewage. We have a septic tank. Probably if we didn't water so many trees the water bill would

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2007-04-20 Thread Melinda Weasenforth
Ok, Here is my two cents, right now I have utilities included in my rent, however I am moving on the first, the budget for the gas at one house we looked at is $389.00, the water is usually fairly inexpensive but the sewer is usually twice the pricevery expensive to flush away ones...ummm

Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Are you smarter than a 5th grader???

2007-04-20 Thread Thurlow Weed
I would have to agree with that one, possibly because (among other things) I've never lived in the Four Corners area, nor did we devote any attention to it when I was in elementary school (that I can remember). Or possibly it's because there is only so much room for information in my body,

Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Are you smarter than a 5th grader???

2007-04-20 Thread Thurlow Weed
I would have to agree with that one, possibly because (among other things) I've never lived in the Four Corners area, nor did we devote any attention to it when I was in elementary school (that I can remember). Or possibly it's because there is only so much room for information in my body,