Re: renting vs. selling

2011-08-29 Thread Robert Munn
I'm not a landlord but I have been in the past. $500/mo = $6,000/yr, plus maintenance costs, liability, hassle factor, etc. If you want to save your credit, sell the house, eat the $15K and make a deal with the bank to pay it off at $500/mo. Same monthly cost to you, far less hassle than being a l

renting vs. selling

2011-08-29 Thread Scott Stewart
We're debating what to do with our house in Raleigh. The mortgage is upside down to the tune of about 15k. Our options are short selling and blowing up our credit for about two years or becoming landlords and renting the place until the economy imporves. If we rent, it'll cover the vast majori

Re: Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Robert Munn
Get an expert opinion about resale value if you replace with a vinyl window. not just a realtor but someone who really understands the impact of that kind of modification. Vinyl windows are not as nice looking, but they have the advantage of being less subject to the ravages of time and the eleme

NCDevCon 2011 Carpool

2011-08-29 Thread Justin Scott
I'm planning to drive to NCDevCon from Sarasota, FL the Friday before the conference starts. Anyone else along the Florida I-4 corridor or along I-95 in north Florida, Georgia, or South Carolina care to carpool up with me? I'm driving anyway and could use the company if anyone else is heading up

Re: Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
is the window a main feature of the house? On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > It's a 1990 house and it's cedar siding and oak interior trim > > > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > >> >> How old is the house? >> Is wood a primary component in the ot

Re: Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Gruss Gott
It's a 1990 house and it's cedar siding and oak interior trim On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > How old is the house? > Is wood a primary component in the other window casings? > Is wood a primary component in interior room decoration? > > > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011

Re: Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
How old is the house? Is wood a primary component in the other window casings? Is wood a primary component in interior room decoration? On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Quick Question for people that care about houses: > > We have a big ole "transom" front window that's a

Re: Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Maureen
Buy Andersen Windows with the highest R factor you can afford. I personally hate vinyl windows but they have some advantages like not needing to be painted. I've had terrible experiences with Pella windows so I'd advise against those. There is currently a federal energy tax credit you might qua

Window Snobs?

2011-08-29 Thread Gruss Gott
Quick Question for people that care about houses: We have a big ole "transom" front window that's actually 3 huge crank-out windows with 3 smaller square windows above them. It's rotting out so it needs to be replaced and, of course, that's expensive. So my options are go with vinyl replacement

RE: hurriquake 2011 - I survived

2011-08-29 Thread Scott Raley
It better hurry up.. I can't keep paying these insurance premiums everytime I gotta fix some crap. -Original Message- From: Ras Tafari [mailto:rastaf...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 3:33 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: hurriquake 2011 - I survived i will. next one. looks

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Robert Munn
HPV is a virus. There are many strains of the virus. Gardasil only covers a few strains and is hardly a panacea. Making it mandatory is yet another way for a big corporation to ride the corporate socialism gravy train. So what if a few kids die and others are maimed, right? On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 a

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread William Bowen
Just in case anyone was wondering, HPV is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer accounts for 5% of cancers worldwide. As cervical cancer kills ~4000 women per year in the United States and ~125,000 worldwide, prevention of HPV infection is important. >From the National Cancer Ins

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Medic wrote: > Is there any proof that the vaccine WILL save more than one life? > If so, doesn't it become a matter of simple math? Estimates are that 99%+ cases of Cervical Cancer are caused by HPV. So, it does save some lives, yes. Even in those who do not

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Medic
Is there any proof that the vaccine WILL save more than one life? If so, doesn't it become a matter of simple math? On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Maureen wrote: > > I don't care about the percentage. Even one is one too many. > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Cameron Childress > wrote:

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Medic
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Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Maureen wrote: > I don't care about the percentage. Even one is one too many. I guess my thinking is more like that .01%may be equal tot he number of kids who die out of 23million anyway. Simply from getting quarters stuck up their nose or falling off the

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Maureen
I don't care about the percentage. Even one is one too many. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > 23 million doses, 32 deaths = .01 % > > Looks like the chances of getting struct my lightning while juggling rabbits > would be more likely.

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Maureen wrote: > > If even one child has died as a result of taking this drug, making the > vaccine mandatory is simply wrong. 23 million doses, 32 deaths = .01 % Looks like the chances of getting struct my lightning while juggling rabbits would be more lik

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Maureen
The list of drugs that the FDA and CDC have approved based on pharmaceutical industry data that later turned out to have serious or even fatal side-effects is very long. In the report, which is three years old, and certainly does not contain recent data, this quote: "Of the 12,424 reports of adve

Re: gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>http://michellemalkin.com/ > >Bad news, as this drug has injured and killed girls in testing. I guess the >legislature doesn't care about a few dead kids. Instead of listening to someone who is quite frankly ignorant when it comes to this sort of thing (after all she's a political or Jenny McCa

Re: hurriquake 2011 - I survived

2011-08-29 Thread Ras Tafari
i will. next one. looks like Katia may be our new biotch in a week or two. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Scott Raley wrote: > > Pass your luck to me. > > -Original Message- > From: Anthony Weeg [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:07 PM > To: cf-community > S

RE: hurriquake 2011 - I survived

2011-08-29 Thread Scott Raley
Pass your luck to me. -Original Message- From: Anthony Weeg [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:07 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: hurriquake 2011 - I survived no idea man. I know this from my year in hurricane alley... when the eye is not perfect, the storm is

Re: hurriquake 2011 - I survived

2011-08-29 Thread Casey Dougall
On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > >>We survived with minor damages. Loss of power for 16hrs. Weeg you back? > > > > no damage here, we Vogt rout it just fine. > > We had no problems being on the western edge of the storm. No power outage, > a few trees in the neighbourhood

gardasil coming to california?

2011-08-29 Thread Robert Munn
http://michellemalkin.com/ Bad news, as this drug has injured and killed girls in testing. I guess the legislature doesn't care about a few dead kids. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Col

Re: hurriquake 2011 - I survived

2011-08-29 Thread Larry Lyons
>>We survived with minor damages. Loss of power for 16hrs. Weeg you back? > > no damage here, we Vogt rout it just fine. We had no problems being on the western edge of the storm. No power outage, a few trees in the neighbourhood lost branches, but that was it.

Re: Ladies, dilemma - 10 year anniversary

2011-08-29 Thread Sam
Fresh picked flowers will work, unless she planted them I guess. . > Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM, morchella wrote: > > well that blows that idea... > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 1:22 AM, Maureen wrote: > >> >> My husband gave me a belated bunch of  flowers picked from my garden >> for our 10th