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ladycat
09-08-2010 at 08:04 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:04 AM.
Quote from JuJu83 :
You may checkout Google Voice. GV is just a free virtual phone number with loads of features. I don't have GV account. But it has SMS feature. If you signup T mobile Q, SMS should be sent to your GV number and it won't cost you anything.
Well heck and darn!! I checked out Google Voice and it's not available for my area code!!! Crying
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ank220
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
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lisapdreamer
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
Quote from ank220 :
Oh! I emailed T the other day about how the store wouldn't re-imburse me for the tq's, and they emailed back to say they are sending me a $25 gc!
Nice!

I ran in last night and totally forgot to check out the C9 stuff. Gonna miss that Q. Hopefully they get more of the cold weather gear in this week. Won't be the same as the deals on clearance, but still.
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ank220
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:12 AM.
Hey look! I'm talking to myself... Big Grin
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ladycat
09-08-2010 at 08:15 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:15 AM.
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Interesting read...

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-h...-at-target
Very interesting!
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rachael_9667
09-08-2010 at 08:16 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:16 AM.
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two reasons HFCS is used. 1) it's cheaper than sugar for sweetening and 2) farm subsidies. It guarantees corn sales for farmers. If the government used the subsidies for purchasing the corn for alternative fuel it would be healthier for us than HFCS.

So, I went home to let the dog out, grab a quick shower and get my laptop. DS is still sleeping. Sitting in a hospital room all day is agonizingly boring when you are just waiting. He didn't get put on the surgery schedule, which means they are so busy that it was already full and he is a work-in. It's a level 4 trauma center so helicopters and ambulances are in a constant stream of bringing patients in, and then they are triaged by urgency. Where DS fits in there I don't know, but he could be waiting all day for a spot in the OR.
Glad to hear they got DS in but worried for you both. I would hate to be in your shoes. My husband freaks at hospitals (before me he'd never been to one) so this would be a disaster for our family.

About the subsidies - every farmer I know hates them but it's almost like "tips" to a waiter. They aren't really tips, they are part of their income and without them, they wouldn't even make minimum wage (although restaurants are required to meet the difference in pay if they don't). Were it not for the control of the grain market by the self-serving special interests and it were a real fair trade market, the subsidy program would cease to exist. It's the loopholes in the system that allows big agribusiness to collect on the subsidies and the media to peg subsidies as evil. It's actually the government's fault for controlling the market (to control food prices among other things) and then realizing that they were putting family farms out of business so they offer subsidies and conservation programs as a sort of "farmer welfare". It's sick really.

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There's a 3rd reason. There's not enough sugar grown in the US to meet the demand, and there are limits on how much sugar mfr's can import.

Since the consumer is learning how bad for you HFCS is and demanding a change, mfr's are using less and less HFCS and more and more sugar.

Problem being, there's just not enough sugar. So the mfr's recently asked the USDA to lift the sugar import quotas. The current administration said NO.

So now the cereal mfr's and other companies using a lot of sugar are moving more factories to Mexico, where there is no sugar quota.

I'm wondering how long it will be before the situation reverses and Americans have to sneak into Mexico for work instead of Mexicans coming here. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
LOL at Americans busting into Mexico and I didn't know that about sugar. Makes sense though. Although, why, if it's a sweetener is HFS in *everything* not just sweet stuff? It has to be like filler or something.

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No, I am not preggo
Praying it's about the new TQ's laugh out loud
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ladycat
09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.
Quote from rachael_9667 :
why, if it's a sweetener is HFS in *everything* not just sweet stuff? It has to be like filler or something.
It's more than *just* a sweetener. It actually makes you hungrier. That in turn, makes you eat more. When you eat more, the food corporations make more money.
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rachael_9667
09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:22 AM.
Quote from ank220 :
Oh! I emailed T the other day about how the store wouldn't re-imburse me for the tq's, and they emailed back to say they are sending me a $25 gc!
Oh my gosh - they have done some evil sh*t to me (in the past) and I have never gotten anything from them. Good for you!
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Louise62602
09-08-2010 at 08:37 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:37 AM.
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OK, I'll only tell you guys. I found a weight loss center that prescribes phentermine. I feel like it's cheating, but don't want to have to be drastic and get surgery. So, will go with this for as long as it works for me. I have been at the gym twice a week, and walking the dog every night, or more like running, she is quick and has a ton of energy!
what I wouldnt do to get my hands on phentermine again! Frown
I took it for like 8 months and lost like 25 pounds but I ate junk and wasnt able to work out because of issues with my knee. Just be careful once you go off of it because I gained all of the weight back and now I hate the way I look. I really wish that I would have tried to eat better while taking it so that when I got off of it I would already be use to eating right. My dr doesnt want to give it to me again..maybe if i beg him it will work..lol Now that my knee is better I know that I would lose so much weight being about to workout. Good luck with the weight loss and keep us posted on how much you lose Smilie
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mamaoftwins2
09-08-2010 at 08:37 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:37 AM.
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And the news is_____.
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Found a Target that's still good? Wink
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Close on a house??
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Praying it's about the new TQ's laugh out loud
Sorry nothing related to T..I will be meeting my BFF after 15 yrs...

Ank - We just bought a house last yr, DH would have a stroke if I tell him let's buy another one...

Does anyone know if you can rent a car on an intl driving licence...
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JuJu83
09-08-2010 at 08:49 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:49 AM.
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Well heck and darn!! I checked out Google Voice and it's not available for my area code!!! Crying
May be you can try to setup using a surrounding major city area codes?
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Bargainscout
09-08-2010 at 08:52 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:52 AM.
On the website that can't be named [but it is thanked a lot on the deal thread] --- There is a link to a $1.50 PF Chang MQ
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09-08-2010 at 08:53 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:53 AM.
Teri Pray are with you!

C9 men's polo shirts went down to $4.98 (the ones with a diamond pattern, not the striped ones). TQ beeped, K1'd
C9 Basketball shorts - $3.74 (TQ auto'd)
Found some Wrangler Men's Denim Shorts for $2.xx, TQ beeped, but K'1d
Tried the Bakery coupon at food ave for the Archer Farm cookies, beeped.
Sorry Card Game beeped with $4 MQ.

It was beep city today. Good thing is the Case-Its went down to 50% off, so I bought another one and will return the one I bought at 30%.

Weird thing. I was stocking the Halloween masks today and we have an "old man" mask for $5.00. The thing looks just like HITLER!! Mustache and all! I pulled them off and showed them to the STL, but he said to put them back and we'll keep them there until someone complains Confused When you go to T, check it out: DPCI 240 11 6109 (if you have newer scanners, you can type it in and it will give you the location. For info on how to read the location, see Deals Wiki). The DPCI is for the "Old Man" and "Old Woman", so you may have to look thru the peg to see the man one. I'm terribly embarrassed that we have them. I just keep thinking, "This is not going to end well." I think we should pull them off and "lose" them in the back room until the masks go salvage. Or at least contact the district manager, because someone was not doing their job to let this slip by!
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Louise62602
09-08-2010 at 08:55 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:55 AM.
OMG! All the papers and forms that the school sends home is giving me a headache! Thank god I only have 2 kids..lol Why is it that the school waits until the 1st day of school to tell us what supplies the kids need? Target doesnt even have a BTS section anymore, its all Halloween crap. So now I get to run around to a bunch of dif stores to look for everything. Why does my 2nd grader need 5 packs of post it notes? Good thing I already got those for free @ T Smilie
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myluvjustice
09-08-2010 at 08:59 AM.
09-08-2010 at 08:59 AM.
Sorry to hear mavis is still sick, hope she's better soon. Its too bad you can't give her a vapor bath, I think she's still too young?

As for avocados yum-o!, my mil and bil make avocado shakes, shake head now for me that's just wrong.

Quote from ank220 :
Wave My poor Mavis is still congested and had a bad night. I've been running the humidifier, which helps, and just made some saline drops. She's so tired, but has basically only taken some mini naps. I think I'll take a hot shower and see if the steam helps her too.

For those of ya missing my cravings, I've been wantin choklit cake with real buttercream frostin (not the crud that the grocery store says is butter cream), and bread & butter... yup - carbs-o-rama. Oh - and avocados! Hoping to make an ST run for that today!



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Me too - on both counts.

Teri - Comfort I'm sorry ya'll are going through so much right now.
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