Archive for January, 2009
I was thinking about taking the family for a couple of months around the country but do we have to pay some rental fee every night or are we able to park in 24 hour stores parking lots to avoid fees?
Some places allow you to stay overnight I think wal mart is one of them but im not sure you will have to pay to stay some nights because you may be asked to move along if you stay over night in a parking lot.
We are looking at possibly moving our family to Gibson City,Illinois.
We visited some friends there back in July and we really loved it.
We plan to rent until my husband can find a good job. He’s 42 and tired of the job he’s had for the last 15 years here in Birmingham. He makes about $20.00 an hour here and they said he can have the job back if he returns within a year. ( if Illinois doesn’t work out)
So nothing is permanant. We’re trying it out. Might have to buy medical insurance privately if it’s not good through employment.
QUESTION:
How hostile are the local schooling officials towards homeschoolers? We’ve homeschooled here in Alabama for 15 years without any problems.
If a school official gave us a hard time in Illinois, we’d high-tail it OUT of Illinois. Although their laws are rated green by HSLDA, I hear rumors that they pester as much as they can before forced to back off.
Should we use an rv for a few months in Illinois to avoid being considered a resident? Instead of renting? Maybe they wouldn’t bother us if they think we’re just vacationing there?
Thanks,
Clare
Yes, we've been HSLDA members for 9 years now.
No, just like Alabama. I live in Al and my moms side of the fam is from IL and so i know about the state. They pretty much let you do your thing, but if you dont get your credits, no graduating, just like AL.
ok this little debate is between myself and an older cousin.
first off you have to know that we have total different perspectives. for one she prefers the city because she needs cable, contract phones, city water and sewer and she wants to buy a stick built home later. while i not only prefer the country i need it. all i need is satelite, prepaid phones, well and septic. and i am planning to buy a modular home of my design later on.
her idea - she has been moving on from apartment to apartment and has finally saved some money to get a loan so she can purchase 1/2 an acre of land. she has only saved enough to buy a mobile home that would later be moved to the land. it is not really in the city but its not in the country either. it is a piece of land that is able to have utilities and city water/sewer hooked up. she plans on living in the mobile home for some time and later selling the mobile home with the land and then stepping into yet another loan to get a stick built and a mortgage. thing is she plans on getting a profit. she has also not yet decided on whether she will get a new or used but is leaning towards new. (28 yrs.)
my plan - i have actually saved up $100,000 cash and have a 50 acre piece of land that cost $45,000 that i am about to close on. it is out in the boonies of the country. i am also going to set up a well and septic and will later be purchasing an outside bathroom (shower, sink and toilet) building that has a well and septic setup.(for water and waste) the reason i am going to purchase the building is so i will have a bathroom because i have recently found a travel trailer that i am interested in. it has a bathroom but i really don't want to dump and fill the tanks unless neccesary that way i don't get in trouble for hooking it to well and septic.the bathroom in the trailer will however be used for emergencies and winter. i am also going to get a generator for power and rv satelite. the trailer will probably be used unless i have enough money(cash) left for a new one. also i want to make it private property but i dont know how to go about doing that. (18 yrs.)
so who do you think will save the most money in the long run and who do you think has the better idea. just give your total and completly honest answers. (also don't just say mine is better because you think you will get the best answer.) the person who gets best answer will be the one who makes and opinion and actually explains it by pointing out the pros and cons.
first off i am not lazy because if don't ask their won't be anything to research. also i wasn't even going to ask it on here but i can't sleep and i needed something to make time pass.
you don't have to point out a whole lot i just want to know like 1 or 2 reasons why you think what person is better off.
as for how i saved it up i have saved like every one of my paychecks and my parents had started a college fund for me and i started adding my paychecks to it and thats what i ended up with. thing is i got a scholorship where i dont have to go to college for 3 years before it runs out so now i dont really need the money for college. so, yea
How on earth did you save up 100,000 at 18? Nice.
your question is too long and if i have to analyse it like an assignment and point out the pros and cons all for 10 points that it's not worth it, too long. But from what i have briefly read it sound like you are better off.
I work for a photo studio in Chicago and we're looking for a new RV rental company for a 3 week shoot in May. The company we dealt with last year gave us some problems. Does anyone have a recommendation?
nope
1. I am very detail-oreinted.
2. My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable.
3. Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty!
4. Enclosed is a ruff draft of my resume.
5. It’s best for employers that I not work with people.
6. Here are my qualifications for you to overlook.
7. I am a quick leaner, dependable, and motivated.
8. If this resume doesn’t blow your hat off, then please return it in the enclosed envelope.
9. My fortune cookie said, “Your next interview will result in a job.” And I like your company in particular.
10. I saw your ad on the information highway, and I came to a screeching halt.
11. Insufficient writing skills, thought processes have slowed down some. If I am not one of the best, I will look for another opportunity.
12. Please disregard the attached resume-it is terribly out of date.
13. Seek challenges that test my mind and body, since the two are usually inseparable.
14. Graduated in the top 66% of my class.
15. Reason for leaving last job: The owner gave new meaning to the word paranoia. I prefer to elaborate privately.
16. Previous experience: Self-employed-a fiasco.
17. Exposure to German for two years, but many words are inappropriate for business.
18. Experience: Watered, groomed, and fed the family dog for years.
19. I am a rabid typist.
20. I have a bachelorette degree in computers.
21. Excellent memory; strong math aptitude; excellent memory; effective management skills; and very good at math.
22. Strengths: Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining composer.
23. I worked as a Corporate Lesion.
24. Reason for leaving last job: Pushed aside so the vice president’s girlfriend could steal my job.
25. Married, eight children. Prefer frequent travel.
26. Objective: To have my skills and ethics challenged on a daily basis.
27. Special skills: Thyping.
28. My ruthlessness terrorized the competition and can sometimes offend.
29. I can play well with others.
30. Personal Goal: To hand-build a classic cottage from the ground up using my father-in-law.
31. Objective: I want a base salary of $50-$60,000 dollars, not including bonus. And some decent benefits. Like a retirement plan, health insurance, personal or sick days.
32. Experience: Provided correct answers to customers’ questions.
33. Education: Graduated from predatory school with honors.
34. Never been fired, although it could happen anytime now.
35. I have happily been a “kept man” for the past 10 years.
36. Have extensive experience in turkey manufactures as well as new product development and implementation.
37. I am accustomed to speaking in front of all kinds of audiences. I make points as well as I can.
38. Personal: Five children. Dog: Jasper. Cat: Morris. Gerbil: Binky.
39. While in military, was instrumental in creation of a treat detection system.
40. My compensation package at my last job included a base salary of $64,500 with excellent benefits including flextime. I am looking for a position in which I can work a more flexible schedule.
41. Hire me and you won’t regret it - I am funny, cute, smart and creative… really.
42. Referees available upon request.
43. Previous rank: Senior instigator.
44. I have recently sold my home and I now live in a large RV so I will be able to relocate quickly.
45. Reason for leaving: They stopped paying me.
46. Cover letter: Desire the chance to showcase my delightful personality, intelligence and superior judgment, which are so hard to find these days.
47. Personal achievements: Successfully played “Chop Sticks” on a toy piano with my big toes.
48. Objective: To obtain a position where I can make a difference, infecting others with my professionalism, enthusiasm and dedication.
49. Strengths: Impersonal skills.
50. Special interests: I like any projects that are fun.
51. Please explain any breaks in your employment career: 15 minute coffee break while working at a home improvement store.
52. Vocational plans: Sea World.
very cute! i almost didnt get the first few…had to read over! love these list things!
thanks!
I have the money to buy more propane now, but I do *not* have the money to buy a whole conversion kit to make it so I can attach a portable tank to my RV. It is my only place of living and it is still very cold here, plus I can't cook or have hot water without it (and electric heaters don't cut it; not even close!)
I'm a bit panicked here. I have 1/4 tank left which will not last long and I have called every single company in the phone book. Nobody delivers to RVs now because the tanks attached to them are too small for them to make profit with the damned gas prices!
These can't be my only options. Where else can I look? Conversion kits cost upwards of $150, which I will not have before this runs out, plus I will have to pay someone to install it for me and then the actual tank is $40, if I want the smallest one which will have me driving to refill it once or twice a week.
I work two jobs, and have applied for cash assistance, but I can't get a big enough loan either. Help!
I don't know what to tell ya bro, it sounds like you will have to buy the conversion kit somehow. I do not live in an RV but I do realize that gas prices are through the roof right now and most of us are struggling at the gas pumps along with ya, I fill up my tank every week just to get back and forth to work, and basic shopping/driving and it costs me round $300/month just for gas and I don't make but 300/wk so they basically keep one of my checks just for gas. It sucks man it really does, you may have to borrow some money from cash advance (title loan/check advance), here ya borrow 275 and pay back 305 in a month which sucks but it's what I've had to do several times in the past couple years when I don't have enough money to put gas in my truck to get to work.
They're offering a very good deal on weekly rentals for but I can't find them anywhere on the internet.
I searched in both the hard copy of the Woodall's Campground Guide, and on their website, and could not find anything on Valley RV Park.
Call 411 information and see if they have a phone listed and if they do, just call.
I have ARVD and an ICD. With the progression of the disease, it has gotten to the point that The RV is not pumping very well and I have gone into heart failure. It's not too bad right now, but it has a way of rapidly declining the nearer I get to this invisible edge.
What I want to know, is if you have had a heart transplant, how did it go. Where did you have it preformed? How long was your wait for a heart? What are the guidelines for being listed? How long and painful is the recovery? How expensive are the meds if you have insurance? How many meds are you on for the rest of your life? Right now I take 40 pills a day. Does life get better? I am pretty much an ARVD couch potato. I noticed when I was in the USAF that I had no running ability, even for a mile, I would fall of the squadron's pace. I never have had any kind of physical stamina even when I was somewhat in shape. Unfortunately, I wasn't diagnosed as having this very rare disease until 2001 even though I was having syncope and sustained VT since the mid 1980's. Anyone out there picking up what I'm putting down? I welcome your responses.
This is a free chat room and you can talk to people who have had heart transplants.
http://groups.msn.com/TransplantSupportLungHeartLungHeart
Message Board - Another great way to connect to others and ask your questions that you have been meaning to ask and would like feedback from other members.
The Resources that are offered at the site continue to grow each day. You will find something of interest to both pre and post transplant recipients, and also to family members and caregivers. In the Resources you can find: Links, Medical Journals, Books, Medical Equipment, Money for Meds, Rx Programs, Support Groups, Lung Tx Centers, Heart Tx Centers.
Remember, the chat room can be found at:
http://pub45.bravenet.com/chat/show.php/3827307012
All you need to do is create your nickname and then a profile (ex: post lung, Loyola, live in Ohio) Then join the great chat.
The Chat room is open 24 hours a day, but most often chatters can be found every evening from 8pm Eastern Time on into the night. Twice a week we have planned topic chat beginning at 8pm Eastern Time.
Please stop by and see what site others say makes a huge change in their lives.
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Gordon Henley Around Town Dinner
invites
Heart Transplant Recipients, Families and Friends
Meeting Quarterly at Steak and Ale at LaVista Road and I - 285 in Atlanta, Georgia
on the following Tuesday Evenings at 7:00 PM
Please RSVP at least 48 hours before to:
Gerry Henley at 678-583-2282 in order to have approximate count for restaurant
2008 Schedule:
Second Tuesday of: January, April, July & October
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West Georgia Transplant Support Group
The West Georgia Transplant Support Group has formed and is meeting the first Monday of each month at Douglasville Medical Center on Hospital Drive at 7 PM in Douglasville, Georgia. The meetings are open to transplant recipients, candidates and their families. The group fills a tremendous need for those who are waiting on a transplant and have no one to talk to as well as an information and sharing forum for those who have already received organ transplants and their Primary Caregivers. For information or directions call Donna at 770-505-3503 or Michelle at 770-577-0506.
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Lets say you are wanting to finance an RV. Would it be easier to obtain a loan through the credit union you belong to or the lender associated with the dealer?
You should compare what your credit union will offer versus the dealer.
Keep in mind that the dealer may shop around for rates, resulting in MULTIPLE inquiries on your credit report.
If you have a good history with your credit union, I suspect that not only would they be easier, but they would also give you a better deal.
Looking for suggestion from anyone who may have done this before. I am looking to take my family on our first RV camping in the winter. I have teens and youngsters. Are there any place to RV this week in the Texas: Houston, Austin, San Antonio that have nice scenic and activities like horse back riding or ATV rental? Hunting would be nice too.
That area has many good spots. any State park is excellent. Garner State Park is very nice but call first as I am not sure they are open during winter. that place is usually hoping during the summer. any place near San antonio and you can drive to the city and visit the Alamo and hang around downtown for a day. Very nice city. Investigate Lake Travis that is a very nice lake, I am sure somewhere on it is RV camping.