arianasilver wrote the following post at Thu, Jul 30 2009 11:00 PM:  hehe...I haven't been here for a while but this gave me a chuckle.  I grew up, and my parents still live, within 3 miles of Camp David.  LOL....here we call it "Camp ...

 Sorry, but VNW did not dissclose ALL the facts when she started this thread! She made a few comments about her yard guy...she never mentioned that there was a contract, it was very vaugue about her disappoints about the yard guy. Based on the WAY she started this entire thread, sure itopens up a can of worms for a heated debated. Members ...

 I have put pretzels in a warm oven to get them crunchy again. Should work with crackers to I think.

 AmyC wrote the following post at Wed, Jul 29 2009 3:30 PM:  I find it interesting that this topic has been so...emotional. Ummmmm, yes it has..... I for one work in the PRIVATE work place. And while I am paid by the hour, I am also gaurenteed a certain ...

My kiddo's are all grown now, but the school system here starts on September 10th. Always the first Thursday after Labor Day.

 There isn't one yard guy here that would even think of shoveling snow....LOL.....that is not something they do. Mybe if they were a "handy-man" that was hired on a very regular basis, shoveling snow may be considered, but certainly not the guy that mows and weed whacks the grass. I agree with swtnsassy, if someone desires a ...

Seaturtle, all is not lost..... in a couple of weeks it will be time to plant seeds for the autumn crops....spinach, some carrots, peas, broccoli, beets, radishes, swiss chard, kale and lettuce in about 4 weeks.... my snap peas have finally stopped producing, I will pull out the dead stuff, clean up those 2 rows,and mid August plant pea seeds, ...

 I don't own an ice cream machine, but where I work there is a "Gelato". It makes awesome ice cream, sherberts and ices. Not sure I would want one in my kitchen though, it's the size of a microwave oven, and it's very heavy......... 

 We have at least 2 tax-free weekends here in MA also, usually one in the summer and the other in the winter....and..... our sales tax has been 5% for a lot of years, on August 1st our sales tax will increase to 6.25%....I am OK with the tax hike, it is still lower than most of the other states....and in MA if you can eat it, drink it or wear ...

 Taking off the island that week would be a dream for me..LOL....my boss is coming back from San Francisco the very same week to be at her summer home here, and plans on having a major dinner party one of those nights...she was also a huge financial supporter of our new president. She has had some very serious VIP at her property for dinner ...