http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living?hl=en
misc.consumers.frugal-living@googlegroups.com
Today's topics:
* MSN article: "Will our kids be dumb & broke?" - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/c39bfb1f5c839fe6?hl=en
* SMOKING BAN LAWS RESULTS ~ CHEAPSKATE EXCERCISE PITS FAILING ! - 1 messages,
1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/2bcbe8e5cc3c1395?hl=en
* If food and gas prices keep going up, the only direction for housing is down
- 5 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/409c2260ea60e3d4?hl=en
* Home Handyman forum...... - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/278cfceca8f16313?hl=en
==============================================================================
TOPIC: MSN article: "Will our kids be dumb & broke?"
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/c39bfb1f5c839fe6?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 5:24 pm
From: Marsha
The Real Bev wrote:
> Seerialmom wrote:
>>
>> That just about covers the whole USA there...did you leave anyone out?
>
>
> Yes. The whole entertainment industry that distracts us from reality.
>
Are you saying all that stuff on TV isn't like real life? That's like
saying Santa Claus doesn't exist. Thanks for raining on my parade.
Marsha/Ohio
==============================================================================
TOPIC: SMOKING BAN LAWS RESULTS ~ CHEAPSKATE EXCERCISE PITS FAILING !
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/2bcbe8e5cc3c1395?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 5:48 pm
From: George Grapman
Bruce Watson wrote:
> In article <LAi%j.3046$Q57.2556@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com>,
> George Grapman <sfgeorge@paccbell.net> wrote:
>> rms1@my-deja.com wrote:
>>> On May 26, 10:40 pm, George Grapman <sfgeo...@paccbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Reminds me of the fear campaign when San Francisco enacted a ban. The
>>>> tobacco people warned that smokers would stop going to restaurants and bars.
>>> And the fact remains that we won't fall for the fear mongering and
>>> distortions put forth by the pro-smoking lobby.
>> A number of years ago we had an initiative on the ballot to raise the
>> cigarette tax. The tobacco industry ran a fear campaign saying that the
>> higher tax would make it lucrative for gangs to hijack trucks carrying
>> cigarettes.Of course it never happened.
>
> Except for smokers and other people involved in the tobacco scam,
> I wonder why anyone would care? Did they think trucks carrying
> cigarettes carried other things too? Maybe that was it. They were
> afraid their food and other necessities would be hijacked along with.
>
> Higher cigarette taxes benefits everyone except smokers, who
> are only 21% of the population, and those who profit from the
> misery of the addicted. They even benefit smokers if they
> encourage them to quit or never start.
The ad specifically mentioned cigarettes claiming that with a higher
tax criminals would steal them and resell them.
==============================================================================
TOPIC: If food and gas prices keep going up, the only direction for housing is
down
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/409c2260ea60e3d4?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 6:30 pm
From: jp89uiop@yahoo.com
There's no other way around.
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 6:58 pm
From: max
In article
<bdd72ca6-69f5-4155-b822-462745ac192b@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
jp89uiop@yahoo.com wrote:
> There's no other way around.
"depends"
--
This signature can be appended to your outgoing mesages. Many people include in
their signatures contact information, and perhaps a joke or quotation.
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 7:29 pm
From: websurf1@cox.net
On May 28, 6:30 pm, jp89u...@yahoo.com wrote:
> There's no other way around.
If your dwelling is near employment centers, you might be well off.
If your dwelling is far out in the suburbs, and the commute to work is
long, you might be not so well off.
If you own a farm and don't need to buy seeds, you are in great shape.
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 8:36 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
jp89uiop@yahoo.com wrote:
> There's no other way around.
Mindlessly superficial.
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 8:48 pm
From: Jeff
websurf1@cox.net wrote:
> On May 28, 6:30 pm, jp89u...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> There's no other way around.
>
> If your dwelling is near employment centers, you might be well off.
The trend where I live is mixed commercial and residential. You could
live on top of the business you work at. Myself, I prefer to work in the
easy chair across from the bed...
> If your dwelling is far out in the suburbs, and the commute to work is
> long, you might be not so well off.
Oddly, the further out people live, the more likely they drive a gas
hog. It's the opposite of what makes sense now.
>
> If you own a farm and don't need to buy seeds, you are in great shape.
I think it's a real mixed bag for farmers. With livestock producers
probably being hard hit, if they have to buy feed. Anyone that runs farm
machinery is going to take a hit also.
Jeff
==============================================================================
TOPIC: Home Handyman forum......
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/278cfceca8f16313?hl=en
==============================================================================
== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, May 28 2008 9:25 pm
From: The Real Bev
poncho62 wrote:
> Good advice and no spam.....
>
> http://spam.spam.spam/
Except this one, of course...
--
Cheers,
Bev
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Of course SoCal has four seasons:
Earthquake, Mudslide, Brushfire, and Riot
==============================================================================
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "misc.consumers.frugal-living"
group.
To post to this group, visit http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living?hl=en
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to misc.consumers.frugal-living-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
To change the way you get mail from this group, visit:
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/subscribe?hl=en
To report abuse, send email explaining the problem to abuse@googlegroups.com
==============================================================================
Google Groups: http://groups.google.com?hl=en
