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Dr Smith - I know - but just fun to read - I take it all tongue in cheek and with a grain of salt - I just get a kick out of DT - and I get tired of everyone peeing in my post toasties - so I just laugh about the post realizing it is de nada, but made me smile.

omgoodness DT, you're giving me heart palpations - no wait - maybe just the hiccups - would that this was true and was happening now - +1 for making my heart beat faster...........

Jon29 - I look forward to possum's big adventures - you're a latent writer yearning to be free......keep it up - fun reading - I'm with umbertino - howling and laughing over my computer.

Dreamy - I think this is extremely interesting and I've mulled this over for sometime. I think you are onto it and both you and EZ are on the right track - jmo. +1

Des, how are you doing - you're still on my prayer list?

http://iraqidinarfacts.net/fluctuation-of-the-value-of-the-dollar-against-iraqi-dinar/ Political differences, problems of neighboring countries behind the fluctuation of the value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar Said financial expert Mohsen Ali, the presence of internal and external factors control the increase of the exchange rate of U.S. dollar against the Iraqi dinar, saying, that the Central Bank and the Iraqi Stock Exchange does not bear a reason for that. Ali said in a press statement on Tuesday: The Central Bank is working hard since (2003) to increase the value of the Iraqi dinar against the U.S. dollar and keep its price for a long time, but the exchange rate of U.S. dollar against the Iraqi dinar a result of internal factors that have occurred recently in the country Kalnsaat the political and the U.S. withdrawal and other factors external is of economic sanctions and international threats to neighboring countries . He added, cannot be to one that carries the responsibility of the cause of high exchange rate of U.S. dollar during the current period, whether the central bank or the Iraqi Stock Exchange, as it occurs in all countries of the world that have passed the same conditions that fought Iraq in the current period. The Finance Committee, the parliamentary carried the cause of the high value of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar Iraqi companies registered in the Iraqi market for securities as a result Mtagertha in its share of the dollar that you receive from the bank by selling the currency instead of buying them for goods and cargo. and declining exchange rate of the Iraqi currency in a banner during the past few days against foreign currencies, especially the dollar, raising fears of citizens the continued decline, and attribute some of this decline to the resort’s central bank to implement more stringent measures in the recent past regarding its sales of hard currency, especially the dollar, which has led to a lack of circulation of U.S. currency in the markets and increase demand and therefore high value against the Iraqi dinar, but some the other believes that the currency’s decline is due mainly to the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the growing political divisions that threaten the stability of the country and weaken confidence in national currency almowatennews

sorry can't resist - and expect to be flamed but here goes - mmmmmmmmm boiled "lopster" with butter - mmmmmm thinking Homer Simpson style here........hahhahahahaha

CC - did you ever see the PBS special on the IRS, how it came about and those that have tried to go up against it and not file - was enlightening, eye opening and just plain interesting. I guess I'm not brave enough to taken them on.

CarbonCoyote - just asking and not being snarky here, my first thought as I read your thread, is have you tried it or done this? edited to mean "have you done this - have you tried opting out of filing taxes?"

I think my email address is on my members site. Send me an email and I will send you our website and you can search jobs. Also if nothing now, keep checking as they are updated frequently.

Vanessa, what kind of work do you do? My company may be looking for help and we are in just about alll 50 states. I will say a prayer for you tonight. God is with you and I know he hears us even when it doesn't seem like it. I think about the many times I've felt like he isn't there but he is - not in my timing, but in his timing.

I haven't checked recently, but Wells Fargo is where I bought some of mine initially.

MrP - with a title like that you just KNOW we will have to stop and see what the thread is all about - rotflmbo - what a hoot.

desimo - above all I am so thankful you’ve got God – even when we don’t feel like we do or have him or his support. What you are shouldering is horrific – and we are human. It is natural to feel angry, depressed, resigned, sad, but most of all ideally we should be hopeful. I don’t understand God and what he does – and why he allows things to happen in the way that they do – there are so many days that I just don’t get God. Yet I cling to him knowing that if I didn’t have him in times like this, I would be so lost I would never find my way back to dry land. One of my favorite songs urges, “…Leave to thy God to order and provide, in every change, He faithful will remain; be still my soul, thy best, thy heavenly friend, through stormy ways leads to a joyful end; Oh be still my soul, the waves and wind still know, still know…His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below…..” I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get through that last line without tears. God knows. God knows you. God knows what you’re going through. There’s purpose in every grace-filled breath you take—and storms will give way to a joyful end and a changed heart—one more saturated with faith in the One who proved you are absolutely priceless. I will pray for you.

smee2 - responded to you via email - have your friend send me resume or look on my company's website. If he sends me his resume, I'll get it to the right people hiring for the north slope.

smee2 - would he be interested in working on the North Slope @ Prudehoe Bay, AK? We are hiring and have just hired 300 people for summer, but always looking for good people with the kind of experience where one can handle equipment? If so, let me know and I can get him to our website and he can send me his resume and I'll also forward for him to the people doing the hiring. I don't know all the details but it is a rotational type job so could be on 2 weeks or 3 weeks or 4 weeks and then off etc. So just respond on here and I will connect then with you.

poppy dinar - at one point in US history unions had a place and a purpose - today, not so much IMHO - not bashing just discussing. Today's tactics unions employ are extreme and agree with other posters, don't make me spend my money in today's economy for something that I don't wish to join or even be associated with. Too many seem crooked today and no different than the government we espouse is likewise crooked. edited to add - wpsmit, you would freeze your GA peaches!

Ever notice that "The IRS" spells "Theirs"?

DT - I get the DT's when you're not around!!!! Good news - we've got to be on the cusp!

Father, send your healing power over Ryan and angels to guard him and the other young people injured in the blast. I ask that you heal him without any residual affects of what he's going through - you've told me when you heal you leave no scars. I ask for peace and calm to come over him and his family as they go through this storm. I thank you and praise you and give you the glory. Amen

+1 Danish - omgoodness, I love a good danish - with almond paste filling. Yum!!!

cgbrown & screamdinar - glad you enjoyed it; I feel like I must have a sicko sense of humor, but this one just undoes me when I read it. Kind of like the guy that is the guest judge at a Texas Chili cook-off. One of my favs too. Sorry mods for posting in the wrong place - humble apologies. no offense taken when move it.

Frogee - yours gave new meaning to the term "natural gas!" Oh, if they could ony bottle this stuff.

I laughed until I had tears rolling down my cheeks. Thank you for the the vivid picture.

An old joke - making the rounds again and I never fail to laugh myself silly: Pocket Tazer Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this: Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized Tazer. The effects of the Tazer were supposed to be short lived, with no long term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety....?? WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device e and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button and pressed it against a metal surface at the same time, I'd get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave. Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two AAA batteries, right? There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and then thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong? So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and Tazer in another. The directions said that: a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; and a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference (loaded with two itsy, bitsy AAA batteries); pretty cute really, and thinking to myself, 'no possible way!' What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best. I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side so as to say, 'Don't do it stupid,' reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny lil ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and... HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. WHAT THE... !!! I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs! The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body flopping all over the living room. Note: If you ever feel compelled to 'mug' yourself with a Tazer, one note of caution: There is NO such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor! A three second burst would be considered conservative! A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. • My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. • The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. • My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. • My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. • I had no control over the drooling. • Apparently I had crapped in my shorts, but was too numb to know for sure, and my sense of smell was gone. • I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head, which I believe came from my hair. • I'm still looking for my testicles and I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return! PS: My wife can't stop laughing about my experience, loved the gift and now regularly threatens me with it! If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!