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Grammie ^ | April 6, 2005 | Brad's Gramma

[Brad’s Gramma]

OK Boys and Girls! You've now become Freepers. You're feeling a part of the family, which you ARE! But as with everything in life....nothing is free.

So! Do you see that bar at the top of each and every thread? That's a gentle kick in the rear to donate to FR to keep the lights on.

There's ALSO a bunch of you who've been here for years and haven't donated. Do you know that there's over 200,000 Freepers now? Do you know that you can become a monthly donor and PAINLESSLY donate? Do you know that $5.00 a month by a large number of us will STOP these stupid Freepathons?

You NEVER worry about a thing. It's automatically withdrawn from your credit card, checking account..however you want it set up.

So? Get off your duffs...don't be a FReeloader anymore. It'll make you fell AWFUL good about yourself.

*Disclaimer* To those of you who flat out can't even afford that $5 a month....this message is NOT for you! :) We'd sure appreciate it if you'd just come on over and bump the thread.

Go FORTH! Donate NOW!

Or come on over HERE! and bump the thread!

Consider yourselves nagged.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Hell, I'll drink Nyquill

LOL!!!!!!!!

[Miss Behave]

I was just kidding on the cheese thingy. I love it there too.

Escape to Wisconsin. (Old, VERY popular bumper sticker. Perhaps you remember it, Gramma?)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yes.

I remember it.

FRmail. :)

[Petronski]

High-quality beer. I live about a mile from my own hometown brewery:

I enjoy it thoroughly (!), but any fine quality beer will suit me. I can't drink the bigs: miller, bud, etc. The preservatives give me a wicked headache, and I like don't care much for beer made with rice.

Guinness suits me just fine for one or two, but it's a bit pricy for more than that. We finally have a place in town that has Guinness on tap (hallelujah). I don't like the canned stuff.

I like the classic half-and-half, but I would never call it a Black and Tan (spit) because of the history involved.

I don't like liquor, and wine is dangerous for me, because I tend to drink it like kool-aid and get tragically drunk. Yet I will have a bottle with a fine steak (blue).

[lakey]

My check was snail-mailed on 4/4/05. It's five dollars less than last time because my property taxes went up $1,000 for the year!

[lakey]

btw, one's name may not be on the list even though they have donated.

[WVNan]

I am totally embarrassed by West Virginia's place on that chart. Come on you guys, you can do better than that.

[Brad’s Gramma]

OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Dang, that's a lot of money!

I'm out here in CA, and my taxes, believe it or not, are a little bit LESS than my parent's house in northern WI. I was blown away when I found that out. Now....they ARE on water...but not a real NICE lake.

Thanks for the donation....and let's work to UNelect whoever helped raise your taxes!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Wait. I just remembered.....I can have a BEER in WI next week! Yippppeeeee!!!! I have one every couple of years! YEA!!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yep. You have to request to have your name ON the list, not the other way around.

[Miss Behave]

I'd love to someday join you in a Staubs, Ski. Sounds like good stuff.

I know what you mean about the preservatives--that's why many times I opt for a German beer (ESPECIALLY when I'm in Germany, where brewing regulations don't require preservatives.) I can drink and drink all the local beer I like, and wake up the next morning ready to perform ALL my scheduled heart surgeries. ;-)

And give me a Heine ANY day. Amsterdam's jewel. Ahhh. If you haven't been to Amsterdam, but someday might go, be sure to hit the Heineken Brewery--"The Heineken Experience," as they call it--the visitor integrated tour is GREAT.

And as for half and halfs versus black and tans, in my neck of the woods, a black and tan is Guinness and Bass, while a half and half is Guinness and Harp. I prefer the former, but will NEVER turn down the latter. ;-)

Rumps Bottoms up!

[lakey]

Bill Clinton & Rubin helped raise my taxes with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - our county has more than a 20% poverty level. Penalized because we own, not rent.

Then, the schools conned us into voting for a million $ educational bond - THEN, jobs shortage and people having to move, taking their kids, naturally. Result: Schools no longer crowded.

Not to "beat up" on midwesterners, but I'd sure love to know why they move to a small rural town and then want to sophisticate it with a 50,000 sq.ft. (I think it is - anyway, it's huge!) new library - full of almost more computers than books, 2 airplane hangars, etc.etc.etc., and hire someone (salary $50,000 a year!) who has never lived in the state, much less the town, to renovate Main St. back into the old West, only fancier?

One of our Northern county reps can't get the Southern county (where the poverty is) reps to get their tails up here to figure out who is going to run the fairly new local college. All they care about is keeping the Southern college running....80 miles away!

It's enuff to drive ya nuts!

[SunkenCiv]

Since Sean Penn's going to retire for a few years, we all *know* he'll be spending all his spare time here, so I figure, he's got plenty of money...

[Petronski]

...wake up the next morning ready to perform ALL my scheduled heart surgeries.

LOL

The half-n-half with Bass or Harp is my favorite, but I don't remember which one. I wasn't aware of the naming specificity.

Straub is very rich (barley with corn in the mash), with an unusual, light hoppiness. Critics call the flavor 'green' but normally it's very smooth if fresh enough. It has no preservatives (or added sugar), so it must be drank quickly and kept from the light to avoid skunkiness.

[Brad’s Gramma]

HA HA HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Bump for SP!!!

[lakey]

I lived in California for 48 years and know taxes were less. For one thing, CA offers either a Veteran's exemption, or Homeowners. Homeowners is best.

This county in Arizona has duplicated courts, colleges, libraries, and "my" town pays the majority in taxes.

Get this - we are TAXED about 9% for food - grocery store food! Want to celebrate a special occasion, serve tiny lobster tails - fork up $35!

And people ask me why I'm homesick....

[Petronski]

BTW, with Straub, it is almost impossible to get a headache. Goodness knows I've tried. ;O)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Not to "beat up" on midwesterners,

I don't know first hand...but I have the feeling that's the way it is all the way 'round. People don't want to live in the big city, but don't really want the "inconvenience" of a small town. I DO feel badly for the locals.

[Brad’s Gramma]

House for rent...2 doors down from me.

THINK of the trouble we could get into......

[lakey]

Dang, you've made me thirsty. And there's no beer in the house. Can't afford any.