FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: SSgt Henry "Red" Erwin ~ March 8, 2010

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[oldteen]

Hey, what gives. Ain't you new at this?

Ummm....kinda. But I'm a quick study :)

[TADSLOS]

He wasn’t too happy when I pointed my camera at him behind the wire. I was between him and his meal of taxpayer provided pecans littering the ground.

[unique]

failed? That’s because trying doesn’t work, never has - you either do something or don’t do something.

I’ll be closing on a house, soon (a short sale scenario) so I’ll be doing a lot of cleaning out boxes. As an aside, it’s simply amazing what people have done to themselves in the real estate market the past 5+ years - short sales and foreclosures all over the place in this area. It’s sort of sad.

[beachn4fun]

I'm a quick study

Ah, apparently ;)

[beachn4fun]

Well, let’s say that my intent was not to do too much over the weekend but one thing led to another.

It is sad what has happened in the real estate market. I know some of it couldn’t be helped but a lot of people didn’t use conventional wisdom of not buying more than you could afford.

They’re everywhere on the East coast as well.

One of the sad things is how some people tried to work with their lender to salvage their credit and home but lender let it drag on until they were so far in arrears it moved into foreclosure. Then, there’s a friend who has been trying to buy a house via short-sale and the banks have been dragging their knuckles. They’ve been trying since Thanksgiving!

As Mr. Beachy says, “now the market will bring it all back in balance.”

we agree the housing market was overblown.

Good luck on the closing. They are so stressful.

[unique]

You are right on the short sales - we started on this one back in November last year, but it now looks good in a few weeks. The house is owned by a family of five, relatively young kids - they ended up owing $665K on a house that’s now worth $400K in this market. It’s a dilemma - when will the $265K shortfall come back? I’d say, close to never. As a banker, I can see why the banks are slow on these transactions - imagine writing off $265,000 on just one loan?

Anyway, Ms. unique and I figure that we are doing the owners a favor by stepping in on a short sale versus a foreclosure on their credit record - they are really nice people that just got carried away - of course, the banking system - specifically mortgage banking allowed this to happen - along with Freddie/Fannie and that swishy Barney Frank.

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie!!

I'm just getting over my cold and took another day off, the worst is past!

Sunny, then rain over here on the left coast; again, Spring is almost sprung.

Have a terrifabulous day!

[beachn4fun]

Mr. Beachy was quite surprised that I knew the govt (Franks/Mac&Mae) was the major blame for the mortgage mess way before the media spewed it out. He usually knows these things before me.

It is nice of you to step in. Hope it works out for you.

[SevenofNine]

Did you guys hear about Turkish earthquake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_earthquake

[tomkow6]

Godzilla on a rampage hissy-fit in Turkey now?

[SevenofNine]

He probably is he just told me that his Toyota stocks is in toilet right now Tomkow

Yeah did you know Godzilla grandfather in Toyota LOL!

[unique]

Most people still don’t realize that the RE fiasco all started with Congress - once again wanting everyone to own a house - Freddie/Fannie carried out Congressional social policy, big time. Of course, mortgage brokers/bankers loved the subsequent lowering of lending standards - basically they could hold up a mirror and if they could see your breath on the mirror, you got the loan. Although it looks like even vampires got loans.

The core problem is the mismanagement of social policy by the government - liberals have cost Americans TRILLIONS of dollars, and still counting!

[Lady Jag]

TODAY IS FUN FACTS ABOUT NAMES DAY!

Here are some fun name facts to get you started:

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy

The Lone Ranger's name, except when he put on his mask, etc., was "John Reid" (played on TV by Clayton Moore).

U2's original band name was Feedback.

Who was the "Granny Smith" apple named after? Maria Ann Smith.

Nipper is the name of the dog on the RCA logo (the logo shows a dog [Nipper] listening to a gramophone).

Prior to being named the "White House" (President Theodore Roosevelt first used that name when he had "White House" engraved on his stationery in 1901), the residence was known as, the "President's Palace," the "President's House" or the "Executive Mansion."

Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is just one syllable.

"They certainly give very strange names to diseases. " -Plato

Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorft Sr., had a name for every letter in the alphabet, shortened his name to Mr Wolfe Plus 585 Sr. (the world's longest name officially used by a person).

The full name of the city Los Angeles? El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles

The name FIAT comes from Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino?

"Jake the Jailbird" is the name of the guy in jail on a Monopoly board.

The police officer in the opposite corner on the Monopoly board is "Officer Edgar Mallory."

"Scotty" is the name of the Monopoly dog (playing piece).

"Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." -Bill Vaughn

The world's longest name of a lake? A short answer: Lake Webster, Massachusetts. Lake Webster has a much longer 'official' name, in fact a few, so take your pick: Chargogagogmanchargogagogcharbunagungamog, 41 letters; Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamogg, 44 letters; Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchabunagungamaugg, 44 letters; Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, 45 letters. Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg also happens to be the longest place name in the US and the 6th longest in the world.

There are people with the last name Name; there are people with the last name Names.

The name of an armhole in clothing is armsaye.

According to Baum Family legend, the name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

Prior to the name "The Beatles," the band had the names: the Quarrymen, Johnny and the Moondogs, the Moonshiners, and Long John and the Silver Beatles.

The name of the Cream of Wheat chef is Rastus.

New York's famous "Broadway" was originally named the Wiechquaekeck Trail.

Long ago, English poets signed their work with a symbol. Two from those times, Cynewulf and Caedmon, used a name.

The Cracker Jack dog's name is Bingo.

The name for the bottom part of one's nose between the nostrils is columella nasi.

Brazil's previous name was "Republic of the United States of Brazil" (changed in 1967 to "Federative Republic of Brazil").

The name of the Taco Bell dog is Gidget.

The name for the creases on the inside of one's wrists is rasceta.

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names." -John F. Kennedy

Tarzan's mate Jane...her last name is Parker.

The names for symbols used to represent swearing in cartoons are: grawlix, jarns, nittles, and quimp

Barbie [the famous doll], last name: Roberts. (Her middle name: Millicent)

Ken's last name = Carson.

Willy...the first name of Gilligan (of TV's "Gilligan's Island").

The name for the little finger or toe is minimus.

The name behind the initials L.L. in L.L. Bean = Leon Leonwood.

Octotorpe is the name of the "#" symbol on a telephone.

The name of the space between one's thumb and extended forefinger is purlicue.

The Beatles song "Hey Jude" was first named, "Hey Jules."

Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is named for a surveyor, Colonel Sir George Everest.

Almost all the names on Free Republic are fake!

[Arrowhead1952]

Almost all the names on Free Republic are fake!

Tell me no!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good afternoon, L.J. In the middle of a rainshower. How’s it going for you this afternoon?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yikes, Arrowhead...stay safe. We are expecting flurries during the day, and a couple inches of snow overnight. Thanks for breakfast.

[Lady Jag]

Don’t worry, my name is real. It’s you all with numerical last names that have your credibility questioned all the time. It’s tough being a number.

[SevenofNine]

OH LJ where you get this this off Twitter EEEWWWWW

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[tomkow6]

mine?

[tomkow6]

mine?