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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that to be able to watch these shows means swallowing some ridiculous storylines that would never happen in real life. What storylines or character's actions do you have a hard time suspending disbelief for on One Life...

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jessica

one life to live

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FloatingGum Wasn't he the head of a cult or something? I like the storyline cause I like seeing Bree as Tess. I like that character better than the way Jessica had been written. But I look at things like all of a sudden she did drugs and we never knew about it, and all...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

I have a friend who had a good career as a programmer with a big-named in the programming world. He had a relationship and took expensive vacations every year. In short, he was well-off. Didn't have kids but didn't want them,...

life change

peace corps

volunteer

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FloatingGum See, I didn't have the guts back then to move away and change my life like that. Now that I'm older, I wish I had. But now I have the gumption to change my life but there are so many responsibilities! Many more people to think about than just myself...

18 May 07

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum I remember when Jack and Erica were married, one of the writers or someone made a promise that this one would last no matter what - ROFL!

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum I agree ont he whole Josh and thwe abortion thing, but at least that is somewhat consistent to what we saw years ago. I think my biggest problem is with characters that we've seen on the show and things happen to them during the time they are on the show that...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 16 May 07

We all know that watchign soap operas means having to buy into storylines that would never happen in real life. Are there some storylines that you just can't swallow no matter how often it's brought up? I have a hard time with...

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FloatingGum Some of them have gotten better recently, but they usually want the delivery to coincide with a sweeps month, so it's shortened or lengthened accordingly. I remember one that went on a lot longer than it was supposed to, but I can't for the life of me remember...

18 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 8 May 07

is it (A) I'm higher up in the pecking order so I don't have to deal with the problems that come up. I have underlings to do that for me so I can leave when I want and not worry about whether or not stuff is taken care...

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FloatingGum ROFL - that is funny! One manager I had a while ago instigated fighting between people at work. She said that it promoted competition and discouraged people from wasting time when they hated each other!

12 May 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 8 May 07

is it (A) I'm higher up in the pecking order so I don't have to deal with the problems that come up. I have underlings to do that for me so I can leave when I want and not worry about whether or not stuff is taken care...

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FloatingGum I agree. I don't seem to run into managers who feel the same way though. The last two jobs I have had in the corporate world (as opposed to working for non-profits) I had bosses who thought that they could do things like tell employees they had to stay during...

12 May 07

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 12 Apr 07

Now, I'll be the first to admit I was surprised two weeks ago when she actually managed to pass her road test. I didn't feel she was ready to drive and she'd failed once already. But she passed and she had already bought a 1994...

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FloatingGum Well, I told her better that he hit her from behind than she ends up off the road like she did or plowing into someone else. Then it's definitely his fault! Her car would take it, that's for sure.

13 Apr 07

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 12 Apr 07

Now, I'll be the first to admit I was surprised two weeks ago when she actually managed to pass her road test. I didn't feel she was ready to drive and she'd failed once already. But she passed and she had already bought a 1994...

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FloatingGum They are only allowed one person under 25 not related to them in the car at this point. That goes for six months which is their probationary period. I worry that making a report will go against her license since there were no witnesses and we can't prove that...

13 Apr 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 12 Apr 07

Now, I'll be the first to admit I was surprised two weeks ago when she actually managed to pass her road test. I didn't feel she was ready to drive and she'd failed once already. But she passed and she had already bought a 1994...

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FloatingGum I am glad she got a lesson with no one getting hurt and no damage done, that's for sure.

13 Apr 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 12 Apr 07

Now, I'll be the first to admit I was surprised two weeks ago when she actually managed to pass her road test. I didn't feel she was ready to drive and she'd failed once already. But she passed and she had already bought a 1994...

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FloatingGum They are on probation here, so I am worried if we contact the police it will go against her and her driving record. I agree that he needs to get in trouble, but proving that something happened when no one seems to be sure exactly what would be difficult. The...

13 Apr 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 12 Apr 07

Now, I'll be the first to admit I was surprised two weeks ago when she actually managed to pass her road test. I didn't feel she was ready to drive and she'd failed once already. But she passed and she had already bought a 1994...

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FloatingGum I agree - no harm was done to her or the car, which was good. I am upset with the other driver, but with her as well. I know last year I saw this girl speeding and she went off the road. WHen I came up to her, I stopped and made sure they were all right and...

13 Apr 07

Amber @AmbiePam (93898) • United States 5 Apr 07

Now when I mean heavily hyped movie, I mean a big one. For instance, I have never seen 'Titanic.' Almost everyone I know, including my mother who had to be persuaded by my sister, saw 'Titanic.' I didn't and don't want to. As for...

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FloatingGum I'm "a believer" and I didn't get what the hype was about this movie either.

6 Apr 07

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FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 23 Feb 07

At least i think so. He has gone ten days without having an accident in the house. Yay! I so wanted him to be a dog that slept on the bed with me, but I am nervous about allowing him out of the cage at night. If he starts having...

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FloatingGum He wants to be dominant. He gets on the other dog in the house, but it seems to be a lot of play. It does get annoying though. I am still too nervous to leave him out of the cage at night.

2 Mar 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 23 Feb 07

A close friend of mine got a call today from his doctor. He has been on painkillers for a few months waiting to go for back surgery and they did blood tests at his last visit. They called him today to say they wanted to "discuss"...

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FloatingGum He has been taking soma for muscle relaxants and percodan for a while. They changed medicine at this last appt. when they drew blood, not sure what he's on now. But the blood work would have been on the percodan/soma combo

24 Feb 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 21 Feb 07

Okay, I work at a hotel and this came up when a bunch of us were discussing strange experiences. One night at 4 AM I had this couple come in and ask me for a suite with a jacuzzi tub. We don't have suites like that here and I...

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FloatingGum I think it's really hard for hotels that have them to clean the tubs properly. They would have to fill all of the tubs to the level with the jets and turn it on, or have some sort of apparatus with high-pressure water (or a way to connect it to the spigot...

23 Feb 07

FloatingGum @FloatingGum (346) • United States 2 Feb 07

I hear so much about dead-beat Dads - is that because more women are on the Internet than men and sit in these discussion groups? Well, what about Moms who are deadbeats? I just posted this in another discussion. My partner...

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FloatingGum I just wish equality was across the board. Why does it have to get to the point where the mother has gotten that far behind? A father is behind a few months and it seems as if he is hauled into court. Women too often seem to accept a double-standard when it...

9 Feb 07

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