actualfactual

@actualfactual (57)

United States • Age 54

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How do you deal with............

j47lee @j47lee (740) • Canada 8 Jan 09

I have this cousin's husband who works in an insurance company..... he tells you to buy insurance.. and you tell him that you already have one.. and then still he keeps calling you... and once even coming to your house and staying...

insurance

insurance company

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actualfactual Easy. Say "You have obviously mistaken me for someone who is interested in listening to you talk about insurance. I am not. Please shut the f--k up, or I will scream at you until you get tired of hearing me scream." Then scream loudly for about 20 seconds each...

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Hiding behind the cloak of religion.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 8 Jan 09

Here in Canada two men have been arrested for polygamy, one is said to have as many as fifty wives. The men are members of a fundamentalist offshoot of the Mormon Church known as The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

religious

religious freedom

saints

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actualfactual Cool. I want my own cult. Then I can do all kinds of selfish things to get my needs met. And call it my religion.

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Was this really the "Best Buy"?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 3 Jan 09

Well, I finally got my digital camera with my Christmas money. I want to thank all my fellow myLotters for the advice given to me about purchasing one! While I'm ecstatic about finally entering the 21st century with this new...

bad deals

big box electronics stores

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actualfactual Too bad you had that trouble. I went to a small locally owned camera shop. Paid more but hopefully got and will get in the future better service. I do try to stick with what is in stock though. It is hard to know how much to trust sales people also, but since...

8 Jan 09

What do you do to save money?

halynn @halynn (1809) • United States 31 Dec 08

What are some of the things you like to do to save money? I like to buy generic/store brand items, use coupons, buy in bulk to save trips to the store, try not to eat out that much. what about you?

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actualfactual I walk to the store when possible. I get bread for half price that is close to expiration date. I don't use coupons for food much because store brands are cheaper than brand name even with coupons (usually). I am trying to cut down on eating out. I am using...

8 Jan 09

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$600 Power Bill?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 8 Jan 09

This is why it sucks to live in central, NY. Last month our power bill was $500. I just got our new bill today and it's $600. Honestly that's better from this time last year when it was $1,000 for a whole month! Ouch! Most...

power bill

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actualfactual Our gas bill in Iowa was 300 plus dollars for one month in the winter. Our house is 100 years old this year and poorly insulated. Much of the heat goes out the attic, or out around the window frames. And of course through the uninsulated walls. THat's life I...

8 Jan 09

I saw it with my own eyes!

LuvBr0wn13s @LuvBr0wn13s (765) • United States 8 Jan 09

I do my major grocery shopping bi-weekly, so I was wondering if it would be easy for me to start using those re-usable cloth bags that they want to sell you at the checkout counters now. I have purchased three of them, but they...

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actualfactual On the way into my grocery store there is a bin where used grocery bags are collected for recycling. I just take enough bags from there on my way in. Then I don't have to remember to keep my cloth bags with me. My store also gives a nickel discount (US money)...

8 Jan 09

What 5 things would you bring?

OOHCUTE2340 @OOHCUTE2340 (761) • United States 8 Jan 09

If you knew you were going to be stranded on a remote deserted tropical island what five items would you make sure to bring? Assume you will have all the fresh drinkable water you would need, you also would have vegetation and...

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actualfactual Laptop with a solar charger and the ability to get on the internet by satellite? A good boat with enough fuel to get back to civilization (is that cheating?) A large pot and fire striker, I guess. If it is a small island, won't need a compass. A knife, yes. A...

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Hospital Throws Newborn Baby In Trash

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 6 Jan 09

I couldn't believe this story when I heard it. Okay, in the past we have heard horror stories of how newborn babies are found in the trash somewhere as the mother didn't want the baby. But in this case it was a hospital that threw...

newborn baby thrown in trash

no respect for the remains of a baby

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actualfactual I'm sure there is an explanation. I'm sure there were just a whole lot of bodies laying around, and there was just a mix up. Like when you throw an aluminum can in the trash by accident and forget to put it in the recycling bin. I wonder if the baby was...

7 Jan 09

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Alaska State Troopers Unions Say Drug Case Delayed By Politics

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 6 Jan 09

Kyle Young, a troopers drug investigator who was involved in the case of Sherry Johnston, mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend Levi, wrote this in an e-mail last week to all members of the Public Safety Employees Association, the...

election

employees

fashion

johnston drug case delayed by politics

law enforcement

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actualfactual Of course politics was involved. Politics is involved in cases like this all of the time. Prominent Democrats and their families also get special treatment. I just feel bad for Sarah, because now she is going to have to raise her grandchild because her skanki...

7 Jan 09

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Am I being over sensetive or would this hur or upset you too?

Ithink @Ithink (9980) • United States 6 Jan 09

To make a long story short, our one daughter had a baby when she was 16. They lived with us and our granddaughter just turned one in November. Now we are the ones that had taken care of them in every sense. Living, feeding,...

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actualfactual Ouch. I can see why you would be upset, and your daughter does not appear to be very respectful. But on the other hand, no insult intended, but there is a very good chance that her life will be quite a train wreck for a while. You will have to decide now what...

7 Jan 09

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How many of you are eating your black eyed peas for luck?

eaforeman6 @eaforeman6 (8979) • United States 1 Jan 09

Is anyone following that trdition today? I am not. I have orderves and other finger foods only. Alittle kesh and simple things. Do any of you stick to the traditional black eyed peas?

black

eyed peas

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actualfactual My mother and her mother before her ate black eyed peas every new years day for luck. I don't, b/c I don't like them. My mother also cooked collards with the black eyed peas, she hated collards. I guess maybe that was part of the lucky meal her mother cooked....

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Do you wanna make some money fast? Cause i know i do... :)

kupton @kupton (31) • Australia 2 Jan 09

Recently i found something that i must have. However that is not that usual for me, lol. As I am not the type of person that finds something i really want very often. Maybe once a year i would find something, or even less. Anyways...

cycle

money

money making

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actualfactual Probably some type of online gambling, other wise I don't see any legitimate ways to make that much money online. May be some type of scam. Otherwise, you just are not going to get rich online unless you have a popular product to sell and money to advertise.

2 Jan 09

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Has your cellphone ever dropped to the ground?

youless @youless (112582) • Guangzhou, China 2 Jan 09

Last night my cellphone was dropped to the ground badly by a mistake. The cover split and then I forced them to cover again. The cover was broken a little. At for the few minutes, it had problem to boot. I rebooted it several...

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actualfactual I actually dropped my cell phone once-but in the water! It did not work after drying out. I have dropped mine on the ground a lot, but never hard enough to break it. I think we could make money if we were able to design a water proof, shock proof phone.

2 Jan 09

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Bristol Palin Gives Birth To Baby Boy In Alaska

singlemommy @singlemommy (2955) • United States 29 Dec 08

An article on Yahoo says that Bristol Palin (Governor Sarah Palin's daughter) gave birth to a son. At the bottom of the article is says "The Governor's office called the birth a private family matter". I commend her office and her...

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actualfactual I think they should leave the girl alone, and I am liberal and don't like her mom. But of course, I hope Sarah does not try to preach to the rest of us how we should have better values, teach our kids to be more responsible, etc. since she can't keep her...

30 Dec 08

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Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 30 Dec 08

The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources familiar with the decision said....

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actualfactual Wonder how much the guy paid blogo for the seat? Glad I don't live in that state.

30 Dec 08

What is your relationship to reptiles?

anetteh @anetteh (3590) • Sweden 15 Nov 07

I for one do not like snakes. A frog is OK but when it comes to snakes I am phobia. I can not even see on the telly a snake without shaking of fear. I wonder why, I have never ever seen a snake in the real life. I have never ever...

fear

frogs

snakes

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actualfactual I like reptiles and amphibians. I have two pet frogs, both of which are fairly large. My pac man frog is large and aggressive, and will eat fish as large as his own body. I have a pet snake, it is harmless and fairly small. I would like a savannah monitor, if...

30 Dec 08