gracie73

@gracie73 (66)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Life gets better....Right?

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How many PTC programs

twasting @twasting (195) • United States 19 Jan 08

OK i was just wondering how many PTC (paid to click) programs you belong too. And what ones pay the best.

money

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gracie73 I am currently in around 30. I have joined probably over 100 over the years. I got this program called the paid help. It tracks your earnings for you. In most PTR sites it even downloads your earnings automatically. It has been a great resource. It analyzes...

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laser eye surgery

draconess @draconess (650) • Canada 1 Apr 07

Have you had laser eye surgery, or do you know anyone who has? I'm sort of thinking about it, I think in the long run it would save money, since my glasses are so expensive. I have a lot of questions about it though... How do you...

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gracie73 I had lasik in 2003. I love it. My eyes were really BAD. As a kid I had the coke bottle glasses LOL. I tried contacts but I have an astigmatism and chronic dry eye. So I could only wear them for a few hours at a time. My eye doctor gave me the initial exam but...

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Paid To Read Programs

saigonwarrior @saigonwarrior (1331) • United States 10 Feb 07

I am not sure that very many members of MyLot are interested in the Paid To Read (PTR) community. It does seem to have it's ups and downs. There is a profit to be made if one knows how. I am asking if anyone has figured out the...

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gracie73 I usually only join ones with a low payout. I use a program called PTR Helper that helps me keep track of each program. How much I made each day, avg earnings, it even alerts me when I reach payout. I don't know what I would do without it. It even keeps track...

26 Feb 07

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Would you like to give lift to a stranger?

lifeisbeautiful @lifeisbeautiful (479) • India 18 Feb 07

I do not know about other countries, but in India, taking or giving lift is quite a popular phenomenon. On his way, one can always manage to find, a few people standing, a couple of meters ahead of him, with great optimism shining...

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gracie73 When I was growing up there was a gentleman named Leroy who lived up the road. He worked in a town 12 miles away. He never drove, never owned a car. There is no cab or bus service where we live. He hitch hiked where ever he went. Everyone knew him and would...

18 Feb 07

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Were you a tom-boy, or a "girlie girl" when you were growing up?

rosie_123 @rosie_123 (6113) 18 Feb 07

So - for the girs - when you were a child, were you a tom-boy - always playing with the boys, and climbing trees, and hating pretty "girlie" things, or were you the sort of girl that loved ribbons, and dolls, and pretty dreses?...

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gracie73 I was my Dad's last chance for a boy. He didn't get it. So I tried to be "boyish" for him. Hunting, fishing, all that stuff. When I was young it was okay. I was an extreme tomboy. I still don't like to wear skirts or dresses. But I am definitely more feminine...

18 Feb 07

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Do You Have A Hunger For Knowledge?

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 15 Feb 07

I was reading the Feb 15th copy of The Wall Street Journal about continuing ones education. I goes into great detail about all the online classes that are now available for free from many universities. I was amazed at the list of...

university classes free

vital records

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gracie73 My family calls me "an eternal 2 year old" because I am always asking questions and trying to learn something new. Thank you for this list. I love to take classes and if I could afford it, I would be a lifelong student. Maybe I can be with free classes :)

18 Feb 07

Wow! It Is Blue Bonnet Sue

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 16 Feb 07

Quilting has been around for years. The pioneers quilted out of necessity. Blankets were needed to keep their family warm. Blankets were also used to cover window and doorways so that the heat from the living room would stay in...

blue bonnet sue

homemade quilts

quilts

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gracie73 Me and my family have more quilts than we know what to do with. My Grandmother quited till she couldn't see and even then she cut out pieces. When she passed there were boxes and boxes of pieces. My aunt took all of them and made almost 50 quilts out of them....

18 Feb 07

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where is the most unusual place you have ever left your glasses

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 12 Feb 07

I wear glasses and I am always putting the things down and forgetting where they are. My most embarrassing place for them to turn up was in the microwave! Luckily I was putting food in there to cook, and didn't just turn it on, or...

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gracie73 when I was in college I wore contact lenses. I had chronic dry eye so as soon as i got home out they would go and put on my glasses. One time I left them in my shirt pocket and washed them with the rest of the laundry. I looked for ever for them. Then when the...

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Who remembers collecting bottles to get the three pence back

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 10 Feb 07

Do you remember collecting all the drinks bottles, particularly Corona, so that you could take the bottles back and collect the three or six pence deposit? That was how a ot of children earned their pocket money in the UK in the...

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gracie73 I remember when I was little we would get soda in 4,6, or 8 pks and take back the empty bottles for a deposit return. I don't remember how much. Of course when you are little you don't pay attention to how much things are worth. LOL We still recycle (cans,...

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bare feet or slippers?

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 17 Feb 07

I have been fighting battles with my family ever since I was a child. I simply HATE having anything on my feet. I accept that I have to wear shoes outside the home but once at the doorstep, off they get kicked and there they stay...

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gracie73 Me and my mom go over this discussion everytime we see each other. I hate wearing shoes and she doesnt go without them. If it is warm I will even walk to her home barefoot. (It is next door). She swears that is the reason I get sick, anytime I get sick. No, it...

18 Feb 07

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Is it strange for a woman to think women are attractive.?

weemam @weemam (13372) 15 Feb 07

I don't mean to be funny or sexist in any way , I was watching the television the other night with my son and my husband , we were watching Coronation street and I just remarked on what a lovely looking girl the new barmaid was ,...

tell me please

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gracie73 I love to people watch. Me and my ex would go to the mall and watch people as they passed. You should have seen his face the first time I pointed to a woman and said "Look at her". His jaw dropped. LOL After that he didn't mind going to the mall with me and...

15 Feb 07

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Do you leave the top off the toothpaste?

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 12 Feb 07

Let's see how many myloters have this extremely annoying habit. Do you carefully replace the cap or do you leave it to chance whether the stuff sets solid or drools out all over the sill? Of do you have the marginally less...

people

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gracie73 I always put the top on and put the toothpaste away before I brush. I guess that comes from always having little room on the vanity.

12 Feb 07

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Do you offer refreshments to visiting trades persons

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 12 Feb 07

When someone comes to fix your plumbing, build your wall or instal your satellite system, do you offer them a cup of tea or coffee, or do you feel that they are there to do the job as quickly as possible and then leave?

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gracie73 It depends on how long they are there. If it has been a half hour and they are still there, then I offer them something. Especially if the weather is extreme and they work outdoors. Something warm in the winter and cold in the summer. Of course, I live out in...

12 Feb 07

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Pets in the bedroom

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 8 Feb 07

We ensure that our birdies are securely in their sleeping cages at night. Do you ensure your pets, dogs and cats included, are snug in their own beds, or do you have animals sneaking in left, right and centre and wake up with no...

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gracie73 Titon sleeps with me. I actually got a queen size bed so we both can fit. Still though he has the habit of sleeping side to side on the bed instead of top to bottom. That is annoying. But in general he is a good puppy and sleeps at the foot of the bed.

12 Feb 07

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help everyone! What is the best Valentine's day gift?

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 6 Feb 07

Well, Valentine's day is nearly here and as usual I am in a dither and don't know what to get Other Half. Help me, fellow Mylot people. What is the very best gift for Valentine's Day?

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gracie73 Why dont you try to find him a book on taking care of snakes. Make it one that makes it seem like a difficult job and maybe he will give up on his snake dream :)

6 Feb 07

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Your middle name

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 5 Feb 07

In soaps in the UK a sort of tradition has grown up that characters who may have perfectly normal, everyday names have an old fashioned,embarrassing name. This middle name usually becomes evident during wedding scenes, where the...

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gracie73 I go by my middle name so that is not the problem. It is my first name I don't like.

5 Feb 07

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how did your parents choose your name

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 4 Feb 07

My Mother told me that she was at a fair and one of the gipsies had a daughter who was very attractive and lively and she was named Sheila, and that is why she chose the name. She didn't tell my Father and his family lol. It is...

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gracie73 Believe it or not, I got my middle name (the first one chosen) off of a tombstone. Yep, a tombstone. My mother was walking through the cemetery and saw one with the name Grace on it and that was it. My first name came in the hospital. When the nurse brought...

4 Feb 07

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do you live near a haunted house

shelagh77 @shelagh77 (3643) 4 Feb 07

Do you have a haunted house in your town? What is the story and do you actually believe the place IS haunted?

haunted

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gracie73 My stepfather is a retired carpenter and he, my mom, and I were renovating an old house. Later I found it on tv and discovered it was supposed to be haunted. Supposedly, a man found his wife in bed with a house slave and killed the slave upstairs and threw...

4 Feb 07

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