surfette

@surfette (673)

United States • Age 75

Joined myLot 18 years ago

"a card laid is a card played"

Discussions (11)

surfette's Discussions

What is the First Thing you do when you get on the computer?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 28 Apr 08

Do you go to your email first? Do you check in with a favorite site? Do you check for comments to MyLot discussions? The very first thing I do is check my email accounts. I have two accounts and I check them both to see if I...

computer

mylot comments

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2 people

Do you feel safe in your own neighborhood?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 21 Apr 08

My mom has lived in her neighborhood for 45 years. She feels perfectly safe taking her walk every day by herself. I, on the other hand, have not lived in my present neighborhood for very long and only know a couple of people. I...

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3 people

Do you have good sidewalks in your neighborhood?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 21 Apr 08

Little children love getting a new tricycle, wagon, push car or big wheel, but in many neighborhoods the sidewalks are falling apart or have been torn out altogether. Many of the new subdivisions don't even have any sidewalks. Do...

1 response

Do you report an employee to the the manager for doing a "Good Job"?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 18 Apr 08

It is very easy for us to complain. If we have a rude cashier that waits on us or a person in customer service that just doesn't seem to care if we get our problem fixed, we ask for a manager. I always try to praise an employee...

manager

report a good employee

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1 person

Do you give people the benefit of the doubt or do you jump to conclusions?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 15 Apr 08

I posted to a discussion recently and I could tell that the writer was all hot and bothered about being judged by other people based on one incident. I purposely wrote a short comment back that really didn't say how I felt, but...

judging people

1 response

What drives you Crazy?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 13 Apr 08

When people tap their nails or fingers constantly on the table while they talk or while you are talking, I just want to say, "Please Stop That" even though I don't. How about you? What habits drive you nuts?

irritating habits

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1 person

If You Wanted Revenge On a Person, Would You Expose Them on the Internet?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 12 Apr 08

This is a very sensitive subject. A person on another site that I belong to is very angry with her neighbor. She has printed this woman's name and picture on the site and has openly called her names. I don't think that this was a...

neighbor

revenge on internet

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2 people

Has Working on the Computer Affected Your Eyesight?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 12 Apr 08

I have worked on the computer for many years in my job and now I spend hours on places like MyLot. I used to be able to work on the computer without glasses and now if I don't, all the print is blurry. Has using the computer...

computers

eyesight

glasses

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1 person

Have You Tried Mechanical Turk?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 10 Apr 08

For those of you that like to earn extra money, there is a unique site from Amazon called mechanical turk. http://www.mturk.com (not a referral link). This is a very unique site that you can choose from thousands of little jobs...

make money

mechanical turk

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1 person

As Seen on TV Products!

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 10 Apr 08

Have you ever ordered a product from one of the infomercials that you really like or really can't stand? I usually wait until they are available at a store. I bought the cordless swivel sweeper that I really like. How about you?

infomercials

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2 people

It's my Treat! Who picks the restaurant?

surfette @surfette (673) • United States 30 Mar 08

This subject came up in my family today. My mom will often call and say, "Let's go to Sunrise for dinner, my treat". This is a wonderful family restaurant with home-cooked meals, generous portions and low prices. My husband and I...

expensive

restaurant

treating

3 responses