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Old 10-31-2007, 01:41 PM
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I am addicted to ice, fortunately , it is usually free!
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Lol Ima. Do you know that "ice" is a street name for crystal meth? I don't think that's usually free though, lol.
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Ice free?? I just paid $260 to get my icemaker fixed. BUT, as DH pointed out, its a $3200 refrig that we bought brand new at the sears scratch & dent (its built in, so you cant even see the scratch) for only $930. Of course, it went out 2 months after the warrenty ended. But, with my MS its hard to crack open the ice cube trays, and we use a lot of ice esp when we make ice cream and such.
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I have a wife
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A funny dog store. We showed in obediance so we bought a van to sleep in to save motel rooms. Make coffee before hitting early the early ring times. The dog hit the ring three time under three judges here in Knoxville and she had her degree. I guess we bought a van for nothing but at least was usuable.
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Smile But look how much you save having a wife!!!!

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I have a wife
You need to read this one Mail Tribune Business - Stay-at-home wife worth a million bucks

You wife may actually be saving you thousands of dollars, not to mention you can also count her as a dependent for taxes.

$508,700 a year, according to a study by Fairfax, Va.-based Edelman Financial Services Inc. The study analyzed salary data supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, trade groups, human resources organizations and staffing services for a number of the tasks a mother does throughout the year. The salary figure is based on 17 occupations that mothers typically perform and each job's median salary, including:

Animal caretaker, $17,000.
Executive chef, $40,000.
General office clerk, $19,000.
Registered nurse, $35,000.
Child-care worker, $13,000.
Psychologist, $29,000.
Bus driver, $32,000.
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You wife may actually be saving you thousands of dollars, not to mention you can also count her as a dependent for taxes.

$508,700 a year, according to a study by Fairfax, Va.-based Edelman Financial Services Inc. The study analyzed salary data supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, trade groups, human resources organizations and staffing services for a number of the tasks a mother does throughout the year. The salary figure is based on 17 occupations that mothers typically perform and each job's median salary, including:

Animal caretaker, $17,000.
Executive chef, $40,000.
General office clerk, $19,000.
Registered nurse, $35,000.
Child-care worker, $13,000.
Psychologist, $29,000.
Bus driver, $32,000.
we have no pets
she doesn't cook, though she can bake
she is horrible at organization
i buy my own meds
we have no kids
she talks too much to be able to listen
i drive myself to work
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Sounds like you don't love or respect your wife at all. I'm not saying she deserves it based on what you've written - although her side might be different. Why are you even married?
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Sounds like you don't love or respect your wife at all. I'm not saying she deserves it based on what you've written - although her side might be different. Why are you even married?
to avoid going off topic, let's just keep it at bundy humor
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driving a half hour to the bent can store, but saved more then half of what i pay while there. 10 koolaids for a dollar is almost worth the trip alone to me. Ive went once alone, usually take 2 girls with me.
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my cable/net/phone package which i know costs more than i can afford, but just cannot give up with three teenage grandsons living with me (the other three thins i cannot afford .
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