Sashie

We are thinking of insstalling septic, drilling a well and putting a mobile home on a one acre site in Corrales, NM . I don't seem to find any information whether or not we would need any permits for moving in a mobile home to the site - obviously we'll need permits for septic, well drilling, etc., etc. but can't find any info on whether or not we are allowed to put a mobile home on the site - the zoning doesn't seem to be very clear on what the requirements are. Does anybody know?

I searched high and low for hydrated lime and finally found it! Made a paste with lime and salt and water, used a stiff brush and got going on the wooden fence. It turned a lovely white when it dried, and I was well pleased with it. However, as soon as it gets wet, in heavy rain etc., it turns a muddy brown, until it dries out again, when it goes back to being nice and white :( Is that normal? What did I do wrong?

Some people say you eat the whole pod ... others say you wait until the pods are big and ripe and harvest the actual beans ... I was given a few beans and have planted them, but now I'm planning ahead for the actual eating ...:) I know it's probably a stupid question, but maybe someone knows?

Why cant I drag and drop a file from host to Microsoft Virtual PC?

I run Vista Home Premium on my host machine, and XP on the virtual PC. I need to copy files from the host to the virtual PC,but it just doesn't work, neither by drag and drop or copy and paste. Why is that? Does anyone have any idea what to do??

I have a ghastly olive green acrylic bathtub with matching surround, and I'm sick and tired of looking at it. The bathroom is very small, and taking it out will probably mean taking out a wall at this stage, not to mention I can't imagine how to get another one in without first taking out both the door, the toilet and the sink - sooooo .... has anyone actually painted an acrylic bathtub, and does it actually work? Or does the paint flake and peel after a bath or two? Would really appreciate some help here .. :(

If you take out a mortgage at today's rate, which is very cheap by any standard, lock it in for 30 years, and the interest rates starts skyrocketing in a year or two - can my mortgage be changed? In other words, if I pay 5% mortgage, and the general interest rates go up to, oh, let's say, 12% - surely my mortgage company will not honor the 5% I signed up for? Or will they? And if they won't - how come they say it's a fixed interest mortgage? I mean, it sounds very odd that the mortgage companies will continue subsidizing such low mortgages? Does anyone know? I'm not very savvy about these things ... :(

I believe it is really easy to use ... Somebody also told me that I could bring it with me to, for example, England, and use it there? Is that true?

Is this a safe program to run? Since I'm not an expert at these things, and since I've heard many times that you can do more harm than good by running so called anti virus programs, I was just wondering if anybody knows if this program is safe, and better still, if it actually will clean off trojans and other pests?

I had lovely lettuce growing in my garden - then we went away on vacation :( Now that I come home, they have all bolted, instead of heads of lettuce, I now have stalks of lettuce, but complete with lovely looking green leaves, still no flowers. Question is - can you still pick the leaves off the "stalks" and eat them? Somebody told me they are either very bitter, or even poisonous, at this stage. Is that true? Does anybody know?

I was thinking of putting my fridge and freezer in the garage to free up space in the kitchen. Question is: The garage is unheated and can get very cold in winter - subzero temperatures are not unheard of here in Northern Maine, so is there anything in these appliances that could/would freeze, apart from of course the food that's meant to be frozen ...:) Any gases or similar? Any pipes that can burst? Etc., etc. I know nothing about these things, except I DO know I want to get rid of the appliances from the kitchen ... if anyone knows it would be great ... :)

Somebody wrote me a hot check a month ago. Went to the hot check dept here in Texas to get it sorted. They wrote the culprit a letter, to give him a chance to rectify it. He never replied. I was told the only recourse I have is to go to court, but I need the culprit's social security number or driver's licence, or they can't pursue the matter. Needless to say I don't have either .... I have his name and address, but apparently that isn't enough. Does anyone know how I can get hold of somebody's SSN?? Or can anybody just write hot checks as long as they don't give you their SSN? Isn't this weird?? Does anybody know how I should go about getting my money??

Am looking for cable or wireless, since I more than likely won't have a landline telephone, and hate dialup in any case ... have googled around for providers, but can't make head or tail of what they're offering, am afraid I'm not very clever about these things ... does anyone have any recommendations?

Clarity

I think what you'll find,

I think what you'll find is,

Whatever it is we do substantively,

There will be near-perfect clarity

As to what it is.

And it will be known,

And it will be known to the Congress,

And it will be known to you,

Probably before we decide it,

But it will be known.

I'm sure you know ... I thought it was kinda ... sweet .... :)

If you don't know, here's a little hint: —Feb. 28, 2003, Department of Defense briefing

Well, it IS Friday, so I'm taking a short break from the usual stuff ... this is interesting though:

U.S. statistics for the Year 1906 :

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.

With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.

The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year

I'm getting seriously confused ... who has the right to vote for what? And where? Just read this article, how valid it is I don't know ... but apparently you don't have to be a citizen to vote for certain offices in certain states? Can anyone sort it out once and for all?

Here's the link: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/displa...

I have a maltipoo puppy, who loves rolling in anything unmentionable, which means a bath! Problem is, his coat gets so tangled it's impossible to brush out, it's all knotted. Does anybody know if there's a "fur conditioner", like a "hair conditioner", for dogs? To make it easier to brush out? At the moment he hates his hair brush, and I can't say I blame him ....

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on

Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted

radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to

Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister

John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists

would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted

that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if

they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws

were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want

a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia

is not for you", he said on national television.

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws

governing people in Australia: one the Australian law and another

the Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with

parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer

Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which

practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he

said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to

the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told

reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values

should "clear off. Basically people who don't want to be

Australians, and who don't want ! to live by Australian values and

understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by

saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques

Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave

It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending

some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on

Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of

Australians."

"However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the

'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility

that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against

immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a

better life by coming to Australia."

"However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to

our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand."

"This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served

only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As

Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own

language and our own lifestyle."

"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles,

trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought

freedom"

"We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese,

Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to

become part of our society, Learn the language!"

"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right;

wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women,

on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly

documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls

of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider

another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of

our culture."

"We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask

is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment

with us."

"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go",

then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this

planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change,

and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By

all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.

"This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow

you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done

complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our

Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take

advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO

LEAVE'."

"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come

here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."

My friend is a landlord in Texas .. his tenants trashed the house, didn't pay the last two months' rent, left rotting food in the fridge when they left and the place was like a pig sty ... carpets ruined, paint chipped, repainted rooms in horrible colors, broken window panes ... you know the story. Anyway, tenant also left a lot of kids clothes and toys, and other stuff ... my friend who is decent tried to phone them to pick up their stuff, but they had changed their phone number and email address .. didn't want to be found, eh? In any case, my friend phoned the Salvation Army, who came and picked up the toys, clothes, etc., etc. Well, two weeks later a "representative" for the ex tenants turned up on his doorstep, and threatened a law suit for "stolen goods"!!! My friend doesn't know what to do ... could he go to the small claims court and demand damages? And what rights do the ex tenants have in regard to their stuff? I told him to ignore the "representative" .. am I wrong?

If you read up about it, you'll find that most other countries base their immigration requirements on what is good for the host country, not what is good for the prospective immigrant .. they have points systems which spell out what qualities they are looking for, what jobs they can do, what they can contribute to the host society ... no other country I've ever heard of accepts immigrants on the basis that "they are poor and want a better life for themselves" ...

Why are we the only ones who are even contemplating giving amnesty to poorly educated law breakers who contribute zilch to our economy? Or who don't have any marketable skills?

And please don't give me the bullcrap about doing jobs Americans won't do, or the statue of Liberty again ... when they rephrase that poem to "give me your law breakers, thiefs, gangs, child molesters, etc." I might listen ...

I left my 3 month old puppy unattended for a few minutes in the kitchen, and came back to a brillo pad (the soapy variety) shredded all over the kitchen floor ... puppys face was covered in blue, together with his front paws ... that was about 3 hours ago and he looks fine and healthy to me, but could he have swallowed any of that? Would it get stuck in his intestines? Does anyone have any similar experience?