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Very cool. I'm soooooo sorry I wasn't there - would have been cool to see it all in person. We'll make up for it soon!

Well, it's my Blockbuster queue but here it is. We also currently have to watch "The Ice Harvest", "Little Big Man", and "Stay." We just returned "The Machinist" which kicked ass and "Derailed" which was pretty good. Sorry - a lot of em' aren't out on DVD yet (we don't actually go to the movies very often ). Marathon Man Brokeback Mountain The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Memoirs of a Geisha Pride & Prejudice King Kong The Legend of Zorro Capote The Squid and the Whale Fun With Dick and Jane (not yet released) Aeon Flux (not yet released) The Family Stone (not yet released) Casanova (not yet released) Match Point (not yet released) The New World (not yet released) Tristan and Isolde (not yet released) Munich (not yet released) Syriana (not yet released) Transamerica (not yet released) "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Sounds like they're headed for the Presidency "We ought to make the pie higher." —George W. Bush, South Carolina Republican Debate, Feb. 15, 2000 "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I guess 29. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Why would someone assume it is unauthorized just because it is unusual? I'd bet money it was Joe Jennings/ Carl Nespoli (Sp?) related, seeing as how they were going up there this week for filming. I'm assuming we was just guessing. Do you know what they were filming? "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Well...Giants are in San Diego right now (funny enough - so am I ). He thinks it was some sort of unauthorized stunt and said they were about 1/2 mile north of the Bay Bridge and he saw them at about 700 ft. He said the ceiling there is around 3300 ft. right now. Hmmmm............Aliens?!?! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I just got a weird email from my dad whose office looks out over the San Francisco bay. He wrote: "Just a couple of minutes ago, I was staring out the window and I saw two funny looking objects over the bay. Then I noticed that it was two sky divers, apparently descending towards the bay, but I could not see where they went behind a building, but it looked like they were headed towards the water!" I asked him if he saw the jumpers near any of the bridges - thinking it might be BASE jumpers. Ok, SFers - see anything out there or is my Dad going nuts? "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I second that....see ya' - "good night" is starting early in my house "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Not looking for the Starbucks or any chain type places. Can be anywhere but it HAS to be in Seattle? If you know the name of the street it is on, that would be helpful as well. Thanks. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I'm guessing she didn't expect you to come attack her for "bitching." Sounds like an appropriate expectation to me! Well, I am happy to be the one to inform both of you that expectations are seriously lacking. HELLO - you are in Bonfire! You bitch and I get to respond - deal with it. Do I REALLY need to lead to every thread here wherein people get flamed for useless, uninformative bitching? Continue on with your bitching................ "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

What is it exactly that you want to hear from people here? You posted in Bonfire and then get pissed when you thread gets hijacked or people tell you things you don't want to hear. Oh yeah, I'm sure you'll find a plethora of people here who have expertise on HOA fees in "BAYTOWN, TX " Here: You're right! Your HOA sucks. You should write them a letter and go off on them. That will solve everything. Ever heard of picking and choosing your battles? You're moving in May and you really want to spend this part of your life in a letter war with your HOA over things you probably won't even think about after May? Go for it - sounds like a good way to spend your time & energy. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

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booooooooooooooooooobies!!!!!!! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Whoa, whoa, whoa - no need to get your panties all in twist....but I can see it's a little late for that. "First of all", I understand your gripes about the HOA but it also sounds like you are exaggerating what the HOA does, which according to you is "nothing." What exactly is it you are expecting to "get for your money." Do you understand what an HOA does? If the HOA cannot raise your fees then stop your bitchin' - you're better off then a lot of others out there. Nasty littel surprise you might not be aware of, litigation against your HOA usually is an exception to that lovely clause. Also, you are completely, plain wrong about the upper crust neighborhoods paying less and getting more. Dear - I was not defending your HOA. If you knew me, you'd know how FREAKIN' laughable this statement is. I have sent "loving" letters to my HOA MANY a time. One thing I learned that is if I exaggerate everything and make ambiguous statements like "I'm not getting what I'm paying for" then they simply roll their eyes - who wants to deal with people that are already attacking you for DOING YOUR JOB. Also, you posted this on a PUBLIC FORUM. How many other people here who gave you advice "have experience with your HOA", huh? Have you even, CALMLY, asked them what the deal is with the volunteer thing? If so, tell us what they said...or were you mistaken and you actually don't have all the info. yourself.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I'm sure this will only fuel your deep love for HOAs but the right to sue is something you usually sign away when you buy your house. They call it mandatory Mediation but I like to refer to it as bullshit "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Congrats!

Yes, these Skimmers are much braver than skydivers. They swoop with their mouths...not like the sissy skydivers who only use their feet "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Fake tits and liposuction? I was talking about real estate & HOA fees (see topic at hand). Fake tits & lipo can really apply to any place - NY, So FL, AZ, CO, DC, GA, oh I could go on forever. You just get a much better "job" here than in those other places (must be the Hollywood/movie star thing). "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

So move out of So Cal!!!! What do you expect from that area? Thanks for your concern but I'll take CA I've lived in several states in the US and let's just say, you get what you pay for "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Well now - that makes a little more sense. Who is this Morton dude - I want to see his retarded toes "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

I live in a 20 year old condo. I pay 225 a month for fees and currently an extra 200 for assessment. Oh everyone on here complaining about the cost of HOA fees can cry me a freakin' river. Try buying a place in So Cal! We we're looking at condo in our price range (way below the $600,000+ median in the area) and had to drop the whole deal b/c the damn HOA fees were $385 a month and didn't include squat! Edited to add: AND those condos were built in 1976! skydivermom: I'd say get a little more info. before you go off. It may be that the budget for your HOA is exhausted and even though this task is to be included in the HOA's responsibilities, they may be asking for volunteers so as to avoid RAISING your HOA fees to be able to provide a new budget that would cover the responsibilities the old HOA budget can no longer meet. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

This just CANNOT be right. If it's normal why is it called the "Moron's" toe? Personally, I think it absolutely FREAKY when the second toe is bigger - FREAKY, FREAKY, FREAKY! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

Depending on where you are in SD - will determine which of the 4 DZs we have will work best for you in terms of travel time/distance. All 4 (Imperial is not yet open but the owner was previous owner of San Diego) offer AFF. San Diego, Elsinore and Perris and good mix of different types of DZs. San Diego is the smallest, Elsinore the next in size and Perris is a very large. Perris has the wind tunnel but I would not let that be your deciding factor. I've flown almost an hour in the tunnel and have never jumped at Perris. Decide how far you are willing to go. Decide which size DZ you want to learn at. And then give them all a call and see who leaves you with the best impression that you will get the quality attention and instruction you are paying for. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix

....but can you fish at the same time? Saw this bird on a HD show I was watching the other night. They are the best swoopers I have EVER seen. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix