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Tangent, but I'm pretty sure I saw Zach Galifianakis holding a Tab in the trailer for The Hangover III. Maybe it'll become the PBR of soft drinks now.

1. Hey, AT: Foor. Plans.
2. I can attest to rock climbing skills coming in handy for DIY. :)

Well if you are a parent, and you had a house like that &/or let your children go unattended in such an environment, that speaks more to bad parenting than bad design.

We can't rid the world of all potential dangers, nor should we. Education and parental guidance kept me, most of you, and many others alive.

Personally, I think the design is interesting and fun. Not everything should be a McMansion (like the two houses that are now on the plot of land where the Catalano House was).

It is a personal choice, and I don't think it was right for the parents to suddenly "turn" on you - it's your life, not theirs. And it has no bearing on their life.

That being said. I own, and couldn't wait to do so. Growing up, I was indoctrinated with the fact that my grandparents rented their whole lives, and when my grandmother was in her sixties she had nothing to show for it. Conversely, my parents bought when they got married, paid it off well before the 30 years was up, and used the equity to send me (partially) to college. And to purchase their cars (with a tax-deductible loan). And to make repairs to a family home that was damaged by Sandy.

So, yeah, it actually is a pretty good investment from where I sit. And I say that being currently unemployed. Because worst-case scenario, I can't pay my mortgage - I move in with my boyfriend or parents and rent my house out. Which I would be fortunate to be able to do, I recognize that isn't the case with everyone. But I don't see my mortgage as some "albatross."

So excited to see someone else with one of these chairs! I have one that's still very much in the "before" stage.

I do love the fabric on this one. :)

That's kind of presumptuous (and negative) to say that the cereal boxes are begging for bugs.
We don't know that the bags inside aren't closed up with a clip or something, which would work at keeping the cereal fresh and bug-free regardless of whether the actual box was open or not.

I definitely prefer "adult" carrots. I find most baby carrots to be dry and tasteless, and they are more money.

Ditto Aninhas - pre-peeled bananas? What? Why??

I don't really eat fast food, but I must admit it's hard to pass up getting a Wendy's Frosty & fries. YUM.

@PARNASSUS - Retailers definitely create specific codes for those coupon sites, but some also send out codes to their email subscribers that are unique and for one time use only. Even if those do get posted to coupon sites, they wouldn't likely be valid. So it would pay to keep getting emails for those stores.

I've definitely "borrowed" wifi, mostly when I've had issues with my own internet connection.
It had more to do with having a lot of trouble with the DSL I had. My neighbor's connection was just much more reliable, or actually available. I switched to cable and my internet life's been much better.