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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and outdoor pool
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Located in the heart of Albuquerque, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of ITT Technical Institute and Gruet Winery. Cliff's Amusement Park and University of Phoenix are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, meeting rooms, and laundry facilities are onsite.
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All 168 rooms offer free WiFi, room service, and cable TV. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, hair dryers, and phones.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Pan American Inn & Suites features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This Albuquerque hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in a common area, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Pan American Inn & Suites is a smoke-free property.
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 168
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 3
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Meeting rooms
- One meeting room
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- In-room safe (surcharge)
- Room service
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
Room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Quality Inn Albuquerque
- Pan American Inn Albuquerque
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The seasonal pool will be open from July to October. Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Horizontal Borders/Dividers Using the Keyboard
Do you find yourself constantly drawing horizontal lines in MS Word? You know, using the drawing toolbar to draw lines as borders or dividers, in order to give your document a little extra pizzazz.
Are you tired of all the mouse work involved in the drawing toolbar? You know, turning on the line tool, drawing the line and then changing the style.
Wish you had a faster way?
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Good! Here they are.
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Simply run your mouse cursor over the line, slowly, until it becomes a double-sided arrow (pointing up and down). Once you have that arrow, click and hold the left mouse button. Next, drag the line up or down as needed.
Note: If this trick isn't working for you, you should check to make sure you have this option turned on. To do this, you need to go to the Tools menu, AutoCorrect choice. Then under the AutoFormat As You Type tab, make sure the Borders box is checked in the "Apply as you type" section of the window. Click OK when you're finished.
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You know, the line you now need to remove.
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What you'll need to do is highlight the text around the divider line so that you have the border contained in the highlight, like this:
Now, go to the Format menu, Borders and Shading choice.
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Left Handed Bows for Sale
My job changed and I cant shoot much any more, so here are a few bows to sell, all of my bows were new when I got them and I for the most part did all the maintenance.
All bows are in great condition, you may find a mark from the rest or sight but thats a given, all strings cables and cams are in good shape nothings, cracked tweaked or bent, the folks that know me, know that the equipment was well taken care of.
300.00 -- Mathews Switchback, -- Camo 29.5 draw length -- 60-70 lbs
An awesome shooting bow one of my all time favorites, I never wanted to get rid of it, it has shot very well, I used it in many demos shooting aspirins off of straws for youth events. It was used for hunting when I first got it as well.
$500.00 -- Mathews Reezen 6.5, -- Camo 29.5 draw length -- 60-70 lbs
I shot a little 3D with this bow and used it for hunting the fall of 2009
$450.00 -- Mathews Prestige, -- Black with camo limbs, 29.5 draw length 60-70 lbs
One of my favorites for shooting animal round leagues, 3D and hunting a tack driver for sure.
$450.00 -- Mathews Apex 7 -- Black with camo limbs, 29.5 draw length 60-70 lbs
I used this bow for 3D a few years; I had it shooting well for 3D and didnt want to mess with it for switching things around for spot targets or hunting.
$550.00 Mathews Monster -- 6 camo 29.5 draw length 60-70 lbs
I shot some of my best ever 3D scores with this bow, a great 3D bow for sure. This bow came with the deep grove cams and I also put the focus grip on it. I also have the 29 mods for this bow so it allows you to play around with the draw length to see what works best.
$500.00 Mathews Apex 7 -- Gold 29.5 draw length 50-60 lbs
I used this bow for indoor spots, outdoor field, the Apex 7 shot very well and the gold color looks sharp
$500.00 Mathews Conquest 4 -- Blue 29.5 draw 40-50 lbs
I have a Conquest 4 in a 60 pounder that I love for shooting outdoor field and the Redding shoot as well as some 3D and being a big favorite I thought I would like the same setup in a lower poundage for indoor, but for me the 60 pounder or the Triumph tend to get used over this bow. Its a great shooting bow that just does not get used much, so its for sale. Note this is a C4 thats 40-50 lbs
I will follow up with pictures here soon, any questions ask away
Jeff HeegThe only one that is your competitor is the air between your ears!
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What drill bit for a cable hole in lacquered wood?
I need to drill a circular or semi-circular hole in a plank of wood that's 0.75in thick "engineered wood" and has a coat of white lacquer. Here's a photo. It would be on the base of it.
The hole would need to be big enough for a grounded power plug. What's the best drill bit to use for something like that? Spade, hole saw...? Any other tips?
Is the bottom going to be showing?
If so then only drill 1/2 way through from both sides with a hole saw.
Just take your time when it's starting so there's no tear out. Once it's through the top surface let it rip.
Really should have been drilled before assembly.
measure the plug and then use a paddle bit -drilling from the exposed side that you will see later, let any blowout happen in the back...
I would use a hole saw.....and make the hole big enough for one of these.....
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And I wouldn't use a paddle bit on that wood....one large enough is going to mess it up.
i like the ddawg16 recommendation but when drilling with hole saw or forstner bit place a block of wood tight against other side where drill bit will be coming out this will prevent blow out
if done with enough rpm it will be fine. It is one of the many materials I've drilled through with a paddle bit, work it easy and slow with enough rpm and wa la but for the inexperienced you could be right.
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I am a super white girl. I look very Caucasian. have a Four year old son (who will be 5 by the time the new baby comes). He is from a previous marriage and is also white(mostly Irish)... also very Caucasian looking: fair skinned, blue eyed, light brown hair. my partner at this time is Half Japanese and we are expecting a baby girl in Jan. Seeing my bf's nieces and nephews I'm expecting this baby to be very Japanese looking, even tho she'll only be a quarter Japanese.
how, or should i even, prepare my son for the fact that his new little sister isn't going to look like him... He has "cousins" on my partner's side that he knows are not white(they are 1/2Mexican, 1/4 white and 1/4 Japanese... but look very much Japanese) and he identifies them as his family. he calls my partner's mom (full Japanese) grandma. i don't think he really will have a problem with it, but I'm not sure really.
I'm also worried about how he may react to other people's reactions of the kids being different races. he is very protective and if someone doubts they are siblings he will probably get very offended.
how can i help them as they grow to deal with the public? are there any other things i should be concerned about or looking for?
also any tips on how to prepare myself for having a child that may look so very different from me? my son looks exactly like a blue eyed light haired version of me, but I'm not so sure about this one. we already get a lot of looks as a family with my bf being Japanese but I'm not sure how i'll handle the stares or comments when it's me and my children alone.
just to say, my son has a class mate whose father is asian looking (didn't ask but I think Vietnamese) and the mom is French, very ordinaryly french looking ... and that boy does NOT look AT ALL like it is his father (I got nosey and asked another mom whom I know, who knows them a bit more, he is his son, he is NOT a son of hers by a previous relationship ) he doesn't have a single asian feature .... whereas both little brother are a cute mix of both races ....
I don't know how the odds are distributed but be prepared that ... it might not be what you expect ....
+ in the region of France bordering Germany, there are a lot of north african population that settled down and some of married local girls => depending on the make up of the ancestry of the wife, sometimes the blond hair/blue eyed type does overtake the "usual" result of children with rather brown features ... it all depends on the gene lottery ....
prepare yourself? It's your child regardless of what ethnicity is apparent. I don't understand what you could possibly mean about preparing yourself and your other children, all humans look minutely different even if they're of both the same parents..
I probably wouldn't make a big deal about it until you see what the baby looks like...as the pp have said, your baby might be very different than what you expect, and my biracial daughter looks SO different now than she did when she was born.
In terms of your son, I would just be matter of fact about it - that the baby's dad is part Japanese and so the baby has some of his features, just like he has some of his dad's features.
My daughter doesn't look like me at all - she looks a LOT like my husband. It doesn't bother me - I have to admit though it was kind of odd when she was born - she looked chinese (my DH is African) and had a very yellow skin tone and straight black hair - TOTALLY different than what I had pictured. If I hadn't seen her come out of my body I wouldn't have believed she was my child!! Her looks have changed and she now looks more "biracial" like what I expected - I think she is beautiful and amazing and I can see other parts of myself reflected in her even though she doesnt look anything like me. Even when you have two people of the same race, sometimes their child looks only like one of them and not the other
Loving wife to DH and
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I am European American and my husband is Chinese American. Before we had our daughter who is 2 now I spent quite a bit of time thinking about race and what it means, especially in our family.
In the end I came to the realization that I can love my husband even though he looks quite different from me. I can love me daughter too. And as it turns out, looks are hard to predict...my daughter looks like a blend of us. Try to keep in mind that even if your child doesn't have your physical features, he or she is still your child. They will have other less visible features that come from you.
I found that few people ask me about my daughter's race and no one thinks that she isn't my daughter. I get the occasional question about what race she is but it is rare.
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Quote, originally posted by zerogravityGTI » the other end that goes from this 10pin plug is the engine harness and located driver side fire wall
1st off what do think this bay harness is off from (10pin plug)?
the engine bay harness is already hooked/plugged in to the fusebox, ecm, ignition, knockbox, etc. The other end of the 10pin plug should go to all the o2, throttle switch, etc. pretty much that plugs in and wraps the engine (that i dont have)
Looks like it's the one for the transmission? I have a US harness running my 16v that I swapped in and it has that.
Mine isn't connected because I have a engine and trans from a CE2. I'll look tomorrow to make sure.
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A study that will research the efficacy of aminocaproic acid and conjugated estrogens as treatments for the prevention of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) in horses has been selected to receive a one-year, $75,000 grant. The project will be led by Dr. Howard H. Erickson, a professor of physiology at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Funding the study are the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC).EIPH is bleeding within the lungs that occurs as a result of the maximal effort of horses during exercise. The unique anatomy of the horse's lungs, combined with its remarkable athletic ability, can result in the rupture of small capillaries and the leakage of blood into the airway. All horses experience EIPH, with the severity varying between horses. During a racehorse's career, the consequences of repeated bleeding episodes include inflammation and scarring of the lungs and sometimes an early end to a racing career due to mediocre performance or uncontrolled bleeding.Furosemide is the primary treatment for the disorder, but no treatment has been shown to totally eliminate EIPH. Aminocaproic acid and conjugated estrogens are approved by some racing jurisdictions as adjunct bleeder medications on race day; however, no controlled laboratory studies have been conducted to determine the degree of efficacy or the advisability of use.
Erickson's study will attempt to determine if these treatments are effective in reducing the occurrence of EIPH and whether they have any direct effect on performance.EIPH and the use of adjunct bleeder medications are of great concern to the racing industry for the appropriate care of the racehorse. In its determination of appropriate race-day medications, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium has cited adjunct bleeder medications for potential use, if efficacy can be proven. The AAEP's annual Racing Forum identified the use of adjunct bleeder medications as a priority need for investigation, thus initiating the AAEP Foundation's solicitation of research proposals on the subject."This grant is an excellent example of the equine industry cooperating to improve the health and welfare of the horse," said AAEP past president Dr. Larry R. Bramlage, DVM, MS, who coordinated the call for proposals. "The project was recruited by the AAEP Foundation through a competitive granting process, and the partnership in funding by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is making this investigation possible."The three organizations are each contributing $25,000 to the study. The progress of the grant will be monitored by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation using its monitoring and completion assessment system.Erickson's study will run from March 1, 2006 through Feb. 28, 2007.
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Lillian Lorraine Unwin Spotanske
Born January 11, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and grew up in Washington DC. Passed away peacefully in her sleep at Providence Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home on May 12, 2006 Moved to Seattle in 1953 after marrying M.O. Spotanske in 1950. Her sisters, Edna, May, Dorothy and Florence preceded her in death. She is survived by her remaining sister, Alice Ford of Churchton, MD. Her children: Martin and his wife Sharon; Patricia; Roger and his wife Sue; and Catherine Spotanske Betts. Grandchildren: Lenny Vinson and his wife Michelle; Aaron and Justin Spotanske; and Billy Langdon. Great Grandchildren: Andrew Burnside, Ryan McCutchen, Amber Akins and Jillian Vinson. Many special thanks to the caregivers at Providence Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home and Providence Hospice. The family wishes any remembrances be made to Providence Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home, 4831 35th Avenue SW, Seattle, Washington 98126 or Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Avenue North, Suite 300, Seattle, Washington 98109.


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Former U.S. Sen. Nunn (D-Georgia) currently co-chairs the Concord Coalition, a non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to educating the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth. . . .
If the nation doesn't start addressing these issues, Nunn said we will be on a "suicide mission."
"I think we have pushed as close to the edge as we dare go," he said, adding that political leaders "are more afraid of the political repercussions" rather than doing what's best for the country.
"When you're in a hole, the first rule is to quit digging," Nunn said. "They've continued dancing around Simpson-Bowles. They are not yet ready to lead the country in an honest way." . . .
Nunn said he is intrigued by an idea put forth by economist Marty Feldstein where one would cap home mortgage deductions or charitable donations to a certain percentage of someone's taxable income — say 5 percent. That would permit taxpayers to continue getting some deduction for owning their homes or for charitable giving.
"I think that's brilliant," Nunn said. "We are not going to get out of this if every sacred cow remains sacred."


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Brazilian operator Telefonica Vivo has teamed up with network equipment supplier Ericsson on a smart city in Sao Paolo.
Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) is initially to support the rollout of smart parking and smart lighting services and take responsibility for system integration aspects of the project.
The company says design, installation and rollout are all included in the scope of the agreement – along with responsibility for managed services, including operations and maintenance, once the technology is up and running.
"The digital city project is one of our most exciting initiatives in Brazil," said Antonio Carlos Valente, the president of Telefonica Vivo (Sao Paolo, Brazil). "We are happy to continue our close relationship with Ericsson around the globe to deliver this important project in Brazil."
The smart lighting service is being developed so the public energy system can remotely control and monitor the energy consumption of each light point, switching lighting on and off where necessary.
Using remote monitoring technology, authorities will be able to identify and deal with faults more cost effectively.
Meanwhile, in the smart parking project, Ericsson will install smart parking sensors across public parking areas in the municipality of Aguas de Sao Pedro.
The sensors will be able to detect whether a parking spot is vacant or not, with the aim of cutting down on traffic congestion and carbon emissions.
Ericsson says the rollout of the project is already under way.
Smart city technologies are attracting increasing interest around the world as city authorities look to reduce costs and provide higher-quality public services to residents.


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Interview: Skid Row Guitarist Snake Sabo Talks New EP, the Fans, and 30 Years of Hard Rock
By Natalie Perez
Hard-rock veterans Skid Row has been around for almost 30 years, and they're still going strong, having just launched a series of EPs with United World Rebellion Chapter 1. Guitarist and backing vocalist Dave "Snake" Sabo took some time to discuss the new release and just how much the band has meant to him through the years.
REVOLVER You guys have been a band for almost 30 years. What comes to mind when you look back on your career thus far?
SNAKE SABO 30 years? I had no clue in all honesty. When Rachel and I first started the band in 1986, we had always felt that we'd still be playing, writing, and be friends together for as long as possible, if not since the first time we could pick up a guitar and bass. It's just been an incredible reaction and feeling. Hopefully, the fans will react well to the new songs as they have to the old ones. It's been such a long time--24 years since our first album was released--I just look back at it all with such respect.
How did you guys come up with your band name?
In all honesty, it was one of the hardest things to come up with. At the time, we were driving down the road and trying to avoid an accident skidding the road, and I said, "Let's call the band Skids or Skid Mark," jokingly then I said, "Let's call it Skid Row." We were laughing at it, then knew 10 minutes later that was the name for the band.
What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?
I think that a lot of what we approach and talk about is individuality and community. It's not about the band, the barrier, and then the audience when we play shows. It's more about community and being in concert with one another. We've always been underdogs as far as the band goes and we base our rep on our shows, so no matter the venue or where we're playing, we always give it all we got to the audience. They have always sensed that about us and have adopted us as their band, so it's very humble so all of our messages is positive and always will be.
How would you describe your style? Which bands influenced your music?
I think we're a pretty aggressive hard-rock band with some heavy metal involved. There have been so many influences brought in a lot of things in common as well, like KISS, Van Halen, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, The Ramones, even influenced by Motown, old R&B and Soul records. It goes all across the board for us.
Was your songwriting and recording process any different than usual for this EP?
Yeah, there was a lot less pressure and it was different for us to do. It was one of those things of where we took that pressure off and wanted to do an idea of having the music be a constant flow so, with these EPs, we're able to keep someone's attention span there because, in this day and age, it's hard to do that. If we had gone into the studio to record a album with 12 to 14 songs on it, you're stuck with that recording while you tour, so we had thought of releasing EPs instead with five to six songs, then tour, and go back into the studio, record, and release another one, and tour again. You're keeping contact with the people out there, keeping their interest and making that attention span last a bit longer. So far, it has kept the price down on buying records and working in the studio, as well as give us a lot of flexibility. It seemed like the right thing to do and allow us to have a lot of different angles to work with.
This is of course the first chapter in this EP series, but how many EPs plan to be in this series? When the series is completed, do you plan to release everything together?
There are going to be three in this series. In five months, the second one will come out, and then in another five months or so, the third one. From there, we will see how far the series can go. Eventually, it's open to a lot of different things: box set, vinyl, picture disc, who knows, maybe some DVD. It will be something special and different to go with the EPs.
How has the band's sound evolved from Revolutions per Minute to United World Rebellion?
Oh my gosh! I think what happened was that we had taken that pressure off and reacted to each other in a natural way of tossing ideas around. So that essence of the band went back to how things were when we had done our Slaves to the Grind release.
What are your plans for this year?
We're just going to be touring and recording just keeping our fan base interested in us and gain some new fans along the way as well so that's pretty much it.
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Ok, so I keep reading on multiple threads, about exercising our dogs. And to be honest, some if the dogs are getting waaaaaay more excersise than I can give a dog.
My dogs have always been fine with 20-25 minutes of training daily or the same in pure cardio walking. I have had and trained multiple SAR dogs. They are working dogs, get worked a few times a week. But never have I lived with a dog that needs 4 hours of excersise a day. Like so many dogs on this forum seem to need to settle in the house.
Am I just super lucky??? Or is every one else super unlucky???
So be honest, how much actual excersise do your dogs get daily?
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Lol it just depends on the day but compared to our first pup, who had no off switch, warden is mellow! If needed, he can be just fine with a morning walk and a midday walk... About 1.5-2 hours a day. He naps or chews the rest of the time.
Often though, it's 3-4 hours of exercise, an hour of training, socializing etc. not always because he needs it, but because it's fun for us both.
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2 hours of off-leash walking in deep snow and cold will knock 8 yo Rafi out for a couple of hours. :rolleyes:
Beau gets on average about 45 minutes a day of flat out run time broken down into multiple fetch sessions, and 2-4 miles a day walking with me.
Mine don't get 4 hours, for us it varies through the winter months due to my increased work schedule. Some days they get 20 minutes of physical exercise, flirt pole, bicycle, or fetch, and others they may get closer to an hour divided up throughout the day. We go for walks 4-5 times a week, but they're not very long, maybe a mile or so, I hate neighborhood walks, too boring, so we mix in OB and we play tug along the way. Come spring will add in different length/difficulty hikes. We do take days off and all three dogs do fine with it.
Honestly? About one to two hours a day, usually broken up into half-hour segments: walks, on or off leash, fetch sessions, informal training. Both are pretty adaptable to my schedule.
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Hans gets 20 minutes running on the treadmill, fetch and more fetch throughout the day, and he is penned only a maximum of 3 hours a day. The rest of the time he happily trots after whoever is moving around in the house.
depends on the dog, but I've found mental exercise, tasks and commands within the house can be a great supplement to physical exercise. I've found my dogs want to interact with me. That can be commands to receive a toy, rolling around on the floor, tricks and tasks you've tough them etc.
Today, not a lot because I feel like I'm coming down with something, couldn't even bend over to pick up the ball so we just played some JollyBall in the basement for about half hour both sessions. They wrestle some days more intensely than others, today they were off too, just a bit of head and foot chewing.
Most days though, it's no less than a 45 minute walk, a couple ball sessions, maybe some intense wrestling sessions.
My Shepherds get 30 min in the morning and 30 min at night of outside play for sure. When its nice out we go outside several times throughout the day to play fetch. If its cold outside we will play in the house. :)
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that would depend on a lot of things. "to solar panels" is a bit vague. What kind of voltage and current are you talking about in this wire?
It depending on the size of solar panels however AFAIK most solar panels I have dealt with it they are ran in conduit and have a disconnection switch as well.
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Virtual shopping has become even more interesting with the advent of the online pop-up store. Quitokeeto is an online shop that is open only on certain occasions and for a brief period of time. The online store is run by Heidi Swanson and Wayne Bremser and features a small collection of items that they have carefully selected. You will need to sign up on their mailing list to be one of the firsts to know when the web store opens, when there are new collections, or when there are new stocks of previous collections or old products.
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Silex Systems Ltd., an Australian research and development company, plans to raise A$89.1 million ($88 million) from a share offering to fund solar power projects and expansion of a manufacturing facility.
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The Latin adjective diurnus means "pertaining to a day, daily"; English diurnal stems ultimately from this word. When Latin developed into French, diurnus became a noun, jour, meaning simply "day" The medieval French derivative journee meant either "day" or "something done during the day," such as work or travel. Middle English borrowed journee as journey in both senses, but only the sense "a day's travel" survived into modern usage. In modern English, journey now refers to a trip without regard to the amount of time it takes. The verb journey developed from the noun and is first attested in the 14th century.
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A Better Way to Fight Abortion
By bryan chapell
January 22, 2013
[Editor's Note: Today marks 41 years since the Supreme Court declared abortion legal. On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we're republishing this article from last year that takes a look back at the Church's pro-life efforts and forward at what Christians can do about abortion.]
It is not very pleasant to speak about abortion. So why bother? The most compelling reason struck me vividly as I prepared a sermon to address another anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In reviewing many years' worth of my own sermons on the abortion topic, what caught my eye and again captured my heart was not the debatable issues but the growing numbers I have used in those sermons over the years: 6 million, 8 million, 9 million, 16 million, 22 million, 27 million, 32 million, 35 million, 37 million and counting—the number of unborn children whose lives have been ended by abortion.
The magnitude of this tragedy, the loss of 37 million children knit by God and shredded by men, demands that we speak, renew our zeal, refresh our compassion and reignite our commitment to speak for "the least of these" that are so precious to God, regardless of the discomfort it causes us. And in the face of this, we must continue to ask: What should the Church say and do?
In our churchly attempts to influence popular culture, we may have been too quick to seek alternatives to the spiritual forces that are the true and greater powers influencing the direction of any society.
To answer this question, I am not going to focus on political strategies or picketing life-chains or the debates of the public square. I do not mean to minimize the importance of such measures or to say that the Church has no role in them. Rather, my intention when answering what the Church should do about abortion is to call the Church to what the Church does best. I want to challenge you to consider the unique contribution that the Church can make, to recognize that some of our tensions and frustrations with each other may result from trying to force the Church into patterns and practices that are outside her divine design. As a result, in our churchly attempts to influence popular culture, we may have been too quick to seek alternatives to the spiritual forces that are the true and greater powers influencing the direction of any society (Ephesians 6:12). And it is these spiritual forces that must be the chief preoccupation of the Church.
Teach the truth (about each child)
The fact that the child in the womb is a work and a wonder of God gives the Church the right and responsibility to insist that, though unseen by the world, the babe is a child, not a choice; a person, not a lump of protoplasm. This is the most critical truth that the Church must say. We must not believe that such statements are useless or will always fall on deaf ears.
The reason that pro-abortion advocates are so zealous that expectant mothers not be shown pictures or models of pre-born children is that when mothers see what is being destroyed by abortion, their hearts resonate with the biblical perspective that the unborn child is precious. The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine reports that when mothers see an ultrasound image of the child, an emotional bonding takes place even before the child's movement is felt. When technology lets us see what the psalmist says that God already sees in the womb (Psalm 139:11-16), then the divine imprint on the human heart whispers in the most powerful and deep chords, "This child is precious, and destroying this little one is wrong."
But it is not enough to say that the child in the womb is precious. Key in the abortion battle is not simply to affirm how precious the baby is to God, but to declare how precious is the mother (another child of God), whom God made and knows and touches.
To warn of sin's consequences and still to love is our calling, and it is the power of the Gospel against the greatest of evils.
Yes, "It's a baby." Yes, "It's a child, not a choice." But because mother and child are precious, we also say, "Mothers hurt when their babies die." The Feminists for Life organization captures something of this truth with its motto: "Abortion hurts women, kills children and destroys families."
Share grace
I have a younger brother who has had mental disabilities since birth. I have wished many things for him, but I have never wished that he were dead. I have discovered that part of the divine imprint on my own heart is to love as a precious gift one who is imperfect. If we really lose this capacity to care for the flawed, if all that we finally value are those who are whole, lovely and well-formed, then we will ultimately find we are incapable of loving anyone. For we are all fallen creatures in a fallen world, and if we must discard or kill what does not please us, then we will find there is no value in the old, the infirm, the incapable or our own imperfect lives.
Grace teaches us something different: that the unlovely are loved by God. This message may not only preserve the life of the unborn child who is in some way flawed or suspected of being flawed; it can also dissuade the mother who is seeking abortion. The shame that may be driving her to seek an abortion does not mean that she is unloved; a past mistake does not mean that she is unforgivable; even a past abortion does not mean she faces eternal rejection. And the man who may be urging an abortion because of his own fear of shame or disadvantage or retribution may also find new incentive to protect the unborn when he discovers the embrace of grace.
That embrace will mean nothing, of course, if it is not accompanied by meaningful love.
I believe, and I think you believe, that an understanding of who God is and what He has done is what is ultimately needed to turn people away from abortion. But if those who supposedly represent this God present themselves as angry, hateful and mean-spirited, then it is foolish to believe that their God will be perceived as anything different. To warn of sin's consequences and still to love is our calling, and it is the power of the Gospel against the greatest of evils.
Yes, we must politic and protest and publish, but the arm of man will not save us or these children. We must seek our God, with the Church doing what it does best: testifying to truth of the preciousness of life, preaching grace, demonstrating love and praying.
Taken from The Hardest Sermons You'll Ever Have to Preach by ROBERT RAYBURN; John Collins. Copyright 2011 by Bryan Chapell . Used by permission of Zondervan.
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A child conceived by rape doesn't know the circumstances of its creation. Aborting the child will not erase PTSD from the rape, nor will it make the mother forget her rapist. Abortion comes with its own traumatics as well that are commonly experienced. I will never say that a woman raped should keep her baby, but aborting it will not somehow reconcile her trauma and pain from the rape itself.
There is no "one, simplistic" solution. Within a year's time, my wife and I were confronted with a couple of women considering abortions. Knowledge of these cases came to us from a sister in Christ who just didn't know what to do. Neither did we. Suddenly, we decided to ask the women for their babies until the women could get back on their feet. We promised to give the babies back if that is what the women wanted, or we would next try to adopt them, even at 50+ years of age.
Interestingly, our sister came back and said the one friend is considering our offer. Several months later, the sister came back and said that both women had chosen to keep their children. The one who considered our offer stated that knowing that a couple cared enough for her to help her in such an unusual way helped her to make the "right decision" (her words). We don't know what, if anything, the other woman thought.
Was this legal? No, but we figured that people in the Christian community would come through with whatever help we needed while giving as little exposure as possible to legal consequences. However, I don't know if this is true, and we didn't have to find out. But it must be worth the risk to save and value a life, otherwise there is nothing worth any sort of risk!
Really, this is what we see as seeing the way God sees. Like I said at first, there are many ways to respond to abortion. Just don't be afraid to try one, especially before it's too late for the baby.
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@ Emily Northam and others. Emily, you wrote" I doubt the author has ever been in the position of needing an abortion. Never experienced being abandoned by his partner only to find out he was pregnant, with no resources and no help. He was never a teenage girl who came from a poor or split family, who had no one to turn to and no money to even care for a child. Do you or the author know what the fear feels like? Like your world is crumbling. The world's weight is on your shoulders and you are beyond terrified because of what people are going to think, what is going to happen to your future plans, how are you going to work and care for a child?"
Well, I do know what that feels like and I completely disagree with your comments. Back in 1974, I was 17, pregnant and unwed. My boyfriend had broken up with me a couple of weeks before I found out I was pregnant. My parents had divorced when I was 12 and my teen years were very rocky, with drug and alcohol abuse, dropping out of school, a couple of foster homes, etc. I was terrified and alone, with no clue what I would do. I seriously considered abortion. Several of my friends had had one and said it was "no big deal".
Here is what I DID do. I turned to God and trusted Him. I was not religious at the time, didn't attend church, but somehow I knew that if I made the RIGHT decision, to give my baby Life, that He would honor that, and take care of me. And that is exactly what happened. I ended up marrying my boyfriend, (also 17) who is now my husband of 38 years. My daughter, whose life hung in the balance that day, has been the joy of my life and my best friend. She has blessed me with 3 grandchildren who have multiplied my joy a thousand -fold. Because I made the decision to trust God and step out in Faith, I have been blessed immeasurably more than I could have ever imagined.
This is what is missing in your argument and so many of the arguments that women are making today, in defending a choice for abortion. You are leaving God out of the whole thing. When we take that decision in our own hands , when we "choose" to abort, we prevent God from being able to do anything to help us. Basically, we cut Him out of the picture. God created that Life in the womb. He doesn't create a new life haphazardly or for no reason. He desires that child to LIVE. God CHOSE for that child to be created. No human should ever "choose" to destroy what God has created. We cannot base our decisions on what we can see today. Only God knows what the future holds. To say we must abort a child because we cannot see a way forward, is to say that God is powerless and can do nothing for us. He has promised to never leave us or forsake us. Don't you think that is true for the unwed teen too? I KNOW it is.
While I agree that God's heart is broken and that he also mourns alongside those who have made the choice to abort, He would NEVER condone the "choice" to end the Life that He created. There is NO circumstance in which God would "approve" our "choice" to terminate the Life that He so carefully formed and brought into being. (see Psalm 139) If you believe that, you are seriously being deceived by the Evil One. God is the Authority over life and death, not we humans. Our ways are not always God's ways. We cannot see what the future holds, but God KNOWS what the future holds. We are to step out in Faith (a scary thing to do, I know)and trust Him. He has promised to work in ALL things for the GOOD of those who love Him. And God always keeps His promises.
And yet even as a woman, you leave women completely out of the equation when it comes to abortion rights.
At least you're admitting the only prominent argument against said rights is a religious one. Legislating religious-based morality is a priority for too many, however.
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I was having this conversation with a friend about abortion, and I am definitely pro-life, but he brought up an interesting point. If we think "big picture" - based on what we know about our world and our God - isn't it "better" off for a child to be aborted (assuming they are immediately ushered immediately into Heaven) then to be born into a bad situation and possibly never get saved then to spend eternity separated from God. Not saying I agree with him, but I'm curious what the best response to that would be. Any opinions?
I do believe that only God can tell which fetus will end up in heaven or hell. Aborting a fetus on a 'what if' scenario is playing the Devil's advocate, and I make it a habit to NEVER advocate on behalf of the Devil.
Hi Matt, That is a good point to consider. However, if one actually looks at who is getting abortions, it is minority women who feel like they don't have a choice. Often they do not have access to resources and support. It may not be because they don't want a child, but because they don't believe they have the means to provide :(. Here are some stats:
•In 2009, 85% of all abortions were performed on unmarried women (CDC).
•Women living with a partner to whom they are not married account for 25% of abortions but only about 10% of women in the population (NAF).
•In 2009, 55.3% of abortions were performed on women who had not aborted in the past; 36.6% were performed on women with one or two prior abortions, and 8.1% were performed on women with three or more prior abortions (CDC).
•Among women who obtained abortions in 2009, 40.2% had no prior live births; 46.3% had one or two prior live births, and 13.6% had three or more prior live births (CDC).
•Women between the ages of 20-24 obtained 33% of all abortions in 2009; women between 25-29 obtained 24% (CDC).
•In 2009, women aged 20-29 years had the highest abortion rates (27.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 20-24 years and 20.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 25-29 years) (CDC).
•50% of U.S. women obtaining abortions are younger than 25; women aged 20-24 obtain 33% of all U.S. abortions and teenagers obtain 17% (AGI).
•In 2009, adolescents under 15 years obtained .05% of all abortions, but had the highest abortion ratio, 785 abortions for every 1,000 live births (CDC).
•Black women are more than 4.8 times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2.7 times as likely (AGI).
•The abortion rate of non-metropolitan women is about half that of women who live in metropolitan counties (NAF).
•The abortion rate of women with Medicaid coverage is three times as high as that of other women (NAF).
•37% of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 28% identify themselves as Catholic (AGI).
•At current rates, nearly one-third of American women will have an abortion (AGI).
I believe as followers of Christ, we should be providing more help to expectant mother so that pro-choice means something entirely different.
I used to hold that opinion. Then I realized that I was limiting God by what I saw in the world. Only God knows the full life of that fetus. And to say it is okay to discard a fetus because of what we see and expect is to rob God of what God can do. We have to let go of excusing our actions by what the world does. Yes, the big picture is the world is cruel. But the BIG big picture is that God is bigger than the world.
Here's the thing. As a woman who's had multiple abortions and became a Christian because of the love of the director of a pregnancy care center, I am pro-choice, AND pro-life. When we're willing to stop the beating hearts of our own children, the problem isn't elective abortion. Abortion is a symptom of a much, much deeper problem.
Both times I ended the lives of my children, I was faced with people holding up signs calling me a killer. I did not want to do what I was doing. I had no family or any kind of help. I had nowhere to turn and no one came to me and said, "let me help you." They held up signs. Or they told me to give my baby up for adoption. Adoption isn't the answer. Not when there are 10 year olds languishing in foster care that no one wants in favor of a brand new baby that they'd rather take for their own than help that child's mother be the parent that they God chose for them to be.
I came to Christ as a homeless, pregnant prostitute. Having been left by my husband at a shelter. I finally understood what love was when a stranger met me where I was in my filth. And then she did the dirty, inconvenient work of not just living Christ's love but actively choosing to teach me what it was through daily help with learning how to be a mama the right way. The word tells us that the Lord even uses the wicked for his purpose. No one's life is without purpose and meaning in God's ultimate plan. And even if for some reason it was, that's not a decision that we're called to make. I am now a mother of two and have made some horrendous decisions in my lack of understanding of what it means to be a believer and even a whole human being. My life has gone from one tragedy to another as a result of who I've been and the way I was raised.
I can't say that I've done much good for anyone. My mother was an addict while she was pregnant with me and still is today. She had every reason to get rid of me. But the Lord has used my desperation to reach out to the utterly hopeless and thrown away because I am one of them too. And I'm humbled and grateful that he's used that to ensure that the most forgotten know that they are precious to him not just through me, but my children as well.
It would not have been better for the testimony of the reality of the God of the Impossible had either myself or my children been electively aborted. I know this to be absolutely true. At the end of the day, telling a broken woman to give her baby away, or that she's a murderer weren't enough to bring me to the foot of the cross and they won't be enough for anyone else. We have to love them, period that's it. It's not convenient and it's time consuming and frustrating but it's the love of Jesus Christ - practically applied. That's the only answer.
Great testimony Kim. By God's grace, you have witnessed a story that I'm sure many can Identify with. I have nothing to add since you very well so expressed your opinion which has a lot of value. Thank You.
Is a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest "knitted by god?" You are wrong to claim that every life in the womb is special and a blessing. And it is horrifying to bring in the heaven and hell side of this. Would god really judge a fetus on whether it deserves damnation? If not, and they all go to heaven, well...that's another scary thought, since Christian would have a method of "saving" everyone.
This issue is just another mind-boggling part of religious, in this case Christian, morality.


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i know that i shouldn't talk about things like this over the e-net, but i have no one else to talk to so here it is.....
i've talked before about my POS brother stealing from my parents and i which was: about $6,000 in jewelry, $300 shotgun, $150 rifle, several bayonets, several collector knives, and my $250 car stereo and pawning them to support his coke habit.
well, tonight i decided to clean all of my tools and put them up nice and neat, when i noticed that my $300 snap-on air ratchet, my $100 blue point angle die grinder and my mekita grinder were missing.
now i think that i've been more than fare when it comes to "letting ***** go", but this is about to kill me.
i've had a little talk with the mom about kicking his ****ing ***** out of the house, but she says that she can't kick her son out on the streets.
this hits me extremely hard.......
see, i may seem like i'm just another a-hole on this great earth, but i'm not. i strive to help anyone with anything ALWAYS. if something breaks, i'm always there. if someone needs a shoulder to cry on, i'm always there. i do everything in my power to always be there for anyone and everyone. i can't say this enough because i know in my heart just how true it is.
all while my brother is sitting on the couch, getting up just long enough (while we are all working) to steal all of our things that we've worked hard for and getting cash for it at American Pawn, so he can go buy beer, weed and cocaine; and drink, smoke and snort all of MY ***** away.
my mom is talking about moving into our other house with him..., not only will that not workout (thats $1,300 less income a month) but that will break up the family over that stupid piece of *****.
some maybe wondering why i'm still living there, and thats because i'm trying to learn Real Estate (which is also a plan to help my parents retire) (used to be a mechanic, but got out of it recently) and can't afford to make it on my own right now because of some recent issues.
so, i guess what i'm trying to say is, as soon as i correct these "issues", i'm going to pack up my ***** and move far far away from my family (maybe to Florida) and not talk to them for a long while.
i think that for all that i put forth, i should have some say in this matter but i don't. maybe (as selfish as it might seem) a little time away from me may help them to see that sometimes you have to let people go; some people never change.
so, to put it bluntly, i'm selling my good old 65 C-10 and everything else that isn't needed, and i'm getting away from these people that don't appreciate me and everything i do enough to give a damn weather or not i'm gone for good or not. and on the brite side my parents get to stay together.......
just one big happy ****ing family.
had to get that off my chest
Sorry to hear about the goings on dude, I hope you fare well in whatever you decide to do. You're right, some people just won't change. Try not to let what's happened ruin your relationship with your parents, you're invaluable to them. Just as your bro is. Good luck.
Sorry to hear about it dude. Life does suck at times.
If I were you I'd beat the living hell out of him until he was half dead! Family or not I would'nt take that BS. Or at the very least kick him out! Sometimes you have to take a step ahead of your parents and take charge. You might get flak for it for awhile, but thats just how it has to be sometimes.
Even if it were my daughter that was messing up, I dont think I would kick her out, but so long as she was living with me then it would me MY house rules, not hers. From some stories people tell I'm glad shes still only 5
Dont take offense to it, but at times you just need to grow up and take charge man. Trust me, these past 2 years of my life have been the worst yet and I'm trying the slow aproach to selling my stuff and getting the hell out of here(but I seem to buy MORE stuff) so I wont have to deal with everything at once, but I've been stuck back at home for these past 2 years and I'm going insane! Thanks to a special friend of mine that made it a bit easier for me allowing me to stay at her place for almost every weekend for about a year, but I havent had that option anymore for about 10 months since that friendship went sour.
Anyway, my opinion is just to take charge and teach him a lesson, or take his stuff and kick his *** out! Thats my opinion.
trust me, i've thought about much worse than just beating him within two inches of death.....
the issues that i was talking about are: a while back we got into a fight and he said that he was going to kill me with his shotgun so i grabbed mine and called the police. turns out he didn't have a gun, but i did, so i went to jail on charges of aggrevated assault with a deadly weapon.<<<which is still pending in court, so if i do anything "right now", it would be certain jail time even though i was preventing harm to myself and NEVER pointed the gun nor assaulted him........did i mention that you should never trust a cop???
anywho, so my hands are tied.
i'd love to beat him to death, but its just worth jail time with "big O buck tooth Bubba".
but one day he'll get his from someone. hell he has already been stabbed in the chest by some big o fat woman that he pissed off; and he almost died on the side of the road because he tried to call home and i was on the e-net, lol. he lost so much blood (because he was so drunk) that he smashed into a couple gaurd rails on his way to the hospital. they even had to replace the whole interior in his truck because of all of the blood everywhere. if it would have been 1/2" over, it would have hit his heart and we wouldn't be having these problems anymore.
i may sound harsh when saying these things, but he IS the most worthless POS i know, and when this is all over i will never see nor talk to him ever again.
conversation one year from now....... someone asks "do you have any brothers or sisters?" my reply "no, i was the only child".
Well I wont try to say my situation is worse, cause it sounds like it isnt
But I got lucky with the cops. Odd as it may seem I only live 8 miles from DC, but my community only has about 9,000 people (last I checked) living here, mostly spanish and rednecks. Oooo.. When me and my Ex broke up I remember some of the conversations I use to have with her "friends", being that she was from the south it was more like a small town of friends. I remember it got so bad that one of her friends was saying BS, saying that he was coming over to kill me. I was crouched behind the door holding my AK, just waiting for that SOB to show up cause at that point in time I had lost everything and I just did'nt care! Luck was in my favor I guess cause it turned out that he was just mouthing off. A few weeks later though (for reasons I will not mention)I got all my weapons taken away from me by the police and 1 week at dominion. And NO thats not Kings dominion! Still makes me shake. Anyway I never got my gun back nor my whole knife collection I mean some of those knives I have had since I was like 8 or so.
BUT! I had to get a backround check when Trak auto migrated to Advance auto and I got real scared at what I would find. Lucky, again, the cops never filed any paper work, no courts, nothing! I was so relieved... A good thing was that the cops were familier with the people that were causing me trouble and I guess knew how they were sometimes.
Well thats about it, I tried to stay here and make it work(life in general that is), but my attitude and personality since losing most of my life 2 years ago has changed alot and I have worn out my welcome here and exhausted my supply of friends to the point of where I have my mother and cousin that are still around and thats about it. As afoul as it sounds, I also need to get the hell out of here cause my mother is sick and no one seems to want to tell me what is wrong. She knows something is wrong so shes trying as hard as she can to help me get out of here aswell and the child situation doesnt make it any easier either.
Anyway, alot of people got it hard too man. Even if you have to, try and figure out a way to can turn your brother in for the coke habbit or anything else if it's already gotten to or past the point of someone going to jail. I know it sounds like back stabbing, but sometimes you have to take any advantage you can get.
So I'll add to my opinion, if you can't get him out, then do yourself a favor for the long run and pull up stakes and leave. You probably wont regret it.
Hope that reply wasnt too long, looks it.
EDIT: Oh! Remember.. People may say they are your friends and that they want to help, but when it comes down to it, if you can't do something for them in return, they dont want nothing to do with ya! So DONT lay your problems on them, find someplace "private" where you can ***** about things. Just my opinion.
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Running away isn't going to fix anything. I can see moving across town or something, not three or four states.
You have some conections in town and use them. Continue the real estate and work hard to get customers. Let your family go fore a while, you can't control them anyways.
Once you look at all your options, then cary them through. Take some time and think solutions instead of quickest excape.
Been there done that...It dosen't help.
PM me once you figure what your doing with your truck.
Hang in there, your reacting instead of acting, sometimes doing nothing is better than anything else.
The only advice I can offer since I have a younger brother who also was the family screw-up is for you to make sure that your possessions are locked up at all times. Secure your tools, get locks for your bedroom door, etc. THEN when the time is right and funds permit move out and dont provide your family with your address. Visit THEM when you feel you need to have contact.
I have a younger brother that pulled the same kinda crap you've been talking about. Stole and pawned everything he could get his hands on so he could drink to his heart's content. When my father passed away my older brother and I divided all Dad's tools between us and gave my younger brother nothing....we knew he would pawn it all if given the chance. We told him he'd get his share when he grows up...its 7 years since Dad passed away and needless to say my "baby" brother still hasn't received his share...probably never will.
As for moving out, I never felt better and more at ease until I distanced myself from from my brother. Like most people I myself had enuf to deal with in my own life let alone deal with the nonsense and BS of an irresponsible sibling.
Best of luck and I hope you can find some well deserved peace in this issue.
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Junky=piece of Crap!
You can NEVER trust a junky to do the right thing because the right thing to him is to get high at any cost. Your family isn't helping things, inabling the *** hole to feed off your assets to feed his coke habit. I know the program and the 12 step's work only when some peolpe are MADE to work a PROGRAM OR BE KICKED OUT OF THEIR FAMILY'S LIFE FOR GOOD. I don't deal well with theives so I would put his butt in jail, family or not. He is counting on no one pressing charges against him and will continue till he's either dead or in jail for his actions. Thats a junky's life. Making them do the right things is called tough love.
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Hey AKM, I've been where you are at, only it was my son who was stealing stuff not only from me, but from anyone else who wasn't looking. It sounds like he has a substance abuse problem, and stealing from family members to support that habit will continue until he hits rock bottom or until your parents toss him out. It is a tough thing for your parents also, believe me.
For you though, I would get my affairs in order as quickly as possible for a move several states away as you suggested.
Until you're ready to hit the freeway, invest in some locks and lock everything you own, even if you have to rent a rental storage unit. Also kick the ***t out of your brother and tell him he has caused this move and is going to kill his/your parents if he doesn't get help for his addiction. Not sure how old he is, but I suspect late teens early twenties and not working very much if at all.
Best of luck to you. Hopefully the family and especially your brother will realize the reason you have bailed out. You need and deserve peace in your life. And, real estate is hot in Florida with all of the baby-boomers retiring. Wash dishes or set tables down there for a while while you're working to get your realtor licenses. Keep your phone number and address unknown.
Sorry about your situation. Tazz is right on the money. I have a brother who's eldest son was the same way. They finally agreed on "tough love" and threw him out. Naturally he got in trouble and begged them to help. They stuck to their guns, and after he did 2 years, and became clean and stayed on his own for a few more years they started a new relationship with him. He is a totally NEW person. I'm not saying everyone can do this, but who knows. One other thing you must not blame your mom: its a maternal thing that almost all women posess about their children. Ask her if she would rather go to his funeral, or visit him in prison as the next time YOU are going to charge him. Don't screw your life up for a misfit!
I can't say I 'understand' how it is for you man. All I can say is that when I try to 'imagine' it pisses me off to see good folks get ***** on. Sounds like you have everyone and everything going against your grain right now and that's not cool. I know you're about to reach your breaking point, and just getting to where you are at now took alot. You know how to look after yourself and you know what you have to give up to do it.
YOU are the only person on this earth that knows what's best for you. But you have to be aware of the consequences of your actions (good and bad). Sometimes they hurt others, sometimes it's a mutual better. But if those people that you coincidentally hurt are the ones that are hurting YOU now, and they don't even know it, it's easier to make your decisions knowing that nothing is intentional.
I wish you luck and strength in whatever path you take. And if that path leads you to SC, let me know ahead of time.
First of all....Just because you are 'blood' doesn't necessarily make you family. I have found this out with my family. I have 3 people that I am very close with that I truly consider "family" out of my entire 'blood relatives'....that is my Dad,His dad and mom....my own mother doesn't call/visit. She forgot my birthday(her ONLY child) everybody on her side calls ONLY when they want something or need something fixed. I see/talk to my dad and grandfather on regular basis. I moved out and got married young. Now I have my own family and home, and have never looked back once. I have very close friends that I consider part of my family. I guess what I am trying to say is this....Your true family is who you decide to make your family...friends,relatives,etc. There will be people that will just never learn...family or not....so do NOT put up with the lying,stealing,cheating!
Secondly....He has stolen YOUR personal possesions....cut and dry. Call the cops, send his *** to jail. He has a cocaine problem, which means that he probably has some in his possession at most times, home or not. As soon as he leaves the house, call the cops, send his *** to jail. He is pawning everything he can get his hands on...go to the pawnshops and look for you belongings, tell the shop owner that they are yours and were stolen, and if the 'seller' comes back into the shop again to call you immediately...when he calls, call the cops, meet them at the pawnshop and send his *** to jail. He will not learn until he is forced to learn! I know that you have had a bad experience with the police in the past(because of your brother!) You need to go talk to the city prosecutor and explain the situation, and suggest to him that something needs to be done immediately.
You need to go buy an electric engraver and engrave everything...I mean EVERYTHING that YOU own with your Soc.Sec# or something identifiable. When you find something missing, report it stolen immediately, go to the pawnshop and look for it....You now have proof that it is yours and a police report to back it up. Maybe when the police get tired of hearing your voice and are tired of taking reports of your brother stealing things....they will realize that maybe he IS a thief and addict. Do not mark your parents items...they don't care, why should you. Eventually they will get tired of it and do the same.
Put a large lock on your door...something like a shed door lock with a GOOD padlock...something tamperproof. Put all of your possessions in your room. Put a bar in the window to prevent opening from the outside. Make it known to the entire household what you are doing and what your plans are.
You brother owns absolutely nothing except for his clothes and some coke...correct? Find his stash...wait for him to see you with it and flush it down the toilet. Then everytime he has some coke...take it and flush it.
He will eventually just carry it with him...then when he leaves the house. go to a public phone and annonymously report him with it in his possession and his 'intent to distribute'. Tell them that you seen him sell/buy it on the street.
I do not normally condone any type of lying, but in your circumstance that is the only way that anyone will benefit from the situation.
I'd say pull up the stakes and head out just like everyone else, but my reason for saying so is a bit different. Your avatar says you are 22 years old. At 22 you should definitely be on your own by now. I know you said you have other issues going on, but I don't think living with your parents at that age is a healthy thing. Its much harder living on your own, things like toilet paper and lightswitches begin to cost money...but its a function of responsibility and everyone needs it. I think you'll do very well for yourself to move out. I don't think its running from a problem either, growing up and moving out from under your parent's wing is just a necessary part of life.
Kill him and plea insanity, you could pull it off.
My grandparents go through this with my mom's crazy/useless sister, 38 and still living, sorry LEACHING off of her parents. I'm going to disagree with Dutchman about looking for solutions instead of an escape. You should only look for a solution if it's your problem. Even as the brother I would just move away from that problem, when it can be done financially. You're opinions on what to do don't seem to be taken into consideration so screw all of them, after a while your parents will figure it out. Still talk to them on the phone, but be far enough away that your as$hole brother can't break into your house when you're at work (don't think it wouldn't happen.)
You're in a tough situation Aaron,, and everyone has given you some good advice and some bad advice,, first of all, you have found out that if it comes to the point of kicking his ***, that YOU will be the one that pays the price, Is it really worth the effort??
Your mom is doing just what most moms would do, trying to help her son, thats not going to change it seems, being a parent, I know that its really hard to see your kids doing these things that are ruining their lives, and your moms health, I had some problems with my youngest son, and I was ready to do some drastic things to his body too, but why?? it wouldn't change anything, so I just did the TOUGH LOVE thing, he came home one day and his black garbage bag with his worldly possations was on the door step, he had no place to go, but I didn't care, something had to be done, I don't know where he went,what he did, but I do know that he came back 15 days later with a changed attitude and a kicked habit, he hasn't went back to his old ways for 4 years now, and he's doing great, I am helping him get started in a rod shop, so I guess I won,
I think this is what your parents need to do to your brother, he has a problem that can't be ignored much longer, he's at the point where he will either end up in jail for a long time or DEAD,
or even worse, your mom will be there, someone needs to get him into drug rehab, or turn him in to the authorities, he is commiting a crime when he steals your property, and they will prosacute him. and hopefully they will send him to rehab, he isn't going to do this on his own, you and your parents need to do this, he won't understand that its best for him, but thats the way it has to be,
Moving away might seem like the easy out and it probably is , but that will put a hardship on you, and your parents since you are trying to do the right thing and make something of your self, HE is the cancer, that needs to be removed, sounds like your mom has tried her best to help him, with out much luck but don't condem her for trying to help him, thats the mother instinct, and she will continue to try to help him it sounds like, he is still doing these things because he gets away with it, no concuences, just a lot of famly problems which isn't good, he needs to face the music and suffer from his actions, enough that he will want to change his ways, maybe some time in jail would do that, and get him away from the drugs. TOUGH ROW TO HOE!! but thats his problem , get help or get OUT, period, quit beating yourself up over this crap, its not your fault, just live your life and make the BEST you can out of it, if he don't streighten up and make a better life for himself thats too bad, at least everyone tried,
I really hope things get better for you, you are too young to have to suffer for what a stupid *** brother does, YOU are the victum in this ,,, do something about it, NO offence Aaron ,,,just my opinion and nothing more... GOOD LUCK TO YOU,,, BILL
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