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Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
12:28 PM on October 28, 2011

Oh yes. I am paying all-cash (I'm a good little consumerist) and I'm so sad about getting rid of my 11-year-old only-car-I've-had-in-my-adult-life that I'm not nearly enthusiastic enough to pay too much for a car. If they screw with me I'll totally leave because I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF PENELOPE ANYWAY. It's just a little crowded in my compact sedan with two car seats and my tall husband. We might have to tie luggage to the roof. :)

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Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:52 AM on October 28, 2011

Okay, I'm getting ready to actually make the leap and get a mom-mobile. Those of you who've negotiated via e-mail, how did you do it? I remember some great links from back in the day but can't manage to find them.

There's only one dealer with the car I want in town; otherwise I have to go about 150 miles. I'd like to settle a price before I do that. :) I'm primarily looking at the used market.

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Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
2:50 PM on October 21, 2011

Hey, someone used to comment frequently about how to e-mail negotiate with several dealers to get the best car deal -- does anyone have a link to one of those comments or is that guy still around?

I am finally going to pull the trigger on getting a mom-mobile and I want to look at the specifics. :)

Animal Shelter Manager Reveals Horrors Of His Job

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
9:56 PM on October 20, 2011

"I'm a control freak and the only way to get the most predictable health, temperament/behavior, and size is to know who the parents are."

And yet, not true. My parents got a perfectly-pedigreed Sheltie ... who mutantly grew to the size of a Collie. (But longer and flatter, like a Sheltie's proportions.) You just can't know with genes.

Animal Shelter Manager Reveals Horrors Of His Job

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
9:52 PM on October 20, 2011

Not all pets "qualify" for the no-kill shelter; it just means the nearest kill shelter puts down more pets.

3 Tips For Fighting Bullies

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:57 PM on October 19, 2011

Neither of those statements is necessarily true; large schools can often provide a "niche" for each student, where small schools can clique up and exclude particular students entirely. Private schools can be miserably exclusionary and can be bully-havens -- because the bullies' parents are paying too.

The atmosphere of the school and the attitude of the adults -- parents and teachers both -- makes a real difference.

3 Tips For Fighting Bullies

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:50 PM on October 19, 2011

"In other words, implement your own zero-tolerance policy that involves the other kid going to jail and you becoming the sole beneficiary of the teachers' union pension fund."

There's actually a fund called the "tort fund" that schools can levy to pay for lawsuits, lawyers fees, and judgments. In my state, the tort fund levy is uncapped; the schools may levy at ANY rate necessary to pay lawsuit judgments. It doesn't come out of the teachers' pension fund; it come QUITE DIRECTLY out of taxpayer pockets.

Also generally teachers' pensions are a state-level issue while school district lawsuits come out of local taxes.

3 Tips For Fighting Bullies

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:47 PM on October 19, 2011

The internet stuff -- while awful to go through as a student -- actually makes life a lot easier for administrators. Probably 1/3 of the suspensions and expulsions we process now have facebook pages attached to the file. The bullies post it RIGHT THERE ON THE INTERNET which makes it very, very easy to officially discipline them. There's not a lot of he said/she said. Also kids post STUPID SHIT on the internet. Also I'm getting good at reading teen-speak.

We have even caught a teacher-bully who was posting on facebook. Bullying students. Because sometimes people suck. But in the past I'm sure this teacher-bully would have gotten away with it in the classroom for years.

3 Tips For Fighting Bullies

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:41 PM on October 19, 2011

As an expeller, I can assure you that is not the case. (Also, simple battery doesn't get you expelled, even if it does get you arrested. You have to have a weapon for a zero-tolerance policy.)

Is In-Flight Advertising Getting Out Of Control?

Commented by Eyebrows McGee (now with double the baby!):
11:19 PM on October 19, 2011

I have seen Alive, Armageddon, Air Force One, Con Air, and Final Destination all on airplanes, so I'm unclear on how PETA picking the movies COULD MAKE IT ANY WORSE.

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