Jack M

What's worse is people pretending to be engineers when they do not have the education.

really something special. you will not be disappointed. buy with confidence.

Thanks for the insight Jim, however this woman we dealt with at Petco was a Gecko breeder herself and was quite knowledgeable. She addressed most of the points you've made and explained how this species of Gecko was different. She said 15 minutes of holding every few hours was fine. I will ask about gerbils though. But don't they bite?

Dude that frog video is messed up! The risk with all reptiles/amphibians is that they can carry Salmonella. And if the animal needs water in its habitat, then that serves as a breeding ground for the bacteria. The Gecko (at least the Crested one) needs no water other than for drinking. So I'm not keen on hunting for newts/salamanders. Geckos are also not social, and prefer to live alone, so it doesn't surprise me that two in the same tank would fight. They told us the Crested Gecko needs no live food other than as a treat, and no warming device as long as your house is above 60. I'll get something for when we are away skiing and I turn the house down to 50. Heh, I was hoping "Gecko" would chime in here!

hmm, good point. not sure how I'd break that to the boy though.

not that there's anything wrong with that

If taxes were lower, absolutely. If taxes were the same as they are now, but then donations suddenly became non-deductable, the answer is no. As it is, we will be cutting back on voluntary charity this year, because more "involuntary charity" is being taken from us.

My son turned 8 yesterday (wtf?) and all he wanted was a pet. He's allergic to cats and mildly allergic to dogs, and we couldn't have a dog anyway with our skiing lifestyle. He had been begging for a turtle, and we had been pushing him towards fish. Went to Petco yesterday and dealt with a surprisingly knowledgeable and helpful salesperson, and she sold us on a low-maintenance breed of Gecko lizard called the Crested Gecko. It is temperate so it doesn't need a heating lamp, it doesn't need live food, can go a few days between feedings, is about 8" long fully grown, and it goes potty in the same spot every time so it's easy to clean up after it. Sounds perfect! These things are cool, they're pretty mellow and friendly. They can jump like frogs, and live for about 10 years. We left the store without it so that my son could sleep on the decision and he woke up still really wanting it. I have to admit that I want it too! Any cautions about Gecko or general lizard ownership?

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Jesus H man! What do you think this is a full time job? :lol:

Competition drives reinvestment. Improve, evolve, or go out of business. I am not against breaking up monopolies though.

New Hampshire has no income tax and no sales tax. I believe their biggest tax is property tax. So basically, don't plan on retiring there unless you plan well in advance or are very wealthy.

Businesses do not pay income tax. They are charged an income tax, but they pass it along to their customers in the form of higher prices, and to their employees in the form of lower pay.

+1000

No corporation paid federal income tax in 2009 or any other year.

lol, but that's not corporate jargon, that guy sounds more like a writer for Star Trek Next Generation.

It's completely understandable why he would think that. Yeah, that's really not what this forum is about. If you want to buy some hardboots and/or splitboard bindings, Fin and Michelle are experts at sizing you remotely and providing guidance. No need to query thousands of people who generally aren't into that for advice.

"It is a system in which the top 10 percent of earners — households making an average of $366,400 in 2006" Wait... IIRC, didn't John Kerry tell us that the top 10 percent meant households making $200k or more? $366k sounds much more reasonable.

I have yet to figure out why AR is here. Seems the novelty of the internet hasn't worn off for him yet. Ahh, those were the days.

Nice!! Looks like it could be hollowed out and lightened more though...?

Right, it appears to me that individual plates for each foot do not have a future in racing.

Thanks... http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/member.php?u=1

No Hangl inserts. I'm not too concerned about this, as it seems that type of plate is falling out of favor. The board will take a Vist plate, of course.

I am going to get reamed on tax day. Someone please buy this! I can take $1200 shipped to the 48 states. Outside, I will pay the first $25 of shipping. This really is an amazing board in great shape.

Gee I don't know. I'm 99% sure my wife's 155s say 12m on them, but I don't have access to them right now to double check, and I might not be able to until next fall.