Bethab's Comments (325)

“Closer to being completely useless”

“i have heard that if you take a bunch of bananas still connected together in the bunch and bite and eat the ends of each one then wear the remaining stuff on your head for 2 days then it will cure your flu.

now please go do the research to prove me wrong.

otherwise, just because you have never heard of my cure for the flu doesn't make it ridiculous”

“I'd rather have Chicago even in Feb/Mar than LA year round.

You know, we have public transportation in Chicago -- just for starters. Then, you know, our city is walk-able. Not only do we have a downtown, but from downtown, you can walk to Grant Park and from there to Lake Michigan -- all without ever having to step into a car.

And our neighborhoods are walkable too -- something like New York without the cramped quarters -- with a variety of populations as different (here) as Lincoln Sq. from Little Village.

So go ahead, stay in L.A.! We just laugh.”

“Your reaction is not unusual. It took me 2 years of iiving here back in the 60's to decide I loved it and that it is where I am most at home. If you are stuck here then I hope you see the good parts of the city. Start by thinking of it as a region of 14 million people with a thousand fascinating neighborhoods to explore. Also, I agree with Mr. Broad that the #1 advantage is that more than almost any other city, LA is open to new ideas, people and trends wherever they come from as long as they have merit! We don't care who you are back wherever, who your parents were or what club they belonged to. We will accept you for who you are now -- Furthermore, a Chicagoan would never say that after only 18 months I was a "native"-- happens all the time in LA. But if you decide to leave, don't think LA will care-- people come here all the time and leaving because they can't make it is a part of our culture-- look at all the songs about leaving LA!! Good luck and hope it works out for you.”

“Enjoy Feb/Mar in Chicago”

“dunno - and no I don't have a manual, that's part of it. The assumptions you people make about the religious are astounding. You automatically assume if one believes in God he's a right wing bible thumping fundementalist.”

“It may be time to go and get an apt. guide and start looking at what you can afford because it sounds like you have come to the end of the process. You're bad luck doesn't mean you have to be homeless.”

“I'm not having kids either....I understand!”

“Not really. Even browsing through the choice of lesson plans online, may give teachers new ideas re/ teaching a specific concept. It is like reading comments on HuffPo or any other site; I find people presenting ideas in a different way and it changes my thinking. I think that this makes me a better thinker, not a lazy one.”

“What's wrong with breastfeeding, sister?”

“I agree. Not to 'rag' on Kim, but when I'm watching TV with family, the Viagra, Flomax and now vibrator commercials are awkward. Can't there be a private forum for these discussions? Doesn't good taste exist anymore?”

“I don't think she's trying to shame you. I think she's trying to share her experience with the majority of women who do want children.”

“Bravo! I am one of them as well.”

“You should absolutely feel no shame. I applaud women who don't want children and don't cave into societal pressure to have them. While I love my daughter and always wanted a child, I have many friends who are Child Free and fulfilled in their lives. We should be way past the days when people are judged by their history of procreation.”

“Hear hear! The race to beat the biological clock can wind up being a terrible choice for all involved.”

“And who is going to visit you in the hospital or nursing home when you are old?
oh, yeah, you're going to leave everything to charity, right?
maybe if it's a large enough donation, they will send someone to your funeral.
friends, employers, and the government don't take of people when they are old and dying.
Only family will stand by someone in their old age.
Who will stand by you?
your nieces and nephews? they will be busy with their parents.
maybe your dog or cat will take care of you.
hahahahahaha”

“Gender discrimination is not possible with this issue. Men cannot get pregnant, therefore cannot have an abortion. If they could, your argument would be correct.”

“We've found a calculator on BankRate.com that computes how much debt you have, what your interest rate is and tells you how much to pay a month in order to get it paid off in 12 mos, 18 mos, etc. We've been paying off our highest interest rate cards first and will pay off everything within a year! Including our cars!

It actually feels good to call those big banks and tell them THANKS BUT NO THANKS to their cards and their fees. Credit card reform actually made things worse for me! My rates have gone sky high since they passed it and now I'm getting charged fees and charges that I never had! My bank is also nickel and diming us with a $1.50 charge to move $$$$ from our checking to our savings and a few other fees I've never heard of!

We're moving our bank accounts to a local bank only and once our credit cards are paid off (two divorces and two irresponsible ex-spouses -- legal fees), we won't be using credit for anything! I have no problem watching the banks lose some of their profits because they priced their goods out of reach and ran up interest rates to where people can't afford to pay them back!

THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO CUT THEIR NOSE TO SPITE THEIR TWO-FACES!”

“you are being responsible. Good for you! A lot of people around here believe they have a right to run up there credit card debt then just not pay it back.”