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  1. EnglishLady

    What does the S&P downgrade Mean to us?

    But even with "the right person" in the hot seat, I still think it will be a tough road for quite sometime to get back on the right side of the tracks.
  2. EnglishLady

    What does the S&P downgrade Mean to us?

    A long, hard road ahead for everyone .... no matter who sits in the hot seat :(
  3. EnglishLady

    U.S. credit rating dropped

    On the flipside - Just heard on the local MI news that gas prices are expected to drop by .35c within the next month.
  4. EnglishLady

    U.S. credit rating dropped

    According to the BBC the other credit agencies are not considering anything at the moment "The other two major credit rating agencies, Moody's and Fitch, said on Friday night they had no immediate plans to follow S&P in taking the US off their lists of risk-free borrowers" BBC News - US...
  5. EnglishLady

    U.S. credit rating dropped

    I found this particularly interesting .... from the BBC "Officials in Washington told US media that the agency's sums were deeply flawed. Unnamed sources were quoted as saying that a treasury official had spotted a $2 trillion [£1.2 trillion] mistake in the agency's analysis. "A...
  6. EnglishLady

    79 yr old woman 'died after thieves stole air-conditioner'

    BBC A woman who reported that her air-conditioning unit had been stolen later died of heat exhaustion, officials in the state of Texas have confirmed. Dolores Grissom, 79, died in her home in Oak Cliff two days after telling police her unit had been stolen. The news comes as parts of...
  7. EnglishLady

    60% + fsj + unknown fleet owner

    You are quite correct - there have been threads on "bad owners', so there is no harm whatsoever in seeking the best answers - thats what EO is for ... IMO, I think this is the best answer so far, because an owner who has nothing to fear, will willingly give out this info :) TSExpediter...
  8. EnglishLady

    Israel approves 900 East Jerusalem settlement homes

    Sorry Moose - but I have re-read the report and find nothing in it but .... well reporting. :confused: I do not see any assumptions or bias, just basic reporting :confused:
  9. EnglishLady

    Drought-stricken town is taking a page from NASA

    Discovery The drought in Texas has gotten so severe municipal water managers have turned to a once untenable idea: recycling sewage water. "When you talk about toilet-to-(water) tank it makes a lot of people nervous and grossed out," says Terri Telchik, who works in the city manager's...
  10. EnglishLady

    Fingerprint breakthrough offers new forensic evidence

    BBC A technology to extract fingerprints from a crime scene could show if a criminal suspect has taken drugs or been in contact with explosives. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have developed a way to capture fingerprints that can identify substances touched, and secretions from...
  11. EnglishLady

    Israel approves 900 East Jerusalem settlement homes

    BBC The Israeli government has given final approval for more than 900 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem. The move, to build houses for Jewish families in the settlement of Har Homa, has been criticised by peace groups as cynical. But the Israeli government says it will help address...
  12. EnglishLady

    Things that make you go, "What?"

    LOL I bet you are only giving us the polite version :D I probably would have said .. "cor blimey mate, what gives" :D:p
  13. EnglishLady

    APU out

    I agree with Xiggi. The truck is the bread & butter of the business - hate to think how long you would have to wait if something else went wrong with the truck :eek: Spending money for motels instead of righting the problem is not the answer IMO.
  14. EnglishLady

    APU out

    The truck ac doesn't do much for the sleeper area :(
  15. EnglishLady

    APU out

    Have you put that very question to the Owner? Oh & welcome to EO btw :-)
  16. EnglishLady

    Hello

    Hi and welcome to EO ..... so sorry to hear about your weird duck (sorry had to add that .... I like that description LOL) I do hope all turns out well for you :)
  17. EnglishLady

    Forget the boot, use a tank

    I wonder if this idea will catch on everywhere :rolleyes: :D Msn I must break you: Mayor looks to crush city's parking woes with tank Publicity stunt shows Vilnius mayor in armored personnel carrier that then drives over car Frustrated by motorists who park their cars with...
  18. EnglishLady

    Cargill recalling 36M pounds of ground turkey

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened at least 76 others. Illnesses in the outbreak date back to March and have been reported in 26 states coast to...
  19. EnglishLady

    Hi

    Welcome to EO :)
  20. EnglishLady

    Queers and Steers

    ROFL .... see I said it wasn't the exact quote :o :D:p
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