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    Got word today that my car is totaled :(

    Who fault is the accident? Get an older land yacht such as an Impala/Crown Victoria if you are accident prone and save your money for medical/life insurance. Owing a 4WD/AWD doesn't mean that you can drive fast in ice/snow, because it doesn't give you a lot more stoping/cornering power than...
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    I want to become a firefighter... what are the requirements?

    ++ You have to volunteer for ever before you can get a job.
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    Super 8mm film to DVD or VHS

    Telecine equipment is quite expensive therefore transfer fee is high. Check the local university or film club to see if you can rent time from them because the price are much lower than get it done professionally. However, you will need some one to help you with the equipment. PS. $0.20...
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    Where did you work as a young adult? ages 15-18

    12 -- paper route, mow lawn. 13 -- paper route, mow lawn, janitor. 14 -- paper route, mow lawn, janitor, carpet cleaner. 15 -- paper route, mow lawn/gardener, janitor. 16 -- janitor, gardener, construction helper. 17 -- janitor, construction helper, landscaper. 18 -- janitor...
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    the bass just arent biting right now*update.slightly better since last post

    Tube & rubber worm are my favorite for largemouth/black/rock bass. I have also caught some largemouth/black/rock bass with spoons/topwater, but they don't work for me as well as tube/worm. But, I find spoons are the best for sea bass. IMHO, best time to fish for bass is in the everning just...
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    Do any of you have oily skin?

    <-- Oily skin, bath twice daily ++ wash face 1-2 times daily, and I look at least 10 years younger. In the winter I sometime get dry skin because of over washing, but scrub and cream would buff that right out.
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    Do any of you have oily skin?

    Wash/bath more often.
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    Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable?

    A related question for law makers. Why breadfruit is a fruit while tomato, potato, and rhubarb are vegetable?
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    Are there free Linux distributions?

    Check out Distrowatch to download your falvor. Try Google around for more info and try out a few live disk distros such as Knoppix, Kanotix, Damn Small Linux, SLAX, MEPIS, and last but not least Ubuntu. Then install a few distros to find your niche.
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    My sister is watching our baby brother

    People don?t usually eat dog biscuit, but we human consume worst food regularly such as hotdog, haggis, carbonated beverage, sugar, alcohol, fermented milk (cheese), fermented fish (fish sauce), etc?
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    Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable?

    Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) --From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When the US court going to declare that avocado is a vegetable? Law makers know better than scientist :roll:
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    Is it worth it owning two cars?

    It is not worth it to have 2 cars because the longevity of both cars doesn?t offset the cost of insure both vehicles at the same time. And, technology gets better with time, therefore it is better to use one car then get a later model than having 2 older cars. The anwer to the OP is, it is...
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    barrel of oil to gas

    Coke = Coal at 40% greater in volume to mass.
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    barrel of oil to gas

    Inflation Adjusted Cude Oil Prices Gasoline Prices Historical and Today
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    barrel of oil to gas

    From the Oil Field to the Gas Tank Product -- Gallons per Barrel* Gasoline -- 19.5 Distillate fuel oil1 -- 9.2 Kerosene-type jet fuel -- 4.1 Residual fuel oil2 -- 2.3 Liquefied refinery gases -- 1.9 Still gas -- 1.9 Coke -- 1.8 Asphalt and road oil -- 1.3 Petrochemical feedstocks --...