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    POLL: USPS - is it really needed 6 days a week?

    I was lucky while going to college. Got a job with the Post Office over the Christmas break delivering mail door to door in my girl friend's home town. We delivered the route twice a day. Made good money for a part time time job for two weeks. That was 1956-57.
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    OT: Travel to Istanbul

    We visited Athens and the surrounding area for a week and cruised the Greek Islands with a two night stay in Istanbul. It was a great trip. We spent a day and an evening in the city. The highlights were the Market, the Blue Mosque, a carpet store and walking around the city. We did not eat any...
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    Following up on a previous thread....Greece...

    I have been to both of them and loved both of them. If you can, spend time in both of them, you won't be disappointed. I would have a hard time deciding which one I liked better.
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    BIG 3-1 so far

    I love Penn State football and love to read the Message Board, yet I am so surprised at all the hate that is spewed forth on this Board, first always wanting to get rid of Franklin, the dislike for the rest of the Big Ten and so on and on. I think PSU has made two good hires after the Board...
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    What happened to nectarines?

    Most of the tomatoes in grocery stores are shipped in which means they are picked green or just as they get a red tinge of color. They also are a variety that ships well meaning they are harder then varieties that are grown to be field ripened.
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    What happened to nectarines?

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    AKB, what’s with all the acorns?

    According to wives tales from years ago, an abundance of nuts indicates a a cold winter with abundance snow.
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    AKB, what’s with all the acorns?

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    OT: Costco membership

    We have been members since October 2013. Their gas prices are better than any place around us, most of the time 5-6 cents cheaper. Tire deals are better than any tire store around and their warranties are great. Their pharmacy prices also very competitive. We took their executive membership, we...
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    "How the college debt debate shifted with one big idea"

    One of the reasons for the extremely high debt for college students is the outlandish high interest rate that companies like Navient charge for student loans. We helped pay for our graanddaughter's student loan, until the Feds raised interest rates a few years ago, the rate was 8%, when the Feds...
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    OT: Gardening help - Habaneros...

    I only ever planted the orange ones. They turned orange whrn they were ripe.
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    OT: you're a true Pennsylvanian if you've eaten 20/28 of these foods...

    I have 27 0f 28. A true Pennsylvanian.
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    OT - Gatlinburg, Tn

    Funny your discription of Gatlinburg as being like moving the Boardwalk of Wildwood to the Smokey Mts. is right on. I said that almost 30 years ago when we visited Gatlinburg on our way home from Alabama.
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    Hey world travelers, anybody know about Madrid or Lisbon?

    We have been to all the places you mentioned as part of an organized trip. It was one of the best trips we were on, beautiful country and lots of history. There are great museums in Madrid. While you are there you can travel to Toledo and then to the Costa De Sol. Check your Rick Steves books...
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    The Collapse of ESPN

    Wait until this cutting off of funds hits the contracts of sports programs both at the pro and college level. Big time sports has grown with the millions of dollars that are pumped into the programs each year from the TV contracts, coupled with the idea we need to to have more bigger and better...
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    The Women's U.S. Open was in Lancaster?

    It was 6,483 yards, I don't know how that compares to other women's courses. It was a challenging course, but the golfers comments were all positive and they were energized by the crowd following each day. Some even commented they were blown away last Sunday as to the crowds of people to watch...
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    The Women's U.S. Open was in Lancaster?

    Sorry you missed a great tournament on a great old course. Record crowds for the tournaments. On Tuesday, which was a practice day, they set a record for a one day sale of merchandise for any USGA event. The Lancaster Country Club, the city and county and the volunteers did a wonderful job of...
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    How to get more students at basketball games?

    It is not only a problem at PSU, but across the country with few exceptions. Blame some of that on the ESPN, Big 10 Chanel, etc. Why would a student want to leave his/her room or bar when they can view multiple games on the tube in HD? It is also a problem in football. Winning does help but it...
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    FC:? IM Building expanding outward again towards stadium

    As a retired Director of Campus Recreation, I am responding to JP3272 and others questioning the need to expand the IM Building. There are several reasons. One responder gave a partial answer in that it is to "keep up with the Jones". The Big 10 has some best collegiate recreations programs in...
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    Fly Fishing guys. Need help with a rod....

    I bought my grandson one of the $90.00 on sale rod several years ago at Cabela's. It had a great feel to it and cast great. If you fish for trout, your line is more important then the reel.
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