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To: Ilaine who wrote (70507)	10/2/2008 11:48:15 AM
From: Snowshoe	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

Ilaine, Hope you continue to stop by now and then. We're trying to keep the old BBR flame alive, while the others hide from Mq behind Elmat's barricade. Have you noticed that the Chinese managed to poison their domestic milk supply with melamine? Makes the earlier pet food poisoning incident look pretty minor in comparison. >>I think she is very pretty and very smart. I like her.<< I like her as Governor, but I think the VP thing is a stretch. I'll be watching the debate tonight. >>signed up for a master's level history class<< Speaking of history, we may be reliving the Panic of 1873... The Real Great Depression The depression of 1929 is the wrong model for the current economic crisis more: chronicle.com Panic of 1873 en.wikipedia.org >>But the foreclosures are definitely slowing down, lenders willing to make deals now.<< Thanks for the update on that. Based on my experience from the 1980s, it takes the lenders 3-4 years to get over their shock and start to deal.