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    Hawaiian vacation to Maui

    Anyone have a recommendation as to where the best region to stay is (west, south, east, central, or highland)? Currently I am thinking half of our stay on the west side, and half of our stay on the east side. When we stayed on Kauai, we stayed on the south coast. it was alright but we spent...
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    Hawaiian vacation to Maui

    We did a 9 day trip to Oahu (2nights), and Kauai for (7 days) and loved it! This summer we are going to go to Maui. Anyone have any "hidden gems" kind of items that they discovered/enjoyed? Definitely on the itinerary will be snorkeling/snorkel sail and beaches (recommendations welcome). We...
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    In Honor of Mother’s Day, what frozen dinner is best?

    Michelina's mac and cheese is actually quite delicious. We haven't had in quite a while, but it is good in a pinch.
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    Smoking Meat Questions and Discussion

    Put them in the oven on Broil for a couple of minutes.
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    Friday OT - I’m Afraid of Americans

    Ankeny is horrible with this.
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    Friday OT - I’m Afraid of Americans

    My kids running or jumping with food or gum in their mouth. About 20 years ago one of my nephews friends came out to play, while eating a chicken leg. While running to my sister's house the kid choked on a piece of the chicken. Needless to say, my sister was unable to dislodge the food and...
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    ***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

    The front of our house is broken up into 4 different sections. All of our damage is confined to a few strips on the outer wall with our double garage door(shake shingles on the dormer all fine), and our front bedroom with a fairly large window, so there is really not all that much sq footage to...
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    ***Official 2023 Weather Thread***

    We received our first estimate for the storm damage from Friday. Up to 25,000 in damages! We are located in West Ames(sunset ridge). All of our aluminum cladding/gutters on the southern exposer(street side), one of our outdoor lights. a bunch of cracked siding, some minor roof damage, several...
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    On That Note: Chain of Fools

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    On That Note: Chain of Fools

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    Commercials that need to be shot into the sun

    This was an infomercial back in the day, but holy **** this dude was creepy.
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    Commercials that need to be shot into the sun

    I'm no mathematician... No, but she is an assamatician.
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    Commercials that need to be shot into the sun

    YES! The sponge monkeys are what these were called.
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    Does the B12 Tournament matter?

    Of course it matters! All teams spend the conf. season jockeying for the top spot to have the best chance of winning the tournament. The tournament also provides a bit of a snapshot of who is currently hot and who is not, going into the big dance.
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    Kids and social media

    6 kids here in ages 7-18. The two oldest(17 and 18) have access to SM, but all accounts are to be set to private, mom and dad have passwords and access, and my wife has apps to monitor activity. my 15 and 14 YO are not quite mature enough to handle phones period. my 7 YO has a phone but only...
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    Song that hits you

    Was playing on the radio as I pulled out of the parking lot of my company's barracks at Ft Campbell, on my drive home after a year's activation(operation noble eagle). It was a beautiful late winter/early spring day that was one of those rare perfect days (temperature wise). On my way home to...
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    Hy-Vee's weirdest business decision yet?

    How does ALDI stack up?
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    Favorite Sandwich Shop?

    IDK what it is about the Pita Pit. I just know I like it. I think it may be that they mix it all up and every bite is the same.
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    Favorite Sandwich Shop?

    What are your feelings on the almighty Pita? I love me some Pita Pit!