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already posted in your other thread, its ok to be nervous about a big move...
yes the TV is crap but you will be outdoors so not watching it
you can still find SOCCER
and there is football
there are plenty of options around Tampa, do you have to live in the City ? where is your wifes job located ? you will definitely get more house for your buck.......
stop looking for negatives look for positives
yes the TV is crap but you will be outdoors so not watching it
you can still find SOCCER
and there is football
there are plenty of options around Tampa, do you have to live in the City ? where is your wifes job located ? you will definitely get more house for your buck.......
stop looking for negatives look for positives
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at $3.29 a gallon that's a given ....the Mustang is a nice car.....woulda got one if we didn't need a bigger car for the dogs ...so I drive an Edge :-(
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The Job is located close to the airport so looking to purchase in the area towards the gulf coast? Pinelas county maybe?
Any pointers on that...
Any pointers on that...
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I have lived in Pinellas County for 12 years and love it. I sent you a PM about some of the issues you raise din your other post.
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I would definitely be looking at Pinellas, largo, St Petes Clearwater...there are some very nice areas
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you say purchase...why not rent for a while ...just in case....you may want to move, you may not want to stay...........just saying
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This one comes up periodically..
Soccer is a British word, first coined in the nineteenth century. It is NOT specifically an American word. Don't know about contemporary Britain, but when I grew up, folks called the game soccer as often as they called it football.
Soccer is a British word, first coined in the nineteenth century. It is NOT specifically an American word. Don't know about contemporary Britain, but when I grew up, folks called the game soccer as often as they called it football.
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Clearly the coinage has analogies to another word, rugger ..
Soccer = Association Football
Rugger = Rugby Football
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