Baby, I have used skype for quite some time now, but my sis in Germany is new to it. We were talking when the sis in France popped up. That is when we did the conference call. Unfortunately you can't see the others during a conference call, but the visit was just awesome. Almost like we sat in on of our dining rooms... Moni

I've never heard of some "secret" database for this sort of thing. Often it's communication and connections between agents. For example, a person in my office knows I live in a certain neighborhood. She has a client that wants to buy in this neighborhood, but nothing is for sale. She asks me if I know of anyone that "might" sell. I do and contact my neighbor for this "one show" listing. She shows it, buyers love it, sold! In my board we have the ability to send out broadcast emails. If I cannot find a particular type of property, I'll send out an email to all agents asking about any "one shows" or upcoming listings that might work. One recent email turned up 5 additional houses in a very high demand area for me to show clients. (That might not sound like a lot, but when there are only 2 listings for the area, it's significant.) Occasionally agents will send out information regarding a house that is not listed but could be sold. And 60 minutes thinks RE can be bought and sold like books?

Thanks Lukki! I have eighteen other things I need to be doing this morning, but I've been looking at the fixtureuniverse site...now that's alot of soap holders! The one below MIGHT be a possibility. I could get a towel with a loop like Lyban's and hook it over that ball thing at the top. That might work, huh? Darn thing is pretty pricey, though.....oh well, this funny little half bath may end up being the most expensive per inch of any around. And to think I could have gotten the PB soap holder for maybe twenty bucks with shipping. Gonna go kick myself again now. After I do my eighteen things and get over kicking myself, I'm gonna look for the wall hung bottle type holders, too. This could become a full time job! Thanks, pup Here is a link that might be useful: Soap holder

Hi calpat, I was crying about getting 40 or so spam a day - until I talked to my neighbour getting over a hundred ... A DAY! She let that box drop and is opening another. I've told some people unwilling to do legitimate surveys to get a different e-mail box - just for them. So if they get connected with a spammer, they just let the box go. Hardly any making these wonderful offers ever have a real address that they send from. By the way - had any offers of a potion to enhance the size of some of your female/male parts? Some of the over a hundred or so that I've got offer guaranteed overnight results. I've replied saying that I'd be afraid that would be painful. If I were a working person - I'd want to take it on the weekend - so I could stay up all night to watch the growth. If I subscribed to all of the hundred or so offers - how would I deal with the monster - backpack? Not big enough, wrong location. Kid's stroller? Can't put it on escalator in stores. Sling? Would be too heavy for my shoulders. Shopping cart? Too deep. Wheelbarrow? Now - that might just be what the doctor ordered! Need a *full-siized* van, of course, for longer trips. But - where could I find a partner who could accomodate my needs? Probably need to seek a mare, elephant, etc. Would need a pad to keep track of when they came in heat - they wouldn't want to talk to me at other times. Do the guys selling potions - also sell stepladders? I sometimes reply trying to sell them my newsletter about money management, as I've become concerned over the years in the personal financial planning business that so few know much about money management, that I'm keeping the letter going after retirement. Single copy free to anyone with e-mail address, they can subscribe if they wish. Should save them hundreds, more likely thousands, in their lifetime - unless they have one foot in the grave, now. Often people who get something at no cost give it little respect, this letter distills many years of experience, expensive training, etc. so it would be a mistake to give it away free, though I could afford to. I don't like to be arbitrary - so price of the newsletter is negotiable. Having been a number of years a clergyperson, I've tried not to be greedy, either - so will likely ask them to contribute most of the fee to charity, especially worldwide ones, as there are huge needs in many countries, these days. They can negotiate to send my newsletter to their friends, relatives, colleagues in community, sport, church, at work, etc. Will build their group of friends, make them famous - and help them raise some money, as they keep some of the (negotiated) fee, send most to charity - and send some to me, of course. This story is real, as a matter of fact - and it's all true. As for all of these guys who have these great money-making ideas ... what kind of business is such that the fellow working there, who wants to encourage you to do the same, is so proud of it that he tells you almost nothing about it in the original message - apart from how much one may possibly make? A company that keeps their door locked, and has an unlisted phone. Most of them don't give me an address to which I can send a message, go to ask a question, etc. - their front door is locked. Few give a phone number to call - and most who do have it lead to an agency. The email address that they use when sending the message is false - unlisted phone. Not only is the phone unlisted - the guy who sent the message is a liar. The only way that I can contact them - is to fill in a form, telling quite a bit about myself ... ... to leave your resume in the mail box, please ... Which quite a few may use to assemble a database - that they then sell - to other spammers. What chance does such a recruiter think that he may have - of getting me interested in his offer? About one chance in 19,999. Have a happy spring/summer weekend, all. joyful guy/Ed