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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by bamabreeze » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:45 pm

Ok so I found the (partial) answer to my own question - it was in a letter they mailed earlier this summer - they say that we can upgrade our cable package (and pay extra) but we have to talk to their Comcast sales representative for pricing and to find out what our options are (and they include his name and contact info). I emailed him so we'll see what he says!

Also, which credit card do you use that has such a good rewards/points program? I have to choose one soon and there's too many options!

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by OnceLost » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:09 pm

Well, somebody stole my bicycle from my backyard last night or early this morning. I've never even ridden the thing - just bought it from Wal-Mart. Thankfully, it was a relatively inexpensive model. On the plus side, my wife found the keys that I've spent the last couple of days looking for.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by ouva » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:17 pm

OnceLost wrote:Well, somebody stole my bicycle from my backyard last night or early this morning. I've never even ridden the thing - just bought it from Wal-Mart. Thankfully, it was a relatively inexpensive model. On the plus side, my wife found the keys that I've spent the last couple of days looking for.

aww that's too bad. did you have it locked up?

but now that you mention it... how inexpensive of a bike were you able to find at wal mart? i need to get one and have been doing a little browsing but they are all more than i want to pay for something just to ride around town --- no mountain trekking or anything.

and congrats on the keys at least!

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by greygoose » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:15 pm

the chase freedom visa card offers amazing benefits. it's cash back, which in my opinion is way better than store credits/airplane mileage, etc.

man, i thought i'd be all excited to move. but, i'm currently in a crunch for time to meet some people saying good byes, etc. gotta make the most of my last week.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by J-Rod » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:35 pm

greygoose wrote:the chase freedom visa card offers amazing benefits. it's cash back, which in my opinion is way better than store credits/airplane mileage, etc.

man, i thought i'd be all excited to move. but, i'm currently in a crunch for time to meet some people saying good byes, etc. gotta make the most of my last week.

moving across the country definitely put me in a crunch . . . I'm still in one

And sorry to hear about the stolen bike.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by OnceLost » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:24 am

ouva wrote:aww that's too bad. did you have it locked up?

but now that you mention it... how inexpensive of a bike were you able to find at wal mart? i need to get one and have been doing a little browsing but they are all more than i want to pay for something just to ride around town --- no mountain trekking or anything.

and congrats on the keys at least!
No, it wasn't locked up - my bike lock key is on my keyring, which was lost at the time. It might not have been locked up anyway, though. I mean, I'm in a small residential area, fer cryin' out loud. Not that I need a reminder that crime happens everywhere...being on the other side of the police report was a rather strange feeling, too. Slightly surreal.

The bike was $80, an 18 speed 26" mountain bike. The headlight/taillight set, memory foam seat, and stick-pump brought it up to about $120 or so. The money isn't even the irritating part, as you might imagine.

With regards to the keys, thanks!

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by rjm » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:46 am

J-Rod wrote:Anyone here want to get together a foursome for golf?
You can count me in for golf although I won't be in Charlottesville until the 15th.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by RudyGay » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:25 am

is anyone interested in putting together a fairly serious fantasy football league? i can probably come up with 4 or 5 but we would need at least 10.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by J-Rod » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:27 am

RudyGay wrote:is anyone interested in putting together a fairly serious fantasy football league? i can probably come up with 4 or 5 but we would need at least 10.

I'm down for fantasy football . . . and I'm sure I can convince my two roommates to join

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by gladiator » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:55 am

RudyGay wrote:is anyone interested in putting together a fairly serious fantasy football league? i can probably come up with 4 or 5 but we would need at least 10.
I'd play, finish 1st in the regular season, and lose in the 1st round of the playoffs. I'm the Atlanta Braves of fantasy sports.

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Post by Da Stain » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:18 am

I could be convinced :p

A few things:

1. A 12-team league is where its at. We could probably fill that.

2. 3-year keeper league anyone??? :D

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Post by hokiefan » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:27 am

I'm up for either of those.

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Post by greygoose » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:32 am

i'm down for some low stakes fantasy football.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by nipplehead » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:57 pm

if you guys are all happy with playing for 2nd, then i'm in

do you all want to just pay me up front or wait till after the season?

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by rayallen20 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:32 pm

nipplehead wrote:if you guys are all happy with playing for 2nd, then i'm in

do you all want to just pay me up front or wait till after the season?

Haha. I'm def interested. Eli Manning #1 pick!!! (Not really, I'm just a huge Giants fan)

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by Da Stain » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:34 pm

nipplehead wrote:if you guys are all happy with playing for 2nd, then i'm in

do you all want to just pay me up front or wait till after the season?
da Stain does not approve of this message.

Lovin not even pre season , but pre league trash talking.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by J-Rod » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:35 pm

Don't worry fellas . . . Nip will have to stare at my first place trophy from last season . . . that'll put him back in his place.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by CaptainDirtyBird » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:43 pm

Somehow we need to integrate a team competition into this whereby video games are integrated.

Stop shouting. The reason is, because it sucks to create a perfect team and then loose in the playoffs because the 'real team's' are sitting starters. This way, we can at least integrate our own innate competitivityness into this league.

Also, with my first pick I hereby select Bret Favre.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by J-Rod » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:44 pm

CaptainDirtyBird wrote:competitivityness

Nice word.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by Waterman47 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:01 pm

I'm in for FF if there's room.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by sialeeds » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:10 pm

nipplehead wrote:^ you ladies living at the Woodlands too?
You know it. I'm the original Woodlander who tried to get everyone to move there, hah! :)
bamabreeze wrote:Ok so I found the (partial) answer to my own question - it was in a letter they mailed earlier this summer - they say that we can upgrade our cable package (and pay extra) but we have to talk to their Comcast sales representative for pricing and to find out what our options are (and they include his name and contact info). I emailed him so we'll see what he says!

Also, which credit card do you use that has such a good rewards/points program? I have to choose one soon and there's too many options!
I just got the United Visa... I figure by paying $1,500 a month (my roommate will just write me a check for her portion), I should start racking up the miles. According the website, we can pay with American Express too... but on the mailing they sent us, it just said Visa/Mastercard. I ultimately went with United because they give you 25,000 miles for signing up (free US flight) plus one free business class upgrade and they waive the first year fee ($60). But if they start taking American Express, I will switch to Delta Skymiles because I fly Delta a lot more (especially internationally).

I'm curious what the Comcast representative says... I hope we have regular cable with MTV/ESPN type channels, not just basic cable with ABC/FOX/etc. Hopefully you just have to pay for HBO and whatnot...
greygoose wrote: the chase freedom visa card offers amazing benefits. it's cash back, which in my opinion is way better than store credits/airplane mileage, etc.
It depends, I think. I have Blue Cash by American Express, and it only gives you a lot of cash back once you've spent like $6,500 that year, and I just don't spend crazy amounts of money. I fly a lot (unfortunate side-effect of long distance relationships!), so the airline cards will actually be a better deal for me. My boyfriend paid for his flight to Hawaii with miles... and saved $1,300. That's a lot more than you'd get for cash back! He's close to having enough miles for a flight to Africa, which typically runs around $3,000... so definitely worth it in my opinion if you're a big flyer!

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by greygoose » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:21 pm

^

good point if you travel a lot. i made my recommendation off what my parents use. the chase freedom visa card is definitely more for households or big spending individuals.

i'm moving in friday 8/8...anyone got plans for saturday night (8/9)?

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by Waterman47 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:55 am

Question for anyone who has already moved in: Do you think it' a bad idea to pack up and move down to Charlottesville without having seen the apartment I'll be moving into? Is it necessary to overlook the place to make sure everything is in order before I come down with a UHaul, or are apartments (Avemore in my case) pretty good about giving you the place in good condition?

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by J-Rod » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:28 am

Waterman47 wrote:Question for anyone who has already moved in: Do you think it' a bad idea to pack up and move down to Charlottesville without having seen the apartment I'll be moving into? Is it necessary to overlook the place to make sure everything is in order before I come down with a UHaul, or are apartments (Avemore in my case) pretty good about giving you the place in good condition?

I'll know the answer to this question, but for the Woodlands in about 4 hours.

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Re: University of Virginia School of Law 2011

Post by ouva » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:47 am

Waterman47 wrote:Question for anyone who has already moved in: Do you think it' a bad idea to pack up and move down to Charlottesville without having seen the apartment I'll be moving into? Is it necessary to overlook the place to make sure everything is in order before I come down with a UHaul, or are apartments (Avemore in my case) pretty good about giving you the place in good condition?
I take it you've already signed a lease? In that case, I don't think that coming down to look it over will really make much of a difference, and if you live fairly far away I don't think it'd be worth it.

What you may want to do, if you are concerned though, is to take a camera or a videocamera before you move anything in and just record the condition of all the walls, floors, etc, so if anything is NOT in good condition, you can get someone to come do something about it, or at the very least have documented evidence so you don't get charged from your security deposit.

I think the reputation of most of the bigger places in which students are living (Avemore included) is a good indicator that it won't be crap when you get there.

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