Rehabbed them with shoddy contractors, my husband, my friends, children who I pay and teach the skills, and lots of blood, sweat, and tears. :-)

This list also factors into our retrofit plans for the building.At Close, we circulate a letter of introduction to all tenants; if the property previously permitted smoking, we also announce a sunset dates for smoking in the building and on the property (normally 12-18 months in the future).  

Going into a knife fight is like putting your hand through a fan blade and trying to pull it out without getting touched.So we train with the fact in mind that we do not want to get cut but accept the fact you will most likely get cut and that you have to get over it.There will be a person that lives and that dies and you have to make sure you are the one that lives.Of course if you can escape a situation without altercation or contact that is best and to talk them down.With the knife training you can also use red marker or a red paint that looks like blood etc.The goal is to get you seeing red (blood) without going into shock and shutting down.External weapons are good but your body is the best defense as it never leaves you.If you train with a gun or a weapon all the time but are in a venue where they do not allow those items then you are at a disadvantage.You can always look for items close by to use as weapons.You can also use objects that do not move such as smashing into walls,the ground,through a glass barrier etc.I have been attacked in the past so I know what it feels like.It happened a long time ago by a gang at the beach when we were on spring break as teens.It was 3 of us and 12 of them.They were going beach by beach in broad daylight trying to get money for drugs and assaulting people.They were not staying at any hotel so the cops never found them.Luckily I was just bruised and sore a little bit.

If a poster is serving 5 to 10 for racketeering or buys a 450 unit rehab project doesn't mean his influence should drop, just because they are out of circulation.

Too risky for my blood.

This place definately lowers my blood pressure on a daily basis.

Guy PM off of BP a month or so ago and that is exactly what happened took title via QCD into a land trust had the sale ready to close but title co.. would not insure .. and then to make matters worse this guy could not get with the seller /  reading between the lines bad blood... 

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face in marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming…; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Theodore Roosevelt (From speech titled: The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic)

I really had my hopes up at the end of half :) Ah well, my blood STILL runneth ORANGE :)

Everyone raves about Thrifty Nickel, Greentsheet, etc.The problem is none of these are distributed in the Chicagoland Market.What is the best way to find the free papers that are in circulation in my area... google hasn't afforded me many results...I'm thinking I'm going to have to do a paper run as well just visiting various spots in the area until I find what I'm looking forIf you happen to know of any in this market or places I should visit... feel free to share