well, my parents are getting a divorce because my dad doesn’t want me or my mom there, my sister is in residential for trying to kill herself so she is away and safe until she gets out. we live in Connecticut. my mom has diabetes and stomach problems, back problems and leg problems. she has so many health problems and cant get a job because of them her doctor hasn’t gave her the okay to work and she cant stand long cause of her knee and back she had surgery so she cant work. me and my mom have to move out of my dads house and have no money and im 16 and cant find a job. she doesn’t wanna go to a shelter, but i don’t care if we need to then were going cause we need somewhere. where can we go, we have no family with extra room, my mom is on the verge of killing herself cause she doesn’t know what to do, i told her im leaving weather she is or not so now she feels like she lost both her daughters. we need a place to stay that well provide food and help us out. what can we do? my dad mentally abuses me and her, he is always degrading my mom, making her feel like everything is her fault cause he is the only one working, she cant help it. but because he tells her so Much and just makes her feel worthless she believes it. what can we do i love my mom so much and i need her. she cant kill herself i’d have nothing. i even tried it cause im getting tired of the way my dad treats us, and social services is closed till tomorrow. and my mom is a dumb fuckk and doesnt wanna go to a shelter, when that our only option
and its summer so im not in school, so i cant talk to a councilor or anything.

Hey!Okay so I am 13 and I live in tornado valley basically and we Are ALWAYS getting hit by tornadoes/severe weather.Well guess what?-They are calling for severe weather late tonight and tomorrow.Everytime a storm comes;I feel like I have panic attacks and my parents say to stop it or else(haha)anyway;How can I be prepared for this and get over my fear and actually be able to NOT have a stomach ache Everytime a storm comes.Oh and my family has a Storm shelter and the whole it is in was dug by my dad so that makes me feel even worse!Please help

My father died in June. I received a call from his best friend with the news, followed by, your dad’s house was just set today, the final inspection is tomorrow, you will need to be there.
That didn’t suck enough.
My dad’s friend (best friend) owned a construction company and his son works for a rival modular home company from the one my dad contracted. They both loved my dad very much and came prepared to punch holes in the contruction. They pointed out that the shingles where put on wrong, the drywall was wavy, and that the roof flip brackets where nailed though using a gun, instead of using the manufacturer’s preset holes and recommended nails, and the baseboard heater’s where not centered and undersized for the space. I noticed that hurricane ties where not nailed on both sides and that the cabinets in the kitchen where crooked, and a dented front door.
The builder has since stated that the roof is to expensive to fix, the flips are fine, and addressed the other issues.
Since then, with some help from his friend, I have started work on completing the house. His friend is handling the estate for me, and has been helping. Lately his job has changed, and he can’t be there that often. The house is a two hour drive for me, and actually I have’nt been able to actually meet up with him to help with the work for a couple of months. It’s just been me trying to get this stuff done. Besides he does spend alot of time working with the lawyer and the estate bills and stuff. I am in no way complaining about what he has done, just pointing out that the burden of finishing has shifted more my way than I orginally expected.
Since working on the house I have discovered that the wiring is a mess, 1/3 of the baseboard heat trips the breaker, they used 12-2 instead of 12-3 on 220 circuits, all the three switches I tested today return crazy mid range voltages indicating to me that there is voltage leaking between MANY of the lines, the smoke alarms haven’t stop beeping and I sense that this connected with the problem with voltages I discovered today, their are numerous plumbing blunders I am discovering while running the pipes to the fixtures and have paid to fix these from my own pocket, the garage is not set to match the sill, so that doors don’t line up and require a redo of all the door ways, they used single hung windows, and I everything I read in the paperwork for the house references double hung windows, they put holes in the garage for windows but say they are not supposed to supply those, and the house was suspisiously, partly sided.
Me and the executor, although we are on the same page, I believe need more help. I can not fathom trusting this place with the wiring problems alone I discovered today. We had taken this to the state attorney general a month ago about the roof, and the builder told them that it was to expensive to fix, and they would warrant it. Problem with that is, with this kinda of product I don’t expect them to be in business long. We where planning on taking them to a magistrate about the roof, but now I’m not sure what to do in light of the added problems.
My question really is, should I pay for an extremely thorough inspection of this building and try and get it condemned? Can i get it condemned and what would be the repricussions of such an action? I feal with the wiring issues I discovered today that this place is truely a fire trap. Luckily I have had enough sense not to leave any power on when I am not there since I started this project.

I live in South Dakota and have a mini rex rabbit. It’s getting close to winter and dad says we’re not bringing him indoors anymore. He’s in a some-what sheltered hutch right now (3 sides sheet metal and open wire-face). So I need ideas to build a new hutch or keep him warm in his current one.

Well, I’ve been told that watches are not to be made a huge deal out of, although my neighbors are making the biggest deal out of it. I feel like we’re the only house not preparing. My dad said that it was just a watch, so he wasn’t going to take major actions.

my parents are up and down but im not sure anymore i dont wanna work to pack up my yard and set up my basement for a "sleepover" if we arent gonna get anything we already spent hundreds in supplies (food, a generater, and a chainsaw idk y a chainsaw) so will it hit if so what time and day, what catagory will suffolk get wind and rain and thuder? i kinda want it to ome but my dad made us pack cuz "hurricanes cause tornados then get in the basement" so now i got a bag of m fave stuff in the basement with the generator beds, tv and a fridge filled with 100s in food

So i just saw shutter island again for the second time and the first time i saw it, in theaters, i thought andrew/teddy was a crazy guy. but i just watched it again at home and my dad thinks he wasn’t crazy. he thinks that teddy lived in the apartment with his wife and that andrew laeddis was the one who killed his wife. okay that sounds wrong i know, but while he was talking to his "partner" chuck, when they were out in the hurricane, he told him that he heard of a man named George Noyce and that he has been doing research on shutter island for quite some time. don’t you think that maybe people from shutter island doing the lobotomy and things that the nazis were doing NOTICED that teddy was on to them?? and also he wasn’t getting hallucinations til they gave him drugs. they could’ve made up the whole escapee to get him there to find out what he knew? also rachel solando was real he found her in the cave i dont think that is was a hallucination. what do you all think??

I am going to live with my dad soon for about 6 weeks. He lives right on the coast of southern North Carolina (3 minute walk from the ocean). I am a bit worried about what would happen in the case of a hurricane. What can I do to be prepared? I know that my dad and stepmom have the basics like food/water and emergency supplies or whatever but what can I do? I am 17, almost 18 by the way and I will have my own car there. Also, what happens in the case of a hurricane evacuation? Advice from someone who has experienced it? Thanks for your help!

So I was supposed to go with my dad this weekend (and he’s done this before. he’s done things like not called me for a month, not taken me when he was supposed to oh and he hasnt paid child support since april and hasnt saved up for any of my college he says its because "dads who pay child support dont pay for college" even though at my moms theres 4 kids here so the child support he does pay us goes to food) Anyways i called and asked what amtrack i should take to see him and he says oh i dont think i can have you this weekend because theres goign to be a tropical storm (he lives in maine) and Im working an overnight on friday so if your step mom goes into labor (she isnt due for another week) then what will we do with you and sophie (my 2 year old sister) so then i explained that the storm wasnt goign to be bad and my step mom probably wasnt going into labor on Friday and even so ive been around for quite a few unexpected labors between all my half siblings who are at least 8 years younger than me so I could help with sophie. And he went on about how that wasnt gogin to be ok because E’s parents woudl come up anyways as if a 16 year old who teaches swim lessons and works in a babysitting room 20 hours a week couldnt take care of one two year old who was my own sister. So I started crying and hung up on him. And then he actually had the nerve to call me back and on my answering machine yell at me about how i should never hang up on him. I just dont know why he’s been like this since sophie was born. I’m on the back burner all the time I never get put first EVER. I know sophies only 2 and i love her to death but he can never focus on me just for a second. And apperantly sophie is like unable to go in the car because every time i ask him to pick me up only an hour and 20 min away in mass his excuse is oh sophie cant be in the car or only your step mom will be home….as if she isnt compatible to watch sophie. I just dont understand. I just fell liek when this new baby comes he’ll forget about me completley. And I dont even know why im putting this up here I guess its jsut because I dont have a blog or a diary and im tired of my friends having to hear me ***** about my dad. I just dont know.

1. Is Sam going to sleep early tonight: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

2. Do your homework assignment:
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

3. Today is Tuesday: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

4. Hooray you won the game: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

5. Sit down and eat your lunch: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

For questions (6-10)
Decide if the following groups of words are complete sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, or two complete sentences.

6. James at home: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

7. Susie spends a lot of money shopping for shoes: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

8. A very scary and nerve-wracking event took place last night the entire neighborhood lost power for three hours: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

9. It was an exciting day for little Bobby it was his first day of school in the new town he had moved to last summer with his family after his dad changed jobs recently after the company he worked for went out of business the owner was forced to shut down: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

10. When Seymour, Mrs. Nelson’s new dog, saw all of the children playing, he wagged his tail with glee: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

In each sentence, decide if the underlined words are the simple subject, simple predicate, compound subject, or compound predicate.

11. Little Mary bathed early and went to bed soon afterward. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

12. Children are usually happy when summer vacation begins.(1point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

13. Baseball, football, and basketball are Tommy’s favorite sports.
(1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

14. Mom bought all of the groceries. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

15. Joey and Dani sang, danced, and performed. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

16. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph about hurricane supplies? (1 point)
Bottled water is a necessity
Hurricane Andrew destroyed many homes
Bleach can sanitize water if it is necessary
It is important to stock up on the necessary supplies before hurricane season.

17. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph explaining how to change a baby’s diaper? (1 point)
Take off the dirty diaper first
Changing a baby’s diaper can be challenging task at first, but it becomes easier with practice
Men hate to change diapers
The baby squirmed all over the changing table and then she grabbed the dirty diaper.

18. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

During the summer vacation, the school grounds became littered with all sorts of trash. The student council members began a project to clean the grounds. Soon everyone was pitching in, including the teachers and other members of the community. (1 point)
New officers were elected for the student council.
People were careless over the summer vacation.
The grounds were cleaned up in record time because everyone worked together.
The school security officers were on vacation during the summer.

19. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

Kathy had a special date so she wanted to buy a new top to match her jeans. She visited the local department store to look for one. After rejecting quite a few for different reasons, she narrowed her choice down to two. She tried the two tops on over and over again. Still, she couldn t decide. Finally, she called her friend to come to the store to ask her opinion. She also liked both tops. One seemed to be as cute as the other.

(1 point)
Kathy went to different store

Kathy bought both tops
Kathy did not go on her date
Kathy chose the one that her friend liked

20. Which detail sentence does not belong in the following paragraph?

Joelle and I spent the day at the beach. It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We swam, we played beach volleyball, and we barbequed. The weatherman predicted storms for tomorrow. We had forgotten sunscreen so we were sunburned when we got home, but the fun we had was worth it.

(1 point)
It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky.

The weatherman predicted storms for tomorrow.

Joelle and I spent the day at the beach.

We had forgotten sunscre
11.) bathed early and went to bed soon afterward, is underlined
12.) Children is underlined
13.)Baseball Football, and basket ball are underlined
14.) Bought: underlined
15.) sang,danced and performed is underlined.

1. Is Sam going to sleep early tonight: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

2. Do your homework assignment:
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

3. Today is Tuesday: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

4. Hooray you won the game: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

5. Sit down and eat your lunch: (1 point)
declarative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative

For questions (6-10)
Decide if the following groups of words are complete sentences, fragments, run-on sentences, or two complete sentences.

6. James at home: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

7. Susie spends a lot of money shopping for shoes: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

8. A very scary and nerve-wracking event took place last night the entire neighborhood lost power for three hours: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

9. It was an exciting day for little Bobby it was his first day of school in the new town he had moved to last summer with his family after his dad changed jobs recently after the company he worked for went out of business the owner was forced to shut down: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

10. When Seymour, Mrs. Nelson’s new dog, saw all of the children playing, he wagged his tail with glee: (1 point)
complete sentence
fragment
run-on sentence
two complete sentences

In each sentence, decide if the underlined words are the simple subject, simple predicate, compound subject, or compound predicate.

11. Little Mary bathed early and went to bed soon afterward. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate
bathed early and went to bed soon afterward, is underlined

12. Children are usually happy when summer vacation begins.(1point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate
Children is underlined

13. Baseball, football, and basketball are Tommy’s favorite sports.
(1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate
Baseball Football, and basket ball are underlined

14. Mom bought all of the groceries. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate

15. Joey and Dani sang, danced, and performed. (1 point)
simple subject
simple predicate
compound subject
compound predicate
sang,danced and performed is underlined.

16. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph about hurricane supplies? (1 point)
Bottled water is a necessity
Hurricane Andrew destroyed many homes
Bleach can sanitize water if it is necessary
It is important to stock up on the necessary supplies before hurricane season.

17. Which of the following would make the best topic sentence for a paragraph explaining how to change a baby’s diaper? (1 point)
Take off the dirty diaper first
Changing a baby’s diaper can be challenging task at first, but it becomes easier with practice
Men hate to change diapers
The baby squirmed all over the changing table and then she grabbed the dirty diaper.

18. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

During the summer vacation, the school grounds became littered with all sorts of trash. The student council members began a project to clean the grounds. Soon everyone was pitching in, including the teachers and other members of the community. (1 point)
New officers were elected for the student council.
People were careless over the summer vacation.
The grounds were cleaned up in record time because everyone worked together.
The school security officers were on vacation during the summer.

19. Decide which sentence would make the best concluding sentence for this paragraph:

Kathy had a special date so she wanted to buy a new top to match her jeans. She visited the local department store to look for one. After rejecting quite a few for different reasons, she narrowed her choice down to two. She tried the two tops on over and over again. Still, she couldn t decide. Finally, she called her friend to come to the store to ask her opinion. She also liked both tops. One seemed to be as cute as the other.

(1 point)
Kathy went to different store

Kathy bought both tops
Kathy did not go on her date
Kathy chose the one that her friend liked

20. Which detail sentence does not belong in the following paragraph?

Joelle and I spent the day at the beach. It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky. We swam, we played beach volleyball, and we barbequed. The weatherman predicted storms for tomorrow. We had forgotten sunscreen so we were sunburned when we got home, but the fun we had was worth it.

(1 point)
It was a beautiful, sunny day without a cloud in the sky.

WHEN IS HURRICANE SEASON GOIN TO END
I LIKE IT BUT ITS MY DAD WHO WANTS TO KNOW SO ANSWER ME PLEASE

So we have a stray cat, and the weather is getting cooler, and cooler, and cooler. We worry that he will get cold, so I have been researching shelters to make. One that is popular with me is one that include putting one plastic bin inside of another, with insulation in between. Here is a link… http://www.pacthumanesociety.org/core/WinterShelter.htm
My dad says that it would not be sufficient warmth for the cat, so I have come up with 3 options. One, more insulation. Two, heated outdoor pad. Three, better shelter. I know that the third option would be the best, but I can’t build much. Would the simple shelter be good enough with the insulation and heated pad? Keep in mind temps can be <10 F, but we also found the cat as an outdoor cat. Thanks!

lol wohoo ike is gone
house is intact
our baranda got jacked though but thats okay
poor marwaha got completely ripped off the roof of the baranda
idk about the roads or my high school im pretty sure both got messed up too
2.9 million people lost power subhanallah we had ours until 2 hours after the eye made landfalll and we JUST got it back
but my dad’s business and my cousin;s house in the more east parts of town dont seem to have been as fortunate

water is contaminated they say they might shut off water supply but whatever we are prepared for that i think….
a lot of my friends wont have electrivity for 2 weeks idk how we have ours back already but alhamdulilah

hmmm
ahh thats pretty much it

so ima throw a hurricane party
u can come if u bring something with you
what are u gonna bring?
lol @ falasten hora i feel bad for my baranda more than anything, and the shaheed (marwaha) allah yerhamu yeah i live in houston!
and baranda = like a patio area outside
yeah patio/baranda/balcony/same thing except here we call balconies patios

I had a dream that my dad was driving a car. We were in the country side and then it got dark (mainly red) then there was a tornado. So my dad took photos of it. It started to come near us so we ran! We ran through an ally-way when we saw a old house, we ran in then I looked at a photo it was an old photo of an old man! we ran up the stairs (still a red colour) there was about 50 steps!

I would love to know what it means

Just to let you know that I have been voted by my friends to have the most weirdest dreams ever! I have even written my most weirdest dreams (23 dreams in the last year) inside a powerpoint presentation!

I ask because my dad was a Navy Meteorologist during WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. He retired in 1969, and passed away in 1973 or I would ask him. I know weather satelites started to be used in the late 50’s, what about then?

Im working with my dad putting up shutters and i was wondering what would be a good amount payment for me to have enough to buy an xbox 360