Eric L asked:


I have heard many good things about this auto shop, can anyone confirm these statements?

CALLIER

carrot asked:


Besides the fremont skate park.

WILHELMS

Kirsty Dunphey asked:


(WILL and GRACE are eating lunch, while reading the apartment ads.)

WILL: $2,900 for a loft in Noho. $2,300 for a loft in Soho.

GRACE: It’s too much to pay for any… ‘ho.

WILL: Ok, here: “Charming one bedroom, Chelsea adjacent, well-maintained, $1,500.” Sounds great.

GRACE: Ok, let me decode: “Charming”? Tiny. “Chelsea adjacent”? New Jersey. “Well-maintained”? Super washes blood off sidewalk daily.

What does the public really think we mean when we write our advertisements?

Check out this “decoding” from: view article

Very quiet interior: You can barely hear the freeway with the windows shut.

Convenient to shopping: Next to a strip mall.

Convenient to freeway: Next to the onramp.

2+ bedrooms: The room in the basement isn’t a legal bedroom but, well, you know.

Seller has left you to your own imagination: Hasn’t been updated since 1940.

Great bones: You’ll need to tear it down to the studs.

Build some sweat equity: See “great bones.”

Charming: Small.

Cozy: Tiny.

Cute: Small and fussy.

Dollhouse, adorable: Nauseatingly cute.

Turnkey: Just overhauled, complete with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances.

Unique: Remodeled by someone on acid.

Handyman special: Bring boots.

Walk to Fremont: Fremont’s 20 blocks away.

Motivated seller: They need to sell before they default on their mortgage.

Dirty, ugly, smelly: Dirty, ugly, smelly.

And Barbara Corcoran has her say here about the most misleading words in real estate (and what they really mean)

1. Cozy (too small)

2. Charming (too old)

3. Original condition (appliances are 50 years old)

4. Needs TLC (it’s a dump)

5. Conveniently located (noisy)

6. Desirable neighborhood (this little house has been way overpriced because the neighborhood has some snob appeal)

7. Efficient kitchen (too small to fit two adults)

8. One-car garage (you can drive your Chevy in, but can’t get out)

9. Peek at the park/river/mountains (if you angle your mirror just so)

10. Useable land (no trees)

11. Beachfront steal (no hurricane insurance available at any price)

12. Country living (too far from anywhere to drive to work)

13. Must see inside (outside is ugly)

14. Unique (hard to sell)

15. Just available (previous owner just died on the premises, hope you don’t mind)

(read the full article here: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20215090

New real estate copywriting website www.reallysold.com has some interesting alternatives to over-used clichés with heading suggestions such as:

• A better position than you’ll find in the karma sutra

• Dress Circle Locale (but with a mini skirt price!)

• Penguins love the cold – but you don’t have to!

• Grand Old Dame (the house, not the real estate agent)

• Yesterday, let me introduce you to today

• Very Viewtiful!

• Nature is your Neighbour

• Calling Winona Ryder (‘cos this one’s a steal!)

(To try out www.reallysold.com for yourself – head to the website, take the 3 minute tour and sign up for a free trial.)

The next time you go to put pen to paper, I invite you to take a moment to chuckle about what the public might think you really mean! Life’s too short to write bad advertisements!



CARLONI

Donna asked:


I’m looking for a preschool to send my 3 yr old son. I’d prefer a half day preschool to start. Thanks!

LURRY

Roller1Sport asked:

Each year on a Saturday near the Summer Solstice there is a parade in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has long been a tradition for ***** bicyclists to streak the parade. As you might suspect, this is illegal, even in Seattle.
One year, probably of an election, the police announced that they were going to seriously ***** down and sounded like they meant it.
The usual suspects appeared in theatrical body suits that clothed them fully but gave the appearance of being very hairy, saggy, gross bodies.
The police have not threatened any action since.

This one will be interesting to fans of RollerSport.TV because some of the skaters you’ve watched on our channel as well as at trackside join the frolic.

Let’s have a contest to see who can name each famous roller derby rollergirl appearing in the video. Please respond with your answers as comments.

Speaking of RollerSport.TV, the site is alive and well. The videos aren’t being posted on YouTube any more. At this time they are being hosted on Viddler.com, but that is subject to change. The best place to find our videos is on our site www.RollerSport.TV
There is an RSS feed on the site, so new additions are always available to you.
And speaking of new additions. Check out our new video quality. On the video viewer on the home page click the full screen button in the upper right (four arrows). This is what most of our bouts will look like in the future.

The Viddler hosted videos allow comments to be viewed and added by viewers while watching the video.

The entire Twentieth Annual Fremont Solstice Parade can be seen at http://www.viddler.com/explore/WandasWanders/videos/7/

A somewhat longer version of the Streakers in a much better video format can be seen at:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/WandasWanders/videos/6/

Exactly this video hosted on Viddler is at:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/WandasWanders/videos/9
which will be handy for comparison between Viddloer and YouTube.

LOUVIERE

Steph asked:


I happen to be visting there and i would like to know if there are any really close beaches. Around 30 minutes or less would be ideal=] thanks!

MARVEL

digitalreporter asked:

Hyun-Jung Jang, a Korean journalism student visiting Seattle to learn English, interviews Mike Buchman, Communications Manager for Solid Ground, at the 2007 Fremont Fair. For more information, http://www.solid-ground.org

CLENDENEN

fjoiyah asked:


i need to know the career web site of city bank?

HENRICH

A B asked:


I’m driving from Fremont (Mission Blvd) to Stevens Creek using 880 today around 5PM. Will there be traffic? Any alternative route you suggest?
First answer = not funny

WALBERG

Asian Eyes asked:


any place in san jose or Fremont-Ca hiring **** model?

HEDSTROM