Whoopsie!! someone's echo areas moved around... from the names these posts are   
   destined to, i suspect you were aiming for the COOKING echo instead of the   
   CONTROVERSIAL echo...   
      
   you might want to ask mike about that ;)   
      
   -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 03-28-13  18:04 <=-   
      
    JW>> And some staging/prepping is as basic as cleaning, decluttering,   
    JW>> simple lawn care and deodorizing the homes of smokers and pet owners.    
    ML>> That's more of commonsense than what Nancy's friend was   
    ML>> wondering about, I think.   
    NB>> If that had been all the stager had been about in her house, I doubt   
    NB>> she'd've been so nonplussed by it all...   
    ML> I figured not, but when they start going into this   
    ML> subliminal and psychological stuff, it must seem to   
    ML> be more like witch doctoring than anything else.   
      
    NB> Indeed.  Maybe not just seem...  ;0   As I understand it, they are   
    NB> targeting a particular type of buyer...     
      
    ML> There's also the Drumstick, who might be stretching things   
    ML> to the limit to get to the event. Closer to the day when   
    ML> people commit, we'll see what the resources situation is.   
      
    NB> True, there's time yet... :)   
      
    NB> ttyl       neb   
      
    NB> ... It's amazing how pervasive food is.   
      
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