Barb, Do you live near St. Charles, MO? We have some cousins we visit that live just West of St. Louis and we visit the many antique stores at St. Charles. Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: <BCofer612@aol.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:00 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Re: Party, etc. > Jill, thanks for your kind letter! I probably will turn up at the party, > sooner or later. I love good company, and the A* Clan certainly is that! > > I'm in St. Peters, MO...when we bought the house, we assumed it was in > unincorporated St. Charles Co., as there used to be practically nothing here, > and we'd been living in the unincorp. part for years. When I realized that > it's acutually in St. Peters, I really wanted to drop the whole thing (I > really don't like the mayor here, or the politicians, or their way of > annexing everything they can get their hands on. And they really > micro-manage your life here, too. You use their garbage service, their > garbage cans (we had two perfectly good ones of our own, one brand new, but > couldn't use them. You have to pay for recycling service, whether or not you > use it. And you have to pay for two pick-ups a week, even though, now that > I'm alone (with my dog!), I only need to take the garbage out about one every > week and a half. (I don't cook any more...too much fuss for just one person. > But, I hasten to add, I DO at least dust my stove frequently! > > Thanks again for the warm-sounding letter...it's appreciated! > > Barb > >