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Twitter Week in Review

  • Prepping for this morning's radio show on @WNRNradio at 11am. Talking about the state of the Charlottesville real estate market. #
  • Walking a half mile to a bus stop? What are these people, crazy/heartless/sadists?? http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/education/article/county_schools_may_trim_number_of_bus_stops/57643/ #
  • RT @cvilledave: Great 2nd goal by Ghana. However, they dive more than the Italians. So much time wasted by their fake injuries. #
  • Loyalties aside, flopping is shameful & disgraceful. #worldcup #
  • RT @piamara: Overtime. My nerves are already shot. If it goes to penalty kicks, I might just lose it all together. #worldcup #soccer #
  • Uninspired soccer. #USA #worldcup #
  • RT @rachnicole: RT @technosailor: #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa #usa (cont) https://tl.gd/25a2ob #
  • I love that @shebeenworldcup is filling up so far in advance of the start of the #usa #worldcup game. Who says we don't like soccer? #
  • @shebeenworldcup volume on the patio??? in reply to shebeenworldcup #
  • Talking to a potential client who is investigating Charlottesville to escape high New Jersey taxes. #
  • Power's still out in parts of Charlottesville – http://freeopencam.com/hgbth?src=506 #
  • USA! USA! USA! #worldcup #
  • Off to show a very cool property. Days like this reinforce why I do what I do. #
  • RT @cvillecsteele: @cloudbrain ask @jimduncan, he does that all the time [I use @DocuSign] #
  • RT @rprav8r: Crozet copy shop by Great Valu rocks. Excellent service, done in a jiffy. [I love that place; I can stay in Crozet more often!] #
  • Nice to see Chief Longo directing traffic at McIntire/Preston. #cville #
  • The volume of trees down around Cville is remarkable. As an aside, I value working traffic lights more now. #
  • Lights are out on Emmet Street & 29? #cville #
  • Complain. Internally. Forget about it. Do what I have to do. #
  • Question: if I choose to not copy Kiplinger's embed code, am I violating Fair Use? https://www.realcentralva.com/2010/06/24/charlottesville-is-one-of-five-best-places-to-retire/ #
  • RT @LogisticsNinja: was wondering if i started a coffee delivery company in #cville if there would be a customer base for such a thing #
  • When showing a dozen condos on a 95 degree day, the colder ones are much more attractive. #
  • Off to show a few condos … #
  • Albemarle Place is much bigger than I think a lot of people realize – https://www.realcentralva.com/2010/06/23/albemarle-place-progressing/ #
  • @superninjarobot http://jimduncan.posterous.com/closing-in-may-for-charlottesville-and-albema (no longer available) better? in reply to superninjarobot #
  • @superninjarobot That's why I always include the raw data. I haven't found a great graphing/display solution in reply to superninjarobot #
  • Closing in May for Charlottesville and Albemarle https://post.ly/kaMw #
  • Dems Give Up on GOP, Deal With K Street Instead on Extenders Bill – Blog – OpenCongress https://post.ly/kY3P #
  • @cvcvo apparently not. 🙂 seems such choices never turn out the way we thought or intended. in reply to cvcvo #
  • Whooo-hooo! Great news for clients. #
  • RT @BawldGuy: It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. #
  • Thinking about signing up for soccer w/ @cvillesocial. The fields SOCA gives us for the same price are offensive & dangerous #
  • Thanks to @shebeenworldcup for letting all of us watch the #WorldCup today. It was much appreciated. See you Saturday! #
  • RT @FreeRangeKids: What prison guards and kiddie friendship administrators have in common: http://article.nationalreview.com/436916/the-latest-thievery-best-friends/jonah-goldberg (no longer available) [must read] #
  • @KrisBerg @MaryPopeHandy I've seen "call agent for name of ex who is not allowed in house due to court order." Every day is a new day in reply to KrisBerg #
  • RT @superninjarobot: #worldcup If this keeps up, we'll have been robbed of more goals than we actually scored. Offsides, my foot. #
  • Crowded already for the #worldcup (@ Shebeen) https://4sq.com/c1z52q #
  • RT @GuyKawasaki: Oil spill's not so hot for Tabasco, gumbo http://holykaw.alltop.com/oil-spills-not-so-hot-for-tabasco-gumbo (no longer available) [profoundly sad & scary] #
  • "Most brokerages today should be called PantyWaists R Us as far as I’m concerned." – Awesome. http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=12343 cc :@BawldGuy #
  • Are the American people so stupid as to allow this? https://post.ly/kSXp #
  • 625 words + 10 graphs/pics = 10,625 words, right? #
  • Crap. Crap. Crap. If the US don't win their group, I'll be on the radio for an hour on Sunday while they're playing. #worldcup #
  • Working on a much-too-long post looking some market stats. #
  • @robhahn your "what we wish they knew" post was particularly relevant today. #
  • Inspector is 10 minutes late. Luckily, I printed the Harvard State of Nation's Housing report. #
  • RT @TomRoyce: Wow, Congress has decided not to do a budget this year. Are things that out of control in Washington? [why bother?] #
  • RT @jmckeever: wow France isnt in this game at all #worldcupdrama [they decided to play?] #
  • Car on fire in front of Hollymead Town Center this morning https://post.ly/kLuF #
  • Instead of red light cameras in charlottesville, how about the police sitting at lights watching red light runners not JUST sit there? #
  • Finished showing this morning's foreclosure in Forest Lakes. Nice house. I feel bad for the neighbors. #
  • RT @LogisticsNinja: Does anyone of my #cville tweeps know who to contact to get shows booked at the pavilion? #
  • @susanpruden I'm thinking if a political robo-call influences your vote, you're probably too ill-informed to vote in the 1st place in reply to susanpruden #
  • RT @NRVLiving: RT @MkIXI: If I was on 4 Square, I'd end all my updates with: "But my pitbull is still at home." #
  • @respres I'm thinking of the procuring cause cases/arguments use of this app might support. 🙂 in reply to respres #
  • Really want to make #REBCRVA but the USA are playing on Wednesday morning. #worldcup #
  • RT @mattdollinger: I came to the conclusion today that technology isn't always the answer to remedy issues. Sometimes its just the process. #
  • @JohnLauber And that's why I'm waiting. Need to upgrade to Thesis beta first, methinks. #thesiswp in reply to JohnLauber #
  • WordPress 3.0 is calling me. Must resist. #
  • If the #gulfspill was in Charlottesville – http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/#loc=Charlottesville%2C%20VA%2022901%2C%20USA&lat=38.0824703&lng=-78.5547283&x=-78.6942968&y=38.0674153&z=7 (no longer available) #
  • The Scent Of Fear (Wizbang) https://post.ly/kGzI #
  • RT @laniar: if you're in real estate, how's how you'll survive: http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/marketing/if-theres-a-double-dip-whats-your-plan-b/ (no longer available) (brilliant post by @kenbrand) #
  • Hello, irony. I could have done without you today. #
  • What If Elected and Hired City Officials Were Required to Live in High-Density Public Housing? https://post.ly/kEFH #
  • Somehow this slow wireless connection led to Mail duplicating my inbox. Awesome. Now I have nearly 10k in my inbox. #
  • Chile -v- Switzerland is an intriguing match. I'll miss it though as I'll be in a home inspection. #WorldCup #
  • Why people go to open houses https://post.ly/k9TI #
  • It's ridiculous that our tax bureaucracy employs more people than the FBI & CIA combined https://post.ly/k8Bj #

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