I have been offered a job in Sunny Isles Beach FL How would the commute be from Cooper or Weston?|176039

I am completely unfamiliar with the area, and am looking for a good neighborhood with good schools. I need to be in the $350,000 to $500,000 range, but without a killer commute to Sunny Isles Beach.

Weston is an extremely nice place to live in. its kind of one of the more richer(as in money/pinky up) communities and the place is extremely clean and promising. its really quite nice.

the range seems okay. you might wanna try something a little closer to sunny isles beacuse rush hour from the metropoltan areas near the beach to the suburb-like areas like weston can be a pain.

i live in pembroke pines by the way...like 5 minutes from weston. its really nice here too(and closer) and you could get a lo more for that price range. lake-side house guaranteed.

feel free to email me if you have any more questions.

(dont do copper city...trust me)

oh...and our schools (weston/ p. pines ) are excellent
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How hard is it to find a used truck in Alaska?|157894

I_m moving to Alaska and want to know if it is hard to find a 4 wheel drive truck there that isn_t rusted out. Would it be cheaper to just buy one in the mainland and drive it in?

If you_re on the road system (Fairbanks, Anchorage, Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Valdez, Seward), it is no problem. There are local dealers and people drive in cars from _Outside_ (the 48 states). There are many ads for 4WD trucks (and Subarus, RAV4s Suburans, etc) in every issue. People get new vehicles, fall behind on payments, need a different car, etc. All the reasons people sell a used truck anywhere.

You can look on Craigslist for Alaska whereever you are, but it hasn_t seemed to me to have nearly as many listing as the Anchorage Daily News, Fairbanks Miner or (Kenai) Peninsula Clarion in their classified ads. Check if they have there classified on line.

In addition to new car dealers having newer used trucks on their lots, there are many used car lots in all those cities as well.

Yes, some are all rusted out, but those are usually sold with a sign (_$200_) in the window rather than through a dealer.

In SE AK (Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, the market is a little tighter because you can_t drive there and the smaller towns have no factory dealers. But you can drive a car on the ferry in Bellingham and off in any of those towns, so there are reasonable ways to get a car to town.

Rural, off-the-road-system Alaska is tough. Unless you fly a car in, it has to come in on the yearly barge. Either way is expensive and people keep really ugly cars running a long time because of it. It also creates a strange market since there are X people in town and Y cars and those numbers don_t change much. One car crash and another with a bad trannie and suddenly there aren_t enough cars to go around.

It is probably cheaper to buy a truck and drive it in if you compare the combined costs of airfare (for you), shipping your stuff, and buying a truck. But just for the truck - if you can drive there, the local cost won_t be much higher than in the 48 states.

Depends on what city. I know its not hard in Fairbanks because my mother lives there and she buys them all the time. They also have a pretty good sized Ford dealership that sells used cars.

What is the best kept secret resturaunt on Oahu in Hawaii?|157225

Visiting Hawaii soon and would like to find the best kept secret places there . . .

I don_t think my list would qualify as _best kept secrets_...Oahu is so crowded now that there are very few places that people don_t know about. How about restaurants that are well-known among locals, that few tourists know about?

-Sushi? Try Genki Sushi right on the edge of Waikiki. Not as _high-class_ as other sushi joints, but the locals love Genki for their prices and the novelty of being served sushi on a conveyor belt.
http://www.genkisushiusa.com/


-Like garlic? Eat the spicy garlic chicken from Sugoi about 10 minutes from the airport.
http://www.sugoihawaii.com/


-another garlic place is one of the shrimp trucks in Kahuku (small town on the North Shore of Oahu). These are not really _restaurants_, as you buy your plate out of a truck (where the shrimp is cooked) and eat under a canopy...here_s an article I remember reading awhile ago:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/articl��


-For _local-style plate lunch_, Rainbow_s is a favorite among locals as well (also at the edge of Waikiki). Here_s a link:

http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kin��

Boneless chicken is the only thing I eat from there...it_s that good.

-Japanese style saimin (noodles)? Go to Shiro_s. Here_s a link:
http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kin��
Try Googling this place though...My and my family eat at the one that_s closer to where we live; it_s on Kamehameha Hwy. in Aiea. I_m sure the food tastes the same though.

Don_t ask here... ask when you get there! Ask the bell boy at your hotel, ask the bus driver, ask people on the street! Make sure you get at least one of each of the following:

1. Plate lunch - meat, rice and mac salad
2. Spam musubi - you can get this anywhere... probably even the gas station
3. Saimin - hawaiian noodle soup
4. Shave Ice - soooo different than snow cones on the mainland. Melts in your mouth. Get the ice cream on the bottom too!
5. Malasadas - hawaiian (portugese) donuts. Yum!

That should give you a good taste of the islands. Have a great time... I wish I were back!

Young_s Ramen in Salt Lake Mall by Coldstone Creamry is an awesome place and cheap. There is also several others all around, you just have to look for a small place that has lots of cars out front.

Zippy_s restraunts are the best place to go.You need to try their world famous chili.

There is a plate lunch place on Lewers St in Waikiki quite near the beach. If they_re still there, they have chicken cutlets, potato/pasta salad and rice. You can eat in, but we took ours on a short walk out the beach on our first night in Waikiki. Wow, the best ever!!

The best breakfast within walking distance of Waikiki is Eggs _ Things. Their banana pancakes are to die for!

The McDonalds by the Pink Palace... yummy!

Kalakaua Plate Lunch $5 great stir fry ~ Mushroom Chicken, Shrimp Stir Fry
Ala Moana Beach Park Concessions ~ good local food Plate lunches/fried noodles
Regal Drive In ~ McCully Shopping Center ~ Plate Lunches/Chinese Food _ Manapua/Dim Sum, Roast Pork, Char Siu, Cake Noodle, Shrimp
South Shore Grill ~ Daimond Head ~ Kal Bi Ribs, Fish tacos
Teddy_s Bigger Burgers ~ Waikiki by the Honolulu Zoo _ Kuhio Beach.

What is the best way to get to the MTA Hudson line from Stewart Airport?|156534

I_m flying into Stewart and know I need to get on the Hudson Line and take it all the way to Grand Central but I_ve never been to the airport and am wondering how easy or difficult it is to get to the line. Any info is helpful!

Your best bet would be to take a taxi from the airport to the Beacon station. The shuttle bus only runs on weekdays. I don_t know the fares offhand though.

You may want to call before hand to find out.

Stewart Airport Taxi - (845) 565-1616

You_ll need to take a bus or car service to the Beacon Station and catch the metro-north to Grand Central Station...

got this from the stewart airport website:


http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/ai��


Leprechaun Bus Line provides passengers a hassle free and inexpensive alternative mode of transportation over the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge which provides connections between Metro-North_s Train Station in Beacon, the NYSDOT_s Park _ Ride Lot (on RT 17K) and Stewart International Airport.
Leprechaun Bus Line: 800-MAGIC 17 (800-624-4217) or 845-565-7900


http://www.leprechaunlines.com/index.cfm