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post #16 of 26
10/16/07 at 10:53am
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Originally Posted by rambo View Post
It is. But so is swapping bodily fluids, and the feedback on that has been pretty good so far.

My older friend met his swap-mate on Craigslist. I'd echo the advice of getting the other person thoroughly checked out though.

Any interesting question is how would insurance handle things if your place burned down or there was a major theft while someone else was staying at your place? I finally got my place insured and they asked me if i had roommates. Presumably, since i answered that I did not, if I got a roommate without calling my insurance provider and there was a disaster deemed to be the roommates' fault, i'd be screwed.
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post #17 of 26
10/16/07 at 2:35pm
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Originally Posted by Kent Wang View Post
If anyone wants to swap for my 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom duplex 1 mile from downtown Austin, I will consider it. I'd like to swap for big cities.

Is Chairman Meow part of the swap?
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post #18 of 26
10/19/07 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by Kent Wang View Post
Can anyone recommend any other services that are fairly cheap? Google lists Craigslist highly. There is also Sabbaticalhomes.com but it costs a bit too much for me. A service that could do background checks and had an eBay-style feedback system would be cool, but might still be too pricey for my needs.

If anyone wants to swap for my 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom duplex 1 mile from downtown Austin, I will consider it. I'd like to swap for big cities.

I'll swap you for my crappy apartment on Riverside
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post #19 of 26
10/19/07 at 6:55pm
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Is Chairman Meow part of the swap?
Yes, he will stay in Austin and you will have to feed him. I'll swap you for Paris.
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post #20 of 26
10/19/07 at 7:22pm
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Yes, he will stay in Austin and you will have to feed him. I'll swap you for Paris.
Take my job, please.
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post #21 of 26
10/20/07 at 11:29am
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Yes, he will stay in Austin and you will have to feed him. I'll swap you for Paris.

Is your cat's name really chairman meow?
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post #22 of 26
10/20/07 at 11:30am
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Take my job, please.

I'll take it. I won't promise that you'll still have it upon your return though.
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post #23 of 26
10/21/07 at 9:00am
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Originally Posted by Kent Wang View Post
Yes, he will stay in Austin and you will have to feed him. I'll swap you for Paris.

You'll have to note the interesting cat foods here in Paris -- pheasant, rabbit, and so on. Italy has even more interesting ones -- pastas, cheeses, tuna with olives...

Can't say I'd be able to swap anytime soon, but let me know if you have plans to come to town before my exile ends next year.
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post #24 of 26
10/24/07 at 5:37am
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Originally Posted by LabelKing View Post
This sounds potentially dangerous.

Yes, especially in terms of orgy alert levels.
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post #25 of 26
10/25/07 at 4:20pm
If I still owned a house I would be interested in house swaping stuff as well.
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post #26 of 26
10/31/07 at 10:50pm
Do you want a longer term house swap?

If you just want to travel there is also couchsurfing. Look it up

K
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