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FILENAME:	3773_1436_1478
TOPIC#:		343
DATE:		920117
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REMARKS:        Speakers were difficult to tell apart.

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qy          A.1 utt1:  Did you hear our topic?  /
sd          A.1 utt2:   It's in regards to discussing homes. /  

b^m          B.2 utt1:   Homes,  /
ny          B.2 utt2: yes, sir,  /
%          B.2 utt3: uh-huh.  /
qy          B.2 utt4:   [ What are, +  are ] you settled in a place? /  

ny          @A.3 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          @A.3 utt2: I'm settled in a place.  /
sd          @A.3 utt3:  I've been in it for [ twelve years, since  nineteen, +  {F uh, } {D actually } thirteen  years,  since nineteen ] seventy-eight  /
sd          @A.3 utt4: {C and } it's in Richardson, Texas, which is [ north Texas -- +    

b          B.4 utt1:   (( Right ))  <<faint>>. /  

+          A.5 utt1:  -- {E or } north Dallas. ] /  

b          B.6 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  {C And } we've lived in two houses in Richardson.  /
sd          A.7 utt2:  We moved here in seventy-four <throat_clearing>   and, {F uh, } changed locations in seventy-eight. /  

bk          B.8 utt1:  Okay. /  

qo          A.9 utt1:  How about yourself? /  

sd          B.10 utt1:  {D Well, } we, {F uh, } left here in  seventy-six.  /
sd          B.10 utt2: {F Uh, } we were here for a few years,  /
sd          B.10 utt3: then we, {F uh, } have come back just this summer.  /
sd          B.10 utt4:   Right now we're looking for housing, {F uh, } somewhere down in the  Duncanville and Cedar Hill area.  /
qy          B.10 utt5: Are you familiar with that? /  

ny          A.11 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv^e          A.11 utt2: it's a nice area. /  

aa          B.12 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          B.12 utt2: it is.  /
sd          B.12 utt3:  The kids are in  school here in Duncanville.  /
sd          B.12 utt4:  We're in a temporary place right now  /
sd          B.12 utt5: [ {C and, } + {F uh, }  {C so } ] they've enjoyed the school,  /
sd          B.12 utt6: {C so } we're kind of trying to stay here  /
%          B.12 utt7: {C but, } -/  

qy          A.13 utt1:  Are you finding it tough trying  to find what you want  /
%          A.13 utt2: {C or, } -/  

sd          B.14 utt1:  {D Well, } [ what, + ] the problem we  got is that we've got five children -- /  

ba          A.15 utt1:  {F Oh, } boy. /  

sd          B.16 utt1:  -- <Laughter> {C and so, } {F uh, }  we really want <noise> four or five bedroom house  /
sd          B.16 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } {D you know, } everybody says,  {D you know, } how many houses are on the market  and --   

b          A.17 utt1:  [ R-, + right. ] /  

+          B.18 utt1:  -- all that kind of thing  /
sd          B.18 utt2: {C so } [ we, +   {F uh, } we ] look at the paper,  /
sd          B.18 utt3: we [ look at our, +  talk to our ] realtor  /
sd          B.18 utt4: {C and } you can cut,  {D you know, } the listings, {F uh, } in about a third when you go from three to four bedrooms --   

b          A.19 utt1:  Sure. /  

+          B.20 utt1:  -- {D you know, } or five.  /
qy          B.20 utt2: Are you looking  /
qrr          B.20 utt3:  or you settled,  /
%          B.20 utt4: {E I mean, } -/  

nn          A.21 utt1:  No,  /
sd^e          A.21 utt2: we're settled  /
sd          A.21 utt3: {C and, } {F uh } --   

%          B.22 utt1:  [ H-, +  having, ] -/  

+          A.23 utt1:  -- we're, {F uh, } - /
sv          A.23 utt2: I'm probably older  than you,  /
sd          A.23 utt3: I'm fifty-two,  /
sd          A.23 utt4: {C but } {D anyway, } [ I, +  my ] youngest is getting married this year --   

ba          B.24 utt1:  {F Oh, } great. /  

+          A.25 utt1:  -- graduating college,  /
sd          A.25 utt2: {C so } I can board up their rooms,   

x          B.26 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          A.27 utt1:  and <laughter> look forward to retirement maybe. /  

sv          B.28 utt1:  That empty nest syndrome is going to set in, I guess. /  

ba          A.29 utt1:  {F Oh, } gosh,  /
sd          A.29 utt2: {D so, } we're looking  forward to retiring in about three years and --   

ba          B.30 utt1:  Great. /  

+          A.31 utt1:  -- maybe relocating to Florida or somewhere.   

b          B.32 utt1:  Okay. /  

+          A.33 utt1:  [ Closer, +  closer ] to our families. /  

b          B.34 utt1:  Okay,  /
qy          B.34 utt2: [ you, +  are you ] from Florida originally? /  

nn          A.35 utt1:  No,  /
sd^e          A.35 utt2: from West Virginia  /
sd          A.35 utt3:  {C but } [ everyone's, + {F uh, } my wife's ]  parents are from the New York, New Jersey area -- /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Yeah <<faint>>. /  

sd          A.37 utt1:  -- [ {C so, } +  {C but } ]  everyone [ seems, + {F uh, } has seem   to ] relocated down that area. /  

b          B.38 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sv          A.39 utt1:  Seems like a nice place to go <laughter>. /  

b          B.40 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b^r          B.40 utt2: yeah.  /
sd         B.40 utt3:  We've got five  /
sd          B.40 utt4:  {C and } the oldest is, {F uh, } ninth grade  /
sd          B.40 utt5: {C and } the youngest is second grade  /
sv          B.40 utt6: {C and } I think  they're going to be, {F uh, } with us forever. /  

x          A.41 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sv          B.42 utt1:  I don't know if that's true,  /
sd          B.42 utt2:  {C but } it's sure, {D you know, } we're not anywhere near looking to, {F uh, } {F uh, } cut down in size.  /
sd          B.42 utt3:   [ We're, +  we're -- ]   

b          A.43 utt1:  {F Oh, } I --   

+          B.44 utt1:  -- trying to --   

+          A.45 utt1:  -- understand. /  

+          B.46 utt1:  -- find, -/   

bf          A.47 utt1:  You need very minimum four and probably five. /

aa          B.48 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah.  /
sd          B.48 utt2:  In fact, six would be real good. /

b          A.49 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          B.50 utt1:  My wife and I can share a bedroom <laughter>. /  

qy^g          A.51 utt1:  It's tough --   

%          B.52 utt1:  {C Either, } -/  

+          A.53 utt1:  -- to find a five and six [ room, +   bedroom ] house, isn't it? /  

sv          B.54 utt1:  {F Oh, } I don't think it's possible  unless you, {D you know, } multimillionaire, something like that. /  

aa          A.55 utt1:  {F Oh, } I know. /  

%          B.56 utt1:  {F Uh, } /  

sv          A.57 utt1:  Seems like you get in that category,  you're in the three hundred thousand dollar homes  or whatever  /
sv          A.57 utt2: {C and } [ it's -- +    

aa          B.58 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

+          A.59 utt1:  -- that's ] an awful lot, {D you know } <laughter>. /  

aa          B.60 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.60 utt2: it is,  /
%          B.60 utt3: yeah. /  

x          A.61 utt1:   ((   )) .   

sd          B.62 utt1:  {F Uh, } we're having, - /
sv          B.62 utt2: {D actually, }  if we find something for, {F uh, } I'd say less than a hundred and twenty thousand, we'll be  doing all right, # {D you know. } # /  

b          A.63 utt1:  # Right. # /  

%          B.64 utt1:  That's, {F uh, } - /
sv          B.64 utt2: {C but } I think the  thing's out there,  /
sv          B.64 utt3: it's just a matter of, {F uh } --   

^2         A.65 utt1:  Just,   

+          B.66 utt1:  -- {D you know, } [ looking -- +    

+          A.67 utt1:  Matter --   

+          B.68 utt1:  --  (( {D you know } ))  --   

+         A.69 utt1:  -- of looking,  /
aa          A.69 utt2: right. /  

+          B.70 utt1:  -- finding ]  the right place, {F uh, } /  

sv          A.71 utt1:  Lot of people [ will buy, +  in your situation  will buy ] a four bedroom house and  convert maybe the garage or something [ or the, +  or do ] something.  /
sd          A.71 utt2: I had a young lady used to work for me at my office from  the high school  /
sd          A.71 utt3: {C and } [ she had, + {F uh, }  there were seven kids in her ] family. /   

ba          B.72 utt1:  Wow. /

sd          A.73 utt1:  {C And } they converted the dining room and,

x          B.74 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          A.75 utt1:  <Laughter> did this and  that,  /
sd          A.75 utt2:  {C but } they always seemed to get along fine, {D you know. } /  

b          B.76 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
b^r          B.76 utt2: yeah.  /
sd          B.76 utt3:  I think once  we get into a place, it will be just fine,  /
sd          B.76 utt4: {C but } --

ba          A.77 utt1:  {F Oh, } sure. /

+          B.78 utt1:  -- {D you know, } [ it's + until then,   it's, ] {F uh, } {F oh, } a little stressful, {D you know, } just looking all the time and that sort of thing. /  

aa          A.79 utt1:  {F Oh, } I know  /
sv          A.79 utt2: {C and } [ it's, +  there's ]  nothing harder than that.  /
sd          A.79 utt3:  I always just sort of [ a, +  assign ] my wife that chore,  /
sd          A.79 utt4:  then I would let her narrow it down to three or four,  /
sv          A.79 utt5: then I'd go look because women seem to  like to look a lot more than men do. /  

aa          B.80 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

x          A.81 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

am          B.82 utt1:  Maybe that's the case.  /
sv          B.82 utt2:  At least she's   got more opinions, {D you know, }  /
sv          B.82 utt3: [ there's, +  {F uh, } seems like there's ]  more constraints --   

aa         A.83 utt1:  Yes.  /

+          B.84 utt1:  -- more things that she thinks about.   {D You know, } openness, {F uh, } the size of the kitchen and all this kind of stuff that I would --   

aa          A.85 utt1:  Why, certainly. /  

+          B.86 utt1:  -- probably gloss over and,    

x          A.87 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.88 utt1:  maybe even ignore, {D you know. } /  

b          A.89 utt1:  # I # --   

qw          B.90 utt1:  # {D So. } #    

+          A.91 utt1:  -- understand that. /  

+          B.92 utt1:  What kind of business are you in? /  

sd          A.93 utt1:  I'm in the, {F uh, } sporting goods business.  /
sd          A.93 utt2:   I'm a manufacturer's rep.  /
sd          A.93 utt3:  I represent fourteen different hunting and shooting type companies. /  

b          B.94 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
ba          B.94 utt2: great. /  

qw          A.95 utt1:  [ What, +  who ] are you with? /  

sd          B.96 utt1:  {F Uh, } we're with an organization  called, {F uh, } Wycliff Bible Translators. /  

b          A.97 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.98 utt1:  It's [ a, +  a ] missions organization  and, {F uh, } doing, {F uh, } translation, linguistics, that sort of thing. /  

ba          A.99 utt1:  {D Well, } great. /  

sd          B.100 utt1:  {F Uh, } it's got an office down here [ [ in, +   {F uh, } in, ] +  near ] Duncanville  /
sd          B.100 utt2: {C and } we just moved down to be on staff down here  /
%          B.100 utt3: {C so. } -/  

qw          A.101 utt1:  [ How, +  how ] was the, {F uh, } - /
qy^d          A.101 utt2:  [ s-, +  you say ] you lived in the Denver area before? /  

na          B.102 utt1:  Right. /  

qw          A.103 utt1:  How did that compare with this   area as far as [ house-, +  housing ] prices? /  

sd          B.104 utt1:  {F Uh, } we were, {F uh, } really  surprised to  find that they're higher here.  # {F Uh, } # /  

ba          A.105 utt1:  # No kidding. # /  

sd          B.106 utt1:  When we moved from Louisiana to Denver,  it was astounding, {D you know, } to find that prices were, {F oh, } I guess almost  two or three times as high as we'd expected.  /
sd          B.106 utt2: {C And then, } {F uh, } to come  down here, we thought things would be lower,  /
sd          B.106 utt3: {C and } they're not.  /
sv          B.106 utt4:  I guess, {F uh, } really,  prices for housing are just, -/ 
