If you have a 5 gallon bucket and know how large the area is that needs to be watered, it's not too hard to get a time that will accomplish your goals. First, time how long it takes for your hose to fill up a 5 gallon bucket. This gives you the rate at which your irrigation system puts out water. Then, do the math contained in #1 and you're all set. "How Much Water - If nature has not supplied water as rain applying approximately 1 inch of water is a general rule of thumb. This will give deep penetration of the soil to a depth of six to eight inches. One inch of water or rain is equivalent to 623 gallons per 1000 sq. ft. Water should be applied no faster than the soil is able to absorb it. If water begins to run off before one inch is applied, stop sprinkling until it is absorbed and then resume. How long will applying 1 inch of water take? This depends on the size hose, pressure and type of sprinkler being used. There are several methods for determining how much your are applying. 1. Do The Math - Find the gallons per minute (GPM) flow rate of the sprinkler being used from the package of the manufacturer. Multiply the square footage to be watered by .62 gallons or 1 inch of water per square foot. Example: 1000 sq. ft. x .62 gal. = 620 gallons. This tells you how many gallons of water you need to apply to the lawn. Divide that number the GPM of your sprinkler and you can figure how many minutes to water. 2. Collect The Water - Place a cup or glass in the middle of the area covered by your sprinkler, turn water on and watch the time. Measure water in the cup until 1 inch is collected. This is the time you need to sprinkle. The best accuracy is obtained if you use several containers at different places in the sprinkler�s coverage pattern and average the results. 3. Buy A Flow Timer - Often called water timers, these units actually measure water flow. They are calibrated in 100 gallons and can be set from 100 to 1500 gallons to give you the water necessary for the square footage covered by the sprinkler. Use the formula in #1 to figure the gallons needed. 4. Test Soil - Test the soil 6" or more below the surface to make sure it is dry. Turn on your sprinkler and periodically test the soil 6" down until the water has penetrated to that depth. Keep track of how long it took and use that as the time you need to water. Here is a link that might be useful: Watering Needs

Texask, find your local Habitat for Humanity or a similar type place. Most of the cabinets I've purchased are from there. I wait, I stalk, I scheme and I beg for the solid ones. I have picked up so many plywood cabs w/ oak or maple frames it's wild. Orphan cabs are $5. Doors are $2. My beaded inset cabs (8) were a lot for me: $325. But the two, 24x42" glass cabinets paid for themselves. It would have cost me more to buy them new. I know. [nodding firmly] I've been shopping for years. Unfortunately, I couldn't sell this house and have anything left. I was left with $643,000 of debt in my name. I've had some amazing good fortune and a few things have been forgiven, but I'm still over $459,117.60 in debt. My credit has gone from a 730 to a 580 so another loan wouldn't happen. Plus, in post-fire condition without even finished electricity or plumbing? I believe the words for what I could get would be "diddly squat." Plus. Don't wanna sell. I've put way too much blood sweat and rivers of tears into this place. beekeeperswife! I missed your post. You made me laugh out loud then look around to make sure there weren't any TV cameras trying to peek in the window. Around the cabinets. If I could get the bookshelves out of the laundry and onto the walls in the living room, I could put up all the cabs in the laundry. That would be two rooms up and done. Although I really believe I'm super woman, these suckers weigh a frikkin' ton. They're 58"w x 39"h and hung on cleats. Getting them down is one thing, hanging them again is another. But you're on target with me. That's what I really want to do. I also have a stack I'm returning because I've found better or changed what I wanted. Mercurial I'm not, limited funds have enabled me to actually see things I want and to make changes towards what I think are better decisions. Yes, I'm saving for the truck. Got the tires, just need the $$ for shocks, thermostat and alignment + labor. Got the brakes, rotors, drums and serpentine belt done. Cabs are $5.00 a piece, but I will stop. I promise. jakabedy, I'm working with a clean slate. I can put walls where I want, nooks for books, etc. I am in love with the Not So Big House books and consider everything I'm building or reconfiguring to be furniture, even if it's stuck to the wall. I hadn't realized until just recently that although I don't like exterior MCM, inside I really do. The simplicity and lack of clutter really speaks to me. So I'm building in that direction. Seating I do have, but it's minimal and I don't want more. I never have company. Display at this point in my life is visual clutter. I love my huge library, but knick knacks go to Freecycle. Artwork fits easily into the picture. (Forgive the play on words.) I know I need a few personality items in order not to look like a cabinet display showroom, and I do have some things I love. Other stuff? Just looking for an opportunity to gracefully unload it. You should have seen the excitement on a lady's face when I Freecycled my brass candlestick collection to her. YEAH! Everyone's concerns are not just going in one ear and out the other. I really am paying attention to the ideas and cons presented here. That's why I wrote. As a matter of fact, I just sat down a few minutes ago and drew up the laundry room differently than I had been considering. Cool. Thanks all! :)

I'd also suggest overstock.com. I tried 3 rugs from them and the third was finally the charm for our masterbath. I loved the patterns of the first two rugs, but the rugs didn't fit the descriptions given (either color or pile), so they had to go back...which would normally have really stopped me from ordering again. But I called customer service, and they were super nice! They emailed me a prepaid shipping label to return the first 2. So I kept trying, and with my third try I found one I really like now. The size and look I wanted also limited my choices. Good luck with your search!

I wouldn't worry about rose purgatory. After all, you're planting on YOUR side of the fence, lol. I say go for it. But if you haven't completely settled on Treasure Trove you might look at some I've grown. If you're thinking in terms of coverage and securing your perimeter against mean neighbors and/or zombies, there's nothing like the sempervirens ramblers. I've grown all these I mention below (except Awakening. It's new this year) in my zone 7a without any problem. The only time any of them had dieback was after the Arctic Express back in the 80's when we set the record of -24F. All of them are healthy for me. My favorite is Francois Jaranville, a beautiful warm pink/peach. Gardenia is a great warm white with hint of creamy yellow. It will bloom in some shade and gets HUGE. I'm talking 30+ feet. Of course there is my pink trio: Dr W. Van Fleet, New Dawn and Awakening (once-blooming dad, reblooming sport-daughter, and double reblooming grand-daughter, lol). There are many other sempervirens climbers to look at on HMF, some more rambunctious than others, and I assume you want a BIG rose. If you're concerned about hardiness, you might look at the setigera climbers. Some are house eaters as well, but in general are hardier than the sempervirens. Long John Silver (white) and Baltimore Belle (pink) are big, boisterous and bountiful. If you just want to block the view, you probably couldn't do better than good old climbing Mlle Cecile Brunner. If you can track it down, there's an elusive reblooming form somewhere out there. Mine has rebloomed a smattering in the past when I've done some judicious pruning right after the Spring flush, but it's getting much too big to bother with. If I were you, I'd contact Lynette, aka oldrosarian. There isn't much about climbing roses she doesn't know, and not many she hasn't grown! And her photos...oy vey!