As many of you, I have been drooling over this grill for over a year. Your postings have confirmed my thoughts and I have already received financial approval. I will be getting this grill within the next 2 weeks. The question I have, and also saw that someone else asked but have not seen a response, has anyone done a "permanent" or "semi-permanent" installation with an LP heated house? My house is only a year old and is heated by LP. We have a 1000 gallon tank buried in the yard. All of the discussions of plumbing type and size encourage me to offer some detail as to our setup. There is a regulator on the side of the house that drops the pressure to 2 PSI. Inside there is a regulator attached to a manafold that provides individual taps for every appliance (2 furnaces, water heater, stove, dryer, and a dedicated run to the deck for a "future grill") All of this is done with a somewhat flexible 1/2" yellow (I guess vinyl) coated copper. That main regulator is supposed to be able to support all of the appliances and maintain the 14" of pressure. Outside is a stub of 1/2" black pipe to which I need to connect. My plan is a temporary connection (soft hose) upon purchase and a permanent one when I can build this unit in. I agree with the concerns of leaks and will obviously put a shut-off valve before any soft hose. I saw mention of a hose kit from HD for $35. This is listed as an NG hose but at roughly 1/2 PSI I assume it will work for LP? Any thoughts or input would be appreciated. Thanks, Lee

natal ~ I slather the almond oil all over my body, including my feet (extra slathering there LOL). My flare-ups have slowed down considerably, the last one being about 1 month ago. This was probably a contact dermatitis flare-up because DH and I were at a party and the majority of people were smoking. I could feel my throat starting to close and my eyes starting to sting. I left the party early (feigned a headache) and the next day I had a full-blown attack. I had to go to the doctor and she said it definitely was triggered by the cigarette smoke...gads!...I can't believe how many people still smoke! But that's a whole 'nother thread. Either way, I had to go on steroids, which cleared it up pretty quickly. Other than that one incident, I really can't remember the last time I had an outbreak. I do know that the evening I got home from the party I took a shower right away and slathered almond oil on my body and face, which seemed to soothe my skin tremendously. I am convinced the almond oil has really helped my skin condition immensely.

Yes, I was diagnosed with rosacea, during a visit with a dermatologist for something else entirely about 20 years ago. In my case, all that was visible was a "thumbprint" on each cheek that was slightly darker than the rest of my face and a few non-colored bumps on my nose. I was as stunned as you seem to be. After a round of antibiotics, I was prescribed a cream, then years later Metrogel, and told to use it whether or not I was having an episode, as a preventative. Several years ago, my dermatologist said there was no sign of the rosacea, but I continued to use the gel anyway. This past year my dermatologist said to discontinue the gel and I've had no return of symptoms. Try to avoid anything that makes you flush. For me, this includes heat (yeah, sun's bad, but the heat itself can be a problem), extreme cold, alcohol, and certain foods, especially spicy ones. Be careful what you use on your skin and avoid cosmetics with fragrance or certain other ingredients (you'll have to figure out which ones cause a reaction in you; I avoid silicone/dimethicone, etc). Baby your skin. Clean your eye make-up off religiously and follow with a warm, not hot, wet washrag, with a little baby shampoo if you want. Assuming you do have it -- did you ask the dermatologist in so many words? -- you're lucky it was caught early. Mine never progressed beyond what the doctor first saw, aside from occasional flare-ups. My nose bumps went away -- what a relief, since I had visions of ending up like W. C. Field! Are you very fair? There is one theory that fair people get it more often, another that it is simply more easily diagnosed on them, like rouge on Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Our little pug developed mast cell tumors about 8 years ago. The specialist we took him to at a university veterinary school said there was anecdotal support for Vitamin C delaying the growth of the tumors. For the next five years, Pugsly (about 15 lbs.) took at at least 2000 mgs. of vitamin C a day. Ultimately, he redeveloped the cancer, but I will always believe the vitamin C delayed the metastasizing. I'm not recommending that dosage for every dog, but I still give our other little pug at least 500 mg. of Vitamin C daily, just for general health. If you give your dog too much vitamin C, they will "throw it off," i.e., eliminate it through diarrhea/loose bowels and/or vomiting. You can then back off/reduce the dosage. I buy gel capsules of time-released vitamin C (no additives) at a health food store. They are more expensive, but they are easy for the pugs to swallow. I wrap the capsule in a piece of soft cheese. They never turned it down!