"...I couldn't pass up a chance to riff with fatplant..." That was why I asked what I was missing. Although I've heard a lot of info that I've disagreed with over the years from others, I was baffled at what you were saying. It didn't sound at all like you! ;~) "...my whole family is saddened by the very visible effects logging has on our community." ' I, too, have been horrified at the logging going on around me! :~( It was all but shut down, until 'shrub' campained his "Healthy Forests" scam up here. I can be arrested if I collect Cyps, Darlingtonias, etc, but it's acceptable to run over them with a Caterpillar! Virtually all of the fishing streams are protect from fishing, but it's fine to fill them with silt from the logging runoff. It's all being sent to Japan anyway and doing the locals no good, especially in the long run. It's like trying to protect the "Golden Goose" and being out voted by the other geese!:~( "I collect natives for my personal collection and for conservation." Good for you!! :~) I have no problems with responsible stewardship! Someone has to do it. Most of the horror seems to come from those that are just professional protesters and don't actually do much. You do know that 'shrub' has added mining, officially, to the list of forest activities. I'd rather have logging any day!;~) If you're interested, I added a link to a set of photos of my local SW Oregon natives that I've found. Here is a link that might be useful: Native Orchids/Plants

Your biggest challenge is finding US made fabric. There are only 2 mills left in the US. I would estimate that 90% of all fabrics are now made overseas or Canada. It would take some REAL research to find the particular vendor of manufacturer's fabric sources, but a savvy salesperson or store mgr should be willing to find out to get your business. BUT, I bet it would be safe to say that all springs & a few minor other components are foreign made, so even if you found an upholstery builder, I would bet the farm that the springs will be imported. Ethan Allen, Stickley & Bassett still have SOME styles made in the USA. Bassett's is their Custom Collection. I can't swear to EA's or Stickley's, but again, a good salesperson will be honest with you about the USA vs overseas models. BTW, almost every commercially produced casegood out there is foreign made, to one extent or another. ~Jeana

Do not buy a warranty from Home Warranty of America if you have appliances that are beyond builder grade. Also do not buy from them unless you enjoy banging your head on a concrete wall repeatedly. More than 6 (!) weeks ago the door hinge on the Miele speed oven in our island broke and the glass front to the door came entirely off. I called the warranty company and someone came out a week later to repair it. He was doubtful the warranty company would pay for a new glass front, but went ahead with the claim. Then ... crickets. I followed up a week later. No one seemed to know what the specs of the oven were, so I went over them with HWA on the phone. The appliance guy transposed some numbers, now they could move forward. Of course, no one called to tell me they couldn’t figure out what model appliance I had, but I was young and naive and held great hopes for HWA. After all, I had only used the warranty for service calls over the years (with varying levels of satisfaction) and this was my first time trying to actually have them replace anything. But hey, that’s why I have a warranty, right? Week later, still no word. I called back, trying to get a sense of any progress. And meanwhile, any time you call, you get someone on the phone who has to put you on hold, check the status of your claim, look at their notes, and then you still have to repeat the entire saga to came back with “oh, we had some questions about the specs and the dimensions.” But again, they only told me this after I called. I again went through all the information I had, repeated model and serial number, etc. Ok, they’ll send this along to purchasing to have it approved. Then crickets again. I probably called in 8 times over 6 weeks. Each time there was more confusion, more “let me put you on hold,” more talk about my freaking over-the-range microwave, (IT’S A BUILT IN SPEED OVEN). Finally they got back to me with their replacement option, a Jenn-Air microwave convection that was a) way too large for the space and b) required a minimum of 36” inches clearance from the ground. So, their one option wasn’t really an option at all. Or they would give me a cash out of $950 to replace my $3,000 appliance. I’m so done. Obviously, we’re getting rid of the warranty. We had it for years and never used it beyond paying $100 for a service call, and I really thought it would be useful if something big needed to be repaired/replaced. Obviously, I was an idiot. Like I told my husband, can you imagine if it was something vital like our air conditioner? And they jerked us around for 6 weeks only to come up with a half-assed solution? Such a frustrating experience. I will never, ever get another home warranty.

i tried to make a claim on 9/8/20 and they told me that my acct. was suspended since 11/2019... Whaaaaaat. but they took my money out for 12/19 1/20 2/20 3/20 4/20 5/20 6/20 7/20 8/20 9/20. but i couldnt make a claim. but i didnt get any thing saying that something was wrong with my account back in November 2019... so when she told me thta on 9/16/20. i told her this is ridiculous then cancel my account. she couldnt do it fast enough because i said i will sue yall for all those months ... now it took me a while to talk to a supervisor today and he said their is nothing i can do bc you cancelled your account...... i was seeing red ... now i will get an attorney and i will bad mouth them to everyone but that is already going on because they have bad reviews anyway. $559.90. I WANT MY MONEY