There are thousands of characters, mostly used for Chinese, music, math and the like but some are for fun - and there are several ways to enter some of them. ⥠is made by holding down the alt key and entering 3 on the number pad. ⥠is made by & then # then 9829 then semicolon but don't show up until I click preview. ⥠is made with & followed by the word hearts followed by a semicolon and doesn't show until after I click preview. U+2665; should make a heart, I think, I think but it don't work here for me.

It's not uncommon for there to be a mechanical problem with one or two keys. You could have dropped a few crumbs in there or a couple of drops of coffee. You can try to blow under it with some compressed air, or carefully pry off the keys to inspect for problems. It could also be that the contacts are broken and you need to have it repaired. Have you talked with Dell? Is it under warranty?

Patches, are you saying you tried number 2, or was that testimony part of the text? I call 800-free-411 from land lines, too. It's a pain in the butt. LOL I guess these are worth trying to see if they work. If not, then nothing is lost.

Hi Mountain, I've been away a lot recently due to family health issues, but am watching your project with interest, as I've bought a very similar shingle house the same age about an hour north of yours (Portland). We even have the same garish yellow wall paint -- the '80's answer to "Craftsman style", I suspect. In our case, that flat wooden 'chute' on the wall to the left of your window (our is in our butler's pantry) hides the house stack vent and would be quite difficult to resituate without major wall-opening work. ... actually, looking closer, you do have the same one in your BP, to the left of the sink on the wall. Hmmm. Poor photo of ours from initial realtor tour: We have the wooden wainscoting Lavender references, throughout the entire kitchen and BP, and we are not sure whether to keep it or not. The beadboard gaps have collected an interesting century's worth of gunk. Still, it's lovely and original, and we'll work with it if we can. What are you thinking about the floor? Is that currently a sheet vinyl? I like your kitchen table, but would probably put it elsewhere in the house, since the benefit of a large center table in an unfitted kitchen is its usefulness as a work space, and the immobile benches on that beast prevent standing comfortably up next to the top for peeling things, kneading dough, etc. But how perfect for a kids' coloring table in the rumpus room! We have very similar dimensions in our kitchen/BP, with a large adjacent dining room via swinging door. We're also mulling over the issue of functionality vis-a-vis cleaning and cooking space. We weren't at first thinking 2 dishwashers, but I'm beginning to imagine that it won't work otherwise -- after I prep, where do I throw the dirty bowls and knives without walking 8 feet over and inside the BP where our current DW is? Etc. I like your dish drawer plan. Another query: where is the heating in this space and do you have to work around it? I can't see any radiators in the photos and wonder whether that was the sole function of the castiron range you're going to remove. That would be typical for these parts. Depending on when you use this home, I can advise from Mainer experience that you'll want at least some heat in there for 3 seasons (unless you put in an AGA), and you'll really benefit if you plan to aim that heat somewhere towards your toes in the sink/cleanup area. :-)