While it is true that oxidized iron is caused by dissolved oxygen in the water and other oxidizing agents, (IE: chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, etc)high turbidity as in this water analysis can contribute to iron bleeding through softener. I would also flush the pressure tank. Some of the turbidity may be coming from it. Hook a hose to the boiler drain at well tank and flush to drain until well kicks on a couple times. If no smell in cold water, the smell in water heater is probably from anode rod eroding away. You can fill the post filter you have now with bleach, run through whole house and water heater. Let sit for about 1 hour and flush completely. Flush water heater from drain at bottom of tank until any bleach smell is gone. Flush WH from bottom, drain weekly for about 5 minutes to flush out any sediment from anode rod. If rod is more than 10 years old it is probably gone by now with softened water. You do not need an iron filter! Let your quote #3 guy know that an iron filter based on air injection CAN NOT remove bacteria, but it will feed it and make it worse. RJ

Some things to do: 1. Shut off the alarm clock. 2. Make a list of all the places you'd like to see in the US, and then prioritize those. Selec the top few plan to go there. Prime sightseeing place are National Parks. Take a camera. 3. Long forgotten relatives: You can visit relatives and friends you have not seen in years and get re-aquainted. Combine a trip to their house with sightseeing along the way. 4. Take up a hobby: This may require several tries until you find someting you like. Consider genealogy. Genealogy and visiting relatives are good fits. During my working life, I had regarded genealogy as something dull and and something my old unmarried aunt might pursue. Not so! You'll find that you will have to develop your best dectective skills to be good at it. When you visit relatives, they can be very helpful and it gives you a reason to search out family reunions. Tracing my family tree has become a lesson in early US history and the development of this country. I hated history when I was in grade school, but it becomes a facinating subject when you begin to connect you family tree with historical events. For example, I discovered that I had an ancestor who owned a 420 acre plantation in Virginia when it was a colony in the 1700s; Five of his grandsons were in the Revolutionalry War; In the next generation, one of them fought under Andrew Jackson in the Florida War, and then later was a Captain in the Black Hawk War in Illinois. Another served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). This was a lot of military action for a family who waw not militarily inclined, but were mostly farmers and settlers. 5. Volunteering is good. You do have to be careful, though, because you no longer will have a corporation and their lawyers to stand between you and law suits. I found a number of organizations in my area who were looking for people to provide transporation, but were not insuring your activity. The repurcussions can be large, for example, suppose you are transporting a juvenille and another vehicle crashes into your car injuring or killing your passenger. In this suit-happy environment, you will need good insurance to cover the situation. 6. Inquire at your local hospital. These often have need of volunteer help. 7. If you are qualified, consider substitue teaching. 8. If you belong to a religious orgaization, now is your chance to pay back by fulfilling a needed service. 9. Handy with tools? Consider working with "Habitat for Humanity". 10. Have single relative with a child nearby? Consider baby sitting the young one a few days a week. 11. Have an elderly or disabled neighbor? Offer to clear their sidewalk of snow in the winter. 12. Become a Boy Scout Leader. 13. Join your local Lion's Club. 14. And then, there are self improvement courses at your local vocational/Trade School. You might find that you are qualified as instructor for some of these. If you have completed college level courses in Calculus on the way to your degree, very likely, you can teach a variety of math classes at a vocational school. *********** You do have the choice to take it easy for 6 months while you explore and think about what you would like to do. Yeah, you can take 6 months off. Your main problem will be to maintain your physical well being. Do not lay around during a slack period; Do enough physical activity to stay in shape. Somewhere along the way, you may come to the realization that this is God given opportunity, and now you have a chance to do someting with your life other than put food on the table. Now is the chance to view your existence from a different perspective and act accodingly. Get bored - Nah!

Les, I do have information on lighting, humidity, watering needs, etc. in my database, but I left it out, due to so many variables between everyone's individual growing habits and climates. I don't really add the info regarding how I received the plant (cutting, etc.) or the health it was in when I received it, but I do take notes on how it prefers to be grown and any pests or other health issues it seems to be prone to. For example, here is a full database "blurb" on one of my plants: LSH-242 H. sp. PNG-SV-419 EPC 649 (PNG) Handles full sun (harden off slowly), but prefers bright, indirect light. Higher humidity and heat induces quicker growth. Keep lightly damp (prefers not to dry out completely, but don't over-water). Personally grown "modified" semi-hydro (allowing reservoir to remain dry for a day or 2 okay). Prefers trellising. Leaves obtuse/ovate. Young leaves are shiny, light green, with reddish tints and darker red leaf margins. Leaf matures to a dark, almost-matte green (there is some gloss). Blooms rather early. Flowers approx. 1/2 inch diameter. Corollas slightly pubescent and yellow to yellow-pink, depending on light exposure. Coronas cream with light pink/blush where corona lobes fuse to form gynostegium. No noticeable scent. Blooms lasted 4 days (may last longer, but I did need to move the plant while it was blooming) NOTES: (REMEMBER to take bloom pic, next time!) Throws out what I can only describe as "double" leaves, occasionally (see images). Takes to rooting rather easily. No specific susceptibility/sensitivity to any pests/diseases. I also have a photo database of all my plants, but the amount of time it'd take to upload here would probably be formidable, lol! Pakehas hoya is an excellent website to look at foliage and flowers. My database is kind of set up the same (except I don't list my flowers by color, it's all alphabetical). Once I have my own website (which I am SLOWLY working on via Wordpress), it will be far easier to share the information I do have.

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