About to spend a lot of money... is this the right choice??
kmgard
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Comments (53)Ostentatious stuff - I know who I am, and don't feel any need to impress anyone. Frivolous stuff - when one approaches 80, with a housefull of stuff, (plus garage) one doesn't need more stuff. We in North America and Europe have abused our kids and grandkids ... ... we ran up huge gov't. debts when times were good, and, while Canada has had a balanced budget for a time, the U.S. is still running huge annual deficits, as well... ... we under-funded our pension plans and many are short of funds, plus there are soon to be many more pensioners, and fewer continuing workers to pay into the pension system. We've used up precious energy like it's going out of style: it isn't. But what have we found as alternative(s)? We've polluted air and water. The atmosphere is warming, and whether or not it's a natural change, or we're largely or even slightly responsible ... we can't do anything to alter natural change ... all we can do is alter our actions (and if natural causes are also, or mainly, at work ... altering our actions is the only thing that we can do to alleviate the situation). Some claim that the very continued existence of humankind is close to being at risk: there may be some justification for that claim, distasteful as it may be. We've fished out the seas. We've paved over high quality farmland ... and are running short of food. However, we've chosen to divert substantial quantities of foodstuffs to produce (some say wastefully, inefficiently) ethanol to help fuel our vehicles ... while we've begun to have food riots in several places because the impoverished people can't afford the higher prices. Many of them will be coming here: we can't build a fence high enough to keep them out ... most come by air. While prices of goods have been rising in North America and Europe ... wages haven't (for all but the top 1- 2% of the population), so our standard of living is falling. But many, refusing to accept this, are borrowing using their value of their houses to continue to live at former levels. Question: When they are downsized and forced into early retirement and unable to find comparable employment, with the equity in their homes largely used up ... ... how do they plan to finance their retirement? We're closing a couple of vegetable and fruit processing plants, plus a soup manufacturer locally, and ripping out peach trees that serviced them. Going to bring apples and peach jam (probably soup, also) from China, where stuff can be made cheaply. Yeah - using what for fuel to operate the ships? But there'll be shorter voyages to the east coast, using the nearly ice-free North-west passage. [[End of rant]] I'm getting ready to depart this life ... feeling rather ashamed that we haven't taken better care of this world that God entrusted into our hands. I hope that you all have a happy, thoughtful, fruitful week. Offer a smile and a kindness to the people that you......See MoreHelp me spend money: Votes
Comments (8)I'm not 'feeling' this particular island in a different countertop, and for me, the Black Galaxy might be too dark and dramatic...Pretty, though...Just not a look I want for my kitchen, so it's just a personal thing. I would do the whole kitchen in one. Maybe Golden Sunset, if I'm remembering correctly what it looks like. Maybe it's because of the overall style, with the angles, etc. that I think that's what should stand out, and is enough visual stimulus, and the 2 different colors on the counter might be too much....See MoreThe money people spend on.................
Comments (28)My brother doesn't cook - he is a great cook but he doesn't cook for himself. He eats take-out every day but not typical fries and burger take out. He will have a veggie sub or buys pre-made salads at the stores. He works midnights and most of the other time when he is not sleeping he lives in his van cruising around the city taking pictures to post on his Flickr groups. LOL I think it is because he doesn't want to do dishes. He often gets Chinese or Greek food or spaghetti and meatballs now and then or Swiss Chalet with a baked potato. Sure he has a burger now and then but he knows that eating it everyday is not a good thing. He gets an extra large tea 3 times a day from Tim Horton's and I reap the benefits. He orders his x-large tea with one tea bag in and one tea bag out. You always get 2 tea bags with the x-large. I get the unused packet of tea. To buy the small box of "Gourmet" Tim Horton tea in the store it is almost 5 dollars. I don't know why they say "gourmet" because it is just orange pekoe but it has a nice flavour and strength. I use 4 bags per pot of tea. So every month or so Paul drops off a bag full of tea bags for me. While he keeps up his Tim Horton's tea habit I will never have to buy tea. I am enjoying a pot of it right now as a matter of fact. LOL His take-out run saves me money. LOL The other night Paul stopped by and he flicked his car lights off and on at the house and that means I am to come out to the car. LOL He had Swiss Chalet for me. He bought the family size dinner which comes with 2 half roasted chickens, rolls, 2 baked potato, and 2 steamed veggies and Swis Chalet sauce. He split the dinner with me. I like to order from my favourite Arabic restaurant every couple of months because I crave the salads and shuarma sandwich. If I get take-out usually it is because Paul has treated me as a surprise and it is usually a Greek gyros dinner with extra salad and no fries. My friends and I will go to Tim Horton's for coffee every couple of weeks and sit and chat. I love Starbucks coffee but only when someone else is treating. Whenever my sister goes away she buys me a bag of Starbucks beans. Tim Horton's coffee isn't all that good but it nice to sit and chat. I prefer the coffee I make at home. I love to cook so I don't need to go out for take out food unless it is something I have a craving for. I still think of that Pizza Hut pasta I ordered and how much I paid for it and I won't be making a mistake like that again. I can make food cheaper at home that tastes better. I think if you lead busy lives - there is nothing wrong with healthy take out food as long as you can afford it and some people would rather have a good tasting dinner than spend their money on material things they don't really need. Anne...See MoreLooking to give more curb appeal without spending a ton of money
Comments (15)kitasei thank you. The house was built into the 80s and came with an ugly orange stamped concrete. It took me several years to finally convince my husband to shell out the money for the pavers. We chose the same ones for around out pool our back and I couldn't be happy we did it. Where would you suggest the climbing rose? On the right side of the garage? I'm heading to a local nursery this morning. The guys that work there have been amazing in the past so hopefully he can help me....See Moregabbythecat
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