Will a Harley slow me down?
ya_think
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I think I need to slow down, and smell the Plumeria
Comments (16)Barbra, I keep thinking of this post and i have to say that i am right there with you!!! Thank you all for the kind wishes for my first Grandson coming in Sept. Tks Peg... Living room is always an option.. I Like that one! Kasie...im already looking for an infant Plumeria shirt for his first post to all of you to introduce him!! : ) K...you know me to well.. but, you are right.. Greenhoue it is!!! LOL NC...great idea... then after he wakes, he goes back to mom!! LOL.. It will be fun!!! I cant wait!!! Wendy...I am glad as well as my daughter.. they really think that my Plumeria are all i think about. Well, I do think of other things too! ;-) I guess its time to go work on the backroom.. it is raining anyway!!! LOL... Barbra.. sorry to take your thread and turn it into a thank you note to some. When the big day nears.. i will start a new thread and let you all see my new "special Bloom" Thanks everyone!! You are THE BEST!!! Laura...See MoreWindows 8 Slowing down, security updates?
Comments (7)I downloaded Malwarebytes and ran its quick scan, nothing found and W8 shut down still much... much slower than when new, a couple of months ago. The speed is what was moving me toward being a W8 fan... but no longer? The browser still comes up faster than W7, a different slightly slower machine. I have used Malwarebytes (only occasionally) mainly because it was highly regarded by some of the regular contributors on this forum. But, looking closely at a new download, I learn that the "free" version is really a "trial" and if it finds something wrong one has to buy the Professional version to clear the problems. Do I understand this correctly? Yes, nothing is free, but some free software seems to survive by offering higher quality paid-for versions and advertisements.. even some contributions. But, the free anti virus I use is free and seems to stop most "stuff"... Avira is what I use and it is up to date as far as the Avira auto update is concerned. I rarely do a manual check on updates. It seems I overlooked the June 9, reply.... or I didn't get one via email....See Moreslow... slow food, slow life, slow bicycle... slow
Comments (30)Also older than ... and glad to be above rather than under the ... dirt. Anyone remember 78 mm. ... no, that was r.p.m. ... records? And the needle being on a circular disk that one lifted off of the record and put up, over and back to be held in place above the arm that swung back and forth over the record but didn't move up or down? Our "Party line" phone was a big brown wooden box on the wall with a metal thing like a tulip sticking out of the front into which you talked, and a line with a black tube on the end that hung on a yoke sticking out of the side of the phone, that lifted when you took the receiver off to listen, which connected the phone to the line, by making the contacts with the large batteries inside. If you wanted to call some other person on your line, after listening to see whether the line was busy, you turned a crank on the right side to make the double bells on the front of the phone ring, in a code of short and long rings, which rang in everyone else's phone on the line, and the ones whose code it was answered ... sometimes others did, as well (almost always remaining silent while doing so). If you wanted to call someone on another party line, you pushed a black button on the left side of the phone and turned the aforementioned crank on the right side, which silenced all of the bells on your line and sent a signal to the operator on the central switchboard and she connected you to the other line and pushed a button or turned a crank to ring the code of the person to whom you wanted to talk. ole joyfuelled ... who liked eating at the dining room table ... in the large kitchen...See MoreHow bad am I slowing my project down? Decisions, thoroughness, busy..
Comments (13)We sourced all the finish materials for three major jobs with the same contractor (bath, addition/new kitchen & bath, complete backyard). None of these jobs started before we had decided, ordered and, in some cases, received every single item going in. Many of these sat with us for as long as a year. And, while we made a change or two it never delayed the project because we were all on deadline. Time is money and if you are delaying the project-which you are - it costs the GC money both because your project takes longer and it delays the start of the next paying project. I hope they are billing you for change orders. I paid a couple myself. I get the stress. It’s a ton of money and difficult to get a do-over. We spent probably $200k in total for our work. That was a huge investment for us. But here’s the truth. When the project is done, there is always the possibility you might have done something different. And guess what? The more time goes by, the higher the likelihood. I have a couple do-overs on my list - luckily they are adding things we didn’t do originally to save a little money (in the short run). So my best advice is to finish up with your existing service providers. They are a known entity and you will have difficulty finding new ones because people talk. I guarantee you will not come over well when you are interviewing new providers. The only other option is to allow the GC to bring in their subs at their going rates. Own your responsibility and start being clear about what you want from here out. Past misunderstanding are what they are. Put things in writing and cover the paper when you talk to people. Add the comments and agreements to the paper and all sign. My guess is that the people doing the work for you will be more than happy to do that. If you don’t like the result, and they followed the paper, then it’s on you. Clear communication, timely decision making and an understanding of your capabilities is key to these projects and, frankly, a good life. For your own reasons, you’ve become paralyzed in this process. Recognize this and move on before you impact more than a kitchen remodel....See Morejohn_hyatt
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