Thanks, Chicka!! This is his life-long dream, and as much as I joke about it, I'm truly happy for him. :)))) DH took up the plane for his 2nd flight yesterday! He flew for about an hour and 15 minutes. Then he found out from the crop dusting place just north of here that he can park his plane there! So much more convenient, and he has a runway at his disposal - as long as he "keeps out 'the way of the crop dusters," said the owner. LOL He made his 3rd flight when he moved the plane over there from where he landed it down the road earlier in the day. He said he had a rough landing thanks to the warm air conditions, so he'll refrain from making afternoon flights from now on. WHEW! :D He's already talking about going this morning. I'm plugging my ears and "lalala-ing"! LOL I looked over and saw the ol' neighbor guy watching him fly yesterday morning. He flopped his arms in amazement and disgust - at technology as a whole. LOL!! I was able to get 2 fuzzy pics (zoomed all the way in) and a movie before the batteries went dead on the camera. I just have to remember to watch him either with the lens or without....not both. LOL Easier to keep him in view that way. :D Brenda

I own a Jenn Air CVG4280B gas cooktop that was purchased in 2002. Great unit for most of the 20 years we owned it. Recently we started having issues with the knobs, and not being able to turn them. The burner controls were completely stuck (corroded). Now being a tech myself, I went through removing the venturi and removing the one burner control that was stuck. Each burner control has a switch on it that slides down the stem. When you start moving those switches around to remove the venturi, the connectors on the wire ends break off (junk), and the next thing you know you have multiple wires hanging loose and no idea where they go. I scoured the internet looking for a wiring diagram, and none to be found anywhere. I finally called Jenn Air's help line, and was quickly told they do not supply these diagrams to the public! IMAGINE THAT. So I have no choice now but to buy a new cooktop, and you can be sure it won't be a Jenn Air!!! This is a common problem with these gas cooktops. If you get into this repair, be certain that you take pictures of everything beforehand. Mark each wire somehow so you know where it goes. You will not receive any help otherwise to reassemble your cooktop, especially from Jenn Air.

Here's a link to source for some info on underground houses. (With apologies to Mighty Anvil): Here is what Home & Garden Network (HGTV) had to say about Mike Oehler's underground house, on a special called "The Subterraneans": "This guy literally wrote the book on subterranean housing and sold more than 90,000 copies of The $50 & Up Underground House Book. He lives in his own creation. It's a little snug but it's custom built and has all the creature comforts. You can barely see it, a dream get away nestled deep in the mountains of scenic Northern Idaho on 40 acres of land. Imagine it, all yours for $500. That's what subterranean pioneer Mike Oehler created when he... built one of the nations first underground houses in 1971... Today his little house in a hillside is a rustic gem... It's like having an underground log cabin... and somehow eight feet underground there's still lots of light here. Mike has developed what he calls an Up Hill Patio, a cut behind the house and into the hill, where plants can grow and light and air flow through the house. MIKE: "I think I've got the only system in the country, maybe the world where you get light, air and views from two or three directions in each and every room in the underground house.' "A beautiful mountain side, custom design, self-sufficiency and plenty of natural light even though you're underground, and all for $500. And maybe best of all, tranquility. MIKE: 'Its easy to heat, easy to cool, It's easy on your ears because it's much more soundproof in there.' So what's next for Mike Oehler? Well, he's writing a new book and he's designing and building a new (1800 sq. ft. underground) home. It's got a patio, and a tree house, and an underground pool and jacuzzi. And how much for this super house? $15,000. Here is a link that might be useful: undergroundhousing

I'm a little late on the draw, but I actually came to this website seeking opinions about the Original Mattress Factory. I've been looking at Stearns and Foster, but haven't been able to swallow completely that $1800, on sale, is an appropriate price to pay for a mattress set. So, I started looking around and came across the site for the Original Mattress Factory. Their site showed that the orthopedic mattress had nearly the same specifications as the S&F (12 3/4 gauge, 6 turn, offset coil), but was MUCH less expensive. Curious about their customer service, I dropped an email asking some silly question about whether their coils were "double tempered". To my surprise, Gordon, the owner of the Orlando factory, called me the very next day. He was very open to questions and confirmed what I had already suspected: that he and his partner had spent years working for Sealy/S&F before deciding that they could make just as good a mattress at half the cost. They offer 12 year warranties and an unheard of one-year comfort guarantee. You can even go to their factory and watch them make their mattresses. Before I hung up, I confessed to Gordon that my remaining apprehension was less due to the fact that they are located two hours away, than it was that their prices seemed too good to be true. I'm in marketing, and I understand how very much the mattress companies spend, and less marketing does allow for lower prices..but dang! Their mattress is in the $650 range, one third of the S&F while on sale. I'm thinking of driving down next week to see the place for myself, and would love any additional information that you could provide about your new mattress. So far, it seems that all has gone well. No?