Electrolux allowed Husqvarna to buy themselves out and move to Georgia to become AYP a couple of years ago. I think the Sears are good tractors and when on sale, you can get a good price, but be aware you will likely go through hell and back getting it delivered, or if Sears is the only place to service it. Fortunately there is a local place that sells AYP parts so it is no problem to go there for parts, but I would not deal with Sears for parts at all.

Yes, we'll be on the electric grid, and will have Propane for heat, so have our choice for the oven. (cooktop will be induction) My initial concern is on efficiency and operation cost. For instance, cooking a roast for 3 hrs at 350 degrees, which would require more fuel consumption on average: an electric oven or a propane oven? Propane in my area runs ~$3.25, electrical is $0.22/KWh. And I can look up how many BTUs each has all over. Beyond cost, not sure if there's other considerations.

I would change to a vent and not worry about a MW at all. Do not worry about changing your counters. I'm speaking as a person that recently sold two properties and bought another in another state. Clean the grout, clear the counters, and be done with it. I do strongly suggest hiring a home inspector for your own peace of mind before you sell. We did, and it really helped when our buyers' had paid their own home inspector over 5 grand to come down from NYC and he didn't know how to turn on a gas-log fireplace, or how a tankless water heater worked, or how to utilize a ceiling fan remote control :) Good Luck, and don't over think things!

Really frustrating part.. is there is no more Tide W/ Bleach Powder with a "clean" scent. The Clean Breeze scent... is gone. And the new "Original" scent... sticks to fabrics, and smells horrible. I was looking on the Tide website, last night. And I swear... it seems like there's a thousand less powders available. It's just, so modest, so little. Yet there's two million different liquids, in different scents. So... disappointing to say the least. Powder Wise. The ones I know I can find easily, locally are... Fab, Cheer, Tide, Gain, Xtra, Purex, All (F&C) and Arm & Hammer. Then there's American Ariel & Phosphate Free Foca and Roma. But... you better like whatever's on the shelf. Because there's typically just one or two different variety's. Sad... because when I was growing up, I remember shopping with my mom at Target... and seeing a one whole side, of an entire aisle of just Powder Detergents, in a million different options. Now... it's pretty slim. I think it's quite different overseas though. And in Mexico, almost everyone seems to use Powder, exclusively.