Remember all the theories you come across in rose books about how Tea roses got their name? 1) Because they smell like tea. I think this was the earliest explanation. 2) Because they were first tranported to Europe on "Tea Ships". 3) Because early British traders obtained them from the Fa Tee nursery in China, hence, "Tee Roses". If dimethoxytoluene is responsible for the aroma of tea, and if dimethoxytoluene was originally present only in tea roses, I would think the original explanation has to be the best one, hands down.

pricing for the heatpump isn't terrible. Its nice equipment. 2 stage condensorm variable speed blower. - etc. Can't you have this contractor do the additional electric work for a good price? They don't sound too terrible. How good are your windows? What type of insulation do you have in walls and attic? 9ft celings everywhere and some rooms with 12ft and 16ft is alot of space with 2600 sq. feet. 4 tons could be too small. I would prefer 5-ton 2 stage. You could run most the time at low stage. Its possible your ductwork won't support more than 3.5/4 ton though. I wouldn't think you would need new electric to go outside to your new heatpump condensor. Its very possible you would need new electric to the air-handler to power the heat-strip. Regarding the electric and the hotwater tank you might want to consider a heatpump hot water tank to save on your electric consumption. What do you pay for electric? You could try calling some contractors and asking for some phone estimates. If they can't give you a rough idea over the phone tell them sorry. There is contractors that want business and are competitive. You need to find them when they are slow. Maybe they are still busy because of the winter season. btw- how does the current A/C work on hot days? is your ductowork noisy? I think the 2-year warranty is good. Hopefully any problems with the equipment install would be uncovered in 2 years.

Thanks for all the advice and opinions.. The piano was the only thing in there for 12 years, which is why we must have given it such a position of importance! And it really does get played!! There is NO WAY I can move that sucker anytime soon.. Maybe after the holidays I will give it a go! I will not be buying anything else.. with the holidays and all.. PLUS I will be decorating for Christmas, doesn't that always make a room look prettier? Hopefully I can still access this thread when I am ready to switch it around again! And, I still haven't canceled the Ballard rug.. in my eye, a lighter sea grass will make it a little less grannyish and more funky... Thanks for the help, and I will be posting foyer updates and DR soon!!

AnnPann - I did a little digging for you, and although I didn't find any specific sites referring to that situation, I found some books that might address it: Australia-focused home front books: S.J. Butlin and C.B. Schedvin, War Economy 1942Â1945, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1997 Darian-Smith, Kate. On the Home Front: Melbourne in Wartime, 1939-1945. Australia: Oxford UP, 1990. Saunders, Kay. War on the Homefront: State Intervention in Queensland, 1938-1948 (1993) The Home Front Volume I by Nancy M. Taylor NZ official history (1986) The Home Front Volume II by Nancy M. Taylor NZ official history (1986) Political and External Affairs by Frederick Lloyd Whitfeld (1958) NZ official history Britain: Calder, Angus . The People's War: Britain 1939-45 (1969) Harris, Carol (2000). Women at War 1939-1945: The Home Front. Thrupp: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-2536-1. Marwick, Arthur (1976). The Home Front: The British and the Second World War. Rose, Sonya O. (2003) Which People's War?: National Identity and Citizenship in Wartime Britain 1939-1945 Misc: Costello, John. Love, Sex, and War: Changing Values, 1939-1945 1985. US title: Virtue under Fire: How World War II Changed Our Social and Sexual Attitudes Noakes, Jeremy ed., The Civilian in War: The Home Front in Europe, Japan and the U.S.A. in World War II Exeter, UK: University of Exeter, 1992. Then below is a link to an interesting site about a community in London with oral histories etc (won't hurt your eyes).... Might be relevant... Here is a link that might be useful: Hidden Histories: East Community Heritage (London)