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paul9580
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Comments (1)I was just going through the bow calculations and don't think I comprehend just how to do that. With 20 ft of pvc for the bows, on a 7ft wall height, does anyone know how to calculate the center height? Math is my all-time weakest subject....See MoreAnother woodworking project (sort of food related)
Comments (18)I was not going to go into it. because I was shocked. SHOCKED! When I pointed out that it was art in my post above because I noticed that the proportions are amazingly "harmonious" and I checked, it was coincidental to the Golden Section Rectangle proportions! Sure it could have been accidental, but no! More! The inside rectangle follows the Root Five Rectangle proportions! I said it before, art is in everyone, it is up to oneself to discover that almost spiritual gift. dcarch...See Morea project ....of sorts
Comments (18)Whoops, on reading further on that link, I found that in the Victorian age, Pounded sugar is regular granulated white sugar. It was formed into hard cones, and had to be broken apart and pounded into usable sugar. This very much reminds me of a series on tv a number of years ago. I was totally enthralled. It was a reality show where 4 couples volunteered to be taken to the country in Kansas or somewhere, and they literally had to dress and live like Pioneers. The wives learned how to bake cornbread, bread, using fire. They had to build their home, chop wood all summer to last them thru the winter, go to the country store once a month (I think it was) via horse and trailer and stock up. One couple were millionaires in Silicon Valley, in their 40's with 2 teenage daughters. The wife never did adjust and hated it. At the end of the show when they came back, she hugged her washer and dryer, and the husband was outside sitting on a ravine, reflecting, and he said the he feels something is missing with his life. He completely embraced the simpler hard-working life....See MoreAnother Pool Drama Story. Sort of. (Long)
Comments (8)Don't know if the "md" part of your screen name means you're in MD, but when we lived in MD, a "free" landscaping consultation was a person coming by to say, "Yeah, you could put some kind of planting area over here, maybe a path going through here, etc." Usually, this "free" consultation could only be scheduled 2-3 months out. There was one company out there who also charged just $25 for a consultation, but it was the same, general overview, nothing specific - that would cost a whole lot "extra." Now, if they thought you might actually go through with a plan, they'd draw it all up for you for a $500 fee, applicable to their work, should you decide to go with the plan in its entirety at mega-bucks...all of this is very, very similar to what you encountered. I always thought the $500 fee was to weed out those who just wanted a few ideas and would then go DIY. Also, in metro-MD/DC, ANY company spends a huge amount of time on the road going from place to place, as the traffic is horrendous. Now that we're in a smaller city in TX, there was 1 company in town who had the same $500 consultation fee if I wanted anything specific or drawn up. And...they were booked at least 8 weeks out to even get the consultation. We ended up finding a much more accomodating company who saw us the very next week, drew up plans for less than $100 and gave us the option of DIY with their whole-hearted support, or they could also do the full installation (landscape only, no sprinklers) for a reasonable amount, IMO. I'm with kurtv, get the plans to your liking for the $500 and then re-evaluate....See Morepaul9580
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