Does your house HAVE to have something to feel "right?"
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Comments (20)hhireno - I actually just bought a really nice fan thinking it would do the trick and unfortunately it doesn't. I did check the vent :) and I feel cold air coming out, so I don't know if the room just isn't insulated well. oakley - I know you're right. In my old neighborhood, the neighbors across the street were burglarized and they just kicked the front door in. Then they opened the garage door, backed in their truck and started loading it up. The owners had just moved in, so when I saw the truck, I thought they were unloading more stuff. Were you actually in the house when they broke in? I think I'm going to bite the bullet and get something, but I haven't decided whether it will be the portable or window unit. There seems to be pros and cons to both, so I'm trying to read everything I can today. camlan - I forgot to mention that I had the kind of locks you posted in my last house and forgot all about them. I think my then husband drilled holes in the frame, so they would screw into them and would be a little more secure....See Morehow old does your house have to be???
Comments (18)I've seen lots of houses re-muddled like that one...mostly in the 1980's when I was looking to buy a gramma's-house Foursquare in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon. It was overwhelming to think about removing many layers of wallpaper that even rounded out corners as it covered the ceilings. I've seen some horrific tile-remuddles too - with tile mortared to wonderful old wood floors and clumsily onto bathroom wood windowsills. I couldn't bear tearing all that wood out, so I passed on those houses. When I look to buy, I prefer homes built in the 1920's or earlier. My biggest Fixer project is one that I have going now. I never want to live in this much construction dust again. The _Before_ pix of my current project house would be more than you could stand probably...10 high ceilings were lowered to just above doors and windows, and front/real parlour walls and the fireplace were all boxed in with ugly brown paneling. Of course that was charred around the firebox. I ripped all that out the first few weeks, but still haven't finished the room. All wood mouldings were removed from that Great Room too. I've found some used under 2 layers of yukky old siding - re-used as NAIL-boards! I will probably have to have replacements milled on site. Am hoping to find a source for that pressed drywall that looks like a tin or custom Victorian-era ceiling. (Anyone know a site for that?) Or for the paintable wall-paper that achieves the same effect?...See MoreI feel horrible but it feels right.
Comments (31)You probably would have always wondered what he was like if you hadn't taken him in so it may be a blessing in disguise. Now you know so you can put that mystery to bed. He does sound like a con man so I'd be careful with any financial papers left around. Lock them up & when he's gone after the house sale, you can start a new chapter & have a very good life. Your ex-husband sounds like a decent man and you have a good son who cares about you. To put his mind at rest about your health, why not try one of those life alert systems? It might give him peace of mind & he does need to get on with his life. Best of luck to you. I can't think of anyone who deserves it more....See MoreFeel everyone should have right to grow vegetable? Please signPETITION
Comments (8)FWIW, there's one adage I firmly believe in: "No good deed goes unpunished." On the face of it, this seems like a good thing, but who's going to provide the soil amendments, tools, seed, etc.? Further, who's going to teach or mentor these folks? Not to mention who's going to "police" these small gardens to prevent non gardeners from helping themselves to nice ripe tomatoes, etc.? We had something "sorta" similar here about ten years back. A piece of city property was tilled and worked up, "low risk" prisoners did all the planting, weeding, harvesting, supplies were donated by a couple of clubs. Produce was given to the needy via a food bank. Only lasted a couple of years, the local farmers market complained that their sales were being impacted. The prisoners decided they should be paid for their labor, seems that getting outside, fresh air, sunshine and exercise didn't compare to sitting in a cell. My neighbor is very active in her church and they help support a local food bank. She and her husband pulled into my driveway a couple of months ago and asked if I knew anyone who could use some potatoes and onions? I looked in the back of their truck and it was piled high with same. potatoes were five-ten lb. bags in a big bag, onions were ten-three lb. bags also in a bag. Long story short, I took six fifty lb. bags of poatoes and four thirty lb. bags of onions. The next day I delivered to folks who would use them, not "welfare" folks, but those who knew how to deal with raw produce. It seems that there was another shipment (smaller) coming in and they had to make room. If it's not canned, "heat and eat," and requires actual preparation, the "needy" aren't real interested. I know I've offered fresh green beans, etc. to the local food bank "we'll take some, but not too many." The tragedy is, there is real hunger in this country, but if they don't know how to cook, or even peel a potato or are motivated to learn, how can we help them? Rhetorical....See More
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