Peacock Clock --- padded characters to make at least 15
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Comments (43)Hi Bill. Thanks again. My comment about water proofing meant to be about cmpman's method using regular light bulb as heat source. So I dont want the water to get on the bulbs. I may also visit the drugstore and look for shoulder heating pads, if the stuff is cheaper. I can germinate my peppers first then do the tomato seeds after that. I have a 48" shop light wit two T8 tubes. I might get another one to hang side by side, if needed. Costs about 20 bucks with the tubes. No. I am not into germinating in paper towel and coffee filter in plastic bags. I have tried it before. It works but just too primitive. I want to do it like the REAL pepper growers , like yourself , do it. LOL INTENDED GERMINATION SET UP Another Thought: How about germinating on the top of the shoplight. Got to make a water proof tray that just barely touching the shoplight but not sitting on it. I will do a pilot teast to see how it works. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Added ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I am monitoring the temperature on top of shoplight ( w/ two T8 tubes) Direct contact temperature stabilized around 105F, at them room temperature of 72F. I figure with a tray (almost touching it) cannot get any hotter than 85-90F. I can always cushion it to lower temperature the This post was edited by seysonn on Fri, Oct 25, 13 at 2:17...See MoreKitchen remodel only 15% of home value?!?
Comments (36)That average price appreciation you mention - 4% (don't know whether it's true but I'll assume it is) doesn't cover the cost of owning a house. Basic rule of thumb is a house costs about 10% of cost/value (which may be very different these days) annually. You have to count the cost of debt (or the money you're not making on any equity you have in the house) - taxes - maintenance - repairs - etc. On my part - I like to own. I tend to stay in places for a long time (3 places since 1973) - and I don't want some landlord telling me I can't do this - that - or the other thing. But my husband and I live off our investments (we're retired) - and the idea that our places have been "investments" - as opposed to "consumption items" is kind of laughable to me. About the only person I know who got a big bang for his buck in residential real estate was my father. Who bought prime waterfront property in south Florida in the 60's. A 4 year old 2200 sf foot house for under $70k. He sold it at the height of the real estate boom (November 2005) for $1.5 million - after doing virtually no work on it for almost 40 years (he wasn't a real estate genius - my mom died that year). It was a tear down - and the new 5000+ sf houses going up around him were in the $2-4 million range. Of course - all of that came to a halt with the building bust (this is our third since we moved to Florida in the 70's). FWIW - our house is worth maybe $600k. It's 15 years old. And will probably need a new roof - a paint job (interior and exterior - have done interior before but it will need a "redo") and new flooring in about 5 years. I think we'll be lucky to do this for less than $50-75k (new roofing codes in Florida are very very expensive in terms of compliance). But we'll have to. Not because we'll want to - but because we don't want our house to start falling apart. Fun job - no. Essential job - yes. And I'd never spend $50k redoing our kitchen. Robyn...See Moregrandfather clocks
Comments (15)Our tall case clock is a real "grandfather" clock; it was made by the helpmeet's grandfather, a cabinet maker, in the mid-late '20s. He made a tall clock for each of his children, each as the signature 1/2 round "bonnet" that instantly identifies the clock as German. Our's had been passed from grandfather to grandson (my BIL) and then was passed to us because BIL's aesthetic was not "traditional" and the ceilings in his home are lower than are our's. It had not been cleaned in YEARS, and while it kept respectable time, the chimes no longer worked. After 16 years of faithful service in OUR home I finally called the local clock guy (who ministers to the historic clocks in many of my state's historic buildings). He removed the works, took them to his shop where he cleaned and greased the parts, removing the better part of 50-60 yrs. of accumulated grit and grime. The chimes now work; and they're LOUD. I echo the advice to ask a clock guy where to buy a tall case clock! They know where you should shop, and they'll be able to steer you in the direction that is most likely to fulfill your desire within your budget. Tall clocks are beautiful, graceful, FUNCTIONAL additions to a room. I love the rhythmic "tick-tock" of our clock, and I'm accustomed to the chiming now, too....See MoreSalonpas,...not enough characters....so annoying
Comments (18)I use an electric heating pad and my husbands tenz machine (better than the DR Ho one, he got his from WCB years ago). Works like a charm. I have degenerative disc disease in my upper spine/neck and a torn muscle in my shoulder. I think I also damaged my rotator cuff at work hauling milk (if you're on my FB page, you know all about our seniors day, or as we call it: Milk Day). I was in so much pain this week. I used my husbands CBD oil two nights in a row (relief within 15 minutes) and the heating pad and tenz machine last night. Still a little sore but not like I was. If I do use a rub, I like Voltaren as it's not scented. I can get some RX Voltaren from work if I whine enough. lol They'll just put a little in a jar and let me take it. It's called Diclo. Love the stuff....See More
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