A "would you rather?" question
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Comments (7)No, it is not a trick question, more like poor writing skills, by me. It came to mind when I thought about how much time and space it takes to complain about poor writing skills. I think about a couple of fellows that work on our house. Both were born in "foreign" countries. The came here without knowing much english. One got a job with a company that replace old pipes for new pipes. He spent years crawling under houses to replace pipes. The other got a job working as a house painter, inside/outside. Although they don't know each other, they had the same dream, to become Licensed CA Contractors. They studied and studied and finally they passed the test and have their licenses..Both of them said it was very, very hard work. I doubt if they will ever learn to speak or write "perfect" English, they may misplace a comma somewhere, but hand them a pipe and a wrench, or a paint brush, they are masters of their trade....See MoreWould you rather have no computer or no cellphone
Comments (47)"I'm almost 100% certain that the "911" works, here." I checked and double checked and yes, deactivated phones must provide 911 service in Canada but.............from what I have read some of the remote areas in Canada that are sparsely populated do not have 911 service at all. Make sure you are covered by checking with your local government to know if 911 service is in your area. Having a deactivated phone handy for 911 emergencies is both frugal and smart. Make sure the battery stays charged or it will not work. And speaking of batteries..........make sure your flashlight batteries stay charged for emergencies. Everyone should have a flashlight in their auto and one on each floor of their home. I have kicked myself for not doing this, finding dead flashlights or flashlights with leaking batteries during a power outage. -------------------- *It is recommended that parents who give old deactivated phones to their children to play with take out the batteries so that they do not accidentally call the 911 call centers - especially if the kids have been taught that number to dial. ----------------------------- *Everyone: Please consider donating your old deactivated phone to charity. They are given to elderly persons and battered women who cannot afford phone service so they can at least have 911 access for emergencies. http://www.recyclingforcharities.com/blog/?p=35...See MoreWould you rather?
Comments (37)MsJoe - you said it yourself: "It does feel a little like picking walnut is choosing looks over function... It's hard for strangers to make too meaningful a contribution to such a personal decision. FWIW I'm with Liri - function over form. But only you know how that comes out for you personally. I also think your dh makes some awfully good points. Several people have mentioned on GW on and off some hints in their own decision-making process with partners. They talk about trying to figure out what matters a lot to the other and trading off when it doesn't mean so much to you yourself, in exchange for 'giving-in' points, or some-such. You noted this is one of the rare instances dh seems to have an opinion; maybe it's a good one to give in on as it does seem there are a lot of good arguments in both directions. You get "points" for giving in and it wasn't even straight-forward clear to you that his solution wasn't correct to begin with. FWIW dh and I had a divorce-worthy fight over doorway vs passthrough. I was just so mad in the end; sure he was wrong, had to redo so much, etc. It was really upsetting. But it was seemingly upsetting to him more and in a moment of quiet I realized that in truth though I'd dug my heels in, some of that was for the fight and not about conviction regarding my choice. In truth I wasn't sure which was better. So in that case, I gave in. We've lived with our kitchen over a year already I think now and rarely a day goes by when I don't think, sheepishly, "he was right". I absolutely love our passthrough. I was wrong, but more to the point, I was never positive I was right. I was just stuck. So sometimes, when another is positive, and you aren't, the certainty itself gets some weight.... Just some thoughts. Plus, it's not like quarter-sawn oak is MDF. Geesh. Sounds lovely to me! Someone here had a kitchen about a year ago posted with QSO and it just makes me hungry to think of it. It's just viscerally beautiful, to me at least. And check out Breezy's walnut countertop. Wow. For that matter, someone posted a picture of a walnut kitchen that (shhh) seemed a little heavy and dark to me... But YMMV of course....See MoreWould you rather have a dishwasher or a drawer base?
Comments (61)To recap, Mama Goose's goal: Sell the house as quickly as possible (not rent it out - it used to be a rental) [But, not to spend the money on a full remodel, etc.] "...space to extend the kitchen wall 6"...to put a DW bay beside the sink..." "...There is a 30" door cabinet (1 drawer above each door)..." "...I will not be including the DW..." "...expense of replacing the laminate countertops, running electrical for the outlet, and converting sink plumbing. ..." "...Construction of the wall extension, DW return panel (painted to match cabinets), electrical, and plumbing will be DIY by family members in the construction trades. ..." "...Flooring is being replaced...so that's not an issue. ..." "...need to decide about the DW before we start the flooring installation..." "...I'm not sure that we would net that much more on the selling price, but I'm hoping that the house will sell quicker." Assuming this would not be a "tear down" (and it sounds like it would not be)... If you're redoing the flooring and it will be decent flooring that someone would not necessarily want to tear out and redo, then I would definitely make the space for the DW now. No space for a DW would either be a deal-breaker for me or I would low-ball my offer b/c I would know I would have to do some major work to add a DW. However, if you sell it as a "fixer upper" and price it accordingly, you may not have to add the DW b/c people buying fixer uppers know they will have to do a lot of work anyway. No millennial I know (my kids at 22 & 24 are tail-end millennials or the next generation) would want a home without a DW. Face it, the vast majority of them grew up with a DW and see them as basic appliances (like a refrigerator or range) and would expect one in even the lowest end home....See Morechocolatebunny123
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