Almost a Haz-Mat Suit?
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Comments (16)The chore I hate is spraying Neem or Garlic Oil or anti-black spot stuff (I don't do evil -cides). I hate pumping the quart hand sprayer like a thousand bidzillion times that kills my arm tendons, or pumping the two-gallon big sprayer like every 2 seconds that kills my shoulder joints. I hate getting that wetness over my jeans and shoes, and having to wear almost a Haz-Mat suit to keep it off my head, hands, arms and out of my eyes, etc. I'm asking for a battery operated pump sprayer for my birthday and a season of DH doing the spraying. Then maybe I'll get a 5 gallon one that I can tool around in my tractor bucket and use a long handled wand! I know, "dream on". I don't have grass but a nice deck right under the most prolific 90' oak that FLINGS its acorns onto it 24-hours a day for a whole month, causing a racket like gunshots that the casings roll on after each one. I am afraid to sit out there lest I get beaned and don't dare walk out there in bare feet. I haven't looked but I am sure there are dents in the wood. What I don't mind are the leaves since I only clean them up in Spring (no lawn - see!) and then they get chewed up for Summer mulch. As I go along I get to see the emerging plant newbies up close and personal. I also don't mind weeding since the only one who cares is me so they can grow on or not at my whim. I just tell people, who ask, that they are natives and I don't want to disturb their habitat. Nancy the nancedar...See Morespraying for blight
Comments (2)why use hazmat suit. do you want to die. go Organic. cheaper and better and safe. I would get rid of all that stuff the correct way. talk to your town about how to get rid of hazardous material. It is against the law to throw it out. You are responsible for getting rid of it properly. poison the environment you poison yourself. Stuff that requires hazmat suits most likely require use only by special trained and special licensed people. you are playing with fire. stop playing around GO ORGANIC. blight is a minor nuisance. look into Serenade they sell it on Amazon. I prefer the liquid form over the powder form. it eats all the bacteria and the fungus spores....See MoreA rug instead of bath mats? Advice please.
Comments (9)I had one in my house in Texas. It was a beautiful carpet and the house was dry enough that the water issue wasn't a problem. The things to consider are...A how "wet" are you when you step out? I have long hair and tend to flip it into a towel before I step out of the shower (door open in the stall) so the heaviest water left on me is covered with the towel. So basically theres some drip but not much. Our shower also has a curb, so there's no residual splash water to consider. This was in a master bath, so no careless children running around dripping wet :) If your house is damp already though, you'd want to think about how long it will take for any drips to dry in the bath. If it's a very damp climate, a carpet could stay moist for some time and cause mold issues, but in most climate controlled homes, or in dry climates, it's a non issue. In houston you have to pick up your rugs or mats regularly anyhoo to ensure that evil buggies don't hide under there. I always hung it over the shower glass and let it dry completely, maybe once a week? We never had issues. If it's hand dyed (very pricy) you might want to test for water safeness. Some of them run badly when wet. But if it's a normal wool or mixed cotton/poly etc., it would probably be fine! By the way, I wouldn't tuck it right up to the sink. I'd push it back about 4" so that you have 4" on both the shower side and the sink side. If that makes sense. What's the worst thing that could happen? You could try it this week and if at the end of the week the thing is perpetually damp...it isn't a good idea so take up the carpet, let it dry and use it somewhere else :)...See MorePlans almost finalized - Does anything stick out as a potential issue?
Comments (68)cpartist -- I'm still OK haulin' laundry. There's a lot less of it for just two Seniors, and we're on one floor in 2900 sq ft. I prefer to 'tend' the laundry in the back hall during the day. I've even ironed my sheets -- on the board that is stowed in the back hall closet with hanging space. Which is fine while you're still in the go-go years, but what happens once you reach the no-go years? Or what if something happens so it becomes difficult to haul the laundry? My mother's laundry was across the house too. In fact it was next to her office. She was so upset when she could no longer haul the laundry around because of being unsteady on her feet. I have tub, then FL washer and dryer (raised, left to right). How do people live without a laundry tub -- as a mop sink if nothing else? (Garden gear, boots, soaking a big pan, washing plants... and small dogs.) I have no laundry tub. Have never had one and don't miss it. I do have a slop sink in my garage though. I'd opt for one-floor living at any age. Senior friends with home elevators avoid them in daily life. The only reason I avoid it is because I'm slightly claustrophobic. However I designed it to be as open looking as possible and would have no problem using it if I needed it. Nobody likes to wait for an elevator anywhere. Let's see it takes less than 15-20 seconds for the elevator to go from one floor to the other. And that's only if it's on the other floor. There are days it takes me longer to walk up the stairs! New elevators are a lot more efficient and fast. If like us you're on a narrow lot and your choice is to either have smaller spaces or to build up, I highly recommend building up. Especially if it's two rooms that will rarely be used....See Moreci_lantro
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