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terilyn
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Comments (5)Vicky, your idea of stacking leaf bags around the bin is a standard practice shown to be very effective for insulating outdoor systems in cold regions. In the absence of leaf bags old straw bales work very well, too, as does tossing an old sleeping bag over the bin. Remember that the top of the unit needs to be covered as well, as heat rises. As long as you continue to bury feedstock in an insulated bin that has some mass to it (at least 2' x 3') bacterial heating will keep the system warmer than ambient temperatures. The mistake some make is to reduce feeding when it gets cold, thus reducing energy inputs that fuel biological heating. As ShenValleyJoe suggests, we tend to produce less feedstocks appropriate to worm bins in the winter, and we tend to eat more, producing less scrap, so keep an eye on the feeding rate to ensure you're keeping the system fueled. Outdoor bins are employed year round in most areas of the US. Of course the worms will slow down considerable during winter as compared to summer, and sometimes essentially stop processing scraps, but worm bins are not killed, even in New England, Nebraska, and Michigan when the season turns cold. Your worms will do just fine! Kelly S...See MoreNow the left side of my car got hit today :o(
Comments (35)Glad that it wasn't a bang on the driver's door, girl! Not long after I got this car, I thought that I went into an intersection on a green ... and a car that came through three lanes hit on the driver's side ... but back at the back tire area. I was ... substantially ... very substantially ... thankful! It seemed to be the general concensus that I'd run a red light ... but I figure that he ran a yellow, as when my car had been turned around about 180 degrees - there, staring at me through the windsheld, was a green light, in the same direction that I'd been travelling ... and if I'd run a red light, it should have been red! Anyway - I also like to pick spaces in parking lots where I can drive out (but must confess to being a bit too lazy/(mis-guided?) to back into empty spaces). I hear that a bit of a longer walk is good for one's constitution? By the way ... did you say that the grandkid is wanting a car? Hhm-mm-mm-m! Hope that the rest of your weekend goes better. I, too, value my wheels ... and one needs be extra careful around here, for if one in 70s or higher is in a fender-bender or two, one is liable to get a letter from the Ministry of Transportation to say that they are cancelling one's driving permit. We have a discussion session of about an hour and a half with about a dozen others, with a test of knowledge and signs, with some being selected for a driving test, every two years after age 80. ole joyful P.S. As I was fairly sure that there were still quite a few good miles in that little 20-year-old Mazda that I'd bought only a few months earlier, after the accident I chose to repair it, at a cost larger than I'd paid for it ... partly for environmental reasons, as it costs a great deal of scarce and precious fuel to dig iron ore from the ground, smelt it, then carry it through all of the manufacturing operations ... plus add quite a lot of petroleum-based plastic, to build a new one, but repair is mainly a lot of work. In addition to the amount that's added to global warming ... and pollution. o j...See MoreI hit the drapery lottery. Now what?
Comments (24)Yes m'am, Ingrid. Photobucket is back up. Here is the paint again. Amy's Sarasota Sands, EKs version of Farrow and Ball's String. It is painted on the wall above the row of samples and to the left. The sample card is the second over - which looks greyer on the card. I like it on the wall. I don't so much like Cornsilk, the lighter color below and the 4th from the right card. Too bright and too yellow I think. These are the other drapes. Two long panels totaling just over 14 feet. They have a sheen and a flub (is that the word?). Are they a silk you think or something else? I vaugely remember something about burning a thread and if it smells like burning hair, the fabric is silk... did I make that up? Whatever they are, I think they will be happy in my bedroom which is painted that rosey cream color. Our more formal stuff is gathered there - very different look from the main living areas. LOL, think those old sheers could use a pressing?...See MoreWell, we are landlords now ...
Comments (9)The one thing that I would strongly suggest is to have late fees that increase w/ the amount of days late. We had one tenant that, although she made close to 100,000 a year, paid the rent late or bounced a check almost every month. She would pretty much take the attitude that since her rent was late and she was already paying a penalty, it might as well be REALLY late. We now have in our lease that after 5 days the fine is $50, after 10 days it's $100 etc. Also - when you are figuring out the dollars, it's a good idea to count on having one month per year w/o rent. Many years you'll have it rented the whole time, but you may have a period in between renters where it's sitting empty for a few months - especially if you need to paint or have other repairs done. Finally, when you have a good tenant, you have gold. We have had both good and bad and if you stay a landlord you will too....See Moreterilyn
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