RPers in the path of Hurricane Ian
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Comments (25)I think some of you are being a bit harsh on Bush. Yeah, go ahead and tax parents with over two kids. That would really help things...NOT!! Then we will have a shrinking young population and a large elderly base and guess who taxes will go sky high? The young supporting all the old. It is hard enough to raise kids, don't make it any harder. People are having less children in general. In some parts of Europe they are having negative population growth, which isn't good for their long term economy. As far as the SUVs, that is one thing I do agree with the environmentalists about. They are wasteful, esp when you see a single person driving them. Just wait till we have an oil shortage. But the avg American must really like them, I think we are in teh minority, because look at the sales of them. They are everywhere!! I do agree Americans could do a much better job at conservation. I turn off my sprinkler system when it rains whereas a lot of people don't do that. I turn off the A/C when it gets cool enough to open windows. I buy drought tolerant plants. I turn off the lights when I leave the room. I have sedans rather than big SUVs. I think we are royally spoiled too. But this has been going on a long time, more time than Bush has been in office. Also, keep in mind, that environmentalist will criticize Bush no matter what he does. Also, I am not even sure I believe some of the things the environmentalist say. I have heard that some of it is false and not true. I listened to a radio talk show and they had a Danish professor on it who used to be a member of all the big environmental groups and he set out to disprove the conservative viewpoints nad was unable. Found out that a lot of the environmentalist thoughts were wrong and false. I think sometimes, they are scare tactics. Remember, droughts have been around forever an so have floods and terrible storms......................See MorePSA and video - Hurricane Ian related
Comments (48)Allison, the emergency bag in the car contained one complete outfit for each person, one week of medications for each person (not many at that time) extra inhaler for asthmatic son), large ziplock of dog food, leashes and a couple of carabiner clips and a collapsible bowl, four gallon jugs of water, water bottles, a good first aid kit, flares, a large jar of peanut butter, a box of saltine crackers, power bars, a box of plastic spoons, a roll of paper towels. freeze dried fruit, wipes, a roll of toilet paper, bleach tablets, waterproof ponchos (the kind folded up into little zippered pouches). small flashlights for each person, a lantern, playing cards. All that was in a large plastic locker that latched and could be locked. We kept several blankets and pillows in the car year round bc of the amount of carpooling we did. For the extra packing, each child could take a backpack of books, toys, mementos and they had already chosen what to take in advance. Hand held games and extra batteries. i packed a second outfit for us all including another pair of shoes. i had a file box woth a handle that had all our passports, insurance info, wills, safety deposit box keys, etc that i could pick up and put in the car. Most of that stuff is digitized now, which is so much easier! I also had laminated cards for each of us with name, DOB, home address, cell phone numbers for me and husband, any allergies, and health insurance info. The kids and i kept those in our pockets in case we were in an accident and/or were separated. I did the same thing when we traveled, including the name of the hotel in each city and a written guarantee of cab fare for delivery of a lost child....See MoreLandscaping - Walkway to Front Door
Comments (15)This is a view from the street so you can see how much lawn there is. There is also a "detention area" for potential heavy rain water in front of the concrete wall. The door is painted light burgundy so it's not a dark color but because it sits under the overhang of the entryway it appears dark from the street. I am thinking of replacing that door with a glass door. But it's kind of "vintage" to the house so I keep hesitating. We use the pathway about 50% of the time and the door from the garage into the house the rest of the time. The mailbox is along the street (right of garage). I know I have to move those pots from the front of the walkway but they are SO heavy. We moved them into the garage because of Hurricane Ian and when we took them out of the garage the next day that's where they landed. My bad. My instinct for the front is the simpler the better. but I really like everyone's ideas....See MoreDesperately need advice for how to improve curb appeal.
Comments (14)Lots of interesting ideas here! If you want a cheap suggestion, I think you should paint the garage door the same color as the house. The garage door appears to be white and the house more of an off-white or ivory. And my first reaction, as some have already suggested, was to get more balance by planting a tree on the left side. But this does not have to be expensive. You can start with a smaller tree that will grow. The house is quite attractive even as it is now....See More
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