SO happy to find this thread- I am lugging 150 feet of hose around my back yard and am so tired of it. I have to wrap it around my body and lean into it like I am a draft animal! To add insult to injury my husband has a mental block about winding it up properly so that it doesn't knot up when I am dragging it back out- I swear most of the cursing from my back yard is over his winding up the hose. I am currently using old Lifetime guaranteed hoses that the company has now replaced three times for me- I really got my money's worth, lol. Which leads me to ask about the DAP company and how reliable we think their lifetime guarantee on the Pro series is? I know no one can make my mind up for me, but a total of $90 (hose is $70 plus two 9.95 shipping charges) is a lot of money for me even if I am getting two 75 footers for that price. Plus I need a set for the front yard! Just want to be sure I am not making a mistake and I don't live near enough anywhere to go have a feel for myself.

Happy December 23 Festivus Day I thought all along that I was standing alone at this holiday cross roads but you all have with great humor and hysterical examples really helped to take the edge off holiday decorating for meÂthanks. Well as always truth is much stranger than fiction, I canÂt believe I spent time fretting over the issue of having to un decorate our tree. How could it not have dawned on me when I was hanging little Lady Apples on the tree that Basil our 100 lb lab with a big appetite and the uncanny ability to spring jump 6-7 feet high from a standing position would be more than happy to undecorated for us. The funny thing was we found all of the ornament hooks that I had used to hang the apples lined up all in a row on his bed in the same fashion a party guest would line up appetizer tooth picks on their plate. The tree is now looking dry, sparse, and tired I have replaced the apples with millet and as long as the dog doesnÂt develop a taste for bird food we might have something to gather around on Christmas morning. My sister the tropical lurker came across this link and wanted me to share it with you all. Now a Festivus Pole/ De Lighter marketed together could make for one great holiday combo package. Here is a link that might be useful: 'Seinfeld' Spurs Festivus Pole Sales

Hey, Was it as seen on tv product? I reviewed that product and it doesn't seem to be worth the money, in contrast have you heard anything about the Flavorstone Cookware? Its a as seen on tv product claims to completely non stick and have new non stick technology I was wondering if you knew anything about that . Commercials are convincing and I think I might buy it but wanted to hear what anyone else had to say.

I bought a couple of the "real" digital recorders and they are SO handy! There's been a couple times I grabbed license plate numbers just in case and well, there's a bunch of uses. I leave one in the vehicle, clipped to the visor in a cellphone case so it's handy while driving and the other one in the house or I just carry it with me, in a cell case clipped to my belt. I too need to write things down or I forget. I even used it to record an old TV show guy and I put it on my answering machine for a Christmas greeting. One year I used Alvin and the Chipmunks. I like the recorders. Used to use microcasette tape recorders, but in the Minnesota winters, tapes damage easily. And when it's hot, whoa. With the digital, no problem. I think it was about $25 each (I bought them off the internet several years ago and they were reconditioned) so it wasn't much more than those toy things they sell on the infomercial. Target has one now for about $30 that will record 144 hours. About $20 more and you can get one that will let you transfer it to/from your PC. I might buy myself one of those. Before that, (well, long before!) I used to call home quite often from work and leave myself a reminder on the answering machine. I could call the cell voicemail, but the recorder is far better. The nice thing about the digital recorders is they have "folders" you can separate the various messages, for instance, one for groceries or shopping, one for things to do, etc. You can add on to any message, some let you split messages, etc. One warning, if batteries totally die, you'll lose data.