Thank you Fetters. Really good post. Quite timely for us as DH has suggested putting in a garden pond. My first question was, "What about the mosquitoes?" I was intrigued by the mention of Lemon Eucalyptus. E maculata sounded somewhat familiar so I assumed we call it something else down here. I googled it and this is what I found. E maculata is known as Spotted Gum or Honey Gum (good for bees). E citriodora is known as Lemon-Scented Gum. And there is a hybrid E maculata citriodora. Recently these particular gums have been reclassified from Eucalyptus to Corymbia (useful to know in case the nurseries change the labels). I debated whether to mention the next bit. In some areas they are getting a reputation as an invasive weed. It's hard to know when such a reputation is truly warranted. (I have some birch trees, which are most definately not indigenous to my area, and I do get seedlings coming up, but after all these years my birches haven't taken over the nearby bushland. Or is that because they have no chance against the Patterson's Curse, which was once an introduced garden flower.) I suppose all I can say is do some research if you're thinking of planting one. Perhaps conditions in the areas of the US where they are grown are such that they are happy enough to grow okay but not so happy that they get out of control. And the good news is if you change your mind after you've planted one, it apparently makes really good timber. Hello OzOrganic. Sorry to hear about your landlord issue. Don't get me started on that subject. Hope you find a solution soon.

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I believe that the heat from the dryer would cause color fading and maybe shrinking. Kevinm, I had to chuckle about at this one as my wife purchases jeans that fit just right without any allowances for the natural shrinkage (even if they are pre-washed jeans) and since I learned how to do the laundry properly since childhood I do all our laundry that does not get sent to the dry cleaners. I always must hang my wife's jeans to dry while all mine get tossed into the dryer. The dryer will not fade your jeans (the washer will), but it will shrink them down a bit (a lot if they are not pre-shrunk) requiring you to physically wear them to regain the size you want. You can simply throw your jeans into the dryer after they are completely dry and run them on a fluff cycle to rid most of the stiffness.

Do you have elastic on hand? It would be hard to justify charging them for your trip to the store to pick up elastic, but if you're going to be doing this regularly, trips to the store have to be factored into your price somehow. (Or the cost to buy supplies and have them shipped to you has to be factored in). I've worked in dry cleaners and alteration shops and I can tell you they price services to average out to about $45 per hour in my part of the world. It isn't cheating to call the dry cleaner pretending to be a customer and ask. It's certainly okay to charge a rush fee, too. In the store where I work right now, hemming trousers is $19. It's $15 at our competitor. They want elastic, more. They don't like the price, [shrug] you haven't reached a meeting of the minds, then. And do you have a measurement for the elastic where it's going to be on his leg, or is that *another* meeting with your customer which = time added to the project? My conscience would be clear in charging $20 a pair. If they didn't want to pay that, I wouldn't feel bad. They have options. In the big city near me, there is an hour exchange. Any person who wishes to invest his or her own time in the time bank can spend their accrued hours on alterations. Of course to spend the hours, one has to accrue the hours by *providing service to others free of charge.* I have suggested this to people who looked disappointed at the price of services my employers offered. Occasionally, someone looks kind of enthused about the idea of that kind of community exchange.