I'm in central FL and am also new to broms. Mine seem very low attention. Sprinklers run twice a week for the grass & that is enough. Mine are in part shade under the canopy of an oak. Mostly they need no special attention. The exception is one wide leafed variety (forget the name right now), that seems to need some extra water dumped into it when its cup runs dry. In that second picture, it is the large red one to the left behind the tree trunk. Kind of hidden here sorry - don't have a better pic. Anyhow, I can tell when it needs water not because the cup is empty, but because the leaves start to curl in on themselves a bit, as if something was rolling up the leaf lengthwise into a tube. My matchsticks show this same behavior too when they don't get enough water. I've been experimenting with how much sun those can take, and the ones that are in too sunny of a location show obvious signs of drought stress. I'd say if the plant isn't showing any stress symptoms in its leaves, then it is fine. What do other's think?

I don't see why not, but up in Mass., who knows? You house could use plus/minus one gallon per hour of use. Another problem is that when the tank runs empty, the filter gets all sludged up and needs replacement. Then you have to bleed the line to the burner and hopefully, it will light on the first shot. Do you see why you should never let the oil tank run empty?

Our fuel prices have been steadily rising and rising over the last couple of weeks and this annoys me so much because the price of oil is quite low at the moment. No doubt the fuel companies are raking in the big dollars.

Wow, I knew my local family-owned supplier was a gem; i.e. I needed a new lid for a particular circa 1963 Kohler toilet, in a sort of raspberry sherbet purplish-pink... AND THEY HAD IT! (I'm sure it was a std. developer install in my part of town, in the early 1960s.) Used, but mint. Only $25--reasonable! But back to the O.P., if you're a licensed pro, time is money... and it's also CUSTOMER SATISFACTION/PERCEPTION. Stop shopping. Stick to flooring. Give customer a new toilet, acceptable to them, slightly higher grade than the old one, write off the minor loss on your taxes. Horse trade the old toilet to the plumber who does the swap, and, being in the biz, I'm sure Mr. Plumber will eventually find a lid... bone is a pretty common color. PS: Your conscientiousness is commendable, and if a toilet lid is the most incidental damage you've ever caused gutting floors, you're at the head of the pack! Get the floor done, get paid. Quick perusal shows most Mansfield commodes are under $100. Smile, fess up, make it right, move on to the next job. Besides, everyone likes a new updated toilet to go with their new floor. ("Great news! You're getting an up to date NEW toilet, ON THE HOUSE!") Is the old one low-flush? Might be a REBATE for the new one. ;') PLUS, you'll get a GREAT recommendation if handled seamlessly.