Raybo, you know far more about container gardening than I do. This is my first year and I am still in the process of setting up the first box. I belong to another group that was making a big deal out of not using PVC in the containers. I was asking for input on this from others on this board. I first heard of ABS here and several posters are using it. I couldn't find anything that said it should not be used and some of the commercial boxes have ABS for fill tubes. I persevered and did find the data I posted above. Until I found out what ABS actually is, I thought it was safe. I also thought commercial water bottles are safe until I learned about the resin codes. Most of these bottles are #7 which is toxic. I threw my #7 bottles and glasses in the recycle bin. I think we need to make some educated decisions. I want to know as much as I can about the different materials. Then, based on what I learn and my health issues, I decide what to use. I will be using PVC -- at least for this year. It is used for water lines in some places. ABS on the other hand has never been approved for anything but drains, waste and venting. That classification and use indicate it is not save to use for food or water coming into the home. That being said. There are times when we as individuals must decide what to worry about and what we won't worry about. We have to take personal responsibility for those decisions. We are constantly coming into contact with toxic and/or hazardous things. In our environments, it just can't be avoided on a daily basis. I choose not to worry about all of these things.

of course everyone would like a quick fix but nadine01 is right the only way to really lose the flab and tighten those muscles is healthy eating and exercise and it will take time you didnt get flabby over night and you aint gonna be toned over night either believe me i know i was very small in highschool a size 3 but after high school i got married had babies (4 of em in 5 years lol) my youngest in now 11 and im just now getting back in shape part due to the fact that i hate to exercise and i love to eat but i am getting real close to 40 and i have decided to change for me for once just me so i have been eating right, exercising with weights and doing a lot of walking and learning to drink water until about 6 months ago i had not drank a full glass of water since i was a kid i hate the taste of it, still do but i manage to choke it down in 6 months i have lost 40 lbs and 6 inches off my waist :) my goal is a size 5

Just to provide an update: We listed for $113K and we're under contract for $107K. The buyers are a late-middle-aged couple that wanted a single-story and called the house "pretty." They really clicked with the next-door neighbor that showed them the house too, so that probably helped. :-) BTW, sorry for abruptly dropping off this thread before. I felt like I was arguing (particularly about the condition of this house relative to its neighbor comps) when there was no way to settle it other than to let the market speak. NC, we did send DSS to visit the comp around the corner. He said it was very nice inside, and the sellers said it had been on the market for a couple months. It hasn't yet sold, and the listing expired mid-December. I'm assuming that was either the 60- or the 90-day mark, as that's how listing contracts run with QCFSBO. I've been watching all the comps since we listed and none of them have sold yet either. Some have dropped off the MLS, but they're not showing on the assessor's website as changing hands, so I'm assuming.... Could just be a time lag, though.

Mom2emall Honestly, I don't think any step parent that is truly horrible would be on a step parent advice site. If I didn't care anything about being a good parent I certainly wouldn't waste my time on here...hahaha. I am guilty of the stereotyping as well. I get angry at the girls mom sometimes and make those "blanket statements" exspecially when I see someone post something about Step's being controlling, jealous, money grubbing, just eye candy.....it hurts and I tend to get defensive. I get defensive because biomom is the one who is jealous, controlling and money grubbing in MY situation. Psuedo You are both BM and SM so you see it from all sides. I seriously doubt any of those comments were directed at you. I have made comments about jobless BM's but I meant in cases like my girls mother, where she CAN work but just doesn't want to and then keeps asking hubs for more money. The funny thing is that she was only getting them ONCE A WEEK! Can you believe that. She was asking for support money for the one night a week. Before her visitation got haulted, she was even asking for food she could cook when she had them. We had to pack the girls food for there one night at moms. That's why I said those things about jobless BM's. If I happened to say anything that offended you I apologize:)