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Comments (150)Hi All, I hope everyone is doing good. I finally took my brother and his fiancee out to eat! His birthday was only March 6th, lol. It was fun. Theresa, Lol about the rain! It figures, but I'm sure everyone had a wonderful time. Congrats on the win! Shirley, Autograph, Lol! Dawson is lucky to have you living right next to him : ) Melissa, "cross between Barney Fife & Jeff Foxworthy. Clumsier than a blindfolded 3 legged mule" LOL!! That is just too funny. Gary can be an idiot, but he's a big boy so he usually breaks everything around him as opposed to him breaking, lol. Annie, Cross stitch! I knew you did something exceptionally well with cloth. Anita, Wow you are nuts with running a co-op with all those plants and having a wedding. Mellen, I'm suppose to have Monday off, but the weather report looks ugly as of right now, cold and rain. If it stays bad, I'll be working on Monday and having off on Wednesday to send. I'll keep you updated. Remy...See MoreDo I need to run Clean Machine cycle regularly?
Comments (98)Stumbled across this item while surfing this morning. Just as so many laundry mavens here are pulling their hair out about sudsing problems, here's the latest feature from Samsung....copied/pasted from their site.....the site that advertises on this forum.....on this thread: "PowerFoam� Technology for foam you can see, clean you can feel PowerFoam� is an exclusive Samsung technology that creates a deep-cleaning foam that�s gentle on fabrics. PowerFoam� washers fill the drum with foam � created from HE detergent, water, and air � during the wash cycle. Foam penetrates fabrics more deeply, thoroughly and up to 40 times faster* than detergent in conventional washers so you can confidently wash large and bulky loads like king-size comforters. *Based on tests using AHAM HLW-I-2007 detergent standards." Here is a link that might be useful: Samsung foam...See MoreHow to transition from cast iron to ABS pics
Comments (21)In the illustrious words of the actor, George Peppard in the TV show, "The A Team", "I love it when a plan comes together". I will still stand on my original comment, "If it ain't broke, Don't fix it" however in this instance closer inspection confirmed that it was broke so there was little choice but to forge ahead on the project. The question then became, "Is this something I can handle or do I need to call a pro?" As the photos clearly show, you took on a difficult job under what can only be described as adverse working conditions and no doubt, even with detailed instructions, going in this project was quite intimidating. After a through examination of the final photos I can only say, Job well done, and you should be quite proud of yourself. I was especially glad to see that you seized the opportunity and went the next step by replacing the GIP vent lines that were in the walls. In fact, the only other thing that I can see that you might want to do is above and beyond your immediate project. In the photos there is a copper water line running right to left, then turning upwards on the left side. There should be a hanger on that pipe within 1' of the point where it turns upwards and every 48" on the horizontal run. I would suggest getting a roll of copper perf strap and install those hangers the next time you are working in that area....See MoreWhat rooms do we really use?
Comments (28)Yep, Lav, where you live it is topsy turvy. Heat is more important to you. The first time I was up in Massachusetts for the summer, with no a/c, I was really suffering. My DH finally agreed to get a portable heat pump which only provided a/c, not heat, because he had a brand new heating system installed the year before. Well, by the time he got it home and in the window, the hot season up there was just about over, and it was cooling down again. I could not believe it, because here in south Alabama our hot season runs until the first of November, and sometimes longer. Just think of when hurricane season is, and that is our hot weather times. If you look at the ocean temperatures around the world, just off the Alabama coastline the Gulf of Mexico is already 87 degrees F, and is the hottest temp shown anywhere on that map provided by The Weather Channel. It looks bad for the home team, because hot water sucks in the tropical storms. So, yes, the AC is the most needed of all. However, if we built houses like they did back in the 1800s, we could have cross ventilation, raised foundations for air flow, deep overhangs for porches on every side except north, working shutters inside and outside too, that had adjustable louvers, tall ceilings. And the builders did not bulldoze the big trees either. Lavender, we can all live in the places we prefer if we learn from the old timers how to build our homes, and how to ORIENT THEM PROPERLY for heating and cooling optimization. I'm a great fan of passive solar heating, it should work here, with lots left over to charge up a whole bank of storage batteries. Friends of mine in Iowa who run the Iowa Parrot Rescue bought a huge old house and found in the basement beaucoup old storage batteries which it turns out the original owner had used to power his lights and maybe a few other things. The house was oriented just right for winter sunshine in the major rooms, but believe me, it gets COLD in Iowa, just like where you live. To reduce their heating bill, they are using a corn pellet stove in the house itself, and then they built a big bird shelter covered by a couple of feet (at least) of earthen berm, and the window wall is a southern exposure. The berm is planted with wildflowers, and looks so natural. I remember visiting in Minnesotta and seeing the UM student union building underground mostly, where the normal temp year round is about 50-ish, so they only have to heat that up to 65 or 70, which is a lot less costly than raising it from the minus temps. Early man found caves better than living out in the open, and looked for them facing south too. Isn't the way we adapt to our environment an interesting topic? No one perfect way. Same is true of the way we cook, depends on the kind of fuel we have available....See Morethe_buffalo_gal
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