my theory .... for what its worth.. and sometimes.. not much.. lol ... crops as such.. were historically stored in a root cellar ... which have 3 things going for it ... dark ... presumably your basement is such temp ... again with your place ... what you MIGHT be missing.. is humidity.. in a z5 house.. in winter ... and in my house.. that is because i have a forced air furnace .... and even with a the humidifier.. i struggle with things.. like houseplants.. that require humidity ... agreed.. dampness is not good [but you give no comment on mold or mildews on such] ... but you need humidity ... sooo.... give us some facts other than temp.. and either i am right or wrong ... ken ps: really bad low humidity??? ... sparking things ... bad hair days ... dry skin.. cracked lips ... etc ...

We bought a scratch and dent Jacuzzi whirlpool tub, but need to cover the one crack. The tub is rectangle with no skirt, and has a lip all around. The crack and small hole are on the outside of the lip at the foot of the tub, near the corner that projects out into an open space in the room. Buying another tub is not an option at this point. The tub is squeezed into a tight corner, so we can't have the surround stick out on the cracked side more than an inch or two (less is better). This is because of the toilet's location, which had to be changed after we'd already bought the tub. We had planned to build a short wall with shelves next to the tub on that end, but there's no longer room for that design. Any creative solutions to cover the crack on that end, and make a surround that doesn't stick out much? Know where I can find pictures of surrounds in tight corners? Thanks!

I ride my mountain bike approximately 20 miles everyday, and am starting to experience the same problem. However, I believe that yours is way more serious. It's as if nothing stays on long enough to be of any help. Have you tried applying a small amount of an over-the-counter strength (usually 1%) hydrocortisone cream.? 1.5 to 2% would probably be more effective, however you would need a prescription for that. The cream should decrease your inflammation enough so that lip balms can be used. Just try and stay away from constantly using petroleum-based products, as they prohibit the skin from breathing. You mention that you talked to your dermatologist. I can't believe that he didn't at least mention the use of hydrocortisone cream. What was his recommendation?

I'm back. but i've been sick again. still am. have been very sick for at least 4 days. so I'm not up doing much of anything. hurts too much, difficult to walk. the 3 windows and door were supposed to be in last Friday but they didn't get here. hopefully they got 'here somewhere' yesterday. dbf called the guy today to check on them. he'd even lost the guy's ph # and I had to call a shop in AJ and ask them for it. geeze. I can tell he's really concerned. He came out last wk with the prv owner of the mfg home and brought out his old mattress set for me to use for now on the floor so girl doesn't have to jump up and down far. he had some grey tiles he thought I could use and brought one out. it's the old type from the 50's. or a school cafeteria floor. so no, I won't be using them. there were flecks all thru them. He also brought out a different dw. A maytag. it's older, not a new one but does look better than the GE in there. Still, I think GE is a better brand than maytag. will probably have him hold on to the GE for a bit in case the maytag dies out on me. if it does tho I'll probably just look for a KA on sale. the PO helped dbf take a big old metal desk out of the back bdroom. glad to see that gone. he also checked way at the top of the built in cabinet in my bdrm to see if it was screwed into the wall up there. now I just need someone tall with a ladder to unscrew it all. It should split into 2 parts (each with shelves at the top, one with drawers at the bottom and one w/doors at the bottom. They'll probably go into my 'desk/book' room. They'll need painted or something. eventually. They also measured all of the rooms for area rugs (he has a ton of them). I just hope they're livable... they will be for a time anyway. I managed to go to Lowe's last wk before I got so sick (like the day before) and got 3 shelves cut. 1 is still in my car! the shelves are particle board. should I paint them? if so, wouldn't I need to seal them first? I noticed when over there one day that there was a smell I didn't like - I think it's the boards. I was going back this past wkend to get bathroom lights - but I was too sick to do that. I hate being sick right now - the temps are down. about 104 today. was only 98 yesterday (or sunday). good temps to get things done.