I save a lot of nice plastic containers that came free when food was stored in them at purchase. I don't really buy Tupperware, although I think I've had 2 or 3 items over the years. At one point I was overloaded with the plastic containers I was saving that my husband the lunch meat came in that my husband was buying. I almost threw them out, but decided to keep them for another couple months just in case. I finally found a use for many of them recently to store all the individual hooks, screws, brackets in their own container so next time I'm framing my artwork for shows, I have a nice organized drawer with the clear boxes with all my components ready to grab :D Also set aside some to bring on weekends to put cereal or snacks for art festivals. Have even used them to store my curtain hooks that I also use to hang my artwork on booth walls. Used another transport a stack of my business cards instead of a flimsy cardboard one they came in when I purchased them :)) I also use them for small left overs. Finally after years of saving all different containers, the uses for them are starting to present themselves :) If I have lids and not the bottoms, I double check first to see if those lids also fit my other containers, if so, I keep them as extras in case one cracks. If they don't fit, then they end up in the recycling bin for Friday pickup :)

Hi, I hope there are people who can help me. I had an almost total loss fire. Just the frame remained. I hired a contractor highly recommended from a good friend and it has been more than a nightmare. I did all the checking BBB, Angies list and Yelp. No compaints. The fire occurred on August 5, 2016. Here it is March 18, and he has the roof, framing and electricity done. I wanted vaulted ceilings but that was agreed to verbally so I can't claim that. However I wanted a black shingled roof with some red in it that matched my brick. I got all black..told my son black was my only option per my contract, it wasn't. Contract states I may have color of choice. During the roof tear off and testing, asbestos was found. Then mold since house stood wet for a month. OK, remediation finished in mid November. After countless calls to contractor roof finally gets put on December 5. He subcontracted roofers which is not in the contract and he paid them only $5,600. To find out he never got a building permit, I called the village to check up on him. That stopped work for a week, then he failed framing twice, delaying the rebuild even further. I gave him his start up fee of $53,000 for start up work. A few weeks later he came for second draw of $25,000 for roof, a few weeks later another $25,000 which I questioned, but he said my house was a $190,000 project and he didn't want to do that much work without half down. A few weeks later I gave him another 10,000 for the vaulted ceiling change which I never got anyway. The house stood all of January with nothing worked on at all. I called him and always got the runaround. He didn't get the permit to the town because his brother got in a fender bender while bringing plans to town. He didn't show up for work because his whole family got the flu. He will get my plans to me while never having plans. I still don't have them. He dodges questions when I ask to see my money in his account. He uses a fake storefront for his address so even if I wanted to write a certified letter, I don't know where he lives. When I picked out my cabinets, the consultant told me they would be 15% off until the end of February. I told him and kitchen guy told him. Only to find out he charged his down payment for them and his credit card was declined. I had to go over and give my personal check so I could get the deal. He eventually went and paid it a few days later. He post dated a check for my HVAC supplies and when the guy didn't show up, I called him and he said he can't do it until check clears bank. Two day delay. His workers stole my wrought iron railing on my porch which he admits so he has to replace that. They kicked in my old 1970's sun porch and window broke all over floor. I don't think they can fix this as the windows are older and only held in place with the aluminum surround. He admits responsibility and said he will look at them. Been a week and he hasn't. When my son calls to bitch him out, he blamed us for bothering the town inspector so much he is holding up my permits. Called inspector today and he said he never applied for garage conversion permit. His worker are using my retaining wall bricks as door openers, that's nervy. They also broke most of my Japanese Maple tree and out door decorations. I made him sign an agreement that he would have me in my house by March 31. I believe that will happen, just don't know the year. Husband and I have to be out of this rental by April 30. Insurance will pay no more rent and I can't afford both right now. I went to a lawyer but received a letter they couldn't represent me due to a conflict of interest. His wife just happens to be a lawyer. No help legally I guess. We scheduled 2 meetings to talk about how to go forward. He cancelled both of them. Also just found out one of his workers applied to another construction company because this guy isn't meeting payroll. He is also doing garage conversion with no contract. I keep asking him how much this is going to cost and again never get an answer. I told him to hold off on my conversion, just make main part livable. He didn't do that and now told my son the reason for the delay is because I wanted a conversion. In my son's last texting him back and forth, he said this is our fault for second guessing him. Son told him we have to second guess him because he lies. last but not least, my husband is a Vietnam Vet diagnosed with Parkinsons disease from agent orange. Some of the money I gave him was his VA money, Afraid if I report it's gone, the VA process will take long and I'm desperate to go home. My three cats are living elsewhere and I miss them so much. I sent him email at 5pm asking him what his intentions were towards my house. I gave him a time Saturday at two to get back to me or I will end working with him. Then what, I will be out of my house even longer to find another contractor and start over again. To end things now, what do I do? I am at my wits end, cry all the time, my husband gets upset and he can't walk, he fell three times today. Do I have enough on him for breach of contract, do I file a report with police, do I go downtown and pull his license. Who will help me legally, his wife is a lawyer and they could stay in court for years but the money I use to pay them could be my content money I have to front for a new contractor. I may get in the house eventually, but paying for a lawyer and spending thousands is money I could use toward my contents. I need serious help here.

I started on the hall closet . . . Then my husband decided to start dragging boxes up from the basement, so he derailed my plan, as I ended up going through the boxes he pulled up. But we did rid ourselves of 6 or 7 boxes, kept very little. I had to tell him to not bring up anymore of "my" boxes. (He has enough of his own junk that he has hauled around for 40 years without making work for me.) I did not get back to the hall closet, so now I have a folding table with a bunch of stuff on it blocking the hall. Thank heavens it only has three shelves, albeit very large shelves and the ground level holds, vacuum cleaner, floor mopping device, above mentioned folding table & folding chairs and TV trays. Photos to come.

@oliviag55, Kami Wegman, jmm1837 I'm on house looking for the most valuable asset.. a contractor. I can't do anything until I can document the damage. A good honest contractor is hard to find. I have an apt with a lawyer tomorrow. I can file a Supreme court case for 300. which is my budget. Contact is in her favor but I'm giving it a shot. I'm going to keep talking, keep posting.. keep searching every where for any license she pulls. I'm contacting all the TV networks and going to either get her upcoming show to fix my house or make her loose her show. I don't spend all my day.. but most of it. My dad did without and to let her get away with his is criminal. Someone will hear.. jmm1837 your right about government agencies.. IF there elected there is some problem .. there not to represent.. anyone and it could jeopardize my case. Sad.. the 15 thousand dollar lawyer is what I need. I've had the contract looked at.. She's accepted the firing. She is to return my unused money in 10 days and claim her tools in 20 days or I can toss. jmm1837 you give good hard advice much appreciated. Kami looks like two birds with one stone.. I need to contact them because she claimed to be in talks with them.. Thanks so much for the name.