Kimdee-as long as I am invited. Lol.

It's a beautiful course, I am lucky to be able to play here.

I am going to kill my electrician, now I got to wait till Tuesday for my light again.

Hi All... Happy fathers day to all you dads out there!

Angela... Can't you do it yourself? It's not that difficult, the wires should be matched by color and MAKE SURE the power is turned off at the circuit breaker...

Kimdee, you lead a charmed life! Great view!~

Angela, thanks for the link, but holy moley! Did you check the price of that? $69.95 for one sq/ft? I think I remember STK saying 290 pennies per sq/ft, or $2.90 plus the cost of the mesh. I do believe I can do it cheaper!

Pattyannb- the canopy is bigger than the current one which is why I don't trust myself doing it.

http://www.oldhouseguy.com/images/newporches/IMG_6682b.jpg

Jayme, I think it was a porch railing. According to this article, many porches had very low railings…something which our building codes would never allow.

Actually, the entire article is interesting as it describes the proper height for the rails is directly connected to the height of windows. Live and learn!
http://www.oldhouseguy.com/porches.php

Bobbi-that is the site that I got my tile from and would not have thought that it was that much and yes I am sure that you can make it cheaper but just wanted to show you.

Angela, did I see your tile? I don't remember, sorry!

So, there were two cannibals eating a clown when one turned to the other and said "Did he taste funny to you?" Hahahahahahaha!

Here is an amusing one.....

That's a lot of coin slots! And not one tool belt!

@judyg...i think it's a porch rail of some type too....it reminds me of something Scandinavian.

Daddy liked his gift

The saw is also for side jobs...so it was a good purchase.

I thought you did Bobby but if not here is a quick view.

I remember! Thanks, Angela!

I swear, this town! If you go to craigslist looking for free stuff, the first item is....roaches!

Jayme, he has a six pack.

@Angela...I am quite fortunate-and it is natural..he is not one into worshipping his body/ nor is he a fitness addict..not saying that's a bad thing..Just he doesn't do that....hard work, genetics, I am assuming.

Just got home from today's adventure. My business partner has a buddy who works for a moving company so he's always getting stuff given to him or picked up for a little bit of money. So, they did a local move for a couple on Friday and he called us as the couple had some kitchen cabinets to get rid of.

The previous owners of this house had a mother-in-law suite in the walkout basement and the new owners want to transform it into a family/media room and didn't need a proper kitchen space. So, the owners gave us the cabinets, countertop and sink/faucet and all we had to do was remove them. So, we left here about 8:30, picked up a u-haul trailer, drove about 30 miles, took apart this kitchen, loaded the trailer, drove back, unloaded the cabinets and took the trailer back to the rental place.

The home owners were happy as they didn't have to deal with the removal and disposal of the cabinets and we're happy because we got some very usable cabinets for a great price. We got 5 lower cabinets and two lazy susan bases, 5 upper cabinets and one short over sink cabinet.

Wow, Linda, score! What a great deal! Why can't I find good stuff like that, all we get for free is roaches on Craigslist!

Nine inches of hair - gone! I think long hair is beautiful, on someone else. A dime sized dollop of shampoo and done! Woo hoo!

@Jayme -- does hubby ever wear a shirt? Not that you'd want him to...
@Bobbi -- my hair is getting really long and it takes forever to dry. Not sure how much longer it will remain long.

I hear you Kimdee! Long hair is a lot more work than short hair!

Jayme..... I like your wood piece, but I don't think it's part of a railing system. What I think you have here is the partial facade of an old Purple Martin birdhouse. Looking at some of the holes, it looks like you can just make out the damage they did to the openings with their beaks and claws over the years....these used to be quite large sometimes. I've seen old ones that were 6'x6' square and mounted on old flag poles cut off.....this is cool.

Kimdee, in high school I dated a girl whose hair was down past her waist.........straight as an arrow and black as crude oil.........it took her over an hour to get it semi dry with a blow dryer. I don't know how many dates we went on with her hair still slightly damp. She eventually cut it, years later, but is now growing it back out. We stayed in touch over the years and I still hear from her..........and I still hear the "I don't know if this is worth all the trouble....." from her.

I could never have hair that long, I just don't have the patience!

@kimdee..when he does wear a shirt, I ask for prompt removal..LOL
-NO seriously...he has what is referred to as a "heart of gold"...and plus put up with me and my brats. I

@STK...The top & bottom rails are congruent which made me think a rail system. I imagine, it could go vertical or horizontal.

Lucky girl, Jayme! Hearts of gold are hard to find.

Morning all, head is buzzing but just a quick hi. LAdd and kids arrived safely on Saturday and on time but in all the excitement we forgot it was DDs (here) birthday. All went out for early dinner to celebrate but the kids barely lasted, even the local ones were all in from their Saturday sport so we were home for cake and in bed by 9.30 - including me. Woke yesterday feeling like I had hit a brick wall. Luckily the kids slept in too till 9am. They all went to watch footy and visit DD in her home they haven't seen before, I so I took the chance to drop out and had a total sloth day falling asleep in front of old movies. I really needed that. Luckily it was a very cold day too ............ perfect to snuggle up under a cosy throw. Don't you just love those days!!! About to get moving on today, not sure of agenda yet, I think we will be a bit slow for a few days yet. Sorry I haven't time to read through all the goss at the moment but hope all is well with everyone.

Anyway just had to post this photo for Kimdee - golf .......... Aussie Style. This is not at all unusual, Roos just love golf courses.

Enough about me...but I will say...he didn't give a rat's ............... about decor!! LOL

@roo...so much fun!! Glad u have them there...xoxo

Roo - that looks more like dodge the kangaroo than golf!

Oh. My. Goodness. The one room in my basement that I thought was a dry room, is now not dry.

Wow! That's quite a sight... much like Canada Geese on some of our courses. Are roos aggressive at all or do they pretty much go about their business and not bother the golfers?

Roo, I'm so glad you had time to rest, it's so important when you have lots of company even if it's your own family. Take the time you need, ok? And enjoy the rest, you've earned it!

Oh no Robin.... that's not good :(

I want to cry right now.

I don't blame you... How much water?

Oh, Robin, I'm sorry! How wet is the room?

If anyone is planning to visit San Francisco, I want you to be aware of the laws!


San Francisco

•Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.


•Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.


•It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.


•It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

The air is really damp in the basement... But I'm really not sure of how much water. The water this time is in my workout room, which I had laid down a floor already... so tonight when I get home from ball I have to take out the floor and vapour barrier to see exactly what I'm dealing with.

That sucks Robin, I am so sorry!

Oh man, Robin, what can you do? How do you take care of something like this?

Pretty sure I know where the leak is coming from, and why so I have to fix both. First I have to dry it out...

Oh forget it. I don't even know where to start or what to do.

*sob*

Robin -- my brother had (more than one) serious leak in his basement. What he did (and you're not going to like this because it wasn't cheap) but he called a company to come in, dig out the foundation, find the leak and repair the foundation... they were excellent... they dug it -- by hand -- fixed what needed fixing and put everything back exactly they way it was.

If you want, I can ask for the name of the company...

Robin, maybe this is something your insurance would cover?

Robin -- http://kkuypersconstruction.com/index.php

My brother was extremely impressed. And he is not easily impressed.

Robin - sorry you're dealing with wet basement issues. We did one house with a major, major water problem and we ended up cutting out the concrete floor all the inside of the basement, digging a sump pit, digging out 12 inches of mud all around and laying perforated pipe with rock over and under then filling the trench with concrete. The sump pump ran almost continuously for months before everything finally dried up

The first approach to the wet basement problem is make sure all your gutters are clean and the downspouts discharge far enough away from the foundation. Also, make sure the dirt/grass doesn't slope toward the house. If you're in a low spot, try to get the water redirected so it can't get too close to the house. For our house with the wet basement, we found that the problem was considerably less when we dug a drainage ditch about 15 feet from the house to channel the water coming down from the hill and driveway behind the house.

A large capacity wet/dry vac is a good investment and comes in quite handy even though they do take quite a bit of room to store. Also, get at least one dehumidifer running to dry the air as well as running fans to circulate the air.

robin, sorry about your water problems. sounds like you need a waterproofing company. i had to have my crawlspacw done a few years ago. it's expensive. be sure to check around for reviews and referrals. there are alot of crooks in that biz. there is also a franchise for leak detection. they claim to save you alot if it's just a leak you have. their equipment finds it without tearing everything up. don't know how accurate they are. mine was a case of a neighbor on the upper side changing the typography of his land just enough to cause heavy rains to become my problem. good luck.

Sounds like if you choose the wrong contractor you could get...soaked.