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Originally Posted by Resident 2B
They are no longer there from what I can (or cannot) see. A major site improvement, in my opinion.
R2B
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(Slightly off topic, but relevant to this thread...)
For the record, it was not due to any request of mine nor any complaints I made to the moderator(s). I wish no ill-will to WD...
Back to topic...
Acres Per Second -
Pardon me for just now responding to your post but I have been reading the links your posted. Thank you!
The information you gave me about flooring is crucial, as we were in the process of picking out a new kitchen floor. We're going to rip out the old floor right after Christmas, during the break. I'd been considering tile but now I'm thinking we might go with wood or a wood product. We currently have a single piece of linoleum, but since we've got an open-concept home (kitchen/living is 19' X 21') getting another single piece would be a special order, I believe.
I'm also considering putting in a heated floor - at least by the coffee maker....
(Yeah, I'm a princess...)
We've got a friend who is a licensed contractor in Milton who's coming out to help us. Hubby will be working with him while I keep the ankle-biters out of the way. The fun part will be getting the fridge out of the wall. I'm going to take pictures and post them - this will be interesting, at best. (I used to clean houses for a living - been in hundreds of houses and never seen a fridge built into the wall...)
I'm assuming the energy increases you posts are the national average. We use NH Co-Op and saw a 40% increase in the past 12 months. We've cut our consumption down by hanging laundry to dry, not using the drying cycle on the dishwasher, turning off appliances or computer peripherals we're not using, and nagging the kids, but whereas our bill was about $90 last year, it's now about $125-$135.
Funny thing is that we thought that there would be a bigger increase in the utilities when I decided to stay home with the kids -it really stayed about the same. Add in the increases in heating oil costs, gas prices, etc. - and it's a big jump in the cost of living.
And about that road noise - we live about 15 paces from our front door from a major road. I'd never noticed how loud it was until the storm doors went up. They made a huge difference! I'm curious what it's going to be like now for Motorcycle Week because we're usually deaf by the end of it!
(The draw back is we can't hear the school bus!)