Wed, Jun 24, 2009:
Duck!

Category: Learn As You Go
Posted by: Herb

When we lived at the old house I used to have to park in the street.  It was the top of the main street of that hood on a "T" intersection.  One of the dangers and nuisances in doing this is that sooner or later some drunken clown is going to damage your vehicle and thus did it even so.  Some unknown knuckleheaded scoundrel, probably a drunkard and a varlet as well, broke my driver's side mirror off on the minivan a few months back and it just hung there.

The cost to replace the mirror itself is around

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Sun, Jun 14, 2009:
More Learning As I Go

Category: Learn As You Go
Posted by: Herb

First a big Happy Birthday to Ashley!

Now, another installment of, "Learn As You Go."  When you move into an older house that was previously occupied by a little old lady who didn't really use too much of it any more you discover that if things are left disused they wear out quicker and more dramatically than if you use them, even occasionally.

I was walking barefoot past the utility room the other day and noticed that the carpet was really wet.

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