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scott
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Welcome to the neighborhood!
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Oct 19 15:00 UTC 1996 |
Welcome to the Dwellings conference!
This is where we talk about houses, apartments, and other places to live.
We can talk about how to rent, buy, finance, etc., perhaps review various
local apartment complexes, and we can also talk about maintenance,
improvements, and other useful topics.
I bought a house this year, and as a card-carrying fixit type, I wanted to
have a place to discuss all of this stuff.
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mcpoz
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response 1 of 54:
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Oct 19 19:32 UTC 1996 |
Scott, what "fixit" type of projects do you have going on your new house?
Any thing you've learned that you can pass along?
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scott
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response 2 of 54:
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Oct 19 21:00 UTC 1996 |
Many things! I'll be starting items as I go, I guess. Plumbing, wiring,
furnace repair, trees, etc.
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blh
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response 3 of 54:
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Oct 22 13:50 UTC 1996 |
"card carrying" fixit type - read Visa or Mastercard!.
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n8nxf
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response 4 of 54:
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Oct 24 14:22 UTC 1996 |
I guess I'm a hammer carrying fixit type than ;-)
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blh
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response 5 of 54:
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Oct 25 09:44 UTC 1996 |
has there been anything written on "Zen and the art of folding door
maintenance"?
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n8nxf
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response 6 of 54:
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Oct 25 11:17 UTC 1996 |
Perhaps. I certainly didn't get much out of Zen And The Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance when I was trying to adjust the gap on my Honda.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 54:
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Oct 25 16:15 UTC 1996 |
You were sitting there by the side of the road in a rainstorm adjusting your
gap, and you didn't have any universal thoughts?
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mcpoz
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response 8 of 54:
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Nov 1 00:51 UTC 1996 |
#5 - do you need folding door advice? What kind of problem do you have?
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blh
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response 9 of 54:
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Nov 1 00:52 UTC 1996 |
The concept of Zen motorcycle, etc., is that with proper maintenance ahead
of time, or with having thought through ahead of time what you needed to
know, the problem would not have occured when it did.
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blh
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response 10 of 54:
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Nov 10 04:46 UTC 1996 |
I failed to respond to door problem. I have had three different types in
three different houses built during the 1960's to '70's and find that
each type of folding door requires its own special maintenance. I
discovered early on that kicking the door doesn't help. However, they
do need a little time, attention, and some care in use reminding me of
zen.
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scott
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response 11 of 54:
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Nov 10 14:10 UTC 1996 |
I'd guess that maintaining folding doors is a bit like tuning pianos, in that
there are all these interrelated settings, and then every season you have to
do it over again when the humidity changes. ;)
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e4808mc
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response 12 of 54:
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Dec 9 06:18 UTC 1996 |
(Catriona lugs in her toolbox, and looks around)
Is this where I come to find a date for the tool show?
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lee
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response 13 of 54:
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Dec 30 17:53 UTC 1996 |
Hi peoples! I figured this is item 1 and all so this greeting is appropriate
here, or at least more so than in any other item.
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rcurl
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response 14 of 54:
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Dec 31 05:57 UTC 1996 |
Welcome to Grex, lee. Stop and dwell awhile.
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lee
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response 15 of 54:
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Jan 1 22:38 UTC 1997 |
<kara grins>
Okay. Speaking of dwellings, I am trying to fit more things into my small
one... any suggestions on how to make a small apartment look bigger so I can
fit more things in here?
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scott
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response 16 of 54:
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Jan 1 22:49 UTC 1997 |
Shelves? You might try rearranging things like beds and sofas. Sometimes
a different bed position will free a lot of odd space up. (Steve Gibbard
talked about "defragmenting his bedroom" once)
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lee
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response 17 of 54:
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Jan 1 22:55 UTC 1997 |
I don't have any sofas as of yet. The bed is in the corner where it is
hogging minimal space, I think.
Where did Mr. Gibbard talk about "defragmenting his bedroom"? Was it iRL or
in some item on grex? If so, where is said item on grex?
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scott
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response 18 of 54:
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Jan 2 00:53 UTC 1997 |
He said it in person, after having moved a few things in his bedroom and
finding that a lot of space seemed to magically open up. He'd actually
condensed a lot of little useless spaces into a couple big ones, hence
"defragmenting" the free space. Same thing worked for me; I couldn't believe
how much space I found.
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otter
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response 19 of 54:
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Jan 2 01:38 UTC 1997 |
Having the bed in a corner robs you of wall and floor space, assuming you have
a square or rectangular room. And scott's right, think vertical.
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e4808mc
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response 20 of 54:
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Jan 2 07:43 UTC 1997 |
If you can, a loft with the desk space underneath, is a great start on opening
up floor space. We bought two lofts for teenagers who have to share a room,
intending them to take them away to college and their first few apartments.
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rcurl
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response 21 of 54:
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Jan 3 01:48 UTC 1997 |
Paint all the rooms white. Put more shelves in the closets.
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n8nxf
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response 22 of 54:
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Jan 3 12:36 UTC 1997 |
If you have high ceilings, put in a second floor.
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e4808mc
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response 23 of 54:
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Jan 20 18:16 UTC 1997 |
Oh, boy! Finally a *real* reason to go to an outlet mall.
The outlet mall at Birch Run (just north of Flint) has a BLACK & DECKER
outlet. Hardware, tools, etc, etc, etc. Cheap too.
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scott
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response 24 of 54:
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Jan 20 21:20 UTC 1997 |
(Scott makes that annoying Tim Allen sound)
But what does it cost to get there?
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