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     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Home again the sailor!
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Hiedy ho there Carol!

-> HN>-> That it does.  But Don recalls something and after thinking about
it, we
-> HN>-> can fix it for about 2,000$ plus whatever it costs to have an
-> HN>-> electrician rewire.  It won't be the same room, but it will work
well
-> HN>-> enough for us and in some ways, be better.
-> 
-> HN>Ya does what ya can when ya can do it....later for the niceties when
you
-> HN>have more time and can make plans.
-> 
-> Yes.  We have the tools now, good stuff we can trust but not overpowered
-> for our needs.  The circular saw is a nice one for our level of use.  We
-> dont have a jig-saw yet (some things you can use the circular for, some
-> are much easier with a jigsaw) but we have most of the needed tools.
-> 
-> HN>Look on Craigslist and you might find tools, and a whole lot more!
-> 
-> The type we needed, arent really smart to get 'used'.  Safety issues.
-> I'd have taken the FIL's as we know he used the right so they were safe,
-> but the MIL got rid of the tools he left Don while we were in Japan.
-> 
You only need em when they're gone! (grin)

-> HN>what grade? I can get some URL's for you from some of the teachers in
-> HN>Anne's district if you want.
-> 
-> I found 'Dr Math' and that helped me out.
-> 
Ok you got it covered!

-> HN>One step, one day at a time!
-> 
-> Yup!  All the calls today were after review of many contracts and
-> estimates.  The only one we didnt quibble was the fireplace.  The local
-> state farm likes them as known 'good work' and the rest we contacted
-> backed off when they got read the price of the repair work as they wont
-> do it for that.  See, we are getting the package deal and using them for
-> long term service as well.  Something I said to the fellows made them
-> cut our labor cost down to their minumum rate.  Not sure what it was,
-> but they liked us, called the boss and talked quietly, then wrote it up.
-> 1,745$ and no one else will touch it for less than 2,800$.  Maybe it was
-> because I asked them right at the start that after the fixes were done,
-> if they had an annual inspection and cleaning contract as we needed one
-> and our old company was no longer in business.  Paid up front for the
-> inspection and cleaning and they gave us back the cleaning money as so
-> much rain had come in, it didnt need cleaning.
-> 
Smart move on your part, at least it is if they do good work. A long
beneficial relationship is worth it's weight in gold!

-> Overall, a good day.  Dinner came out good enough but Don says he missed
-> our normal spicing.  Even Charlotte says it was good but needed spices
-> to be better.  I'll make soup of the remainder but need stock.  It feels
-> wierd to buy cans of stock.
->               xxcarol
->
When you get your stuff all settled into your own kitchen again you can
make your own Virginia Beach Dashi (grin)! Till then you'll have to act
like and American (chuckle!)
chat with you soon
ha
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