Text 19351, 126 rader
Skriven 2014-11-14 11:35:38 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 19285 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Peppers                                                  [1]
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Hi Ruth,


>> Yes, fat and tall :)  IIRC, when we'd get propane it cost around
>> $600-700.00.

> Not an inexpensive purchase but if it lasted a good long time, then it
> was worth it. Were you able to pay the bill over several months or did
> you have to pay it all in one shot?

They wanted payment at delivery.  That made sense as well, so I didn't mind
waiting until we were at the 1/4 full mark (g).  You just had to not forget to
check the amount left in the tanks, which we never did.  Big house=big bills
(grin).  We had insulated the back bedroom downstairs, and the front entry-way
just after we bought the house to cut the heating bills some.  That helped a
lot.

>> some > shopping yesterday; when it was totalled, we were under $25.
>> short of > another nickel's credit but decided to wait a bit before
>> doing any more > shopping there. We probably will get it next week.

>> That's a nice way to save some $$ :)

> We do it as often as we can. This spring, before Steve was able to drive
> after his stroke, we were up to a $.25 credit but gave it to the church
> for the van. This week they're running a promo if you spend $100. in one
> visit, you'll get a $.50 credit.

Every little bit helps... and given how close Thanksgiving is maybe it will be
a good time to get a good credit. I figure to do some pumpkin pies with
almond-flour pie crust so my daughter can eat them...

>> range.  It would be interesting to see what an electric range would
>> cost over time compared to a gas range here... we do have 220 coming
>> in, so we wouldn't have to upgrade the house at least in that respect.
>> We'd need a new electric range though but as long as I'm dreaming ....
>> (G)

> Our last gas range was when we were in AZ, left there in March of 2001
> so it's been a while since I cooked regularly with gas. Rachel has it,
> and IIRC, so does Deborah, but we've not been out west since August of
> last year. I usually help Rachel more with the cooking than I do
> Deborah, just the way things work at each girl's house.

Understand.. It's nice using a gas range as well, I have no complaints there.

>> an hour away) we don't get there as often as we used to and we didn't
>> think about it. I don't need it, just Ron does.  My son is so healthy,
>> he never gets a sniffle :) Now we're only 10 minutes from Ithaca so I
>> should check if there is anywhere offering free flu shots though. :)

> Probably would make more sense to find a more local doctor. We changed

There aren't that many doctors in the Ithaca area strangely enough.  I guess
everyone goes to Binghamton for doctors :) "Country living" I guess.  Certainly
all the specialists are in Binghamton, so we've kept our docs there. IIRC the
doctors here in Ithaca don't have privileges in the Binghamton hospital either,
which is where you'd end up if you needed to be admitted.

> earlier this year because our doctor down in Raleigh retired and we were
> just seeing PAs. Found a practice in WF where we see doctors, tho Steve
> does most of his work thru the VA. He has a doctor here in WF for back
> up, if he can't get a VA appointment.

That's handy.

>> :) Typically, when I cook, I cook a lot of what I'm making and store
>> it in the frig or freezer.. that's one (or more days) I don't have to
>> knock myself out cooking (g).  Or cleaning up after hehe...(g)

> I do a lot of either big batch and freeze or just enough cooking,
> depends on what I'm making. I'll probably put the remains of the chicken
> in the little crock pot tomorrow morning.

I think I'm just not used to using it so I rarely think of using it (g). I made
chili last week, and the chicken soup, and made them both on the stove top.  I
suppose if I worked outside the house, I'd have more reason to use the crockpot
as well.

>> ended > up getting a whole new set of cookware. (G)

>> That's nice to do as well!  Stainless?  Will you have a pot rack in
>> your new kitchen?

> We've got to figure out how to hang it. If it can't be hung, then I'll
> want to have Steve build a wall unit to hang the pots on. He took down
> the rack tonight--the kitchen looks so empty!

Know what you mean there :)  It was the same with the kitchen in Windsor :) I
wanted to buy another rack for that kitchen but finances weren't there for
that.  There are certainly plenty of cabinets in center island and there is
another rack on the facing wall to center island so it really wasn't necessary.
I just had too many pots and pans (G).

> We also picked up a small (about 10") round griddle at a kitchen store
> in Savannah a few years ago.

That sounds like nice thing to have.  My griddle is one I bought a few years
ago but it's not cast iron.  It works well though.

>> I have to contact the agent and see what kind of reactions she's
>> hearing from people.. not that we can do much over there at this
>> point...

> Just pray for a fast sale at a good price.

Yes, that's what I'm hoping.  No more word yet on the folks that are
interested. From what the agent said so far, the people who are interested have
to come up some in their offer to get to the point we decided was viable with
how much we owe, etc.  We are being very reasonable with the price already
compared to what we bought the house for, so they need to come up just a bit.

> The excitement is building here as well, and a big pile of boxes is also
> building. (G) I want to measure shelves to know how much liner to buy,
> clean some areas in the kitchen that didn't get a good cleaning, figure
> out where I can stow what and so on.

Yep.. then the fun of keeping out a pan or two, a place settings for the two of
you, and poof. it's moving day :)  When is your closing date? Must be coming
up.. :)

Take care,
Janis

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