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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I agree with Annie (edit: and the angry white man surprisingly) and would like to suggest that those people here offering 'help' remember to watch their tone. With out meaning to I am sure, some of you are coming off as a little rude. I don't buy unneeded things and the tank I've had for a few years, I buy what I need to complete or to fix something, things I don't buy are things I wouldn't have a use for. I had inherited a broken table and a lamp, the table was My brother's and the lamp My sister's, the lamp just needed a new 3 way switch of the right type, I found it and installed it Myself, the table I had to fabricate a whole new part(out of a piece of 1"x6" type pine, works perfectly), to replace the piece of plywood that held the top to the pedestal with a bolt screwed into a T-nut(which in the old one had been pulled through the plywood when My brother fell on the table one day in 2003), I used the old plywood part as a template for where the old screws went, drilled new holes to match the old ones exact positions, put the old screws and a new T-Nut in the new part and attached the part to the underside of the tables top, then attached the pedestal to the top with a long bolt and now I have a working end table. I own three monitors, two of which needed new power boards, I bought and replaced the power boards and now both work perfectly, the TV will be the same way when I have ShopJimmy do the work on the dead TV power supply board that I bought a month or so back, but that's for later, since the way the TV is now, is not perfect, but it's better than the old hunk of junk, which will be removed soon. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
It's much easier to write solutions to other people's problems than it is to solve them when they are your own and you're on your own, I think, however well-meant it is. And when you're not able to throw money at a problem to fix it, necessity is the mother of improvisation *blink at setizens* yes, I know I changed it :) so I understand box blockades to protect wiring, etc. In my case it was when a four month old kitten, abandoned on my doorstep, launched fifteen newborns *still-shocked blink* into my home a few weeks after I took her in. But that's not why I'm posting. I'm posting to say: Yeah I found one with ear mites and with internal parasites to be more than enough at one time, 15, wow, someone must be doing a Jedi mind trick on the kittens or something. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3329 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Vic, I was under the impression that the aquarium was something you wanted, and that you'd not had one before buying this one on ebay. Am I wrong? No one needs an aquarium. Aquariums are a LOT of work. I have trouble with my 55-gallon aquarium, carrying water back and forth. You have to do frequent water changes. First you have to vacuum out the dirty water and then replace it with fresh, non-chlorinated water. The most I can carry is five gallons, and that's a struggle. If you're having trouble moving, carrying, and bending, an aquarium is not a good choice for you. (Once my two remaining fish have died, I'm not getting any more!) I have considered "building" a fiddler crab aquarium. You use (clean) sand on the bottom, building a little hill on one side. You put water in it, but only a few inches. This allows the crabs to climb out of the water. (They don't like to be underwater all the time, contrary to how some fish stores house them.) It wouldn't be as heavy as a fish aquarium and would require a little less maintenance. There is also less concern about leaking. It's only an issue if the leak is at the bottom. ~Sue~ |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Ok, I've had this aquarium for a few years, considering it uses nothing outside of space, it's not important right now. Yes, I've had aquariums in the past, I know how to take care of fish, I've even bred fish, they were the only pet that I could have when I was a kid. I even cured a sick Black Molly of ICH, where others would do nothing. Crabs? No thanks. Also, bedroom doorknob ordered from Amazon, it's not the type finish I'd like, but it's better than nothing. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3329 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Thank you Suzie, someone with their feet on the ground at last! Oh my goodness. Please don't let that info get out! We say "fixer upper." (Just FYI. I'm very interested in the differences Me too :-) We need a new thread for that!!! I think I sent you a PM about that. But it's tired and I'm late. ;-) ~Sue~ |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22219 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
It's been 37 years since I could run, over hill and dale without falling on My face, so walking is one thing, I need to strengthen My back too, there is a gym in Victorville that could help, here there is nothing, beyond gas stations, hotels, fast food, a few stores, some other establishments and mesquite bushes, not to mention a road runner or two. I for one would not advise you to even think about running until you've got some very basic mobility and strength. A gym is great if you can get to it, but just now you can't, so let's park that one. However consider your home as a gym of sorts. Looking at the pictures you've posted you've got the basics of what you need - a lowish chair and a higher straight backed "kitchen chair", plus a few bits you can lift, push, or use to stop you falling over (most important as I'm sure you don't want to land in a big pile on the floor - and I don't want you to). I spoke to a friend who is a physioterrorist (or at least that what I call her behind her back), she suggested a few very simple moves that are used to get people mobile again. In addition to the two I suggested a few days back is "can rolling", really simple, put a can on the floor and roll it backwards and forwards under you foot, do about ten with each foot, then take a rest for as long as it took to do the first ten, now do it again. This will help to get the knees and ankles moving if you do it sitting down, or if you are feeling brave and do it standing up add the lower back and hips to the list (personally I would do it sitting down to start with - see earlier comments about falling over!). As you get more mobility you can progress to a ball - a hard tennis ball is about the right size. The can may be full or empty, although I've found that a full can isn't going to get squashed so easily (I use this one to get my left knee moving when the bone chip that resides there gets into the wrong place.) She gave me a list more, but said most would not be advised to start with, as there need a higher degree of mobility, stability and strength, or need things you probably don't have like a hard beach ball. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22219 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
And that list would each cost Vic money he cannot afford, remember the USA does not have the generous healthcare service we enjoy in the UK. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Ok, I've had this aquarium for a few years, considering it uses nothing outside of space, it's not important right now. Yes, I've had aquariums in the past, I know how to take care of fish, I've even bred fish, they were the only pet that I could have when I was a kid. I even cured a sick Black Molly of ICH, where others would do nothing. What about lizards and snakes? Some people like keeping them, although they too take a lot of work. Also, bedroom doorknob ordered from Amazon, it's not the type finish I'd like, but it's better than nothing. Did you think about checking any abandoned trailers as Dull suggested? I think his advice was worth looking into. Reality Internet Personality |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Gosh what a lot of posts since I last looked in! I bought a door knob for the bedroom(Amazon) and 20' of 1/2 split loom tubing, hopefully that will do, if not it's only another $5.92 total. I should be able to get rid of most of the boxes soon, at least the ones in My living room. Of the 3 LCD monitors(no tubes here), 1 is an old 4:3(18"), then I upgraded to a 16:9 which died eventually(19"), then I bought the present 20", the smaller 16:9 I use for the other PCs so that I don't need to bother this PC, the 4:3 is old and the backlighting isn't as good as it used to be. No monitors were broke when I bought them, but then I don't buy broken monitors. The park under the current owners stopped in writing the transfer of ownership to the park over a year back(I signed it), the previous owner didn't complete the transfer cause He didn't want to pay any additional property taxes, the current owner was being fined and such for that incomplete transfer, so I have all the paperwork and such back, the place never left My name, the county says I'm the owner of record since 2007, all the park wanted was for the mobile home to stay in the park, which is not too hard to do, since I couldn't find anyone to move this place from here and I've looked. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Ok, I've had this aquarium for a few years, considering it uses nothing outside of space, it's not important right now. Yes, I've had aquariums in the past, I know how to take care of fish, I've even bred fish, they were the only pet that I could have when I was a kid. I even cured a sick Black Molly of ICH, where others would do nothing. None are abandoned, all are park owned, 13 are slowly being demolished, others that are empty are slowly being refurbished and rented out as money allows, old knobs made by some mobile home makers have plastic sleeves around the bolt, when the sleeve breaks, the knob has to be replaced or if the door is open, repaired with an aftermarket kwikset part. The sleeve saves on labor costs and is a friction fit, instead of having a flange around the bolt with two screws to secure the bolt in place. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Like James, I'm in need of a new roof and siding. I'm considering a reverse mortgage as I paid my home off before I retired, and using the funds to do a remodel. I'm fortunate enough that I bought in in 1992 before RE went sky high. The comps in my neighborhood are three times the price I paid in '92 so I may sell and downsize(can't do the stairs to the basement for many more years). But downsizing would still be very expensive if I stayed in the area. Lots of options but none are cheap anymore. "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Even so I still buy all my furniture used, simply because around here you get better quality for less money. You often find that "old fashioned" furniture is made to a much higher quality than modern mass produced stuff, and that good quality second hand items are indeed a better buy. The only thing that bothers me about used furniture is the cleanliness factor. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Even so I still buy all my furniture used, simply because around here you get better quality for less money. Eric and I got a real steal on an extremely well made used dining room set about 15 years ago. The components are SOLID!!! They really don't make furniture like that anymore... at least not in an affordable price range. Instead of "wear and tear", we prefer to refer to age marks on the finish as "patina". We've had many a happy meal with family and with friends around that table. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Even so I still buy all my furniture used, simply because around here you get better quality for less money. I'm thinking more along the lines of upholstered furniture. I like to know who's been sitting on my sofas. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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Chris S Said: Dull that is rubbish! The current park owners have enough trouble with empty homes as it is without stuff being cannibalised. And they would charge Vic for extra storage which be cant afford. All we need to do now is get rid of the train crash rubberneckers,... I Want An Apology NOW. People in MBH Parks All Over U S A do as I stated. At NO COST. Rubbernecking? Your Neck is Reaching Over The Atlantic and Thru The Woods of Whole of U S A. Grandma is Laughing Her ASS Off. Seems This 'Exercise' 'is' For Your Benefit, Not OPs. Yup to Da Yep. May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Even so I still buy all my furniture used, simply because around here you get better quality for less money. All my upholstered furniture is used and it seems fine. My sofa was only $25 from the salvation army, I also got a dining table and lazy boy at the same time. My husband sits on an ikea chair we got for $3 from a garage sale. I tend to judge by the house I got it from, if the owners look clean, then we're probably good. On moving days at the end of the month you can often find really good stuff just thrown away in the back allys. I have a nice folding book shelf and some kitchen chairs I got that way. I paid $50 for a lovely chest of drawers that is really well made and would probably cost about $1000 new. I don't have much at all that I bought new and that also means I don't stress too much when the cats shred it. Reality Internet Personality |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Try not to rise to it. I doubt you will get an apology so I suggest you just ignore it. Reality Internet Personality |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
All my upholstered furniture is used and it seems fine. I guess I'm thinking about a Seinfeld episode. ;~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Ok, I've had this aquarium for a few years, considering it uses nothing outside of space, it's not important right now. Yes, I've had aquariums in the past, I know how to take care of fish, I've even bred fish, they were the only pet that I could have when I was a kid. I even cured a sick Black Molly of ICH, where others would do nothing. Vic I went to home Depot and bought a Shlage front door lockset. It came with a brass sleeve and a flange plate. My old door had the brass sleeve but I elected to use my dremel tool and hog out the door for the flange plate. Tem minutes. I also realize you dont own a dremel tool. As for the record I also live in a mobile home park. I bought a double wide. MY avatar is my house. Vic is right about some things being nonstandard in a MH. Its window size for my house. Its realy hard for me to find 44" wide venitions blinds for two of my windows. Doorknobs and my electrical needs are standard. But then I bought my home in 97. [/quote] Old James |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65759 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Ok, I've had this aquarium for a few years, considering it uses nothing outside of space, it's not important right now. Yes, I've had aquariums in the past, I know how to take care of fish, I've even bred fish, they were the only pet that I could have when I was a kid. I even cured a sick Black Molly of ICH, where others would do nothing. I do own a dremel, mine makes My hand go numb, so it doesn't get any use since the thing vibrates too much and I have metal door jamb, I think My door is a bit warped from the weather(metal skin, wooden frame inside the door). The locks I bought are ones that a stick built house can use, mine is setup this way, most of My interior doors(except for 1 door) are not setup with a flange securing the bolt to the door. The deadbolt's hole needs more adjustment than the knob does, what I bought is below. I own a singlewide. Mine is a 1987 Fleetwood Westfield that I bought used in late 2006, Fleetwood went bankrupt in 2009 and became a different company legally. Mine was a rental before I bought it from a closing park. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
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