Getting an automation system for my parents’ home

Getting an automation system for my parents’ home

My parents are in their eighties yet remain quite independent. They still drive themselves to their appointments, mow their own lawn and enjoy a fairly active lifestyle. While it’s wonderful that they are able to remain in our childhood home, I worry about them. I try to stop by and visit every day. I either

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Tour de lodges – best heating goes to…

Tour de lodges – best heating goes to…

I guess I have a complication with making decisions. I’m not fantastic at pulling the trigger on things, and I tend to rely on other people to reinforce my decisions before I make a move. This might be a fantastic thing in some circumstances, but it also causes me to procrastinate a fantastic deal. Unluckyly,

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I need an air conditioning repair in Jacksonville, FL

I need an air conditioning repair in Jacksonville, FL

I really need to find a good air conditioning repair specialist in Jacksonville FL. I have been living down here for the past several months, and all of a sudden my air conditioning system stopped working. When you live in Jacksonville FL, the last thing you want is an air conditioning system that does not

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This is going to make a big difference

This is going to make a big difference

The next thing I knew my vision was starting to get blurry and then slowly got darker almost black I never experienced a hot flash or a heat stroke until just recently. It started out like any other day down south. The temperature was at least in the low 90’s but inside the house and

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Exercise and heating and cooling

Exercise and heating and cooling

I am not the most fitness savvy person. I blame this on the climate where I live. Majority of the year the air is thick and balmy making it always feel warm and sticky outside. I used to give excuses saying it was too muggy to go outside partly because it was true, and then

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Work more efficiently, make more currency

Work more efficiently, make more currency

My entire life I have realized that I am not the sort who should have a traditional task. I cannot handle the idea of reporting somewhere 9 to 5 everyday based on somebody else’s schedule. I am happiest when I have personal freedom plus that includes being my own boss. At a minimum, I know

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So cheerful my inlaws got a cat, now I can’t visit them

So cheerful my inlaws got a cat, now I can’t visit them

When people start telling me about their pets I have to disclose that I completely zone out. It’s not that I hate critters or domesticated pets..; But I don’t want to hear about yours. If I wanted to talk about the critters that make our lives amazing, I would tell you about the critters that

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This is a great decision

This is a great decision

In this day in time multiple people in their mid to late fifties plus beyond are faced with caring for aging parents. This can be a very difficult task depending on the conditions that your Dad or dad are dealing with. Many medical conditions plus even psychological ones come with a host of problems that

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Write a book about sharks and furnace repairs

Write a book about sharks and furnace repairs

My friends tell me to write a book about my life because of all of the crazy things that happened in it. I don’t really feel like writing a book though, but maybe one day when I am an old man I will have the desire to do so. I feel like I’m not done

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Cold weather is for romance

Cold weather is for romance

Sleeping with the windows open instead of relying on any form of treated indoor air, going on long walks and holding hands to keep our fingers warm, but picking peachs in the warm and sunny day time and starting a raging fire in the fireplace at evening I realized recently that my brain responds to

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Installing UV air purifier for spouse’s cooking

Installing UV air purifier for spouse’s cooking

I do not enjoy coming condo to smelly, stagnant air, but I also cannot open windows for efficient ventilation. There are particular sacrifices that must be made when you are trying to align your life with somebody else. It’s taxing for two people to be completely compatible, plus oftentimes someone is going to have to

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Cold weather is for romance

Cold weather is for romance

I realized recently that my brain responds to the fluctuations in season like closing chapters on my life. Every time the weather fluctuations, my brain is ready to process the past many months and move on to whatever the next many months have in store! Springtime hot sand rain signals that it’s time to start

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Looking for second job in preparation for winter

Looking for second job in preparation for winter

Well the time has come. It’s nearly July which means that I need to be lining up my second job for the winter. Unfortunately, I’m not one of those people who can work one full-time job all year and comfortably get by. Now, you might be thinking that I’m talking about getting a second job

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Time for the cooling waters of the sea

Time for the cooling waters of the sea

I just had a fantastic bike ride around town, spending $35 on a new pair of shades as well as some cologne. I need to break back on my spending though because I’ve spent a few hundred extra the past month or so as well as need to start saving for this trip coming up

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Unregular indicator that the heat is coming on

Unregular indicator that the heat is coming on

When our current boiler was installed we were amazed at how quiet it was. My associate and I were used to hearing the drone of the old on each time it kicked on plus now we hear nothing. It is a great feature however sometimes I wonder if it is one or not. There is

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Extremely old Heating & A/C is frustrating

Extremely old Heating & A/C is frustrating

I recently just started a modern part time job working at a local theatre downtown. It is a historic theatre that has been around for at least 50 years. The building has been broken down and sectioned into smaller buildings and even has elevators with the old handheld cranks. While they have updated some of

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Getting an interior designer to stage a home flip

Getting an interior designer to stage a home flip

My brother as well as I are in the home flipping business, and my pal and I buy up out of date homes, do some major renovations, as well as sell them for a profit. My pal and I have to stay new with current trends. My pal and I also find cool, edgy things

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Work more efficiently, make more money

Work more efficiently, make more money

My entire life I have realized that I am not the sort who should have a traditional task. I cannot handle the idea of reporting anywhere 9 to 5 everyday based on somebody else’s schedule. I am happiest when I have personal freedom plus that includes being my own boss. At a minimum, I know

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Ordering a living room table from a furniture builder

Ordering a living room table from a furniture builder

I became unquestionably exasperated when I started shopping for a living room table… I was looking for furniture of especially great quality. I wanted a sturdy table that could withstand the wear and tear of family meals every single morning. I have three adolescents who are messy. I can’t have a table that unquestionably stains,

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Making music at the heating dealership

Making music at the heating dealership

Well, our band now has a place to practice inside when the weather is not agreeing with us. Sometimes we want to play outside but it is either too cold or too rainy out to play. Today is one of those days as it looks like we are going to have a rainy one once

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Wi-Fi control device keeping us cool

Wi-Fi control device keeping us cool

The modern smart control device set me back about $95, but it will save me a ton of time by not having to adjust the control device to run the a/c or boiler each afternoon It is time to go grab that cologne from the store that I can’t remember the location of. This town

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Two more months of using the fireplace

Two more months of using the fireplace

I’m pretty gleeful with my last power bill I just got for $155 for the two month billing period. Last year at this time I got a whopping $600 power bill for my little flat for two months. Maybe this doesn’t sound like a lot in the States, but over here in Europe it was

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Get that cooling unit going

Get that cooling unit going

I am going to ramp up my yoga and volleyball lessons to make some more money this summer. If I push myself a bit I can make about an extra $500 a month just teaching the two things. That would allow me to either put more money in my investment and get those 20K shares

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Dogs plus media air cleaners all around

Dogs plus media air cleaners all around

I assume my pal and I have more cats than ever now in this town. It seems like when I go out I see more cats walking than people, however I assume that is how it is in this neighborhood so I just need to accept it. I like cats, however when you go out

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Two more months of using the fireplace

Two more months of using the fireplace

I’m pretty glad with my last power bill I just got for $155 for the two month billing period. Last year at this time I got a whopping $600 power bill for my little flat for two months. Maybe this doesn’t sound like a lot in the States, however over here in Europe it was

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Work more efficiently, make more currency

Work more efficiently, make more currency

My entire life I’ve realized that I am not the sort who should have a traditional task. I cannot handle the idea of reporting someplace 9 to 5 everyday based on somebody else’s schedule. I am happiest when I have personal freedom plus that includes being my own boss. At a minimum, I know that

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Write a book about sharks plus furnace repairs

Write a book about sharks plus furnace repairs

My friends tell me to write a book about my life because of all of the crazy things that happened in it. I don’t really feel like writing a book though, however maybe one day when I am an seasoned man I will have the desire to do so. I feel like I’m not done

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Wifi thermostat keeping us cool

Wifi thermostat keeping us cool

It is time to go grab that cologne from the store that I can’t remember the location of. This town is pretty small though and it can only be on a few streets, so I will go around town and look down the streets till I find the place. I will shell out $30 for

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