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  1. BantyMom

    Chip seal driveway question

    I'm not an expert in anything, but this is what I've seen and what I think I understand. I'm in California, and doing a chip seal over the asphalt streets in the less affluent parts of town is a common practice. As a street gets old and starts to deteriorate, fist they pour some kind of black...
  2. BantyMom

    Learning a new language w/Rosetta Stone

    No. More than 30 languages are available.
  3. BantyMom

    Wanting Wainscoting in the Bathroom

    Thanks for the input. I'm still working on this decision.
  4. BantyMom

    How to add shower - easy way?

    Ah! A shower curtain all the way around, like for a claw-foot tub? I'm not one to say if that would solve all your problems, but here is a picture of how that might work. This pic shows it attached to the wall on one end, but I've also seen pics of them attached only to the ceiling. I picked...
  5. BantyMom

    How to add shower - easy way?

    Looking at the picture and reading Nestor's comments.... Wow, this wouldn't be a simple job at all. When you read all the problems people have when a shower job isn't done properly, I just have to agree with him... Just adding a showerhead and a diverter for the tub is just asking for...
  6. BantyMom

    Wanting Wainscoting in the Bathroom

    This is a BIG project. We tore out the Master Bath and added on 3-4' to the length of the room. We've just finished having the shower and floor tiled and it's time for the next step. As the title says, I'm looking to instal wainscoting in the bathroom. This has brought up more questions than I...
  7. BantyMom

    My living is room is a disaster

    I was wondering how your project was coming along? My very late suggestions: Definitely something other than white, then it looks like you did things on purpose. Shelving doesn't have to be expensive and it's an easy project to get it up on the walls. That will take away a great deal...
  8. BantyMom

    Trueisums!!

    "If the world were logical, men would ride side-saddle." (Rita Mae Brown) Yea! and that's 10!
  9. BantyMom

    New neighbors

    I've always appreciated it when the people living there come by to say "hi" and offer to lend me a hand if I need it. It helps me feel safe.
  10. BantyMom

    Learning a new language w/Rosetta Stone

    We've installed it in the computer room at school for our kids who are trying to learn English. It's helped quite a bit and it adapts to each child. For an adult with discipline to stick to it, I would think it would be great! If you get it, use it, and then listen to a Spanish news program or...
  11. BantyMom

    I should change jobs....and become a meterologist or professional baseball player

    Now, if we could just get the weather to pay attention to the forecast and do what it's told.....
  12. BantyMom

    Government CARS program

    And I'm glad that in at least this case, the "hand out" came to ordinary citizens. I think when you give out money to the top, it tends to sit there. If you're going to give out money, start lower on the food chain where it will have to get spent. Money seems to trickle up, not down.
  13. BantyMom

    What to give to the GC

    I have the most wonderful contractor. He did our kitchen and is now working very patiently on my bathrooms. After you do all your research (as spelled out in the first answer), I would give him or her the most detailed plan you can make. Write notes on it and spell out your preferences if...
  14. BantyMom

    How to add shower - easy way?

    Joannie, can we have pictures? I'm having a very hard time imagining it.
  15. BantyMom

    Greetings from California

    I'm just an old teacher (1st grade mostly) who enjoys biting off more than she can chew just about all the time. Ongoing interests include Scottish Country Dancing and raising six different breeds of show chickens (for which I am always making new pens). Current irons in the fire encompass...
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