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I spent a huge portion of the last two days dealing with spyware issues on our two computers. Yes, on both of them. Ack! This is stuff The Hubs usually takes care of! I. am. clueless.
It started with the laptop. I did my best, initiating “full scans” and following prompts to “remove” the harmful worm/trojan/malware, [...]
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We got a new garage door opener! Woo-hoo!
The Final Tally: $115.00
The Home Warranty came through (with a little help from Josh The Garage Door Fixer Guy) and covered the replacement of the opener instead of just the stripped gear. Aside from the $70 service call, we are also paying $45 to replace the keypad, which [...]
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It’s really, really broken.
I sure do appreciate all your tips that came through! I did finally go out in my garage and take a look-see, armed with your imported knowledge as well as the Craftman’s owner’s manual. I even got out some tools and a ladder and some oil and greased the chain, so to [...]
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Military wives have a saying (and yes, I mean wives, and I make no apologies for being sexist) that when your husband goes away, that’s when the kids get sick, the car breaks down, and the dog dies. Usually within three days. Though it’s been known to happen within 24 hours. Not that I would [...]
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I decided it’d be better not to wait for it to stop snowing before getting a head start on shoveling the driveway. Ah! Nothing like getting the heart rate up with a snow shovel and a little frigid, fresh air! Who needs to pay for a gym?
I wasn’t even halfway done when Conner got home [...]
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We love having a fireplace and made it a point to have this one inspected and serviced when we moved into this house two years ago. (To the tune of $1000+) (Ooch)
A lot of homes for sale will say, “Fireplace not warranted,” and this house was no exception. We made a point to have a [...]
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The good news is — our washer wasn’t broken!
The bad news is — our plumbing was backed up!
The good news is — we didn’t have to pay the $70 service fee again!
The bad news is — we had to wait for a plumber to come!
The good news is — my teenager now has clean socks! [...]
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No sooner do I get back from my trip to Chicago then our washer goes kaput. Lots and lots of water — NOT INSIDE THE WASHER.Not good. Especially when you’re right in the middle of trying to catch up on your laundry. I’m really not too keen on washing clothes in the bathtub; I’d rather [...]
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The residual costs of homeownership aren’t often considered when people look into buying their first home. I think that is changing since the housing bust (because mortgages were handed out willy-nilly), but generally speaking, when considering the buying vs. renting, people often look at what the mortgage payment would be versus rent for a similar [...]
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Plains vs. TreesI grew up on the plains of Kansas where you can drive for miles and miles and look across the land and feel like you’re seeing all the way to the ends of the earth. Many consider Kansas boring — a state you have to go through just to get somewhere else. But [...]
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