Locks & Doors, Doors & Locks

May 16, 2012

Jeez. This door and security lock business is turning into a huge (and hugely expensive) project. Yesterday the locksmith was here. He wants to sell me four high-security locks, to the tune of something over a thousand bucks. Medeco is the brand he recommends. Says it’s more secure than the Schlage high-security locks that remain [...]

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DIY Paint Chips: How to Decide on a Color

May 15, 2012

So as I was saying yesterday, among the several things the Funny Farm needs is a new paint job. Was feeling mighty proud of the Behr paint samples I got, and expected at least a couple of the colors to look swell and elegant on the walls. As you know if you’ve ever painted a [...]

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Shoring Up the Barricades

May 14, 2012

Okay, so assuming I’m not moving away from Crime Central anytime soon—because I can’t afford anything I want to live in anyplace where I want to live—then presumably it makes sense to shore up the defenses. This house’s barricades are easy to breach: three old sliding doors, all of them ugly, two of them installed [...]

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Funniest Customer Disservice Eff-You Remark EVER!

May 13, 2012

Okay, so today I’m wrestling with the pool—its filter pressure is running twice as high as normal, so I’ve backwashed it and now go to prime the pump. This is easy: just turn it on with the pressure release valve open to drain off the air; then when the pump is primed, shut the valve [...]

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Professional Indemnity Insurance for Self-Employed People

May 11, 2012

Being self-employed certainly has its benefits—you can choose your own hours, you have only yourself to answer to, and if you’re ill, you don’t have to phone in sick.  On the downside, as well as the occasional inconsistency of income (if you don’t work, you don’t get paid), you also have to sort out your [...]

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Why Am I Here?

May 9, 2012

Look at this. And this. Or maybe this. A hundred and ninety-five grand for that first hacienda, and I’ll bet you can get it cheaper. Matter of fact, I’ll bet I could rent something like it for less than a 5% return on investment from the proceeds of sale of the house I’m living in [...]

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