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'Trash'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


DawnK - Feb 24, 2005 3:06:53 pm PST #990 of 10002
giraffe mode

The tiles in the kitchen and bathroom are actually tiles.

ita, if they are ceramic they shouldn't be too bad. The kitchen and bath in our old house had them and they were a breeze to clean (keep in mind.. 2 small kids plus 2 dogs, a cat and 5 neighbor kids at any given time)


§ ita § - Feb 24, 2005 3:13:50 pm PST #991 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This, Cindy.

Dawn -- they feel more porous, like stone. I should look up if there's a special polish or something.

it was ACTUALLY nice!

Oh, something's fucked up. I just don't know what yet. Because.

eta:

No, this, Cindy.


Theodosia - Feb 24, 2005 3:17:20 pm PST #992 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

The nice, cheap places tend to go very fast, so if you do happen to the be the first one to see it, you can get lucky indeed.


§ ita § - Feb 24, 2005 3:19:43 pm PST #993 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Aha. Found it. It is ceramic. Mat ceramic. Need to work out how that's cleaned.


Jesse - Feb 24, 2005 3:20:19 pm PST #994 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That link's still a no-go, ita.


DawnK - Feb 24, 2005 3:20:39 pm PST #995 of 10002
giraffe mode

they feel more like stone

Humm... ceramic is the default for bathroom, but mom has red tile in her kitchen and has to have special cleaner for it (it wasn't sealed properly though). Home Depot or Lowes have what she uses. Lemme know if you want me to get the brand name.

eta: ceramic is easy-peasy to clean -- I used to just use Swiffer wet cloths and voila!


brenda m - Feb 24, 2005 3:20:45 pm PST #996 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

A respirator? People that old and that frail rarely come off of those. I think we're nearing the end.

I've never lived in a place without a tub and an oven, but my first NYC studio only had a half-fridge.

I lived in a "junior one bedroom" in DC - bigger than a studio, but the bedroom is more of an alcove than a real room - that had no tub. No oven either, just a range top and a mini fridge.

Montreal uses a numerical system for apartments - a 1 1/2 would be an efficiency (1 room plus bathroom), a 2 1/2 would be like a studio, and you had to get to 3 1/2 before it really counts as a one bedroom.


§ ita § - Feb 24, 2005 3:25:07 pm PST #997 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay, vinyl sheeting. That was way harder than it needed to be.

ceramic is easy-peasy to clean -- I used to just use Swiffer wet cloths and voila!

At first blush, this feels like it might snag the swiffer wet, but that's certainly what I'm going to start with.

Brenda -- I was wondering about that numbering system. As a poor student, it never came up, but what happens when you have more than one bathroom? Or a half bath?


Kat - Feb 24, 2005 3:26:42 pm PST #998 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

There are cute places by Kat and Lori I can afford. But then I give up Los Feliz. WAHHHHH!!! I LOVE MY CUTE NEIGHBORHOOD!

But our neighborhood has US!

In BURBANK which is much cooler than Los Feliz, if you ignore things like actual coolness and concentrate and the "Town Time Forgot" aspect, plus, near us and K&L.

MWAH! how much do I love Robin for saying that? So much.

In reality Burbank is not bad. It's not hipster fun world, but it's neighborhoody and we're here.


brenda m - Feb 24, 2005 3:27:05 pm PST #999 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Well, then it gets confusing. 4 1/2 could mean two bedrooms or living and dining rooms too - it works best at the low end of the scale, from what I could tell. We always lived in 5 1/2s, i.e., three bedrooms, and for sure the second bathroom never arose.