My dorm sheets were given to my by this old lady who my mom used to visit. She also gave me her trunk form when she was a nurse in WW II. From the floral and ribbon design on those sheets, I wouldn't be surprised if they were from the same era.
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
River ,'Trash'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
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.
Sue - Sep 03, 2007 3:46:21 pm PDT #8279 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Tom Scola - Sep 03, 2007 3:48:34 pm PDT #8280 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Ridiculous question: I'm watching a movie from TV, and I just realized it's letterboxed, even though I have the new wide TV. Do I have to be watching HD channels (or DVDs?) to get the full-screen action?
Do you have a HD box from TW? I can press the "#" button on the remote to change the picture size.
Theodosia - Sep 03, 2007 3:50:32 pm PDT #8281 of 10001
'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"
I have 3 cotton and one flannel set of sheets -- enough for me and the Castro couch downstairs if someone is visiting.
According to housekeeping experts you should have three sets, one to have on the bed, one to live on the linen closet shelf, and one to be in the wash so that you're never caught out short for emergencies like unexpected body fluids or the stray iron left on the bed all day....
Jesse - Sep 03, 2007 3:53:13 pm PDT #8282 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Do you have a HD box from TW? I can press the "#" button on the remote to change the picture size.
Not yet, which would do it -- I'm watching the old-style TV on the new-fangled screen. The idea of paying even more for cable makes me sad.
Tom Scola - Sep 03, 2007 3:55:38 pm PDT #8283 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Not yet, which would do it -- I'm watching the old-style TV on the new-fangled screen. The idea of paying even more for cable makes me sad.
They don't charge any extra for HD service.
Jesse - Sep 03, 2007 3:58:15 pm PDT #8284 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Really? I thought it was like $8/mo more. In that case, I'll go to the cable store next week!
Tom Scola - Sep 03, 2007 4:01:08 pm PDT #8285 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
They have a $8.95 "HD extra" package, for 4 or 5 channels that are HD only. But if there's an HD version of a cable channel that you're already paying for, then it doesn't cost any more.
Jesse - Sep 03, 2007 4:01:32 pm PDT #8286 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Right ON, man!
msbelle - Sep 03, 2007 4:08:15 pm PDT #8287 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
house expenses - when I bought, it took basically all my money, so I only did painting in the two rooms I desperately wanted changed (bathroom and kitchen). I painted myself and I think the paint and supplies ran a few hundred. New furniture I bought (couch, big chair) was from Salvation Army and less than $200. 3 New rugs I bought at auction and at cheapo stores $250.
A few years later - water damage which led to wall repair (covered by building), new countertops, re-painting, and one new cabinet - that was 4 or 5 hundred more. Then I hired a wall built for mac's room, I think that was $600.
Now almost 5 years in, I replaced 1 carpet a year ago $100, regrouted shower twice and bathroom floor once ($150), replaced couch ($1000) and replaced cheapo carpet ($150).
The big thing I wish I had done before moving in was re-do the floors. My cats have now stained them in 3 places, but doing them WHILE living in the place is next to impossible. I also don't like the color of my bedroom, but know that re-doing it will reveal plaster work and possibly needing to sheetrock 1 whole wall. scary.
Vortex - Sep 03, 2007 4:12:47 pm PDT #8288 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
or the stray iron left on the bed all day....
or, say, a flatiron . . .