“Oversized” Clothing: Yea or Nay?
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Comments (24)Another short person here. I went into a store for tan pants. Easy, right? Nope - every pants there was cropped. The clerks kept saying, "You're so short that you can wear them for pants". Well, they don't look right. First of all they show about 3" of ankle, and if you are wearing tennis shoes, you look like a basketball player in those ridiculous shorts. Then the bottom part is too wide anyway. I, too, hate the cropped look. A short leg should not be chopped up that way. So it's old shorts for me, and old pants too. My biggest gripe is shirts without darts. Blouses will not button around my chestal area until the size is big enough that the underarms are hanging to my waist!!! The clerk does not even know what a dart is! Wait, Wait - another gripe is bras that adjust in the back. No man would put up with underwear that has to be adjusted and then put on, and then taken off, and adjusted until you get it right. Does anyone else have trouble with pants that have tiny little eyehooks on the side of the waist? Don't they realize there is a protrusion in the line of site? I am fairly flexble for my age - and still have trouble with this one. I believe that all fashion designers are women-hating. Even the women. The best shoe department is at Dillards in Northpark. It is huge. I see women there all the time, strapping their feet onto shoes with ramps 6" high. Some are small women, but how do those really large women do this? The stress must be unbelievable on the ball of their foot. My feet are not built for that being totally flat. And have you ever seen a man's shoe with wood for a sole? No wonder men think we are not-to-be-understood. I don't understand us....See MoreCentral vac? Yay or nay?
Comments (48)jencjudd: Your builder's response from the central vac installer clearly indicates improper installation techniques. It sounds like the installers either are not using gradual sweeps in the tubing, or the power unit is undersized. I can't even imagine how in the world a hose gets "hung up" with proper installation. LOL! Are they using an oversized pipe diameter?! There are no sharp turns (not supposed to be anyway) in the piping. Here is the proper translation to their response: "The HAH takes extra time and effort to install and I actually have to use my brain to figure out the configuration for a main trunk line and still have enough piping for hose housing that doesn't interfere with the trunk line. I have a much larger profit margin on Beam CVs.". I'm sure at some point they will also throw in my favorite phrase....."I've been doing this for 30 years....". Can your builder use a different installer? This one wouldn't make me feel very confident. : /...See MoreSpace heating only - yea or nay?
Comments (14)That's a great shame that the electric price is skewed that way, but I still don't know if you have AC or not. If yes, when it craps out, it's easy to convert to a heat pump. Meantime gas furnace is the way to go. Choose high efficiency (you may not have the choice anyway) - even in a retro there is ALWAYS a way to make the vents work. Plug in heaters? You probably have aluminium house wiring. Don't risk overloading it. It will cost you as much or more than the electric furnace in the end, as well as burning your house down. I think our gas bill here in central British Columbia is around $60cdn or a little more monthly in winter. You will spend much, much less. Our gas rate might be a little cheaper of course. If the electric rate was better, a heat pump will work efficiently right down to 0ÃÂ C/32ÃÂF. Some even lower. What you are perceiving as cold is probably dampness. Consider getting one or two dehumidifiers, and run them in the occupied areas (and maybe move them around) - you will find the place feels much warmer, and you won't need to turn up the heat so much anyway. The forced air you have now is not really removing that humidity. NZ and Australia I referenced earlier are now tending to recommend dehumidifiers commonly now, for that reason. It rarely gets to freezing and more commonly sits in the double digit Celcius range, but parts can be damp. That's the chilly part....See MoreWall ovens - sideswing door?
Comments (12)The side swing door is still large. I think too large for a standard opening between the wall oven and and island. I went with the french door (Blue Star). I love it! Here's my oven (before I swapped out for blue knobs): And her's my island/walkway:...See MoreKswl
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