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We really need to replace our broken mailbox

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I feel like a broken record. We need a new mailbox so bad and I haven’t managed to get out and get a new one. We’ve need a new mailbox for oh at least six months. The hinge on ours doesn’t work very well anymore. It’s noisy and stays open most of the time. When you try to shut the mailbox it almost feels like the lid is going to break.

I found a company that sells a number of different types of mailboxes online. They have everything from residential mailboxes to commercial mailboxes. We’ve got a small house and virtually no front yard so I need something that suits a small house.

at Mailboxixchange.com I really shouldn’t have trouble finding what I need. They’ve apparently got over 1500 mailboxes!

I’d love to get a mailbox that stands on a post, but as I said we’ve got a very small front yard and I don’t think that style would really suit our house or even our neighborhood. The mailbox we currently have is a wall mount style and I think that we’ll stick with that type if only I can find something that I really like.

I’ve barely scratched the surface browsing the site, but so far I like what I see as there’s some very nice styles of mailboxes. If you’re looking for a new mailbox visit the site and see if you can find something that suits your home.





Planning our kitchen remodel

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I want to bounce an idea off of you.

We’re planning our kitchen renovation. The reno won’t happen for a while, but it’s good to plan.

Our kitchen is fairly small. Maybe 18 feet long by 10 feet wide. Since our kitchen is on the small side, and since we tend to eat either in the living room, I’m ashamed to say while watching TV, or in the dinning room at a very nice dinning room table we really don’t need a kitchen table.

I have two ideas.

One is to knock out part of the wall between the kitchen and dinning room. It would end up looking like an open rectangular window with a nice counter on it. I thought perhaps that we could set that area up as a breakfast nook with bar stools in front of it. We could sit there and eat, or if we were entertaining a guest or two could sit on a bar stool and talk to me while I work in the kitchen.

My other idea is to leave the kitchen walls intact, but to get a cupboard, perhaps on wheels, that would most often be near the kitchen window but that could be used moved around the kitchen and used as extra counter space if necessary. I guess it would be a movable kitchen island? I could even have some really nice folding chairs that I could store in the corner of the room and if we wanted to we could sit at this nice cupboard/ kitchen island if we wanted to.

What do you think of those ideas? If you had a small kitchen and were faced with those choices which one would you pick?

Dressing up animals and people too!

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Dog in rain gear

Don’t you find it strange how people love to dress their dogs and cats and sometimes even other pets in clothing? As if they’re trying to make their pet more human? I mean, does a dog really need a rain coat? Really?

I can see the little booties that people buy for their dogs feet. I live in a cold climate and our city used to put salt pellets on the roadways in the winter to melt the snow and ice. Now they use something artificial and more environmentally friendly, but still, those pellets can cut up a dogs paws. So yeah, I can understand the doggie booties, but that’s about it.

Then, when we want to dress up and have some fun we often rent or buy animal costumes. Isn’t that funny. We make our pets look human yet we want to look like animals.

Isn’t that strange?

The Trailer Park Boys

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Have you ever seen the show “Trailer Park Boys”? OMG it’s a show about Canadian rednecks. My husband LOVES this show.

I think it’s funny, but I’m not a huge fan.

It’s about all these men that live in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. Yes women live in the trailer park too but the show centers around about five main characters. Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, Mr. Lehey and Randy.

Randy and Lehey are sometimes lovers and almost always drunk. They are always plotting to catch Ricky, Julian and Bubbles in a criminal act, but it always ends up getting messed up. Usually because Lehey, a cop who lost his job because he was drunk, is always too boozed up to get anything done right.

Meanwhile the three guys Ricky, Bubbles and Julian really are always planning illegal activities like growing pot, stealing things from people and reselling them to people in the trailer park and so on.

In the latest episodes … Bubbles went to Maine to see a model train show and ended up stealing Patrick Swayzes model train. The guys come up with a plan to piece the track together through a small tunnel that runs under a river between the US and Canadian border. The plan is to send dope across the boarder to the US and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row made a deal with them to send cigarettes over to the boys in exchange for the drugs.

The episode that we’re watching tonight has the guys being caught by both the American and Canadian authorities. They boys were in the middle of the river trying to decide which jail to go to. They decided to go to the US jail so they turned themselves in to the US authorities.

It’s a crazy show. I have a feeling that it’s got a US cult following just like our other very silly Canadian series – The Red Green Show.

So who knows what I’m talking about? Check out the Trailer Park Boys website. I think there’s some clips of the show on the site. You’ll have an idea of how strange and funny this show is if you watch a video.

Need a replacement spa cover for your hot tub?

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My husband would love nothing more than if we got a hot tub. In the last few years a number of our friends and relatives have purchased hot tubs and he wants to join the crowd. I’m sure we’ll get one eventually.

For those of you who are already lucky enough to have a hot tub of your own – Do you have a high quality, durable Spa Cover or are you in need of a new cover?

The Cover Guy specializes in hot tub covers. There are three quality levels to choose from – Standard, Deluxe and Extreme. It appears that the main difference between the levels are the size and the taper which would allow debris, snow and ice to run off the cover.

I believe that most hot tubs come with a cover or that you have the option to purchase one when you buy your tub. Unfortunately the cover that you might select at the time of purchase might not hold up over time or might not be durable enough to withstand extreme weather conditions.

That’s where The Cover Guy comes in. Their replacement covers are designed specifically for harsh climates. They state that their covers perform better than any other covers available and that they also last longer.

Visit the site and have a look for yourself. As I said there are three levels to choose from.

The standard cover is four inches thick and tapered to two inches. It’s been designed for moderate climates. This cover has two lockable straps for security.

The deluxe cover is apparently the number one selling cover in North America. It’s four inches thick and tapers to 3 inches and it’s been designed for harsh winter climates. It’s said that this cover can also save you some money on your energy bill as it has a specially designed heat lock hinge seal.

The extreme hot tub cover is five inches thick and has a four inch taper. This spa cover has been created for the most extreme climates. If you live in an area that gets heavy snow this is the cover for you as it allows rain, ice and snow to run off easily.

All of the spa covers have an aluminum stiffer down the center to add strength to the cover.

I believe that the Standard, Deluxe and Extreme hot tub covers use high density foam. This foam can withstand heavy loads such as children crawling on the cover, and harsh snow falls. The foam is coated and wrapped in order to allow for minimal water absorption.

The site says that all of their spa covers can be upgraded to a four layer artic heat lock hinge seal. This will help provide energy savings. Since I live in a cold climate I’m certain I’d upgrade if we ever had a hot tub and decided to purchase a replacement cover.

Now what I really like about the Deluxe and Extreme models is that they include four lockable child safety straps. I think it’s really important to protect children around any water source so I’m happy to see this feature.

Another feature of this site that I really like is that for each of the models you can use their hot tub cover building software to create a cover that fits the size and shape of your hot tub. You’ll be able to choose from a selection of marine vinyl cover colors and the type of fold or fold placement.

There are a number of optional features that you might choose for your spa cover as well. You might be interested in a cover lifter, a deluxe spa vacuum, a solar cover, a spa cover cap or even a booster seat.

The Cover Guy pride themselves in their craftsmanship and use only the highest quality materials in the making of your custom spa cover. The prices are wholesale prices since you are dealing directly with the manufacture so you’ll be saving money on a high quality hot tub cover.

If you’re considering getting one of these quality spa covers keep in mind that you’ll also have a five year guarantee. You certainly can’t lose with a five year warranty, particularly if you live in a harsh climate.

The Cover Guy has two locations in Canada and ships to both the USA and Canada.

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