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Our C02 monitor is a battery eater

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You know how they say that every home should have one or two C02 monitors? At least they do here in the north because furnaces are notorious for messing up and putting out carbon dioxide. Not that it happens often but if it does happen you definitely want to know.

Well, we have a gas and C02 monitor. It’s supposed to be able to run on a battery if the power fails, but ours won’t. We must keep it plugged in all the time.

Now, normally we do keep it plugged in, but if the power goes out for an hour or more – and it has been doing that regularly – the monitor starts to fail. I guess it just eats batteries for dinner!

Of course when the battery fails the monitor starts to wail and sends out a high pitched beep as well. It’s sooooooo loud.

I think I’m going to have to look for a new one. Perhaps by a different maker that doesn’t do this.

Oh yes, when the battery does run out on it’s own it almost always happens in the middle of the night. We’ve had more false alarms with this thing than I can count!

Anyone know of a really good gas and C02 monitor brand that we could try?





Great new home and garden products at Online Discount Mart

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Do you enjoy spending time in your yard? Entertaining guests or just relaxing and admiring your garden? Or perhaps you are planning on working on your yard this year to make it look a little nicer?

Whatever the case, if you want to get some very nice outdoor decor ranging from Garden Lighting or outdoor lamps, statues, fountains, wind chimes, garden furniture or decorative stepping stones then you should visit the Online Discount Mart.

I just love this online store. They have quality, creative outdoor items as well as a great selection of indoor items. I particularly love their kitchen and wall decor.

Visit the site and see which of their new summer items suit your home or garden.

I really have to clean the basement

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I really have to clean out my basement. Do you know what I just realized? I still have some of my old office furniture down stairs. Office furniture that I used when I had my business.

Sure it’s only my old desk and a few chairs, but I think it’s time to get rid of it.

I think I kept it either as furniture to use in the basement – in case we didn’t have much furniture for the basement or perhaps to use to set up a small office in the basement.

I don’t think that’s going to happen so it’s time for that stuff to go.

Anyone want a slightly used desk? It probably has gold dust all over it because I used it when I was a jeweller. LOL

Forman and Fields – Fine Fresh foods

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If you live in the UK and want to treat yourself or someone you love to a luxurious gift of fine food you’ve got to visit the Forman And Fields website.

Formanandfields.com offers the finest selection of natural, seasonal, and British foods. Not only do they carry fine gift ideas and gourmet food items such as fine selections for the BBQ, smoked salmon, fresh meats from the butcher, cheeses and pastries, but they alls have champagne hamper, christmas hampers and gift hampers from which to choose.

Forman and Fields delivers these fine items throughout the UK, the Channel Islands and Ireland.

Considering their vast selection one could purchase fine foods for virtually any occasion for a reasonable price. Visit the site to see the selection and to learn more about the company.

No more business loans for me!

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Have you ever applied for any kind of Loan? Unless you are still young and living at home with your parents you probably have faced the prospect of getting a loan of one type or another by now, haven’t you?

Lately we’ve been lucky, other than two Personal secured loans and a car loan we haven’t had to go through the process of applying for a loan for some time.

Can you believe that the very first loan that I ever applied for in my life was not a Personal Loan, but a business loan? Talk about nerve racking!

It’s one thing to come up with reasons why you need a personal loan – perhaps to pay off your tuition or to renovate your home, but coming up with a business plan to basically sell the idea of your business to a loan officer is a whole other prospect!

When I was just 20 years old, and already a jeweller working for a private company I decided to open up my own business. I had most of the skills and contacts that I needed to make my business a success and I was going to share office space with my soon to be former boss. All I needed was the funding to buy the very expensive machinery that I needed to get started! The most expensive piece of equiptment was a machine that would make most of my money, but it was also a machine that I had to teach myself how to use and maintain.

Before applying for my loan I was sure to find another trades person in the jewelery trade who could help teach me how to use the diamond cutting machine that I wanted to purchase. See, I thought of everything. I found someone to teach me how to use the machine and I knew how long it would take me to learn how to cut designs into jewelery when I went to the loan officer and applied for my loan.

I must have done a good job of selling myself as I did end up securing my loan. However, as a result of all that prep and the stress of starting my own business I don’t really care for the whole process of applying for loans. Securing a personal loan is much easier – I’ll stick to that type of loan if I ever need money again!

Do you have a harrowing loan story?

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