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Looking at Storm Doors

Posted in housing on Jan 17th, 2009

So I picked up a cheap self-adhesive door sweep from Home Depot today. I was skeptical since it’s definitely below the recommended temperature for the adhesive to adhere properly. But I didn’t feel like drilling holes in the door today, so I stuck it on the door. Lo and behold, it came unattached before my [...]

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Saturday Morning Musings

Posted in books, housing, life in general on Jan 17th, 2009

I got my DTV coupons in the mail and headed over to Amazon and what do you know, most of them are sold out. Figures.
I discovered that my front door isn’t snug against the frame and it is letting a cold draft in. The entryway has always been a colder than the rest of the [...]

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Inauguration Rentals

Posted in housing, idiots, in the news on Nov 20th, 2008

There’s been a lot of people renting out their houses and apartments for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, asking for ludicrous amounts of money. Thousands of dollars per night with four- to five-night minimums. The only people more silly than the people who think they’ll successfully negotiate a non-cash short-term sublease without a contract, legal assistance, [...]

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