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I almost went into respiratory arrest while painting late one cold Dec. night! We had the carpet guy coming the following day to replace all the carpet upstairs. Our room was the last to be painted, and I had been sick with a bad cold, then bronchitis, but we HAD to get it done. I was doing the ceiling, and I'd lift the roller up, do about a 2 foot aquare area, then have to catch my breath. Finally at about midnight, our #2 son drove me to the emergency room. They gave me an inhalation treatment then sent me home with a biga$$ inhaler. SSQ had finished the job by the time we got home.

I found some really nice paint with low VOC (virtually NO smell) and I really like it. It's much more expensive than your best quality Benjamin Moore or Behr, but it lasts twice as long. I'd rather pay a little more up front and not have to do the job twice in the same time frame.

So...

Today I went hunting for The Reading Lamp to go on the bookcase headboard of The Real Bed. The standard was

--switch on the base, so I don't have to reach for it
--simple toggle or rocker switch, so I don't have to fumble for it
--reasonably directable light, so I don't have to move the whole lamp to adjust it.

I found it! Indeed, the display model had two rocker switches, one apparently controlling an upwardly pointed floodlight! "Aha," I thought,* "that's a very cool idea. I could definitely live with that."

So I looked around for one in a box. I have bought display models-- my dining room table is one-- but I, like most folks I know, prefer NIB when available.

Imagine my surprise when I found one in a box, and it turned out the upwardly pointed floodlight was actually the heat and light source for a cool little lava lamp!

Yes, that too I can live with.

g'nad...LogStat Line Eight Delta (Class V)...120 rds .30 Carb FMJ, 20 rds .30-06 JSP. A ShootEx this Saturday will consume 30 rds .30 Carb. A future ShootEx may consume the .30-06, but projections indicate intentions of ASP to obtain .30-06 FMJ, if available. Otherwise, stocks of .30-06 JSP will be plussed-up to 40 rds prior to ShootMoot.

300WM: The shootEx referenced above will include assorted workmates, including the one with the odd M44-like rifle. I'll try to get a better read on its identifying characteristics.

Jen: hope you survived the Perfesser.

*Yes, I actually thought "Aha." Isn't that wierd?