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The Hobbit Hole XXXIV - But better than rain or rippling streams...

Posted on 08/07/2007 7:52:15 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!

O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.

O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.

O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!

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To: RosieCotton

What are your walls like? Can you just tack up some cheapo curtain rods? If there’s a discount store you might find something. Or, worst come to worse, get some cheap fabric, finish the ends, and nail the top end down. Then just add some ties that you can use to fasten the curtain to itself when you want the window open.


8,861 posted on 11/29/2007 2:28:28 PM PST by JenB (NaNoWriMo Word Count: 62,102)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ok...I signed up with these guys...

http://drivers.freecarmedia.com/


8,862 posted on 11/29/2007 2:52:12 PM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM!)
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To: 2Jedismom

There ya go... Hope it’s not tampax or Hemorrhoid creme that takes you up on it. ;~)


8,863 posted on 11/29/2007 2:54:54 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

LOL!!

I requested Chick-fil-A and Wendys.


8,864 posted on 11/29/2007 2:56:25 PM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

8,865 posted on 11/29/2007 3:06:12 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Mmmm...


8,866 posted on 11/29/2007 3:19:31 PM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
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To: JenB

My walls are...cardboard. Well...cheap fiberboard. If I can find the studs, I’d probably be able to tack some sort of rods up...

Maybe I’ll check the hardware store to see how much those’d be. Ace might even have ‘em. I like Ace.


8,867 posted on 11/29/2007 3:21:22 PM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
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To: Corin Stormhands

my recommendation to you, is tuh start drinkin’... heavily...


8,868 posted on 11/29/2007 3:27:22 PM PST by g'nad
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To: RosieCotton

Don’t forget Value Village for cheap heavy drapes.


8,869 posted on 11/29/2007 3:44:08 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

Whoa - that is a text message no one wants to get. Sorry to hear about it. It appears others have suggested Bourbon, that appears appropriate. The good news, of course, is JR wasn’t hurt in the wreck. OB & LSA


8,870 posted on 11/29/2007 4:05:31 PM PST by osagebowman
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To: HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; Corin Stormhands
Don’t forget Value Village for cheap heavy drapes.


8,871 posted on 11/29/2007 4:25:15 PM PST by ecurbh (Giuliani 2008)
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To: 2Jedismom
A savings account.

Hastens the day when you can get that bit of land! ;o)

8,872 posted on 11/29/2007 4:47:50 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: RosieCotton

3M makes a great product. We use it to cover our windows. After questionable installation to begin with, and twenty years of use, you can feel the cold air coming through around the window frames. The kit consists of double stick tape and the clear film. You put the tape around the window frame, attach the film, then use a blow dryer on hot to shrink the plastic to the window. Works like a charm!


8,873 posted on 11/29/2007 4:55:03 PM PST by SuziQ (`)
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To: ecurbh

Just a little something she saw in the window. ;o)


8,874 posted on 11/29/2007 5:02:09 PM PST by SuziQ (`)
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To: ecurbh

Those would be perfect. :~)


8,875 posted on 11/29/2007 5:44:50 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: ecurbh

Uh...yeah.

Well, they do look warm!


8,876 posted on 11/29/2007 6:08:38 PM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
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To: SuziQ

Heh...considering my window frames...that may not work. But I think I’ll check for it just the same! That must be what my sister-in-law was talking about.


8,877 posted on 11/29/2007 6:20:34 PM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
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To: HairOfTheDog
I don’t have personal experience with the cellophane window things, but I’ve seen them.

I've had plenty of experience with it, and it's actually a plastic shrink wrap.

You put down double-sided sticky tape around the window frame, and then stretch the plastic over it as tightly as possible. After that, you shrink it with a hair dryer.

The main purpose of the shrinkwrap is to prevent heat loss through the glass itself. It won't do anything about air gaps in the wall, but at least you can see through it. It actually looks pretty good, except it seems to have a slight haze to it when shrunk.

8,878 posted on 11/29/2007 6:22:00 PM PST by 300winmag (Life is hard! It is even harder when you are stupid!)
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To: 300winmag; SuziQ

Any idea how much it typically costs?


8,879 posted on 11/29/2007 6:26:45 PM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton [NaNo Count 50400/50000])
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To: RosieCotton

I’d think that with the double stick tape, you could even attach the tape to the wall around the window, and then stretch the plastic across the window.


8,880 posted on 11/29/2007 6:42:45 PM PST by SuziQ (`)
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