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Solar Panels. Anyone Have Them?
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on April 22, 2012
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At a recent Earth Day event, I talked to a business that installs solar panels on homes and businesses. They are pricey to install, but you get the investment back in ...
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- I've had them for about 3 year now and I've been pretty happy. They were very heavily subsidized by our electric company, plus there were great state and federal tax ...
- I haven't looked at them, but it usually takes 5-10 years for the "payback" .... will you be in that house that long? (The payback time may depend on your particular ...
- I don't, but my boss does....and I've seen his power bills....when mine are averaging close to $200 a month, his are between $5 and $15! I have no idea how much they c...
Wanting to Replace Water Heater with a Tankless
Asked by C.B. from Enid
on November 10, 2008
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I need to know if anyone out there has a tankless water heater. We've been looking at them for quite some time but I'm concerned because I don't know enough about the...
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- My hubby is an HVAC Tech and he says these things are GREAT....we're planning on putting one in our home
- C., I do not have one of these, but I used to work at a building supply store. They were a very popular item with the contractors. I would get more opinions, but ...
- i work for a plumbing company and lots of people are switching to tankless. You will get enough hot water for this system, it heats on demand. It saves energy. Its ...
Blackout "Curtains"
Asked by M.R. from San Francisco
on April 16, 2010
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I am looking for suggestions on how to make my boys' rooms darker so they don't wake up with the sunrise. Blackout blinds are not an option. They have curtains right n...
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- The blackout curtains offered by Pottery Barn Kids are the best on the market. You can try to find them cheaper on Ebay. They're soooo worth the money!!!
- check out jcpenny.com. they use to have blackout panels in the catalog, that could go right behind drapes.
- You may not need to sew. You could either buy some black or dark brown velvet tab top panels at Wal-mart and put them on the rod in addition to the curtain you curren...
Science Fair Project Ideas...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on March 9, 2011
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My 1st grader needs to do a science fair project.
Translation: I need to do a science fair project.
I'm still reeling from the fact that a 7 year old has to do a...
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- When we were doing these projects, I googled different sites and got info for grade level projects. It's been so long ago, i don't recall the sites. Also, the libr...
- Try to make it something fun for your daughter, and you will both enjoy it more. And keep it simple. One year, my son's project was "Which paper makes the paper airp...
- Grow celery in different colored water. Easy. Simple....fun to watch.
Losing Front Hair Any Suggestions
Asked by L.P. from Fresno
on January 23, 2008
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my husband is losing his front hair when he was a kid he got hit by a bat got operated and left him a huge scar that eventually got coverd with hair and now on one sid...
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- Hi Lori, Has he tried Mederma (sp?) or something similar to minimize the scar? Those products work better on new scars, but they are supposed to help some with old o...
- I remember watching Dr. Oz on Oprah one day and he was talki ng about men's issues. He said there is nothing you can do to make the hair grow back once it's gone, but...
- When I was a little girl, my dad was bald, but only in the very front and in a weird shape. It had fallen out because of "agent-orange" exposure when he was in Viet N...
What Do You Have for Your Severe Weather Kit?
Asked by A.E. from Des Moines
on April 15, 2012
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There was some serve weather that happened all around us.
What do you have ready or extra of for if you loose power, water.. ect
Do you have a plan for your family ...
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- Let me preface this by saying we're not fruitcakes by any means (ha), but we do like to be prepared for anything from a late night at the office, an injury on the play...
- Here's a link to a checklist for a 72 hour kit: http://lds.about.com/library/bl/preparation/72_hour_kit.pdf We have most of the items of this list, but I have to a...
- A.: We are prepared. We have: One backpack for each family member in that backpack we have: * flashlight (does NOT require batteries) * three (3) MRE's with wa...
Science Fair
Asked by E.Z. from Los Angeles
on January 25, 2011
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Ok, so the Science Fair is coming up again this year, and I wanted to ask you parents what your take is on that whole thing.
Last year was the first year my son and d...
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- Science fair projects = parent homework which I really don't need! I hate science fair projects and all the other parent homework I am required to do!
- Science fair is just like any other report of project that your child will be assigned. Students need the experience of learning how to decide on a project, getting or...
- Science Fair projects make me want to puke... I hate them. My children both did them... They are expensive. They are time consuming. Both of my kids have terrible h...
Night Lights
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on November 6, 2008
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My 19 month old has just started to talk about darkness. She is starting to not want to go into rooms when the lights are not on. At night when we have put her down sh...
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- When we lived in the city, there was a streetlight in front of the house and we just would open the curtains some. When we moved i started using nightlights, but when...
- I'm totally in favor of night lights and flash lights. Why not?
- We have night lights. I keep the bathroom light on with the door cracked too...the nightlight in there broke. My daughters' are on a timer since it is on their diffu...
Hurricane
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on August 23, 2011
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Bah, figures, only our second year in Florida and we are facing a possible hurricane. We live in Jacksonville (on the Georgia border) and it looks like it might miss u...
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- Why in the world would someone laugh about an emergency kit? Obviously he was never a boyscout. (ha) :P I've been through A LOT of hurricanes in my life (grew up all ...
- Anything can happen. Better safe then sorry. I grew up in Florida. We got warnings,watches,etc for hurricanes all the time. I lived in Bradenton, Fl. We always seemed ...
- Hey--you never know. Better to be safe than sorry. Your husband will be begging you for a granola bar! LOL Seriously, we lost a mom and two kids and a senior citize...
What Do You Do to save Money?
Asked by L.D. from Modesto
on October 12, 2011
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With salary cuts, skyrocketing health insurance costs and inflation, our one salary household is getting squeezed pretty hard. Looking for ideas to save more money. We...
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- I guess I'm just of a different mind set. I just grew weary of cutting, cutting cutting and couldn't cut any more. So my response to prices getting higher is to figure...
- If you really want to save a good amount of money, you have to evaluate what you can live without. You can get rid of cable completely. You can order Netflix for $8.00...
- clothing swaps, do own sewing repairs + alterations, cut kids paid activities. I know some might flip out on me about cutting the kids activities. However, when mo...
