apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I want to do this but don't want to haul out my "portable" sewing machine. It always seems like such a big deal that I hate to bother with it.

We used to call this "saving money". ;->

Or, back East, "not freezing to death."

Speaking of Winter...

My last apartment in the DC area was actually below ground. The last winter I was there, 4 feet of snow fell overnight. That's the most I've ever seen in one storm. But I'll take snow over freezing rain any day!

Which is why I think the Pacific Northwest is hilarious. Here they think plain old rain is "bad weather". They're total weather wimps here. ;->

They actually still think that the way to treat the roads during a winter storm is to dump tons of gravel on them - even the interstates - and leave it there for months. It's normal to have your windshield ruined once or twice a year.

They only started using de-icer on the roads the last couple of years after I threatened to sue the state road department for criminal negligence for not using it. They pretend it's for "environmental reasons" but they use tons of raw salt on the slopes of Mt Hood... What a place. This is without a doubt the most retarded metro area I've ever been in.

Hey boomer. I agree. I am in Portland. In addition to what you mentioned, the whole studded tire thing here is a joke. Not only are they dangerous when it isn't snowing or icy (90% of the winter here) but they screw up the roads. The roads are so loud because they are screwed up that you have to turn your radio up to hear it. One of these days, my speakers are going to blow out. My 2 year old car already has a million rattles.

Studded tires were illegal in Maryland when I lived there. As were chains.

But then the few times when the roads were bad enough to need them, they warned people they would be arrested on sight if they were caught driving at all. That was after the blizzard of '96 when they had to use Bradley fighting vehicles to rescue stranded drivers in rural areas, especially out in western MD and W.VA.

But then they actually take care of the roads there.

They don't waste billions on light rail or trams that nobody rides and then say "we have to raise taxes to pay for potholes".

If it was up to me the entire Portland city council would be arrested and charged with half a dozen felonies like corruption, criminal negligence, etc.

In fact the entire reason Portland is pushing bio-diesel (Portland passed a law requiring *all* gas stations to carry bio-diesel regardless of demand for it) has nothing to do with green movement, it's about helping their friends in the construction industry as they've even acknowledged.

How to stop a draft under a door.
Measure width of the door.
Cut 2x4 the same length.
Find old rug, plush or otherwise. Wrap it around the 2x4, cut to fit. Use staple gun to secure rug to the 2x4.
Push the covered 2x4 in front of the door.
It's easy to kick back and forth and won't get jammed up.