Clueless New Homeowner - Combined Thread (lot of questions)

[Vishenka69]

Re: Clueless New Homeowner - Combined Thread (lot of questions)

My contractor said to talk to a plumber from a supply store he deals with but the guy is out of town for a week. Hopefully I can get this resolved next week.

We don't have space constrain per se, but do have well/pressure/3rd floor issues. At least I finalized the tile.

[Meenah]

Re: Clueless New Homeowner - Combined Thread (lot of questions)

Go to your local, privately owned (not a chain) hardware store and ask for the names of local plumbers who have been in business in your community for a loooooooooooonnnnng time. That is how we found our plumber, he and his sons have been in business for over 40 years. Now he is one of DH's patients. Our electrician we found through one of our patients (her son). That is one of the advantages of a small town.

[Vishenka69]

Re: Clueless New Homeowner - Combined Thread (lot of questions)

Thanks Luanne, I'll try that route too.

DH can't decide between Dish and Direct TV. Any advice? Pros/Cons?

[SuzySunshine]

Re: Clueless New Homeowner - Combined Thread (lot of questions)

We have Dish and my parents have Dish - neither of use have ever had issues and we had great customer service when we had some issues running it through our DVR.

[Vishenka69]

I'm a bit freaked out about our move. The cost just seems to be escalating. When we moved within NYC, we paid $800 and $650. Each move took about 10 hours (including over an hour drive from one place to another). Now all the quotes I received are closer to $1000 and the new place is only 20 minutes away (ok, may be 35 for a big truck). We just don't have an extra grand right now. DH's solution is to get some random people off craigslist. That makes me even more uncomfortable than charging another grand. Would it make sense to move some stuff in our cars prior to move date to save on movers time?

[Tenacious_D]

Be careful with craigslist. DH's uncle posted to get some local BC students to help mulch his property for a few hours and got back over 3000 responses (most of them non-college kids) because there are so many people in need of extra cash.

We plan on using the moving company for the big move NYC to Boston and then try and just rent a truck to handle most of our things for when we purchase our home a year later.

[poky]

If you feel motivated to pack everything yourselves and cart the smaller stuff over in your car over time, you should be able to pay a few hundred for a "two guys and a truck" type of outfit to move all the big stuff at once; they'll load, drive, and unload (ask around for who's reliable in your area). That's what we did for our short-distance move, and it worked out really well; it took them two trips, but it was less than 10 miles, so they still did it all in under their minimum time charge, iirc.

[Meenah]

Isn't he an attending??? Round up the interns and offer them a meal (and invite thier families).

[Vishenka69]

Cassy, thanks for that info. We've decided we're going to try and live with internet only and no TV for a month or so. Most of the shows are now available online and I think we'll be a lot more productive that way.

Luanne, there are no interns in anesthesia and I'm not sure how much interactions he has with inters from surgery or IM.

[Sheherezade]

Internet only works great if you only watch specific shows and don't channel surf. We bought an Apple TV for $299. It hooks up to the internet wirelessly (but you can add ethernet if you want it) and is easy to connect to your TV/screen system of choice. Alternately, an S-video cable and a laptop work just fine. You just have to get up and down more to start a show or pause a show.

I'm so excited for you! Try not to worry too much about the move. It's a big change and that's stressful in itself. You will be much happier when you've settled in!

[Vishenka69]

Angie, yup we connect one of the laptops to the TV already and my mac has a remote, so no getting up. Apple TV is definitely on my wish list though. Everyone I know who has one loves it. Wish I could say the same about the satellite.

[Vishenka69]

New question. I want to start drying clothes outside (once it stops raining). Is it better to buy one of those umbrella looking stands or just put a few wooden polls and tie rope between them? Does it matter what kind of rope it is?

[poky]

The umbrella things turn, and that means you can stand in one place and turn it and put things all over it and take them all off. Stringing lines means dragging the basket and yourself along it (unless you double it and put wheels on each end).

I'd get something labeled clothesline; you don't want anything that will absorb water and mildew. I think they're generally coated in vinyl?

[DCJenn]

Get the umbrella thing- my parents had one at their old house and they really regret not taking it with them when they moved. They spin as Sandy pointed out and the one they had had vinyl or some sort of plastic ropes. My experience w/ real clothesline is that it stretches so you're constantly having to tighten the rope.

J.

[rainbabies]

I think the round one can be taken out of it's stand/holder to be stored in the winter. Another bonus.