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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 7:43 am
I just checked the lease - it does indeed say we have to make the house available for prospective buyers. Most of the time neither of us would be available to escort a realtor. It's not that I wouldn't trust one to not steal anything I just hate the idea of people opening my closets and looking round our belongings. Plus the house it going to be a mess and I'd hate them to see a mess. Argggg. This sucks. Thanks for the info. I really didn't think we'd have to, I was just concerned that it was being unreasonable to say no. 
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 7:57 am
yep, it sucks. but, you still could ask your landlord if they would be willing to show it by appointment only. all they can say is no. then again they might say O.K. never hurts to ask.
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Jeneane
Member
05-18-2005
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 8:00 am
Hi Kitt. I am a Realtor in No. Ca. We have to give the occupants 24 hours notice before showing, I believe that is the law. That gives you at least notice to straighten up. Remember also that we expect for there to be boxes etc. since the occupants are in the process of moving.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 8:36 pm
Thanks, that's reassuring at least. Wish we'd bought three years ago before the house prices soared, now it's all too expensive for us and we're stuck with renting.
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Weeniewhiner
Member
07-22-2005
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 7:47 am
I have a few silver dollars dated in the 1880s and 1920s. Anybody know a site where I can find info on old coins?
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 3:59 pm
Weeniewhiner, You might check out this site
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Weeniewhiner
Member
07-22-2005
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 5:38 pm
Thanks Jmm, that looks just like what I need. I appreciate you're taking the time to find it for me.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 5:55 pm
No problem at all, glad I could help.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 6:42 pm
I just got my new glasses today, they're progressive lenses and I'm having problems, lol. Up til now I've just warn glasses for seeing close up and figured I'd have trouble adjusting to the distance part of the new glasses. But I'm actually quite comfortable with that. My problem comes about when I glance down and for a split second feel kind of nasause. How long will this last? How long will it take me to get used to them?
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 7:00 pm
If memory serves......I remember that happening to me when I got my first pair of progressive lens. I got used to them in a couple of days.So hang in there and one day you'll not even notice a difference.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 7:06 pm
Oh that's a relief, thank you Alwayz! Other than that one problem, I'm pretty happy with these glasses. I didn't realize just how bad my vision was for distances til I put them on. I had memories to mom telling me the first time Caleb got his new glasses that he was in such awe because there were words on the street signs, lol, I have been understanding that a great deal today!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 7:17 pm
Depending on how big a difference there is it may take a few hours or a few days. My wife and I both got new glasses at the same time. I adjusted to mine almost immediately (couple of hours) but it took her a few days - but she is perfectly fine with them now.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 8:11 pm
War, you will quickly adapt. The biggest thing is going downstairs, as I was warned, because you look down through the reading part, but you just learn to look straight down and in no time you are used to it. I've had 'em for years and years. On my latest type of frame at first I went crazy seeing the area next to the nosepiece on both sides where there is a tiny bit of frame that is attached to the lense. I really thought I might have to take them back, but gave them a chance and don't even notice anymore. Love the frames. Nice to see distances that have been blank, huh? I actually always had distance correction, but then had to add the close up and mid-distance. And the bad news is your eyes KEEP changing. ACK! Mine have actually gotten to the point where I take my glasss off to read really close stuff.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 8:53 pm
LOL, I sat there and tried to explain to my eye dr that I was seeing just fine with my current prescription and without. The only reason I was there was because my glasses were scratched terribly and I wanted a new pair and since it'd been more than 2 years from my last exam, I had to have one. She just laughed as she held up a couple lenses and said check this out and sure enough I could see well. I hadn't even realized they were bad, let alone that bad and the headaches I've been having I chalked up to me being prone to them anyways. Even my regular prescription changed quite a bit, so it's not only dealing with the two different ones, but the fact that one is much stronger too. It's very disorienting.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 9:10 pm
The nausea thing is common. Happened to me too when I first got bifocals. It will be gone within a day or so. Don't worry a whole lot about it. But like Seamonkey says, be real careful on those stairs and hold the handrail.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 7:59 am
LOL, I avoid stairs if at all possible, I'm just too clumsy for that! The nausea and disorientation are much better today. I still get kinda queasy if I glance down too quickly (being clumsy I stare at the ground when I walk, so I have been trying to remind myself not just to lower my eyes but my head as well.)
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:02 am
are you left handed War? I only ask because Lefties are more clumsy than Righties. (I am extremely clumsy too)
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:06 am
LOL - Are you sure that isn't just right-wing propaganda? 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:12 am
Right. Mom swears my problem is that I never crawled, lol. I got up and ran across the room one day and that was that. I still couldn't crawl to save my life.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:18 am
I didn't crawl either, maybe that's it. I am a lefty and I do know that's part of the problem. Try using the (hand held) can opener with your left hand, see how difficult it is? I drop stuff all the time, and I fall a lot. LOL Jimmer 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:28 am
LOL Jimmer. When Caleb was 10 months old, he hopped up and started walking. Mom, dead serious, said push him down! Make him crawl, lol. He is clumsy too but I'm more than half convinced it's just cuz his feet and hands are growing so fast and big the rest of his body isn't having time to catch up. I'm a totally righty. I can't even hold a fork in my left hand properly and would end up chopping off a finger trying to use a can opener with my left hand, lol.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:28 am
war, you may need to go back to whomever dispensed the glasses and make sure the lens are centered properly when you put them on. i had that same problem and they had to adjust my frames a little. walked out fine after coming in about to puke. they have you put the glasses on as you would normally wear them and look straight ahead. then they mark each lens with a dot to check for center. yours may or may not need adjusting. just a thought.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:31 am
I'm painting my son's room this weekend and I don't know how to get the wallpaper boarder off the wall ... any suggestions?? Help! 
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:36 am
When I was in school studying to be an Optometric technician back in the 1970's, I wrote a paper on developmental vision. The experts at the time, were adamant that crawling was vital to the development of co-ordination. It involves moving the hands and feet in unison with each other and also with their sight. They really believed that those that skipped the crawling phase had problems later on, not only with co-ordination, but also with visual integration.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 9:44 am
What type of Wallpaper? Strippable Wallpaper Tools and Materials: Sponge, hot water, and a broad knife. If you've recently hung new wallpaper, you probably have strippable wallpaper, which is designed to pull away from the wall easily. If necessary, soften the paste underneath the paper with a sponge and hot water. Scrape the paper off with a six-inch broad knife and remove as much of the residue as possible. Rinse the walls with TSP or with a neutralizing solution of 1 cup white vinegar mixed in 1 gallon of water if it's not strippable Recipe for Wallpaper Remover Our decorators have found that modifying commercial wallpaper remover helps you remove old wallpaper much more quickly and efficiently. Combine the following: 3 gallons of very hot water 1 bottle of wallpaper remover with reactive enzymes (the label should state that it's enzyme based) 1/4 cup liquid fabric softener 2 tablespoons baking soda Using Wallpaper Remover This method is often more easy and less messy than steaming and works well with older, difficult to remove wallcoverings. Tools and Materials: Sprayer, wallpaper remover, broad knife, sponge, small perforation tool, trisodium phosphate or white vinegar and water. Mix your remover according to the instructions above. If the wallpaper has a vinyl or water-resistant surface, use your perforation tool to break the surface so the remover can reach the adhesive. Spray a fine mist of the remover on your wall, starting at the bottom and working up to the ceiling, one area at a time. When you've sprayed all the walls, repeat this process twice, making sure to spray in the same manner and order. Wait for 15 minutes as the remover works. Using your broad knife, scrape each strip of wallpaper off the wall, working from the bottom up. Work your way around the room in the same order that you sprayed. The strips will come off easily. Spray the stripped walls with the remaining remover, then use a sponge to remove any adhesive residue. Rinse the walls with TSP or with a neutralizing solution of 1 cup white vinegar mixed in 1 gallon of water.
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