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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 3:15 pm
i have a question - i have a card i need to send for my daughter to someone in canada. how much in american stamps do i need to put on said card?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 3:20 pm
This might help: http://ircalc.usps.gov/
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 3:22 pm
landi, it costs me 93c Canadian to send from here to the US. Not sure how 'backwards compatable' that is, tho... Try the USPS website, perhaps?
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 3:37 pm
Cheese gravy makes sense. To a southerner like myself, we think of gravy differently. I might try poutine, but I'm not sure I'd like it.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 3:41 pm
Landi 10 dollars should cover it!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 4:09 pm
scooter, you're just itching to have me smack you upside the head, aren't you?
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 4:29 pm
.63 for a card not weighing over 1 oz.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 19, 2007 - 4:32 pm
At the Tillamook Cheese Factory at the Oregon coast, I always buy a package of cheese curds when I'm in the neighborhood. They are disqustingly good...a real chewy quality.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 1:15 pm
Is getting a kitchen table with a wood top a bad idea? (As opposed to a laminate or formica.)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 2:03 pm
Not a bad idea if you go into it realizing that probably sooner than later it will get a 'distressed' look.
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 2:06 pm
Ditto what Ophilia said. Personally I like glass top kitchen tables. Mine has a nice thick piece of glass with a 1" bevel. It is easy to clean and looks great dressed up with place mats.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 2:38 pm
I seem to be the opposite of everyone today, but I hate glass top tables cause they always seem to look dirty. They attact fingerprints. I would get a wood top with a sealed finish.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:03 pm
I'm with Annie... I hate glass table tops. They show EVERYTHING... fingerprints, dust. Get a good wood one, with a solid finish. And, if necessary, get a table pad to use under tablecloths if you eat at it a lot, to protect it. (My dining table doesn't get used for much dining, although I do use it for a buffet table when I have parties).
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:13 pm
If it has a high gloss finish you need to protect it more. If it's got a natural, sealed finish you can just wipe it clean with a damp cloth and fix any dings with Old English. I have a high gloss on my cherry dining table and it's gorgeous but I have to really protect it. My mom's table is sealed mahogony and she could just wipe it off.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:21 pm
So you guys like wood better than the laminate or formica? (They do really look just like wood, but they won't scuff, gouge, water ring, or get icky if a glass of water is spilled and not wiped up right away.) Seems like the wood is so much cheaper... But needs more TLC and I would hate to have to use a tablecloth...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:25 pm
I don't think I have seen a laminate table. Only place I have seen formica is in a diner. A tile top would be good too.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:37 pm
That might be because the laminate/formica ones look so much like wood that you need to look hard to see the diff... WHen I first heard the furniture guys tell me about formica tops, I was like no way, like you said, sounded like a diner... In fact, both of the tables I posted in the decorating thread are formica/laminate...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:38 pm
../9200/3976868.html"#E7EFEF"> | Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:40 pm
I have a tile top and it is hard to clean. Maybe because it is white, though.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:43 pm
I'm with the others on glass table tops, hard to keep clean! I have two end tables with glass tops and I'm constantly cleaning them. Sis and bil inherited a beautiful dining room set from bils mother, something that had been handed down from a great grandmother. They really love it, but she says if she had a choice she'd never use it (they don't have a dining room, so it's in their kitchen now.) She is obssessive about keeping it looking nice and watches the kids like a hawk to make sure they aren't setting anything down on it or coloring on it. I like ours just fine, lol, cheap laminate whatever you wanna call it. Easier to take care of and with kids I'm not worrying about what they're doing to it!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:48 pm
didn't realize Julie, but i haven't been table shopping in 20 years! LOL what fascinates me is that I inherited my mother's breakfast room table. They had it for at least 40 of their 45 year marriage. It was used every day. My mom didn't baby it, we just used placemats on it. It looked brand new when I got it. But somehow in the 4 years I have had it, it is showing wear and tear! LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:52 pm
I have to admit when I am shopping for house stuff, I always keep the kids in mind. I want them to enjoy our home and not have me following along behind them at every turn like my sister is having to, lol. When I don't have to worry about the kids wanting to paint at the table or tracking mud through the house then I'll worry about putting some real money into nice stuff!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 3:57 pm
My aunt inherited my grandmother's ethan allen solid maple table, with 2 captains chairs and four farm style chairs. Nana kept it covered with a table pad and cloth. It was in pristine condition when she died and my aunt inherited it. It was approxamately 50 years old then. My aunt decided after 10 years she didn't want it anymore. She called and asked if I wanted it and I jumped at it, remembering what it had been at Nanas. I quickly figured out why she didn't want it anymore. She "lost" (sold) the table pad, used the table as a computer desk, with no protection. used plastic placemats on it, and put house plants on it, watered them, wiped it down with water, used the chairs as step stools, etc. It's in horrific condition. Chairs glued and screwed back together, the finish is ruined. I am going to try to restore it to it's original beauty. What a shame. Any tips on refinishing?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 4:13 pm
I agree War. It's a fine balance between teaching your kids responsibility and respect for property and living in a museum! What a shame Escapee. I think you would have to completely strip it and then restain it.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 4:16 pm
escapee, i have the white tile top kitchen table too. the one with the wood around the outside of the table. the secret to cleaning it is... scrubbing bubbles! then, after you clean it, use mop and glow. it puts a protective finish and really shines it up.
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