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Merrick Mayer's Minneapolis Minnesota midcentury modern's magnificent! (even if you did break the alliteration by naming the cat Arthur, I was so looking forward to adding, " and moggy Malcom ").

I remember telling a friend of mine that allowing children ( she never saw them outside of playing in a park ) to her party was a bad idea. I was instantly labled a "child hater" but I still got to go to her party and watch her reaction when she saw little 'darlin' beat the crap out of her Steinway grand with a fireplace poker.( Darlin's' mom took to her heels and went home and never spoke to my friend again, not even an apology.) Even though I refrained from telling her ."I told you so!", that was the beginning of the end of our friendship, her friendship with lil' darlin's' parents, and also it was the last party she ever held. BTW insurance replaced the Steinway but it was a BIG hassel.

@sherryBinNH As someone who has spent literally thousands of hours perfecting her craft from the bottom of my heart I say ," THANK YOU!!!!!".

Ahhhh, 1. Not all litter comes from cat boxes. 2. Who said anything about detroit? Why would you infer such a thing? 3. It's called sarcasm. You might want to seek help for your reading comprehension BTW

This may sound a bit strange but one of the best uses for Al foil is for burns! Run cold water over the burn then WRAP it in foil, shiney side towards the burn, It will feel good then hurt like hell then gradually feel better.It will keep you from getting a nasty scar; let me give you my own experience, I was trying to unstick a pan full of hot grease ( 450o) when my fingers slipped and I deep fried my thumb and index finger. After much howling cursing and ice I was seriously considering going to the ER when I remembered the foil trick. Being without insurance I wrapped my fingers in foil and sat down waiting to see what would develop. PAIN then oddly NO pain, I actually fell asleep. In the morning I unwrapped them to find.....nothing. All was well, not even a blister! I re-looked up foil/burns and lo, there were scores of similar stories. Wow. Look it up yourself then try it should you burn yourself, you will become a believer. Salut!

@tarainsevenvalleys
Do you have one of those "smart meters"? It would behoove you to google them then. The information you'll find out about the harm they do, including emitting a HUGE EMF field, will curl your hair and hopefully you'll make the electric co. replace it. Those meters are literally poison. Good luck!!!!!

@gregory I can't find an online link either but they are in the store ( Manchester NH ) and I've seen them for at least a year because I've been buying up the regular lightbulbs for my brother to use in his trouble lights at work. They are there and if you happen to live anywhere near me I'll gladly go there with you AND buy you coffee later and yack about interior design. Sorry that I can't be of any more help.

#1 A Dremel !
#2 A flexible shaft to fit on #1
#3 A weekend of chauffer service to all the garage sales and Goodwills that strike my fancy( lunch at my favorite Chinese restaurant included.)
#4 A guilt-free day off to play with all these treasures
#5 Someone to catch me when I keel over in a dead faint should I receive #'s 1-4.

@ repressed
Don't panic. I get it.
Thanks for the laugh.

I suppose that the common denominator is that the clocks and the compass are all analog instruments, not all "time" pieces.