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Post by Jim on Feb 16, 2008 8:49:46 GMT -5
tell her best buy has no payment or interest for 3 years for the flat screen.....get the concrete.
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Post by MawkHawk on Feb 16, 2008 12:50:10 GMT -5
Yeah, it's not that I don't want a nice TV, but I really only watch like HGTV, CNN, Cops, etc... So that seems like a lotta cash for that....
Plus I'd be trading a TV for a helluva lotta work cuz I'll still have to replace the deck with something somehow. And I'll have to do it myself.
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Post by Jim on Feb 16, 2008 13:30:52 GMT -5
Concrete is just a nice solution. It's work setting up the forms and pouring, but if it's done right it will last for such a long time.
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Post by MawkHawk on Feb 17, 2008 9:41:15 GMT -5
I agree. And it's no maintenance, unlike a wood deck which is a huge pain in the ass IMHO. And I don't really wanna spend time pulling weeds out of a brick or flagstone patio.
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 17, 2008 10:05:24 GMT -5
My husband is a concrete guy. I talked him into concrete floors in parts of the house when we built. We used acid staining from Kemiko. I really like the results. It is amazing what you can do decoratively with concrete. Just remember not to use salt on concrete in the winter time. You wouldn't believe how much my husband bitches about people ruining it with salt. Even when we make ice cream, we have to keep the freezer so many feet away from the sidewalk. As for the flat screen tvs, I don't get the appeal. Seems to me that unless you are sitting dead center in front of one, everything seems distorted. They give me a headache.
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Post by jtcm05 on Feb 17, 2008 10:44:37 GMT -5
but I really only watch like....CNN   Ack!! Almost as bad as fox news. You may want to consider stamped concrete Mark. |
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Feb 17, 2008 12:45:20 GMT -5
Glenn Beck said the other day, I'll summarize: Our gov't. is going to have to borrow this money they are "giving" to us from China. It is supposed to "stimulate" our economy. But the fact that most of what we buy comes from China, that money will be going back to China. So how is it going to stimulate our economy?
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Post by Jim on Feb 17, 2008 14:32:29 GMT -5
plantsnobin,
I wished I lived closer. I need a good concrete guy. The ones around here are crooks.
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 17, 2008 16:04:54 GMT -5
I feel for you CB, concrete is not generally a do it yourself project for most people. Not to brag on my husband, but around here, his crew is the best. The people who hire the guys with the lowest bid almost always call my husband when the job goes bad. It really is better to pay for quality the first time around, but Americans don't seem to get that. Walmart mentality has partly got us in this mess, hence the economic stimulus package nonsense. We still don't learn. Spend our way out of debt? Guess that is the new math they teach the kids. Never could help my daughters with their homework.
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Post by MawkHawk on Feb 18, 2008 8:47:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. My dad, my 3 brothers and I poured tons of concrete back in the 60's/70's and built an enormous driveway/parking area at our house. Man, that was a ton of work. I've done a little since then here and there, but I don't relish the thought of pouring my own patio.
I agree that stamped, colored concrete is beautiful tho.
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Mar 1, 2008 13:04:40 GMT -5
I might put a downpayment on a backhoe....
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Post by cff on Mar 8, 2008 17:52:51 GMT -5
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline, it will all go to the Arabs or Hugo Chavez, and neither will help the American economy.
The way I see it, we need to keep that money here in America, so the only way to keep that money here at home is to buy beer or spend it on prostitution. These are the only businesses still in the U.S. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Jim on Mar 8, 2008 19:31:02 GMT -5
I plan on buying some french vodka, some English gin, and a new garage door.
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 8, 2008 21:30:09 GMT -5
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline, it will all go to the Arabs or Hugo Chavez, and neither will help the American economy. The way I see it, we need to keep that money here in America, so the only way to keep that money here at home is to buy beer or spend it on prostitution. These are the only businesses still in the U.S. ;D ;D ;D Excuses, excuses.    |
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Post by moonlilyhead on Mar 8, 2008 21:30:37 GMT -5
Do you need a new garage door because of the last time you bought vodka and gin?  |
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Ack!! Almost as bad as fox news.
