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arthritis sucks; pain can puts a damper on life
How well I know, I have had to pick her up out of bed and carry her to the living room on more than one occasion.

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our house needs some upgrading in the insulation and draught control department, I've got great roof exposure for solar and that's in the planning
Too bad you live so far away Rhea, I'd gladly help out. I like to build, and improve.

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fortunately our stove, water heater, plus the heater that heats the radiator water - all run on natural gas, which tends to be subject to different kinds of emergencies
If the proposed pipeline ever gets here, we will one day have that option.