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1 bedroom, 1 bath, small kitchen, living room, $99/mo 1967. I made only $75 a week. We cheated and had 3 of us (all single Mormon gals) split the rent. We were too busy to watch TV.I remember watching him when I was growing up. Avg. monthly rent was $125/mo in 1967 when this show started.
The theory is that more thoroughly chopped clippings fall back into the grass to become mulch that re-feeds the soil.It’s harder to accept that push mowers are no longer made with a side opening to shoot the clippings out. No mulcher blade, please. That just leaves the lawn too thick. Nothing like just going back and forth in straight lines, pushing through one pass, then pulling the mower back for a new pass. Debris would just keep getting pushed toward the edge of the lawn, and in my case, voila: Into the woods next to me. So, now it’s stop every 2 or 3 passes to empty the bag clippings. I get it: safety. But if one is careful…
I have a self-propelled 21” gas Husqvarna that I bought about 5 years ago, and it works great, but already had about $500 in repairs (cables and pull ropes). I use it for backup and rely on a 40V SKIL, non-propel. Incredibly light, runs about 45 minutes on a charge, and cuts better than the Husky. But, the SKIL is a smaller diameter 20-incher and grass can only be moderately long and with just light debris to to ensure a clean cut. An 80v might be ideal, but I wonder about fire hazard of recharging. The 40v mower only works for me because I can swap out with additional batteries/chargers from compatible tools, like a SKIL weed eater and a leaf blower.Self propelled hand mowers are fine if you've got a large yard with few interruptions.
But if you've got a smaller yard with nooks and crannies, the fact they don't reverse makes it difficult to back up and turn around.
I've got a "self propelled" Toro. It's reliable as far as mowing goes, starting first pull almost every time. But it's a pest to try to maneuvre or turn around in tight spots.
I'll probably go for a battery powered job next time.
That doesn't sound so healthy.Changing topic: It's harder for me to clean house without getting dizzy.
Nah, I don't want help.That doesn't sound so healthy.
Any possibility of you getting some help with your housecleaning?
Nah, I don't want help.
The problem is that the efficiency of the incandescent light is only guessed. A more efficient bulb will emit more lumens per watt than a less efficient bulb.It is getting harder to take a "legacy" lightbulb (based on watts/volts) and figure out how that matches up with the newer ones that go by lumens. I have to spend time browsing for a watts << >> lumens converter.
Rule of thumb:The problem is that the efficiency of the incandescent light is only guessed. A more efficient bulb will emit more lumens per watt than a less efficient bulb.
It can vary a lot by specific lamp, especially as they age.Rule of thumb:
Incandescent lamp is 16 lumens per Watt.
Halogen lamp is 22 lumens per Watt.
CFL lamp is 26 lumens per Watt.
LED lamp 73 lumens per Watt.
It varies a little with the specific lamp, but not by much.
I would think the color temperature would vary more than the lumen output. But not sure of that.Back in my early photography days, we used big incandescents for our studio portraiture, and we monitored their drift to the point they had to be replaced.
Yes, that does vary as well...they get warmer in color temperature as they age.I would think the color temperature would vary more than the lumen output. But not sure of that.
You are right in both ways.Things change as we get older, things we used to do as a much younger self are now becoming a challenge.
But is it only due to our aging bodies?
Recently I've noticed a bone spur on my knuckle on the finger that was jammed back when I was 11 playing outfield in a school softball game... without a glove. Ball hit me straight on my two longest fingers. Bent one up at the first knuckle and turning in the other finger in an odd way.
Noticed this as I was trying to remove the cap from the creamer for my coffee.
I used to not have much struggle opening things but I'm thinking back for the past 6 months maybe and realize it may not just be me.
I looked at the twist off cap, the one you open before the tamper resistant finger pull seal.
Now I don't think it's just me having trouble with this but that the manufacturer of these cardboard liquid containers (milk, creamer, OJ, eggnog and the like) are making the cap smaller. Not in diameter but in thickness. It's hard to grasp onto. I suppose it's a environmental thing but I wonder if they've even considered how it accepts the consumer. Not just the elderly but also others that are impaired of their fine motor skills?
Have you considered using an ereader like a Kindle? There are all sorts of eBibles out there, and you can set the font to whatever is comfortable to you. Personally, I like the experience of turning pages in a real book, and that might be how you like things, too. But maybe a the electronic version would work for you.It's harder to find a good, quality font for Bibles. I now need something a bit larger than 12 font, and I've learned the hard way that some publishers' "comfort", even "giant" sizes, are anything but.
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