totally.
#74405 - 05/28/04 08:24 PM
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jenX
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but "shhh" in a "here's a secret" kinda way, not "shhh" in a "hush, now!" kinda way! 
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Well Okay Then
#74425 - 05/28/04 09:19 PM
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Bevvy
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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So didja get out to the HFS today? We went out shopping today for an old outhouse. You know, you can't find those anymore!
Our new electric meter sits outside by itself among the trees. We can't stand it, and we're trying to think of a great way to cover it. I came up with the outhouse idea (hmmm, now how do you suppose that idea popped into my head?), and hubby loves it (can you imagine the electric meter-reading guy coming by to read the meter and having to open the door of the old outhouse to get to it?! ), but we just can't find one. I can't undertand why.
Got ideas?
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I'm another one who'd like a good singing voice! I love singing, it's just that I can't trust my voice (fortunately/unfortunately I am NOT tone deaf so I always know when I sound awful  ).
I don't know what I wouldn't give up. Empathy, the ability to enjoy the little things, logic, skill with animals, artistic eye...
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jamie
#74462 - 05/29/04 04:20 AM
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Linz
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I think we've all got our geekish tendencies - it's all our type-A personalities (that so many people with autonomic nervous system problems have)!
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didn't think i'd come through, didja? i know you have such a sentimental attachment to outhouses 'cause of the fond memories of your dad. did you know you're not the only one!? (i mean, not the only one who thinks fondly of outhouses, not that has those memories of your dad.... )
HERE YOU GO, BEVVY. Check this out, from the site just below this paragraph.... go to this page here and click on 1) Garden Outhouse Plans (Build your own Outhouse). cheap plans and it's cute. you could see if you could find some old wood at a home salvage place (you could even check online- Google for it. there's a big business in reselling bits of old homes and barns!) and i bet you could find a carpenter who could put that together for you for a nominal fee. it's not like it's a barn or a garage! it's a small venture. in fact, around these parts i'd suggest you find a nice Amish lad looking for some money, but i don't think you have the luxury of their skill and workmanship up there.... do you? yeah, Bev, i LOVE this idea!!!
here's the main page: like so. out!
check this out. some of the links are defunct, but still a neat site.
a cute little thing to buy and showoff: here.
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WOW, Jen!
#74500 - 05/29/04 07:37 AM
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Bevvy
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DAMN! I couldn't open the first web site you gave me for the outhouse plans! ARGH! I got "Invalid transmission." RATS. Jen, could you please tell me what the web site is, and I'll try going into it outside the Boards. I think that sounds like a real fun project for Don -- you know, to keep the old retired gentleman OFF MY BACK while I'm decorating the new house?
The other website were a lot of fun; I saw several old outhouses I liked quite well -- the 2-seater, for instance! Ah yes, fond memories....
I'm very impressed, Jen. Is there nothing you can't do?
Bevvy
P.S.: About finding a carpenter to build it? Well, actually, I tried to feel out my builder (uh, not literally mind you), and, while he was very diplomatic, I could tell he thought I'd lost my mind.....
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Re: Run away!
#74525 - 05/29/04 08:18 AM
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Kree
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Hey Kree,
Do you like Monty Python? I bought a whole bunch of their tapes off ebay because I loved them as a kid.
Yes, I love them! I've always been a fun of off-the-wall humor. 
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Re: Run away!
#74528 - 05/29/04 08:23 AM
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Kree
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Quote:
"I'm not dead!"
"yes you are!"
"No I'm not, I'm getting better"
"I think I'll go for a walk..."
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At the time it was different, I didn't mind singing, but it certainly wasn't 'cool'. Although now I realize how silly it was to worry about things like that and I embrace my sometimes uncoolness. Now I wish I could actually sing again, I think if I took some lessons I might not be that bad, but that is kinda low on my priority scale right now. I just enjoy singing along in the car.
Good for you! I love embracing my uncoolness. It's great to be a geek! Lol. Anyway, who knows, maybe someday you'll decide you want to take voice lessons. You have your whole life ahead of you! That's like me and the guitar. I love fiddling around with it but all I can do is strum some simple chords. I've always wanted to take lessons but it just hasn't happened. So I just tell myself I'll do it someday... 
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sure, Bevvy. - click here then scroll down just a touch and click on the long button that says "click here to see our online store."
- then, see the buttons on the left? click on the one labelled "Outhouses."
- then click on the text that says "1) Garden Outhouse Plans (Build your own Outhouse!)" in the hideous peach-colored box on the right, or just scroll down 'til you see it on the page.
i tested the link and it seems to work, but just in case, here's the URL: http://www.jldr.com/ohindex.shtml#real.
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