She lives deep in the woods in a very remote location and has always felt that she was perfectly safe there. As for me, well, I”ve always been on the nervous side about safety. Largely due to the fact that I’ve been the near-victim of a couple of rape attempts! But that is a story for a different post. But Mom would never hesitate to go out for a four hour boat ride and leave the house unlocked because she was expecting someone in the family to come by for a visit and she didn’t want them to be locked out in case she got home late.

I used to tell her that she should at least lock her doors and hide the key somewhere and let the expected company know where to find the key, but she never wanted to do that. My father used to tell me to just give up trying to convince her to do something that she just doesn’t want to do; he’d say it was an exercise in futility! And I’ve learned that is the way it is. I think that parents just don’t want to take advice from their kids – they want to appear to be the ultimate authority in everything!

I think that what changed my mother’s mind about the alarm system was that she saw a television show about how easy it is for professional burglars to break into a house and ransack a home. At the end of the show they give out tips on keeping your possessions safer, and I think that is what convinced her to finally invest in a system.

Lately my neighborhood has been going through some very pleasing changes. More attention is being focused on safety and kids, like it should be. After a few incidents that took place recently (theft and break ins) with some of our residents, changes were made immediately.

More and more House alarms are being set each day, and we also decided to find out how to get adt around Chicago. Many changes including manicured lawns, new bike trails, and cleaner streets are taking effect right now.

The streets around here feel much safer, and it’s a good feeling to know that our neighborhood actually tries to keep us comfortable.

Overall our neighborhood watch has really progressed these past few weeks. Families come out more and the playground is usually filled all the time now. There are also more events that take place to ensure that everyone gets to know their neighbors. It’s an amazing feeling to know that you’re not the only one wanting to make your neighborhood safe and secure. I can honestly say that my neighborhood now feels like a home.

Check out this beautiful piece that I’ve got my eyes set on. It will be perfect when the time comes, I can only hope that it comes sooner rather than later.

We were told that pay television was going to be popular because it was going to be commercial-free.  Well, I don’t know how long that lasted, because by the time I purchased cable television it was full of commercials!  I can remember the day my hubby ordered our first satellite service!  I don’t know how many satellite tv providers there were at the time – it was back in the 1980’s!  There might have been only one satellite tv provider at the time!  The satellite dish was HUGE!   And it was a huge eyesore as well!  I think it is remarkable the progresses that have been made in television technology.  The dishes are very small now, and the choices are many.  It can be a tough decision to make!

He resisted, saying that he thought it would be a waste of time, but Jim was agreeable to try it out. Well, they were gone for about four hours! I thought that they had gotten tangled up in a bad car accident, but when they finally returned the back of the pick-up truck was over-flowing with “goodies” that they bought at the store. Jim was so excited about the store he said he was going back again and that it was going to be his favorite building supply store!

I had wanted to go along, but now I guess I didn’t – I probably would have not wanted to stay as long as they did!

I found a website that helped me to find Local Movers and get Local Moving Quotes for Dave.  Unfortunately I had to fill in a form and wait for the companies to contact me.  I had hoped to find pages with rates on it, so that was a disappointment.  I have a hunch that after we compare the prices that we may end up just getting a rental type of truck and get a bunch of friends together and just move him ourselves!  Dave does not like to part with his money if he can find a way to save it!  I think that if we end up doing that, though, I’ll make him at least buy us all lunch!

From what I can tell, however, the Gym Lockers have actually gotten larger than when I was in school.  I can’t even remember how we managed to fit our stuff in gym lockers back then!  I like the idea of using some nice looking Wood Lockers for storage in our mud room, though.  Our mud room looks like a hurricane hit it, and I think that if I could find some nice roomy Wood Lockers for sale I’d use them without hesitation to organize the mud room!  I’d assign one locker per family member for their boots, shoes, coats, etc.  It sure would neaten up the area!

Apparently there are a lot of different ways that asbestos was used -  pipe insulation and as tiling are the most popular ways.  As long as the asbestos remains undisturbed there is no threat, but if it is disturbed and broken, fibers can become airborne and that is when the problems arise.  A lot of people that have been exposed to asbestos have been given a mesothelioma prognosis of either peritoneal or pleural mesothelioma.  Either way, it is a serious form of cancer, so everyone should be very aware of their surroundings and report any suspected asbestos problems quickly the proper authorities so that they can be taken care of.