Category: new house

  • Comment on our house

    So a few weeks ago we got this letter in the mail. If you can’t read it, it says “Dear Mr. Miller, I love the work you had done in your house and I’m hoping you can tell me who did it for you. I’m particularly interested in the siding which is really elegant. Thank…

  • It’s tractor time!

    A good 7 months and change after I bought it (well traded for it), I finally got my riding mower out for the first mow. It had gone through a few problems. First of all, the battery died. After testing it out with the van battery (and possibly destroying the van battery in the process?),…

  • Complaining pays off baby!

    Time to follow up on my earlier note about complaining about Home Depot. Here is the note I received back today Dear Dan, Thank you for contacting The Home Depot Customer Care. We appreciate receiving feedback from you about your experience at thePleasant Ridge Home Depot store. We apologize for not meeting yourexpectations. Please know…

  • It is finished!

    And by it, I mean the move, and by finished, I mean mostly finished. Well, maybe somewhat finished. Well, there is a lot to do still. But at least the new house is finished and ready to move in to. Well, how about mostly finished. Somewhat? Sort of? 🙂 Actually the house is for real…

  • Shot down by Lowe’s

    So as I thought I had previously mentioned but could not find, Lowe’s has been running 2 concurrent promotions. In each one, for every $1000 you spend, you would get a $100 Lowe’s Gift Card. One was called Lowe’s Kitchen and Bath (run here in Cincinnati) and the other was Lowe’s Spring Event (run mostly…

  • Rental woes

    So since we’re moving to a new house, we have decided to rent the home that we’re currently living in. We decided that with the market the way that it is, even if we could sell it, we couldn’t get as much as we think it’s worth. I put a sign out front and some…

  • What we’ve been up to

    Haven’t posted in awhile. I’ve had a few blog posts milling around in the ol’ noggin, but just haven’t gotten around to posting. I’ve been really busy over at the new house. I haven’t quite reached my breaking point, but I have been quite busy and worn out. In addition to the various physical labors…

  • Lowe’s update

    I thought I would give an update on the Lowe’s situation that I posted about last Friday. I called the installer about 4 p.m. and he said that he had sent his information off to the store. I called Lowe’s then and they told me that they had received it but there was some sort…

  • Lowe’s are idiots

    Lowe’s is idiots? Lowe’s is an idiot? Hmmm… I must be grammatically sound before I go OFF on the annoyances of the past few days. On the one hand, the store’s name is Lowe’s. If you go to one singular store, it says Lowe’s, which I guess must be singular. But Lowe’s is an idiot…

  • New house deck

    Sorry – no pictures today. But I did want to make a note about the new deck. We’re putting on a new deck and so I went to buy some of the materials. Lowe’s is having a promotion where for every $1000 you buy, you get $100 in gift cards. This promotion ends on Saturday…