Besides this weekend is long and people some people have to work, I think that we should remember the real reason for the day and to be thankful of achievements. Have a safe and awesome weekend.
Shopping for safes
While being up in the attic during the last two days, assessing the damage due to rain and also improper venting, I have decided to start looking for a couple Safes, because I found boxes of valuable documents and also lots of jewelry that I thought had been taken to my mom’s house when we moved here and needed to store these items. Somehow they ended up here.
I have two small safes down here on the main floor of the house, but after looking at the valuable documents and other papers that I have, I’d like to some way to hide them, yet maybe turn them into a useful piece of furniture. When I talked to a friend, he said it could be done and the safes would be hidden. I like this idea.
I have looked at various sites who sell gun safes also. What I need is one that is fire proof, and large enough not to get just carried out of here, if we aren’t at home. I would love to have the Rhino gun safe. It’s on my wish list, because it is rather expensive and I don’t have that kind of money right now, but from what I read about it, it’s a good one and that it seems worth it. Besides, it’s a good looking safe!
New picnic tables and benches
Since I am on the board planning the park reconstruction here in our small town/village, I voted for new commercial picnic tables. The old ones are falling apart, and the wood is splintered. I firmly believe they are dangerous for families having a picnic or kids climbing on them as kids will do. The ones that are there now were just the kind that a person would buy at a hardware place, put together themselves and not treat with any kind of weather protection. The commercial picnic tables the board is looking at, are better than the run of the mill kind, and in the long run, would save all kinds of money, but not having to replace them for a long time. The upkeep or maintenance is very low also.
Since there are quite a few shade trees in the small park, that surround the play ground area, us ladies thought it would be awesome to have some park benchesto sit on, instead of having to haul our own chairs, to the park. We usually always bring blankets to spread out for the tired little ones to rest on, but having the park benches would be a great way to cut down on what we need to take our kids, or in my little tiny kids for others, just to play in the park for a few hours.
All in all, the plans for the park are going well. We are still within our budget, which makes everyone happy. What makes me happy, is that we will have safe and sturdy tables and benches in our little park and it cuts down on some of the worry about safety issues.
A home alarm system needed
Living here, I have always trusted my dogs to watch my house, until new people started building around us and moving in. Now I’ve found that I need a Home Alarm System. It’s pretty sad that I have felt safe where I am living for over twenty years, and now I don’t. Homes are getting broken into all around us, we had our windows smashed last summer, and it just keeps getting worse and worse. I love my house and don’t want to move, but if this keeps happening, I’m afraid we are going to have to move out to the farm house, which needs a whole lot of work.
I’ve been checking into Home Security Systems, and reading recommendations. I’ve also been asking friends about the systems and companies they have and trust. So far, I’m not sure exactly what I want. Actually it’s looking like we are going to need what I’d like to call “full coverage.”
All these break in’s and destruction started about six years ago. Until then, folks around here watched one each others homes and garages, and were good neighbors. We all were like family. But new low income houses started being built and old people were moving, as taxes kept going up because of the new houses and water being pumped into the village, plus the break ins that started. It’s a shame that this is all happening. I saw an ad about ADT Home Security that I am going to check out. Maybe I’ll feel a bit more safe and relaxed if I know we are safe and our home is when we are gone.