Recent content by StrawberryBlonde

So true! Other than an itsy bitsy problem with a defective bowl, I managed to put the sucker in in under an hour. And it works perfectly. (Can you see the shock on my face? LOL) Strawberry

Anti-virus software... =) Welp, it all depends on whether or not you're using the built in Microsoft virus protection that came loaded with Vista. If you've turned that off (and I always do), then I'd highly recommend AVG. You can download the free version. Don't bother paying for the...

Wheeee!!! Glad you got your sound back! So what's that pesky disk drive doing? Describe it for me, k? SB

Yay, finally a topic on these forums that I'm qualified to reply to! LOL The best thing to do to fix the problem is to work backwards. Start by uninstalling the Norton software. Once it's uninstalled, reboot the computer and pick a restore point from PRIOR to the date that you installed...

I don't know if PPG has preframed glass block window kits, but I do know that Pittsburgh-Corning sells them. Can it be that PPG merged with Corning? I hope not! But if they did, then I sure hope they still have their awesome corporate headquarters building in Pittsburgh. =) You can take a...

Hiyas, I'm not an expert, just a homeowner who lived in an 1886 victorian with windows in three bathrooms...all of which were rotting when I moved in. I didn't want to remove the windows since they were the only source of light in the bathrooms, so I replaced ALL the rotting wood...and...

I had a similar problem in my old house in SC. The master bath had a shower surround with the classic shower base, not a cultured marble floor, but after a couple of years I noticed a weird squishing noise when I stepped in and out of the shower. We (ummm, to be honest that should read...

Having just had a major struggle with an American Standard toilet, only to discover that it was a defect in workmanship that was causing the leaking, I'd say that it's ok to be skeptical of AS's quality standards, but I surely wouldn't blame it on where it's made. I build computers. The...

Yup yup southern guy, until 2 months ago I lived directly south of you. Smack dab in the middle of South Carolina, where humidity trumps all and a trip to the mailbox meant you had to do the backstroke to get back up the hill to the AC. So you don't have pine roaches in Yadkin? HUMPH! No...

Railroad??? You mean there are trains out here? LOL Seriously, it's not all that bad in back of beyond Idaho. The weather is gorgeous high desert dry and the mountains are breathtaking. The rattlesnakes aren't cool, but so far I've managed to avoid them. Now about the south.... Can...

Whoa, haven't been called Red in ages...talk about a flashback! (I was known out here in webland as LeggyRedHead for over a decade) LOL Caulk it to the floor, eh? Ugh. Ok ok ok, I'll go dig the caulk out of a box in the garage and get busy on it. Can't tell you how many times I've read...

I'm actually loving the creative plumbing for the sink in that room! I can't wait to show it to my husband. He's wanting to "do something" with the laundry tub in my laundry room and that'd look pretty danged awesome. He'd have to use a large bucket though since he tends to want to wash...

Thank Ian, I read your thread on the Cadet mods and loved the handle! I'm not sure what the Korky stuff is, but I'll read up on it for the future. I do love the way this thing flushes! Whooooooooooooooosh! It fills so fast too...quite a shock after living with the old water saving...

YES!!! I pulled the toilet off this morning, flipped it over and could clearly see where water had been running down the back of the bowl...inside the bottom, not on the outside. The unglazed portion of the bowl was wet, and yet, the water level in the tank hadn't gone down during the night...

Awwww, I was just teasing ya Terry, I didn't read any insult into what you said. I tend to forget that people can't see me grinning and giggling when I type stuff in forums. I have that same mentality when it comes to problems with something I'm installing. I do NOT want to go get in the...