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It was late Tuesday afternoon in Montpelier; an after-work-drink downstairs at Positive Pie loomed large. It had been a brilliant, balmy, surprisingly productive summer day; there had even been an earthquake, a simple shake that did no damage but overwhelmed the Internet with endless, inane Facebook postings. So it was time for a drink. Just one! Kettle One on the rocks, large glass, lots of rocks. Friends, co-workers and two of my adult sons, a beautiful thing!

Next there was the half-hour drive home to Washington where I imagined a quick burger with my wife, the dogs begging for scraps at my feet and the setting sun losing its luster behind the hills to the west. It was surely going to be a glorious night. Several innings of the Red Sox on NESN would cap the evening; presumably the Sox would win in Texas, a rare outcome.

The night turned sour as I walked through the door when I was greeted with the news: “There is no propane.”

Instantly, I knew there would be no burgers. “You call and yell at them,” my wife commanded.

I knew yelling would accomplish nothing. Our loud and scary dogs had surely chased off the delivery guy. It had happened before. I called and determined that the driver had indeed been repelled by the loud and scary dogs on Aug. 5. It was reported right there in the company records. The driver would return in the morning provided we were there and the loud and scary dogs were suitably restrained.

Loud and scary dogs are an important part of our lives. We have always had a couple. They are our first line of defense. We raised four children at the end of the road deep in the Vermont woods. The old English linguist who invented the word “boonies” was at our house when the thought occurred to him. Loud and scary dogs chase off missionaries, salesmen and other unwanted visitors. Unfortunately they scare away the wanted as well as the unwanted.

Losing propane for a night was a small price to pay. So pizza was ordered from the town store. Meanwhile there was laundry to do. Or not! There was no water. No propane is a modest inconvenience. No water is big trouble.

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34, is hanging towels towel rack, a double pole and single pole, double pole do not think the good-looking, and hang the towels can be more than two, but the actual use of them it is not so, for different purposes towel can not hang together, that is, a towel rack hung two towels, extra poles do not need another, or a utility pole. 44, triangle valve should not be omitted, and save much money, if the valve, then triangle, triangle valve can be installed in advance of copper joints are not leaking, if not installed, only the last leading to the copper connector installation take over the child when it was installed to check whether the internal leakage, the total leakage due to pressure some time to test out the final installation of internal and leading it more secure. 45, leader: choose a good brand, with a few years later, no one at home, when a sudden collapse is not fun. Leading all the family in mind when installing hot and cold water faucet in the same direction, not the leader that the left is the cold water faucet on the left is hot. Do not also receive hot water pipes, Sheung Shui, the toilet up, or else one side of the toilet flush, water heater on the side of the ignition. Hot and cold water faucet hole distance of about 16cm, pitch can be adjusted within a certain range, do not leave aside the outlet too big or too small. 1, PPR pipe not only for cold water pipes, also applies to hot water pipes, and even clean drinking water pipeline. PPR pipe interface with hot-melt technology, are completely integrated into the tube together, so once installed pressure test, no leakage. PPR pipe and will not scale. PPR pipe scale never known, never rust, never leaks, high water of green materials. 2, in the end choose what kind of water: the market transformation of the mainstream water PPR pipes and copper pipes, plastic pipe has been gradually less, recently seen there is a PPR aluminum compound pipe It combines the installation will not leak PPR melt strengths and plastic pipe high temperature resistance, and will not break with an advantage, and perhaps the future will become a trend. PPR pipes for hot-melt technology advanced, the general said life watertight, but PPR pipe will become brittle at low temperatures, high temperatures, there will be some changes, so should be selected when purchasing the brand, many communities developers to provide a breaking of PPR pipe will break, so pipes, or not at all, how good PPR both fell to the ground, generally will not break or crack. I saw some brand of PPR pipes, including some online do catch the brand of pipe and fittings inexplicable cracks the case, so we select the pipes need to be cautious. PPR water pipe is generally hot and cold water points, thin wall cold-water pipe, water pipe wall thickness, the fracture resistance much better performance in hot water pipes, hot water pipes of course the price is more expensive than the cold water pipe, a lot of water PPR pipe manufacturer to be safe, change management, regardless of when hot and cold water, hot water pipes are used, the purpose is to crack cold water, after all, Beijing is also the north, in the family may be very low minimum temperature, a low temperature, PPR water will become brittle, so they will have to use hot water tubes, some of this safety factor, of course, also a little more money the owners, 2) on the brass, the high price is its biggest shortcomings, is the most high-end pipes, usually welded watertight for life after the installation process, while not as bad as the PPR will be split, even saying there is a certain degree of bactericidal effect of copper, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital is with brass, has 80 years, should be trusted. Currently known Shanghai Bao Yang, the three manufacturers of brass net and other costs of water reform in charge of doing all-inclusive price of 4 at most 70 yuan per meter, in many cases are more than 50 per meter, it is generally still acceptable. Some people say that copper heat quickly, my family inside the net with three brass, in terms of heat generation is only about Bao Yang, but it took more than two years, I really did not feel out of the shower water will How much heat dissipation, so that we do not have to filter, especially now that the second generation ocean treasure brass, better insulation, heat does not exist shortcomings friends. 3) I was asked, brass and PPR pipes cost which is better? I say this problem is difficult to answer, like cars, Mercedes-Benz BMW is the car, Buick Accord is the car, the Jetta is the car Beverly, Otto lunar calendar, or car, if you let me inside more in the same class of goods, is separation of a cost-effective, but if you take more than the BMW and the lunar calendar, which you let me say a good price, it really is hard to say, because they are not the same location and price. Brass, PPR, aluminum pipe, galvanized pipe, steel pipe, etc., can be used as water pipes, if non bring different types of water is meaningless to compare, my principle is if you can afford copper The price, of course, choose to brass, if you can not afford, PPR is a good choice. 5, only to find today mounted bathroom faucet install, no matter how small connecting pipes and taps are short left exposed threaded pipe, PPR pipe if installed when the tile finished calculating nice post, the nozzle can be recessed from the tile surface must that small threaded pipe can not be exposed to, but now had to make it left exposed, the other triangle pedestal valve PPR pipe connection is also exposed in the tile is very difficult to see outside. 7, a customer asked, my family is the original water pipe such as plastic pipe, or any other type of tube was then PPR or brass can do? I replied, under normal circumstances are possible, because you come out of the water meter is the standard connector, then no matter what the water before the water meter, either PPR or brass, are available after the water meter connected to a standard connector fittings So do not worry about this problem. A: You sure you is pvc pipe? I guess you should say is a composite aluminum, right? Generally can not be replaced. However, if the use of harsh conditions, such as for hot water pipes, consider replace copper pipes. Because of thermal expansion and contraction may result in separation of inner and outer composite tube leakage. But if it is just 4, to buy their own materials must first calculate the approximate amount. To buy water when the material to do the latter anyway, thinking about painting with the sea chart in the end how much material came out, so what little trust the foreman, the result was found to buy water 5 meters, the actual use 27 copper head one, actually bought a 40, should the remaining 13, seven short of the actual remaining six. Under repeated questioning from other sites back up foreman Detailed calculations of the pre-circuit their own material, the calculated results and after comparing the foreman of the requirements: from 30 m to 12 cable meters, network cable from 20 m to 13 m, other issues such as insulating tape, plug both large access was I correct ... ... not, just make sure where is the basin faucet, bathtub faucet, washing machine what's on the line leading, leading 99 percent and fell into the water are in line with international norms, as long as workers are not careless, all right. If you own basin cabinet, basin bought in advance, or optimistic about the size. Determine the amount of units in front of the sink a good size, front loading station to buy Haojiu Xing, do not forget the audience or on stage. Distance between hot and cold water pipes with cement tiles must be sealed before the 15 cm accuracy, and must be parallel. If you have bought, it is best put something, such as sealed after the unloaded 7, fitted bath and shower faucet lesson taps connected to the tube is embedded in the wall, I have repeatedly told them to size get accurate, not when the time is not installed on. The results left the hot and cold water spacing is 15 cm, can be hot and cold water pipes are not parallel, the results of the water feeding the electrical charge of the force was the placement. Yesterday I found that fb GROHE thermostatic mixer coating even be forced cracked. We can be installed if the leader, the first installed it. Should be the first leader to buy back, and then install hot and cold water, tiled bar. Oujia bought a very early lead, is Oujia master to buy. 11, not to the old house of the old leading transplant, after a long period of using the old faucet severe corrosion, through the demolition, installation process is even more solid. I installed the toilet is old in dog lead, together with a few days later the wall broken. A break in the wall inside. No proper way to take out, had to withstand the odor with a saw blade, screwdriver, hammer into battle together, 3:00 only then that cut off the dug and pain. 12, water leakage: Suppose pipes and fittings does not have quality problem, then cold water pipes and hot water pipes are likely to leak. Cold water pipe was leaking water pipes and fittings are generally closed when the connection is not ready; leaking hot water pipe did not do in addition to sealing, the sealing material may be used improperly. 16, wash basins back into the water smell. Completed bathroom renovation, the location will often move with the basin water entry with the wrong place, buy when equipped with a basin of water under the direct use is often difficult. Installers for the easy way, generally do not do S bend, resulting in wash basin and water through pipes, sewer back up from the smell. 17, roof damage caused by leaking pipes. Family room in addition to the kitchen, up and down the water pipes in the bathroom, the radiator in each room are even more prone to problems. As the pipe installation is not easy to check, so all pipeline construction is completed, be sure to go through water, pressure checks, no run, run, drip, drain clearance considered. 18, Buried in the line, but off. Because many bedroom Buried lines are used, so the head of the household is not easy to check the quality of construction. As a rule, the line can not be directly buried in Buried in plaster layer, but to the wire outside casing. Casing of the wire can not have distorted joints. In addition, the line installation, be sure to strictly observe the After construction, in addition to power checks, but also to the heads of the construction team to provide a detailed circuit configuration diagram. 19, at home in the end with a bit thick water: In general, if the home is not a villa, 4 water enough friends, only family villa, there are several bathrooms, or living in high-rise buildings, there Water pressure may be small, then only need to consider is not in charge with 6, as to say what is pressure? Intuitive understanding is that the water pressure, such as you open the faucet, hand and feel the open half of the leader and all the open leading out of the water feeling the impact of the opponent is not the same, right? If you open the faucet all the hands on the following, the power of water will feel great, then the pressure on the large, if all the open water out of the still very slow, so pressure is small, you can think about yourself, if two individuals at the same water taps are half-open state, with enough water on the line. And then simply, if you usually water, must all turn on the tap, the water was enough, then state your water pressure is very small, so imagine, if two people with water, we need all the open faucet, water is certainly is not enough, in which case, you have to consider six points with a little rough water friends. 23, should stay out of water reform in the end what kind of connector? General location of toilet outlet need to stay in a cold, wash bowl, kitchen sink, shower or bathtub position, we need to stay hot and cold water, two exits. Note that is not to export less to stay or leave is wrong, then my family is left to the toilet a hot mouth, and then I changed over, of course, is transformed water company's responsibility, not that we do not need to know Toilet stay cold, they Jinong reversed, but this problem of annoying, because this problem is usually the last of what were somehow tiles, sanitary installation when it found that some pipes buried in the wall , the bad and then moved, so it is best to exhort the workers must pay attention to water reform, and preferably after the end of the transformation test to see whether the water exits the normal, is not hot water pipes when the water table water transfer , cold water when the cold water pipe fixed. Another general water exports are 4 standard interface. 24, I can follow my request on the water where the water where you want it? Of course you can, but you should pay attention, you change the location of water pipes, then is not appropriate under the water also needs to change, which requires you considering the most recent basin users will be moved to another position from a wall a wall , the Advisory Baoyang so if there are problems of people, Bao Yang cook water from their point of view, of course, no problem, according to their understanding of the next move over the water as long as there is no corresponding problem, so it did not say What, this is not what customers are somehow tiles, sanitary ware sent the final installation, the installation of the water basin when it is realized not move over, I sympathize with the customer, to be honest, I do not quite understand why customers do not know yet need to move into the water? Simple matter of common sense, you always want to outflow of water go? How this problem may not think of it? Even if all the people did not remind you, we may think that this common sense do not need reminding, but their customers should think of wow? Until now this problem has not resolved the matter, the customer is a treasure that foreign people do not remind people that there is no ocean treasure their responsibilities, the client he did not move into the water, do not say Po Yang and water, so just put about as long as water is moved up and down over no problem, Sheung Shui, who finished a thought, the customer has not moved into the water, I am also very difficult, the attitude between the two diametrically opposed, there is no coordination may, finally, I advise clients to consumer associations complaint of it, or see what public statement. 25, but this example is to point out, water reform, the customer got the idea to their own, after all, home is your own, in fact, the transformation is nothing more than water outlet where the set aside, out of any water problems, as how the pipeline like walking, water companies are generally recommended, such as ceiling or floor is to take it, you can choose the best according to their own program to determine, without a transformation of sea water company or the company's transformation of the decoration department, will your water transformation of the outlet and the location decision, they never ever can only be suggested that the final decision always is always the customer's own, because the house is yours, is that you spend money, they can only be based on their experience to You suggest it, they will not help you make any decision, no problem we are laughingly, and if there are problems, and to make decisions of course you can not afford, so ah, they really will not help you make a decision . 26, water in the end is to take the ceiling or on the ground: Under normal circumstances, take the dues ceiling pipes, take the ground provincial control, but take the ceiling, to facilitate future maintenance, then, if we take the ground, covered with ceramic tiles, hard to repair sometimes need slotted ground, including water, and so do, so I like to go on a pipeline from the shed. said before my family was to leave the toilet water, good water is my home away from the kitchen ceiling, so very simple, removed a few Lvkou Ban, sub-cooling in the kitchen to the bathroom, hot water pipes the local exchange will be like hot and cold water, think about if you was to go from the ground, it would have to dig tiles, re-turn on the water, and so do you, trouble can be imagined. 27, water reform needs to seek property advice? Of course, Sheung Shui and related to the transformation of water into the water, some need to move locations, including water meter location, outlet location, location, etc. under the water, are best prepared to consult before the transformation properties What is dynamic, with What is not moving, at present, we are not buying the villa, which means your house is not full you can have the final say, and property companies need to review your changes, you will have to decide whether impact on the neighbors, so the property is to consider the interests of the owners, if you are not satisfied, I suggest you work to buy a detached villa, own your house demolition are nobody, but you either villa, you have to listen to the property, after all, some changes related to the interests of everyone Yeah. we should go to the property where the decoration before signing the agreement, the property will usually ask you to write out what needs to be done at home renovation project, I suggest that you do not take this thing as going through the motions, I suggest that we are real writing, such as water and electricity but also for the transformation, Heating transformation, tearing down walls and other projects, more staff to keep the property in-depth communication, to avoid the problem can not be saved. 28, in which we have an example at hand, say to you, all follow the long experience points. We are a customer, the meter is not at home in their own homes, but outside in their own homes, the property may be convenient for meter reading on the outdoor bar. Then he transformed water ocean to find treasure, treasure-site measurement of foreign workers after the measurement that can be done, from the technical point of view, there is no problem, you do not care about foreign treasure meter is indoors or outdoors, anyway started from the meter on the line after. But the real start doing, discovered that the pipes do not allow some outdoor activities, the result is that the property is not allowed, Po-yang can not hold water reform, the customer was very angry, after all, his schedule was delayed a few days, is that the treasure Yang did not remind, in fact, this problem is very rare in Beijing, the Beijing may be, water in the outdoor area, but 1%, Po foreign workers do not have contact with the measurement of this situation, to remind customers actually think it is normal, after all, the experience has a cumulative process, not the same quality of workers, etc., but when installed there is such a problem is no one wants to see, I personally feel that if customers know in advance consultation with the property, then This will not appear unhappy, then again, water quality and to see the transformation of people's circumstances are different from each other, after all, they can only experience in their range to provide you with advice and reminders, but if They themselves do not know, or they think a matter of course, then it may not remind the customer, then the upper center of the customer's own needs. 33, bath shower faucet to stay hot and cold water connections, installation of water pipes are sure to adjust the angle, the shower is best bought in advance, try loading it. Particular attention in the tiled shower before the first simple twist on the stickers, ready to remove the tiles later, to finally install. When tiling to prevent water interfaces has been fixed, but is not installed on the issue because of the angle and then the pain of plane tiles. 37, water reform must be good in the initial price. If the team is fitting, then, 1,000 yuan easily changed, they still can do. My contract is water per meter of $ 40 per meter circuit is $ 20, the final count down, a fast 3000 yuan. Also, add as much as possible until the last item to pay money. Remain in the hands of more money, the more emboldened to speak with their hard 38, water circuit transformation: the decoration of the water circuit transformation in their hearts zz may need to spend a lot of money, it is not true! Water transformation turns out to be The dangerous part of the hide, have to pay so much money, very value! Bathroom itself should have the presence of water, why do we have to break this routine? Change the water regardless of the property, can not find the person responsible, and that only Beautiful killer! Circuit transformation is nothing more than to spend no more than $ 300 labor charge all? Themselves to purchase materials only two to three hundred dollars it? Compared to water, transform the circuit to spend three or four thousand to less than it! But also practical. 24, when other students in the tiling must note the following points: ① ② the best part of the scene he can not let the perfect tile can be posted in the future some workers do not see the location, such as cabinets, sinks , mirrors behind, but also pay attention to tile, brick, etc. Do not waist is more than the workers attached to the position, otherwise you will not see anything, also wasting money. ③ wall tiles, floor tiles in the paste before the flood damage must be enough time. ④ Be sure to drain plug with something good, to prevent going off the cement plug. My family out because the cement floor drain is blocked, it took 30 management office to find clear, get up a lot of small mud. ⑤ at the scene, the workers will not be too wasted tiles. Tiling my family when not at the scene, then go, wasted a lot of brick, very sad, all sweat Mimi Yeah. 27, the slope of the bathroom floor before tiling to consider the good, the slope is not in accordance with national standard to achieve the effect of rapid drainage, and if you use a deodorant or a thin floor drain floor drain will greatly increase the drainage problems. Some people say that steep slope and pretty, I think it is nonsense. On the contrary larger slope water to quickly run a clean is a very refreshing thing. 29, posted after the tile is not good, a whole piece of brick hollowing (partial hollowing can not exceed 20% of the entire piece of brick), if the entire piece of brick hollowing be rectified, under normal circumstances, each affixed 100 piece of brick, brick wall tiles are allowed to have a hollowing, to allow two brick tile is hollowing, but must rework, womens nike running shorts , rework the main material (already counted in the loss of) from them, if more than this range , the main material from the construction side is responsible. 30, often the case, the level of tile degree of error of 2 mm is allowed, the gap be the same tiles, bricks and tiles should be flat on the corner (allowed error of 0.5 mm), kitchen, health in addition to brick wall tiles and the brick should be flat on the corner, the need to level degrees (allow 1 mm tolerance) and vertical (allowing 2 mm error) to achieve, bathroom, balcony to the floor drain tile should be considered, then put away first slope, the absence of special because there is water. 31, carpenter and mason's Door package is to tie in with the tiling, including door pocket of time to consider the following ground (the ground side of the door either side) is also tiled cement mortar or other thing, because if you paste porcelain Door Nail good before, has packages to the ground, with cement in the future, if cement and Door stained, moldy water will cause wood Door 33, should be carefully sifted sand, can not have ice. Construction workers will be filled according to the actual construction needs appropriate add antifreeze, mixing mortar, the water temperature should not exceed 80 ℃, with the use of ground to be adjusted, the curing time will extend the construction bricklayer 48-72 hours. Cement construction is not in the open air, to make antifreeze. 38, the bathroom floor if higher than the hall, the transition can be used to solve the door stone. Brick color is difficult to find satisfactory, I did not find, but the two kinds of color are not satisfied with staggered mosaic sub 45-degree angle I was able to achieve satisfactory results. This is indeed the bricklayer himself put forward good suggestions. 39, the more confused the wall before tiling rough as possible, so that it can increase the contact cement and the wall force area. Specific approach is to use an electric drill on the wall some more hole drilled out, the better. Now some decoration companies call this nap, I have not seen the specific practices, but my family told me later that the bricklayer is not dealing with the practice of the wall, but on the first roll again to glue the wall, then put cement dumped to the wall, cement solidification, as theater is inside the walls as potholed, and then go down to something like tiling, in fact, doing so without increasing the wall of cement and real contact area for the force contribute little, so I think that this argument is actually a little nap to fool people. 40, tiling bricklaying pull when certain requirements, supplemented by the level of foot, no matter how good bricklayer boast craft, feeling good, I suggest you insist that he used tool to control the quality. I have a deep lesson here, when I asked when the pull bricklaying tiling, with tools, bricklaying assured me that his touch is certainly no problem, the result is posted, to the last bricklayer into my home renovation project the biggest problem , Xiu Xiu are bad. 43, to prevent the hollowing, check the tile hollowing can not just knock on the had finished, best to wait twenty-three hours and then knock, with particular attention to the four corners of tiles. I suggest that we have to knock a piece, be sure to hear the hollowing rework, not soft-hearted, because this time if you make do, and wait until the last tile on the drill to install the things you will know when hollowing harm had never been seen If you do a drill out of a corner on the tile, you will be in tears. 47, now the tiles are dry paste method, the gap smaller, less so to the ground joints look good. How does dry paste method is tiled in? A: The use of ceramic tile adhesive paste is also called dry method, a new type of pavement materials. Tiles do not need pre-soaking wet base surface. As long as the basis for better conditions on the pavement can be greatly improved operating conditions. The bonding effect is more than the traditional cement mortar, especially for operating a small working environment is not ideal for small projects and home decoration. 49, tiling of the Yin-Yang angle handled in two ways: direct use of ready-made moldings yin and yang moldings, easy way to do some of this; Another method is to grind the edge tile bricklayer to 45 degree angle, two sharpened edges of the tiles touched corner, a full 90-degree angle sun came out, doing so is cumbersome and demanding. Personally think that the touch angle is better. 51, tiling the wall before the first treatment to eradicate the white construction wall, then wall water wet, then prime with a 1:1.5:0.2 cement mortar in the wall dump slurry, brushing the wall so not easy to blister, not easy to crack. Advance with the workers should be clear: the basis of how to deal with the wall, cracks in what solution, scraping a few times putty, paint brush a few times and so on. bathroom tiles, floor drain so as to be considered at the lowest point, so when you put the slope paving, I use 30 cm - 0 cm large brick feeling well, perhaps with a small point of comparison brick Slope good.

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