This week plumbers came on Monday to give me a bid to replace my 12 year old water heater, and they will come back on Tuesday to do the work. They will also check and clean the garden sump pump which is about 5 years old. My garden has a sump pump and French drains which work great to push rain water to the street gutter. They gave me a $200 senior discount so the sump pump servicing is sort of free. Next project is to replace one of my gas wall heaters which is 40 years old. For home repairs and improvements I usually get 3 bids. So far I got two, one is $1,000 more than the other. We will see what bid 3 will be. 
Many countries are pushing against free speech for their citizens. Indeed some EU governments are pushing against free speech by citizens in OTHER countries. They are aiming to stop Americans from freedom of speech, even though it is legal and protected in America. The UK has arrested far more of its citizens for speech than Russia in the past 12 months. As famous minds have said, no one who wants to censor freedom of thought and speech has ever been on the right side of history.
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Never should we take our freedom of speech for granted, Terra. It is a gift from God and our country was founded upon that. I got such a kick out of the last meme, too. Have a great day!
I always dread home repair. In my small town, repair people are hard to come by. I hope your repair work goes well!
Too funny on that car. That's a good idea getting 3 bids.
I love the fan and sculpture.
Reading about other people's home repairs reminds me to be thankful for the advantages of living in a rented apartment... There's a lot I never have to deal with! - As for your comments on freedom of speech and the EU/Europe I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to. For one thing not all countries in Europe belong to the EU - some by their own choice (like the UK), and some because they do not fulfill the democratic requirements. No doubt individual countries also have slightly different takes on what freedom of speech entails - for example, when clashing with other laws to protect people from persecution etc.
We bought our current home last June. In July we started the remodel process, and just started living in it in December. Probably be 2-3 years more before I'm done, if "done" is even a thing.
Thank you so much for sharing these, and for the laughs.
Hi Terra. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving nice comments. I haven't visited you for a while, but will be back again soon! I completely agree with you that the loss of free speech is a real concern. I have heard that in Canada, it will soon be considered "hate speech" to read from the Bible. Oh the craziness of our society. I hope you had a nice Easter and that you have a good week!
Hi Terra: Oh my it sounds like you have loads to replace, I had my dishwasher replaced the hot water heater now maybe the furnace, things we need the most are so expensive, I hope you get a great third bid.
Love the photos, yes we did not have photo shop back then, this made me giggles, freedom of speech in USA is such a privilege, sometimes abused by a few, I will cry if it is ever taken away from us.
Catherine
Love the joke about Abe Lincoln and the phone.
I like the car photo. When did those long extensions for taking selfies on cellphones get invented?
God bless.
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