Coffee anyone ?

[Bruce]

Not sure I agree but with the lead paint on all the upstairs floors it may be the best/easiest option.

Has it been tested? It very likely IS lead but I think I'd test it before deciding what to do. I pulled out layers and layers of wood plank, shims, and at least 5 layers of sheet flooring (which said in BOLD caps "NOT LINOLEUM" suggesting it was better than that stuff) in what is now the laundry room. From the looks of things there was probably a wood cookstove in there way back when. Underneath it all was a painted hardwood floor still in good shape (unlike the stuff above) which I pulled out assuming it was lead paint. The carpenters later told me that given the age of the house the paint might not have been lead based. Too late.

Too bad there isn't old hardwood floors beneath. The plywood in the middle sounds like the original floors rotted out.

I think it was common for "better off than poor but not rich" people to put in a plywood floor with plank wood around the outside as an accent. Likely the plywood was covered with a rug.

 

[Mini Horses]

Jet stream dipped big time, making it some cooler than usual. It isn't colder than our usual winter...excepting the usual 2 wks of horrid we sometimes get. They say 48 is our aver Jan daytime temps. I'm thinking that's a little higher than truth. But 40 may be closer...what's a little difference between friends? Sure is a whole lot warmer than many of you experience. 62 is normal aver for now.

Not wanting any colder area!!!

 

[Baymule]

Our daughter and family live in Odessa, Tx. They are right up against Midland, surrounded by hot spots, Amarillo, Lubbock, El Paso. Midland has brought in refrigerated trucks to hold the bodies of the dead. Midland refuses to enforce any mask mandate.

So this is where it gets real. Our 13 year old granddaughter sat between 2 kids in school, in multiple classes, both of whom have Covid. Granddaughter was wearing a mask, so she is still allowed to go to school. The CDC said she may still catch Covid.

 

[promiseacres]

@Baymule I'm sorry

 

[Baymule]

Pray that she doesn't get sick or if she does, it is a light case.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

She is sure in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[promiseacres]

Pray that she doesn't get sick or if she does, it is a light case.

absolutely we will!
at this point I don't see how we can avoid being exposed. DH came home... a guy was at his class yesterday, left early and wore a mask but had been exposed. So did all the guys that were at the sprayer class get exposed?

 

[Mini Horses]

In early spring my DGD was told a person on er work team tested positive and she was put on 2 wk quarantine...they even pd her! But that meant my DD had to do same. Thankfully, neither got sick. Both wore masks at work.

I agree, at some point we will be exposed. We can take precautions which will help lessen the risks. You pray all goes well.

Prayers for your GD...hoping she stays clear!

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on.
Decent temps but windy.

 

[Mini Horses]

Frost!!! We have frost! Heavy and white. . It's official....cold is here. It's a bummer. . I even ran a small heater last night. First time this year. Well, heater will be mostly off as I plan to throw a roast in the oven.