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Jul 26 2008
Day 153: Lodge Update. Need Help. Send Starbucks.
Some days it feels as though the Lodge remodel is just barely moving along. For the last month, most of the work has been centered around both constructing the deck outside and behind-the-scenes, non-flashy stuff on the inside, like plumbing, electrical wiring, and insulation. But every time I drive up there and look around, I see that progress is being made, no question about it. C'mon…I'll prove it to you.
Here's the view from the (bumpy) road below. That I'm ever able to get a semi-focused shot from here is a modern miracle since Marlboro Man never slows down.
The stone pillars/columns are almost all done, and the stone mason is scheduled to have rotator cuff surgery tomorrow.
Not really. But maybe.
The deck is starting to become an actual deck! If I wanted to, I could go ahead and pitch my tent out here. There's only one problem: I don't like to sweat. I also don't like bugs much. Fresh air, either. Or the threat of being eaten by a bobcat.
And besides, I don't think 99 degree weather can be considered "fresh air." I don't care what anyone says.
I miss Nell. She used to come up here with me to check on things.
I like these little perches Marlboro Man designed. I plan to stand on this one and watch for enemies approaching. With my water gun.
We wound up replacing all the siding on the exterior of the house, and Marlboro Man and I have been trying to select a stain color. Of course, I always love the look of new, freshly cut wood so I'm leaning toward a color that most resembles the natural color of the wood itself. But I want the stain to be very thin so it'll show all the natural textures and color variations of the wood. You'd think this would be easy, but we're about on our four thousandth try here. This is our current batch, and I think it might contain a winner.
Keep in mind that part of the house is in the shade and the color will appear considerably darker there.
Choosing paint/stain colors is, to me, one of the hardest things about remodeling. It's right up there with actually DECIDING to remodel in the first place.
Things are moving along nicely. We're still trying to decide whether to patch up and add to the old wood floors in the bedroom (at $4/sq. ft. installed) or just go ahead and put the same flooring in the bedrooms that we're putting in the rest of the house ($13/sq. ft. installed). Money-wise, it would sure be cheaper to go with the former; but will we regret not going ahead and biting the bullet now? Is it best to have all the floors in the house matching? Remember that the wood flooring we're putting in the rest of the house (the floor you chose!) is totally different than the existing floor in the bedrooms. Is this a problem?
Why can't decisions be more cut and dry?
I miss Nell.
Then there's the kitchen. We haven't even finalized the design yet. Too many choices; too many different directions we can head.
See that new window on the far right? That used to be the front door. It's where I stood many a night when Marlboro Man used to kiss me goodbye. In fact, I think those two blue "X's" represent exactly where Marlboro Man and I stood.
Except we were closer together.
Here's the pantry. Inside, we'll have two freezers to store all our meat, and shelves galore for supplies. Outside the pantry, on this wall I'm facing, we'll have the fridges and range. We just can't figure out exactly how to lay it out. Should the two fridges be on either end of the wall, with the range and cabinets in the middle? Or should we put the two fridges side by side on one end of this wall, with the range on the other end? Do we go for symmetry? Or not?
Too many choices; too many different directions we can head. If I had a Starbucks in my hay meadow, I could think much more clearly about these matters.
This general area—the rock wall and corner—is the baking center, and there'll be a rectangular island in front of it. Somehow, someway, that corner—the area without the rock—is going to be the home of two ovens, either side-by-side or stacked. We've drawn it up a million different ways. Any brilliant ideas?
Who wants to move here and live with me until we get the kitchen planned? I've reached the point that every kitchen I see in books and magazines looks the same. I'm actually having hallucinations about appliances being suspended by cables from the ceiling, and wondering if that might be a new twist on things.
My point is, I need help. I'm going to read all of your kitchen suggestions again and see if any lightbulbs go on.
Lotsa Love,
Perplexed on the Prairie
589 Comments
IzzyBeth On Saturday, July 26 at 9:19 am
I don't like the really light or the really dark stains, but any of the other 3 would work well, I think.
And since Starbucks is having financial difficulties, maybe they'd work out a deal with you to add one to your lodge? LOL!!!
Still praying for Nell . . . (and just an FYI, I had a cat go missing for 2 weeks, and she came back.)
Terry in Idaho On Saturday, July 26 at 9:23 am
For whatever it's worth, my 2-cents says in the sunshine pic the middle board and in the shade pic the 2nd from the left, which happens to be the same board. Being Saturday and all, my brain is only good for one major question/answer so maybe tomorrow I'll tackle your kitchen question…
P.S. Hoping beyond all hope for you that this is the weekend Nell comes home.
jen On Saturday, July 26 at 9:23 am
I love what you are doing! It's coming along great. Looks wonderful. Why don't you guys just move in there? LOL.
I miss Nell also……… I realize that we don't know her, but it feels like we do. We are always checking in to see if there is any news.
Jackie On Saturday, July 26 at 9:24 am
'Morning Pee-Dubaya!
We should all have such problems, as deciding these kinds of things, right?!! I'm sure it is stressful but LOTS of fun too!!
I like the middle stain color (as pictured in the sunny shot)
Also, if it were me, I would place ovens stacked on top of each other instead of side by side…. just seems like a better visual…
I continue to hold out hope for Nell… Remember "Homeward Bound"?
PS – Off to help a friend move…. which by the way, is WAY LESS fun than making stain choices!!
tracy On Saturday, July 26 at 9:25 am
stain: 2nd from right.
bedroom floors: $4/variety is good.
refrigerators: together + out of the way.
live on the ranch with you: YES!
nell: come home…
Celia On Saturday, July 26 at 9:25 am
Good morning! Since I'm an opinionated gal (and it's not my money being spent):
– I like the two lighter stains (shortest boards) – the one in the middle best.
– I think I would prefer all the same flooring throughout, but I've never lived with 2 types of wood flooring, so I'm having a hard time picturing it… No real opinion here.
– Kitchen: keep the refrigerators together – imagine having to go back and forth between them if you can't remember where you put something. Someone else mentioned having them appear to open from the center – great idea! I read this in some design magazine: keep in mind the triangle – refrigerator, range & sink. Try not to make it too big (or too small, I suppose).
I would put the ovens next to each other because I've cooked in the top/bottom ones and it's a pain to pull something heavy out of the bottom oven. Or maybe that's just klutzy-off-balance me.
Enjoy it! I love remodeling someone else's home!!!!
PS – I miss Nell too. I love your stories about her.
Theresa On Saturday, July 26 at 9:26 am
Dear Perplexed on the Prairie:
I will gladly trade places with you. I live in the city and have a starbucks 3 blocks away in two directions from my front door. after you have been fortified with coffee, you can head up the street about 10 city blocks for a peticure/manicure/facial and anything else you little olde heart desires at the the 2nd biggest mall in the world. I will gladly cook and clean for your family and have fun looking at stain colors etc etc etc.
sincerely Anne spelling with an e in Canada eh
Anyway, seriously i like the look of the stained wood 2nd from the right in the two pictures in the sun and then on the far right in the shade. It suits the "mood" and the look nice for the lodge.
Expat On Saturday, July 26 at 9:27 am
Stain: second from the left.
Refrigerators: side by side.
Ovens: stacked.
Floorboards: don't have to be the same throughout.
Opinions: I'm full of them.
Any chance of seeing a floor plan of The Lodge?
Sara On Saturday, July 26 at 9:28 am
I vote for the same flooring throughout if you can squeeze it into your budget. That way…no regrets! As much as I love symmetry…and I really do!…I vote for function. Will you be frustrated to be walking back and forth so much between fridges? Have fun with your remodel!
Plano Mom On Saturday, July 26 at 9:29 am
2nd from the left, it will age the best.
Put the refrigerators together, to ease loading them. We have our 2 separated and I hate having to walk between them when unloading groceries.
Put the ovens one above, one below. I like this configuration, partly because my very tall hubs has one oven while I (short wife) have the other, and also because when you have the bottom oven going really hot, you can keep things perfectly warm in the top oven without turning it on – very important when it's 104 degrees outside and you don't want to heat up the house.
As for the floors, if you can afford it, go for all the same. If you don't you'll regret not doing it, whereas if you do you'll never wish you'd hadn't.
Kristin On Saturday, July 26 at 9:30 am
My thoughts: Stain – 2nd lightest, my 9yr old daughter likes the 2nd darkest; Fridges and range – I'd go with symetry; Ovens- side by side and it will be easier for the punks to reach in and help you out.
Yes, construction and remodels take F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!! My sister and her husband started their bathroom remodel in April. It's still not done. It's a nice large bathroom, but not THAT big! This is taking almost longer than it took to build our HOUSE!!
Celia On Saturday, July 26 at 9:30 am
By the way, have you seen this?
My Nut Village On Saturday, July 26 at 9:31 am
I like the board in the middle in the sunny pic. I've got nuthin' when it comes to the kitchen. Good luck! I wish I could find Nell for you.
Diane in Cincinnati On Saturday, July 26 at 9:31 am
Ok, here's my 2 cents – and that's truely all it's worth. First – I can't help on the siding stain – they all look good to me except the really dark one. Put the refrigerators side by side – you will drive yourself crazy if they are apart from each other! I would stack the ovens – not as much bending over!
I would love to stay until the remodel is finished. My flight gets in at 3:35!!!
meg freeman On Saturday, July 26 at 9:31 am
I have found something better than Starbucks. You order everything online. I too live in a small town, and this has been a lifesaver. When I do get to a Starbucks, their coffee does not even compare! http://www.nespresso.com/precom/home_us_en.html?pres=3
Stephanie On Saturday, July 26 at 9:32 am
I will come live with you in a heartbeat… I can be packed in an hour..
Stain: 2nd from left
Floors: Bedroom different might be OK.. Depends on the transition
Refrigerators: Side by Side.
Ovens: Stacked
Come home Nell… We miss you too.
sarah On Saturday, July 26 at 9:33 am
Side by side fridges, stacked ovens, stain second from the left in the first picture. I am currently drinking Starbucks, thats why I have such clarity.
Sarah, Seattle WA
Aubree On Saturday, July 26 at 9:33 am
1. Hoping Nell comes back to make deciding easier.
2. Stain, second from the right in the first picture
3. Kitchen appliances- when I get my dream kitchen all the appliances will be elevated to such a level that you don't have bend at some strange angle to unload anything.
4. I am getting one of those french door fridge's real soon! Those are cool- very cool!
5. AND I will have 2 dishwashers. I hate when big stuff takes up all the room then you have to do 2 loads. Plus I just hate unloading them anyway. Blech.
Ronda On Saturday, July 26 at 9:35 am
Okay, lets see if I can answer all the questions. LOL
stain colors….
I like the second in from the left. i thought I liked the middle, then i saw it in the shade. :^P
I'd put the refrigerators side by side. When you are unloading groceries, kids helping (hopefully) you aren't going to be thinking about putting ingredients for dishes in the same fridge and you don't want to have to walk back and forth between them to get everything you need. It may look better separated, but think about how you cook and all the walking around you do when you are in the kitchen.
Ovens, I'd stack. I have no profound reason why, I just like them that way.
We have hardwoods in most of our house, except the kitchen and bathrooms, Oh and the laundry room, they all have tile. The bedrooms have carpet. We put carpet in the bedrooms for warmth, and because sound echoes over hardwoods so we wanted to muffle that a bit. I like the carpet in the bedrooms, I just wish now we'd of picked a different color. I might have been better off putting hardwoods in the bedrooms and using area rugs.
There is a cool video from the 1950's on http://www.thesmokinggun.com/tsgtv/ look for the step saving kitchen (they don't have a direct link) some of the things on there are laughable, but some things may give you some interesting ideas for your kitchen. :^)
I'd come move in with you and help… but I'd miss my hubby and kids too much. Next Friday is our 10 year Anniversary! I wouldn't want to miss that now, would I?
The lodge is looking great, I can't wait to see what you decide.
corrie On Saturday, July 26 at 9:36 am
I love the Lodge updates! and I am very impressed with MM's sense of design and vision… an amazing renaissancemanesque quality to find in a rancher.
Thinking of you and … well you know..
Angela K On Saturday, July 26 at 9:38 am
I would gladly move in and help you! I like the 2nd from the right would choice on the first picture. I'd have to see a drawing of the kitchen plans to help decide if the fridges should be together or not – I tend to lean toward symmetry, and I think for the baking center you should stack the ovens!
Janelle On Saturday, July 26 at 9:38 am
The Lodge is really coming along beautifully. I really hope that we would be lucky enough to be able to build something similar one day.
Melissa On Saturday, July 26 at 9:40 am
Here is my take:
I like the stain example from the 2nd from the left. I think in the kitchen area you should go for symmetry and have the fridges on both ends… stack the ovens. And with the wood flooring in the bedrooms, I would say replace it. It is better to do it now and love it, than not do it and always be saying, "I wish we had…"
The lodge is looking gorgeous already!!
katie On Saturday, July 26 at 9:40 am
hi ree,
i am so sorry about nell. that is hard.
on to lighter subjects–
stains: in first photo i like second from left. i like the middle too, but i think in the shade it'd be too dark.
fridge: i would Not split them up. i think it wouldn't look right or function well. i like commenter #17's suggestion of hinging them so they open from the middle. that is definitely what i would do. [seeing that i have 11 month old triplets and am living in a 1,000 square foot house, i am going to put that idea in my dream house folder! it is a great one.]
oven: i don't really have a good reason, but i like having them on top of each other. i guess just because it is a better use of space. or maybe because that is the way i've usually seen it.
hang in there, katie
Krista On Saturday, July 26 at 9:41 am
Praying for you and Nell.
I too like the stain the second from the right. (Which surprises me, I'm usually not in the majority) I like a little contrast and that one seems to give it without clashing or getting too dark.
Have you thought about putting the double ovens in the corner on an angle? Then you might build in an angle in the island for easy walkspace. The downfall to this is that the corner ovens take up more room than usual but I love the feel.
And fridges- I vote splitting them up. (again this is weird b/c I'm not usually symetrical) But I think it will give your range more of a presence in the room than if it were stuck on the end. It will feel built in and allow you to do something really cool with the backsplash. If it was on the end the backsplash would just end with the cabinetry and not look as finished.
Good job, keep at it!
P.S. Can you post a floor-plan of the lodge?
Kirstin On Saturday, July 26 at 9:41 am
I liked the first one and the 4th from the left.
Sara Miller On Saturday, July 26 at 9:41 am
The stain on plank #2 (from the left).
Also, you need to go ahead and invest in the fancy-schmancy coffee maker that Starbucks uses and open up your own Ranch-bucks… serving one… REE!!!
Elizabeth Beasterfield On Saturday, July 26 at 9:42 am
Wow, that's alot of space to plan out. For the stain, I liked the plank second from the left – it's like a honey color. That's my fav out of those bunches. Plus that's an easy color to accessorize. For the kitchen, I would call on Ms. Paula Deen to come design the most fabulous retro country kitchen ever. But seriously, I would pick out some retro country large appliances, figure out where they will go and then "accessorize" around that. Hope my 2 cents is worth anything.
Robyn On Saturday, July 26 at 9:42 am
I like the last stain on the left, the one that looks like natural wood.
Put your fridges side by side so that you don't have to walk back and forth cross the kitchen to figure out where something is. Also, I find stacked ovens (which is what I have) works really well, for pretty much the same reason as having the fridges side by side, one stop shopping, so to speak. Also, having them stacked keeps the hot part in one place, easier for keeping an eye on the babies in the kitchen so they don't get burned!
Hannah On Saturday, July 26 at 9:44 am
I like the second from the left stain, more natural but a honey ish color.
Definately stack your ovens. I have had them and love it! Saves floor space (not that you have a small kitchen or anything).
Keep your fridge/freezers together but away from the range, but not too far, so you don't have to walk so far:)
I think you should go for a restaurant-like kitchen as far as "efficiency" but then "home" it up like your other kitchen at the other farm/ranch that you have pics of.
Looks awesome!
Ever see the "Long Journey Home", there's hope with dogs…
Jennifer T On Saturday, July 26 at 9:44 am
Stain: 2nd from left – looks more natural
Fridge: side by side – I wouldn't want to have to hunt on opposite sides of the kitchen to find what I need out of them.
Ovens: stacked – It will save room
I'm just sayin'
Renee On Saturday, July 26 at 9:45 am
I like the second one in on the left. The first on the left is a little to light, so the next one in is perfect. All the others kind of have that dark brown seventies feeling.
Sydney On Saturday, July 26 at 9:48 am
I like the stain that is right in the middle in the first picture.
And to test the theory, (see if it's the same one I like in the next picture), I like the one second from the left.
I do also like the one second from the right in the second picture, but it looks a little, "dry" and unappealing.
Kristin Stratos On Saturday, July 26 at 9:48 am
I like the middle stain the honey oak color. Natural but not too dark. I would separate the fridges… too much in one spot, IMHO. Also, I'd drink alot too…. I just remodeled my downstairs and wanted to strangle someone daily!
Still hoping your Nell will show up….;)
Carol H On Saturday, July 26 at 9:51 am
I like the middle stain. Nice golden sunshiney color. Plus it won't get so hot under bare feet – the darker it is the hotter it will feel. Do people on the ranch ever go barefoot? Also a nice open kitchen with a couple of islands with utility sinks so you can have several people helping you without tripping over one another would be just the ticket.
Rachel from NJ On Saturday, July 26 at 9:56 am
i like stain behind door #2.
two refridges side by side sounds tacky. one on each end is less. or you could do something like the farm house or put on a blindfold and throw darts.
i don't think it would be too practical to have two ovens side by side? it would be awkward to try and get the turkey out while somebody is else is putting in the deserts… lol there i am picturing myself in your kitchen for thanksgiving.
i miss nell
Zoe On Saturday, July 26 at 9:56 am
I like the wood that's second from left…it'll darken with time. As for the fridges, put them beside each other. I think it'd be strange and confusing having them at different ends of the wall. And the ovens, I hate wall ovens, personally. I'm always afraid I'm going to dump the hot casserole on myself. I'd rather have to lift the casserole up from a lower oven. Plus, I don't like having appliances at eye level if at all possible because I don't like the way they look. I'm a very old-fashioned person and I prefer hiding things like that. Just my opinion, though. Oh, and the floor, I'd leave the bedroom the original floor…again, I like old things and I also love saving money!
It's looking very nice! You guys are doing a wonderful job with this. I can't wait until we can do this to my house!
kay On Saturday, July 26 at 9:57 am
Hope it helps that there are alot of people thinking of Nell and wishing her home.
Tracy On Saturday, July 26 at 9:57 am
I like the stain second to the right, the one all the way to the right is too dark and the one all the way to the left is too light. I think you really have to consider how the whole lodge will look on the land when it is finished.
Please put the fridges next to each other. The thought of running back and forth between them, trying to find stuff is exasperating. And put the ovens side by side also. (think of the short people)
I personally like different flooring in bedrooms from the rest of the house, but if you like continuity, I'd change it now.
I will come live with you, if I can bring my girl with me. She'd love to be with your punks. We have some great recipes to share. (and I'm good with laundry)
Laurie On Saturday, July 26 at 9:58 am
2nd and 3rd stain from the left.
Devon On Saturday, July 26 at 10:02 am
For the stain, I like the 2nd from in the right in the first picture. It has a nice woody color and really shows the wook grain well. The only other suggestion I have is to keep the fridges together. Asthetically you will get a more symmetrical look if you separate them, but imagine you open the fridge to get something, only to realize it is in the other fridge. This might not bother you the first 50 times you do it, but imagine the 1,345th time. It might get pretty annoying. Especially for Marlbaro Man who will not have the memory that you have of what is kept in each fridge. I can almost hear the expletives coming out of my husband's mouth if when he kept doing it over and over and over.
Just my $.02
Joan On Saturday, July 26 at 10:05 am
Decisions are what make us who we are! For the stain, I vote for the 2nd one from the left in the sun picture. Frdges, definitely side by side with opposite doors. We had that when I was growing up and it was wonderful! Definitely ovens not stacked. Since I have had the opportunity to spend lots of time in your beloved lodge years and years ago, I vote with keeping the old flooring–sort of nolstalgic, I guess.
Come home, Nell!
jeanette On Saturday, July 26 at 10:07 am
Ree, I love the stain that is in the middle, it is rich without being dark. The ovens? If I could I would have them side by side high enough so you don't have to bend over to get in them. Heavy food would be easier to place and remove without straining your back.
The fridges and range, I wouldn't make them balance, it would be more interesting with them on opposite ends, that would leave a long counter between them next to the stove. My house has a very small counter by the stove, more room would be nice. Good luck with your decision.
nancypants On Saturday, July 26 at 10:08 am
Oy vey! I wish I could help on the kitchen angle but well, we are finishing our basement and putting in a "little" kitchen and I tell ya…. kitchen re-models or kitchen planning are marriage busters. (Don't worry. We're still married and will stay that way but boy oh boy…. I don't want to think about another kitchen!!)
The stain though. On the middle picture I like the one that is second to the right and I think it's on the very end (right) in the shade picture (good way to make us REALLY decide… we couldn't just agree with our feelings from the first picture… we had to find it all over again thus proving if we really liked it… you did that on purpose right? ;^P)
Okay… I said I am no help on the kitchen thing but I actually think it would maybe be better (since it's a corner) to have one oven on top of the other.
As for the flooring, economically I say go for keeping the current flooring in the rooms. But aesthetically (and I'd be lying if I said that I didn't really want aesthetics to win out over budget all of the time in everything) I think it would look better if the floor was the same throughout. (You can hit me with your purse now. I'm just sure there is a horse shoe in it somewhere.)
Oh, and I hate tent camping. I don't mind truly fresh air (which we have plenty of here in Canada) but I hate bugs, hate the threat of wild beasts eating us or our food, hate sweating and hate sleeping on anything other than my mattress. Oh and I hate pit toilets and feeling dirty. (Not that you'd have that problem at the lodge.)
Grandma J On Saturday, July 26 at 10:08 am
A skylight on the "rock" side of the kitchen. It will make the pictures from your cooking lessons burst onto our monitors!
I miss Nell and Bob!
BOSSY On Saturday, July 26 at 10:09 am
The Kitchen dilemma: Keep clipping favorite elements out of magazines. And watch the Food Network (Bossy personally likes Ina Garten's light-filled simple kitchen the best.)
The floors: You sure it isn't cheaper to scratch the old? In Bossy's construction experience, you think you're going to save money by keeping an existing element, but the time and energy required to revitalize it comes very close to the money to replace, because Time = Money.
Angi On Saturday, July 26 at 10:11 am
I really like the stain on the far left, it lets all the natural beauty of the wood show through.
Been praying for Nell to return to you soon.
Sheri in CA On Saturday, July 26 at 10:13 am
I am not good at making those kind of decisions, but I will come live there anyway. Missing Nell with you
Sandy On Saturday, July 26 at 10:13 am
I love the stain color second from the right. You can still see the natural wood and all. And, all I can think of is how awesome that kitchen would be to cook in!
Mishelle On Saturday, July 26 at 10:14 am
My favorite stain is 2nd from the left. It is all going to come together. I was just complaining about my little bathroom project (AND I'm an interior designer!!) and yours puts it into perspective. It just always takes longer to feel the progress.
A Novel Woman On Saturday, July 26 at 10:17 am
I'm equally perplexed, and definitely design-challenged, particularly when it comes to kitchens.
I'm just going to sit back and watch.
Paula On Saturday, July 26 at 10:18 am
ok, for my opinions:
1. Go with the medium tone on the stain. looks good in both sun & shade.
2. Go with the same flooring in the whole lodge. then you don't have to worry about differences in cleaning, aging, etc.
3. Personally, I'd put the fridges side by side on one end, and the range on the other, leaving a large workspace inbetween. but that's just me.
4. Ovens side by side. with a nice big counter on top to set stuff to cool once you've taken it out.
Paula On Saturday, July 26 at 10:20 am
I am so with ya sister! I am going to be redoing my kitchen in the year 2010 (have to finish my blasted student loan and car payments first, teacher's pay can only go so far!) and I change my mind about things every time I watch "Spice Up My Kitchen" or any other design show on HGTV. Thank goodness I am single, I would make a husband nuts, no wait… I did that already! haha
I like the honey colored stain, third from the left in the first picture, or the second tallest board, cause they were moved around in the shade picturre.
Asthmagirl On Saturday, July 26 at 10:20 am
The middle one in the first picture. I think it's the second one in the second picture. Put the fridge's side by side. Stack the ovens. Keep the original flooring in the bedrooms… it doesn't have to match the rest of the house.
melissa On Saturday, July 26 at 10:22 am
I think I would go with a stain that matched the natural wood color liked you suggested. It's hard to tell in the pictures but I think I would go with the 2nd or 3rd choice!
amy On Saturday, July 26 at 10:24 am
I like the lightest stain color. I like the natural wood color too. I think it should be different than the siding color, though so it doesn't get boring. Like I said, the lightest one is my fav. As for everything else, don't ask me!
sjauna On Saturday, July 26 at 10:24 am
I like the next to the darkest stain on the wood. Or the medium one, but I like the darker one better. I think you should keep the refrigerators together. I could see myself not remembering which fridge I put something in, and having to go back and forth looking for it. Unless they were organized, like meat and cooking stuff in one fridge and produce, milk, condiments, etc in another. No, I still think I like it together. I like the ovens stacked. It seems more efficient for the space around it. Have you ever heard of a working triangle in a kitchen? I think it saw it on HGTV. They said that the fridge, the oven/stove and the sink should be in sort of a triangle for efficient workspace and flow. Maybe your space is too big? I don't know. I've never designed a kitchen. But I'm having fun learning from you!
Terri B in Oregon On Saturday, July 26 at 10:28 am
First picture second from the right, looks natural. Stack the ovens. Are they the kind of refrigerators that will look good side by side? If so, put them side by side. Don't suspend any appliances by cables, if I come to visit, I will surely kill myself and ruin the kitchen. Send me a plane ticket, and I am all yours! I can make the hard decisions!!
Lisette On Saturday, July 26 at 10:28 am
Hey Ree, I think second from right is the best stain in the pic.Wow! The lodge is just coming together. Looks great. Also would be better doing the bedroom floors now.
Sandra On Saturday, July 26 at 10:29 am
I love to help decorate. Thanks for asking!
stain: #2 or #4 (in the FIRST photo)
fridges: together. you don't need to be running back and forth between them looking for the butter. Unless you kept butter in both. but still. (speaking from experience here…our fridges are separate at our summer place and its so annoying)
floors: keep the OLD floors in the bedrooms. Nostalgia! Besides, those are perfectly nice floors. Spend the $9/sf that you save on building a Starbucks in the hay meadow.
Cindy Hemminger On Saturday, July 26 at 10:32 am
Favorite stain: second from the left in the first picture. I like the side-by-side opposite hinged doors refrigerator suggestion posted earlier. As for the ovens – would you be baking two totally different things in each, or would you be baking a lot of the same thing in both? If the latter, then definitely stacked. You want to be able to stand in one spot and check on both.
Amy in NJ On Saturday, July 26 at 10:32 am
Siding stains: 2nd and 3rd from right in picture 1. They look nice in the shade too.
As far as the floors in the bedrooms, fill them in, don't re-do it. You're going to have beds in there and probably an area rug and maybe desks which will cover the floor anyway, so don't bother with the really expensive flooring. People spend the most time in those rooms, yes, but most of the time their eyes are closed so they're not even seeing the expensive floors.
I'd love to come and stay with you, but my husband might object. My kids, too. Oh, well.
Nell On Saturday, July 26 at 10:33 am
The lodge is turning out great. I love the rock wall in the kitchen.
Stain color 2nd from the left. Fridges, side by side. Floor all the same. I'm great with snap decisions for other people but can't make up my mind when it is my own. I'm always afraid the decision will turn and bite me in the butt!
Amy On Saturday, July 26 at 10:34 am
My vote is for the second from the right stain color too.
Also, an idea for the dual fridges/freezers is to place them side by side and have the doors opening in the middle to give the appearance of a one-piece, double appliance. It looks pretty nice with stainless steel appliances.
Judy On Saturday, July 26 at 10:35 am
Stain color, second from right in first pic. Change the bedroom floors to match, you will kick yourself forever, live with it a few years, then have to move everything out and replace it and wish you had done it when you first thought you should. Fridges beside each other, you will be going back and forth trying to remember what is in each one, will save you many steps. When you get to lighting, lots of under cabinet lights. When we remodeled, we used lots of recessed ceiling lights, and under cabinet lights. I use the undercabinet lights more because the recessed lights get pretty warm shining directly on you. Just my 2 cents worth. Judy
mohawkins On Saturday, July 26 at 10:35 am
I love what you're doing. How are you going to keep from moving there permanately? The View is to die for. I could spend the rest of my life there if I wasn't already in love with my farm.
I like the stained board that was second from the left. I'd put the ice boxes side by side. The ovens I would put one above the other.
Ginger Connelly On Saturday, July 26 at 10:36 am
I completely understand the "seems like all construction has come to a standstill." We are building a new house ourselves (yes, really ourselves) and so far we have been going at it for 20 months. Yes, really. All we need to do now is finish the sewer line and pour the concrete driveway. If it will ever stop raining. I think we should move our new construction to Arizona. I hear it has stopped raining there.
Ginger Connelly On Saturday, July 26 at 10:37 am
Oh – and I forgot to say that I like the stain that is second from the right (in the first picture of all the boards). I like that one because the stain seems to enhance the little knots and variations in the grain of the wood. Makes them stand out a little more. And I like that. :^)
Joyce On Saturday, July 26 at 10:38 am
I like stains numbers 2 and 4 (left to right). Also….bite the bullet and do all the floors the same. Easy for me to spend your money! But….I know you will be happy later that you did it that way. I don't have any suggestions for appliance placement….other than get one huge refrig….one of those commercial/restaurant ones….instead of two 'regular' ones.
bri On Saturday, July 26 at 10:38 am
Deb-IL On Saturday, July 26 at 10:40 am
Stain – second from right in 1st and 2nd picture – far right in 3rd picture.
But I'm confused and I hope you address this in a post, soon. Are YOU (Mr & Ms Ree and Punks) moving into the lodge? I had the impression this was to be guest quarters (and pretty darn nice guest quarters!) but the kitchen plans sound like they revolve around your cooking needs, not those of a guest. Unless the set up is that you move in there when you have guests and do whirlwind cooking for them. I could be a guest. I'd be a really good guest. Promise
Melissa On Saturday, July 26 at 10:40 am
I liked the middle board from your first picture (3rd from the left) – it shows the grain beautifully and will fade well in the hot summer sun. It shouldn't be too dark in the shady spots either. As for the flooring – I'd say make it the same if you want the house to feel expansive and free flowing. Having different flooring in the bedrooms will make it feel more sectioned off, even though it's in another room. That area of the house will end up feeling more chopped up. Perhaps you could refinish (re-stain) the floors in the bedrooms to match the rest of the house's flooring to get the cohesive look without the bigger price tag. The kitchen – personally, I'd put the fridges on either side of the stove. If you always put the same items in them (ex – condiments in the left one, dairy in the right one) it makes it easier when cooking alone or in groups. Also, you can keep the stuff the kids will want (drinks, etc) in the left fridge so they're not crossing over the cooking area to get to the other fridge. Use the left one for frequent users and left overs and the right one for serious cooking. Plus, when you've got more than one cook you're not bumping into each other so much when getting ingredients. It'll be more restful for the eye and brain if things are symmetrical. For the ovens, I prefer side by side only beause it's easier on the shoulders and back – I don't like having to lift heavy pans up into a top oven. I'm always afraid I'll dump the hot food on myself. Of course, at barely 5′ 3″ that's a vaild fear The top ovens never seem to get used as much or as efficiently as the lower ovens either. If you put them around chest height or slightly lower, it would be high enough for the adults but too high for the little kids to mess with without supervision. Side by side also allows more than one cook to be in the space at once if need be. If you plan on doing cooking lessons it could make a difference. Hope this helps. Good luck making your decisions!
mohawkins On Saturday, July 26 at 10:41 am
I forgot. Definitely change the bedroom floors. You will be sorry later. I am. I did not change all of mine when we refinished our floors. I AM SO SORRY now. Now sometime in our future, I have them to redo.
Cindy Z On Saturday, July 26 at 10:41 am
I like the middle stain color and I think you should go ahead and make all the floors the same As for the kitchen…. I have one so small we don't have a counter top!! So I am unable to digest the amount of space in your kitchen!! I would make a mess of it so I will stay away form the kitchen decisions for now Once I see a little more added to the kitchen I will get a better idea of how it will come together. Good luck.
Sorry you are still without Neil
Cindy Z On Saturday, July 26 at 10:42 am
Too many smilely faces?
Lauren On Saturday, July 26 at 10:43 am
I'm overwhelmed just reading about this. Good luck!
chronicler On Saturday, July 26 at 10:43 am
My favorite siding is the second from the right. Yep! that's the one.
As far as the kitchen is concerned,
1. Refrigerators should be side by side, cover them with paneling to match the cabinets if you want. The reason for side by side is because no matter how methodical you are, there will always be something in that other fridge that you need to cross to the other side for. Silly nut when you're in a hurry, having hungry cownoys to feed and all, every step is important.
2. The ovens. I would put them at counter height side by side too. Use the space beneath them for storing the pots and pans and metal stuff. The reason? Well, I just don't like bending over to check on stuff and lifting hot heavy pans out of the oven on the floor has always seemed silly. Especially when you've got budding chef's waiting in the wings to learn to cook and use good equipment.
monica On Saturday, July 26 at 10:44 am
i think the two fridge's can work side by side , check out this link
also For what its worth the floor in the bedrooms doesn't need to match the floors in the rest of the place, heck you wont be looking at both floors side by side much anyway, once someones in the bedrooms its likely they will shut the door.
as for the stair i kinda love the fourth from the left on the first pick, but that's just me.
i'm ready to pack up and help, heeee…
SL On Saturday, July 26 at 10:45 am
I really feel for you having to make all those decisions. There are so many cool and great ways to go that is is really hard. I'm speaking from experience here, -we built a house (without really knowing what the heck we were doing) 15 years ago, and i still have nightmares about making all those decisions. something i learned along the way is, being indecisive is far worse than making a bad decision. And after 15 years, i still love the house we built. I'm actually shocked that i made so many GOOD decisions. And yes, there are a couple of things that i wish i'd done differently, but i'm happy with the most everything we did. I guess the best advice i can give, is :"do your homework!" If you're informed, you'll have more to choose from sure, but it's easier to weed out the things you definitely don't want also. Just make sure that everything you do has a lasting quality to it, and i think everything will be just fine. : )
bri On Saturday, July 26 at 10:47 am
Stupid enter key. Sorry about the blank post earlier. As for the stain color, I like the second one from the left, especially because you said you liked the natural look and that you were concerned about the darkness on the shady side of the house. For the kitchen, I'd go for symmetry on the refrigerators. Of course, if you're like me, you'd have a hard time keeping track of what's in each refrigerator and would have to go back and forth between the two a lot, so maybe side by side would be more efficient. Plus you could make the doors swing in opposite directions and have a gigantic french door refrigerator! Ok, I changed my mind. Side by side. For the ovens, definitely stack them and save your space. If you were talking about a range/oven combo, I love the idea of having two side by side, but with just ovens it's no contest. Oh, and about the floors: even though you stand to spend a lot of money doing it all, the continuity will be well worth it. But it's easy for me to spend your money, and I'd be incredibly hard pressed to make any of these decisions for myself. Don't ask me how long I've been trying to choose a paint color for my guest bedroom….. Just don't ask.
Kath On Saturday, July 26 at 10:48 am
We like the second and third from the left for the stain choices.
It looks great! I love remodeling.Just glad the mess is not at my house!!
LL926 On Saturday, July 26 at 10:48 am
Um, install one of those mack daddy professional ranges with a bad ass oven and then install a stacked double oven. As for the fridges, get one of those mack daddy professional fridges and then get a regular fridge for the pantry. Am I setting a bad example? Go look on food network's website and see if you can find pictures of some of the hosts who shoot from home. I think Paula Deen does. And install a deep fryer.
MeganSloan On Saturday, July 26 at 10:48 am
I like the two shorter pieces of stained wood. I can't decide which one I like, especially since I can't tell the difference once you put them near the house in the shade. I also think that the floors don't need to match. This is (major) remodel but not a brand new house. So keeping part of the original house would be nice. And as some other comments said, you're really not going to stand there and compare the two side by side. Sure, you'll see it, but once you have everything furnished and completed, it won't be anything to worry about. And for the kitchen, I'd do stacked stoves. It leaves more room for the cabinets on the bottom and look really nice too. Maybe some day, I'll have two ovens. …. I can dream, right?
And I'm ready to pack and help too! I'd just have to tell my hubby. hehe
Tanis On Saturday, July 26 at 10:50 am
I would go with the first colour for the stain.
I would love to come and live on the ranch and help you with the kitchen, I will bring my basset hound Micawber and the boys could play and hunt turtles together.
I would stack the ovens in the corner and put the fridges beside each other.
Sandra in Phx On Saturday, July 26 at 10:51 am
I like the middle stain color followed by the second one from the left.
I would keep all the floors the same, but I have this thing about everything matching…
Now the kitchen, I would definitely move in to help you with the decisions (way back in the day, I used to be a barista! LOL). It is always my dream to remodel my kitchen, unfortunately, it ain't gonna happen in this house.
Anyway, enough about MY lame kitchen, let's talk about your empty kitchen. I think you should keep the fridges together. You don't want to be running back and forth trying to figure out which fridge you put what in. You can get them to made to open like French doors~that would be oh so lovely. The fronts could look the same as the cabinets and they would just blend in.
The oven should be stacked for sure:)
Robin~ the PENSIEVE one On Saturday, July 26 at 10:51 am
A BRILLIANT suggestion for making decisions:
— Buy a dartboard
— Write in the choices in the little spaces
— Fire away.
It's kind of like choosing lots in the Bible, and I think the Lodge Project qualifies for "Biblical proportion".
(In other words, my brain would literally short circuit if I had to make the choices you are–complete with SMOKE OUT THE EARS!).
Every time you write "I miss Nell", my heart winces for you. I'm sorry she's not home yet.
Texas Rhea On Saturday, July 26 at 10:53 am
You do need Starbucks if you're having kitchen hallucinations. yikes!
Poor Perplexed on the Prairie.
I'm off to my Starbucks RIGHT NOW.
I'm still holding out hope Nell shows up soon.
Jude On Saturday, July 26 at 10:55 am
Nothing original here, but just wanted to add my "vote" for the idea of putting the fridges side by side. And the ovens too. It seems reaching into stacked ovens might be more difficult – the top one might be high for shorter folks, and the lower one would require bending.
Dawna On Saturday, July 26 at 10:56 am
One the siding stain: the one in the middle (looks like a medium oak color) looks the best in sun & shade and should "weather" well. An idea on the kitchen ovens: you're tall~put them side by side rather than stacked; easier to keep an eye on both when doing lots of cooking! (I'm tall myself so I speak from unfortunate experiences!) Put the fridges side by side and have a symetrical kitchen so it doesn't detract from your creativity in cooking! (Plus there's nothing more frustrating than going to the fridge for something and it's in the other one on the OTHER side of the room~~keep them together and save yourself the hassle Remember the kitchen triangle design (for efficency) Your fridge, sink & oven/cooktop areas should form a triangle.
Shawna On Saturday, July 26 at 10:57 am
It's going to be gorgeous. The Lodge posts are my favorite!
I like the 2nd and 4th stains the best.
As for ovens, stack them! Save as much space as possible.
Renee On Saturday, July 26 at 10:59 am
Stain color, top picture second from the left, which looks like it corresponds to the far right on the bottom picture. That stain looks the best in sun and shade.
When we built our home we put different flooring in all parts of the house. My bedrooms are each a different wood (but collectively the same) and the main living areas are the same where we have wood. Did the same in my three bathrooms, all different travertine, but within the same color family. Gave me some variation and everyone comments on the end result as being very professional.
Did the same with paint colors. Stayed in the same family but went up or down the color swatch lighter or darker for different rooms and kept the main living area uniform. I think the trick is staying in the same color family if you are using earthtones, which it appears you are.
Put your fridges on either side, will probably help in keeping their mechanics cooler than they would be side-by-side.
Enika On Saturday, July 26 at 11:00 am
I like the stain that is the 4th one standing up (not the pick next to the house). It's dark, but looks rustic to me. And about the floor, you should just change it all out now and be done with it. If you wait, you'll regret it. And about the kitchen. The fridge needs to be close (within arms reach) to the stove. My kitchen is small enough that it works out perfect (my house was built in the 20s), but when I go to other peoples houses to cook (because I'm the family chef), I hate having to travel from the stove to the fridge if I forget an ingredient. I also have a spice shelve on the opposite side of the stove and have since changed it so that I can open my cabinet and reach for my spices while I'm cooking. I'm not about aesthetics but about practicality and simplicity.
Kathy M On Saturday, July 26 at 11:00 am
Spectacular! Love every square inch of it! As for stain color I like the 2nd & 3rd from the left (not too light – not too dark).
It would probably be just fine to do the inexpensive flooring but somehow having it all be the same is mighty appealing. Good luck on those decisions – I have trouble deciding which cereal to buy.
Steph On Saturday, July 26 at 11:00 am
In the second stain photo, I like the stain on the far left – the last one.
I think you should bite the bullet and do your bedroom too in the same wood – you'll kick yourself if it doesn't look as good as the rest of the Lodge.
I agree – stack the ovens.
And now I'm off to make an egg in a hole.
dawn h On Saturday, July 26 at 11:01 am
If you go with a lighter stain it will show less fading over the years. I think the refrigerators side by side would be cool. Have the one on the left open from the left and the one on the right open from the right……..like big double doors and you could have the facade of the doors made to look like the cabinets in the kitchen. Ovens in the wall one on top of the other would be the best use of space…….for more cabinets! I also think if you make the island and one or two of the cabinets a little different and stained a pretty color it would look soooooooo cool. I wish I was remodeling or building a new home!! The floor in the bedrooms can be different than the rest of the house…..with a few throw rugs it will look great. Spend your money on the kitchen!! Good luck…..it looks great so far.
Renee On Saturday, July 26 at 11:02 am
Oops sorry, was stain second from left in first and second pictures and end stain color in last picture. Think those are the same, no? Those were my favorites!
Brat On Saturday, July 26 at 11:04 am
Just chiming in to say, "Hellifino. I'm crappy at this sort of thing."
Rhonda in Oklahoma On Saturday, July 26 at 11:08 am
Sorry, my brain is incapable of choosing stain colors right now!
But, it's good to see all the progress.
Still sorry about Nell, you have my sympathy.
Things to consider in the kitchen:
Fridges together, or at least near each other.
Not having to walk long distances between fridge, stove and sink.
Plenty of work space/counter space. I love "islands!"
Plenty of oven and cooking space, INCLUDING A GRIDDLE.
"Starbucks Coffee Centre" of some kind, including a space for the baked goods. ("Help-yourself" style.)
Kim from Florida On Saturday, July 26 at 11:08 am
I have two ovens and I stacked them. I'm tall and so is my husband so we made our cabinets a little higher than the norm so the oven being stacked is just right. I love it.
I can't wait to see the finished lodge. I know you are overwhelmed at the moment but it will be all worth it in the end. Hang in there!!
gitz On Saturday, July 26 at 11:08 am
Ok, I think the stain that is second from the left in the SECOND picture where you show us the selections in the shade. You put them in different order in the two pictures. I think in the first photo it is actually the third from the left.
Did that make sense?
And yes, since you offered, I would be more than happy to come live at your ranch, help you made decisions, sit and gaze at that amazing view that seems like God himself came down from heaven to design and create (after much Starbucks and decision-making conundrums, of course) and, if you twist my arm, I'll live in the lodge and marry a cowboy.
But only because you asked.
And I want you to know that I miss Nell for you. And I wish I could make it better. I think you may need a new puppy to have in the house and love on for awhile to help heal the ache a little. I can't imagine the day when I am without my dog, otherwise known as my sanity and life-line, but I think I would need another one to hold while I went through the grief. Just a thought.
Hope you have a Saturday filled with blessings (and decisions)…


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Question Details:I am recently divorced. We separated and I moved out of state and then filed for divorce. I wanted to know if I can get any kind of financial relief because the ex forged my signature on several car loans and credit card apps without my knowledge or consent? She then did not pay these debts and so they fell on me. My credit has always been immaculate. I had to file bankruptcy as a result of these fraudulant loans. She also stole $14,000 from my bank account that she had no access to. She created an online account to this bank in my name and withdrew this money. The sheriff's department said that I can't press forgery charges because she was my spouse. I want to know if I can sue her for the large amounts of money she fraudulant took from me by the forgeries and withdrawing money from a bank account that she did not have access to. There are other isses that she caused; the abve are just examples.
From what you have written with respect to your former spouse, you would have a factual and legal basis for bringing a legal action against her for forging your signature on the loans that you have written about and the monies that she took out where you are seemingly responsible under the loans.
I suggest that you consult with a real estate attorney that does business litigation concerning the matter you have written about if you wish to pursue it further.
You might also want to consult with law enforcement about the forgery as well as to your signatures.

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With summer in full swing, the visibility of bike commuters has increased dramatically as many take advantage of ideal cycling conditions. The question remains: why are so many people still reluctant to bike to work? I took to brainstorming a few answers to this question, in the hopes of directly addressing the very real and widespread concerns that people have about bike commuting.
Problem: I work too far from home to bike
Solution: Take a simple multi-modal approach. If you live near any kind of transit hub such as a commuter train station, subway station, LRT or even a simple bus stop, make use of it. Bike to a station and take transit the rest of the way. Bike halfway, walk halfway. Find a safe place to lock your bike near a bus stop or major route. There are endless combinations here, the trick is to find a method that works for you and takes advantage of existing transit infrastructure in your neighbourhood and city. I personally prefer to bike five minutes to a bus stop on a major road and take transit the rest of the way to get downtown. Find what you like.
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Problem: Bike infrastructure is not well-developed or supported in my neighbourhood
Solution: Realistically, there are no short-term or quick-fix answers to this. Having said that, change happens when there is a catalyst involved, so why not be that catalyst? Email/tweet your local council with specific issues that you have pertaining to bike lanes or bike sharing options. Be informed and aware of public meetings and attend them. Voice your opinion and be consistent. Pressure and demand will eventually force some kind of change, even if it appears to be small at first.
Problem: I don't already have a bike I can use/it's too expensive
Solution: With the continual rise of bike culture, it has become very easy to buy a decently priced bike these days, whether it's from your local bike shop or online. Expensive is a relative term when compared to gas prices, so when you're considering how much cash to shell out for a bike, just keep that in mind.
What are some other barriers? Feel free to comment and discuss issues not mentioned here.


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Dozens of area residents, local officials and members of Elk County CARES [Citizens Advocating Responsible Environmental Stewardship] flooded the new township building located at 1537 Montmorenci Rd. during Tuesday's regular Ridgway Township Board of Supervisors meeting to express their concern over a Marcellus Shale gas extraction site located near the Ridgway Reservoir.
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Last year the Crystal Fire Department responded to 321 incidents, an increase of 45 incidents from 2011. Fire Chief Bill Kraus presented the report recently to City Council.
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Heavily fortified and perched safely upon a hilltop, the history of the Château de Benauge is defined by the ancient bitter rivalry between the French and the English, beginning with its near constant besiegement during the tumultuous 13th century. Though originally erected by a French duke, the château was seized by English King Henry III Plantagenet in 1253. The King soon presented the château to Jean III de Grailly, perpetrator of the English capture of the honorable French King Jean le Bon at the Battle of Poitiers, not far from the Aquitaine region of the chateau itself. The royal lineage continued when the Duke of Epernon, a close companion of King Henry III, and his wife Marguerite de Foix Candale gained ownership in 1587 before abandoning it to ruin for centuries. The havoc of the French Revolution brought about further deterioration of this medieval château. The Journu family has worked for over a hundred years to restore it to its original stature.
The FHS grant will assist with the restoration of the chapel and roof from the 17th-and 18th-century section of the building.
Having once hosted Henri de Navarre (later renowned King Henry IV) in the round Renaissance-style tower that was subsequently named in his honor, the Château de Bessay has for centuries been linked with the noble Bessay family, notable lords, captains and close confidents to many Kings of France. The château was also the birthplace to Cardinal de la Fare, who would later preside over the coronation of King Charles X in 1825. Although it would fall into neglect by the 19th century, the château was rescued by the Richou family in 1987, beginning its road to restoration.
The FHS grant will help restore the northern façade of the château.
Originally part of the Château d'Essay, the Chapel of the Dukes of Alençon is rumoured to have hosted esteemed guests including King Saint Louis and Joan of Arc, the latter a close companion of Duke Jean II d'Alençon, one of the original owners. Closely guarded by its proprietors through the ravages of both the Hundred Years War and the War of Religion, it is no small feat that the chapel still stands proudly today with three of its original façades, each impressively dating back to 1166. Though Queen Marie de Medici dismantled the Normandy château in 1616, transforming the beatific structure into a barn, it was thankfully rescued by Madame de Corcelle in 1895, who began its triumphant restoration. As a demonstration of the Valois-Alençon family's royal privilege, the chapel was constructed in the two-story model of the iconic Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. However, today the floor that once divided the literal "upper echelon" reserved for the lords from the servants who attended services below them has been removed to enhance the dramatic acoustics of the chapel.
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Stuxnet: A violation of US computer security law
By Wayne Madsen
If a January 15 report in The New York Times, which has a dubious past in reporting on computer security and hacking issues, is true — that the United States Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy — via the Idaho National Laboratory — Siemens (which has a long-standing intelligence relationship with the National Security Agency), the CIA, Britain's intelligence services, Germany, and Israel's Mossad cooperated to develop the Stuxnet computer worm to disable Iranian nuclear program centrifuges, the U.S. government violated a number of federal computer security laws that prohibit the development of malicious computer programs that damage ″federal interest″ computers. The Stuxnet worm, which, according to the Times, was tested at Israel's Dimona nuclear weapons development facility in the Negev, not only infected Iranian nuclear program computers but spread to computers in other countries, including the United States. Stuxnet code was discovered through computer forensics to contain key words from the Jewish Old Testament Book of Esther, further establishing Israeli fingerprints on the malicious code. The malicious code's file name, Myrtus, is the Hebrew word for Esther. According to myth, Esther saved the Jews from a Persian plot to exterminate them.
The New York Times article by William Broad, John Markoff, and David Sanger, three reporters who have their own questionable ties to Israeli interests, states that when Stuxnet first appeared around the world in June last year, it did little harm and did not slow computer networks. However, this is merely an attempt to let the U.S. and Israeli governments off the hook by falsely claiming that the only damage done by Stuxnet was to the centrifuge systems used by Iran to enrich uranium. Although Stuxnet likely did disable Iran's centrifuges, causing a set-back to its nuclear program, the Stuxnet worm, contrary to The New York Times report, resulted in computer down time and disruption far beyond Iran. The disruption by a digital version of a U.S. and Israeli military first strike makes the United States government and Israel civilly liable for the damage and disruption caused by Stuxnet.
The involvement of the Homeland Security Department, which includes the U.S. government's National Cyber Security Division that is tasked to protect U.S. ″federal interest″ computer systems from attack, makes the department and Secretary Janet Napolitano criminally culpable in permitting the Development and launch of malicious software that affected U.S. computer systems. If President Obama authorized the Stuxnet deployment through a classified Presidential Finding, he, too, may have committed a crime, an impeachable offense.
As Stuxnet propagated around the world last year, the Homeland Security Department's Industrial Control System-Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) posted a series of alerts and bulletins about the worm. Either ICS-CERT was unaware of its own department's involvement in creating the worm it was warning people about or it was part of a clever disinformation program is unknown, however, some computer security specialists suspected that ICS-CERT was putting out stale information on Stuxnet. On October 3, 2010, the Christian Science Monitor reported that Dale Peterson, the CEO of Digital Bond, a SCADA control systems security company, stated on his blog on September 20, ″It [ICS-CERT's warning alerts] seems to me to have been a delayed clipping service.″
The possible involvement of computer security officials, like Sean McGurk, the DHS's director of the Control System Security Program, in covering up the true origin of Stuxnet, cannot be overlooked. As a founding board member of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), this editor warned against the infiltration of NSA and other intelligence operatives into the computer security profession. The warnings were backed by colleagues from other nations, including Finland and Australia. Placing intelligence operatives inside computer security management positions can always result in the use of computers for sabotage and intelligence. Stuxnet may be the culmination of such infiltration of the computer security profession. In 2000, this editor resigned from the ISC2 board over the acquiescence of the board and consortium to dictates from NSA and other problematic U.S. government agencies. This editor and a minority of board members also disagreed with offering professional certifications to employees of foreign intelligence agencies in countries with abominable human rights and civil liberties records.
Stuxnet was specifically designed to attack supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) computer systems. These systems control everything from electrical power grids and chemical processing plants to the computers that operate traffic light and rail systems. Stuxnet disabled SCADA systems not only in Iran but also in India (where India's satellite program may have been severely impacted), Pakistan, Indonesia, Germany, Canada, China, Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, Finland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Brazil, Australia, Brunei, Netherlands, Taiwan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Belarus, Denmark, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, and the United States. Stuxnet was found on 63 computers in Japan. New Zealand, Japan, and Hong Kong issued alerts about Stuxnet's impact on their SCADA systems. Britain's integrated national rail transport network was reported to be particularly vulnerable to Stuxnet. Turkey reacted to Stuxnet by mandating a ″National Virtual Environment Security Policy.″
By the end of September of last year, over 100,000 computers worldwide had been infected by Stuxnet. So much for The New York Times' specious report that the worm did little damage. Industrial control system security specialists from the chemical, oil, and gas industries expressed concern that the U.S. government was less-than-forthcoming about the effects of Stuxnet on their industries. The computer security firm Symantec appears to have been laundering information to private industry from the government.
China, which feared Stuxnet could infect its SCADA systems, issued a national security report about the worm, especially its impact on oil drilling systems. WMR has learned from its Beijing sources that China is growing tired of Israelis, in general, and international banks like Goldman Sachs having strong ties to Israel, in particular, over what it sees as an attempt by Israel and certain international banks to undermine China's new strong industrial and financial position in the world. Representatives of the People's Bank of China, China's central bank, are wary of their contacts with Israelis and bankers and WMR has learned that Japanese central bankers shared the concerns of their Chinese counterparts when it comes to Israel and firms like Goldman Sachs. Chinese authorities were particularly incensed over initial disinformation reports, distributed by the Pentagon-linked media, that China created Stuxnet.
U.S. government involvement in the creation and first strike deployment of a destructive cyber-weapon like Stuxnet and its "bounce back" to "protected" U.S. systems and networks, including SCADA systems, is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C.§ 1030. The CFAA imposes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who disrupts a "protected computer." A protected computer is defines as one:
"exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the United States Government, or, in the case of a computer not exclusively for such use, used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government and the conduct constituting the offense affects that use by or for the financial institution or the Government;" or
"which is used in interstate or foreign commerce or communication."
Criminal activity under the law applies to anyone who ″knowingly transmits a program, code or instruction, and as a result, intentionally causes damage, without authorization, to a protected computer.″ Thus, anyone in the U.S. government or acting as a government contractor, or a foreign national acting on behalf of a foreign government like Israel, who participated in the creation and deployment of the Stuxnet worm could be fined and sentenced to prison. In 2002, New Jersey programmer David L. Smith, the creator of the Melissa worm in 1999, which brought down computer systems across North America in 1999, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and a $5000 fine. The chief federal prosecutor of Smith was Chris Christie, now the governor of New Jersey. Under federal law Smith faced a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine but Christie argued for a lighter sentence because Smith cooperated with prosecutors.
The National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 further codified the CFAA to address new technologies and criminal activity.
On February 29, 2000, the Deputy Attorney General testified before the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on crime about the danger posed by malicious computer programs. He said, ″We are seeing more 'pure' computer crimes, that is, crimes where the computer is used as a weapon to attack other computers, as we saw in the distributed denial of service attacks I just spoke about, and in the spread of malicious code, like viruses. Our vulnerability to this type of crime is astonishingly high – it was only this past December that a defendant admitted, when he plead guilty in federal and state court to creating and releasing the Melissa virus, that he caused over 80 million dollars in damage . . . These crimes not only affect our financial well-being and our privacy; they also threaten our nation's critical infrastructure. Our banking system, the stock market, the electricity and water supply, telecommunications networks, and critical government services, such as emergency and national defense services, all rely on computer networks. For a real-world terrorist to blow up a dam, he would need tons of explosives, a delivery system, and a surreptitious means of evading armed security guards. For a cyber terrorist, the same devastating result could be achieved by hacking into the control network and commanding the computer to open the floodgates.″
That Deputy Attorney General was Eric Holder, now President Obama's Attorney General. Holder has, either through ignorance or involvement, permitted the U.S. and Israeli governments to release a destructive malicious computer program, the very type Holder warned against in 2000.
John P. Wheeler III, the former assistant of the Secretary of the Air Force during the Bush administration, was one of the Pentagon's top experts on cyber-warfare. On December 31, Wheeler's body was found in a Wilmington, Delaware landfill. Wheeler worked for the MITRE Corporation, which has intelligence agency and Pentagon cyber-warfare contracts. Wheeler publicly stated his opposition of locating the new US Cyber Command with NSA at Fort Meade, Maryland. With more information being revealed about the offensive information warfare first strike by the United States and Israel, and the role of NSA in that first strike, the age-old question in Washington, DC still pertains: ″What did Wheeler know and when did he know it?″
"Stuxnet: A violation of US computer security law "
Please address the suspicion that if this is indeed a violation of US security law, could it not be considered an act of war by Israel and the US against Iran (and all the other countries Stuxnet affected)? By the same token, didn't Israel commit an act of war against Turkey and the US in the flotilla massacre? And if so, why is this not being addressed in the UN?
What a load of bs. reminds me of WikiLeaks.
The establishment press is peeing its pants trying to print stories which attribute an act of war to US and Israel through the device of a "compute virus"
Various "experts" are all out assuring us that the (unseen) centrafuge destroying code was "much better" than the (public knowledge) "command control" code which was deemed equivalent to using a "cheap radio control from a toy" to direct the "space shuttle" level attack code.
So there was no virus attack. That much has been established (thank you NYTimes!) Which means the West has a fairly important set of moles in IRI security establishment and their destructive track is being covered up.
This is just a bunch of lies to confuse the Iranian intelligence services.
Nonsense, the act specifically exempts computer intrusions by agencies of the US government. No criminal liability whatsoever under US law. Sorry Wayne.
What we have here, is failure to communicate. The failure stems from the fact that almost every world government passes laws "they" expect their citizens to obey. Meanwhile they who wrote those laws, break them with impunity and apparently with immunity. The citizens who are not stupid watch this go down and decide "if they can do it so can I".
Dukukus made a comment once "a fish rots from the head first". Now his comment makes even more sense now.
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How about All of north america developes a massive computer virus to ass rape the rest of the world… will the UN bitch then?
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Kudos by the truck load for Mr. Madsen & co. I see a need for one bad-ass zookeeper for these aberrations of humanity. I think waiting for formal authority on this matter, as with the other major breaches in national security, will rival the Chinese immortal's quest to catch a fish from an empty bucket in the Gobi Desert. Except the only sound you will hear is the constant mewling emanating from D.C. which changes to loud self-righteous indignation when diturbed quickly followed by a SWAT.
A truckload of kudos for Mr. Madsen @ Co..
A stuffed shirt holding the door closed is not a good thing with these matters. This is the only thing I can think of to say of corporate network news and false news websites concerning these matters. Everything else comes out as muttered obscenities. Our ship of State has been overun by pirates and our Congress has no class and they have no balls.
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So...is my son at risk if I had a reaction? The shot nurse said no...but geez, I'm worried. I'm going to ask our new ped at his one year, but I want some opinions before then. And please keep the "Why are you asking strangers on the internet?" comments to yourselves - I am researching on my own, but I want the opinions of other moms, too.
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