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In all, roughly two-thirds of the region's home buys in the past year have been all-cash deals, Realtor data and property records show.
Michael Gatlin built his three-bedroom home in Flushing, Mich., with his own two hands.
At 3,000 square feet, it had plenty of room for his two young boys. The home sat on nearly an acre of land — or snow, depending on the season — and the kids took advantage of every inch.
Gatlin recalls summer days when his sons had two-a-day football practices and the entire team would come over at midday to swim in the pool while Gatlin grilled hot dogs.
His football players are grown now, living in different corners of the country. With them gone, Gatlin and his wife, Karen, thought about leaving, too.
"I put an awful lot of myself in that home — time, sweat and tears," Gatlin said from the hot tub in his new Punta Gorda condominium.
The Gatlins sold their mortgage-free home in Michigan last year for $250,000, using the proceeds to pay $180,000 cash for a waterfront abode in Punta Gorda Isles. They spend their time on the golf course, the softball diamond and the beach.
These empty nesters are among the roughly 76 million baby boomers — born between 1946 and 1964 — who are either retired or contemplating life beyond work and where they'd like to spend their final years. They are helping to steer Southwest Florida's housing recovery to its healthiest level in six years through sales once put on hold by the Great Recession.
What makes this recovery so different is that many of these buyers are paying cash for their slice of Southwest Florida. This, the result of stock market gains that pushed the Dow to a record last week, home appreciation and inheritance windfalls.
In all, roughly two-thirds of the region's home buys in the past year have been all-cash deals, Realtor data and property records show.
"The financial crisis and the housing crisis destroyed trillions of dollars in wealth, which had a direct impact on baby boomers and their retirement decisions," said Sean Snaith, an economist with the University of Central Florida. "But many are doing better now than they were pre-crisis."
The Gatlins were spurred to action by a shift in their fortunes.
Michael, 62, worked in radio doing voiceovers. His 56-year-old wife was a news anchor at the local ABC affiliate.
Michigan's housing downturn hit Flushing hard. The Gatlins' home lost at least 30 percent of its peak value, handcuffing their ability to relocate. But a local recovery that pushed up prices afforded them the opportunity to spend their retirement years in Southwest Florida.
'We had the means'
David Herald and his wife shared a similar vision.
The retired couple from Anderson, Ind., had been visiting friends in this area for years. During their most recent golf trip, back in November, they decided they couldn't go back without owning a piece of the region's real estate.
They tapped into savings, pension plans and inheritance to pull the trigger on a 1,500-square-foot home in Venice, paying $160,000 cash for the two-bed, two-bath residence.
"We just didn't want to borrow the money unless we absolutely had to," said Herald, a 65-year-old retired banker, whose wife, Caren, is a retired teacher. "We had the means to pay cash, so we did."
The pattern of northern home buyers migrating to Florida began a century ago. By the time the most recent boom peaked, some 1,000 people per day — predominantly the boomers — were moving to Florida.
The recession put a six-year chill on those migration patterns, but now that same demographic is on the move again.
"It's the same scenario of buyers I see every day," said Robert Goldman, a Realtor with Michael Saunders & Co. who also works as a real estate attorney and developer. "They're cashing in on an IRA or a home up north to come down because they feel the time is right to reach into our market."
Northern markets rise
Boomers and other buyers have been able to muster the cash for their new Florida homes, often by selling larger properties in the North to traditional move-up buyers — mostly growing families — that had also been waiting out the recession.
Although lending requirements remain stringent, the finances of many of those Northern households are in better shape than they were three years ago. Mortgage rates, meanwhile, have rarely been more attractive.
"Rents exceed the cost of owning a home, so a lot of these Northern families are going back into the market to buy," said Paul Mason, an economist with the University of North Florida. "Fannie and Freddie are still financing these outrageous loans, so people are taking advantage of that."
Much of the Midwest didn't suffer the same housing pain as states such as Florida, Arizona and California. Recent improvements in the job market nationally have also helped move-up buyers.
The rush of middle-class northerners raised Florida's population by about 235,000 last year. New York State alone lost 59,228 residents to the Sunshine State, while 38,658 Georgians swapped peaches for oranges, census figures show.
Those new residents are buying up real estate at a pace not seen since the crash. Existing-home sales across Southwest Florida rose 19 percent last year, the fourth-highest level on record and behind only the boom years of 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Most agents expect the climb to continue unabated as pending sales, which predict closings within the next 90 days, started off the year at the highest level in nine months. Others worry that the fierce demand, coupled with a shortage of new seller listings, might push prospective buyers elsewhere.
But many analysts believe population influx will ultimately keep the market moving.
"Population growth, primarily from the retiring baby boomer generation, is Florida's ace in the hole," said Jack McCabe, a housing consultant in Deerfield Beach.
Scott Shepard fits the model.
The 51-year-old real estate investor from Kalamazoo, Mich., initially bought a retirement condo for himself and his wife in downtown Sarasota nearly two years ago.
Wanting a little more space, they recently upgraded to a villa in The Meadows — paying $150,000 cash.
With his two children now grown, Shepard plays golf every morning he is in Sarasota, goes to Lido Beach at least twice a week and, as he likes to say, eats way too much food.
"We just decided to slow down a bit, and we always liked Sarasota," Shepard said.
'Tired of waiting'
Demand by cash buyers like the Shepards has also fueled new construction, creating jobs for an industry that dumped 350,000 laborers onto Florida's unemployment rolls during the crisis.
Builders in Sarasota and Manatee started work on 2,478 homes in 2012, a 30 percent increase from the year before. They sold 15 percent more homes, too, according to a report from data tracker Metrostudy.
At Bradenton-based Medallion Home, 80 percent of the builder's $80 million in sales last year were boomer buys.
"These baby boomers are finally able to sell a home up north and come down, and although they're not getting as much as they would have in 2005 or 2006, they're also not paying that much for their home here, either," Beruff said. "It's a trade-off. They're tired of waiting for the Florida lifestyle they want."
Randy Peterson was among those who no longer wanted to wait.
Thanks to a frugal lifestyle and gains on Wall Street, the 56-year-old retired software tester at Dell was able to buy a three-bedroom home in North Port last April for $115,000.
Like many others their age, the Petersons paid cash.
But neither Peterson nor his wife, Karen, are ready to completely sever ties with the North. They plan to keep their home near Minneapolis — where they still live half the year — at least for now.
"You just can't buy anything up there that's comparable for that price," said Peterson, who found Southwest Florida through a real estate auction show on television. "And I would say my timing couldn't have been much better."


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The interest rate on Stafford loans used by low income college students doubled from 3.4 to 6.8 percent due to congressional gridlock. Politicians are scrambling to pander to young voters by rolling back the rate increase.
If politicians really care about the best interests of these young adults, they should encourage students to think twice before going into debt for higher education in the first place rather than making it easier for them to do so at a lower interest rate.
In New Hampshire, nearly three out of every four students has some student loan debt, with the average amount over $30,000. Nationally, around half of students who start college don't finish, and half of those who do finish end up working jobs that don't require a college degree.
For more students than high school guidance counselors and college admissions officers will ever admit, college is an expensive waste of money and time. Add debt to the picture and millions of dropouts and graduates alike would be better off if they'd never filled out a college application form.
Consider two high school friends who graduate in the middle of their class and aren't exactly sure what they want to do in life. Both can go to college, because there's a business posing as an institution of higher learning willing to sell a degree to any student whose tuition check will clear. Federal student loan programs keep such diploma mills from going bankrupt.
The first enters the work force and spends the next years gaining experience, earning money, and advancing a few steps up the ladder to successively better jobs.
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While he's been spinning his wheels in school, not earning money and accumulating $16,000 in debt, she's been able to pay all her bills and save up some money. She can envision putting a down payment on a condo in a few years.
Which one is further ahead in life, the student with some college and student loan debt, or the student with no college and no debt?
The Stafford loan program makes it easy to go straight from high school to college without thinking about whether higher education is necessary to get you where you want to go.
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In the wake of concerns over a planned pistachio orchard in southern Inyokern, one resident is raising the alarm over potential hazard to Inyokern Airport, pilots and residents alike.
By Jack Barnwell
INYOKERN – In the wake of concerns over a planned pistachio orchard in southern Inyokern, one resident is raising the alarm over potential hazard to Inyokern Airport, pilots and Inyokern residents alike.
Steve Pennix, a wildlife biologist, was brought to the attention of the 80-acre planned pistachio orchard in February when he noticed activity going on near his Inyokern home on Ridgecrest Boulevard.
Pennix brought the issue to the Indian Wells Valley Airport District Board of Directors during its February board meeting, citing the county's failure to trigger a public hearing as required under the California Environmental Quality Act, the state's version of the National Environmental Protection Act.
The planned pistachio orchard sits 8,000 feet (or 1.3 nautical miles) from IYK's Runway 33, one of the airport's three runways.
Pennix contends the orchard would draw flocks of ravens, crows and similar birds. Those birds could prove a potential bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH) to local pilots and planes flying in and out of that particular approach.
Subsequently any potential crashes that could occur in the flight zone could prove a threat to the local school, a flare factory and a propane refueling station.
Drawing on his own research and background as a wildlife biologist and knowledge of BASH plans, Pennix pointed out many BASH encounters over 22 years occurred below 3,000 feet above ground level.
Many planes flying in on a final approach would be at 400 feet above ground level, according to a Feb. 14 engineering memo prepared by John Smith of Tartaglia Engineering.
However, the memo also cites FAA statistics that of all the bird strikes, ravens present only four-tenths (0.4) percent of all bird strikes reported in the last 22 years.
It also cites more than 41 percent of bird strikes occur at ground level.
"At the proposes location, planes on final approach to Runway 33 are at 400 feet, above the elevation for typical birds working an orchard." the memo states. "This operation could be occurring 4,000 feet closer to the airport."
A difference of zoning opinion
The pistachio orchard sits within a large expanse of land designated as a B2 zone, as pertaining to Kern County's Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
Normally accepted uses include single-family homes per 2.5 acre lot on an existed lot, two-story offices and any agricultural uses – except those attracting bird flocks.
The proposed pistachio orchard also falls within the A-1 zoning, or limited agricultural, in the county's general plan. Under the general plan, private land owners can utilize plots for agricultural uses, including pistachio orchards.
"What I believe should happen is they should do an initial study on this," Pennix said during a Feb. 22 interview. "The initial study would then determine an analysis if they need an (Environmental Impact Report) separate just for this action, because the issue here is public safety."
He said airports in Kern County, particularly IYK, are required to implement the ALUCP, especially if they are able to receive federal grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Pennix said that he has contacted several people by email, including Kern County 1st District Supervisor Mick Gleason's office. He said he had received either no or mixed responses he considered alarming.
One sticking point he had with the ALUCP and Kern County general plan is the alleged failure to adhere to a discretionary permit.
"The problem is just triggering a discretionary permit process that it isn't triggered if the county is only looking at the land zoning use for agricultural and they don't realize there are restrictions for ag use," Pennix said.
He said it was obvious under the county's online geographical information system.
Pennix contends that the county and the airport district dropped the ball on the matter, especially given the fluidity of CEQA and NEPA procedures.
He said CEQA "was more an art than a science" and is based in part on opinion, and that the county should own up to its mistake.
The Tartaglia engineering memo highlights that the county has crossed its Ts and dotted its Is in regard to zoning the area appropriately.
"The fact that a pistachio orchard is being developed on agricultural zoned property in the B2 are adjacent to the airport without County or District approval is not surprising," the memo states.
Lorelei Oviatt, the county's director of planning and community development department, said Wednesday that the land was zoned appropriately and the airport utilized the ALUCP.
She pointed out that the airport land use compatibility plan's purpose "was to allow airport districts to work with county planning."
Oviatt further pointed out that the county could not compel IYK to do anything.
"Inyokern Airport, while it is a public use airport, is privately owned by the Indian Wells Valley Airport District, not managed by Bakersfield," she said. "If Inyokern Airport believed there was a problem, they could apply for FAA grants to buy the land or another approach."
In a phone call Friday, IYK General Manager Scott Seymour said there an airport board committee was exploring methods for future scenarios, including avigation easements with landowners that included wildlife and bird mitigation agreements.
The issue was brought up during that committee's March 4 meeting, and has the intent to explore all options in the future.
However, he agreed with Oviatt's assessment.
"The pistachio orchard is an allowable use," Seymour said.
While he indicated the district was working with the FAA on a wildlife management study, it was completely separated from the pistachio orchard.
In response to the right to establish a public hearing, Oviatt said anything regarding the general plan's requirement for environmental impact reports passed since public comment elapsed in 2004.
"The opportunity has since passed," Oviatt said.
Oviatt said while it was good Pennix brought the issue to the attention of the airport district board and the community, the orchard required no special permitting process.
"It boils down to the simple fact that no permit is required to plant a tree," Oviatt said. "I think the Indian Wells Valley Airport District will do a good job of managing the issue."


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Dorothea Anne Schulz, nee Kantor, passed away peacefully at home in Ruch, Ore., Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Dorothea was born January 6, 1929, in Medford, Ore., to Joe and Pearl Kantor. She graduated from Jacksonville High School in 1946. She married Gordon Schulz, of Talent, in Reno, Nev., December 11, 1948. They raised their six children in Talent. After retirement, they moved to Ruch. Dorothea enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, cats, music, and her family. She was a longtime member of the Peter Britt Festival and the Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Dorothea was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by her sister, Josephine Harrison, of Williams, Ore.; sons, Steve Schulz, Robert Schulz, both of Ruch, and Gary Brickner-Schulz (Elise), of Portland; daughters, Diane Kinion (Stan), of Hillsboro, Carole Schulz, of Portland, and Lisa Schulz, of Denton, Texas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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Clay, Brooklyn and I had a lazy morning. The kids played and watched tv while I did laundry, cleaned up the kitchen, watched Diego
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Just Another Day of Dropped Balls
Clay, Brooklyn and I had a lazy morning. The kids played and watched tv while I did laundry, cleaned up the kitchen, watched Diego
Posted by Dawn at 1:39 PM
30 comments:
- Cheryl said...
This is totally something I can see myself doing, and I only have 3 kids right now. I don't know how you keep everyone's schedules straight with 6 children and a husband to keep track of. Do you have an organizer you'd receommend? Of course my problem would be actually using it once I bought it.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I'm so glad I'm not the only Mom who forgets things even when they did remember a short time beforehand. Sometimes I forget from one minute to the next no matter how organized I might "try" to be.
- October 8, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- SuburbanCorrespondent said...
Actually, I think the hair looks sort of nice. I didn't even know you could get spray-on hair color.
- October 8, 2008 at 4:09 PM
- Teapot said...
How funny!
- October 8, 2008 at 4:19 PM
- The Golf Widow said...
That's great! I can totally relate!
- October 8, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Brenda said...
I am so glad I am not the only one. Thanks for the comfort.
- October 8, 2008 at 4:57 PM
yep, btdt, busy Mama moment. Mine was just last week. I was supposed to go help out in my kindergartners classroom, and was really looking forward to it. I even talked with her about it the day before. So, the next day, I get her on the bus, and continue to do laundry and stuff in the house. I didn't realize until 6 pm, that I forgot to go into school. I emailed the teacher, I felt horrible! But, my daughter didn't remember I was supposed to be there. And, I am going in 2x a month, to help out and am a room parent this year, so I have plenty of time to redeem myself...I hope Clay enjoyed his trip! And, love Brooklyn's hair!
- October 8, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- Kelz said...
Well at least you didn't leave him at home...My dad actually did that to me once...He got all the way to my school to drop me off and realized I wasn't in the car. And if anyone asks about Brooklyn's hair, just say you like to celebrate Halloween for the entire month of October! lol
- October 8, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- mommeeof9 said...
We have one of those at a glance calendars on the kitchen wall. If it is not on the calendar, we will not remember it. Now to keep the monkey 2 yr old from climbing onto the table and tearing off the pages ahead of time...
- October 8, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- MaBunny said...
Atleast you got him there! Hope he had fun, where did they go anyway?
- October 8, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Ha! Thats so funny! Anyway im just wondering,what was his real field trip?
- October 8, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- AuntyM said...
Gotta write those events on a calendar. Maybe get yourself a personal day planner. If I don't write it down on the calendar, I can't remember what's going on when and with whom.
My Mom once took me to school and left me there.... on a Saturday, and I was only 5 years old. One of the teachers found me and called my mother.
There just comes a time when you can't rely on your memory to get you where you need to be. It happens to us all, sooner or later.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- Dorothy said...
I hope you meet my daughter Sherry sometime..she sounds just like you...and she can't even finish grinding coffee beans sometimes when she gets distracted...
It's not your fault..its called being a mom...
Dorothy from grammology
- October 8, 2008 at 9:34 PM
- Linda C said...
I have 6 kids also and I remember those days...I'm in a different season now than you-oldest is 32, youngest is 17- 5 boys-1girl. Now have first grandson:) Your blog makes me laugh and remember --good luck with the hair color- my blonde kids had a harder time getting it out. I sent some "punk"-looking kids to conservative church school for a few days after trick or treating--that was looked down on too:) Yeah, I'm that mom:)Good times...
- October 8, 2008 at 9:46 PM
I finally got a planner last year to try to help me -- I always felt like I was chasing my parade instead of out in front leading it. RELUCTANTLY I agreed to try out the Busy Body Mom's Book (it was a fundraiser deal) and a year later bought a replacement AND one for my sister, it's that good.
Check it out -- it's got so much room for scribbling!
I'm not saying YOU need it, Dawn, just letting your other readers know about something that worked for me!
--Rachel Masters
- October 8, 2008 at 9:47 PM
so..where did he go on his field trip...
- October 8, 2008 at 10:53 PM
- KraftyMommas said...
At least you got him to his field trip.
I think each of my 3 kids have missed a field trip due to our normal tardiness or whatnot. Not to mention the whole forgetting to pack a lunch for the field trip.
It gets better *or so I am told*!!!
:0) Trevor
- October 8, 2008 at 11:33 PM
- Michelle said...
Ummm, whoops :) Good, fixable whoops though. But shame on your friend for not saying something about the field trip... not that she's each class's keeper or anything.
And I think Brooklyn's hair looks cute all done up punk. Mostly because she has hair. And she's only 2. *sigh*
- October 9, 2008 at 12:01 AM
It can ALWAYS be worse - I forgot to pick up my daughter at day care once and she was the only child I had!!!!!! I realized I had forgotten her when I reached over to open the car door for her and she wasn't there. I cried all the way back to pick her up, hating myself for being such an awful mom.
- October 9, 2008 at 12:24 AM
- Patois said...
Lady, I just love the line, "Nope. That'll probably be the next field trip I forget though." What a hoot!
- October 9, 2008 at 12:41 AM
- My Three Sons said...
Hello, I found your blog and have been reading it and found a lot of it down right entertaining. I have three boys and they keep my life busy as well. I have a hard time balancing the three of them and boy, you make it look smooth. I would love to add you to my blogroll if you don't mind so I can read your updates. Please let me know and stop by and say hi sometime.
Take care,
- October 9, 2008 at 1:31 AM
- I Play Outside The Box said...
lol...I've had this happen a time or 90. It only gets 'better' as time goes on.
- October 9, 2008 at 3:52 AM
- Amanda said...
I'm not suggesting you need one, but someone asked so... Last year I found the BEST organizer EVER.
It has five columns to keep track of five people. I'm not sure that would work for you but maybe, Brooklyn doesn't have to be anywhere right? Or you could halve some of the columns.
- October 9, 2008 at 6:28 AM
Dawn, no worries, as a preschool teacher, that is the teachers biggest fear.(That mom's will go to school instead of to the trip.) So trust me when I say you are not the first, nor are you the only. Thanks for reminding us all that we are human. :D
- October 9, 2008 at 7:02 AM
- Christina said...
For those looking for a way to keep everything organized, go to http://www.busybodybook.com/index.html and check out their planners/wall calendars. It is a grid style that allows you to enter information for each individual in the family so you don't create conflicts. The planner has 5 grids and the fridge calendar has 7. Since I only have three kids, I have my husband's life on there too. I live with this thing!
And I am SO not looking forward to all three being in school. I feel a migraine coming on just thinking about coordinating the activities. Oy!
- October 9, 2008 at 11:50 AM
- noexcuses said...
Don't worry, you're a few steps above me. 1st day of school, new school, First Grade, forgot to pick him up. Got a call while I was playing Beauty Parlor with the girls. Red faced and humbled, I promised it would never happen again!
The Month/Week/Day at a Glance calendars have been my bible for the last 15 years. They also help you figure out your scrapbooking (when did we go here? whose birthday party was that? why do I have green stuff all over me?)
You are an awesome mom, Dawn. As for the teal hair, remember in years to come: Color can be washed or stripped out; hair will grow back.
Real tats are forever.
God Bless.
- October 9, 2008 at 11:57 AM
If it makes you feel better, I didn't read the soccer schedule 20 times like normal, and was late to my daughter's game. We missed the whole 1st half....Yay, Mom!!! I think I was more organized when I worked!!!
- October 9, 2008 at 12:13 PM
It does get better - they grow up and go out on their own. Then some major problem arises and you're right back in the middle for awhile, then things calm down again until the next crisis. Dads are there for their adult children but don't get involved at the same level, but, let's face it Moms are Moms forever... soo the way it really gets better is when you get old enough that they expect you to forget things.
- October 9, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Robin said...
=) The title of this blog is going to generate some seriously funny google searches!! = ) I can hardly wait to read them.
My kids each had a few friends stay the night not long ago. The girls all decided to spray their hair with colored hairspray and it wasn't long before the boys joined it. I sent a very blond haired boy home with pink and green hair that didn't wash out so easily. **Note to other parents....very fair haired children tend to really hold the color from colored hairsprays!! ** Thankfully his mom wasn't upset!
- October 9, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Oh, Dawn. It's okay, it happens to the best of us. My son's school is on and off track. When I dropped him off for school after being off track, I was so worried about getting him there on time. Apparently I dropped him off a week early! LOL!
- October 11, 2008 at 7:42 PM


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Truth is, I knew removing wallpaper was known to be a more difficult and tedious task. So when we moved into our new house and inherited a powder room that was covered in the stuff, I sort of subconsciously willed myself to like it. Because the last thing I wanted to tackle after a stressful move was picking layers of paper off the walls. Kind of low on the old priority list. Let me give you a brief bit of background with the new house...
It was built in the late 90's. So when we bought it and the previous owners had recently de-90's-ed it, we felt like we were walking into a brand new house. Think new hardwood floors, new fixtures and faucets, new granite... Heck, they even replaced every single knob and door hinge. That took some serious dedication because there were TONS. The basement was newly finished, new carpeting upstairs, new paint everywhere, new screened-in porch... Seriously, I feel like we hit the jackpot.
However, there were a few things even they didn't touch. The wallpaper in this powder room and the gold-marbelized painted faux finish in the foyer (I sort of lived with that long enough and am tackling that soon as well... stay tuned!).
Not that there's anything wrong with the 90's... I just like my home to reflect my taste and most of the typical 90's finishes where homes were concerned isn't exactly my jam. Although, I think brass finishes and fixtures are coming back... *must stay on topic, Tiffany*
Here's a closeup of the culprit...
You're welcome.
Now that I look at it closeup, it's sort of reminds me of a skin condition. A bad skin condition... wait, are there any good skin conditions? That or a closeup of the veins in the heart or a diseased bloodshot eyeball. haha sorry, I had to.
But I mean, dang... Look at all those reds and dull greens.
So like I said, wallpaper removal is tedious. Think when you remove a sticker, there's sometimes that little white adhesive paper layer that's left behind that is a you-know-what to remove. Think about that covering an entire room. Good times. However, I did discover a great way to remove it that worked for me. After a lot of trial and error. And the occasional break-down or two. More on that in a moment...
Now don't get me wrong... The right wallpaper can be awesome! I really wanted to like it because I've always dreamed of a little powder room covered in a pretty pattern. However, this was definitely not the pretty pattern I had in mind. I even toyed with the idea of putting up wallpaper in a different pattern. Then after messing with this stuff for days, I was kind of over it.
This is what it looked like before...
This room is actually pretty sizable for a powder room. It's crazy that this was maybe one of the most-used and also the ugliest room of the house. It's the only bathroom on the main floor of the house (we have a couple more upstairs and one in the basement) and because of that, it gets used most often, especially when guests are over. So it just made sense to finally fix her up.
Ok, this next photo needs
some a lot of explanation.
Hey, I worked with what I had, people. Look at all those sink-top accessories...lol.
You see those little crazy sconce/candleholder/weird things on each side of the mirror? Yeah, those babies totally came with the house too. Even the previous owners had no time for that. They were attached with these huge crazy hooks. Think the type of hooks you'd attach hanging plants to a porch with. How and why I left those up almost three months, I'll never know.
Also, notice (how could you miss) the hand towel holder. From the day we first looked at the house I thought that was awkward. The first thing you see when you come into the room is the side of hand towels hanging at a very awkward and low angle. It was much lower than it seems in the photo. For reference, check out where the light switch is and how far below that it's hanging. Not that I would even want it higher. It was just weird all around.
Oh and I didn't get a great shot of it (because it was nasty and I spared you), but you've gotta love the bleach streaks coming down the wall below and behind the sink from cleaning products of the past... Ain't nobody got time for that.
The only redeeming quality the stuff had are the cool little "hidden" iridescent stripes you can only see in certain light. Not redeeming, you say? Maybe I'm crazy? Yeah, now that I look at it again, I'm definitely glad it's gone.
Here's the other side of the room. Look closely for the open seam that started it all.
This, my friends, is how all the madness began.
SO this is where things get sketchy. This piece came off in one big strip. How and why I have no idea. So I bopped into the basement (Brad's lair) and proudly announced I was starting a huge undertaking... Removing the wallpaper in the powder room. He said I was crazy. To which I bragged to him how easily I had removed a big piece already. The rest had to be just as easy right?
It was so bad, in fact, that I didn't take any photos of the actual process because I was sure that there was no way I was sharing this massive failure with anyone. Especially on here!
Then I discovered a great way to remove it that made the rest of it go much quicker.
But before that, I need to tell you what was going on underneath the wallpaper that probably led to all the difficulty I had. The wallpaper was basically applied to bare sheetrock with no primer. I also discovered the wallpaper was applied before the toilet and sink were installed.
This was a custom job, baby! (dripping with sarcasm)
So I googled and asked around for tips and was bombarded with the whole "fabric softener and warm water" trick.
It worked. Sometimes. Let me explain...
So first, you need to cover your floor with old towels or a drop cloth. The fabric softener makes things slippery and when you start picking off wet (and glued) wallpaper pieces, they can stick to your floor.
Go around the baseboards (if they're caulked to the wallpaper like ours were) with a small utility knife. This helps the wallpaper remove cleaner at the bottom and prevent your caulk from peeling up with the wallpaper.
About the actual removal, you NEEEED one of these sprayers to apply the fabric softener solution. You can get them around $15 at Target or home improvement stores like Lowes.
You must use the little cone shaped attachment to apply it. It sprays an even and large area without splattering everywhere.
Grab some fabric softener (I used our Target brand that I love) and mix it with hot water in the sprayer. I mixed about 3 parts water to 1 part fabric softener. I was working initially with much less fabric softener and found it wasn't working as well. Mix it in small amounts so you can always have a warm mixture.
Next, spray one section (strip) of wallpaper at a time, making sure to really saturate it. You may want to make sure your towels on the floor are really shoved tightly against the baseboards or even lay down a few extra as you work. This will keep the solution from running down the walls all over your floors and seeping through the towel.
This next part is key. You really have to be patient and let it sit for a while. Some sections, I could peel after maybe 5 minutes (probably wasn't initially stuck as well), some sections I had to apply the mixture like 3 times and wait FOR. EVER. Like 30 minutes later. So be patient. 20 minutes is a good rule for each piece, but make sure you've applied enough so it doesn't just dry.
I would start peeling from the top or bottom, at the seams, wherever I could get a good grip on it. The idea of the fabric softener solution is to make the adhesive come off cleaner with the actual top layer of the paper. Did it always work, heck no. But maybe 60% of the time I was able to peel larger, clean strips. The other time? The top layer of the paper would come off and leave the white papery adhesive layer. Sometimes I would keep going. Sometimes, I would spray some more solution and wait. Sometimes, that didn't always work. This is when the process started to get horrible and panic ensued.
I even started experimenting with my garment steamer. I've heard of people who have great results with this, but I didn't notice any difference.
So what turned it all around?
Luckily, a
THE WINDEX IS KEY, PEOPLE! I went through 3 bottles on this project.
So I would peel what I could (some coming off in large sections), and if I could only get the top layer, I didn't sweat it. Because a quick and even spray of glass cleaner to those areas made that layer come right off with little to no effort after a few minutes.
But the process wasn't perfect. Remember the whole un-primed walls thing? Yeah, it caused me to run into some significant problems.
So imagine hunks of sheetrock coming off. Sometimes down the the brown papery seams between the sheetrock pieces. It was so sad. I was sure I had ruined it. The walls were rough and uneven. But I pressed on. I figured the wallpaper at least had to be removed before any other progress (or repairs) had to be made.
Here's a shot of one of the walls...
Gorg, right?
Imagine it feeling as rough as it looks. The white paint you see around the mouldings around the ceiling and windows is where the trim was sprayed when the house was first built and painted. So Brad and I grabbed some 100-grit sandpaper (with wall-sanding handles attached because it made it much easier), tied some shirts around our faces (because inhaling sketchy wall dust is never good), and in about 2.5 minutes, lightly (and quickly) sanded the walls.
I was still left with a rough-looking situation so I took some Dap and spackled all the spots that looked sketchy. I also spackled over the spots where the brown papery sheetrock seams were exposed.
This is the type I used and it worked perfectly...
While I was at it, I also removed the sketchy sconces and huge (even sketchier) hooks, and the awkward towel holder which all left behind huge holes that I spackled as well.
I just realized there's a ton of "sketchiness" in this post... lol there really is no better word for this situation.
When it dried, I sanded over all the spackle to smooth it out.
This type is nice because it goes on pink and dries white when dry so you know exactly when to sand (as you can see in the pic below)....
...which also depicts possibly the sketchiest thing I found underneath the wallpaper. Apparently someone decided it would be appropriate to declare their love for each other on our bathroom wall...literally. The "4 Life" part just really pulls it all together.
Ok so on to the paint. I knew I wanted to do a light gray. Seriously I lucked out because after going to the store and purchasing a primer and a few new rollers, I remembered I had a brand new can of paint in that exact shade just sitting in our garage. I had purchased it in the last few months living at our old house when I thought about repainting our front living room. Which never happened. Score!
So I'll keep the whole primer fiasco brief. I've painted countless rooms before, but I rarely use a primer. In this case, with walls that looked that rough, I knew I needed one. So I purchased a primer which said it was for "damaged, uneven" walls, which only turned out to be.... CLEAR. Yeah. I definitely didn't continue to use it. I only did a few swipes and gave up. I've never returned paint before (you usually can't), but since the guy in the paint department recommended it to me because it "covered awesome" (and it was kind of pricey), that stuff went right back.
So I got crazy and decided to just go for it with the paint I had. I used the Valspar Signature Paint and Primer in one matched to Benjamin Moore Abalone. The Valspar Signature is awesome. I used it several times at our old place and it covers amazing.
I was skeptical, but it covered everything (with 2 coats)!
I couldn't resist taking photos immediately when I was done, so here is what it looks like at night.
aaand here she is in the sunshine...
I love how this color made all the moulding and windows look much nicer and stand out so much more.
The two little screws in the wall where the mirror was were sunken in with plastic anchors and any mirror covers them anyway, so I didn't bother removing them. I am now currently on the hunt for an amazing mirror...like this one.
|via bamboofurnitureblog.com
Oh and I did spruce up the light fixture as well. Brad and I played around with the thought of getting a new one, however, when we hit the usual spots (Home Depot and Lowes), they didn't have any that stood out. Then our choice to keep it became clear when at Lowes, we actually liked the one we already had better than all the others. I realized the problem wasn't the fixture, it was the glass shades. So we picked up a few $5 replacements that go much better with the new walls and feel of the room.
Lights on.
Lights off.
Much better huh?
While I haven't really done much decorating or hanging anything on the walls, I've got a few ideas and I'm just taking my time! I'll for sure update when I make a little more progress.
**edit: CHECK OUT THIS POST FOR ALL THE DECOR DETAILS!
I do have a few things I know for sure are staying.
First, this gorgeous and fun rug I've had for years from Anthropologie. It's never had a great spot that it really "worked" with.
I love how it looks with the paint. I think it's finally found it's perfect spot.
And then, this little sweet antique table I've had forever. It lived in our powder room at our last house. Before that, it was always in my parents' house in their powder room. Before that, I'm not sure where it came from. It used to be dark wood and a little banged-up. So I gave her a coat of pretty gold spray paint.
Yes, that is a Starbucks thermos. Cute vase, no?
So to wrap up this crazy-long post, here are a few things I ALWAYS do when I paint:
Cover the paint tray in aluminum foil. This is an old but great tip that's pretty much everywhere on the internet. This makes for easy cleanup and you'll never have to buy another paint tray again.
"Cut-in" around doors, mouldings, and the ceiling (if you don't have crown) with an angled brush. I never use painters tape.
Store brushes and rollers in big zip loc bags between coats so they don't dry out.
Nothing too crazy or groundbreaking. I just keep it simple and try to be careful!
Let me just say.. Thank GOODNESS this is the only room of our house that has wallpaper. I couldn't imagine doing this again. I mean, I could if I had to, but let's just say it wasn't the best few days of my life.
I hinted at possibly re-doing our foyer in this post as well. I'll for sure keep you guys updated on that as well! Since it's a 2-story foyer, I might have to leave that job to the professionals... I'll keep you posted!


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Sometimes it really blows my mind that some people prefer smooth ice cream to chunky. I am not one of those people. I am one of those people that will order the ice cream filled with lots of stuff. (I think I've mentioned this before). When at the local ice cream stand I am that person scanning all the hand painted boards depicting all the flavors for the one that blatantly says "LOTS O' STUFF IN THIS FLAVOR" ice cream. My reasoning, (in case you care) is if you're going to have fattening ice cream (still fattening if it's smooth too) then why not go all out and have it with stuff in it. AND, (yes there's a part two), who doesn't love a little bit of extra texture and flavor with their ice cream base? Layers of flavor right? I know I need a little excitement in my 'there's gonna be junk in your trunk if you eat this ice cream so why not go all out'.
Latest creation of ice cream is an apple pie ice cream. Chunks of apple cooked in brown sugar then added to an ice cream base along with giant chunks of buttery cinnamon pie crust. Was it good? Yes, it was really good, really rich and flavorful so one would only need a little bit to satisfy an ice cream craving.
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1 cup whole milk
A pinch of salt
3/4 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean
5 egg yolks
2 cups heavy cream
1 ts pure vanilla extract
Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a saucepan. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the seeds into the milk with the tip of a paring knife. Add the bean pod to the milk.
Stir together the egg yolks in a bowl and gradually add some of the warmed milk, stirring constantly as you pour. Pour the warmed yolks back into the saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom with a heat-resistant spatula until the custard thickens enough to coat the spatula. Strain the custard into the heavy cream. Rinse the vanilla bean and put it back into the custard and cream to continue steeping.
Chill thoroughly, then remove the vanilla bean and freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions. If you want to make the apple pie ice cream, this is where you would now add in the cooled sautéed apples and chunks of cinnamon pie crusts.
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Fresh lemon juice
2 tb of butter
¼ or more of light brown sugar
Couple dashes of cinnamon
Peel and cut up apples into chunks. Toss apples with the fresh lemon juice in a ceramic bowl, set aside.
In a sauté pan melt the butter until bubbly (not brown), add in the brown sugar and let dissolve a bit, then add in the apples and let them cook down a bit—about 5 minutes while occasionally stirring. Recipe by dawn finicane. You don't want to cook the apples thru, just soften them a bit. Cool completely before adding into ice cream
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Wednesday, March 12
77 comments:
Just lost power a moment ago. Crap :<ReplyDelete
CCCC you get your power back?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 7:16 PM
Fortunately when ours went out this morning it was back on in an hour.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 7:37 PM
You can tell storm wrapping up the blog is dead.ReplyDelete
Still out after about an hour. Posting this from my phone which is super obnoxious. Heavy fluff for a little over an hour.ReplyDelete
- SnowdogMarch 12, 2014 at 7:45 PM
Snowing harder now than it has all day. This has to be 2 inches per hour at least.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 7:46 PM
Is that all we have left an hour of heavy stuffReplyDelete
- SnowdogMarch 12, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Heavy snow in Buffalo as well. I would say 2-3 hours of this looking at Radar. We might get most of our snow from this.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 7:50 PM
Yep, really coming down here, too. Just came in from an hour wrestling match with the driveway. Thank goodness my eighteen year old son is here to help with the 3' drifts.ReplyDelete
~Joe, in Penfield near the Webster border.
- SnowdogMarch 12, 2014 at 7:55 PM
This is getting interesting. The snow is filling in back towards Buffalo and getting heavier.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:01 PM
I thought this was a "NBD" storm , Snowdog?Delete
- SnowdogMarch 12, 2014 at 8:43 PM
Well...I may have jumped the gun early on that one, things look interesting now! Still think NBD when all is doneDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:51 PM
It does look like it's trying to fill in a little. I could easily see us picking up another 4" of fluff by am.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:05 PM
20 inches seems like a lock for me right now with this heavy fluffy snow , had 13 inches in lakefront Webster at quarter to 7 this evening.ReplyDelete
- farmingtonMarch 12, 2014 at 8:05 PM
Been snowing like crazy for maybe 2 hours since this band came in. Definitely the heaviest snowfall rate all day occurring nowReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:09 PM
Just spent 40 mins outside snow shoeing. Snowing harder than heck and the wind is biting and visibility is nil at times. Getting a good measurement is tough, but I'd say sans the 2ft + drifts we got around 10" in NE Fairport.ReplyDelete
Seems like they nailed the timing and behavior of the storm and we will come in on the low end of the targeted ranges. Good forecast.
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:48 PM
Sorry to Scott et all for freaking out mid day. Definitely not a bust.
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:14 PM
GJ showed Brighton with 14 inches and said 18-22 for most but did say heavy stuff will stop in 2 hours then lake effectReplyDelete
- Spreadsheet GuyMarch 12, 2014 at 8:45 PM
Just came in from shoveling in Henrietta by the thruway. I picked up 2.5 inches in the last 55 minutes.ReplyDelete
The first 6 inches or so was real dense and the first half inch was like glue so heavy and sticky. This last 4" or so is pure fluff. So much easier to push around with the shovel.
I really need to ask the Easter Bunny for a snow blower.
Reports are of 10-15" in the area as of 8:30 this evening. Some of that is from blowing and drifting of snow. Trained spotter reports should be coming in soon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:51 PM
Pretty much winding down now on the radar.ReplyDelete
Just measured 18.5" in my backyardReplyDeleteReplies
How many measurements did you make? In these scenarios, unless you have an area well sheltered from wind, an average of several measurements is the only way.Delete
I measured in 4 different spots, 18.5 was my highest. Also came out with 16, 16, 17Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:10 PM
Where are you located David?Delete
Juts north of HiltonDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:59 PM
Any thoughts on the morning commute?ReplyDelete
Single digits with wind chills in -10 territory?
Think schools will the good to go? I would think rural districts might have a tough time.Replies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:01 PM
City district with kids who walk a distance for buses could be tough. Scott the wind chill tomorrow morning will be in the minus 10 to 15 range is that true?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:03 PM
Several districts have already closed and many have 2 hour delays that may end up closing.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 8:59 PM
Now we turn our heads to the possible storm on St. Patty's Day. Move it north 200 miles we are in the ball game. Hey you never know?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:12 PM
Would take the luck of the Irish.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:25 PM
Actually the luck of the Irish would keep that storm as far away as possible like 99% of us want.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Seriously do you want to go through another day like Wednesday. For those of us who could not make it home due to white out conditions, and travel advisories -- spent the night in a local hotel. You got your big storm, celebrate it, and then lets move onto Spring.Delete
- Chris now in PenfieldMarch 12, 2014 at 9:21 PM
An unofficial, non-drifted 14" report from eastern Penfield, Rt. 250 & 286 area as of 9:00pmReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:22 PM
Finally over!ReplyDelete
- Chris now in PenfieldMarch 12, 2014 at 9:23 PM
East-west roads quite vulnerable tonight and tomorrow morning. Rts. 104, 31 in Wayne County, Parkway, Thruway, etc. due to north winds. Snow will taper, but the top layer is light and fluffy and will be blown around easily.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:28 PM
Well the Flower City finally received its first Blizzard in 15 years. Mark that down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Alright KUCKO! YES YOU WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Delete
- KUCKO...not reallyMarch 12, 2014 at 9:53 PM
OK. That was funny.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 11:26 AM
So when is the next Blizzard you are predicting for the Flower City -so we can all MARK IT DOWN.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 9:40 PM
Thanks Scott can I get that Rochester's most accurate plaque? Plus go out on a limb about schools tomorrow! Will wind chills be below zero?ReplyDelete
- CaledoniaMarch 12, 2014 at 9:51 PM
Wait a minute! Tell me it wasn't John Kucko predicting the blizzard all this time?!?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 10:07 PM
- GilbertMarch 12, 2014 at 9:52 PM
I measured again in Sodus. I got 4 measurements. 10" 12" 14" and 18" My guess would be a solid foot. Will be getting any more before morning.ReplyDelete
ROW ROW BACK TO POWAH!!! The whole building audibly erupted in cheers when it happened. I will remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the grand moment arrived. In the several hour gap with no power there were glowsticks, beer and roommates passing gas like it was the last day they would ever be able to do so. The snow immediately outside of my window in the southwest corner of the building looks very deep, don't know how much actual accumulation there is here but it has to be a good deal over a foot. I must say, the whole buildup to this storm coupled with the sudden bump in modeled strength and the actual outcome have combined to make this storm a very memorable one for me, and an excellent finale to a great winter season. I know there might be one or two more snow chances over the next few weeks, but I'll just call those "epilogues" if they pan out for us. For me at least, the fruitful novel of the 2013-2014 winter season has concluded its final chapter.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 10:06 PM
CCCC you made the news for your outage talking power.ReplyDeleteReplies
What specifically was said?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 10:23 PM
Just said power outage in a few spots on campus but sure of the cause maybe to much gas from Snowdog they said.Delete
- WeatherguyMarch 12, 2014 at 10:21 PM
Going to remember this one for a long time! Good work fellow bloggers!! And hats off to News 8, nailed it as usual!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 10:28 PM
No GJ says it is not over yet Weatherguy! 4 more inchesReplyDelete
It's still snowing here and it looks like there is still a decent stretch of lake effect to get through. 15.5 inches so far at KROC, I'm betting that'll be up near 17 or 18 by the end. I'd say around 16 here, some of the cars are about 70 percent buried thanks to drifting. And then there is that lonely 4 foot drift surrounded by grass on all sides...ReplyDeleteReplies
- WeatherguyMarch 12, 2014 at 10:46 PM
We actually have a shot at that record of 17.4". Also looking at the airport obs, 7 straight hours of blizzard conditions, 10 straight hours of Heavy Snow reported, and a peak gust of 49 mph... Unreal day.Delete
That 15.5 was measured at 9pm. We will need to have recorded 2 inches in the 3 hours between then and midnight. Might be a tough sell but it's gonna be close.Delete
The somewhat surprising big winner so far is Sanborn, a small hamlet in Niagara county, coming in with 17 inches.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 10:49 PM
CCCC help me out here our friend GJ just said on his forecast wind chill tom. morning -20 to -25 can that be close to accurate?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 11:00 PM
Where does he get this stuff from?Delete
Just in from plowing, back at it at 3am. I was not that impressed. I would rank it third this season in Hamlin. There has been more snow and worse drifting in two earlier storms. Visibility was reduced but never truly zero. It was a decent storm but I myself would NOT consider it a blizzard.ReplyDelete
If it was a blizzard I would say Hamlin typically ends up with two or three blizzard every season. I guess it is all about perspective.
I am not complaining it was a good storm.
BTW, it was not me earlier, my plow truck never exceeds 35 and most of the time its under 30.
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
CORRECTION: You can't "consider" whether a blizzard has occurred. They are a definitive thing and this one qualified what ever your opinion.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Spreadsheet GuyMarch 12, 2014 at 11:10 PM
Guess HP wasn't blown away.Delete
Yes, I agree it did meet the criteria and it is not an opinion. Maybe I should have just said I was not impressed with this storm as a Blizzard when compare to the 1993 or the 1999 Blizzards. I was not bashing forecast's, just stating that Blizzard conditions are VERY common to the north Hamlin area, much of which are worse than this particular storm.Delete
- WeatherguyMarch 12, 2014 at 10:55 PM
Last thing before I finally get some sleep. Everyone who freaks out and cries BUST before the storm is over, this is the second storm in a row where the wrap around deformation zone got some serious juice from the lake. Never under-estimate lake enhancement with these storm tracks... Peace outReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 11:07 PM
The biggest bust?Delete
The under on 100 inches.
The LES is about done and winds are letting up some, time to cleanup. I think I am throwing in the towel, enough 3am plow calls for one season. It could stop snowing today and I would have no problem with ending the season with that storm. To bad mother nature has the final say.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 6:10 AM
What's the official total at kroc?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 7:00 AM
15.7 at airportReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 9:54 AM
Correct myself I guess its up to 16.2 at ROCDelete
- Chris now in PenfieldMarch 13, 2014 at 9:06 AM
For all those complaining that ROC "never" gets any significant snowstorms, they always miss us to the east, or we get warm side of a Great Lakes cutter, I hope they remember this winter…I believe yesterday's storm was the 6th storm this winter in excess of 10" of snowfall.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 11:10 AM
Total agree.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 11:34 AM
For those who kept talking about how we always miss out on the big storms, and we never get anything. Interesting how those of you have failed to post about the hours of shoveling you have done, the difficult road travel conditions yesterday afternoon and last night.ReplyDelete
The City is now asking residents who have not other choice but to park on the street to remove their cars. Have they driven around to see how buried in the snow many cars are, and for some it will truly take several hours to just shovel to the point they will be able to even move their car.
Hats off to the snow plowers who did an AWESOME job last night and overnight. The roads though not perfect were drivable and passable (with caution). THANK YOU!!!!
Please don't post about another possible storm next week, and I have already begun to see some points from bloggers asking about next week. We truly need to see Spring and get back the snow and cold. See Wednesday as winters say of saying "goodbye for the season, and I've left you this gift to remember me during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months.Replies
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Right, because if nobody talks about it, it won't happen!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Not to gloat, but I've been saying all along we will definitely hit 100" this season, and that it would be a huge statistical aberration if we didn't. Well as of EOD yesterday we were at 101."ReplyDelete
I also said we'd need a big March storm to hit 110" which was my target range I set back in mid December of 110"-120" for the season. I think at this point 110" will be reached without problem as it would be an aberration if we didn't get at least 9" more before it's done.
Nothing magic about my predictions, just using 73 years of weather history and analyzing patterns, rather than using gut feel and emotion as some do.
This has been a great SNOWY WINTER!
With that said, if I could flip a switch and turn on spring weather starting next week, I would most certainly would.
- Chris now in PenfieldMarch 13, 2014 at 12:36 PM
Minus the two big warm ups (one pre-Xmas, one mid-January, shorter one late February), this was a winter for the ages. We all got used to lows in the single digits and below 0, which is not typical for an ROC winter.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Yeah Chris, could you imagine the snowpack had we not had those melts? It would be epic!Delete
- Chris now in PenfieldMarch 13, 2014 at 2:50 PM
Up at my camp in Oswego Co, those meltdowns had less impact. We've been riding snowmobiles every weekend up there for over THREE MONTHS now, and there's still another couple of weeks left in the season regardless of temps. I believe they've had 250" in that area, 300"+ just north of there in higher terrain. Snowbanks are up past the window sills from snow coming off the roof.Delete
Still, it is those warm ups that the winters of 2010-11 and 02-03 did not have that make them #1, 2 in the past decade, and this one #3.
- WestsiderMarch 13, 2014 at 4:40 PM
I think every snow lover was happy with this storm and our winter overall. Somehow I do sense the longing for not just a blizzard, but a monster blizzard. You know, the big one, 30 plus inches in a storm that lasts for days. Those kinds of storms usually only happen once or twice in a generation. I experienced the blizzard of 1966, which basically shut the city down for a week. Back then as a kid, I loved being out of school for a week, plus being a snow lover, I was in my glory. As much as I would love to see that kind of historic storm again, I have mixed emotions, as a storm of that magnitude has it's bad side, with loss of life, income from not working etc. I lost an uncle during the blizzard of 1966, who suffered a heart attack walking to work because the plows couldn't clear the streets. Because the ambulance and other emergency vehicles couldn't get to him in time because of the storm, they had no chance to revive him, or get him to a hospital in time. My excitement over the storm quickly turned into wishing it had never hit.ReplyDelete


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Who doesn't love a good cheesecake. I know I do. But what really makes me a happy camper is a mighty fine, tasty, thick crust. The filling of the cheesecake is so thick and so rich, there just has to be the equivalent in a crust. It just bothers me to see these lame ass cheesecakes with the thinnest of crusts. Why? I can't eat all that cheesecake without some balance of salty, crispy crust. Can you? I would tire, I would bore.... Oh the humanity! And there are those people that 'leave' cheesecake crust on their plate! They should be fined.
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apricot cheesecake w/ salty vanilla-cookie crust
print recipe (by dawn finicane)
1 lb. bag of vanilla oreo's: center fillings removed; cookies crushed up fine
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
¾ TB salt
5 packs (8 oz) cream cheese, room temp
1 cup white sugar
3 TB flour
½ TB pure vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
apricot topping:
About 7 – 8 apricots skin removed, chopped into ½ inch pieces
1 – 2 TB white sugar
The juice of 1 lemon
A dash or two of pure vanilla extract or pure almond extract
Make the apricot topping by mixing all in a glass/ceramic bowl, cover and refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight. See notes below.
Heat oven to 325 degrees, spray a springform pan heavily with non stick spray.
Mix crushed up vanilla cookies with melted butter and salt in a bowl. Then press into cake pan. Take a smooth round glass and firmly press crust into all edges. Bake this for only 10 minutes.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla in large bowl with mixer. Add sour cream, then add in eggs, one at time. Pour over crust. Bake for about 30 minutes, gently turn pan around and bake another 30 minutes (unless you have a confection then you really don't need to turn cake unless you have hot spots in oven). Recipe by Dawn Finicane. You'll know when it's done when the center is almost set. Turn off oven, open door and leave it alone. Then cool, then refrigerate for 5 hours or more.
When ready to serve top with the apricot topping.
Notes: there will be leftover cheesecake batter, you can use it for something--I didn't. It might freeze ok though. I highly recommend using a hint of rum in the apricot marinade. It clearly begs for it when I tasted this. Or even an almond liqueur.


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