I have always been amazed and amused by churches who regularly have a “love offering” for their minister. I know of churches who have a contribution each week just for the preacher -- “separate and apart” from the regular offering for the church. And if the preacher doesn’t “feel the love” and believes the people can give more, they send the baskets around again! Wow! I feel guilty sometimes just cashing my paycheck, let alone having a special contribution just for me.
But then I may give that love offering deal a try. For years several years,
This has been a rather interesting lesson in priorities. There was absolutely no question about whether or not to get the AC replaced. My first question when we got estimates was not “how much” but rather “how fast?” We can go without food, but we really have to have AC! Actually, God has blessed us with some fairly cool nights (while doesn't the AC ever go out on February?). And Dan’s Heating and AC has promised to put in a temporary unit tomorrow so that we’ll have air while we are waiting to have the new system installed.
As near as I can figure it, by the time the new AC is installed and has things cooled down, they will just be getting started on refinishing the floors. So between the heat and toxic fumes, the old homestead is not going to be a pleasant place to live for awhile!
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Please, do not do the floor finishing without a new respirator and the proper filters. (store them in a sealed airtight bag away from the solvent so the filters will not become saturated when not in use.), We love you.
Read the can, don’t let anyone fool you, if it says you need an organic vapor a cheap dust/mist paper filter will not do. Some solvents in floor finishes cause permanent brain damage and could put you into a chemically induced psychosis or coma, other organs such as the kidneys and liver could be damaged. You may want to find somewhere else for the young and any pregnant women to stay while the fumes are in the house as they are most negatively effected by them.
Good respirators are not cheap but they are worth the investment if used and stored properly (don’t share your respirator with anyone you are not kissing). While some bosses would ask other peoples children to work in toxic fumes without a respirator (to save money in the short run) if it were not for monitoring by gov. agencies. Good bosses have nothing to fear because they look after employs health and well being in all respects.
When wearing your respirator remember it is there for a reason, it might be uncomfortable after wearing it for some time and you may be tempted to lay floor finish without it but it is there to keep you healthy and to keep the toxic fumes from making you incoherent in later life. (Don’t shallow breath or you will not get enough oxygen and you could pass out) (the filter will eventually become saturated with chemicals and will have to be replaced)
Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could invent a catalyst that could function at or near room temperature! Oh, they have but they are not available to the general public yet but we are working on it. (I am getting off subject so it is time for me to be silent.)
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