tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post640568817544977481..comments2024-01-12T06:15:58.743-05:00Comments on Hillside Homestead: Thanksgiving food, and thanksgiving surprises.Couretonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post-33014909386921026602012-11-27T11:16:39.057-05:002012-11-27T11:16:39.057-05:00Yeah, we're definitely learning the costs of D...Yeah, we're definitely learning the costs of DIYness when you aren't fully qualified to do the work. The Lady of the House joked that hell for a do it your selfer would be living with the results of your bad work for ever. I will do limited electrical work, but I won't do anything with plumbing. I know so little about it that I just prefer to go to a professional. <br /><br />As for the mutton chops, we aren't sure. We'll probably find out in the Spring when she has another litter, probably by Dorado again. I suspect it's some of column A, and some of column B. Dorado does look much less sleek of face than Dawn or Umbra, and it has been chilly leading to way fluffier babies.Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5343418039422454577.post-65767771949307883992012-11-27T11:13:11.918-05:002012-11-27T11:13:11.918-05:00Sorry about your plumbing! That's why I won&#...Sorry about your plumbing! That's why I won't do anything but the most basic plumbing myself: the cost of screwing up is too high. Same with electrical; too risky. And I know this because the last house I rented was built before 3-prong outlets were standard. I guess some renters complained about not being able to plug in their TV or computer or whatever, so someone opened up the plugs, got a bit of copper wire, and grounded neutral to ground to fake a ground. But it didn't always work, so occasionally, when you plugged something in, it would breifly ground through you. (They were also too cheap to hire roofers, so they got and ex-roofer and some guy. Shockingly, the roof leaked the first time it rained.)<br /><br />On a totally different note, these kits (pups?) look a lot less sleek than the others, like they have muttonchops or something. Is that a paternal trait, or just because of the cold?Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888005312548604414noreply@blogger.com