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Around the world

Global Action Week is happening in countries all over the world: below is a snapshot of activities that are planned to highlight awareness and lobby for quality education for children with disabilities this year.

In Nigeria is campaigning for the government to ensure quality education to children with disabilities, specifically the training and deployment of more teachers for disabled children as well as provision of adequate data for education planning purposes. The campaign will also raise awareness on stigmas and the need for attitudinal changes about disabled children.

Campaign activities include an advocacy visit to a special school and a round table meeting.

As the constitution of Pakistan declares that education a fundamental right for every child aged 5-16 years, is demanding that the government develops national guidelines to support inclusive education and to make appropriate changes in curriculum. This will require allocated resources and increased capacity, resources and leadership to implement national plans on inclusion. In addition PCE is demanding improved data on disability and education and increased accountability on actions taken.

Campaign activities include a banner campaign, whereby the demand for inclusive education as part of the right to education will be displayed on large on all main roads/chowks (locations/intersections) of major cities and districts; child-led demonstrations and rallies for the implementation of the right to education in 50 districts; and more broadly a national-level consultative meeting on the post-2015 education agenda in the context of Pakistan.

The is hoping thousands of children will be taking part in classroom activities to support education for every child. The coalition is asking children to write and perform songs to ‘sing all children to school’, demonstrating a common voice to support children with disabilities. Schools are encouraged to perform or present their songs to local politicians.

In addition, the coalition has organised three Days of Action in Copenhagen, Aarhus and in Aalborg:

In Copenhagen children and activists will sing loud for the Danish Prime Minister in Christiansborg Palace Square, 8 May

In Aarhus the Day of Action is 7 May in the Great Square

In Aalborg Action Day is on 6 May.

In India, is campaigning for an Act for equal right equal opportunities for people with disability, targeting a cross-section of ministries including the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Ministry of Social Justice, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women and Child.

NCE is organising Global Action Week events in 20 states, working with schools, teachers’ unions and state CSOs, with a national culminating event in New Delhi.

The Romanian Coalition is supporting the policy demands formulated at international level, but is also focusing on specific demands aimed at improving inclusive education on national level.

So far, hundreds of schools have registered for GAW activities (the lesson, case studies of children with disabilities who are in or out of school, letters and messages for the decision makers).

has been extremely supportive at the global level as an active member of the Global Action Week Working Group and has contributed case studies for the GCE report ‘Equal Right, Equal Opportunity: Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities’ and other resources for the use of GCE members.

In Austria, an awareness-raising workshop on inclusion (inclusive education and development cooperation) for journalists will take place at the Light for the World offices on 6 May.

Light for the World has developed a video spot “It’s in your hands. Inclusion now.” This has already been widely spread via online media and shared by different organisations. In Austria it is being screened in 20 cinemas until the end of May.

They have also designed a school mailing with a lesson plan on inclusive education which was sent to around 550 Austrian secondary schools. Education authorities from all Austrian states were informed and asked to send out the materials to local schools.

Finally, Light for the World will be organising a discussion round on the 13th May, working closely with DKA (Dreikönigsaktion – an Austrian NGO on development cooperation), to raise awareness on the necessity of inclusive education worldwide and to include children and people with disabilites in development cooperation programmes.

The Lesotho national education coalition is running a week-long programme of events to raise awareness of the needs of children with disabilities, and to mobilise popular support for the campaign. These events will be held across Lesotho and include community mobilisation dialogues, a public awareness peace march, a consultative workshop from CEF key stakeholders on education and disability, a roundtable discussion including a presentation to the Parliament Social Cluster Committee and a gala dinner to raise awareness of education and disability to partners and the business community. These events will be supported by a public awareness and media campaign, including the issuing of car stickers and flags, radio programmes and inclusion in a TV programme

The is demanding the creation of appropriate legislative frameworks and ambitious national plans for inclusive education and improved data and accountability. There is also a public awareness campaign.

Activities include a consultative meeting with government, sports events, visits to disability centres and schools for children with disabilities and an exhibition on creativity and disability.

has an extensive set of campaign demands, some of which will specifically hold the government to account on the implementation of existing commitments. These include:

  • Ensure facilities for quality inclusive education for disabled people, considering their specific disabilities and the needs of disabled people as per National Education Policy 2010
  • Recruit skilled and trained teachers in every school for disabled children to ensure ‘Education For All’
  • Recruit at least one skilled trainer in each Primary Teaching Institute (PTI) on planned education teaching method for disabled children as per the National Education Policy 2010
  • Develop education materials considering all types of disability
  • Integrate special education and vocational training programmes for all types of disability and ensure accessibility for disabled people in existing education and training programmes
  • Separate budget allocation for the education of disabled people.

National-level events include a consultation on Skills, Development and Workplace of disabled people;
the publication and dissemination of posters and leaflets focusing on demands for education of disabled children; open appeals in daily newspapers; broadcasting news and an online talk-show focusing on Global Action Week and the hand-over of a memorandum to the government and international agencies.

Local level events, working with members and partners, include discussion meetings, parents’ events, round tables, press conferences, mass gatherings, drawing competitions, cultural programmes, sports, rallies, debate competitions, education materials exhibition and press briefings.

To conclude the week a national-level sharing meeting will be hosted with invited policy makers.

The is advocating for an inclusive and quality education for all, focusing on policy makers to take into account the needs of disabled children. In particular the campaign wants to ensure disabled children can enjoy learning, and that parents feel responsible educating children with disabilities.

A series of local level events will be taking place, including lectures, debates, cinema broadcasts, public meetings and visits to decision makers.

The is demanding the right of children with disabilities (and in particular girls) to receive a quality, inclusive education without discrimination, to meet their basic learning needs as stated in Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They are asking for why the government to commit to an education system which supports all children with any form of special educational need, providing the necessary conditions, in all educational institutions.

The coalition will be convening forums and meetings at regional and national level, with the national meeting to be held with mayors and education authorities in Palmira, Valle. The campaign will involve teachers, students and parents as well as policy makers.

The is aimed at encouraging local communities in the partner governorates to mobilise to ensure the development of the educational system for disabled people, and filling the social and educational gaps which obstruct people with disabilities from receiving quality education. The coalition will be working with the media, educationalists and governmental officials on solving problems for disabled people through innovative approaches and participative strategies.

As well as a broad public awareness promotional campaign, the coalition is providing a series of eight targeted training courses for different audiences including civil society, media representatives and head teachers about disabled children’s rights and support strategies.

There will also be 3 advisory roundtables involving civil society, disability experts and parents of disabled children to agree proposals for education legislation and policies. Following this there will be roundtables and meetings with representatives from the Ministry of Education and other politicians to put forward agreed proposals from civil society.

GCE UK’s campaign on disability, , has created a series of materials for young campaigners and teachers, including a schools’ pack and a campaign film featuring one of the UK’s well-known Paralympians, Ade Adepitan, who is also an Ambassador for GCE UK’s campaign.

Earlier this year, two of GCE UK’s Youth Ambassadors took part in a trip to Uganda to find out more about education for children with disabilities in practice, and witnessed the huge difference between disabled children who have received specialist support at school, and those who have not. The Youth Ambassadors have already presented their own accounts to the National Union of Teachers Annual Conference as part of the 2014 campaign.

So far, approximately 2500 schools have already registered to participate in Global Action Week across the UK.

SOLNEFA is campaigning to ensure full participation of people with disabilities in the educational system, as well as encouraging them to directly take part in the advocacy campaign.

The coalition has translated materials and information into local languages to ensure broad public participation. A series of stakeholder meetings and a mass media campaign focused on the benefits of educating people with disabilities are the two key activities in the delivery of this campaign.

The demands of the are for the government to adopt a human rights approach – as opposed to a ‘charitable’ approach – in the provision of educational services for people with disabilities. This includes ensuring that the physical school environment is appropriate and accessible, specific teacher training and the provision of specialist teachers for children with different disabilities, the provision of free education for children with disabilities. Alongside this the campaign aims to strengthen the awareness and responsibility of civil society and local communities for ensuring the delivery of equal rights for people with disabilities.

The strategic plan of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has a goal for educational institutions to integrate people with disabilities by 2020, but there are challenges and obstacles currently standing in the way. More than one third of Palestinians with disabilities (37.6 %) have never attended education: 0.35 % in the West Bank but a staggering 42% in Gaza. More than half of people with disabilities are unable to read or write (53.3%). The Ministry of Education stated in September 2012 that approximately 60% of children with disabilities of enrolment age are not in education.

Campaign activities are broad and include:

  • Local level sub-committees coordinating community-based Global Action Week activities
  • Meetings with young leaders of the General Federation of Persons with Disabilities
  • Awareness workshops and public meetings to raise awareness on the human rights perspective of disability and education
  • Workshops between civil society, the official authorities and the private sector
  • A national conference on education for people with disabilities where papers and policy recommendations will be presented
  • A national central march
  • A mass media campaign making use of billboards, radio and television.

disability campaign will launch with Global Action Week on 4th May, but will continue for a full two months, engaging schools, activists and politicians throughout its duration.

So far, 310 schools have registered to participate, and a huge number of resources including lesson plans, country case studies and promotional materials have been developed as part of the ‘Weltklasse!’ campaign. Activities that will be running include a creativity campaign for young people to demonstrate their awareness of the issues surrounding education for children with disabilities.

CBM is a new international member of GCE which is committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. Working through national offices and with partners, CBM is running Global Action Week activities in the following countries.

On 7 May, will host the Australian Disability and Development Consortium as they deliver a workshop about inclusive education in development work. Plan Australia and the Australian Council for Educational Research will also be running an event on inclusive education during Global Action Week.

will commemorate Global Action Week alongside 11 other international development organisations and with Burkina Faso’s National Coalition for Education (another GCE member). Activities will focus on both awareness and advocacy. There will be radio and television programmes, public conferences in 12 regions, the production of a documentary film on inclusive education, and opportunities for persons with disabilities who have succeeded in school and in professional fields to share their stories with others.

There will also be a major review of the government’s promises on inclusive education and a meeting with the Prime Minister, as well as a large public ceremony to inquire about access for persons with disabilities to their educational rights. At the ceremony there will also be an exhibition of images and photos, and the presentation of a new media award for exceptional disability coverage at the Prix Gallian 2014 event.

Alongside partners, is looking into the development of television and radio spots, producing a short documentary video on inclusive education, exploring the possibility of developing a show with local artists and comedians, and hosting a live talk on radios with stakeholders such as children with disabilities, children who are members of ethnic minorities, non-governmental organisations, and government representatives. There will also be banners, posters and leaflets to announce the arrival of Global Action Week.

has many exciting, year-long plans focusing on inclusive education. They began with a symposium held in Berlin on 3 December 2013, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where GCE debuted their “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity” report. CBM is now partners with Oxfam, teachers’ trade unions, UNICEF, World Vision and the German GCE coalition to advocate for supporting replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education (a fund that supports inclusive education efforts); a conference will be held on this matter in Brussels in June 2014.

CBM Germany is working with GCE Germany on the Weltklasse! campaign, and plans to set up a series of action weeks in schools across Germany, spread out over two months. Materials will be distributed to schools, visits will be arranged, and members of the school communities will be encouraged to write their own statements about inclusive education. The launch of these action weeks will occur on Wednesday, 7 May in Berlin. Schoolchildren will be invited to participate in activities, enjoy entertainment, and learn more about inclusive education.

A CBM partner named Adisa has recently reported that they are in the process of joining a national group of government authorities, universities and non-profit organisations that are planning activities for Global Action Week on a national level, and hoping to convince additional organizations to join in.

CBM partners Instituto Psicopedagógico Juana Leclerc, Prepace and Escuela para Ciegos Pilar Salinas are active participants in the Coordinating Educational Network Committee, or COMCORDE, an organization that is dedicating all of their activities this year solely to inclusive education. For Global Action Week, COMCORDE will be sending a document to the Ministry of Education demanding legislative and monetary support for inclusive education. On the same day, there will be an awards ceremony honouring the winning school or organization of a nationwide contest seeking best practices for inclusion; an article about the winners and their best practices will be published in national newspapers. Other noteworthy activities include a city walk and a televised debate between members of government and civil society organizations, in which they will discuss the merits and importance of inclusive education.

will focus on advocating for inclusive education at the secondary level during Global Action Week. They will collaborate with a CBM partner, the Kerugoya School for the Deaf, to address the challenges of transitioning from primary to secondary school for children with disabilities in Kirinyaga county through several events to be hosted during just after Global Action Week (so as to not conflict with the first week of school).

On 6 May at the TSA special education school, a partner of has arranged a day of games and activities under the theme “Celebrating the Gift of Life.” Students in primary schools and high schools, with or without disabilities, will be invited to partake in the day. Other attendees will also include parents, caregivers, political leaders, and leaders with disabilities. There will be team games such as softball and racing, as well as arts and crafts stations. Leaders with disabilities will share their stories with parents, students and political leaders about how education made a profound difference in their lives. All participants (adults and children) will be invited to plant new saplings of fruit trees and plant flowers in the school garden. To conclude the event, each student will bring a rose to give to their parents and / or caregivers as a symbol of love, thanks and trust for believing in their futures.

Other organisations are partnering with GCE during Global Action Week – here is an update on some of their work.

Every year UNESCO lends its strong support to Global Action Week, and 2014 is no different. As well as establishing

for 2014 GAW in four languages (English, French, Spanish and Arabic), they have provided the following useful resources:

  • A video message from the Director-General of UNESCO
  • “Key messages” to facilitate advocacy and media work
  • “Facts and Figures” related to education and disability
  • Bibliography/Resource list
  • Links to other resource materials
  • PPT presentation on GAW 2014 (to be posted soon)

The Assistant Director General for Education, Qian Tang, has sent out personal messages on 2014 GAW to the UNESCO field offices, National Commissions for UNESCO and the Permanent Delegations to UNESCO, so they can prepare their activities at country and regional level. A message also will be sent to the 8000-strong UNESCO Associated Schools Programme network in the coming days.

The UNESCO Global Monitoring Report Team has also prepared a which brings together all of the data on education and disability from all of the previous Global Monitoring Reports. GCE will be using this information as part of our social media campaign during Global Action Week too.

The Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER) is a partner of CLADE, the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education, and will be producing a series of radio programmes and advertisements to highlight the work of the national Global Action Week campaigns in Latin America as well as to promote supportive and positive perspectives on disability and education. ALER has 83 members across Latin American media and community radio, and national campaigners will participate in the programmes throughout Global Action Week.


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The mother visible in the picture supports two heads of twins with her hands. The babies are laid on their knees and facing the woman who puts them on her breast and feeds her mother's milk.

Twins mean doubled duties but also doubled joy. Surely you have a lot of concerns about bringing up or feeding. Do not get stressed. You are not the only one. The world is full of twins. Since other mums succeeded, you can for sure handle it too.

How to start?

In the beginning try to feed the babies individually. Even though they are twins, they may have a completely different suckling technique. One may like to drink quickly, the other can be slower. Try to feed them both simultaneously when you get enough practice with feeding individually. Remember that when you feed twins, you usually need some help of another adult. It is difficult to attach the second child when the first is e.g. suckling vigorously.

Of course you do not have to feed both babies at the same time, but there is no denying that this way you will save a lot of valuable time and avoid a situation in which a hungry baby cries waiting for his turn.

Useful accessories

A special twin nursing pillow in the shape of a banana is very useful. You can buy it or sew it yourself. A pillow behind your back and a small stool for your feet, will help you in finding a correct feeding position.

What position is the best?

There are several positions for feeding twins. Of course, your choice will depend on several factors: the baby's weight and age, breast size, a place where you breastfeed as well as the moods and appetite of your little ones.

Practical tips

Babies may have different suction power and appetite, so you should feed them in turns from both breasts, because it stimulates milk production and promotes even emptying.

If you do not have enough milk and you have to supplement the babies with infant formula, try to latch on each baby in turn during every feeding session.

If for some reason you can not breastfeed your babies, try to express milk with a breast pump and serve it to the little ones using a bottle.

Twin feeding positions

Breastfeeding twins is quite a big effort. However, it is possible when using proper feeding techniques. Below you will find a few positions for feeding both babies at the same time. Try all of them and choose the one that is the most convenient for all three of you.

Double clutch hold

Sit comfortably on a sofa. Support yourself with pillows on both sides (you can use a special banana-shape twin nursing pillow).

Place the first baby so that his feet are directed towards your back, and his tummy touches your side. Hold his head and neck with one hand.

Place the other baby in the same position but on you other side.

This a good position for mums after the c-section.

Classical position - cross cradle hold

Sit comfortably on a sofa or in large armchair with straight back. Put a pillow or a rolled blanket behind your back and rest your feet on a chair or a pouffe.

Place the first baby on a pillow and lean his head on your forearm. Position the other little one in exactly the same way but on your other forearm. In this position the little tummies touch the mum's belly.

Cradle hold and clutch hold

In this position you place one child in a typical way on a pillow leaning his head against your forearm. Use the clutch hold to position the second baby and lean his head slightly on the other baby's body.

This position is recommended when the babies are a few months old.

Remember! Do not be discouraged by failures and persistently latch the babies on to your breasts. You can always seek assistance of a lactation consultant, a midwife or a pediatrician, who will certainly support you and dispel all your doubts about breastfeeding.

Do not hesitate to ask your nearest and dearest for help as well. In the first weeks taking care of two babies will be extremely difficult, and each additional pair of hands will be highly appreciated.

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About Us

Mission Statement:

The mission of Cape-Able Canines is enrich the relationship between owners and their dogs through better communication, and to promote responsible dog ownership through training and education. Cape-Able Canines offers puppy classes, general obedience training, and specialty classes. Cape-Able Canines also offers private services, such as hourly individual training, doggy day care, boarded training, and problem-solving consultations. Cape-Able Canine classes include lectures, demos, games, handouts socialization tools, and agility-type obstacles that are designed to increase dog confidence.

Aleita Downer - Founder

"Do What You Love and the Rest Will Follow"

I can’t sing, my children BEGGED me not to play our electronic organ, I stink at sports, and I can barely draw a stick figure….but boy can I train a dog!

Losing my high-paying computer job of ten years in 1989 was, I realize now, the best thing that ever happened to me. I hated the job so much I cried my way to work every day, but it was the only job I was trained to do… and I was devastated. But, as the saying goes, there was "no where to go but up" and being out of work allowed me to think about what I REALLY wanted to do.

When my son applied to CCI for a Service Dog for the Disabled…and was put on a five year wait list, I stumbled into the answer. I was sure I could train a dog for him; one that could open his doors and turn on his lights and perform all the usual tasks.

I read books, I watched videos, I talked to people who were partnered with Service Dogs, and I did an apprenticeship with an obedience trainer. I joined the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, close to its inception, and attended conferences (I was quite awed at meeting the big-name trainers in the field). I stood in the back yard and trained my Golden Retriever, Summer.

Summer and Joel were eventually certified as a Service Dog Team by Canine Support Teams, and in recognition of my accomplishment CST offered me a training apprenticeship. Later, I had the privilege of studying at the Assistance Dog Institute, with Bonnie Bergen, founder of CCI. I became CST’s field advisor and Puppy Raiser Liaison for San Diego County. I began offering classes – first only to puppy raisers, Service and Therapy dogs. It wasn’t long before I realized that the dog-and-user-friendly techniques used to socialize and train working dogs could be used for the benefit of pet dogs as well… and, frankly, I needed money! So Cape-Able Canines was born.

It was an incredible stroke of luck that Dog Beach Dog Wash offered me an opportunity to train at their facility, for which I will be forever grateful. Later, at the invitation of veterinarian Miguel Espinosa, I also trained at The Pet Hospital of La Mesa, and, in 2004, I finally found a storefront to call my own, allowing me, with the help of some incredible staff, to add services like daycare and boarding.

I’m particularly proud of a few accomplishments:

  • Twenty-two apprentices have successfully graduated from my eighteen-month Training to Train apprentice program. Most (19 at last count) are working in the industry now, including Jane Glickman, my replacement trainer.
  • It has been my privilege to offer dog-and-owner-friendly training to thousands. I sincerely believe that training has enriched the lives of those dogs and owners.
  • Many of my original students have referred friends and family for training and returned with their subsequent dogs.
  • I have helped many people self-train their own dogs as service dogs, many of whom, like Joel, could not have waited for a dog from traditional programs.
  • And, I have empowered many others – especially women - to start their own pet related businesses.

PS My son Joel - who was also my dear friend - passed away in May of 2006 followed by Summer-Dog (age 16 ½) a few months later. I’m in the process of retiring now to the Seattle area, but I leave with gratitude to all who have made it possible for me to "do what I loved" and to Michelle and the staff (Jane, Barb, Rosie, Judy, Cindy, Kay) who will continue to provide state-of-the-art dog-and-people-friendly care and training to dogs and their persons.

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Michelle Leone - Owner

Michelle and Megan, her chocolate Lab puppy, began as students at Cape-Able Canines with the typical complaints: my dog jumps up, drags me down the street on walks, and is destroying the house when left alone! Michelle was a great student and quickly learned how to channel Meg’s happy energy into appropriate exercise and good manners.

Impressed at the difference good training can make, Michelle (and Meg) took every class that we offered. They began volunteering to help in classes and, eventually, Michelle successfully graduated from the Cape-Able Canines Training-to-Train year-long apprenticeship program.

When Cape-Able Canines finally found a permanent home in La Mesa, Michelle put her talents to work! She left her job as a dental assistant, founded her business, 24/7, and began providing the luxury boarding services for us. Her business name is especially apropos, as Michelle lives at the facility and offers peace-of-mind to families by providing round-the-clock customized company, supervision and attention to the dogs in her care.

Michelle quickly became indispensable to Cape-Able Canines. Her deep sense of responsibility to the dogs at the facility, her expertise at accurately reading dog body-language and her commitment to dog-safety led Aleita to ask her to manage the Happy Camper’s Daycare services.

With Aleita’s retirement Michelle became the facility manager, and, in 2015, Michelle officially became the owner of Cape-Able Canines!

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Jane Glickman - Trainer

I knew Jane would make an incredible trainer even before she joined the Cape-Able Canines 18 month Apprenticeship program.

First, there was her "killer" education! Jane earned a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Teacher’s College, Colombia University. Not many dog trainers can add that to their resume!

Then, there’s her 20 years of elementary teaching experience. Jane is an expert at managing a classroom and multi-tasking. I’ll tell you a little trade secret; positive reinforcement works on kids (and cats and spouses) as well as it does on dogs. So, most school teachers who train with Cape-Able Canines tell me privately that they use the same techniques in their classrooms… with great success.

But, there is another unique way that life prepared Jane for her career as a dog trainer… Most good dog trainers have learned some – perhaps most – of the important lessons the hard way, through their own experiences and mistakes. The argument over adopting VS breeding rages on, and Jane has done both, with some painful results. She’s aware that neither way is always right… and those issues give her tremendous insight and empathy with other dog owners.

Jane loves to "do the research" and she has pursued continuing dog-related education through books, videos, webinars and attending seminars with the likes of Ian Dunbar. Ian’s the GURU of dog-and-people-friendly-training and my personal hero J, and founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (Jane is a member in good standing).

Probably the very best way to acquire a solid foundation in dog behavior issues and canine body language is by working in our Happy Camper’s Daycare and Bed and Biscuit Boarding programs. Jane has done both!

Jane has certification as an AKC Star Puppy Trainer and as a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. She is experienced in doing Pet Therapy Program Evaluations. She has trained breeds from Pomeranians to Mastiffs and has special expertise with training dogs with physical, visual and hearing challenges.

Jane is a caring, competent and cheerful person. She is well liked by her associates and popular with her students – human and canine!

In short, I was RIGHT! Jane’s our go-to person, a dear and trusted friend, and the trainer I have chosen to replace me as I retire.

Aleita Downer

Owner & Head trainer, Cape-Able canines

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Taylor swift continues her attempts to find happiness. Novels the singer was having already with many celebrities, mostly musicians and actors. New choice swift fits into this company.

Western tabloids write that Taylor was interested in a large father and a new incarnation of Batman Ben Afflec.

As they say informants, Affleck was fascinated by Taylor, her beauty and charm. The familiarity of celebrities happened last year backstage during a concert in the round “1989”.

“After the concert, Affleck asked Cara Delevingne to present it to Taylor,” says the informant. After which they began a friendship, they started to exchange SMS-kami. But soon it became more than friendship. Feeling inflamed with new force after swift broke up with Tom Hiddleston. Taylor gave Ben to understand that she was interested in. She always gets what she wants”.

By the way, Affleck sat down to acquaint her daughters with Taylor. Here is what he says about it: “It was like the coming of God to earth. They could not utter a word. they were mesmerized”.

Recall, last weekend friends Affleck and Jennifer garner told the press that the family is reunited. Supposedly, Ben returned home and is now trying to bring family relationships to the previous level.

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Tobacco-Free Transit Facilities: Survey Results

Last month, Capital Metro staff recommended to our board that they adopt a tobacco-free policy that would affect our transit facilities. If adopted, the boarding areas of park & rides, transit centers, and MetroRail stations would become tobacco-free.

We conducted a customer survey earlier in July about this proposed policy, and more than 1,000 people participated. People took the survey online or by filling out paper surveys available at major transit facilities.

Of those who responded, 66 percent somewhat support or strongly support a tobacco-free transit facilities policy. (Eighty percent of smokers who took the survey do not support the policy, but smokers constituted only 28 percent of the respondents). If the policy is enacted, eighty percent of respondents said they would ride Capital Metro the same amount or more often.

Click through the slides to learn more about the survey results.

About 500 respondents to the survey also provided additional comments. Most comments expressed support for the policy and concerns about how the policy would be enforced. (Learn more about how the policy would be enforced.) Some respondents disagreed with the policy and believe it would be a violation of people’s rights.

The results of the survey will be shared with the Capital Metro Board on July 26, when they will consider adoption of the policy.

7 thoughts on “Tobacco-Free Transit Facilities: Survey Results

  1. Don Dickson

    A perfect world would be tobacco-free. I really think y’all are wasting your time and should be focused on other critical areas of concern.

  2. Melanie Leary

    I really do hope that capmetro becomes tobacco free. It’s so awful when you’re waiting for the bus in the blistering heat or the pouring rain under the sheltered bench and people are smoking there. You have to choose whether to breathe second hand smoke or face the weather.

  3. dmcnuggets

    This proposed rule is a joke. How is it that brief wisps of secondhand smoke while one is outside going to harm anyone’s health, when such proposals are an overreach by those in the tobacco control movement. Limit any proposed smoking bans to just indoor areas and near entrances to indoor facilities, and don’t ban smoking any further than that. The vast majority of smokers are respectful and smoke outside away from building entrances, why punish all smokers for the few that are inconsiderate and smoke close to buildings?

    Oh, and if this proposal is one on all tobacco products, and not just smoking, good luck enforcing that if it’s passed. 🙂

  4. Jose

    I am allergic to perfume but there is always someone that puts too much on and makes my allergies foul up. Why don’t we ban that? Because in America we have to learn how to deal with it. It is a fact of life, you can’t legislate being considerate. You can’t arrest us all. They are many disabled people out there who can’t drive but smoke. So are you going to deny the disabled population from enjoying the benefits of the non disabled. A person in a wheelchair may not be able to drive but smokes to ward off the side effects of anti-seizure medication. This policy goes to far. Let’s build indoor smoke free waiting areas at transit centers, and park and rides with public restrooms, water fountains, vending machines. A win win situation for everyone!!!! This proposed policy it’s lose lose and get sued. I guess Capital Metro wants lawsuits because their legal team is bored?

  5. Kenneth

    But it’s fine that I have to stand out in the sweltering heat or rain? Typical short sited hypocritical thinking! I for one will not abide by this policy if it’s enacted! I will not have my rights trampled on for doing something that is perfectly legal!!!

  6. Kenneth

    I also wanted to add, I have to deal with people drinking beer and liquor at the bus stops on a daily basis even though that is not allowed. It’s a joke to think that you can enforce this when you can’t even enforce the current rules that are in place! While we’re at it, can you make a new rule that doesn’t allow nasty un-bathed homeless near the boarding areas. Hell, I’d be happy if I could not have to be harassed by 10 homeless people for a cigarette or money while at ANY bus stop downtown! There are much better things that Capital Metro could be doing with their time!!!

  7. Jman

    Attention Smokers, every time you light up a cigarette, it’s like you’re standing next to me while letting out a 5 minute fart that gives me cancer. That’s what non-smokers hate you guys so much.

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Greg Austin was born on 2 August 1992, in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Greg Austin is an Actor. He had previously graduated from Mr. Selfridge in 2013 from the School of Art-Education, London. He later starred in 2014 Guests in Law and Order: UK.

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Reporting directly to the Project Manager, the Quality Assurance/Control (QA/QC) Lead is responsible for ensuring that transmission line and substation construction activities follow the established practices, procedures and processes to satisfy the Project Specific Quality Plan (PSQP) and all relevant project contractual terms and obligations in place with all stakeholders (client/subs/suppliers/regulatory agencies, etc.).

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Dublin, OH, US, 43016

Company:  Univar Solutions USA Inc
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The attempts to succeed at wiring drop #1 have not been going well.  I took some time to try and remove a can light from the ceiling so I could hopefully access the pole from above.  Those attempts were futile.  I could not figure out how to get the light trim down.

As I was considering buying some firmer fishing poles, so I could push the pole up through the the insulation batt, I realized, I had a really firm pole already – the 10′ drill bit.  And it’s been up there already once.  So my next attempt to get anything up there will be using the drill bit as a push pole.

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After cutting the opening, I found that I didn’t even have enough depth available to install the outlet plate, I had to trim it down with the Dremel.  Once the ring was mounted to protect the drywall, I pushed the pole up the wall with the camera attached.  Surprisingly, it seemed like I made it into the attic unobstructed.  Yup, according to my tape marking on the pole, 8 inches past the ceiling. So… I never needed a drill bit, for either run?  I could have used the money for stiffer poles for run #1.  Unless… the pole was bending behind the wall, but it didn’t  appear to be from the video.

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As the weeks went on, I did get confirmation and more information from the old and the new insurance company.  I would be covered until the end of my policy term, but the new company would not be renewing the policy.  So, as the policy end date closed in, my insurance agency started contacting me more and more frequently and urgently to find a new insurer.

I got two quotes for a new policy and made my choice.  I paid in full and sent the documentation proof to my loan company.  Ok, I’m good for the year.  Well, no.  Less than a month into my new policy, I get two letters in the mail from the new insurer.  The first is a notice of policy cancellation.  The second is a confirmation of policy cancellation.  The policy is going to be cancelled at the end of the month, less than 3 weeks away.  Again, what the hell?

The reason given for the cancellation is my roof.  It appears the agent submitted my information with the wrong shingle type and when they found out what it really is, they determined the age of the roof is too old for them to insure.  So, goodbye.

So, now, I am wondering if the other quote I got, which will be my fallback for now, is even valid if that was submitted with the wrong shingle type.  If it is, I might be looking at getting a re-roofing done ASAP to qualify for any insurance.  I guess I should start getting quotes for roofing.

The Septic System

One thing that’s been on my list for a very long time has been to have the septic tank checked out.  I don’t know anything about it – where it is, how big it is, what its condition is.  I’ve owned the house for 15 years and never done anything with it.  The old owner did an enzyme treatment on it, but never said anything about pumping it out or having service done on it.  Obviously, the best time to have this stuff checked out is when there isn’t a problem, so, I guess the time is right.

I called a nearby place and ended up in voicemail.  I left a message and never got a call back.  Oh well.  I called another place and got on their schedule for te next week.  The tech showed up on schedule and without any formalities, just started into the work.

The first step was to locate the tank.  He had a probing rod he stuck in the ground at various places and found the borders of teh tank quickly.  I guess when this is your life you know all about these things.  So he knew just where to dig to uncover the lid.  He went back to the truck and got a pry bar to lift the lid off and pop, we had an open tank.

The first thing I noticed is that it didn’t stink.  I expected the most foul smell imaginable out of a septic tank, but that’s not the case.  The tech’s quick evaluation is that things are actually really good.  The water level is correct, meaning the drain field is working well, and there’s no buildup of solids, so whatever enzymes are in the system are doing their job just fine.

So with that $150 quick check complete, I just started getting random information.  I learned the boundaries of the tank so I determined I could get a truck onto the property as long as it stuck close to the fence.  The drain field probably extended to the end of the pool patio and there was a small concern about the neighbors tree roots eventually causing issues with it.  The septic tank is concrete, so there’s not going to be any root penetration there.  The tank is 1050 gallons, which is pretty standard for a house of this size.  If the house was smaller, it would likely be a 950 gal, and if bigger, or if a 1050 gal isn’t available at build time, sometimes a 1500 gal is installed.  The area of the tank is about the size of the MX-5.

He estimated that I could go a couple more years before needing any pump out service and shared a bunch of stories about people who have had critical situations with their systems.  We talked about enzymes and he pointed out the enzymes actually working in the tank right there.  They move and everything.  Fascinating and gross.  Before the days of Rid-X and active enzymes, he said the company’s founder used to throw roadkill into his tank to generate the bacteria for breaking down the waste.  Another customer who had a fresh pumpout christened her tank by throwing a whole supermarket chicken in the tank.

As far as enzyme treatments go, I guess they’re legit.  I never thought they were effective, but I’ve seen them in action now.  On top of my disbelief of their effectiveness, my understanding of their application was off as well.  It’s not a one-time application, or even a yearly thing.  You’re supposed to add them once a month.  And maybe my situation is different being alone in the house vs having 4-5-6 people in the house.

So, that was a good peace-of-mind expense to know I’m not going to have any shitty emergencies for a while.  As long as I don’t drain grease into the sink (guilty), flush wipes (nope), or use powdered detergent (nope), I should be plenty safe and the tank should outlive me.  Most likely, I’ll end up pumping it out as a pre-sale list item.

Wiring Project – Attempt 2

In the last post, I said I was going to go and fish that wire “tomorrow”, Sunday.  That didn’t happen.  It waited until Wednesday after work, when a rain shower was coming in.  It seemed like that would make it cool enough.

Step 1: Push the pole and camera and pull cord up the wall.  No big deal.  Step 2, dress up and gather everything I may want up there.  Jeans, long sleeve shirt, head covering, mouth covering, magnet tip for poles, kayak paddles, phone for camera and in case of emergency.  Wouldn’t that be fun.  Hi, 911?  I’m injured and in my attic.

Let’s go, then.

Up the attic with my supplies.  This is path I’ve taken enough to hate.  Ok, crawl under here.

Then turn right and head to the end down there.

Then turn left and go down there.  On your stomach.

Don’t mind the broken and rotting beams.  We’ll see if that needs attention later.

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Once next to the vent, which is my guide point, I assembled the kayak paddle and sent it down to move the insulation.  Once I got working it, I discovered something terrible.  It wasn’t blown insulation stuffed down there.  It was a batt, kind of like a big solid pillow of fiberglass.  So it had to be moved as a whole unit.  And pushing it around at the end of a 7ft pole was not doing it.

I worked at the insulation for probably about 15 minutes, exhausting myself.  The best I could accomplish was compressing it down, but I still couldn’t see the tip of the pole coming up from below.  And if the tip of the pole is stuck in the batt, there’s no way any magnet is going to pull a tiny metal ring through that.

I left the kayak pole up there, and the extra fiberglass poles stayed up there, too.  If I never get back to this, the next homeowner is going to be mightily confused.

What’s the next option?  Well, to get more aggressive, the next thing I could attempt is pulling down the canister light near where I am working and try to reach in that way.  Maybe I can move the batt some from there?  The problem is, I don’t know how to remove the can lights.  Theoretically, I do, but I don’t know for sure how they are fastened up there.

Rest and regroup.  There’s no rush on this.

Wiring Project – Attempt 1

This weekend, all the tools have arrived and it’s time to go.  The fiberglass poles were broken out and I taped the endoscope to the tip and stuffed it up the wall.  To my surprise, at the top, I can see there are multiple holes available for running wires.  With some jostling, I am pretty sure I found myself looking into the attic.  Well, that was fucking easy.

I left the pole and camera in place and climbed into the attic.  Ok, this is not as fucking easy.  I could not see the pole sticking up from below, so that wasn’t promising.  I gave a quick inspection as to where I would need to go and it was not a cool trip.  Before I headed in blindly, I wanted to know how far I would have to go in, so I made a mental note of where the AC duct was and then I would find out where in relation to that duct the outlet was.

When I went back down, I found the AC duct was right in line with the outlet.  So that was an excellent marker for finding the pole.  As long as I was going up again, I figured I’d try snagging the pole.  I tied some pull cord to the head of the pole and shot it back up the wall and into the attic.

I headed back up and took with me a flat board to lay across the rafters so I could lie flat and worm my way forward, and I took a few sections of pole with a hook attachment on it to catch the pull cord and drag it to me.

Crawling on my stomach across beams was not a lot of fun.  When I made it near the AC duct marking my place, I was a little crestfallen.  There was mounds of insulation blocking any view down to the edge of the house.  You couldn’t see the pole, you couldn’t see anything.

I tried using the pole I brought up to spread the insulation around and clear a path, but the pole was too flexible.  While up there, I wracked my brain trying to think of what I could use to clear away that insulation.  I just didn’t have a pole long enough to get down there (and not flex like a noodle).

I came back down and stopped for the day to analyze the situation.  After some thought, I came up with a few ideas.  Fist, I could try the magnetic pole tip and try to catch a metal ring tied to the pull cord.  I might be able to do that without seeing anything.  Next, I could join all of my kayak paddle poles together and that might be long enough to reach down there and move the insulation out of the way.  A combination of the two ideas would be to put the Magnapull bullet on the end of the kayak poles to grab the ring, since it’s a much stronger magnet.  Finally, if I can clear the insulation enough, I could try dropping a chain with a pull cord down through the top, since I know there are holes available.  So, plenty of options available to me.  But this has to be done early in the morning before the sun comes up and turns the attic into an oven.  So, tomorrow…

So while waiting for the next day, I figured I could investigate the locations for two more runs.  Both are on the east wall of the house, with a plant shelf high up.  My plan was to see if there is a gap between the back wall of the shelf and the block exterior.

I hammered out the outlet box that had an existing coax cable in it and was immediately confused.  I was in the cinder block.  I began what I expected to do.  I start fishing the rod and camera up the wall between the drywall and block.  The realization came to me slowly.  The first clue was when I checked the routing of the coax cable.  It didn’t go straight up.  It went off to the left.

I took a step back and looked at the wall.

It’s not that the shelf extends out from the block wall.  The shelf is the block wall – the top of it.  There is no way to go behind the shelf because the back wall of the shelf is literally outside the house.  Well, that explains the coax cable that ran into the outlet box from outside the block.  Prior to painting the house, I pulled that cable out and patched up the hole.

While this information is sort of a deal-breaker for running that cable, it comes at a very important time.  One item on my short list is to install a weather station on the house.  One of the plans I was considering was mounting a pole on that side of the house.  Had I gone ahead with that plan, I would have drilled lag bolts right into that area and they might have penetrated right into the interior of the living room or bedroom in the shelf area.

Ok, so two runs are completely off the list.  There’s no way I can navigate around the plant shelf.  That leaves two runs I can attempt.  The first continues tomorrow.

Wiring Project – Exploration

I made the decision to attempt this myself and ordered what tools I figured I’d need: An endoscope to see what I was doing before I actually did it.  A mega long drill bit to do it.  And fiberglass fishing poles to push the wire up and catch it in the attic.

The scope came first and I immediately attempted to get a look up in the wall.  While the camera is advertised as semi-rigid, and it is, it’s still not rigid enough to climb more than a couple feet without bending out of direction.  So I have to wait for the poles to come in so I have something firm to attach the camera to.

The next thing to come in was the drill bit.  And what an impressive piece of tool this is.

Like the camera, I immediately tried stuffing it up the wall.  Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful getting the drill head up the wall.  I might have overestimated the amount of depth available to me between the sheetrock and cinder block.

As a sanity check, I flipped the drill over and fished the back end up.  Initially, i hit a snag right at the connection of the extension, making me think the extension couldn’t fit between the wall either.  I got out the endoscope and had a closer look.  No, there’s enough clearance.  I just determined the end of the bit was hitting a staple holding the former phone lines.  A bit of wiggling and the bit was free.  I pushed onward and upward.

Finally, I hit something solid.  Form the countless videos I’d watched, I learned to mark the bit to make sure you don’t drill too far and go through the roof.  So I taped the bit and pulled back out.  Measuring the bit showed I made it probably 4 inches past the ceiling.  What the hell?  I can’t take the chance of drilling if I don’t know exactly where the bit is, so I have to wait for the poles so I can run the scope up the wall and see exactly how far we go.

As it’s been told to me by two people, there should be a horizontal furring strip where the drywall is secured to at the ceiling.  The bit, as I’ve inserted it, is going past the ceiling.  Maybe I got super lucky and hit the hole where the phone lines came down.  If so, then with the scope, I should be able to find that hole again and no drill needed (for this run anyway)..

Wiring Project Continuance

It was a while ago I said some people were coming to run network wiring in places I could not get to.  Well, that day came and went.  They had other, more important work to do.  We rescheduled for Thursday.  Again, more work.  They said they’d let me know.

A week went by and I decided to just call an electrician to get a quote.  The tech came out and was looking at the places I wanted and was pretty blunt and direct: they will need to cut the drywall.  And they don’t do drywall repair.  So basically, we’re going to fuck up your walls and you’ll have to pay someone else to fix it.

I brought up the concept of using a flex bit to snake up the wall and drill into the header.  They said they don’t have that.  So anyway, they said they’d get me a quote in a couple of days.

Ironically, a few hours later I get a text from the cabling people.  Do you want it done tomorrow morning?  Well, I have an electrician who says they will definitely be cutting my walls and a guy who hasn’t said anything yet.  What do I have to lose?

So they came out the next morning and immediately went to work on one of the exterior walls.  They ran the fishing poles up the wall and one climbed into the attic to try and find the location.  After about an hour, they gave up.  Again, I asked about the flex drill bit.  They didn’t have one that long.  Only a 4ft bit.  Sigh.

So, they ended up doing the “easy” ones in the interior walls and had a look at the other locations and declined to try them.  I ended up paying them for 2 drops and they said they’d give me a contact for a security installer who might have more tools for getting in tight walls.

I go back online and look some stuff up.  Should I just fucking do this myself?  The pros don’t seem to be able to do it.  So then, I would need poles.  I would need a set to push up through the wall and a set to hook the wire once it’s poking up into the attic.  Maybe $30 for those.  Then I would need a flex bit.  Those run around $50. And probably an extension piece, too – $30.  So far, a little over a hundred bucks in tools.  My expectation for the electrician quote is $1k.  Plus I would have to hire someone to fix the drywall.  Turns out my expectation was damn spot on.  The quote came in at $1080 the next day.

So is this something I’m willing to attempt on my own?  To accomplish something two professionals won’t or can’t do, yet multiple videos online demonstrate how to do it successfully?  What’s the worst that can happen?  I have to call the professionals to fix it anyway.

Let’s do this.

Crafting Project – Rain Barrel

It’s not really a rain barrel.  Its purpose is not to store any water.  It’s supposed to be a decorative object to stop erosion and reduce dirt splatter on my house’s new paint job.  It’s more like a rain diffuser.

In the front of the house, there is no gutter (yet).  So the heavy rain will roll off the roof and beat down right in front of the house and ever since the early days when I removed the shrubs along the front of the house, I have had to deal with erosion and splatter.  Right now, there is a line of rock where the water lands, that was the original bed of the shrubs.  In the corner of two roof sections, there is an especially heavy torrent of water that has exposed a lot more stone.  That is where I plan to put the barrel.

I can’t put a large planter with a plant in it because the plant and soil would just be washed out, so it’s going to be planter filled with rocks to diffuse the downpour.  It won’t be completely filled because that would be way too heavy, too expensive, and somewhat pointless.  There will be a fake floor a portion of the way up and the stones will go there to near the top.

This idea came to me when I was researching those flexible gutter downspout extenders. I need a couple for the two downspouts I have that are seriously eroding the area where they exit.  After I had barrel idea, I immediately researched tall planters.  Well, shit.  36″ planters are not cheap.  And I’m not interested in spending $300 on an idea that I may scrap soon, and will scrap once I get gutters installed (after the roofing project).

As it happens, I have some very large planters from a long time ago that were samples from a manufacturer.  I’ve never found a real use for them.  They are extremely durable, but unfortunately, they are the wrong color.  So, maybe I can paint one?  I considered buying some exterior paint from the store in a grey shade, but then I remembered:  I had just thrown away a quart sampler of the other color option for the house – the lighter shade of blue.  Well, I can’t argue with free, and it’s Sherwin Williams, so it’s a good quality paint.  And it’s in the color tone of the house, to boot.  Not exact, just one shade lighter.  That’s supposed to be how you coordinate, right?

As far as a timeline, it was supposed to rain today.  It’s not going to.  The next prediction is next Tuesday, so I have 4 days to complete this.  Not a problem.

I started by cleaning up the planter and leaving it outside to dry before the painting.

First coat went on easily enough.

While it dried, I gave some consideration as to what I would use as the floor.  The best option I came up with was a 5-gallon bucket lid.  It would be sturdy and would sit low enough that a layer of rocks wouldn’t be at the top or over the top.  Even with the rocks in there, it’s going to splash, so trying to keep the water in the container would be a good thing.  I picked up a lid at Lowes.  The cashier said they just changed suppliers for these lids and the UPC had to be keyed in instead of scanned.  The only thing I noticed was the lid was damn flimsy now.

After the second coat dried, I took it to its designated location.  It was… ok.  The erosion on the ground indicated something was a little off about my plan.  During normal rain, the water would fall straight down and would wear away at the ground in one place.  During heavy rains, though, the water would shoot out further and wear away a different location.  One container wouldn’t cover both areas.  Well, I do have another, larger version of the planter that’s not being used either…

Of course, this now takes the project to a whole new level.  Painting the second container is nothing.  I need something to make a floor in this massive container.  I need about a 14″ disc.  I find one on Ebay of 1/8″ plexiglass for $25 including shipping.  That’s part one.

But I also need drainage holes in the disc.  Drilling plexiglass usually ends up in cracking, so I get some education from YouTube.  Ok.  My options are to buy a special plexiglass drill bit or use a step drill bit.  And while drilling, use the slowest speed possible, lubricate the bit with dish soap, and drill through the plexiglass into a wood block.  Lowe’s and Home Depot don’t carry the plexiglass bits.  I can get one on amazon for $10, or I can get a step bit from Harbor Freight for $7.  I will probably have more use for a step bit in future projects, so there’s my answer.

Still though, this project cost just went up by almost $35.  Let’s get the big container painted (that’s still free and it currently looks like shit anyway) and we’ll leave the other stuff on hold until I think I’m going to like what I already have for cheap.  If the little one doesn’t work out, the big one will just be a bigger disappointment.

Now – filling the thing.  I bought a bag of river rock for about $4. I have no idea how much I’ll need, but I don’t want a lot, because that will collapse the floor.  It just needs to be a solid layer on top.  For support, I can cut up a piece of PVC pipe and stick it under the floor, but I’m not sure that will be needed yet.

Situated out front, it’s a little out of place all by itself.  I’ll have to figure out something else to liven up that area.

House Repainting – Day 3

Today, I got thinking about the guys working on the house and whether anyone was making any money from this.  Apparently, I can’t math very good (this is well-proven), but I’m even worse at abstract math.

So, the initial quote to do the house was $2400.  The revised quote was $3100.  It was still fine for me, especially since everyone’s hurting right now and they’re doing so much.  When I said, “paint the house”, I was generally expecting the main areas to be painted.  But a full house painting was so much more:

  • pressure-wash house and sidewalk and driveway
  • fill cracks in stucco
  • caulk and seal windows and roof caps
  • repaint soffit
  • repaint trim
  • repair entryway ceiling seams and texture
  • repaint entryway
  • repaint front door

As with any job, there’s two costs: labor and materials.  Let’s start with the labor costs.  I’ve had two workers onsite for 3 days and they expect to finish up tomorrow.  Additionally, I’ll have an additional worker repairing my entryway ceiling.  I figure that’s about 64 hours of general labor and 4 hours of specialized labor.  Actually, we’ll exclude the specialist since he’s probably subcontracted at a flat rate for the repair.

Let’s assume the workers are paid fairly (idk?) at $15/hr.  That’s round about $1000 in labor there.  Maybe the specialist is doing the job for $250 (idk?).  So far, the job is well under budget.  The owner commented about the amount of paint he was buying and that it was about $35/gallon.  I’ve seen two 5-gallon buckets so far, but I can’t imagine that covers the whole house twice.  So let’s double it.  20 gallons of paint is $700.  We’re still not even at 50% of the project cost.  Business guy’s doing good business.

Then there’s materials: tape, plastic sheeting, tarps, brush rollers, brushes, cleaning materials, buckets, paint screens, gas for pressure washer, etc.  Even if all that stuff is $300, which it’s probably closer to $150, we’re still at a 30% profit margin on the job.  Had the original quote been executed, that would be more like 17%.  We’re not taking into any account the overall business expenses for the company: taxes, insurance, marketing, operational (vehicles, building) and benefits.  If I were the business type, which I certainly am not, I would actually be a little nervous taking on jobs with less than 20% profit to cover everything else, including screwups.  So overall, I think the deal was fair and healthy for his business.

In other news, the peephole has come in, so it’s ready to be installed after the door is painted.  I also made a random purchase of a outdoor spigot handle, since the ones I have now all have the paint flaked off.  It’s not expensive.  In fact, it’s really, really dumb that buying a 2-pack is so much more expensive than buying 2 single packs.

I was going to get a screenshot of this from Amazon, but in typical Amazon fashion, the price jumped up from $3.89 to $5.15.  So now, the 2-pack is the cheaper option.  Well, at least I bought one at the low.

I installed the spigot handle and and generally disappointed.  It is a universal handle, so there is a reversible shaft that fits two different faucets.  The shaft mating with the handle is not a tight fit, so there is a little play when you turn the handle on and off.  I don’t think I’ll be keeping it long-term.

Today, while walking around the house, I noticed they had painted the dryer vent to match the house.  I don’t understand painting everything to match.  There’s a wall plate on the front of the house that’s been painted and is going to be replaced with accenting stainless steel, too.  The dryer vent is pretty old and was due for replacement, so I did a search for stainless steel replacements to match everything else.  Found and ordered. Not Prime, so it will be delivered on foot like my house numbers.  Estimated delivery, 6-10 weeks.

Anyway, on with the updates.

Window sills are painted, breaking up the large color blocks.

The back of the house got some treatment today.  Not yet done, but coming along.  Three shades of blue here: sky, house, and pool.

As I was sitting on the patio, I was surprised at how calming the color was.  I had never noticed how I didn’t get that with the old color.  The blue is just the color I always wanted and never knew it.

Tomorrow, it’s the front door and the repair of the entryway.  I pulled down the trim of the canister lights to clean them (wasp nests EVERYWHERE) and allow for the repair to get in there.

House Repainting – Day 2

Today the painters showed up to do the painting for real.  They started out with cutting in on the edges, then masking everything off and spraying the soffits and trim, then filling in the first coat of the primary color.

So far, looks nice.

Still need to paint the window sills white, which was seemingly lost in communication.  But the whole house still needs its first coat and then the second coat.

I learned that I’m also getting the front door painted, so I had to pick a color.  Uhhh… white.  Pure white, not the off white being used elsewhere.  I clarified that the hardware would be taken off and the door would be sanded first, otherwise I would do that myself.  I also made a quick purchase of a satin nickel peephole to replace the faded brass one currently on the door.  That will match with the other trim pieces, including new stainless steel cover plates on the front of the house and the house numbers being shipped by foot.  Seriously.  You can buy the numbers from Amazon for $50 each and get them with Prime shipping, or buy them for $15 from WayFair and get them in… 8-10 weeks!  Yeah, I’ll save the $100+, I can wait.  But, I can’t really wait.  They are going to look fucking awesome.


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