MrJacku

I want to get home painted this year (just exterior). I've never had that done before. I will ask for multiple quotes, and get HOA approval for the painting colors, but I don't really know what to ask and expect from the contractors when it comes to home painting?

There's a chance I might have to move from the Portland metro area to the Twin cities area because of work in the next couple of years. I wonder if anyone has any experiences to share or lessons learned. I only visited there a couple of times years ago, once in January so I am aware of the cold. As a note, I do know lots of people that have done the opposite and moved to the PNW, they usually describe MN as a boring flat place, but I think that at least the people tend to be nicer. Thoughts?

I have a composite deck built last year, some leafs and residue were on it for most of the winter, and part of it has some green-brown color. I haven't tried to clean it yet, what can I use to clean it that won't damage it but will also remove any stains? If you'll say 'soap', please specify which kind, last year I tried dishwasher soap and it left white spots which were a pain to clean.

Hi everyone, we've been seeing doctors about this, but hopefully someone can come up with new ideas on this as the doctors say its an uncommon case.

My then 2 1/2 weeks old daughter, good weight/height and gaining continuously, no fever ever, developed a lump, about as big as a quarter, under her breast/nipple. She bled a very small amount from her nipple about 3 days before, we got a bit worried but read its pretty common and it didn't bleed the next day. When we noticed the lump, we took her to her doctor, who, as we thought, said its probably an infection and gave her Cephalexin. We went back to 48 and 72 hour visits, the lump hadn't changed at all. The doctors consulted a pediatrician i

I live 45 minutes away and have a reservation at 5:30 pm today, if anyone is close by do you think I can safely reach Salmon and 6th? Can cars drive there? I'm not planning to park on the street.

Basically, did it ever happen that the assaulting force made it inside a city, and somehow the defenders (without external help) won the battle? I know that usually as soon as the attacker made it inside, it turned into a blood bath for the defenders and the city population, but I wonder if the defenders ever put up so much resistance that the attackers either retreated or were killed inside the city. I'm more interested in pre-Modern times (no Stalingrad). External help that saves a city under siege, like the Turkish Siege of Wien doesn't count.

TIL of the Zealots of Thessalonica, but couldn't find much info about how they organized themselves. I got curious if there were any other such anti-aristocratic self rule republican type of states in Medieval Europe? How common was it for people to try to overthrow their nobles and rule themselves?

One of my relatives is trying to get some help regarding capital gains tax from selling an international property. We feel this is more complex than our usual tax guy can handle, and we want to consult someone who's more familiar. Again, this is just for a consultation so we understand what's going to happen etc. Should we look for a CPA or a tax lawyer? And how do we find a good one? Other then googling for one.

I'm planning to build a grill island and I'm stuck choosing the grill. My budget is between $900-$1400, and these are my finalists: Napoleon LEX 605 http://www.bbqguys.com/item_name_Napoleon-LEX-605-Built-In-Propane-Gas-BBQ-Grill-With-Rear-Infrared-Burner-A_item_2896246.html Blaze http://www.bbqguys.com/item_name_Blaze-32-Inch-4-Burner-Built-In-Gas-Grill-With-Rear-Infrared-Burner-BLZ-4_item_2856898.html Urban Island by Bull http://www.costco.com/Urban-Islands-Stainless-Steel-30%22-4-burner-Drop-in-Grill-by-Bull-Outdoor-Products.product.100057686.html Bull Outlaw http://www.bbqguys.com/item_name_Bull-Outlaw-30-Inch-4-Burner-Built-In-Gas-BBQ-Grill-26038_item_2864174.html Napoleon Prestige 500