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  1. K

    tired of giving away bottled water - not green - what to do?

    Jeanne, the three-gallon jugs - do you refill them? Does the appliance filter? (Our town water isn't very good.) What's the brand name? Thanks for the help-Karen
  2. K

    tired of giving away bottled water - not green - what to do?

    One of my goals for the year to to be more environmentally friendly and eliminate the amenity of bottled water. If any of you have done that, what alternative do you offer, if any? Do you have coolers? Is there plumbing involved?
  3. K

    fixing toilet leaks saved me a bundle

    Of course! Sorry it took me so long to reply...
  4. K

    fixing toilet leaks saved me a bundle

    A few months ago I posted a whine about my huge (and growing huger) water bill. Well, we decided to test the toilets for leaks and were horrified to find that six of my eight toilets were leaking. After we replaced the flappers, my water bill dropped 60%. I'm sharing this sad tale (with a happy...
  5. K

    What would you do?

    I guess I won't charge her, or even send her a polite note with an invoice, though the damage is certainly beyond normal wear and tear. Thanks, everyone, for the feedback- Karen
  6. K

    What would you do?

    The plumber didn't say - he just shoved the blockage through. Wouldn't be tree roots, it's a second floor toilet and none of the others had the problem. And the mother admitted that the kid blocked the toilet. Probably a magazine. (Though "why" would be a good question.) So, do I charge her...
  7. K

    What would you do?

    As a mother and her teenage son checked out, the mother mentioned that the son had "put paper in the toilet" and clogged it up. Well, we spent yesterday plunging and pouring chemicals into the toilet to unclog it. Nothing worked. I finally gave up and called a plumber today, who snaked it...
  8. K

    new twist on a scam

    We get these scams every day but this one struck me as funny: "Hello, I am Dr.Jeff Adams. I want to book Lunch for 15 guests from my Department arriving to your country. We will all come for Lunch on November 4th, 5th and 6th by 2.00pm each day. Get back me with your Menu if there is...
  9. K

    B&B for veterans

    An article describing the free night Nov 10 for veterans appeared in our local newspaper on Tuesday, with a link to the list of participating inns, and I have been getting call after call. Anyone else inundated like that? We booked the first two callers, and are now turning them away. Makes me...
  10. K

    converting to a restaurant kitchen

    I got a quick reply from the health inspector. She says I would need to upgrade my equipment (not sure whether she means everything) and replace cabinets with food grade cabinets or shelving. I would need a prep table and a dishwashing area (3 vat sink or 2 vat sink with commercial...
  11. K

    converting to a restaurant kitchen

    A local chef has been asking me for a couple of years to let him cook & serve a monthly dinner in my B&B. I'd also like to serve a full Afternoon Tea. But my Health Department says I need a restaurant kitchen to do anything more than make breakfast. As a 5-room B&B in NC, we are required to...
  12. K

    water usage

    This is a great forum! Everyone - thanks for the comments and the tips. I think my first step is to see if we are using more water than we used to. Then if we are, to try & figure out why if possible. Then institute some water conservation measures. We renovated in 2000 so all the toilets...
  13. K

    water usage

    My water bill keeps going up and up and I want to do some analysis. (it's the engineer in me...) I am going to dig out my old water bills and compare to my occupancy for each month and come up with a metric: gallons per guest-night, which I will record for the past couple of years. I also need...
  14. K

    Anyone else having problems with Webervations this morning?

    It's affecting my Webervations - I can't get the usual two-week display.
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