But I suck it up because I want my son to experience the holidays until he is old enough to decide for himself if he wants to continue these traditions for his family some day. The problem was that we pay rent, gas, and electric every month, and being in wyoming our gas and electric bills sky rocket during the cold season. All I asked was that the people that are coming over at least bring one plate for Thanksgiving. Nobody was having it, so I ended up paying all the bills that month, and buy all the food we needed. Because that's what the man of the house is suppose to do apparently. We had a pretty good thanksgiving, everybody was happy. But once everybody left, baby momma went damn near full Karen. Demanding why I asked her family to bring a plate. I tried to explain to her that our expenses were getting really tight, and we wouldn't have any money for "our" savings for a home that wasn't a trailer. She flipped and asked why we are broke. We live in an area where the skinook winds tear us apart every year, and we get dicked by the electric and gas company since we have to run 2 full heaters in our trailer to keep us and baby warm.
Looking for a carpet cleaning service that does a good job, doesn't use harmful chemicals, etc. Any help/input appreciated. Carbonated/Buffer (Chem-Dry): Often accused of 'fear marketing'. Their traditional method supposedly doesn't really extract the dirt from the carpet/house and their buffers wear carpet down. Many complaints that carpet is extremely stiff after cleaning. They have apparently begun switching to a truck based extraction system (hot water extraction, but 'carbonated'? ) that may work better. But can they be trusted? Hot water extraction (Stanley Steamer, COIT, etc. ): Perhaps best for extracting dirt. Numerous concerns that if not done properly that high amount of moisture left in carpet & pad can cause mold/mildew growth and faster deterioration of backing and pad. Some/many do use perc, hydrogen peroxide, and other not too appealing chemicals? Other options? Independent cleaners better than franchise chains such as the 3 above? Any websites with an honest comparison of methods and who provides them?