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Higgy · 10-01-08, 02:03 PM

Hello,

My name is Lee, I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. I'm an old online friend of Daox's. I think we've been online friends for about 10 years now. We met playing online gaming when he kicked everyone's butt from here to tomorrow, but now he's gone and got all sophisticated on me and doesn't play anymore...actually I don't play games anymore either.

I live in a 1446 SQ FT house in a newer suburb of Winnipeg. I'm very into being green and making my living area as well as our planet a better place to live. I even go so far as to shut the computer off when I'm not using it now...this coming from a huge computer geek. Most of the lightbulbs in our house are CFL. There are still a few stragglers left but not many. Some of the stuff I've done to my house so far are, scrubbing and sealing my basement and garage floor to prevent mold and moisture, insulated my entire garage as well as the roof of the garage (the garage is attached to the house), sealed up my furnace vents to allow for better heating and cooling in the house, and created a nice vegetable garden out back. I also try and take good care of my lawn by keeping the grass at least 2 1/2 - 3 inches high so I don't have to water it as much and use Scotts ecosense lawn fertilizer on my lawn so that I don't put in too many chemicals into the ground. We also use a lot of quality ecosense soaps and energy smart appliances in our home. I'd also like to upgrade my water heater at some point to 1 larger or 2 smaller electric water heaters. And I'm always looking at new ways to improve.

I'm here to learn as well as help (if I can). It's nice to meet everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can all do to help each other improve our homes.

Below are some garden pics in case anyone would like to see. I told Daox I'd put them up.

10-01-08, 02:03 PM	#1
Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Hello from my igloo Hello, My name is Lee, I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. I'm an old online friend of Daox's. I think we've been online friends for about 10 years now. We met playing online gaming when he kicked everyone's butt from here to tomorrow, but now he's gone and got all sophisticated on me and doesn't play anymore...actually I don't play games anymore either. I live in a 1446 SQ FT house in a newer suburb of Winnipeg. I'm very into being green and making my living area as well as our planet a better place to live. I even go so far as to shut the computer off when I'm not using it now...this coming from a huge computer geek. Most of the lightbulbs in our house are CFL. There are still a few stragglers left but not many. Some of the stuff I've done to my house so far are, scrubbing and sealing my basement and garage floor to prevent mold and moisture, insulated my entire garage as well as the roof of the garage (the garage is attached to the house), sealed up my furnace vents to allow for better heating and cooling in the house, and created a nice vegetable garden out back. I also try and take good care of my lawn by keeping the grass at least 2 1/2 - 3 inches high so I don't have to water it as much and use Scotts ecosense lawn fertilizer on my lawn so that I don't put in too many chemicals into the ground. We also use a lot of quality ecosense soaps and energy smart appliances in our home. I'd also like to upgrade my water heater at some point to 1 larger or 2 smaller electric water heaters. And I'm always looking at new ways to improve. I'm here to learn as well as help (if I can). It's nice to meet everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing what we can all do to help each other improve our homes. Below are some garden pics in case anyone would like to see. I told Daox I'd put them up.