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  1. PrettySquareGal

    Asbestos Tiles / Products

    Something I've noticed is that a lot of old restaurants and Church basements (where I attend rummage sales) likely have what looks like asbestos tiles. There are two breakfast joints where I asked the owners the age of the tiles out of curiosity and they say they go back to the 50's. I think...
  2. PrettySquareGal

    The Enlisted Man's Christmas Dinner

    That looks delicious! Great photo, thanks for sharing it.
  3. PrettySquareGal

    any other "unworthy" lurkers?

    I used to worry that I wasn't vintage enough before I joined. Then I decided that I didn't care if anyone had a "more vintage than thou" attitude...after which it occurred to me that no one really cared; they were too busy futzing with themselves to notice. :) I don't dress vintage but live...
  4. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    At Flea Market, Fear of a Different Insect http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/nyregion/02bedbugs.html?_r=1&hp
  5. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    I'm not sure I'd count on freezing working for killing bed bugs whereas heating them has been proven. I was talking to someone the other day who had had bed bugs in his apartment. He said he put one in his freezer and after a few days took it out. Once it thawed he said it was still alive! [huh]
  7. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    Really good info. I order a lot of items from amazon. Thanks for this!
  8. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    More related stuff: http://brickunderground.com/blog/2010/01/care_for_some_bed_bugs_with_your_thrift_store_purchase http://www.packtite.com/
  9. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    I'm not going to live in a plastic bubble (only because they don't make one for the mass market yet lol ) but I do want to be careful when collecting old, used, sometimes not so clean stuff. I'm used to the general Vintage Cootie but bed bugs seem to be rather tricky to address if caught too late.
  10. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    I just found this on the CDC site: "Although bed bugs could theoretically act as a disease vector, as is the case with body lice, which transmit Bartonella quintana (the causal agent of trench fever) among homeless persons (12), bed bugs have never been shown to transmit disease in vivo (13)...
  11. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    I've read conflicting information about whether or not they transmit diseases. While their bites do not, I read that (can't find the article now, but this makes sense) if they were feeding upon a person with infected blood (HIV, etc) and it's feeding on you and it gets smashed, that the blood...
  13. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    Here's one family's experience with a used couch: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/19307085/detail.html
  14. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    They don't just hatch and die; they can live over a year without feeding. As far as fumigating, not much seems to work: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12133597/ I do know that heat kills them: http://www.thermapure.com/bedbugs.php I won't buy anything stuffed that can't be cleaned...
  15. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    OH, about moths! I had bought some old Christmas decorations, and when I got them home I saw that there was live moth larvae living in the Santa doll beards!!!!
  16. PrettySquareGal

    Bed Bugs and Safe Collecting

    From what I have read, bed bugs were a big problem in NYC in the early part of the last century (not sure of exact dates) but were sent packing on the DDT express. Now that they are back in town, in many towns, and quickly spreading, I am definitely more cautious with my collecting. They can...
  17. PrettySquareGal

    Can smoking be good for you?

    My mistake. I thought you wanted scientific data that supports that smoking can be good for you. All I have is evidence to the contrary. The Scientology thread, didn't know we had one here. It is vintage, now that I think about it! Anyway, I wish you good health.
  19. PrettySquareGal

    Can smoking be good for you?

    America (and Canada, too) IS a free country. Breathing in downtown Egypt can kill you, so smoke in America (or Canada or wherever) now? Weird. But yes, we all die one day. So choose your destiny by smoking if you like. Where is your empirical data for your last claim?
  20. PrettySquareGal

    Can smoking be good for you?

    How is that? Maybe during the first month or two, yes... I quit over ten years ago. I started when I was 13. I am 42. Quitting smoking toughened me up. Willpower is a muscle that needs exercising. The more you use it, the stronger it gets. My teeth are no longer yellow, I don't smell...
  21. PrettySquareGal

    Tell me your best method for cleaning LPs & 78s!

    Please share with me how you clean your LPs and 78s including any brands of cleaners or kits you recommend. Thanks!
  22. PrettySquareGal

    What we've lost since the Golden Era

    I don't think of our troops as having been trained to be mean. You couldn't do that anyway; I believe that is within someone's nature and off-limits. Actions and mindset, yes, that is negotiable. I differentiate between mean-spirited actions and those done for noble causes, the latter of course...
  23. PrettySquareGal

    What we've lost since the Golden Era

    God bless you, Lizzie. I'm always buying new in the package vintage bed sheets at yard and estate sales! It's like comparing a Bounty quilted paper towel to a tissue.

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