My brother from Kansas, his wife, and his stepson are visiting us this weekend. His wife and mine have an over-fondness for estate auctions. We went to one that lasted most of yesterday. I didn't see many bargains, although out of boredom I bought
Al Gore should be happy. I replaced two exterior doors with energy-efficient double-paned ones this week. The workers putting vinyl-siding on our house have added 3/4 inch sheets of foam insulation to the outside walls. Supposedly, the foam sheets will cushion the vinyl and make it more durable. We now have a ridiculous amount of insulation in the walls: 5.5 inches of fiber-glass, 1.25 inches of foam and one thermal reflective surface. I say ridiculous because most of our heat loss/gain is through the large number of windows we have.