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Our 5288 Bayliner has standard beige venetian blinds on the windows and they are such a nuisance to clean. The only simple way to clean them is to unscrew every single blind, lay them flat on a picnic table and use a scrub brush, hot soapy water and the water hose.

It is a time consuming job - one I’d gladly give up if I could find wooden blinds to replace them as they would provide a more substantial surface to dust or wipe with a cloth.

My only problem will be deciding which color - do I go dark cherry to match the dark areas of teak or light honey or natural to match the oak floors? Would I be smarter to go with a ‘wooden’ look as plastic might be lighter in weight?

Does anyone have any quick tips for cleaning venetian type blinds? Want to demonstrate? Do I need to have someone come to the boat to measure or will I be able to do it myself? Oh, oh - this is starting to give me a headache…

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Kent and I drove from British Columbia to Texas - and returned - a 4200 mile round trip. Our return route took us through Oklahoma and I was amazed to see all the wind generatorsproducing electrical power. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) near Anadarko, Oklahoma supplies wind generated electricity for 19 of Oklahoma’s rural electric cooperatives. The generators don’t look awfully tall from a distance, but as we neared we realized how truly majestic these 300 plus foot towers with huge blades really were and the amount of pollution free electricity they were creating.

Wind powered generators creating electric energy is a brilliant idea in my mind! There is absolutely no pollution as in the coal burning thermal electric generated plants we saw of West Texas and other areas. Nor is there the perceived threat of a leak from a nuclear generating station.

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority produces millions of mega-watts of electricity from hydro power, created by dams which were constructed in the 1950’s and 1960’s. There is another dam project on the drawing boards for the Peace River, called Site C, which will greatly increase BC Hydro’s total power production.

I truly appreciate the fact we, in British Columbia use hydro generated electricity which creates no pollution.

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GoFish.com sounds right up my alley!

I love videoing my friends and family and trying to get them to interact - mostly to make fools of themselves if possible - and usually once they warm up to the idea, they are the biggest hams in the world! And, I can show the world by uploading the videos to GoFish.com. It seems everyone is showing off their crazy actions for the world to view - and, the world is looking!

Mirelly Taylor is certainly looking - looking for a date. Mirelly has been in “Kiss Me Again”, “Serving Sara”, “Las Vegas” and “Numb3rs” and wants YOU to submit a video to win a date with her. The contest is called ’seduce a celeb’ and Mirelly has a few suggestions:

Free videos at GoFish.com are hilarious. Be sure to watch the creative, innovative and just plain silly videos by the contestants - then enter your own video if you think you have what it takes to seduce Mirelly.

Emmy Award Winning Producer, Scott Sternberg, and Andrew Firestone from “The Bachelor” are part of this brand new online show where the audience (YOU) becomes part of the program by submitting videos.

So, are you ready to show the world your stuff? Now you may be one of the contestants and you can be part of this show’s outcome by entering the GoFish and voting for your favorite crazy video.



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Have you ever read the fine print of your financial institutions ethical policies before seeking loans?

I never thought of it! It never mattered where the money might come from to fund my new car, my home, my business or my property - as long as it was available - when I needed it.

Sure, we all do our best to be green by recycling, using our natural resources properly and using recycled products, but have you ever thought of where YOUR money might be used and the type of investments for which it might be used?

Check out the ‘Ethical Policy‘ of this Co-op Bank to learn how and why you may want to question where the loan money comes from and where your ’savings’ are used by financial institutions with whom you may deal.

A competitive loan with an ethical twist might be exactly what you are seeking if you don’t like the idea of using money which may be at the root of human rights abuse.

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Don’t you love the KISS principle? ‘Keep it simple, stupid’ is one of the best motto’s I’ve ever come across - and I use it often!

Is it time to renew your motor insurance? If it is, CIS Motor Insurance should be your first stop for a quote. Insurance shouldn’t be too complicated to understand and shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg or your first born child.

CIS offers great rates, making motor insurance as inexpensive, easy and hassle-free as possible. Check out the discounts - if you buy online you’ll get a 10% introductory discount.

Here’s where the KISS part comes in - claims response is as hassle free as possible. Their committment is to

issue settlement cheques within 24 hours of receiving the required documents

. Keep it simple for me and I’ll be back to insure every year!

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