Comments by "Kimberly C" (@kimberlyc84) on "Van Life Tour : How to do a DIY van build for $200" video.

  1. The unplanned interviews are the BEST! Candid! True! Humble! He put Gilligan's Island to Shame!🤣 He definitely would've survived in comfort!☺️ My favorite part of Lowe's & Home Depot is the culled lumber (it's the scrap at the back, usually odd shaped or short pieces of wood and cut paneling that's not useable (to other people). It's up to 75% off😊
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  2. My mom used to hang a sheet over open doorways in winter and summer in the sweet '32 Cape Cod she & dad bought in '75. It was a drafty shell of a box on a true basement that had the best bones situated in a little fishing town on Long Island. Dad bricked up the fireplace that first year and installed a 3-foot cast iron wood burning workhorse. Dad did all of the insulation over, and laid carpet with thick padding underneath as well. He put floor insulation behind the paneling to make it even more efficient. That blanket/sheet hanging forced the heat up the back steps to the bedrooms and it was sooo warm! Ceramic bowl filled with water and dried flower petals or pine needles to keep moisture in the air and to give the whole house a nice scent. One year, the oil man even staked out our house. He thought we were going with the other guy and undercutting his business because while our neighbors had to call him three or more times throughout the winter season, we only called him once because the stove kept the house so warm. Dad also worked with a small tree cutting family after his shifts on the LIRR. 3/4 of our backyard was always stacked with firewood. Now that my last little birdie has flown the coop, making me an empty nester, I have actually driven four carloads (5 including yesterday ☺️) to the Goodwill and the thrift stores of just STUFF that I don't need. Stuff that my two oldest who are in the military are definitely not going to use; clothes that my daughter hasn't worn since middle school are gone; clothes that I can't even get past my thigh are outta here!!😂 And I spend all of my time between my den, my kitchen, the bathroom, and my downstairs bedroom that has an office space in the corner. I push the door up and have an oscillating heater. And I also put on an extra layer of clothing. Sweatpants are NOT evil🤣 So many people think if they're going to be in their home, they're going to blast their heat and the AC and they're going to be comfortable. I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem when ppl do that for five other unoccupied rooms then complain about the bill, right? I have been looking into some alternatives as my taxes keep going up but my income can't meet it. I am so grateful that this channel found me! P.S. I went back to New York a few years ago and that house is still standing, the Big oak tree in front came down a few hurricanes ago. But the house is still sound. I always said it reminded me of Suzi's house from Miracle on 34th Street. The chain link fence has been replaced with a white picket one and azalea bushes are beautiful when they're in bloom. I just smile at remembering how rundown and lonely it looked when we first moved in back in '75 to how many families have enjoyed living there. 🚗☁️☁️
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