Honey-do

Hello.
Put in a whole house humidifier. Not nearly as daunting as wiring up a new ceiling fan, but still a challenge. So I'm supposed to sit there and watch the thing until it starts to drain. I'm too tired for that. So I just turned it off, and unplugged it. I still have to find a drainage solution. Currently I have the drain tube in a bucket. Elegant, eh? It was pretty cool to see the electrical work on the first go. I used a fused outlet. I have to find a smaller fuse for it. The humidifier only pulls .7 amps, so I want a small 1-2amp fuse. This way no one will accidentally use it for a space heater or something. It's hooked up through the furnace, so the humidifier will only have power while the furnace has the heat cycle going. I watched it go through the cycle, and it is pretty cool how it waits until the flames are lit and the blower has been going for a few seconds.

Turns out I have another thing to do. I just remembered as I am writing this post. I still have to install the humidistat. We have wires running to near the thermostat. When we bought the house, it used to have a humidistat, but no humidifier. So two summers ago, whilst painting our living room and hallway, we decided to rip it off the wall and cover over it. I guess that I'll find out if I did a good enough patch job.

Alright, enough rambling. G'night.

Veterans Discounts

VETERANS DISCOUNT INFO

The following are for your information; please share with any active duty military or veterans that you know. 

Updates are highlighted!
 

  Restaurant Freebies
 

• Applebee's Restaurant - Free dinners to veterans throughout Veterans Day November 11th; selections will be from a new Veterans Day menu.
• Outback Steakhouse - Free Blooming Onion and beverage.
• Golden Corral- Free buffet dinner from 5-9 p.m. on Nov. 16 to anyone who has ever served in the U.S. military Staff.   

• In celebration of Veterans Day 11 Nov 2010, Subway is showing its thanks with free six inch subs to all Veterans or Active Duty members.
• Krispy Kreme - One free doughnut of any variety.
• UNO Chicago Grill- Free entree or individual pizza with an entree or pizza purchase of equal or greater value.
• Coushatta Casino Resort - The Louisiana casino and resort is offering a free seven-clans lunch or dinner buffet to veterans or active military.
• MarketPlace Grill & Express - Veterans and active-duty military receive free entrees.
• Masala Wok - The Northern Virginian restaurant is offering a free entree to veterans. 
• Hy-Vee supermarkets - The mid-western supermarket chain is offering a free breakfast to veterans.  

• Abuelo's Mexican Food Restaurants - All veterans and active-duty military receive a free entree
• Red Robin has a free appetizer with entree
• Carolina Burgers & BBQ - In Matthews, NC is offering a free meal to all service members and veterans.

 
 
  Retail Freebies
 

• Participating Mike's Express Car Wash locations in central Indiana will honor veterans by offering them a free car wash on Thursday, November 11

• Brides Across America - Provides free wedding gowns to qualified military brides.
• Lowe's & Home Depot - Extra 10% off to active-duty military members, National Guard and reserve members, retirees, honorably discharged veterans and immediate family members.
• Sam's Club - Over 25,000 Hugo canes will be given away to U.S. veterans in need of mobility assistance. Membership is not required, but supplies are limited, so check with your local store.
• Amazon.com - Free "Veterans Day Honor" MP3 album download. The album includes 12 songs by The Bands and Ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Cabela's Outdoor Store - Offers their employee discount to all veterans, active-duty military and reserves, law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel Nov. 11-12. Discounts vary from 5% to 50%, depending on the item.
• Build-a-Bear Workshop - Members of the armed services including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Reserve Officer Training Corps, will receive a 20% discount Nov. 11-15 on any one transaction at Build-A-Bear Workshop.
• Dollar General - 10% discount for all veterans, active-duty military, National Guard and reserve and their immediate families.
• Fashion Bug - 20% off all plus-size and misses clothing purchases with a copy of military ID or spouse's military ID.

    Anytime Offers:
  All these businesses offer military discounts; all you have to do is ask:

Please be nice and do not abuse! Always thank them for discount.

  Restaurants

• Arby's
• A&W
• Back Yard Burgers
• Burger King
• Captain D's
• Chick-Fil-A
• Cotton Patch
• Denny's
• Dunkin' Donuts
• Farmers Boy
• IHOP (20 percent discount with military identification) 
• Java Café
• KFC
• Long John Silver
• Pancho's Mexican Buffet
• Pizza Hut
• Quizno's
• Sizzler 
• Sonic
• Taco Bell
• Whataburger

• Wings, ETC in West Lafayette, IN is offering 15% off your food order

 
  Services
  · AT&T · California Cryobank · Geico · Jiffy Lube · Meineke · Sears Portrait Studio
 
  Travel and Leisure
  · Blockbuster · Movie theaters · Ripley's attractions and museums · Professional Sports teams
 
  Products
  · Apple Computers · AutoZone · Barnhill's · Bass Pro Shop · Bath and Body Works
 
  · Big 10 Tires · The Buckle · Champs Sports · Copeland's Sports · Dell
 
  · The Discovery Channel Store · Dress Barn · The Finish Line · Foot Action · Footlocker
 
  · Gadzooks · GNC · Goody's · Great Party· Happy Harry's ·Home Depot · Hot Topic
 
  · Jockey · Lerner ·Lowe’s · Michael's · NAPA Auto Parts · New York & Company · Pac Sun
 
  · Payless Shoes · Play It Again Sports · Pure Beauty · Sally Beauty Supply · Spencer's Gifts
 
  · Suncoast · Timberland Outlets · Wilson's Leather
 
  Cell Phone Service Discount - 

All Federal employees are able to get a 15% discount on their personal cell phones by calling their carrier
  and mentioning the "Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Discount to Federal Employees Past and Present." You will need to know the military member's supervisor's name, phone number, and full address, so that his/her military status can be verified. Use the following contact numbers:
  • Cingular - 800-319-6393
  • Sprint - 877-812-1223
  • T-Mobile - 866-646-4688
  • Nextel - 800-639-6111
  • Verizon - 800-865-1825
  [Source: VA Frederick Service Office Maryland VSO msg. 26 Apr 2010 ++]

Veteran's Day

Take time today to thank all veterans. Active duty, reserve, and even national guard. Thank the people who lace up their boots and get them sandy so you can go out to eat at your favorite restaurant and not worry about being blown up. Thank the people who leave their families behind to step up and protect their country with their skills and their lives. Thank the people who have already given their lives in protection our our ideals of freedom and democracy. And finally, thank the family members of veterans. They didn't enlist in armed forces, but they volunteer to stay with their service member. Through lonely nights, long deployments, early wake ups, births without their husbands, dealing with kids that scream for their parent that is overseas, family members do it all with a strong heart and love for their service member. So in end, I want to thank my family and my wife, Laura, for supporting me.