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December 1, 2008

Today on the Brownstoner Backpages

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On the Renovation Blogs, South Slope Reno tries to get their kitchen ready in time for Thanksgiving.

Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:
Natural Gas Heating Costs
Ideas for Double Glazing Windows
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How to Sublet 5 Bedroom Brownstone
Legal Obligations for Designated Manager?




Posted by TCulver at 3:03 PM | Comments (17)
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Nice cat. The range however is completely over the top, a huge waste of energy and a total affront to BrooklynGreen.

:)

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 1, 2008 3:08 PM

Red Knobs!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 1, 2008 3:10 PM

Abyssinian??

And why is Mrs denton's face blotted out in the pic???

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 1, 2008 3:12 PM

Oh you and that darn stove again Denton!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 1, 2008 4:01 PM

"ready in time for Thanksgiving"... 2009?

Posted by: cmu at December 1, 2008 4:06 PM

cute aby!

Posted by: geekspice at December 1, 2008 5:04 PM

cute aby!

Posted by: geekspice at December 1, 2008 5:04 PM

DIBS, re Mrs. D, you of all people!

She's worried about people at work seeing her actually working!

CMU, don't laugh, we did use that stove and oven for the turkey and trimmings. And the extra fridge came in handy. Of course we had to go upstairs for water. We brought the dining table up from the basement and so ate at a real table for the first time in a while.

Posted by: denton at December 1, 2008 5:06 PM

Love that Aby. They have no use for floors when there is altitude to explore.

Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush at December 1, 2008 5:19 PM

Very happy you got to cook there (seriously.)

btw, did you get to use all six burners ;) ?

Posted by: cmu at December 1, 2008 5:22 PM

denton, serious question (I've never lived with a cat). The cat get used to romping around and sleeping on the stove. How does s/he know to stay away from it when it's recently been used? Is it once bitten (burned), twice shy?

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 1, 2008 5:29 PM

bc, this cat used to be all white and fluffy. Then it got friendly with my new stove, and before you know it, he got all toasty and brown and caramelized!

Seriously, cats, like all animals, are creatures of instinct. They won't usually burn themselves. But they gravitate towards warmth.

This is an Abyssinian, the king of cats, and this one comes from a line of show cats. They are aggressive hunters and explorers, altho they are affectionate as well, when they are not breaking things. My wife works with a woman who raises them to show. This particular specimen was sold to a woman for $600, who couldn't handle him, so he was returned, with no refund.

We wouldn't pay a dime for an animal, as there are plenty of rescues around, but the woman my wife works with was already paid, so she wasn't looking to get paid again. So here we are. He kills anything that moves that is smaller than him, so he's perfect for a house under renovation.

Posted by: denton at December 1, 2008 6:43 PM

I'm sorry, but is that kitchen in a private home, or in an institution?

But seriously. I'll bet you've got five kids and parents living with you that will get breakfast and supper every day.

OK, so I'm jealous.
Tutti a tavola a mangare! (approximately)

Posted by: Hal at December 1, 2008 7:36 PM

Denton,

It looks like your cat made sure every surface and drawer were installed to his specifications. My favorite pic was kitch-23, just love that "caught" expression on his face. He's gorgeous.

Oh yeah, and the kitchen is pretty darn snazzy too! What a great job you're doing. Keep those photo's coming!

Biff- My husband actually found our girl cat as a newborn under the radiator in the lobby of his old building in Queens. He was getting his mail, saw her move and he lifted his boot up to stomp on her because he thought she was a rat (nice building right?). Thank god she mewed because now, she no longer fits under a radiator but soon as you hear the gentle hiss of steam coming up in my house you can see her jump up on top of the nearest radiator cover and settle in for a nice piping hot nap.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at December 1, 2008 8:02 PM

Our cats in Philly love to sit on the heat registers. We had a 19 year old Burmese who died last year who would sit so close to the fireplace that you didn't want to hold him he would get so hot. You could burn your hand on the tag that hung from his collar!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 1, 2008 8:06 PM


That's the same range my Thanksgiving turkey was cooked in. The cook/host told me his only complaint was that one oven was too big and the other was too small.

But you can't please everybody, right?

Posted by: IronBalls at December 2, 2008 12:54 AM

Thanks denton, THL and DIBS for the responses. I've always been intrigued by animal psychology, particularly the work of Pavlov. It's interesting that I've known of various children and even adults who've accidentally burned themselves on hot stoves, yet it seems the cats are able to avoid this. Makes you wonder who the smart ones are!

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 2, 2008 9:03 AM

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