Should You Buy or Rent a Stairlift?

If you’re thinking it’s time to consider a stairlift, there are several things to consider. Some people rent them and some buy them.

Consider the Pros and Cons of Renting:
When you rent a stairlift, you can fulfill a shorter term need without a big cost. If you rent your home, for instance, you might not be allowed to make permanent changes. And if you anticipate just a short term need, a rental could be ideal. But if you’re considering renting just from a cost perspective, it won’t take long for the cost of the rental to far exceed the cost of purchase as the rental fee won’t ever be finished with. A potential pro, though, is that when you rent something, the warranty typically doesn’t expire, although in certain circumstances you could be charged a surcharge if damage occurs and you’re deemed responsible.

Buying a Stairlift
If you purchase a stairlift, there may be more of an expense vs renting but you will benefit from having it professionally installed. Certain options will be more costly than others. A curved staircase or one with a platform will have more comprehensive needs for hardware and installation, for example. A straight staircase may be less expensive because it’s simpler to fit. With a purchased option, the warranty will eventually expire but some companies offer the ability to extend your warranty period.
There are many different options for stairlifts companies. It’s wise to go with a company that has a longstanding and positive reputation in your geographical area. If you’re interested in stairlifts, UK suppliers can serve your needs in the UK best due to having the ability to send someone local for an assessment, for the installation, for a demonstration of use and after care, and for any future service needs.

Brooks Stairlifts has been serving clients who want to buy a stairlift with stairlifts UK consultations, installations, and service since 1972. If you’d like to learn more about Brooks Stairlifts, please visit http://www.brooksstairlifts.co.uk.

Massey Hall Gallery Seats - Uncomfortable and Scary for Acrophobiacs

On April 23, I attended a show for Craig Ferguson at Massey Hall in Toronto. I purchased the best available seats, which were in the RSG (Right Side Gallery). I'd heard there really weren't any 'bad' seats at Massey Hall so wasn't concerned as it sounded like a fairly intimate venue.

The RSG seats are above the balcony. They're wooden fold-down seats and they seem like they're built and spaced for children. Our seats were RSG Aisle 28, row D, seat 105 and RSG Aisle 27, Row D Seat 104. Not only are they terribly uncomfortable but they're at a sharp angle so if you're afraid of heights, you'll find yourself petrified. I did. I almost couldn't stay. I'm only 5.5" and my knees were level to the woman's head in front of me and I was squished. I could barely see Craig most of the show unless he was on the far left of the stage.

Being up that high was hard. The brass rail at the bottom row of the right side gallery isn't very high (not much higher than waist level) so in such a tightly cramped space I kept thinking there looked like a big risk of falling.

I've heard that Massey Hall musical concerts can't be beat and that the sound is incredible. For a comedy show, it seemed like a great spot. I don't think I'd have been as stressed in the balcony about the heights and from where I sat the seats in the balcony and on the main floor all looked really plush and comfortable.

The Verdict on Massey Hall Gallery Seats?

I'd go back and would be interested in seeing a musical event there but only if I wasn't seated in the gallery seats.

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I Want To Do A Product Review on the Kindle 2

Have you seen the new Kindle 2 from Amazon yet? Oh my goodness, I want this device! It reminds me of Star Trek. I didn't think at first that anything would be as good as feeling a book's paper as you read it but I think the Kindle 2 is going on my Christmas wish list for this year.




Some impressive Kindle 2 features:

-wireless access to the Kindle store to buy titles (no wireless fees or worrying about finding WiFi) electronically
-Kindle can use text to speech functions to read text to you if you want
-Holds up to 1,500 titles
-crisp text makes it as easy to read as a page, even in the sun
-weight of just over ten ounces
-you only need to charge about every 2 weeks so this sounds great for vacations
-you can subscribe to newspapers, magazines, and blogs to be delivered to the Kindle
-free access to Wikipedia.org

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Amazon would like to send me one so I can do a detailed online product review? If they don't, this is going on my Christmas list.

Winter Warmth: Save Money On Heating

This heated mattress pad is saving me considerable money this winter as my home, on electric baseboards, doesn't need the heat on in the bedroom at night. My heated mattress pad gets turned on 30 minutes before bedtime and I get in to a warm and cozy bed. There are dual controls for either side of the bed so you can bake while your significant other doesn't and when you've got a cold or have aches and pains, the relief is heavenly! I highly recommend this product!

Keurig Coffee Maker Review: Love The K-Cup of Coffee

I recently got a Keurig coffee maker. Here's my review of the Keurig k-cup coffee machine.

Coffee Prayers Answered!


This coffee maker is the answer to a major coffee problem in my house. I wake up about 3-4 hours earlier than my husband each day and as a result, he either gets stale coffee or I get to make two pots each morning (because the pouty lip and the rave reviews about my coffee's loveliness get me every time. )

This coffee maker makes a single cup of coffee at a time and perfectly brews each cup with a k-cup which looks like a milk creamer so this resolves several things including:

-getting a fresh cup of coffee
-getting a fast cup of coffee
-getting the exact flavour you want!




The k-cups are easy to use but not so easy to find as they're not yet available in the grocery stores (from what I've seen but I've seen them in coffee shops and Home Outfitters) so I'll likely start ordering them online through Amazon so I can get many flavours such as decaf, breakfast blend, vanilla, chai tea, and more. (Buying two boxes allows me to pay $0 in shipping). Sometimes you feel like a regular coffee and sometimes you feel like a flavoured one so it's nice to make just a cup at a time, especially if you and your partner don't feel like the same blend. We can even get it in hot chocolate for the kids.

My favourite is the extra-bold. The aroma fills the house instantly.




I've found extra uses for the Keurig coffee machine as well.

1. Make a hot cup of tea with it
2. Get hot water out of it for Cup-A-Soup and instant oatmeal
3. Make hot chocolate with it

You can use your own coffee instead of buying k-cups if you like by using this little doo-dad:



And, if you want to display your many flavours of coffee and tea on your countertop, you can use the Keurig K-Cup carousel:


Seriously, I love this coffee maker! I'm able to get a cup of fresh coffee any time I want. It literally takes less than a minute and tastes as good as coffee shop coffee. I definitely give Keurig a thumbs up!

3 Ways to Make Money with EHow

Are you making money yet with ehow? Here are three ways that writers can make cash from the ehow.com website.

All of these options have the potential for great earnings. You'll probably have to pick one of these, though because you'll be unable to use all three due to non-compete clauses. I have opinions on which program is best which I share below.

Good Option: Get Paid to Work With WRG

Writer's Research Group is a writing company that will pay you to write eHow articles due to their contract with Demand Studios. I worked for them for several months in 2007 and ghostwrote about 70-80 articles for the eHow.com website. They were a professional company but it took me about 3 months to get my first pay. You can get paid to write how-to articles through them and they have other clients as well but whn you write for WRG but must sign a non-compete clause. Writers should be VERY careful about signing non-compete clauses as it can seriously hamper your earning potential in the future. If you're not in the U.S, this can be a good option for you to earn money writing.

Better: Work With Demand Studios Directly

Demand Studios owns eHow.com and will pay writers to write directly for them. They have a self-serve system where you can claim titles and submit your own ideas and they pay weekly via PayPal. I was accepted into this program after I left WRG, but luckily realised I wasn't really eligible due to being Canadian before I submitted my first article.


BEST: Passive Income With The eHow Writer Compensation Program

The eHow Writer's Compensation Program (WCP) is a system that enables you to do revenue sharing by writing your own articles. You get to put your own name on them also so these are NOT ghostwritten. I'd love to make money this way but it's for Americans only (at least for the moment.) You can still write on the program if you're non-U.S but you won't get paid directly.

It can be good for high profile clips or to help you promote your other websites. If you use it now and they open up beyond their borders later, you'd be set to earn some cash. Because this site is a highly ranked site, it can help you get a lot of traffic!

How much can you earn?

Demand Studios doesn't divulge the % or formula so you're writing similarly to writing for Google Adsense where they keep the formula secret to maintain the integrity of the system. The great thing about the eHow writer compensation program is that instead of writing and getting paid once, you can write something once and earn from it for ever and ever. You do need to write the right way in order to maximise your earning potential, though...

That means you'll need to learn a bit about hot trends to write on subjects that have good earning potential and you'll want to learn a bit about search engine optimisation (SEO) as well.

When I wrote for WRG, I wrote some titles that I'm sure would have earned me a lot of money had I written them for the writer's compensation program instead. They are coming up in the search engines regularly near the top (or at the top) of Google's results even today. I now know that the $10 per article I earned could have earned me hundreds of dollars by now.

Learn to Maximise the Writer's Compensation Program's Potential:

My writing friend MariaO'Brien wrote an ebook on how to make money through this program. She's been doing it for several months and is making over $1,000 a month now from the program, mostly through residuals. The longer you do this, the less effort it takes because articles you wrote six months ago could be gaining momentum.

I just finished reading her e-book and highly recommend it! Check out the book. The great thing about this program is that taking ten minutes to write an article now could earn you money indefinitely. I once wrote a blog post for a shared revenue blog that took me literally 2 minutes to write and since late 2006 it has been earning me $20-$30 a month in Google Adsense revenue ever since and I'm not even getting all the revenue from it! I can only daydream about how much I'd have earned by now if it were on ehow.com considering their high monetization and traffic results! That's why this program is so awesome. You get to capitalise on e-how's Google juice to get maximum exposure for your articles which could have some great results.