{"id":838,"date":"2005-05-12T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2005-05-12T19:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=838"},"modified":"2005-05-12T19:13:28","modified_gmt":"2005-05-12T19:13:28","slug":"home_improvemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=838","title":{"rendered":"Home Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m giving serious thought to installing hardwood floors in my condo.  The carpeting is taking a beating from the snow, grit, and dirt that my wheels sometimes track inside.  My wheels also tend to sink into the carpet, which can make maneuvering difficult at times.  And I just like the look of wood floors.  When I was looking for a place to buy, I wanted hardwood floors, but couldn&#8217;t find anything I liked.  I think I&#8217;ve built up enough equity in my place to allow me take out a loan to cover expenses, with maybe a little extra for a Paris vacation in the fall.  It seems like a good deal, especially considering that I can write off the interest on my taxes.  To paraphrase  the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B000001DXL\/qid=1115942220\/sr=8-4\/ref=pd_csp_4\/103-3445618-3503868?v=glance&#038;s=music&#038;n=507846\">Cranberries<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/perfi\/columnist\/block\/2005-05-02-home-equity-credit_x.htm\"> everybody else is doing it<\/a>, why can&#8217;t I?  Now I need to find a contractor, preferably using a method that doesn&#8217;t involve throwing darts at the yellow pages.<br \/>\nThe city is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/stories\/462\/5400216.html\">ordering buses off of Nicollet Mall<\/a> from 6:00-11:00 every evening, beginning later this month.  I&#8217;d like to think someone was getting ideas from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the19thfloor.net\/archives\/2005\/04\/foot_traffic.html\">my blog<\/a>, but I&#8217;m fairly certain nobody at the city has heard of The 19th Floor.  Regardless, I&#8217;m looking forward to spending some exhaust-free evenings on the Mall this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m giving serious thought to installing hardwood floors in my condo. The carpeting is taking a beating from the snow, grit, and dirt that my wheels sometimes track inside. My wheels also tend to sink into the carpet, which can make maneuvering difficult at times. And I just like the look of wood floors. 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