Prices @ MindSay

Cleaning up my office, I found a Dec 2002 copy of Astronomy magazine. I am an amateur astronomer - built my own telescope years ago - so I pick up the magazine now and then.

The 8" Meade LX90 telescope was featured for $1495.
The 8" LX200GPS was $1999.

So I decide to check out Meade today and find that comparable telescopes now cost $1799 and $2599. Not only that, Meade moved its manufacturing facility from California to Mexico last year.

http://www.meade.com/factorytour/index.html

Higher prices, cheaper labour, and less quality. And lets not forget - unemployed Americans who used to work for Meade.

Shame on Meade. I will not be buying their products.

So, what exactly are replacement vinyl windows? Well they are made of a plastic called PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride). That makes them durable, resistant to corrosion, rotting and warping. They also have properties that aid sound insulation as well as conserving energy. All-in-all, it's a easy material to use, is cheaper than other window materials, lasts for many years and needs almost no maintenance - style without the effort.

Why Replace Your Windows?

You may already be aware of obvious signs of age on your old windows:

- difficulty opening or closing your windows
- rotting of wood frames
- drafts through tiny glass cracks or gaps in the frame
- glass is cold to the touch

There are many benefits to fitting replacement vinyl windows, some of which you may not have considered:

- reduced energy bills
- better protection from severe weather
- no maintenance
- more attractive house - to you and potential buyers if you decide to sell
- better protection from burglars
- noise reduction
- easy to open windows
- much better temperature control
- easy to clean outside glass even on top floor windows (swivel glass options)
- stay clean glass
- prevention of mold and mildew

Does Vinyl Always Have to be White?

No. You can get a finish in many colors that won't fade or need touching up, because plastic can be mixed with colors at the production stage. So even when scratched or knocked it doesn't show as the color goes all the way through the plastic.

Which Are The Best Replacement Vinyl Windows?

There isn't a single, simple answer to this question and it would be inappropriate to pick out a single model or type of window. Much depends on your personal needs and what you consider important. In the same manner, it would be inappropriate to just pick one manufacturer without considering what your needs are. However, based on many purchases, many sites are able to recommend what they consider one of the best. When you ask them for a free quote, they may recommend several, depending on where you live.

How Much Do The Windows Cost?

This is an age-old question. People seem to look for the answer to this every day on the Internet and most come away disappointed. Not because of the actual prices, but because they didn't get any prices! There's sound reasoning why you won't find prices online and it's based on the fact they every household has a different set of requirements. Every household will take a different amount of work to meet your needs. So every household quote is individually tailored to exact requirements, not a best-guess or overcharged amount.

It may see a bit less than capitolist. I have an answer to what will stimulate the economy.

In my house we have been pinching every last penny for many months. Still our bank shrinks, our Christmas Goose is going hungry.

When we recieved our stimulus check months ago, it went out just as fast as it came. Where did it go? Bills. It was spent long before it arived.

Our President Elect is talking about sending us more money. I don't know how much he wants to give each of us...I don't care. It will be spent on catching up on bills. None of it will be saved. Even if it came before Christmas it would not be found under the tree.

Without doing the math, my guess si that I would have to recieve about $20k in order to stimulate me.

Why?

Because the prices of everything have been jacked up so high that anything less is a crumb to a starving man.

If you want to see a real bail out, bring the prices of the everyday merchandise we need back to the prices they were when my Dad was a kid.

We pay $40 for a cheap pair of boots that will last 3 or 4 months while we go out and almost kill ourselves. We pay well over a hundred for a pair of boots that will last a year.

Blue jeans, work pants... socks... everything.

I recall when I first married 8 years ago, eggs were 59cents a dozen. Gas was about a buck and a quarter. Milk was $2.50 a gallon. My pay was $11/hr. Today, if I work for an employer, I get about $13/hr. How much is food?

I don't want minimum wage boosted up another cent. I want the prices of the things we need to go down.

Someone out there sets the prices. Either the petrolium people or the chemical people... Big bussiness people set the prices.

If they were really a family (oriented) company, don't you think going green would let me get more stuff for my green?

I am open to suggestions. How can we make the prices go down? That would stimulate the economy... Even poor folks could spend a little more. 

Japan’s scrap increasing rate to slow down
The pace of new production scrap price rises in Japan seems to slow down.

Remainder of article can be seen at http://scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com/2008/07/japan-scrap-metal-production-and-prices-decline/

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