anne ColumbusUnderground.com Messageboard en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:30:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/search.php http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gutter-repair-replacement-and-more#post-406600 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:13:05 +0000 melikecheese 406600@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Stay away from R&amp;J Gutters - They were nice enough to replace my gutters for me because they were falling off the house, but decided not to tell me the gutters were fine and the boards behind it needed replaced, then when I called about them falling again they offered a 10% discount to do what they should have suggested be done in the first place instead of replacing all my gutters...</p> <p>Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gutter-repair-replacement-and-more#post-406564 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:37:11 +0000 Walker 406564@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>We ended up going with JW General Contracting, as several people recommended. They're still finishing up the job, but we've been really impressed with their work so far. ;) Will be sure to share some before &amp; after photos when it's done! </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397994 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:52:58 +0000 tourist19 397994@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Thanks! Toilet is in and is sooooo much nicer than the old one (even without the leaking the old one needed replaced). I'm several hundred dollars poorer. Since it wasn't the easiest install with my weird old lead pipes and the weird ways the previous one had been put in I figure it was worth it. Susan B rocks for hooking me up with someone who could come today and deal with it. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397938 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:49:07 +0000 rus 397938@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>tourist19 <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397912">said</a>:</cite><br /> Thank you all for the recs. Found someone who is coming today and went and bought a toilet. Not what I anticipated doing today, but that's the joy of being a homeowner right? </p></blockquote> <p>Heh. Hope it all goes easy ( or easier ) for ya. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397912 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:02:22 +0000 tourist19 397912@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Thank you all for the recs. Found someone who is coming today and went and bought a toilet. Not what I anticipated doing today, but that's the joy of being a homeowner right? </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397874 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:11:52 +0000 joev 397874@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.benjaminfranklinplumbing.com/">Benjamin Franklin Plumbing</a> was awesome. We've used them several times. Quick &amp; honest. Everything is old and nothing is standard in my house, but they really go the extra mile. They went so far as to find spray paint to make parts visible behind a pedestal sink of a PVC drain trap blend into the other bronze hardware - totally unnecessary (and they didn't charge us for it, either) but the result is really nice! </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397865 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:32 +0000 kmg67 397865@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I've had good luck with Truxall plumbing over the years. Seem like honest folks and always have done a good job. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397860 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:37:54 +0000 tourist19 397860@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>The base by one of bolts is cracked, so needs to be replaced sooner rather than later anyway. Most definitely not modern plumbing as well. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397859 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:31:41 +0000 Twixlen 397859@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>tourist19 <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397853">said</a>:</cite><br /> The last post I could find looking for plumbers was two years old. Anyone have a good recommendation for a plumber? I think the wax seal on my toilet went because my bathroom was just flooded. </p></blockquote> <p>Agree with Snarf here... if you have fairly modern plumbing going into the toilet, disconnecting the rig, replacing the ring, &amp; getting going again could be done by you. :) </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397856 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:21:47 +0000 Snarf 397856@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>replacing a wax ring is incredibly basic, literally two bolts.</p> <p>watch a youtube video or two, go buy a $5 wax ring and DIY? save yourself $50+ :) </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397854 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:16:53 +0000 rus 397854@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I've used these guys:</p> <p><a href="http://www.expressplumbing.info/" rel="nofollow">http://www.expressplumbing.info/</a></p> <p>Very happy with their work. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/plumbers-1#post-397853 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:14:47 +0000 tourist19 397853@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>The last post I could find looking for plumbers was two years old. Anyone have a good recommendation for a plumber? I think the wax seal on my toilet went because my bathroom was just flooded. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gutter-repair-replacement-and-more#post-397702 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:03:55 +0000 Anne 397702@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>thanks, will look into him too. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gutter-repair-replacement-and-more#post-397668 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:10:36 +0000 SusanB 397668@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I also used <a href="http://jwgeneralcontract.com/">http://jwgeneralcontract.com/</a>. Jack and his crew were great. Dan the Gutterman wanted 2x as much $$$. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/gutter-repair-replacement-and-more#post-397667 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:46:47 +0000 Anne 397667@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I'm going to try Dan the Gutterman. Anyone ever use them?<br /> <a href="http://www.danthegutterman.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.danthegutterman.com</a> </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/things-in-columbus-you-have-never-done-but-always-meant-to/page/4#post-390496 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:55:05 +0000 Anne 390496@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>It's the last weekend to see Tecumseh if you have been meaning to catch it:<br /> June 10 – September 3, 2011 (Monday – Saturday)<br /> Showtime is 8:00 pm.<br /> $22.95 per Adult and $15.95 per Child (10 &amp; younger)</p> <p><a href="http://www.tecumsehdrama.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tecumsehdrama.com/</a> </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390382 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:58:56 +0000 Ameya 390382@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>catnfiddle <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390274">said</a>:</cite><br /> Off the top of my head, I'd tell you to check Arts College Prepatory Academy (I don't teach there and have no connection to it). Their graduation rate is 96%, beating local and state. That may be the exception, but it's an intriguing one. </p></blockquote> <p>Thanks. That school definitely looks great! Looks like an exception though, sadly. </p> <p>Does anyone happen to know if there is anything done to schools that get Cs, Ds or Fs? I think if they receive any public money or anything at all (well, really i think no school should be allowed to perform anything but exceptionally, charter or public) they should be doing better than the public schools, not just the same/worse... </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390289 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:10:40 +0000 ChrisSunami 390289@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I've added the most recent State Ratings (State Report Card) for these schools. Volumes could be written about whether the state evaluates schools correctly, but setting that aside, this is a place to see at a glance what the state thinks about a school (again, not something easy to discern on the actual ODE website).</p> <p><a href="http://charter.kitoba.com/schools-view.html" rel="nofollow">http://charter.kitoba.com/schools-view.html</a><br /> <a href="http://charter.kitoba.com/schools-view-Columbus.html" rel="nofollow">http://charter.kitoba.com/schools-view-Columbus.html</a></p> <p>As you can see Columbus has 1 "A+" ranked charter school, 4 "A"-ranked charter schools, 9 "B"s, 18 "C"s, 8 "D"s and 12 "F"s.</p> <p>Statewide, 29 out of 351 schools get "A"s.</p> <p>EDIT: Just fixed a bug that caused my counts to be off. The above figures should now be correct.<br /> ----<br /> Re: ACPA - Interestingly, ACPA was founded by a Columbus City Schools graduate --a former classmate of mine at CAHS (although ahead of me by several years). </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390281 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:41:16 +0000 berdawn 390281@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>catnfiddle <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390274">said</a>:</cite><br /> Off the top of my head, I'd tell you to check Arts College Prepatory Academy (I don't teach there and have no connection to it). Their graduation rate is 96%, beating local and state. That may be the exception, but it's an intriguing one. </p></blockquote> <p>those OGT rates are very impressive. thanks!<br /> <a href="http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2010-2011/BUILD/143610.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2010-2011/BUILD/143610.pdf</a> </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390274 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:25:45 +0000 catnfiddle 390274@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Ameya <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/local-charter-school-directory#post-390258">said</a>:</cite><br /> I love the idea of charter schools, but I'm unfamiliar with any specific local ones that are a positive addition to the city and not a financial drain. I'm sure there are some, feel free to tell me which they are!</p></blockquote> <p>Off the top of my head, I'd tell you to check Arts College Prepatory Academy (I don't teach there and have no connection to it). Their graduation rate is 96%, beating local and state. That may be the exception, but it's an intriguing one. </p>