Our central ac went out a few months ago, we bought 3 small window units, 1 mid size for a temp fix. we were shocked at how much our elec bill dropped. with the window units and ceiling fans our small 3 bdroom house stays cool even in this tx heat. Not sure now that we will replace our central unit. fortunately the central heat unit still works so far. course we don't use heaters down here very often. ... View related article.
Don't use moth balls, if they are anything like my dogs they will eat them (mine eat or chew anything) I know ammonia works great keeping dogs out of trash, they won't go near the smell. not sure how you could use that without getting smell into your house or how long the smell would last.
or chicken wire is inexpensive, maybe find a way to use it to skirt around, then plant something that runs, use it to weave into the wire. make a green, natural skirt for your home. usually don't take much to discourage cats and if cats stay out, dogs will too (maybe??????) ... View related article.
People having problems with sprint check out this link. they have a lot of great info and ways to get out of contracts with them. http://consumerist.com/search/Sprint/
This one was just posted there today: Sprint announced Monday it was canceling the accounts of around 1,000 people who called customer service too much. ... View related article.
