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HOUSEKEEPING THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

On arrival - Switch for parking lot lights are inside the kitchen door. Turn on hot water heater and well pump in the circuit box behind the utility room door. (They are marked with red.) Turn on heat breakers only if needed.

Please review the following with all participants at the opening session:

FIRE SAFETY

Metal escape ladders are in each upstairs dorm closet.

Fire extinguishers are next to the refrigerator and at the top of the stairs.

In case of fire call 911 (phone is in the utility room). It rings in Woodstock and the call goes out to the volunteer fire service which is in the Valley. Obviously help is a long time away; therefore,

FIRE PREVENTION is of utmost importance!

Please, NO SMOKING IN THE HOUSE.

HEAT - there is electric baseboard heat with controls in each room. A setting of 65 is very comfortable because the house is well insulated. The wood stove is also a very pleasant source of heat in the winter. Directions for using it are posted near it.

WASTE - sewage goes to a SEPTIC TANK on the property;

There is no garbage disposal, so please NO FOOD, GREASE, OR COFFEE GROUNDS go down the sink.

NO PAPER TOWELS, CIGARETTES, OR TAMPONS IN THE TOILETS. They will eventually clog the system.

Kitchen appliances – If kitchen appliances suddenly don’t work, check the circuit box in the utility room. It’s easy to overload the circuit. Unplug appliances as necessary. Extension cord that is to the left of the refrigerator is on the living room circuit.

Cutting board - the only cutting surface is the center island. Do not cut on the "butcher block" cabinet tops.

Hot water – there is a second hot water heater if multiple showers are planned. Instructions for turning it on are attached to the second hot water heater in the utility room. Water is from a well and may have a mineral taste.

Spills on the carpet -if wiping up any spill immediately does not take care of it, there is spot remover in a spray bottle in the utility room. Please do not allow small children to have food or drink in carpeted areas.

Trespassing - please observe all "no trespassing" signs in the area. Stay on the roads when walking and do not go into the open meadow near the turn in the driveway to The Dwelling Place.

NOTE: In spite of all these instructions, the place is to be enjoyed! Hopefully, a few instructions will prevent unnecessary problems.