I had to laugh because she showed up with a plastic roller toy that presumably measures distances and, wait for it... a 2005 digital camera!

SPC (Stone Plastic Composite aka Solid Polymer Core) seems to be the latest, greatest product, better even than LVT/LVP.

We also had an iron tub in the front yard that my mom would fill with water and put black plastic over to help warm the water, then a little hot water from the wood stove, and we would take turns bathing in the great outdoors.Rough stuff, but I don't recall ever being unhappy at that time.

Prior to having to go on this program,   due to having had a newborn baby boy,  Whom had to have multiple surgeries within the first few weeks of his life, I was a *Typical Renter* and had never even heard of the Program before,  in fact the Hospital staff introduced me to the program, as I had basically lost everything from having to stay in Baltimore at the Ronald McDonald house to be close to my son for a rather extended period of time...

He had a big keychain dangling out of the ignition with some kind of plastic picture frame on it.

Here in the states we produce medical consumables using plastic injection molding.

Search BP for my other posts and you'll discover which one I mean.That said, you don't learn brain surgery, podiatry, dentistry, skilled trades, technology or any  other profession in a 3-day "bootcamp", a week-long event or anything like that.

The doctors had to break open his chest and perform emergency surgery.

Aesthetics *is* an important part of value - if not, all cars would be strong frames and unpainted plastic panels to cover the engine and wheel wells - and the most important part of the equation (to me) is how does the existing material and look affect the aesthetics (and by definition value) of this property?

Think of it like a non-invasive surgery for your house.