I recently had an older (10 years or so) Honda Civic sold for about 5K; 10 years old, almost 100K kilometers on it, but easily could've done another 100K with the right mechanic and so on, always dealer serviced etc.5K (and on-going maintenance etc.) is a great price for a car that's still safe (had all the modern safety functions of ABS, airbags, etc. and even had A/C!). 

The modern military salute is said to have descended from the knights, as their commanding officer would lift his hand to his helmet to reveal his face, as his soldiers often had never seen what he looked like before.

The current reno has 4" wide 100+ year old pine subfloor that I'm going to have sanded out, I think it will look great, old pine is much denser than modern young trees.

Of course he would, he already made me go cordless on my laptop peripherals (Hey, why isn't my mouse working?

Architect is coming later today actually and should have more post worthy pictures I'll update with later.Brick veneer backsplash & pot fillerHall bath tiled to 10ft ceiling to make space feel largerMaster bath also tiled to ceiling in modern touches

The fact that they are including an XBox with laptops now for college kids?

The salesperson selling the work is required to hold a Home Improvement Salesperson License, the contractor performing the work is required to hold either a Home Improvement Contractor License or a General Contractor/Construction Manager license, and for home improvements (defined as: "This classification applies if you conduct any of the following: the repair, remodeling, alteration conversion or modernization of, or addition to, residential property, all as may be more particularly defined in the regulations."), there is a THREE day contract cancellation period.I'm always wary of the folks who can do the work "on the spot".

Is your current cabinets from the 60's, where cabinets are built in large section, or is it modern cabinets built by pieces?

I could go in longer detail, but when a person is typing on their phone instead of a laptop short is best.

They have many safety features, and modern tech that makes them very safe.Lastly, I will speak on personal experience.