In a message dated 3/12/2006 11:10:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
On the other hand, they were still chiseling roman nos into my window sills in the 1880's to keep track of the storms/screens/shutters.
I put Roman numerals on my 37 wooden window screen frames on Wife's House on Damned Female Island, before Expensive Painter took them off for Expensive Paint Job.  Worked like a charm, except paint crew apparently had not taken honors Latin. 
 
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