Adding db seed, fixing migration issues

db/migrate/20130125124102_change_users_member_to_integer.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 class ChangeUsersMemberToInteger < ActiveRecord::Migration
-  def change
-    change_column :users, :member, :integer
+  def up
+    execute 'ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN member TYPE integer USING (member::integer)'
+  end
+
+  def down
+    execute 'ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN member TYPE text USING (member::text)'
   end
 end

db/migrate/20130922064241_change_member_level_to_integer.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 class ChangeMemberLevelToInteger < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def up
-    change_column :users, :member_level, :integer
+    execute 'ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN member_level TYPE integer USING (member_level::integer)'
   end
 
   def down
-    change_column :users, :member_level, :string
+    execute 'ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN member_level TYPE text USING (member_level::text)'
   end
 end