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30 years in our house. I installed CFLs when we bought, and still have maybe a dozen of the originals. I replace them with LEDs as they...

I often take the opportunity to let each of our kids know that we want our $250,000 back. 🙃

One of my hobbies is refurbishing electric motors. I have a half a dozen 2.5 to 5 hp. single phase motors that I bought for $25 each. I...

My dad used to burn all of our household trash once a week in a big culvert pipe stood upright with an air hole at the bottom. Anything...

I wanted to get more use out of some old, I wanted to get more use out of some old, holey Levis for chore and yard work. I certainly am...

You go to restaurants? I brown bagged every lunch for my entire working career, and carried a thermos of coffee. I don't drink, not...

What you are calling a habit, some of us call a lifestyle. Everything is paid off and can buy what we want. But by todays standards we...

There are a series of ratings, and unfortunately, much of the "ground contact" lumber sold in my local box stores is only suitable for...

Not all treated wood is really treated. I installed "ground contact rated" guardrail posts on a tree bridge 8 years ago, lag bolted to...

That's the one I installed on my shop. Good lockset. The house is also Schlage, so I keyed everything alike. So far, no arthritis in my...

I often see parts of bugs in the feeder trays when I clean them out. I figure it is off of their bills (technically they have bills...

I suspect bird flu has taken a toll. Another species that is rare this year is the great horned owl. We typically have three nesting...

The number of birds has picked up, and we have a whole squadron of rufous hens, so it's likely we will have more. We finally have enough...

The rufous were really late showing up this year, but things picked up with warmer weather.

Stucco is fine. It's the wood under it that is the problem. I have replaced a lot of rotten walls under stucco, particularly on the...