Category Archives: Tips

Tire Rotation Strategy

Reading Time: 3 minutesTire Rotation Strategy Do you need a tire rotation strategy? The question is why do we need to rotate tires? Is this a strategy to relieve more money from our wallets? Is it really needed? So let’s get into this strategy thing. Why do we need to rotate tires? Well, think about what is happening… Read More »

Lawn Aeration and You

Reading Time: 3 minutesLawn Aeration Lawn aeration is it right for you? Well, let’s find out. Do you have lawn problems? Do you have patches of dirt next to a walkway or driveway where the grass will no longer grow? Is your water running in the gutter 5 minutes after the sprinklers turn on? What are you trying to do to your lawn? oxygenate… Read More »

RV Tip: No More Paint Down The Gutter

Reading Time: 4 minutesNo more paint down the gutter No more paint down the gutter. That’s what I was thinking when I washed my painted aluminum body travel trailer. This was my second trailer and while I had been told by the original owner how to prevent this I could not take him seriously. Let me explain. When… Read More »

Perfect Canned Biscuits

Reading Time: 2 minutesPerfect canned biscuits Perfect canned biscuits are available now. We use canned biscuits when there is no time for the kneading or dough making process. But getting canned biscuits fluffy and up to their full potential is another thing. We have used cake pans and cookie sheets to bake up these golden little beauties. But they never lived up… Read More »

Tip Removing Rust From Garden Tools

Reading Time: 4 minutesRemoving rust from garden tools Removing rust from garden tools went on my to do list recently. I left some of my garden tools outside over winter and things definitely got rusty. Fresh into my second retirement I needed to get all my garden tools clean. Treated for rust and ready for another round of… Read More »

Two RV Tips

Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo RV tips Two RV tips I have picked up on my 30 plus years of RVing I want to share. One will save you money on a replacement lens. The other will keep your RV looking good for years and improve its resale value. Superglue the running light lens to keep it from blowing away… Read More »

Long Life Pool Brush

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Long Life Pool Brush A long life pool brush, is there such a thing? It seems that every second year I have to buy a pool brush. This is because the bristles are starting to fall out. So my question is: Is there a long life pool brush? I am asking anyone who reads this… Read More »

Review Jim’s Country Style Restaurant

Reading Time: 2 minutesReview: Jim’s Country Style Restaurant This is a review of Jim’s Country Style Restaurant in Pleasanton, Ca. Every so often I need to go to Livermore, Ca. to take care of business. And as is often the case my wife is along for the ride. So after we’ve taken care of business it’s time for some… Read More »

Buying RV What About The Tires

Reading Time: 2 minutesRVs and tires Buying RV what about the tires? You can not use a visual check to determine the remaining service life of the tires. So, how do you determine how old a tire really is? This post is about how to determine the tires age. RV tires are special, they will last well past their useful service… Read More »

Five Things You Don’t Know About RV Trailer Tires

Reading Time: 5 minutesFive things you don’t know about RV trailer tires Set of 4 New Premium Trailer Tires ST 225/75R15 10PR Load Range E-Amazon.com Five things I didn’t know about RV tires when I first started using a travel trailer. Whether your rig is towed or in storage, air up the tires to the maximum printed on… Read More »

What Does SRS Mean

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat does SRS mean? My SRS light recently came on again, what does SRS mean? I don’t know why it’s on, and worse I don’t know what it is trying to tell me. This light has been coming and going away for a couple of months. I had been thinking it was part of the anti-skid… Read More »

Stringing a Weed Eater

Reading Time: 3 minutesStringing a Weed Eater Stringing a weed eater is something that needs to happen often. The trimmer line spools out as needed. Eventually, it does run out and then the restringing process needs to happen. My weed eater has multiple purposes. When used as a lawn edger I see the line not lasting very long. Restringing happens often.… Read More »

Suction Pool Cleaner Skimmer Fix

Reading Time: 3 minutesSuction Pool Cleaner Skimmer Fix Do you need a suction pool cleaner skimmer fix? Do you have a suction type pool cleaner? Have you noticed a loss in skimmer performance since installing your pool cleaner? Well, I have found a device that improves skimmer performance and allows your suction type pool sweep to achieve it’s best effort at cleaning the pool… Read More »

My Pool Pump Lost Prime

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy pool pump lost prime My pool pump lost prime. Loss of prime for the pool pump is not good. It allows the pump to run dry, without water, to cool down any moving parts in the pump. Running dry can ruin the pump seal. The pump could not achieve prime again. That meant that the… Read More »

New NSA Products In Supermarket

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew NSA Products in Supermarket I found some new NSA products in the Supermarket. I do the shopping for my family and since I am a diabetic I am always looking for NSA products.  I found these products were on the shelves in June 2016. The new products, Canned Fruit, Flavored Coffee Creamers, and Pickles. I… Read More »

How To Set Gopher Traps

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to set gopher traps This post is about how to set gopher traps, killing the gophers not trapping them. If you have some wire gopher traps and you’re tired of your yard looking like a gopher convention came into town, this is how to set traps so that you can soon rid yourself of these… Read More »

Best Sugar Free Syrup

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best sugar free syrup Selecting the best sugar-free syrup is dependent on three factors. For me, these three factors make the perfect syrup. The first attribute is viscosity. If the syrup runs out of the bottle like water, that is a big turn off. Pancakes or waffles are not appetizing if the syrup runs off… Read More »

Breaking Numbered List In WordPress

Reading Time: 2 minutesBreaking a numbered list in WordPress Breaking a numbered list in WordPress is something that needs to occur every so often.  I ran into the problem when I was making a list and needed to interrupt the list to explain something about the previous number in the list. How could I break the list number do my explanation… Read More »

Store Sub Sandwiches

Reading Time: 3 minutesStore bought Sub Sandwiches a perfect no-cook summer meal They have many names, submarines or subs, hoagies or heroes whatever their name they make a perfect no-cook summer meal. Store bought Sub Sandwiches can be found at most supermarkets.  It is very easy to make these store-bought sandwiches your own in no time at all. The Sub… Read More »

DIY Oil Changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesDIY oil changes DIY oil changes are the easiest things you can do to extend the life of your car and save yourself from needless breakdowns and repairs. Oil changes, as part of a routine maintenance cycle, are essential to keep your vehicle running efficiently. Benefits of Oil Changes Oil lubricates the engine, and clean oil helps… Read More »