Reading Time: 8 minutesGreen Cheap Raised Garden Beds You can build green cheap raised garden beds. You can call this a green project because most of the lumber used on this project will be recycled and it’s on the cheap because its available for free. Your only expenses will be the nails, staples, screws and the 2″x2″ lumber. Also if… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesGet The Best CBD Oil For Your Dog How do you get the best CBD oil for your dog? What’s important to know when choosing CBD oil for dogs? Well, it’s really very simple. Let’s look at the four things you’ll need to make the best decision for your best friend. Dog size in weight… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow to Text Combined Email and Text Group How to text combined email and text group at the same time became my problem recently. It seems that everyone has one technology phobic person in their lives. You know the one that is always behind the curve in learning how to do new things with new technology or not… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesPressure Washer Carburetor Problem I waited to long now my pressure washer has a carburetor problem. I confess this problem cropped up because I waited too long(didn’t use the equipment) and didn’t do my due diligence and run out my fuel. Now I am faced with this problem. Gummed up I need to clean out… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow I Finally Got a Simple Subscribe Button How I finally got a simple subscribe button is a long story. I have been looking for just such a link for this website for a long time. It seems that there are way too many methods of complication for a simple little link. Let me explain. What I… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesRust removal on outdoor cast iron umbrella stands I needed to perform rust removal on outdoor cast iron umbrella stands. We recently had the need to use our outdoor umbrellas to provide some extra shade. As I was moving the umbrella stands around it was very evident that they were going to need some work… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesReview Armadillo Willy’s BBQ This is a review of Armadillo Willy’s BBQ in Dublin, CA. My wife and I take turns choosing the restaurant for lunch any time we are in the area. This time it was my turn to pick the restaurant and being a self-described carnivore I usually pick places where I get lots… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesReview Golden Bowl Recently I had dinner at the Golden Bowl. I consider it to be the only Chinese restaurant to consider when Chinese food comes to mind. My wife and my granddaughter filled out those at the table. Please note that they(Golden Bowl of Hughson, Ca.) have moved from their original location. The new place is… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes A No Lawnmower Maintenance Life I confess I believe in a no lawnmower maintenance life. My lawnmower has a hard life and it’s all on me. I think it goes back to my youth when I worked in a rental yard. Let me explain. We would rent new mowers at the start of the season… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesPlumbers Putty and Plumbers Grease I recently had a job where I needed to use plumbers putty and plumbers grease. Let me explain. My kitchen faucet developed a leak and it only leaked when the water was turned on. A quick inspection showed the leak to be coming from a place where the hoses from… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesReverse Osmosis Add a membrane flush kit Add a membrane flush kit and extend the life of your RO membrane. The purpose of the flush kit is to help prevent scaling or fouling of the reverse osmosis membrane. By removing the contaminants(thru flushing) from the membrane it extends it’s life. Membrane fouling is a process whereby… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesBigger Peaches Strategy The bigger peaches strategy is going to get the cobbler or pie on the table. Getting bigger peaches is not about more fertilizer. It is not about chasing the birds away. It is about destruction. Let me explain. You’ve planted your peach tree. You”ve waited for two years. Every year pulling the immature… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesRepairing a Leaking Hose Bib Repairing a leaking hose bib shot to the top of the list recently. I experienced an over usage fee on my water bill. I didn’t know that it was leaking at the time but when the bill came I started searching for a leak. In my backyard I had extended… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesRebuilding a Vac Mate Rebuilding a Vac Mate is something I did recently. I have owned three of these over the last fifteen-twenty years. They do a great job of making a suction pool cleaner work to it’s fullest potential. They skim floating debris continuously helping to keep the pool clean. But they do have their… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to Carry OSB Plywood Alone There are many things you can do by yourself, but carry OSB, plywood, alone is not easy. It’s just so darn big and hard to get a grip on and move easily. There are many solutions to this problem. The solution below is very cost effective. It assumes that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesCracking Lowe’s Discount Codes Cracking Lowe’s discount codes was something I stumbled across recently. Let me explain. I was looking at upgrading my shelving system for my shed. It currently does not have enough shelves to store all the stuff I have. I had recently found a pair of loppers(they had been missing for six months) under… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesMaking an Ethernet Port Wireless Making an ethernet port wireless was something I needed to do. I have an older dish box located in a place that did not have an ethernet cable connection available. The box does not have wireless capability. It does have one USB and one ethernet port. I did not want to use… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to Remove Tile Learn how to remove tile with less dust and save some money. Are you like me and have received an astronomical bid for tile replacement? How would you like to save three dollars to five fifty per square foot on your tile job? That’s how much you can save if you do the demolition.… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesCPAP Health Cleaning The tube My CPAP health cleaning the tube to be specific came to the surface recently. It all started when I noticed these commercials dealing a machine that guaranteed the mask, hose and everything in the system would be cleaned of bacteria. It looked so simple just drop the mask in the… Read More »
