Over here is a thread about my new expensive water heater.
This thread however, is about how the water heater was just filler. I couldn’t get it out of the box fast enough.
Yeah. The cat wanted the box. Since the cat is a 22 lb Maine Coon and five of his six ends are all pointy…well, [...]

I’ve said before, restoration is not in the cards. I *like* bathrooms, hot water, well equipped kitchens, and comfortable temperatures indoors. I also like energy efficiency to the extent that it helps produce a comfortable, usable, and well-lit home with less money.
Hey, if the new lightbulb uses 1/10th the power…I can put in 9 extra [...]

Here I sit…in the office…wearing a dress-shirt, dress-slacks, and sneakers.
Yep. Sneakers.
Heh…usually it’s motorcycle boots…but at least they meet the dresscode.
Why the sneakers? Well, it’s about a nail, a wasp, and a prybar. It was swell, but the swelling’s gone down.
I had a rather large pile of used/salvage lumber…these are boards taken out of the [...]

One of the treasures (?) of east Texas. Thanks to my friend Mike for the picture (I think…yep, I did ask for it!)
Y’all familiar with Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken? Big producers in east Texas and west Arkansas and Louisana. Lots of chicken farms…between these guys and Tyson there aren’t many independents left…but that’s another story. Pilgrim’s [...]