Category Archives: Miscellaneous

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Deal or Dud?

“Honey, the dryer won’t dry.” I immediately knew something serious had happened…my lady doesn’t comment on broken stuff unless it’s well and truly broken. The last time she came to me saying that something was broken was when the vacuum … Continue reading

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See you on the other side…

They say a little hard work never hurt anybody… CUAgain, Daniel Meyer

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Saved one…

My sister bought a substantial piece of property (acreage) that has a derelict house project on it. Her dream was to own her own home and have a place for her horses. The “project”, which for obvious reasons she calls … Continue reading

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The Old Vic–Illustrated.

Here we detail the nitty-gritty of the work on The Old Vic project, post pictures and such… But…I’m also doing something new. Yes, it’s related to the Old Vic… Some of the stories in and around our adventures in the … Continue reading

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WHAM WHAM WHAM!

One day, I’ll have to jackhammer this entire porch out and put in a proper one…it was not correctly backfilled and there’s no rebar/mesh in it…this corner chunk blew out some years ago, but had been getting worse. I can’t … Continue reading

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So, so geek…

We are so geek…walked into the living room this morning, eyeballed a couple new “features”, and had this exchange with the wife… “Symmetrical book stacking. Just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947.” “You’re right, no human being would stack … Continue reading

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CUAgain Larry…

My very good friend Larry Algaier passed away yesterday shortly before noon. He was a man of honor and integrity who genuinely cared about people. He worked tirelessly in whatever capacity needed to support his friends, family, and community. He … Continue reading

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Depressing…

A couple down the street from us (at the suburban “blah”) house, seemed to be having a yard sale. An amazingly disorganized yard sale, but there it was. Since I was walking Shorty the Corgi I decided to take a … Continue reading

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Step 3–Profit?

So…yesterday I had to visit the Homeowner Hell store to pick up a couple tools. I was installing a new dishwasher at the suburban “blah” house (again), and I needed an adjustable wrench and a level. Seems most of my … Continue reading

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Surprise for the wife…

Surprised my wife with this old curio cabinet Saturday. She’s been eyeballing it in one of the local shops for a while, but then would eyeball the price tag and sigh. But…they were having a sale and even then, I … Continue reading

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