Category Archives: Miscellaneous

For everything NOT in a page category.

Deceptive packaging.

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Daniel Meyer

A new jar of fire ant killer. Note that it even has feet to look taller. This is how much product was actually in the container after I unsealed it. Yeah, THIS much. Deceptive packaging. Taken to the extreme. I … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Daniel Meyer

Twenty mile an hour sustained winds…blasting us out of the northwest. Cold…and depressing. Nearly a 50 degree drop over the weather a couple days ago. The winds are gusting to over 45 mph. You can hear them coming…roaring through the … Continue reading →

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“New” cabinets

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Daniel Meyer

Some cabinets for our utility room in the Old Vic…reclaimed (for $100). They will fit nicely, and I couldn’t buy the wood for that price (they are upside down in the picture, they will go on the wall in our … Continue reading →

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Got some learning to do…

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Daniel Meyer

Any tool, in the hands of a competent craftsman, becomes an instrument. Got some learning to do. Gotta wonder though…what the cats will think?

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Stop SOPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Daniel Meyer

Take action.

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The rain on the inside.

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Daniel Meyer

Very heavy and steady rain this morning. A reality about an Old Vic, with it’s many roof lines and valleys and a problematic roof (various ages of the different exposures) is that it leaks. It doesn’t *always* leak, and it … Continue reading →

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Got enough leaks in the roof already…

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Daniel Meyer

Sooo…pre-storm weather. 72 and balmy. Warm night for sleeping so I had the box fan on. Just me (and cats) all alone in this massive old Victorian house. Box fan vibrates a bit and can “walk” on the hardwood floor. … Continue reading →

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Drat…

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Daniel Meyer

We had some pretty serious storms a week ago (Saturday night). Unfortunately we lost some shingles. Not sure how to reach this at the moment… We’re not ready to re-roof yet. Insurance is no help here…this could be repaired for … Continue reading →

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All In…

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Daniel Meyer

My history, my life, my loves, successes and failures, pain and pleasure…all have culminated right *HERE*…and I still don’t know if I’m riding the right road. But fortune favors the bold. Succeed or crash spectacularly. I’m “all in” in every … Continue reading →

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Fargle-snorker’s got a job…

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Daniel Meyer

Y’all may remember my philosophy that if ya own tall stuff ya ought to own the tools (or know somebody that does) to work on it? The Left-handed Fargle-snorker is a result of that tendency… Turns out I’ll have need … Continue reading →

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