Custom toy box for a birthday gift

Custom toy box for a birthday gift

After debating odd options, I decided to supply my grandson a toy box for her second birthday. I wanted it to be really special and something she could use as she grows older. I didn’t want a plastic monstrosity that looks ugly and won’t hold up to respected use. I was unwilling to invest in

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Nightmares after tropical getaway

Nightmares after tropical getaway

I honestly thought that I was doing something nice for myself when I booked a tropical getaway a few months ago. I honestly never get the option to travel or see modern scenery, so it seemed like a delightful idea to go lounge on a beach by myself. The complication was, nothing went according to

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Preventing pipes from cold

Preventing pipes from cold

This winter season has been particularly mild & I have been harshly thrilled about this. My pal and I have only had one ice storm & one snow storm. I have only had to plow my driveway once this year. I haven’t had to shovel at all this winter. I am not complaining there! As

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Calling plumber for a potential concern with kitchen sink

Calling plumber for a potential concern with kitchen sink

The other night I could not sleep. It didn’t help that I had two cups of Starbucks Latte about an hour before bed. However I needed the Starbucks Latte for my drive back home. I had to take my child to her easily first soccer game. It was three hours away and she is on

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Couldn’t fight over energy bills anymore; went geothermal

Couldn’t fight over energy bills anymore; went geothermal

When I told my partner that I would prefer her forever I actually meant it. I honestly intended to keep our relationship at the top of my priority list and to be together until the end. I know that a lot of people do not have the same sentiment when they walk down the aisle.

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Choosing an automation system for security features

Choosing an automation system for security features

I was able to afford my new home because the neighborhood is a bit questionable. I live walking distance from a really beautiful and affluent area. My street includes several abandoned homes and some that are not very well cared for. I am hoping that the growth of the community eventually reaches my neighborhood and

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Remembering old times while cleaning the garage

Remembering old times while cleaning the garage

With my time for retirement approaching my wife and I have decided that it is time to sell the house. With that decision comes the task of downsizing and cleaning out the clutter that we have collected over the last thirty plus years. The kids are grown and gone and they have no interest in

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Zone controlled heating has changed our home

Zone controlled heating has changed our home

It’s wild to see all the changes that have taken site around us in the past 50 years. I’m dating myself, but bear with this old person’s perspective on innovation. It’s everywhere! From our PCs to our cars to our jobs. Even our indoor air handling options have completely changed since I was growing up

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Portable AC unit – take it to the attic because heat is excruciating

Portable AC unit – take it to the attic because heat is excruciating

A few weeks ago we decided to have the largest family reunions I’ve ever experienced. I thought this was an interesting choice, because we do not generally gathering really much as a family. In fact, my extended family hasn’t been in the same room together in the past 20 years. Throwing a immense celebration plus

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Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

I’ve read that all the people spend approximately ninety percent of their time inside, but the weather in my local part often makes getting outside just about impossible! Between the summer time heat and humidity and the sub zero uneven temperatures and snow during the winter, we are harshly reliant on the air conditioner and

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Friend let me stay over, but cut me off from central HVAC

Friend let me stay over, but cut me off from central HVAC

You know what they say, beggars can’t be choosers. This is definitely a motto that I live by, especially when I have the gall to ask someone for a favor. Recently, this was exactly my situation when I had to ask my good friend if I could stay at her house for a single night.

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Recall has us busier than ever

Recall has us busier than ever

I am sure that you have all experienced a recall on a vehicle that you have owned. You know, you get a letter in the mail and you need to take the car or truck into the shop to have the issue fixed. This can be a scheduling problem but it is necessary to keep

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Knocking out errand while sitting in traffic

Knocking out errand while sitting in traffic

when I moved to this part of the country was a major transition from the life that I was used to. First of all, I came from the far north where the weather was generally cold and windy. Down here, it’s pretty still, stagnant, and humid all the time. Secondly, there are some major attitude

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Always complained about Heating plus A/C at work, now what’s the excuse?

Always complained about Heating plus A/C at work, now what’s the excuse?

It’s legitimately interesting the fallacies that humans will tell themselves. For as long as I’ve known him, my spouse has been endlessly bitching plus complaining about the central heating plus cooling system at his office. He’s regularly told me that the company temperature control was controlled by a tyrant plus the indoor air quality was

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Cooling down outside today

Cooling down outside today

This week is the first of May as well as the weather is pretty darn chilly out. I guess this month is going to be quite cool, which is good with me because the summer time is going to be entirely hot when June comes around. It entirely doesn’t get ridiculous hot until the end

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