True.
But heat pump efficiency for heating goes down with the temperature. I have a heat pump tied into my LP gas furnace - the heat pump works until 25 degrees F at which point the LP gas furnace takes over.

I have a second heat pump for a large upstairs room that we couldn’t run forced air ductwork to - that one…

I’m using a Kill-a-Watt device on the big corded, high usage 120v appliances to assess if any are energy pigs and/or are not working correctly. Am working down the list from large loads to small loads and frequently used items to rarely used items.

Found a dehumidifier that doesn’t appear to be working correctly - it…

My experience with space heaters in our house has been that you can save some furnace fuel costs, but doing so transfers it all and then some to the electric bill. As usual, your mileage may vary depending on size of rooms, climate, type of heating.

Mine’s an early 50’s Craftsman floor model press that my father built his house with. Still works great.

It’s been a very long time since I actively used a band saw, but my dad used to have bands resharpened, the teeth reset and broken bands repaired. I use his saw so seldom, that I’ve never had to maintain a band.

Do people still do this or is that an anachronism of a one time ago.

Have never seen a cord cut like that. yes you can make a temporary repair, but a new cord of the same number/size of conductors is the right way to fix it. Don't forget to reinstall any strain-relief when replacing the cord.

Another question (possibly the 7th) is "Do I have a friend, neighbor or relative that has done this (well) before and is willing to assist?" Call it "fiasco prevention".

For some of us older folks, one of the questions becomes "Do I have the physical ability to perform the work." For example, I am not just scared…

At one time my farmhouse had gutter that took rain water and stored it in a cistern under the kitchen - when we were remodeling/expanding the house we saw the passage ways to the cistern. Outside was a hand pump that ran to the cistern. I have no idea if the occupants at that time used the water for drinking - my…

That's what I have - boxes/buckets for dedicated purposes. Even used to have one for doing oil changes. Every so often I have to go through the boxes and get the right tools in the right boxes. because they tend to move around with use and not get where they belong.

I pretty much have to use tool boxes because I do…

Before Dana Carvey, there was Gilda Radner on SNL. Look that one up too!

Agree entirely. In lieu of jack stands, solid car ramps are safe too., but use wheel chocks to make sure the car stays there.

I have one similar to this at work, except it's a much older plug in model (note - reliable). Wonderful for people who have repetitive strain injury.

Agree, for those of us with repetitive strain injury (mine's in my shoulder), trackballs are wonderful. I have one as shown at home.

I'm fortunate because my son is an attorney as is his wife. If I need help, he's very helpful himself, or he knows of other good attorneys who specializes in whatever I need.

One point he has made to me several times is that you want to stay away from things that can result in legal problems if at all possible.

The…

Interesting. I'm approaching retirement and I'm in a similar predicament - trying to find that next great thing I'm passionate about. You want to have something in retirement that is meaningful, otherwise why retire?

I don't think that's a one time question to decide - you may think you have it answered and maybe…

The Kill-a-Watt is an interesting device. I have one and used it to measure the plug in loads in the entire house, granary, machine shed and garage in a few weeks. After that, it has sat unused. One of those things where borrowing one may be better than buying one.

One thing you can do is measure your big "always…

The worst thing I did that I can remember was starting up my Dad's 1950-vintage drill press with the chuck key in the chuck. You'd be surprised so fast and far it would sling the key - fortunately never at the operator, but a couple of times through the shop light and once through a window.

The worst thing my brother…

I got a laceration at the base of a finger like yours when I accidentally put my hand through a window and yes, it damaged the tendon and the nerve, so I've had a weak and insensitive middle finger on my left hand.

When our farmhouse was severely damaged by a small tornado and subsequent repairs were being made we threw in a chunk of our own money in to the effort and replaced all the windows in the house, the last door we hadn't already replaced and added insulation in the walls under the new siding.

It's too early to tell what…

Mine was FORTRAN... way back in 1974. Then COBOL, then PASCAL, C, ANSI BASIC, PL/I, REXX, CL, OCL and just a smidgen of RPG along the way. Nothing like a portfolio of anachronisms.