The LT and his military brethren need the notes because this crap continues to happen. Sure the police were the problem, and they need to fix their training, but for the time being, the police will continue to be a problem, so victims need to figure out a way to minimize the damage. Clearly those police were not…

We shouldn’t have to, but clearly we do have to.

Here we have an ethicist writing about a home improvement guy about a topic that is on the outer margins of his radar. When you apply credibility percentages and multiply them out, this article might be 20% correct. The part about the fuel stabilizer as a reason not to mow wet grass is simply ridiculous. Hard to mow?…

#1 Which is apparently a felony in VA (ref: 1:39 in the video)

Good observation. Since we were in the midst of cleaning the entire house from fire damage, all the specialty chemicals used for cleaning had been tried. There was something about the texture of these tiles which seemed to collect grime and the soot. They (the cleaners hired by the insurance company) were going to…

Hopefully someone will list the 24 movies in the comments so we don’t have to suffer the slideshow. 

You should also remember that, like sandpaper, magic erasers don’t work without a little elbow grease.

Thank you for coming! I’ll be here all week...for the next 1,000 weeks. Try the blintzes, and don’t forget to tip your waitress.

What about a list of movies I forgot to get excited about which were released? I’ll start.

Prepare two gallons of this mound drench in separate gallon jugs.

I’ve had two Weber kettles. One went with the ex and the second one rusted and rotted away before they went with plastic handles. Now I have a 2-burner Weber gas grill. It gets a lot more use than the charcoal grill did, because it give instant heat and holds the same temp for as long as the gas holds out. Gas is not…

I think she’s tuning up the tried and true methods by recommending slow cooking it. 

Coffee grounds have been tested and found to have an NPK value of 2-0.37-0.64. So they are an organic fertilizer which can be used directly on plants. Use them at a rate of 15 to 20 pounds (dry weight) per 1,000 square feet on the lawn, or 1 heaping handful scattered under each outdoor plant per month. You don’t need…

This is good stuff. Our daughter will graduate this May and very likely move back home with us until the universe of unfilled jobs opens up again. I think I’ll offer her her choice of mods to her part of the house.  We’ll be saving $800 a month in rent plus her school bills, so we should be able to make her feel more…

One of my girlfriends, long ago, worked for a rich family at their home. The man traveled a lot leaving his drunk wife home alone. Carol’s job was to keep the wife from getting into trouble financially or legally. While she was there, she handled the household business almost like a prime contractor. If a light-bulb…

Large boxes have a reason for being. It is hard to pack a blanket or comforter into a small box.

My wife and I have remodeled a couple houses. Now we’re looking for a retirement house and are finding some poor remodels. This week’s sad remodel was one where they took the door to the back yard and created a master bedroom suite. So they have nice French doors leading to steep steps down to the bedroom. The only…

H2O2 is genius for cleaning sponges.

Full strength H2O2 is used as rocket fuel.  3% is normal for around the house. 

Agree. I even use raw Vaseline in my eyes to get stubborn crap out (I work in a dusty environment).  Vision is blurry for a few minutes, but it works.