Two quick things: 1. Have you played the Stop Wet Basements game yet? You'll discover something new for sure AND you may win some sweet moola. CLICK HERE TO PLAY IT'S FREE - NO COST TO PLAY! 2. Are you going to paint an interior or exterior door soon? Do you know the right way Read More »
Did you have a great weekend? You may have helped make mine special. As I was getting ready on Friday afternoon to volunteer to do emergency communications for the Breathe NH non-profit seacoast bike ride, I received HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of Thank You emails. It was impossible for me to reply to you personally, so Read More »
Please read this. It's very important. I'm a little upset. I'll apologize up front, but I feel the following needs to be said. You may not care that I'm upset. I get that. I received two reply emails in the past two hours about my earlier blast to you about the Deck Railing Video you Read More »
I BEG YOU to PLEASE watch the video below - even if you do NOT own a deck. You could be a guest on a deck, your kids or grandkids could be on a deck that has an UNSAFE railing!!!! Are you building a new deck? Then this is a MUST WATCH also. Are you Read More »
Spring has finally arrived here in NH. The trees are playing catch up baseball with the leaves straining to develop as rapidly as possible. Spring in the Northeast and other places means black flies. I was out last week hiking to a glorious hidden oasis here in New Hampshire with my buddy Jim Cluett, he's Read More »
I survived the lashing rain driving to and from Lynn's house last week. She was the Grand Prize winner in the Treasure Hunt. If you live in the Southeast and East Coast, you know that last week was epic. As I drove from Maryland after visiting Lynn, I ran into heavy pelting rain in Delaware Read More »
Yesterday, I spent most of the day here. I was attending an all-day Rules Class to be certified as a conductor and engineer on the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad. I received an exclusive offer two months ago by one of the railroad employees to be a part-time conductor on this scenic train operation. I've always been Read More »
While you're reading this, assuming you do so within an hour or two of it landing in your inbox, I'll be with my son driving towards Lynn's house in Maryland. Lynn was the Grand Prize winner in the Treasure Hunt. On Wednesday, I'm going to tackle at least one project for her, and maybe two Read More »
Is it just me or are the weeks screaming by? It's now the fourth week of April for goodness sakes. On Monday, April 21, 2014, I worked the Boston Marathon again as a ham radio operator. It was a busy day at my location - Chestnut St. and Commonwealth Ave. in Newton, MA. That's mile Read More »
Spring is here, but you wouldn't know it today if you're here at my house. It was 79 F on Monday and 60 F yesterday during an all-day rain. Last night a big cold front blew through and by dawn today it was 24 F with a dusting of snow! Brrrrrrrrrrrr. Old Man Winter, you've Read More »
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