I'll try to be brief. You know that's hard for me, so cut me some slack. I want to thank you for leaving comforting words for Meghan and Brent about their cat Hector. It meant very much to me and will to them for sure. You and Google Plus Do you use Google Plus? It's […]
Dick Anderson is a motivator who lives in Darlington, WI. He took issue with a past column of mine that discussed the challenges a DIY person faces when building their first log cabin. STOP now and read my past column titled Dream Log Cabin Challenges before you read Dick's comments below. After reading Dick's comments, please […]
It's the first day of Spring, but yesterday Kathy and I received some distressing news from my oldest daughter Meghan. It put a damper on our evening here at the house and not much was said. I'm still feeling low this morning and long to be with Meghan and her husband. Just Click Here to […]
Paula Lange has a slippery shower floor in Carmel, IN. The shower base is cultured marble. Let her tell you the rest. "I have a cultured marble shower floor with slightly raised pattern ( supposed to make it not slippery). It is very slippery. No bathmat will stick because of the pattern. I have been looking […]
Yesterday, everyone in our family received a very, very sad text from my oldest daughter Meghan. She now lives in central California with her amazing husband Brent. Their youngest cat, Hector, went missing over a week ago. Meghan found him yesterday and sent all of us the following text message. She was unable to call us […]
Donald Cameron lives across the pond in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He's got an interesting question about periodic gravel driveway maintenance. "Hi Tim, I have a gravel driveway, shared with my immediate neighbour. We have typical traffic - two 4x4s, two saloons, LPG delivery lorry 8 times a year etc. The service piping for LPG gas, septic […]
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Luck of the Irish to you! Kathy has lots of Irish heritage in her lineage. But today, we all get to be Irish I believe! This is a somewhat strange newsletter issue. It's a blend of warnings and tips. Let's get started. Sponsored Posts and Content Late last week, I received […]
Lee Eismann lives in Upper Marlboro, MD and had to tangle with some hair, gunk and a sink stopper control rod in his wife's vanity sink. I'm thinking of starting a betting pool on how long his marriage is going to continue. Here's why: Hi Tim! OK, I searched for this question/topic per your instructions, and […]
Steven JP has a wretched toilet smell from his new toilet in his China home. Let him describe the situation. "Hey Tim! my new toilet has three connection points in the base. See the attached picture. I can't figure out why. This is a fancy new technology toilet that I bought here in China. It's an Arrow […]
"While you can do many things no matter how the bar will be oriented, I feel it's very important for you to consider who'll be the bartender." Wet Bar Ideas Checklist hot and cold water and a real drain what direction bartender faces the height of working bar and serving bar critical ample storage for […]
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