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Storm Preparation Checklist

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Tim Carter

Storm Preparation Checklist - Focus on Critical Things I just spent the past four days digging out from Winter Storm Gail. While it appeared to millions to be just an ordinary winter snowstorm, she unleashed her full wrath on a narrow band of New Hampshire dumping up to 48 inches of snow in just twelve […]

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December 23, 2020 AsktheBuilder WARNING!

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Tim Carter

WARNING - WAKE UP MEN! It's not too late to save yourself from the doghouse. You may have made a mistake with the present you bought your wife or girlfriend for Christmas. Lucky for you she's NOT OPENED IT YET. YOU HAVE TIME TO SAVE YOURSELF. Don't make the mistake I made years ago!!! I […]

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December 20, 2020 AsktheBuilder Newsletter

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Tim Carter

Wait a minute! It looks like you’re trying to sneak past me. I know you’re a new subscriber and might be a little shy. Welcome! Right here up top is where each week I love to say “Hello!” to each new subscriber like you. Now, that being said, you could have been receiving this newsletter […]

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Winter Storm Gail 2020 Central NH

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Tim Carter

Winter Storm Gail 2020 - Historic Deep Snow in Meredith New Hampshire Mother Nature was starting to brew Winter Storm Gail in her atmospheric cauldron above the USA a week before December 17, 2020. While the center of energy was still thousands of miles away from my home as Bernie Rayno shows in the following […]

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Kitchen Island Size – They Don’t Have To Be Big

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Tim Carter

Kitchen Island Size - A Small One Can Work Well QUESTION: Tim, I’m about to embark on a kitchen remodeling adventure and don’t want to get shipwrecked on the island of kitchen mistakes. I’ve never had an island in my kitchen and I believe I can make one work. I don’t have lots of space […]

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December 13, 2020 AsktheBuilder Newsletter

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Tim Carter

You! I knew it. I knew you were a new subscriber! Welcome! Have you ever been the new person at a club or business meeting? I’m sure you remember how the leader of the event immediately introduces you to all the regulars. Smile! The spotlight is on you. (Plentiful applause) That said, you might have […]

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Hard Copy Dictionary

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Tim Carter

Hard Copy Dictionary - Get One NOW! It just makes sense to have a real hard copy and that way the definition of a word can't change on you.

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Chernobyl 3.6 Roentgen Not Great Not Terrible

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Tim Carter

3.6 Roentgen - Not Great Not Terrible This is a great scene from the TV series Chernobyl. Watch ALL the clips to get the full context. This first one is only seven seconds and has the classic script line:

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Grease Dripping From Range Hood

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Tim Carter

"It’s important for this water vapor to be piped out of your house as rapidly as possible before it changes back to liquid water." QUESTION: Tim, my husband and I really need your help. Our ten-year-old multi-speed kitchen exhaust fan drips greasy water back down onto the stove. Three of the highest fan speeds no […]

Posted in Kitchen, Q & A, Ventilation | 3 Comments

December 9, 2020 AsktheBuilder Revised Columns

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Tim Carter

Here's your mid-week dose of recently revised columns. There are some jaw-dropping videos in several. Once again, I URGE you to, at the VERY LEAST, click and just scan the columns. This way, when you eventually do have the problem your tiny gray cells will remind you that I have life preservers to throw at […]

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