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Christmas Eve Morning 2021 I have a very personal Christmas tradition. I work each Christmas Eve until Noon. So did Scrooge and Bob Cratchit. It's an odd tradition, but one I do cherish. Years ago, I was the only one on the job site on Christmas Eve. It was so peaceful. The pace was slow. […]

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I know, it's a Wednesday. Normally, you find me in your Inbox early on Sunday morning. The needle on your stress meter might be pinning. What you're about to read can change that. Today's goal is twofold: make you smile, maybe even laugh out loud let you shake the box of my Christmas gifts I'm […]

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'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the land every creature was astir doing its best to spread peace, joy, and maybe a few dark chocolate pecandes. Last-minute shopping trips, baking, cooking, and wrapping gifts might have you scurrying and skittering about marking each passing minute as we march towards Christmas morning. I was […]

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Christmas is now less than two weeks away. It's hard to believe 2021 vaporized as quickly as it did. Two mornings ago, I woke up at 5:00 am thinking of you. You may find this really hard to believe, but it's true. It was pitch black here in New Hampshire as we're so very close […]

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Gravity Retaining Walls - Can Be Tall LIVE Stream 12-09-2021 Ask the Builder Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder […]

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Wait just a minute! Did I just overhear you whispering to Carol, Sean, Maryanne, Armando, Teresa, Vito and about 90 others who are part of your corner cabal about your plans to invade Cuba? I'm sure it was my tinnitus and you being a new subscriber, must have been asking if I played the tuba […]

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How to Build a Dormer Tim Carter shares a story about how to build a dormer over the phone. It's Ask Anything Thursday. Today is also a RAR Palindrome date and an even rarer - Ambigram. That means if can be read left to right, from right to left and also upside down! 12-21-2021 Tim […]

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Working In The Weather Tim Carter talks about working outdoors in any weather. It's Ask Anything Wednesday. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth […]

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AsktheBuilder Live Stream - Non-Toxic Paint For Kids ECOS Paints Today's LIVE stream video opens with a discussion of non-toxic paint for kids and then answers random home improvement questions. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one […]

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Yesterday, I reached out asking for your help. I needed to know a great way, and the hardware required, to convert cassette tapes to MP3 files. I'm always in awe of the collective wisdom that you, and all other subscribers, have tucked away in your tiny gray cells. You may have been one of quite […]

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