An Ice Runway - Only Available a Few Months You've maybe seen a light airplane land on a lake. It was outfitted with pontoons so the plane wouldn't sink. But what about landing a plane on water that just has wheels only - no floats or pontoons? Alton, NH is a unique town that has […]
Unique Fifth Wheel Trailer - For a VW This trailer is forty years old. It hit the market in 1974. Maybe you can find a restored one on eBay. I bought a new 1969 VW Beetle as a present for myself on my 17th birthday. I had saved up for a year for it and […]
Train plowing deep snow - watch the snow fly! I'm sure you've seen regular trucks on roadways plowing snow. If you're a traveler you've maybe been stuck in an airport concourse looking out the windows as giant plows work on the tarmac, taxiways and runways to get you back home. But I doubt you've ever […]
After watching this video, you'll agree Russians are experienced and resourceful when it comes to retrieving a car that fell through the ice on a lake. Keep this tip in your head in case you need to do the same thing. It's so smart, simple and stupendous! Featured in the March 4, 2014 Newsletter.
Scholl Canyon Golf Club - Funny Video Watch this video of me golfing at Scholl Canyon Golf Club in southern California for a few laughs. This is a wonderful executive course that's a mix of lots of par 3 holes and a few par 4s. Look below the video for the scorecard and hole yardage. […]
If you want to know why I might have been arrested in Las Vegas, it wasn't because of unruly behavior at a casino or night club! Click the photo and read the entire story to understand what I was doing, WHERE I WAS and WHY this might have gotten the attention of the police!
What's the Carolina shag? It's got a beat, rhythm and look that's probably one of the most sensual dances around. If romance is all about being smooth, graceful and being mellow, then you BETTER LEARN how to do the Carolina Shag. Charlie Womble and Jackie McGee, a husband/wife team, have thousands of hours of dancing […]
If you have a lathe, a razor-sharp wood chisel or two, and thousands of hours of woodworking experience, maybe you can do what this young carpenter can do. Oh, it helps if you use the correct wood that has perfect graining to allow the ribbons of wood to curl as you'll soon see in this […]
Quick Column Summary: Install floating crown molding shelves Crown molding creates void for support lumber Screw lumber strip to wall studs Place shelves over lumber cleats DEAR TIM: I was visiting a friend’s home and saw three decorative shelves that were mysteriously floating on her wall. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out […]
Are you coming here from YouTube? My video series about Installing Laminate Flooring? Welcome! CLICK HERE to purchase these cool bandanas now! My college major was geology. If you study geology, you must learn all about topographic maps. These maps use lines on a piece of paper to indicate points on the earth that are the […]
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