What are you doing hanging out with Carl, Jay, Brec, Lori, Estelle, and about 90 others over there in the corner? DUH! I should have noticed you subscribed in the past seven days. Welcome!

You, though, might be a crusty subscriber. I don't mean how old you are, that would be rather rude! Crusty to me means you've been here for over twenty years. I know you remember this pretty funny video I did back in the day. I think you'll chortle for sure. I'm positive Ron Fischer, the Channel 9 videographer, laughed while we taped it.

STOP Basement and Crawlspace Water

Would you like to STOP water from entering your basement and crawlspace? Or, do you have a soggy yard that resembles the Okefenokee Swamp?

All you have to do is install a simple linear french drain and your water woes will vanish faster than warm and moist sweet potato and pumpkin muffins off the Thanksgiving dinner table at the Carter house.

Guess what? I CONVERTED my old Linear French Drain DVD into a streaming MP4 video! You can watch it countless times. No need for a clunky DVD player or futzing around with a plastic platter.

But wait, it gets better! I added all sorts of new cutaway video as well as never-before-seen video footage I shot months after creating the DVD. The new footage shows the linear french drain GUSHING water!

Living PROOF my system works!

Well, gosh I studied hydrogeology in college so I knew all along it would work, silly!

CLICK or TAP HERE if you want to transform your basement or crawlspace into the Atacama Desert. Satisfaction GUARANTEED!

Water Pressure Booster Pump

Do you have chronic low pressure in your home or light-commercial business? In an hour you can have 70 PSI, or more, of pressure!

CLICK or TAP HERE to see how easy and affordable it is to have hot showers so satisfying you never want to step off the blue mat!

LIVE Streaming Videos Summary

You missed another great week of my LIVE streaming videos. There were so many great questions! And on Friday, everyone got to see my new LL Bean flannel shirt!

If you want to watch the replays, just click or tap the following links:

Secret to Fireproof Chimneys - Stay Safe!

Energy Improvement Savings Payback - Easy Math!

Attic Trusses - Get an Instant Room

Attic Insulation Myths DeBunked & Great Questions

Adhesive Chain - What is That, Tim?

Do You Have a 3/4-Ton Truck?

I've owned a Ford F-250 Super Duty 4x4 for thirteen years. I bought it with the snow-plow package which adds stiffer front axle springs.

99.99999% of the time the bed of my truck is empty. This means I used to get jiggled and jostled every time I go over the slightest bump.

Well, four days ago that misery ENDED FOREVER. It only cost $47 and took ten minutes.

CLICK or TAP HERE to see how easy it is to make a 3/4-ton truck ride like it's got marshmallows for tires.

That's enough for a Sunday.

Tim Carter
Founder - www.AsktheBuilder.com
GREAT Organic Cleaner - www.StainSolver.com
A WARM November Day - www.W3ATB.com

P.S. I took this photo two nights ago. The only thing better would have been sitting in front of the fire ring with several pieces of oak firewood crackling away and sharing a blanket. What say you?

Are you one of my newest subscribers? Welcome! I'm glad you're here. Today, you might discover something that will save you time and money. That's what I try to do each week with this newsletter.

If so, you may decide to treat me to a mocha chip ice cream cone! Yummy!

You, though, could have been part of my digital family for quite some time. If so, it's possible you remember the short video series I did about how to install cozy electric radiant floor heating.

It's perfect for a bathroom remodel or if you need some heat under you in your cave or office. CLICK or TAP HERE and let me know if you remember these videos.

You and The Fog

A few years ago I read a fascinating book, The Great Crescenta Valley Flood by Art Cobery, while I was visiting a friend in southern California.

Here are the first two sentences of the book's description:

"As Crescenta Valley residents gathered to ring in the 1934 New Year, a cloudburst broke over Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains, unleashing a deluge on mountainsides denuded by recent fires. A roaring wall of rocks, mud and water crashed down the canyons, uprooting trees, tossing boulders and automobiles like toys and carving a path of destruction."

My friend's house was located just hundreds of feet where this historic roaring flood of countless tons of rocks and mud came spewing out of the San Gabriel Mountain canyons.

In the book, the author talks about the fog of complacency. It's a common ailment that afflicts all of us.

In the case of the people in the Crescenta Valley, even though they had built their homes and businesses on top of previous debris-flow alluvial fans below the mountains, they simply put out of their minds the likelihood of mud and rock roaring from the steep canyons skulking just above them a mile or two away.

Out of sight, out of mind, right?

CLICK or TAP HERE to watch a video of me reporting live for TJC-TV just below one of the canyons. I was pointing out the modern-day attempt to protect homes from these wretched debris flows.

Let me ask you, do you by chance remember the enormous suffering of millions of people in Texas? Do you remember what happened to them? There was no supply-chain issue back then! How long ago did they suffer? Three, five, or just one year ago?

I'll remind you - tens of thousands of people and businesses had frozen and SPLIT water lines from a spate of unusually cold weather within the past year! Within a day, ALL of the plumbing supplies to make the repairs were SOLD OUT, yet millions still needed to make repairs!

You tend to forget about events like this even if you were affected. I feel us being bombarded each day with information, texts, phone calls, etc. is contributing to the fog.

Why am I bringing this up? Old Man Winter is almost here. The first accumulating snows have already happened in parts of the USA. Are you prepared to survive and fix things if a major storm wreaks havoc at your home? Have you considered buying parts, materials, and things you might need before there's a run on them?

Just do it. Get prepared. Engage your critical-thinking skills and buy the things you'll need to get your home back in shape.

GL as we say in Morse.

Live Streaming Video Update

If you live under a rock and don't open your emails, then you're not aware of my new live streaming video initiative. I did six of them in the past week.

Here are the links to each one if you want to watch the replay:

Kool Klein Rechargeable Flashlight

Amazing DeWALT 12V Cordless Saw - You MUST HAVE IT!

Tough Series DeWALT 25-Foot Tape Measure

Prevent Being COLD in your House This Winter

AVOID Losing Tens of Thousands of $$$ on a Lot

Open Mic Friday - Wait Until You Hear the ?s ! !

I'm going to continue to do a live stream Monday - Friday from now on. I'll probably do an open mic ask-anything stream Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and then have a topic on Tuesday and Thursday.

I'm OPEN to your suggestions!!! Just reply here and tell me what you want me to talk about during a live stream.

Taking Prisoners

Look at this:

Yes, you're looking at a POW mouse just before he's granted parole to live another day! CLICK or TAP HERE to see how I did it.
It's an amazing humane mousetrap.

That's enough for a Sunday.

Tim Carter
Founder - www.AsktheBuilder.com
What Organic Cleaner? - www.StainSolver.com
Original Digital - www.W3ATB.com

Do It Right, Not Over!

P.S. Do you know the easiest way to tunnel under a driveway or sidewalk? Come on, tell the truth! See if you were right. CLICK or TAP HERE to watch a video showing a really clever method.