Category: Home Improvement

  • Playing Arborist & Socket Organization

    I really felt like doing nothing today when it started but I talked myself into doing some tree cutting. I should have taken before pictures but I don’t know that you’d be able to tell. The hard part about doing tree cutting is that in order for the trimmings to be picked up, you have…

  • Dishwasher Maintenance

    Almost 10 years since the dishwasher was installed and it starts throwing errors. Honestly if everything were so dependable the world would be a better place. It simply need taken apart and cleaned, had some funky gunk that looked like label pieces from jars and such. Pretty gross but I got it all cleaned up…

  • Internet GDO Access

    I’ve owned my house for 12 years now, it was just this year that I’ve procured keys to get in my front door. So the garage door is the main egress point of the house. We finally got around to putting in a Genie Access retrofit that allows an app on the phone to tell…

  • Met with our remodel architect

    We had Hanna Park over to look at and get measurements for the kitchen to remodel. Hopefully, she will be able to provide the direction we need to get this thing started and bring it in on or under budget. I did kind of smile when I was helping her get measurements and remembered roller-blading…

  • Pre-emergent Sprayed

    Beautiful day today, feels like spring is in full effect. Did some tilling and have opened a new front on the battle with the sand burr, we sprayed pre-emergent that is supposed to prevent the stuff from coming back up. Got to use my new backpack sprayer in order to get it down. Also got…

  • New Lawn Toys

    Happy to put the HomeDepot shinanigans behind me and get the new toy! Don’t have to worry about how much oil, the 2.2 ounces is exactly what it needs. The tool just wants to start and warms up smoothly. The clutch works properly and the attachment bolts on without spinning but once you pull the…

  • Home Depot Follies

    So the time has come to get a new string trimmer. For starters this triggered another ‘damn I’m old’ episode. I was thinking that I had just got the old string trimmer and looking back, it’s been seven years… absolutely crazy. So I do my research and all things are equal between a Ryobi and…

  • RV Relocated

    So I’ve been hesitant to move the RV because that means I’ve got to get moving on getting the driveway extended with the pavers but my sister was kind enough to let me store it at her place while I get the project done. So the clock is ticking, I’m overthinking this, all I have…

  • Sunday Project

    I got a new antenna post and put it up, it’s 16’9″ long and light as all get out. But with the extra height, it crumpled the supports I had mounted for the use of the PVC mast. They don’t sell anything locally so I had to go on Amazon and get them, it’s a…

  • One by One

    So we’ve got 7 cable runs and now 7 working cameras. The clarity is really good and I’m happy about where they’re sitting. Even have Sandy set up with a username and password so she can view them also. Now there’s just 5 more to do but like I said they’re on the bitch side…