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Question from Glenn: I was walking through my local home improvement store and passed several pallets of bricks.
I noticed that most of the bricks had holes in them but the bricks on one pallet didn’t.
I’m just curious as to why some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you’ve ever shopped for a tool kit you know the manufacturers always prominently display the number of “pieces” that are included in the kit.
And why not? All other things being equal, the more tools in the kit, the better. Right?
Well, truth be told, that answer to that question could well be no, depending on what those pieces consist of.
Here’s just one example to illustrate what I mean…
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Do you ever find yourself needing to turn off a circuit breaker but have difficulty figuring out which breaker to “throw”?
I’ve been in this situation many times over the years, and finding the right breaker can be quite difficult indeed if the breakers aren’t marked and you don’t have a helper to assist you.
Well, luckily there are a couple of simple ways to find the right circuit breaker every time with just one quick trip to the circuit breaker panel: [Read more…]
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Do you keep a spare house key hidden under a rock, a rug or in some other place where the key could become lost or discovered by a burglar?
I’ll admit that I used to do that, but a recent spate of burglaries in which the thief searched for and found hidden keys prompted me to come up with a more secure plan.
I did some research online and ultimately decided to get myself a locking key storage box.
After checking out several models on Amazon I selected the Mofut Key Lock Box with 4-Digit Combination Lock based upon it’s almost perfect 4.8 star user rating.
Do you live in an area that gets hit with frequent, and occasionally extended power outages?
If so, a standby backup generator could make your life a lot more pleasant when those dreaded power outages rear their ugly heads.
A standby backup generator is much different than the portable generators you’re probably familiar with.
Here are the primary differences: [Read more…]