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Category Archives: Tools
Fountain Pens Turned Out to Be the Smoothest Writing Instruments of All
Much too late in life, I learned what the best writing tool was. Pencils were always good, but they were too temporary. Old timey felt-tips, like Flairs and Sharpies, were strong and bold and made great signatures, but they got … Continue reading
Hose Quick Connectors Are So Much Easier (and More Fun)
Hose quick connectors just might be something you’ve never seen. I did not know about them, and when I found out about them, got some, and tried them out, it was almost life-changing … It’s finally summer, and we’ve gone … Continue reading
A Mallory Snow Brush, and You’ll Be Ready
If you don’t have a Mallory snow brush (or any snow brush) after it snows, that’s just too bad. You can’t drive to the local auto parts store right then and pick one up without brushing the snow off your … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Anyone, Outdoors, Tools, Transportation
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Closet Auger Saves the Cost of One Plumber Visit
We try not to think about clogged toilets, an unpleasant subject, until it happens to us. I don’t know why plungers became the default household tool for unclogging toilets, because they don’t work 100% of the time. Closet augers do, … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Men, Household, Tools
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Progressive Bifocals Let You See Everything
I can see very well — according to my eye doctor, well enough to get a private pilot’s license in all fifty states. However, after a certain age, I needed reading glasses from the dollar store. A handy pair of … Continue reading
Make A Newspaper Log for Your Fireplace – for Free
We carry things into the house, and we carry them out again. For instance, if we don’t have room (Yard? Shed? Large deck?) to store a cord or so of wood, and we have a fireplace, we might have to … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Household, Tools
Tagged broom, fireplace, fireplace newspaper, magic ingredient, newspaper logs, newspaper recycling, newspapers, paper mache, recycling bin, sections of newspaper, trash
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How To Stay Plugged In After the Big Storm
You knew it was coming – you went to the store to get necessary food and batteries, and you saw everyone else there, too. Then the storm came, and you hoped you’d get lucky this time, but you didn’t. The … Continue reading
Posted in Household, Tools
Tagged breakers, copper wires, extension cord, gas tank, necessary food, prong, refrigerator, refrigerators, space heaters, volt battery
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The Pumpkin Gutter Takes the Yuk Out of Pumpkins
I used to look forward to carving pumpkins the week before Halloween (and I still do), but from year to year I always forgot how much I did not enjoy scooping out the cold, slimy, seedy, stringy insides. The scooping … Continue reading
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Tagged fun life, halloween, hand tool, ice cream scoop, light shine, pumpkin gutter, pumpkins, serving spoon, tablespoon, waste time
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Fenix E21, the Best 21st Century LED Flashlight
What do you need flashlights for? Camping, looking in small spaces, seeing in the car at night, going out in the dark, living through power blackouts – when you need them, you really need them. Or do you? Is the … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Gifts for Anyone, Outdoors, Tools
Tagged 21st century, camping, cells, electricity, fenix, flashlight, flashlights, power blackouts, small spaces, sweet spot
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