Gutter Guards

Gutter Guards

Never Clean Your Gutters Again! Can’t you hear the advertisement ringing in your ears or dancing before your eyes? Gutters are a pain in the neck and I have seen people remove them rather than keeping them functional- This is a bad idea. Gutters are probably the best...
Broken Hose Blues

Broken Hose Blues

Broken Hose Blues… “Ned” Meg quietly suggested. “please go and move the wet sheets to the dryer…now GO!” Ever the obedient and willing husband, I dragged myself up from my comfy chair and grumbled my way to the laundry room, opened the door and freaked out! The floor...
Deck Rails – How to Strengthen Them

Deck Rails – How to Strengthen Them

Have you got floppy deck railings? How to strengthen them. Winter is over and spring is really setting in. So, I began pondering the barbecues on our decks I was struck by a problem that many of us have with our railings. They are weak! Building code says that a deck...
Burn Unit

Burn Unit

Burn Unit Six years ago, I wrote about my experience in the Burn Unit at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Thank God I was not a burn victim, but I was there for four days…four days of hearing and seeing some of the most outrageous suffering that I have ever witnessed. You...
Carpenter Bee Wars 2020!

Carpenter Bee Wars 2020!

What a year! Covid-19, locusts are decimating parts of Africa and the Middle East…and now the Carpenter bees have arrived. Imagine if carpenter bees were to behave like locusts- they would simply devour every house to the ground- in minutes! This year has already been...