Boy, I’ll tell you it feels good to be back in a tree. I haven’t climbed this high in about twenty three years. That’s a long time in tree years. Today, it felt like the good ol’ days. I had no plans to do anything like this so early this spring. A few weeks back, […]
Our First Grade A Light Amber Pure Maple Syrup
Just about two minutes ago, I finished boiling our first batch of perfect grade A light amber pure maple syrup. It took a little while to collect the sap, but the trees are flowing a bit better now that it’s not ten degrees outside during the nights anymore. Just yesterday, I was able to capture […]
Fixing an Oil Leak on Our 2009 BMW 328xi
For the past year, we’ve had a very elusive oil leak somewhere around the engine of our 2009 BMW 328xi. In general, I’m a very mechanical person, so I have to tell you that it was extremely frustrating not being able to find the source of the leak. Basically, everything around the front, driver’s side […]
It’s Time to Tap the Trees Again
A few weeks ago, we had weather that made me think spring was going to come early this year. The warmer weather lasted about a week before it ended. It got very cold again and dumped another 16 inches of snow on us. During the warm week, however, many folks around here tapped their maple […]
Titan Socket Adapter Set for My Cordless Drill
There was a time when we, as humans, used manual drills. These drills were from decades ago and were either shaped like a weird “S” or were straight up and down with a large gear handle attached to the side. Either way you look at it, they weren’t electric and weren’t automatic in any which […]
New Tekton Adjustable Wrenches
How does one write a blog post that talks about adjustable wrenches? I’m not sure, but I’m going to give it a try. I get so excited about tools these days that it’s difficult to contain myself. I figure that sharing is where it’s at, if for nothing else than to get my thoughts out […]
Cleaning the Battery Terminals on My 2008 Ford F-250
As I already mentioned in a previous post, the battery terminals of my Ford truck required cleaning. Because of this, I needed to prepare myself for the endeavor with a few tools. Since I didn’t have a battery terminal cleaner, nor did I have any dielectric grease, I was forced to purchase these items. Luckily, […]
Cleaning the Snow Off of Flat Roofs
I’ve got a funny story for you. It involves another dimension of existence. One that not many of us know about. Don’t worry, I’ll explain everything down below. Today was our food shopping day. Laura and I, again, went down to the Hannaford in Skowhegan to do what we always do – choose the latest […]
Installing Bosch Icon Windshield Wiper Blades on My Ford F-250
Once of the worst parts of having to clean the snow and ice off vehicles in the winter is the damage that might occur to windshield wiper blades. Don’t get me wrong – I love winter and I’d rather have it winter all year long, as opposed to all four seasons. A few areas need […]
Tekton Wrench Sets & DeWalt Socket Set
After my truck didn’t start the other day, I got a little freaked out. I’ve always counted on the truck to be our getaway vehicle if something terrible ever happened. Having it just “click” when I tried to start it was unnerving. I knew I had to do something about it. By the way, if […]
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