Phil 
Even though my six-year-old truck is used primarily for work, I still take a bit of pride in how it looks. I put a hole in the seat on my previous truck, when I got …
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Ego, Gardening, Landscaping, Tools
Fall is my favorite time of year. Crisp clean air, apple cider, hockey, hibernating groundhogs, the beautiful foliage here in the Northeast…what’s not to like?! I don’t even mind doing a bit of foliage cleanup, …
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Giveaways, Lighting, Milwaukee Tool
Is your jobsite about as well-lit as a seedy porn theatre? Tired of using your cell phone flashlight to illuminate that breaker panel you’re working on? Working in a poorly-lit site is frustrating – and …
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Electronics, How To, Smart Home
Just over a month ago, my daughter and her family moved from Pennsylvania to a black hole, aka the genteel city of Augusta, Georgia. They soon discovered two things: First, that “genteel” is another way …
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For a fast, neat job when trimming laminate or getting a nice edge profile, nothing beats a compact router. Most are fairly easy to set up and control, and can accept a variety of bits …
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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. When it comes to task lighting, I’m a huge fan of going free-range. LED lighting has improved steadily over the past few years, and Ryobi has been …
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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. When cleanup time rolls around, most of us want to get it wrapped up asap and move on to more enjoyable endeavors – getting a root canal, …
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In the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” the angry warden vents at Paul Newman, saying “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” Just like on the chain gang, miscommunication is a common problem in …
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On my long list of “Time wasting work activities,” Number One is trying to figure out where the $%&*!* the necessary tools have stashed themselves. A close second is trying to retrieve the ten tiny …
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When I’m crawling through a cramped attic or nasty crawl space, or wedging myself into a vanity or sink base to do a bit of remedial plumbing, I want LIGHT, dammit! It’s bad enough to …
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