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kudos to Snowblowers Direct

We had some snow to deal with this morning.

Less than what I faced numerous times in Grangeville, Idaho, and certainly less than many parts of the country, but an unusually large amount for this part of the world.

A) The Darby Library has an unbroken record of opening as scheduled regardless of weather.

B) Missy and Mom were signed up to set the library up and open by 11:00 AM.

A + B means we had to have the driveway cleared before 10:30 AM.

JUST made it. The three of us worked the deck, rails, sidewalk, […]

February 28th, 2018 | Category: nature, technology | Comments are closed

minus 18

It is probably my fault. Yesterday some great friends helped me blow insulation into our attic.

I still have not personally visited the attic, but it doesn’t take a certified HVAC engineer to ascertain the need.

I observe the snow melting off our roof, the prodigious icicles hanging from the eves and the 90%-efficient gas central heater’s inability to heat this house without the woodstove’s help and know our ceiling insulation is way below adequate.

While a licensed HVAC contractor could double the price, they could not significantly improve the result.

Tiny-town supplier Darby Distribution includes […]

February 20th, 2018 | Category: household, nature | Comments are closed

earned my keep

We had some snow to deal with this morning.

Less than what I faced numerous times in Grangeville, Idaho, and certainly less than many parts of the country, but an unusually large amount for this part of the world.

A) The Darby Library has an unbroken record of opening as scheduled regardless of weather.

B) Missy and Mom were signed up to set the library up and open by 11:00 AM.

A + B means we had to have the driveway cleared before 10:30 AM.

JUST made it. The three of us worked the deck, rails, sidewalk, […]

February 17th, 2018 | Category: nature | Comments are closed

I FIXED IT!

The Fixer Is Back

Last fall two of my websites were cyber-attacked. Initially it appeared very expensive to cure and protect each domain; each website. With a little soul-searching, I idled down this website.

I seem to have cured the infection, and found some protection that was affordable. Not like having Green Berets, or a Navy Seal Team covering my six, but a decent compromise between cost and benefit.

A LOT of projects have been completed in the interim. I will be posting here descriptions and photos of the more interesting ones.

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February 16th, 2018 | Category: about, technology | Comments are closed