Reading Time: 4 minutes The Texas Roadhouse Experience The Texas Roadhouse was on our radar. My wife had an appointment. We needed to travel for that appointment. We live in the central valley and she needed to be in Palo Alto for the appointment. That’s in the south bay area. And as usual, we needed to stop somewhere for a… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Flushing the tankless water heater Flushing the tankless water heater is a simple maintenance procedure. Perform as often as the manufacturer recommends. More often as the conditions determine. What determines when the tankless water heater needs to be flushed? Time, temperature and water hardness determine when your system should be flushed. Read the recommendation of your… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tankless Water Heater Flush Kit The first thing you will need is the service valves to accommodate a quick connect tankless water heater flush kit. Without these valves added to the tankless water heater flushing the system is next to impossible. The service valves consist of two pieces, a valve for the inlet and a valve for… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pool skimming without a net Quick pool skimming without a net. Yes, it’s true you can skim the pool without a net. About this time every year, I have some flowering trees that start to drop flowers. While they are set back from the pool a bunch of flowers always seem to make their way… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes My pool chlorinator My pool chlorinator is probably the most important piece of equipment I own. I really like it because it makes taking care of my pool so much easier. I have used a chlorinator for quite a long time(well over ten years). I’m on my second chlorinator. What I really like is that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Adding a Animated GIF to a Post Boy adding a animated GIF to a post was hard to do. I started by getting a google photo animation from some pictures I had taken for a post. The animation said so much in no words at all that I had to include it in the post.… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes DIY drip irrigation staples DIY drip irrigation staples are not that hard to make.  In fact, I’ve made some for pots. It seems that the hose doesn’t like to stay in the pot once it is full of water and the weight sort of drags it out of the pot. I’ve made two different types of… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Quick toolless Constant Velocity joint check A quick toolless Constant Velocity joint check. Do you want to check if your constant velocity(CV) joints are going bad? Are you buying a car? Have you been told you have bad CV joints and need to replace them? All of these questions are good reasons to know how to do… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Drip System Repair Kit Setting up a drip system repair kit is essential. Most of the parts tend to be rather small. Tools to repair the system and all the replacement parts in one place is a no-brainer. So I have found that a good collection of 1/2″ couplers will take care of the main… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trimmer line I had to replace my trimmer line recently when my electric trimmer went haywire and used up 2o feet of line in 5 minutes. The cutter blade and holding device sheared off.  The line fed out until gone. I found a replacement assembly online and now I have to replace my trimmer line. … Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Four how to life hacks I picked up these four how to life hacks along the way. Some I stumbled across, others I was told about.  They are: Bread bag lost clip Hairspray plugged nozzle Spray can out of propellant Picking a ripe watermelon Bread Bag Lost or Broken Clips Have you ever lost or broken a bread… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes Basic drip irrigation Basic drip irrigation is easy to install once you understand how it works and what are its limitations. Drip can cover a large area provided the supply lines are large enough to get the water to the emitters. That’s one of the limitations. Also, the drip system delivers water right to the plant and… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes My trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino 08/05/16 This is a review of my trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino near Coarse Gold, CA.. My wife and my sister and my brother in law and I took a trip to Chukchansi Indian Casino. We had been to the casino many times in the past but this trip was… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Low Carb Faux Brown Sugar Today, I made my first low carb faux brown sugar. I can no longer find my brown sugar substitute. I don’t want to spend twenty bucks for a pound of sugar-free brown sugar substitute(next best option). This is the next best thing for me. Unfortunately, this not sugar-free or no… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes No work shrub stump removal No work shrub stump removal is possible. My mugo pine hasn’t been looking well for the past two summers. I watered it and gave it some extra care but it didn’t respond. I believe that it is about thirty plus years old so it may just be time for it to go.… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes LED bulbs and You Choosing LED bulbs and you are going to meet in the future if you haven’t met already. Whenever an old incandescent bulb burns out we are faced with a question. Do we replace them with LED bulbs? LED light bulbs will cost more. But LED bulbs are rated for a longer life cycle,… Read More »