On the House
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DTV is coming :: Installing a DTV Converter Box
1December 13, 2008
by jb
in On the House
I'd have to say the weekly calls started about 10 weeks ago. I'd pick up the phone most nights late after I was already into the nightly routine with the girls. "Jaaaaaay," she would say, "when are you going to have time to look at my TV, you know my TV won't work soon, and . . . . Now, notice how I say "weekly calls". She actually started calling me about this, I don't know, in early May.
You see, for an 89-year-old woman living alone, TV is a pretty essential part of her day. And the thought that there was going to be a change, for reasons she really didn't understand, it was enough to lose a couple nights of sleep over. While I never was dismissive about it, I did gently brush it aside. I mean, come on, I knew it wasn't supposed to go down until early next year. We had time. [ . . . ]
A DIY Home Inspection :: for a Bank-Owned Property
1November 26, 2008
by jb
in On the House
With the housing market as it is, some us may have opportunity and/or desire to take a look at a house that is on the market as a foreclosure or a short sale. Unfortunately these kinds of sales are often "as is" sales and do not allow much time for a proper home inspection.
. . . Start in the basement.
For the most bang for your buck, find the mechanical room.
Locate furnace/boiler, hot water heater, etc. Labels on most tell when an appliance was manufactured or installed (part of the serial numbers sometimes). Check on the inside of covers, in breaker box, etc for as much information as possible. [ . . . ]
six simple machines :: some examples found in the home
0November 26, 2008
Simply put, a machine is anything that makes work easier. And a "simple machine" is defined as any device that requires the application of only one force to work. While *Wikipedia* reminds us that there is some contention about this, it is traditionally accepted that there are a total of six simple machines. [ . . . ]
