While on our end-of-summer vacation, we noticed a crack in our windshield. When we spotted it, we were about halfway into a six hour drive to the beach, so there wasn’t much we could do other than watch it grow – and grow!
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I’ve heard about people having trouble with their Honda Odyssey sliding doors, but it wasn’t until recently that we joined them… I was away for the week, and when I returned my wife said she was having trouble with the passenger-side sliding door.
Do you have an irrigation system for your lawn? We do, and it’s been great. Unfortunately, I noticed the other day that one of the sprinkler heads wasn’t rotating. The good news is that I fixed it without spending a dime.
If you live in the South, there’s a good chance that you have pine straw mulch somewhere on your property. And if you installed it yourself, there’s a good chance that you don’t have the nice, clean edge that you’d get if you hired a landscaper.
Have you ever wondered what triggered that pesky warning light in your car? Modern cars are capable of monitoring themselves and storing error codes when something is amiss, but you have to extract that code to figure what’s going on.
Alongside our house, we have a big section of variegated Liriope (a.k.a., monkey grass or spider grass). Liriope is a great groundcover that requires little in the way of upkeep, though you’ll want to cut it back once a year to keep it looking nice.
One of my favorite things about our house is the huge front porch. Sadly, birds love it as much as I do, and we’ve had a hard time stopping them from nesting out there. After a bit of testing, however, I’ve found a way to keep them from coming back.
Ever since we moved into our house in 2006, we’ve noticed a cold winter draft around the gas fireplace in our living room. During the winter, we can actually feel a light “breeze” through the vent above and below the fireplace. Very annoying.