This week, the Let’s Blog Off crew threw us an interesting twist, and it all started with them using a statement for the title instead of the normal shortened question, namely “If you can’t afford the tip, you can’t afford the meal.” They then proceeded to ask quite a few hard hitting questions on dealing 
Ahhh Christmas, it is just around the corner & many are scrambling to get everything done, so they can hopefully find some time to relax. Fortunately this year, both Christmas & New Year’s happen to fall on a Sunday which eases some of the pressure many maybe feeling and leaving many with a real present 
As a brief recap, in our on-going series about going off-grid in the 21st Century, we have covered numerous options from powering ones home to handling waste. This has led us up to one of our most basic needs: water. For our first article in this series, I am going to turn it over to 
Just like clockwork, this last Friday Martin Holladay posted his weekly blog article under the by-line of Musings of an Energy Nerd on Green Building Advisor. While I generally am always looking forward to seeing what he has to say, I was particularly looking forward to reading this one on Martin’s Ten Rules of Roof 
Recently in a forum I frequent, an energy auditor basically went on a tirade that we were essentially harming & possibly killing people by encouraging individuals to turn their water heaters down to 120°. The reason for this concern; old studies found online about Legionella possibly being spread via water heaters & showers. This was 
For many the easiest way to describe HVAC / Forced Air system is to equate it to one’s own heart. With that in mind, the duct system in one’s house is comparable to the veins & arteries in your body. The supply ducts bring nicely conditioned air to all the parts of the house that 
Ahhh hunting season, you can forget Christmas, as this is the best time of year for many. Shoot, there are still some schools & business that close down for a few days to a week just because it is hunting season. With over 12 million plus hunters going out every year you know there is 
With over 12 million plus hunters going out every year you know there is bound to be some issues. Fortunately the issues resulting in death or injury from a firearm or bow are pretty low, but the last thing someone wants to be is that 1 in a million. Case in point is the following 
I have tried so many different methods & techniques for installing doors, it really isn’t funny. A couple of years ago, I saw a product called EZ-Hang come on the market, and my first thought was, yeah that’s nice. This is probably just another item for homeowners to buy believing they can do it like 
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