I moved to the ocean after years of living up north and subjecting myself to worsening winter freezes. Temperatures at negative thirty degrees fahrenheit are no joke, especially when the wind chill is even colder than that. I asked myself how much more of this I could subject myself to before losing my mind of […]
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Some building materials have been outlawed over the years for various reasons
The corrosion can spread into areas where the epoxy coating remains intact, making it harder to diagnose the areas that need repair I understand that building materials are often outlawed after decades of widespread use, often growing out of a former misunderstanding of the safety and danger in long term human exposure. This happened in […]
The rebar tie wire was seen rusting in the Surfside Condo Buildings before their collapse
It was terrifying hearing about the Surfside condo building collapse last year when those buildings crumbled in the middle of the night killing nearly everyone inside. Right after it happened, there was a lot of confusion about the events that had transpired. Using what little video footage that was taken by onlookers ahead of and […]
I want to build a new footbridge leading into my small koi pond out back
At some point in the last few years, I lost any sort of restraint when it came to my backyard and the improvements and projects therein. It started with the metal-frame swimming pool and the large wooden deck that I built around it. I even built a water slide for my kids to use, which […]
It took driving 100 miles in early 2020 to find toilet paper when it was out of stock nearby
I’ll never forget how crazy things became at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. My friend’s father died in April 2020 and then his sister nearly passed away one month later when she contracted the virus at work. When I tried to get things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer from local stores, […]
My brother is stressed out because his company needs supplies but can’t get them
I’m extremely happy to see my brother excelling as a small business owner here in our home town. Back in our younger years, I worried about his reckless behavior and how it would eventually affect his future. He had a group of friends that would go out and drink away their weekends until slinking back […]
I’m helping my condo association president with a new concrete sidewalk project
I insisted that the type 304 stainless steel rebar tie wire will ensure the sidewalks last for the longest amount of time possible before cracking and needing to be replaced I live in a condominium in a fairly small group of buildings. There are six units in each building and we all know each other […]
It’s great that our condo building was made with almost all America made materials
It wasn’t my plan to downsize after retiring, in fact I always dreamed about having a large house on a huge plot of land. I saw my kids growing older, moving away, having families of their own, and bringing their children back home to the property to play like they did when they were that […]