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    July 10, 2009
    Parking Meter Fail

    I’ve had many a problem with parking meters, but I’ve never had one just fail me like this.

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    July 8, 2009
    Etsy Find: Awesome Chair For Home Or Office

    Today on Etsy, I’m really digging this Hollywood Regency chair I found on Etsy. It’s $250 and wouldn’t it look perfect in a hip, modern office or in your living room?


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    July 6, 2009
    Sink Positive: Saving Space And Water One Flush At A Time

    This innovative design for a toilet-sink is pretty amazing. Instead of clean water running into the toilet, the water runs through the sink to fill the toilet tank. The water that you’ve used to wash your hands is now water to flush the toilet with. Pretty cool, I think.

    This is a Japanese design that has been popular in Japan for years but is just now making it to the US. Want more information? Check it out right here.


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    July 3, 2009
    Happy Independence Day!

    In honor, I give you Homer Simpson buying illegal fireworks:

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    July 2, 2009
    Just For Fun…Knowing Is Half The Battle

    What would we do if we didn’t have GI Joe to remind us to make our treehouses in a safe manner? Probably fall out of trees, I guess.

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    June 30, 2009
    With Handymen Like These…

    My dad says there’s nothing that can’t be fixed with a little WD 40 and some duct tape. This blog: There, I Fixed It proves the point. Though, I suppose it all depends on your definition of “fixed.”

    Hat tip: Popfi


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    June 29, 2009
    A Chandelier That Scares Me

    Nothing…really….needs to be said here, does it? Thanks, Failblog!


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    June 24, 2009
    My Favorite Hand Tool: The Screwdriver


    While I was talking to my friend Mike, the subject of hand tools and other fix-it items came up. “So, what’s your favorite hand tool,” I asked him, once we had totally exhusted the conversation about duct tape. “That’s easy,” he said, “The screwdriver.” When we talked about it more, I was reminded of just how useful screwdrivers are. You can use them for their intended use- screwing things in. But there’s also the other uses- prying things, light hammering, all sorts of other things that make a screwdriver incredibly useful.

    Tell me, what’s your favorite hand tool?


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    June 18, 2009
    Ask The Builder: DeWalt Wet Saw

    Ooooh, tools!

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    June 15, 2009
    Measure Twice, Cut Once

    My dad has a coffee mug that says “Measure twice, cut once.” Sage advice, advice I wish I had listened to this weekend. I needed a shelving unit to go in my laundry room. I eyeballed the space and then went to the store and picked up a shelving unit that I figured would fit.

    As I’m sure you’ve already guessed, no, it didn’t fit. I missed it by about 2 inches. Sigh. I could return the shelving unit, but I’m probably just going to turn it another direction that it will fit in. Which is why I didn’t bother to measure, since there are 2 directions I could have fit the unit in. Still, I wish it fit in the way I wanted it to.

    Learn from my mistakes, Shakhammerers! Measure, measure, measure!


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