So we bought a half-acre lot when we built our house. We then bought a Craftsman push mower, but soon tired of spending three hours mowing. Last summer we took the plunge and purchased a Cub Cadet riding mower. Now it only takes 45 minutes to mow, but we were dumping a lot of cut [...]

Catchy title, don’t you think?  Seriously, we are experiencing two different issues with the toilet.  First, water is leaking past the flapper (I believe they really call it that).  I am rather sure that replacement flappers are available at the hardware store, and I am hoping they come with instructions. The second problem isn’t so [...]

I took my Jeep in to have the brakes checked.  After dropping it off, I walked next door to have breakfast.  In the span of under an hour I saw four people get pulled over in a half-block area of Minnesota Avenue.  And this was at 10 in the morning!  Looks like it will be [...]