Recent content by bcjmmac

Summer savoury for roast chicken - the smell alone makes me think of roast chicken. Grow my own. We often had roast chicken on Sundays growing up

Neutral trnsmission switch?

I have had lots of success using marshmallows in live traps. Use sticks/something to keep the trap upright as the raccoons will roll it over to get at the bait, which will close the trap before they have to enter. Occasionally trap skunks but have managed to avoid getting sprayed. A...

For some clarity on how tariffs work & who will pay them What are tariffs and how do they work? Tariffs are taxes charged on goods imported from other countries. The companies that bring the foreign goods into the country pay the tax to the government. Typically, tariffs are a percentage of a...

I built a shed around my 20KW propane generator Couple of reasons Primary is we get a lot of snow. 12+ feet most winters ( doesn’t always stay) & in blizzards it can get covered/clogged with snow. Happened second year after we built Secondarily, I don’t normally leave it in auto as we often...

I have a ball attached to my draw bar & use that to move my trailers around

East coast/north of Maine 30 minutes is generally long enough in our area Over night lows of -20C (-4F) not uncommon

Did you check the wire for the “in seat switch”? Have a 2520 & it has gotten loose a few times (2 pin slide on connector on bottom left side of chassis on the 2520).

We heated exclusively with wood when I was growing up. No insulation, or animals, to ward off the cold but normally shared a bed with one of my brothers. When it got below zero, mom would throw an extra quilt or 2 on our beds. Another one at minus 20 (still in Fahrenheit then). 9 of us in a 4...

360 degree view here - mainly red 69 N but not that common on east coast

85ish. Typical Acadian lot - thin (450’ wide) and long (over mile deep). Old farm that was split into our section & couple of water lots on river. They are across the road. Built about 500’ in for privacy & primarily use a few acres lose to house - gardens, build a large pond, etc. Farm...

Bit early for our hard neck garlic to break ground up here in the frozen wasteland Every 3-4 years I let some plants grow bulbils (I.e. I don’t cut the scapes off) & plant them to renew my stock. For ref- garlic, like other bulbs, accumulates viruses which impact the amount harvested. bulbils...

Yes - ash equals creasote /whatever they scrape off the inside of the 2 story chimney I regulate heat by amount of wood in the firebox

Another opinion We installed an EPA Certified dual chamber clean burning fireplace when we built 13 years ago. It has an “outside” air vent that is only used when starting the fire (essentially a pipe to outside next to the fireplace). Once the fire is going & things are up to temp we close...

New Brunswick- north of Maine Including finished basement ~4000 sq ft/lots of insulation (R2000 if you know what that is) Geothermal HVAC & Air tight fireplace. Burn a few cord/year that I cut & cure for min 2 years Not certain of electricity cost, but summer time ~$100 Cdn winter close to...