Search results

Saw a Facebook message from someone today that was simply hysterical...she was telling others that her significant other was not handy....but he could actually open a box that contained a new lawn mower and put it together (!!!!!) and mow their lawn with it,,,,(LMAO here) I guess it is so hard...

Just read a Facebook post from a very close friend of mine, she took the weekend off to drive down and visit her younger cousin down south and her message was heartbreaking: "It was very sad to see him in the burn unit, he lost part of one leg and has been in the burn unit of a hospital for...

What endears you most about not having to work for a living? I was thinking about that subject yesterday when I called our vet to make appointments for three of our cats, and told them to give me a number of days and times that would work well for their schedule and I would be there when they...

Current wife of 3 years has a pair of daughters aged 28 and 32 who are muddling through life and want to return to college to get more education. Both have a 2 year degree and middling jobs, but they both want to go back to college and hopefully get a step up the ladder. My spouse cannot afford...

I have owned a Y2K GMC Yukon XL 2500 since it was new, and love to brag that I have saved tens of thousands of dollars by keeping it all this time rather than "trading up" as GM would have me want to do. Mine is very low mileage (currently about 47000) but has never been in the shop for parts...

Let me say....we can... Saturday night... We are both retired.... Christmas stuff put away and the bills are all paid.... Have no kids to be responsible for.... Dinner is done and the house is clean.... The cats do not care how late we stay out.... Weather and the roads are good... AND...

We live in a suburban area that does not yet provide water service, so our source comes from a 220' deep well drilled 14 years ago. The water supplied from the well is fairly good quality and although we use a filter/softener/filter before the water gets to the faucets (aside from the outside...

I just read as part of a Facebook post that in 2017 Michigan drivers are going to be paying an ADDITIONAL TWENTY PERCENT on their currently obscene vehicle registration fees. Get this: I am now paying $160 a year for a registration fee for a SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD Y2K GMC 3/4 ton that I drive maybe...

Where do you guys draw the line at trying to assist someone you know that as basically done little for you in the past, yet you feel like helping them out because they are basically a person who never actually (bleeped) you over meaningfully? I got a call from a former neighbor about two hours...

I have a 2003 Deere 4410, with the 60" 7 Iron Deck and a 430 FEL. To date it has nearly 1500 operating hours (mostly mowing time) yet has never required dealer service nor repairs or maintenance I could not perform myself. Aside from required oil, filter, air, fuel, etc. changes that I did as...

Stopped at a yard sale today and scored an antique rototiller with a Briggs engine for $10...old type, very heavy and way overbuilt....100% steel and no plastic at all...I think it is about mid-1960's vintage or older. If I could figure out how to post an image from my phone I would. No tine...

I have white PVC deck railings on two large decks as well as a fair assortment of beige colored Suncast brand plastic deck boxes. There are a pair of huge black walnut trees in front of the house and the residue badly discolors anything made of plastic even though nothing is located under the...

Someone recently moved into a rental house about 600' feet away from me and I have not met the family yet. While driving by yesterday evening I observed the fellow mowing his yard with a fair size lawn tractor (maybe 24 hp or so) while holding onto a kid about the age of 2-3 years of age...

I just read in the local Menard's insert they re having a sale this week on a gallon of that product's 10W-30 and 15W-40 for $9.99. The label says it's approved for Cummins diesel engines....I am a long-term user of Shell Rotella-T 15W-40 in my tractor and that costs about $13-14 per gallon. I...

I have never really thought about this issue prior to today...just purchased a new electric chain saw that draws 12 amps. I have almost never used any extension cord over 25 feet long to power a tool that uses 12-plus amps but it appears that to use my new saw I will need to use much more cord...

In my county there are at least two or three collection sites during the good weather months that permit residents to properly dispose of scrap materials and hazardous household wastes. Old motor oil and antifreeze and all types of batteries are accepted, but when I called them today to arrange...

We took our second oldest grandkid (10 years old) to three art festivals today...they had crafts to view, rides, etc.and a multitude of other things to see and do but the kid wanted to participate in nothing of interest except stare at the screen of her Ipod the whole time. When we got home she...

The people who have resided next door to us for 12 years just relocated to a new home 8 miles away. I did help them move (3 days) and upon unloading the last truck load I presented them with a gift card that entitled them to one half cord of seasoned and dried oak lumber. delivered and stacked...

Someone I know was griping about what a ripoff printer ink is, and my response to him was to price how much that Revolution (selamectin marketed by Pfizer) costs per fluid ounce. An application for one of my cats costs me about $15 for 45 milligrams. According to my information there are 28350...

I live in mid-Michigan which obviously gets a lot of road salting in the winter months but my Y2K GMC still has perfectly sound body panels. It was Ziebarted when new and I keep it clean and waxed, but while at a local store today I observed a pair of GM pickups about the same age as my truck...

One of the local high schools holds a scrap metal drive every summer to raise funds for band equipment, and they tell me they will be happy to pick up about 3/4 ton of steel that I have...much of it is chain link fencing that would be a huge PIB for me to load and transport. I probably have...

I own a Y2K GMC Yukon XL 2500...it has been dead reliable and never required dealership or shop service aside from having new tires installed at Discount 3 years ago. Although it eats gas, I only drive it 3000 miles a year so that does not matter. The only feature I HATE about it is the huge...

My wife's elder brother...a Vietnam War veteran, turns 65 this weekend and we are getting together for a cookout dinner. But we are darned as to what to get him as a gift...he lives in a tiny apartment and is unable to drive and has little interest in anything outside of his home. Would...

I use a 2004 Impala (factory tow rating 2000 pounds) with a Class 2 hitch that uses a 1-1/4" drawbar to pull an 800 pound empty weight UT. Since the trailer gets borrowed often by others I sometimes use a 1-1/4" to 2" adapter (Valley brand) to use 2" hitch bars for other vehicles and I kind of...

I have never quite understood why people continue to use the antiquated system of rating trucks by half ton, three quarter ton, one ton, etc. This would include both light trucks and medium duties...indeed, the last medium duty truck I drove for a living was termed a 3 ton truck by the old...

My brother just called me....turns out my elder step-sister (age 67) passed away yesterday. I have had no direct face to face contact with her since at least 1995...we were never close at all despite being related since 1951. Indeed, the last contact I had with her was back in 2002...she...

My 2003 model 4410 has just under 1400 hours on it and has never given me a problem until recently. When mowing at full operating speed and after it has been running for 45 minutes or so, it will stop dead and the indicator lamp on the Ehydro will emit 3 long flashes. Sometimes the engine will...

Query here....back in mid winter of 2010 we had a cat yowling at our door, it was bitterly cold outside so we let him in and sheltered him overnight. Appears that someone dumped him off in the country...he was very tame around us and about a year old...obviously someone's pet. We tried to find...

My aluminum diamond plate truck utility toolbox is very tarnished...can anyone here recommend the best method to restore the original shine? Thank you for your advice.

A neighbor down the road from us who lives on a street with houses on lots roughly 2-3 acres in size has been raving about the new cable and internet service that WOW recently installed for them. It is a rural area as is ours and our home is about 480' feet from the cable service that provides...

I just ordered one for my GMC, I love to take pictures so my choice will read: "FSTOP 8"....if you have a vanity plate now, what does it read? And if you wanted to buy one...then what would it say? Michigan has an online site that lets you check to see if a particular plate is...

We were given a HoneyBaked ham gift card worth $15 and were planning to use it to buy our Christmas dinner ham, but the price of the meat there is simply obscene, so we are going to head out and find one at a lower price. Any advice as to the best brand to buy? Thank you for any advice and...

A good friend of mine asked me my opinion today...his 33 year old son who lives in another state has been with an established pest control company for about 7years. The owner told the staff about 6 months ago he was seeking to sell the company to new owners, and the son has been seeking work...

I am looking for a new compact air compressor to replace my 1988 vintage Craftsman...but am darned if I know where to ask for opinions. Does TBN have any forums dedicated to tools alone?

I have about 8 of the older Chilton type 5 gallon cans, and transport both gasoline and diesel in them. Sometimes I want to run for diesel fuel but the only empty cans are marked "gasoline only" and of course it is next to impossible to drain a can dry...do I really need to worry about a half...

Just read the latest issue of Car and Driver, they did a report on the 2016 Chevy Malibu Premier...get this: 250 hp 2 liter four cylinder turbo charged and intercooled, they said it will do a standing quarter mile in 14.7 seconds and has a top speed of 156 mph (drag limited) but only delivers...

Spouse and I have been talking about this (not arguing) since Saturday pm. We met three other couples at a mid-priced seafood restaurant at 5 pm, we had a reservation and were seated promptly. We had finished our meal at about 6:45 pm (about $25-30 a plate with tax and tip) and bid the other...

During four decades of life here in Mid-Michigan I paid property taxes which were in a large part taxes to support the local schools although I never had any kids in the local school system. For the most part I did not begrudge paying the taxes because I have always felt education was an...

Just an observation here: If retailers make such a huge profit on sales today, why don't they offer comparable deals as are advertised today at least one day a month year around and increase profits? It irks me no end places offer super deals one day a year like an HDTV for $299 and then limit...

I am now suffering from yet another torn rotator cuff (my third) and thankfully aside from one crushed big toe that was sustained at work twenty years ago, my current situation pretty much sums up the extreme end of the various injuries I have sustained during my 64 years of life. It would be...

Seems like the engines in new vehicles constantly get smaller to increase mpg and I wonder how downsizing will affect service life. I began pulling travel and boat trailers back in the early 80's and the understanding then was that a small engine straining to pull a load would consume about the...

On the afternoon on Turkey Day we head for (insert generic location) 50 miles away to spend the day with my wife's family...this will be after we get up and after hitting the local (insert generic location) Meijers near us in Michigan for the specials. Then on Friday we will spend the day with...

Age 65 here, recently retired and just began collecting Social Security. First wife passed away two years ago and I am recently remarried, have no kids and the new spouse has 3, and none of the kids have the slightest interest in taking over our homestead when we move in the not so distant...

:laughing::laughing::laughing: Hopefully not...recently retired and thinking about downsizing my place as it is getting to be too much upkeep for my aging body. look for my first "real" post in Rural Living.