Recent content by Megg1141

Florida West Coast here. Spring has been very dry, so we are welcoming all this rain for the past two weeks. Everything is looking green again outside. My landscaping is looking amazing again. Going on 45yrs of hurricane preparedness. Got it down to a science, let her rip.:dance:

While enjoying another amazing afternoon outside with my best four legged buddy, i noticed a board on my deck lifting up. Contemplating whether or not to put down my adult beverage and fix it now or later. I finished my drink and had no excuse to not get up. Walked over to my shed and got the...

My son bought a new refrigerator. This one came with an ice-maker and outside water dispenser. He had no water line going to the fridge. So I noticed the bat signal and drove over to his house. A couple of trips to the big box store and he has water and ice being produced in abundance. I drove...

Past two weeks have been near perfect for this time of year W Florida. We have had some nice rain in the afternoon every few days to keep everything green, yet the humidity has been relatively low. Pretty sweet.

Yep, just about all the ones I see point down, including my own.

We should have 4/5 more weeks of spectacular weather before the humidity creeps back up. I finished painting the house and have just finished re-staining our 1400sf deck. Working on landscaping and garden beds next. The more work I complete, I find more to add to the list. This is my fun time of...

I had a smaller 20x20 deck in the same spot, I put in 25 yrs ago. That wood held up beautiful. When I pulled it up to build this new one I gave my son all the old wood. He has it in his back yard and its still in good shape. Not sure when they changed the treatment away from arsenic but these...

I built a very large deck outback 8 yrs ago. I have noticed how the pressure treated wood seems to rot way too much compared to my older deck I had. I am finding my main supports are rotting on the edge and the top boards are coming loose due to the screws no longer having solid support. I spent...

Sunny and high 70's all week. Got the veggie garden all planted and have re-potted several deck plants. Love this time of year.

Wife and I had set up two college funds for both our kids. Our oldest (son), never took to school and dropped out in the middle of his first year. He worked a few restaurant type jobs while still living at home. I explained to him our job was to prepare him for adulthood. If he felt that he...

Wifey told me our washing machine had a drip inside the tub. It was slowly filling with water. I took a few minutes on YouTube to help find out what the problem might be. Ordered a water inlet valve. Installed it along with some new hoses. All seems right with the universe again. :dance:

Had some starter plants I grew from cuttings that i needed to repot. looked at the oak leaves on my deck and decided they were not enough to bother with. let my dog chase squirrels while I enjoyed an adult beverage .

I came from parents both with limited intelligence who raised four children, 3 boys and 1 girl. We grew up just above poverty level with my sister the only one to put herself through college. She became a nurse while my oldest brother worked his way up with a defense contractor. My youngest...

Starting my adult life with nothing more then a high school education. I found books at the library to help with my financial education. If one needs information plenty is available. Its much easier to go have a "good time" then to invest in ones self. Today its way more convenient with the...

Installed a new hot tub cover but will be installing a hydraulic lift as well. This way i can remove and replace the cover by myself when needed.