AsktheBuilder.com News - July 17, 2022

Issue #1190 (I think...)

 

Dear ,

 

Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder.

 

Have you ever won the lottery? I feel like I win it each day when a new subscriber joins this list. You could be my newest subscriber! Thanks for your trust.

 

You, on the other hand, could be a crusty cinder of a subscriber. No offense intended, but it's possible you've been around here as long as Bruce. I talked with him several days ago and he said, "Tim, I've been following you for over two decades. It's great to finally talk to you."

 

Bruce invested in one of my phone coaching calls and within minutes I solved a pesky condensation problem in his son's bedroom.

 

That said, check out this photo:

 

What is that odd contraption near the wall that the vanity tailpiece drain pipe connects to?

 

If you're not sure, I suggest you go here.

 

If you want to save about $500 you'd pay to plumbers who will scratch their heads while processing your credit card, then I suggest you absolutely GO HERE.

 

Margo

 

I had to get my teeth cleaned a few days ago. I'm lucky and have a great dentist - a husband/wife team in central New Hampshire.

 

They purchased the practice from Margo's dad. Margo is my dental hygienist and I suspect just a few years younger than me. She's got a great sense of humor, a quick wit, and as she says "the patience of a gnat".

 

The office is expanding and undergoing a complete renovation. All of Margo's equipment was new in her work area.

 

I sat down in the dreamy chair, I love love love dentist chairs, and looked up to see a new LED light. It was pointed a little below my waist line. "Margo, is that thing going to make me sterile?"

 

Immediately she replies, "And you think at this stage of the game that's something you need to worry about?" We both cracked up laughing.

 

She followed up, "You didn't think I was going to let that one go, did you?" The other patients must have thought we were having a party as we continued to chuckle.

 

As Margo gets to work she's giving me a full report of the past six months. At some point when I was able to do more than just grunt and make tones with that blasted suction thing in my mouth I said, "Tell me Margo, did you finish all your welding classes?"

 

Margo is an avid DIYr and each time I come in she's got some different project going. She's always wanted to discover how to weld so she signed up for evening classes at a local high school about ten months ago.

 

It turns out she's the best student in the class and the teacher uses her work to demonstrate to all the other students and the advanced welding students how welds should look.

 

Many women have greater dexterity and hand-eye coordination than men. Think about Margo and how good she has to be with her hands. You tell me how much skill it takes using those sharp pointed tools around your gums so as to cause minimal pain and injury should she slip. No wonder her welds look amazing.

 

Her teacher told her, "Margo, I can get you a job wherever you want to work." She has no interest in being a working welder. She said to me, "I just want to weld for fun."

 

How does this relate to you? What do you want to discover how to do around your house or ??? Do you want to take classes to discover baking tips? Do it.

 

Do you want to discover how to do carpentry? Maybe there are nearby classes.

 

Is there something FUN you want to do but don't know how to do it?

 

Bottom Line: Be like Margo. Years from now when you're sliding into home plate for the last time and can still talk, don't say, "Well... I coulda, woulda, shoulda...."

 

As for me, I'm giving serious consideration to taking watercolor classes from Peach.

 

Wet-Dry Vac Secret Tips

 

Do you own a wet-dry vac?

 

What's the strangest thing you've done with yours? You know, one of those hold-my-beer moments.

 

Share it with me and I'll publish it.

 

I'll BET you can't match what one woman did with hers. Not on your BEST DAY.

 

She's near the bottom of this page.

 

 

Hiding Sweet Moola

 

A few days ago I had a great morning chat with a good friend who lives in North Carolina. We were talking about funding big home improvement projects without using a loan. She shared how she hides money in her underwear drawer.

 

I replied, "I think those drawers are the FIRST place burglars look for cash. I've got a few ideas that might work better for you."

 

First and foremost, I normally don't talk to women about delicate small clothes. Let's get that out of the way right now.

 

I shared one idea I got from a neighbor of mine. He puts currency inside a cleaned-out mayonnaise jar. The trick is to paint the inside an off-white color that matches mayo color perfectly.

 

After the jar is clean and dry, pour the paint in the jar, roll it around, pour out the excess, and let it dry for a week or two. Then put some/all your currency in it and put it in the refrigerator.

 

I also shared that it's a good idea to wrap up stacks of currency to make it look like some frozen item in your freezer. Use aluminum foil to disguise it. 

 

If you have a house fire, there's a good chance the currency will survive the fire unless the gold-leaf decal name on your local fire trucks says: (Your Town) Foundation Savers.

 

It doesn't take too much HEAT to ruin currency rendering it worthless. You MUST PROTECT your currency from fire and heat.

 

Don't believe me? Turn on your oven to 375-400 F. Put a dollar bill in a cake pan and leave it in the oven for an hour.

 

Yes, I know all about fire-safe safes. You do realize there's a built-in FLAW with these, right? 

 

Burglars LOOK for these small safes in closets. Most burglars are NOT STUPID. Many of these small safes can be CARRIED OUT OF A HOUSE WITH RELATIVE EASE by one or two people.

 

So if you want to store your valuables in a safe, I suggest it weigh 2,000, or more, pounds.

 

Did anything in this newsletter HELP you? If so, what about treating me to two mocha-chip ice cream cones. For the love of God, it's summer!

 

 

Go out and enjoy the WX as we call it in Morse.

 

Tim Carter

Founder - www.AsktheBuilder.com

Acadia NP POTA - www.W3ATB.com

 

Do It Right, Not Over!

 

P.S. What do you think of these bookshelves? The Epoch Times loved them so much they published my feature story about them.