Christian Pipe Smokers

I'm fortunate that a clerk at my local ACE is a retired contractor who knows his stuff. Those Spax washers are called "stucco buttons."

The stucco soffit is sagging above my home's front door. There's no indication of water leaks and I can register the ends of the trusses with a stud finder on the fascia board, so I figure jacking up the soffit and shooting some Spax screws every 6" or so should keep it from pulling down (this ...

I thought I was done planting tomatoes this year (5 plants!) But I've got a hankering for Sweet 100s.
They're probably the easiest tomato there is to grow.

Sun tea, iced.

I bought a pop rivet tool today.
$3.77 incl. tax at Harbor Freight.
It got good reviews and came with an assortment of pop rivets.
As best I can remember, this may be the third pop rivet tool I've bought in my 71 years.
I so rarely need one I tend to lose 'em.

As old as God wants me to get.

Bloodhound wrote: ↑24 Apr 2024, 12:10 That dude made some fantastic fishing gear!

In the 'hood, he went by

Willy the Shake.

Case in point:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is ... c64e&ei=29

Does anyone believe Hamas will permit the civilian population to evacuate to safety?

I put in green onions this morning. It is amazing how fast the tomato plants are growing! I gave them a dusting of diatomaceous earth. Do the diatoms work better than Sevin? So far I've lost a cucumber plant, the top from 1 tomato, 1 watermelon vine, and 1 snap bean plant. I can't tell. I dusted th...