I think we all learn from bad storms that we can do more to be better prepared in the event that severe weather knocks out utilities to our homes for long periods of time. With storms like Katrina all anyone can do is get out of the way. But it seems like rain storms, ice storms and hurricanes are happening more and more. Here is a check list to help you prepare while the weather is good.
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This morning Lou debuted his new segment “Ask Lou” on the Today Show with Hoda Kotb and her guest Kellie Pickler. The fine producers at NBC chose a couple questions asked by viewers on Kathie Lee and Hoda’s Facebook page and had Lou answer them live. Find out how to hang a doorbell, how to rid your dishwasher of that nasty stench, what the best paint is for covering up stains and/or water spots, getting scratches out of your stainless steel sink and more!
If you’re like most Americans (including me) you do your own lawn. And, if you’re like most Americans (again, including me) you sometimes neglect the very thing that makes lawn care possible: The lawn mower.
Many of us are careful about taking care of our cars, but we completely fall apart when it comes to maintaining our lawn mowers. When we buy them new, we’re thrilled with how easy they start and the perfection with which they can keep the lawn trimmed. By the second season, however, they don’t start nearly so easily, and the lawn begins to look rough around the edges. By the third season, when the lawnmower fails to start at all, we inevitably junk the old one, and buy a new one. There are an estimated 90 million lawn mowers and other machines parked in garages and sheds around the country, and the average lifespan of these is a paltry three years or less. Yet no matter how mechanically inept you think you are, it’s possible with a minimum amount of effort to double the life of your yard equipment.
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