Raising garage trusses
The crane truck made quick work of raising the trusses: (photos to be added)
Author Archives: J.D. H.
BlackBerry Passport, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPhone 6 size comparison photo
The Passport is a very intriguing device and it looks rather huge in most photos. For comparison, I wanted to see the size compared to two other rather popular phones 🙂 So, here is a visual size comparison between the BlackBerry Passport, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple iPhone 6 *photos courtesy of BlackBerry press page and Apple press page Dimensions: BlackBerry Passport 128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm (5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in) iPhone 6 Plus 158.1 x 77.8
Long lines at the Apple Store
Pretty crazy! If I was going to order an iPhone 6 or iPhone6 Plus, I would do it online. However, I am not ordering an iPhone I hope the wait is worth it for these folks and that they enjoy their new iPhones 🙂
Why we have to reset the low tire warning (how BMW’s TPMS works)
Very nice explanation by Barry45RPM: The way these German TPMS’s work is that when you “Reset” the system, this is the new memorized amount of air pressure that the system stores. Whatever pressure is in the tires at that moment is now considered to be the new “proper inflation pressure” comparison point. Later on if a tire pressure is no longer at that memorized pressure the system notifies you. When you reset, the then current pressures become the standard you wish
PayPal Extras Mastercard Review
I saw the PayPal splash page advertising their ‘PayPal Extra MasterCard‘ and I thought I would check it out a little more. It sounds good: 3% on gas and restaurants 2% on eBay/PayPal 1% on other stuff However, a little closer reading shows some serious shortcomings: -Each ‘point’ is really only worth .83 of what you would normally think of as a point. For example, with most cards if you get a 100 points it is worth $1. With this card
Andersen 200 series windows – Hodges window list
We have out finalized window list for the house. They are Andersen 200 series windows. They are wood with vinyl clad exteriors and the majority of them are double hung. Here is the complete list: HODGES Window List 2014 Sept 15th QTY: 12 6 4 1 1 28 3050DH 3040DH 2040DH 244DH2440 2046DH 3046FX 2046DH 2030DH 2030FIXED Garage Main 3 2 Attic 0 5 Garage windows 1st Floor Kitchen 1 1 Great Room
Standing seam metal for shop re-roof
The old ‘Ondura‘ roof had started to degrade, but thankfully there was only one leak so far and it was just on the side wing not the interior shop. Ondura has to be re-coated every so many years and ours never had been. Prepping the shop for the new roof entailed removing a few thousand screws and then taking the existing Ondura panels off. We had: me, my mom, my dad, a couple friends and the friend’s dump truck so
Aug 28th: Armstrong floor samples (Samantha)
Samantha picked up some very nice Armstrong floor samples from Springfield today. They are a nice large size: