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The Mother of All Surge Protectors

Posted on21. Jan, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Wow. Surge protectors are getting pretty spiffy these days. I saw this monster on sale at Buy.com. It’s called the Monster Cable MP HTS850 Home Theater PowerCenter!

I have a few big surge protectors– but not enough and definitely not one as beefy as this baby. It’s a very smart thing to buy surge protectors for [...]

A Countertop Coating System?

Posted on16. Jan, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I was flipping through my latest free magazine from Lowe’s, Creative Ideas, and spotted an advertisement for “Countertop Transformations.” This stuff is amazing! It’s an epoxy/colored chip/epoxy resin-type coating for your existing laminate countertop. It’s called Countertop Transformations; Lowe’s sells it for $250 a kit. I recently helped prep and paint a garage floor, and [...]

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Drywall Stilts- Now These Are Cool!

Posted on15. Jan, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I have never before heard of drywall stilts. When I saw a photo of them as I was shopping Buy.com for home improvement stuff, and they caught my eye. Oh my gosh, I think I love these things!!
I have a house with 9 foot-high rooms on the first floor. A few years ago, when [...]

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Non-Stick Spray for Shoveling

Posted on28. Dec, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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We finally got some snow in Upstate New York! The Mohawk Valley got about 4 inches over the weekend (just a spit o’ snow– I grew up in the Snow Belt between Lake Ontario and Lake Oneida; four inches is like a dusting there). The snow was wet and heavy, though, and still needed to [...]

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My Beat Up Old Desk Gets Hip

Posted on19. Dec, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I have this old desk. It’s OLD. It’s an old schoolteacher’s desk, maybe dates back to the 1920s or 1940s or something.

It’s huge– it weights a ton because it’s solid wood. It has this strange plasticky tabletop material on it; it’s not slate– it’s a little spongy. You can write on it, and sharp things [...]