Welcome if you're a brand-new subscriber. It's my hope you get lots of tips in upcoming issues. Hello again dear friend if you've been here for a week, month or since 1996 when this newsletter started! You Reply - I Listen! I know this may shock you, but I read every single […]
If you're new, I do these alerts in certain situations. A severe Arctic blast of frigid air is starting to invade the central and eastern USA. If you live in northern Michigan or Minnesota, it's already at your doorstep. I know WX people tend to overhype the weather, but this could create historic […]
If you're a new subscriber, I'm glad you're here. If you've been around the block a time or two or three with me, thanks for staying on the list. The New House Saga I announced a month or so ago that this newsletter, over the next six months, was going to focus on the construction […]
Are you a brand-new subscriber? Welcome! Everyone else, you know I appreciate your continued support, trust, and friendship. It's been a busy week here in central New Hampshire. A week ago today I awoke to my worst nightmare. The entire driveway was covered with 1 or 2 inches of ice. The day before […]
Are you a new subscriber? Welcome! All others, thanks for your loyalty and bravery. I'm back home in central New Hampshire. Eight days ago, I was helping unload 9,008 pounds of cast iron drain and vent pipe, the fittings, and the most wonderful no-hub rubber couplings that have the stainless steel band clamps. […]
Happy New Year! If you're a new subscriber in the past ten days, welcome to the party. If you're an older subscriber, I think 2019 is going to be our best year yet. A tsunami of great building photos and videos is about to tumble onto you! This is going to be […]
Are you a new subscriber? Thanks for your trust. Are you one of my friends, you know, you've been here long enough to start to get a handle on the situation? Thanks for maintaining our friendship. First and foremost, Merry Christmas! That's what I say. If you happen to celebrate a different holiday […]
If you're a new subscriber, greetings and salutations! If you've been getting the newsletter for a while, thanks for remaining here. This has been one of the craziest years of my life. All sorts of great things have been happening with my three kids. Just last week, my son got a fantastic new programming job […]
New subscriber? I'm glad you're here and so are all your new friends who've been here for a while, some for over twenty years! It was an exciting week here at the galactic headquarters of AsktheBuilder.com. I had a new high-technology State Proline XE Combi boiler installed here at my home. It's magic in a […]
Today started out to be a bluebird day here in central New Hampshire. Blue skies are forecast and temperatures are supposed to scratch their way up to 38 F. But as often happens, gray clouds move in robbing us of the much-needed infrared energy from our friend the sun! The beginning of December for me […]
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