Here is one for screws that won't stay tight in wood. For instance, screws in a hinge that won't stay tight, or a bunk bed ladder that the screws keep coming out of. If they are really small screws, take some saw dust and mix it with some wood glue to fill the hole. Then put the screw in before it dries. Larger screws, make some wood splinters using a razor knife to shave the corner of a piece of wood, about the size of toothpicks. Or, just use toothpicks, those work as well. I always seem to have some of these splinters lying around my workbench. Dip them in wood glue and then insert them into the worn out screwhole. Tap them in with a hammer, then cut or break off what is sticking out. The number you need to put in is determined by how big the hole is. You might need two or three for larger holes. Replace the hinge, or whatever the screw is holding, and let it dry. Should be good as new. If it doesn't hold, put in another toothpick/splinter.
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This one is the best way to move leaves after raking. Some places have pickup days of leaves from the curb or frontage of your property. You just need to get the leaves from your yard to the curb. I have tried wheel barrows and a wagon pulled by a mower tractor. The best way is to get a large plastic tarp, like the common blue ones. 12 x 20 foot or even bigger work best. After raking piles of leaves, just push the piles onto the tarp. When you mostly fill the tarp, just grab one or two corners and drag the tarp across the grass to where you need to take them. It slides over the grass easily. Easy to dump them at the curb.
Also, if you need to load them on a truck, just have a helper grab the corners with you and lift into the bed of the truck.
Works for small to medium tree branches also.
Also, if you need to load them on a truck, just have a helper grab the corners with you and lift into the bed of the truck.
Works for small to medium tree branches also.
Best life hack: get a notebook and write your TO-DOs. Check them off when finished. This simple act effectively eliminates forgetting to do tasks and gives you a real metric to measure progress.
To help keep wood from splitting when driving a large nail... or screw without a pilot hole...
Just rub the nail or screw on a bar of soap or candle a few times.. the soap or wax allows the screw or nail to go in easier
Just rub the nail or screw on a bar of soap or candle a few times.. the soap or wax allows the screw or nail to go in easier
My wife has been on top of that one for years now. She makes sure I don't forget. lol
Good morning,
When I was 20 I remember standing with my supervisor, another administrator and the vice president. I don't remember the issue that was being discussed but the VP made a suggestion exactly what LearningToLetGo shared.
Make a list of to-dos and check each one off when finished. At the end of the day whatever doesn't get checked off carry it to the new list the next day.
After we started using computers in 1982, (my first computer was an HP with a 12" monochrome monitor and a keyboard with an "enter" key instead of "return" key.) lol! I still used my notebook for making my list of to-dos.
One problem to this list. Don't forget where you leave it. I had this happen more than once and after making a new list then later I found the original. lol!
Bob
I tried this many years ago. My list started getting more and more "things I would like to get done but don't need done today". Sort of like the phenomenon of "my eyes were bigger than my stomach" when taking more food than one could eat. So my list kept getting bigger and bigger which in turn made me get less and less enthusiastic about doing anything on the list. Especially as I was getting older and what I could get done in a day started to become less as well. Self-defeating I would call it. So make sure you can discipline yourself to keep it to only what is reasonable.
Did you learn BASIC?
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My notebook has three sections:
- A "General" section in the first 5-10 pages.
- A "Monthly" section that holds my calendar activities.
- A "Daily" section that has the tasks for the day.
All daily activities get rolled to the next day or moved to the monthly section if I can't do them yet.
All monthly activities get rolled to the next month or to general.
All general activites get completed, rolled to the next book, or scratched out and forgotten if I decide to never do them.
It's an easy process but works very well.
I like that. Mine was just one page that kept growing. Maybe I'll try this one.
Good morning, crossnote;
I vaguely remember BASIC but heard of the program. My first official computer training was the Apple Tutorial and I used the Macintosh SE in 1988. Apple was new to me and I really liked the training.
God bless you.
Bob
I had the first Macintosh back in 1984. 128k of ram complete with a 400kb floppy drive. lol
I programmed some with BASIC for my own use. Who remembers the Gorilla.bas game? Exploding bananas!