Category Archives: Ideas

Making the Crown Victoria the car it should have been

November 16, 2010

I want to own a late 90s Ford Crown Victoria. I planning to throw out the stock 220hp 4.6 liter V8 and swap in it’s larger brother, the 300hp 5.4 liter V8. It should have been an option from the … Continue reading →

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The right wood stove

November 15, 2010

I’ve done lots of research on wood stoves and have finally decided on one for us. We have a unique situation in that we need a stove that fits in a 43″ wide 27″ deep alcove with an 84″ ceiling … Continue reading →

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Fire safety

November 12, 2010

As I’ve been thinking about adding a wood stove in our home, I have also been talking with my wife about fire safety. She has a very healthy fear of fire and is concerned about the dangerous aspects of a … Continue reading →

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Energy Dreams

November 9, 2010

We currently use about 700 gallons of #2 oil to heat our home and supply our domestic hot water. We have an oil fired boiler and it runs our baseboard for heat and a coil for our hot water. Our … Continue reading →

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Need a bilge pump for my basement…

November 8, 2010

I woke up this morning to 3″ of water in my basement, lapping at the bottom of my oil fired boiler. We hadn’t plugged in our sump pump last night and I had to trudge through the water to do … Continue reading →