RichC | February 6, 2022
For those of us who have gone hiking or backpacking in bear country before, we have been taught that avoiding trails shortly after bears have been encountered is the smartest approach to avoiding danger. Of course this doesn’t guarantee not running into a bear on the trail. Having never carried bear spray in the […]
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Tags: backpacking, bears, grizzly bear, hiking, mp4, outdoors, spray, vacations
RichC | December 5, 2018
My son Taylor has been putting off replacing the rear window seal on his 2008 BMW 528i for too long but before the snow starts again decided to come over after work to put it in. It was surprising that this task was easier than expected, considering just how much I dislike fiddling around with […]
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Tags: 528i, BMW, family, megan, rear, repair, seal, silicone, skyline, solenoid, spray, taylor, variable timing, window, xdrive
RichC | October 12, 2015
Lynwood Laboratories, Inc Shoo-Fly – save information and purchase link to be tried aboard Encore. It doesn’t matter what you call them—no-see-ums, gnats, sand fleas—yeah, you know who I mean … those maddening flying teeth! And it’s beyond belief how these little Houdinis can get through, or around, even the finest and most tightly-fit hatch […]
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Tags: bugs, encore, sailboat, shoo-fly, spray
RichC | May 22, 2014
Mixing up a batch to test on some fresh new growth and will report back. Have you tried this or any combination of homemade weed or vegetation killers similar to Round-Up or Weed-Be-Gone?
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Tags: killler, roundup, spray, vegetation, weed
RichC | July 30, 2012
With a recent 2012 report that we have a case of West Nile Virus close to home here in Ohio, this “how-to make insect repellant” post from The Boat Galley is timely. Check out the full article here or some of the article below. Store the mix in a dark plastic bottle so it won’t […]
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Tags: advice, bug, How-To, repellant, spray, virus