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The best Christmas light troubleshooting tool a measly 15 bucks can buy!
The best Christmas light troubleshooting tool a measly 15 bucks can buy!
If you’ve ever spent hours of time trying to fix a string of Christmas lights, you know first hand what a complete waste of time that can be.
My usual reaction to a dead string of lights is to toss them in the trash, even after one season of use. The problem with this is that the new LED lights just don’t have that warm incandescent glow and they are extremely expensive! The old style 2.5w bulbs are cheap and with a little patience and the proper knowledge and tools, they can be repaired cheaply and easily.
The Light Keeper Pro is one tool that looks pretty cheap, but does a great job of fixing burnt out strings of Christmas lights. I spent a few hours today working on a garland string, then went down to the store to pick up this tool that I had seen the day before, but passed over.
Within 5 minute out of the package, the Light Keeper Pro had located three bad bulbs in a 50 bulb string, it was amazing! So, don’t toss those old lights in the landfill yet, they may have more life left in them for next season & beyond. Works great for repairing novelty light sets for your bar too!
- get out and vote in the 2008 presidential election
With the 2008 presidential election just one week away, I ceratinly hope you have decided which candidate to for for in this crucial election. If you haven’t seen the debates, you must live on the dark side of the moon. There are many issues in this election that may decide the future direction of our country; either to stay the current course and risk repeating our mistakes or to move forward for a more promising future with a better international image. Here’s one website that will help you decide which candidate better suits your philosophy and possibly help you decide for yourself. One thing is for sure, this campaign has provided us with hours of laughter in the form of both outright political gaffs and loads of politcal humor, like the Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin, performed by Tina Fey. Other gems include the John McCain stump speach as he addresses his constituents as ”My Fellow Prisoners” (Palin’s expression is priceless), was this a chilling flashback from his POW days perhaps? Do we want a guy like this with his shaky finger poised on the button? What was the RNC thinking when they picked these candidates??? If you think things are bad now, and they get in, we’ll need to call Joe the Plumber to unclog their mess. Even for this long time republican, Senator Obama looks better every day.
Economic Depression that is…
- Dow Drops 777 points on Monday
Stocks tumbled Monday as the damage brought on by out of control markets, bubbles, poor regulation, corruption, over-speculation and greed finally take their toll on the New York stock market as well as global markets, bringing on fears of a coming global “depression era” like we have never seen. The bailout program currently under consideration may or may not help matters. If it does help, it may be only temporary and usher in more problems down the road. The best bet right now is to hold on tight, grab your favorite cocktail and relax because there’s not much we can do about the mess we’ve made for ourselves. It’s time we ask our government, are you smarter than a fifth grader? The answer is clearly a resounding NO!
On the bright side, with the housing bubble burst, building materials are at an all time low. Now is the time to convert that dark depressing corner of you basement or living room into a lively room where you can kick back and laugh it off while watching the Daily Show or Glenn Beck (wait, he might be too depressing becuase he really tells it like it is!). It may be a long winter ahead, but you can shorten it up considerable by building your own home bar using our easy do it yourself project plans and by sharing ideas and photos in our builder’s forum community and photo gallery, all included with your low priced lifetime membership.
Cheers! We could be in for a looong ride!
Harley Davison 105th Anniversary Celebration
Harley owners will converge on Milwaukee, Wisconsin over the next few days to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the cycle manufacturer.
Bikers from all over the world will attend the event on the Summerfest grounds and extending to dealerships around the city.
Entertainment will include Los Loney Boys, The Black Crowes, ZZ Top, War, Foghat, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and the E street band, Puddle of Mud, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Blue Oyster Cult, Blind Melon, Buddy Guy and many many more. Don’t miss this party!
Find out more about this event at the Harley Davidson website.
The Three Packer Stooges? In remains to be seen.
Waffling aside, if your MVP Quarterback wants to return after getting you one play from the Super Bowl, do you:
A: Welcome him back?
B: Make Lame Excuses to Not Welcome him Back?
C: Try to Pay him $20 million to stay retired?
D: Trade him to another Team?
E: None of the Above.
The current Green Bay Packer management has choosen B, C and now appears to be trying option D. This situation is WAY out of control. The general feeling among everyone that we have spoken to is the they have ALL lost any respect for these three clowns, and when that happens in Green Bay, you might as well GO PACK, your bags! If egos could have been left on the sideline, Brett Favre would be back on the team and all would be well with the world. This fiasco seems to have sent ripples of disruption throughout the entire NFL and even the world. The pieces are all over the floor and the public is going to want to know EXACTLY who caused this mess and why. I doubt the lame excuses we have heard so far will stand up in the court of public opinion. These three stooges need to remember who owns that team! If Roger’s lays an egg on Monday Night Football next week, heads will roll! For more discussion, see the Packer Forum.
UPDATE:
A change of heart has occurred between the time Favre left Green Bay and up until about 10 minutes ago. I have been learned that Favre has AGAIN waffled his way past training camp with the Vikings and is on his plane at this moment in a rumored attempt to sign with the “Queens”. I would hope Brad Childress is smart enough to turn him down, but I doubt it.
IMHO, the Packer’s defensive line should place a bounty on Favre’s head to retire him once and for all, kind of like the late Charles Martin and his hit list on Da Bears Jim McMahon in the 86 season.
I am hearing already of Favre jersey & memorabilia burning parties right before the October 5th and November 1st games. I have lost all respect for Brett Favre.
UPDATE: October 6th 2009
Favre gets his revenge against Ted Thompson, so maybe old Teds decision was bad to begin with. There HAS to be more to this story than meets the eye. It looks like Favre was driven out of Green Bay, probably because he wanted too much of a hand in making managerial decisions, which Teds tiny ego could not handle.
Help get Ted Thompson OUT of the Green Bay Packer organization at: http://www.firetedthompsonnow.com
Fire Ted Thompson NOW!
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