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From Basic to High Tech
Posted On 2009-09-12 , 6:23 PM
In this day and age, we overlook backyards as a genuine and safe source of fun. Enjoyment is waiting right outside your back door with such classics as croquet or badminton, or high tech entertainment intellectually challenging fun with telescopes or remote control toys.
Every parent should actively seek ways to get their kids outdoors for a healthy and more rewarding way to enjoy their free time. From grade school age children through high school ages, there's just something irresistable about bouncing around and experiencing the momentary weightlessness of a backyard trampoline.
Have you taught your kid how to play chess yet? How about doing so with chess pieces as big as they are? Your backyard can have that 'alice in wonderland' feel if you just take the time to to make it so.
Go on.. make your backyard the funnest on the block.
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Hammocks Of Note
Posted On 2009-04-10 , 9:12 PM
 
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Pond tips
Posted On 2008-09-20 , 10:32 PM
Pond leak? - Here's an easy to follow way to locate yours.
Step 1 - Confirm you've really got a leak and are not just overreacting to normal evaporation. A straightforward way to confirm you're not just seeing a high degree of seasonal evaporation is to place a five gallon bucket into the pond. Fill it to the same level as the pond and then observe over the next few hours/days the difference between the two levels. If you've genuinely got a leak, your pond level will drop noticeably as compared the water level in the bucket.
Step 2 - As the water level drops inspect all the plumbing (pvc most likely) and feel for moisture at all the joints and the obvious puddling common to cracks or broken seams.
Step 3 - Plumbing leaks typically draw down the water level of the pond to the point where it generally stops once it drops below the water intake. If the symptom does not behave that way and instead drops to a certain level within the pond without ever exposing the water intake the leak is more than likely in the liner. Conversely, if the water leaks out all the way to the water intake - the leak is in one of the lines, pump, or filtration canister.
Step 4 - If you're experiencing the behavior described in step 3, where the water drops to a specific level at which point is appears to cease leaking you need to very carefully inspect all around the perimeter of the pond wall. The leak is almost certainly along the water line, and can range from a small puncture to a very fine crack, so you may have to inspect very closely. It will be located ever so slightly just above the water line.
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Solar Panel
Posted On 2008-09-20 , 9:40 PM
From time to time I come across these really unusual items and want to share them with everyone. Here's a terrific source of down to earth information on taking your first steps towards energy independence from the Earth 4 Energy folks. I'll try to keep a steady stream of them coming your way so check back often.
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Backyards
Posted On 2008-09-11 , 9:40 PM
I noticed a hit on BYS the other day for the search term 'how to re-string trimmer'. I thought about doing a video on this, but am worried the method would only be applicable to the model string trimmer I use. If anyone has a good generic string trimmer 'how to re-string' instruction set - feel free to comment, I've owned several string trimmers through the years. As I recall each one had a little trick to putting new string line on them.
What's your take on re-stringing your string trimmer?
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