The college would often get coils of black bar steel rebar tie wire from many building suppliers over the years, leaving quite a bit of backlog in the art department’s supply shed When I decided to attend a liberal arts college down the road from my house, I thought I was making a huge compromise, […]

When I decided to attend a liberal arts school down the road from my house, I thought I was making a sizable compromise, however i was going to this tiny school instead of this large out-of-state school that is in the top 20 of the whole entire country. I have wanted to go to that […]

In our town, there is a big shortage of rebar & forming wire, & there has been for several weeks You can do things the normal way, or you can suppose outside the box. There is nothing wrong with being “normal” in fact that might be the easiest way to get ahead in life. Normal […]

I got our beginning in the construction supplier when I was 13 & our Uncle Joe hired me to help him build a nuclear fallout shelter. These afternoons we would call it a bunker, however this was 30 years ago, when a lot of people were terrified about the eventuality of nuclear war. Looking back, […]

After a decade of renting one small, crappy home after the next, our partner Jane & I decided it was time to take a risk & make a change. The two of us saved up every penny we had available & went to a local property auction. Our goal was not to find a “dream […]

I wasn’t sure what she planned on doing with the plastic coated double loop tie wire coils, although I knew that if she planned on putting it around the pigpen, she was going to have a couple problems! First thing she had to do was ‌bury the wire either a foot & 1/2 to 2 […]

The supply chain is so vital to everything we do in this country. When I say everything I mean every last little thing. Unless you live in a remote shack hunting your own meat, growing your own veggies, & living off the land, you are dependent on the supply chain just appreciate everyone else. When […]

My hubby brought several pigs home from toil last week. They were adorable little piglets, although I knew ‌they would soon grow up into full-size pigs. I also knew how pigs could escape anything. She told me not to worry, because she had it covered. I knew ‌if even one pig escaped; I was going […]

The lifeblood of this country can be found in the trucking & shipping industry. The two of us don’t get a lot of press or attention, however quietly behind the scenes the truckers are the people that keep this country working. If there was a general strike for the entire trucking industry, within 24 fourths […]

For the last more than five weeks, our hubby has been trying to get parts for washer; Our washer is almost 20 years old, however ‌until more than five weeks ago it worked perfectly, and recently there has been a lot of screeching coming from the top when it is spinning the water out of […]