Offcuts By: Don Heisz
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A few days ago, I helped my son with a little project he had to do for shop class in high school. He was making a scale door in a ...
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Conversation overheard at the hardware store: “Does this paint come in green?” “Yes. It can be tinted any colour...
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I’ve had a number of less-than-pleasant experiences with decks. To tell the truth, I’ve not actually spent much time w...
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For years, I had the same coffee maker. It was the regular big plastic thing with a glass carafe that coughed water through a pape...
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Here in Canada, this weekend is traditionally the first mini vacation away from home of the year. It’s Queen Victoria’...
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At this time of year, I am always on the lookout for the annual invaders of my house. I’m not talking about door-to-door sal...
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I’m having no luck with cars. First, last July, I had a major car accident that required me to go buy a new car. I bought a ...
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A few days ago, I was in one of my favourite thrift stores. I can easily say I frequent the place, since I pass by there every sec...
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It’s a good time of year to do some yard work. Every year, I try to do a little to improve the state of my property, althoug...
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Yesterday, there was a violent windstorm in my area. The wind howled all day, which made me worry about a couple of things. First,...
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Spring has suddenly appeared and I should start thinking about cleaning up the yard and maybe doing something more with the outsid...
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Back in the old days (by which I mean about 15 years ago), it was common to see garbage fires on construction sites. I imagine lon...
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Some time ago, I needed to redo the closet in the master bedroom of my house. It was all original issue, complete with sagging par...
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Winter seems to be finally drifting off into another nine month sleep. Spring is in the air, the birds are singing, and all the tr...
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I believe you should always try to make things as you want them. Last week, I wrote about a fire pit that a neighbour made. While ...
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A while ago, I watched a neighbour build a small fire pit out of bricks in his back yard. He scraped away a patch of grass and spr...
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One day, at the end of a very long work day, Pete’s truck wouldn’t start. I was also stuck there, since he’d pic...
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It’s great to find a good deal on something. Everyone likes the feeling of having saved some money with a purchase. Retailer...
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In a new attempt to bring order to the chaotic spatter of stuff that is strewn throughout the house, my wife recently purchased a ...
