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Press And Hold on The Keurig Coffee Maker
We got our new coffee maker. It’s a Keurig K-Supreme Plus, and it’s as fancy as the name sounds. It’s compact enough to save room for our other coffee maker, a Black & Decker, a model with a carafe and which you have to press and hold the “On” button to start the cleaning mode.…
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Again, Sena Returns Another New Coffee Maker!
Sena is returning yet another new coffee maker. It’s a Keurig K Supreme. The problem? The coffee doesn’t stay hot enough after brewing. What’s the deal? I think part of it is that we might need to get different coffee cups. On the other hand, we never seemed to notice our coffee cooling off too…
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A New Coffee Maker!
Sena got a new coffee maker. It’s a Mecity single serve which uses coffee pods like a Keurig but doesn’t cost an arm and leg. I don’t know why it’s called “Mecity.” It gets good reviews. She also got a good deal on 100 coffee pods. One of them is a mystery. It’s got a…
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Do You Really Need to Replace That Ceiling Light?
Sena and I just had a very challenging time installing a ceiling light to replace an old fan. I just want to point out that I would always rather hire a handyman to do this because I’m not real comfortable with electrical components. I can replace outlets and switches OK, but the ceiling fan…well, all…
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Jim Learns About Induction Cooktops
I’m learning about induction cooktops. I know I’m way late in the game. The house we bought a little over two and a half years ago came with an induction cooktop. It’s the first one we ever had; we always used gas or electric stoves. The main topic here are the noises including clicking noises…
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Coffee Talk
We got a new coffee maker the other day and it’s a Black and Decker. That brand name threw me for a loop just by itself. I’m used to hearing about Black and Decker power tools. But believe it or not, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of Black and Decker coffee makers. I looked…
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The Secret of Patience
The secret of patience is to do something else in the meantime. Croft M. Pentz A few days ago, Sena noticed a noise in one of the sunroom window shade wand controls. She can hear noises I can’t hear, which is a good thing. She wondered if the wand battery needed recharging. We have 3…
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GFCI Outlet Torture
There’s this exercise machine commercial which has actors ask “Do you want some more?” This is the usual exhortation letting you know more pain and torture is needed if you really want to get in shape. Well, replacing Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlets is one way you can get more torture—but only if you…
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Update on Attic Weirdness
This is an update on the attic, the hatch for which is in our garage ceiling. We haven’t heard any knocking noises lately. Yesterday, the HVAC guys came to reattach the duct which somehow separated from the roof vent. They showed up at 7:00 a.m. and were pretty much done in 20 minutes. They charged…

