Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2013
You could take your radio to the radio and TV repair shop down the street, but most things you could probably fix yourself. He built his own garage. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I remember when there was a shoe repair shop on almost every corner. He made his own electric lawnmower.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. My radio was AM only.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 20, 2014
In the 1940′s he became a radio repair technician, started his own radio repair service company, went to work for an aircraft manufacturer and eventually ended up working on parts of the space program in the 1960s. He taught himself how to build and built his own garage.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 11, 2014
A few years back, we sold several older radios – one wooden cabinet tabletop model from the 1940s, a Bakelite tabletop from the 1950′s and a 1960′s tiny transistor in MIB (mint in box) condition. That same person may troll neighborhood garage sales and offer to cart away anything left after the sale for free.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2013
Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. One of them kept it at their house in the garage, but each time there was a snow storm they each got their chance to use it, taking turns doing both of their driveways.
Discount Coder UK
APRIL 28, 2014
Yesterday I heard a news story on the radio about millions of unwanted pots of household gloss and emulsion paint, stashed and going crispy in garages, cupboard and attics all over Britain. Paint can be difficult and costly to dispose of, especially gloss, since many UK tips won’t accept it. Some do, some don’t, some.
For the Mommas
AUGUST 26, 2011
Get an Emergency Supply Kit , which includes items like non-perishable food, water, a battery-powered or hand-crank radio, extra flashlights and batteries. Reinforce your garage doors; if wind enters a garage, it can cause dangerous and expensive structural damage. Step 2: Make A Plan. Prepare your family.
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