Local hardware store had spare impact sockets, but not thin-walled chrome sockets or spark plug socket sets. Decided to circumcise the spare socket instead of grinding down the aluminum fins.

It ain't dumb if it works!

You know how you can take a little paper Dixie cup, fill it full of water, and set that sucker right over a campfire — and the water'll boil but the paper won't even catch fire?

Well, that's 'cause the water's doin' all the work. It's soakin' up all that heat like a sponge.

Now, you might be a redneck if you hear that and go, "Well hell, why can't we just do that BIGGER?"

And you'd be right!

It's all just entropy, y'all. That's a fancy word for "heat's gotta go somewhere."

You just gotta figure out how much water you need to soak up all that fire-heat and spread it around, so the water stays nice and bath-tub warm for us regular folks instead of boilin' your butt off.

Same trick as the paper cup. Just... a whole lot more water, and a whole lot bigger fire.

If your hot tub is heated by a campfire and your thermostat is a garden hose, you might be a redneck.

Just like you can boil water over a fire, in a paper cup, without the paper burning. You can scale it up. It’s all entropy. You just need to figure out how much water will absorb and dissipate the heat, enough to keep the water at a comfortable temperature for humans.

Our kitchen window decided to break randomly after a gust of wind hit it so we got some plastic wrap and duct tape and just went ham. The wind wasn't even that bad, our window just decided to give up.

Sunk a couple screws in to seat the plywood on the lip of the bed, and a quick gas can/broken rake handle combo to pin it more in place. I slapped it and said she ain't going anywhere. And neither am I tomorrow.

A modification I made to my PS4 controller for when Im playing Division 2, makes running long distances easier on my arthritic hands. An old clothes peg, some fishing line, a little tubing, a screw for the hinge, and a spot of hot melt glue to mount it.

EDIT: Its also good to stop being disconnected if I need a bathroom break.

I wanted a cheap way to EDC a reciprocating saw blade. So I've repurposed an old Richard Ergo-Grip drywall jab saw (18828) and couldn't be happier with the result. That handle is so good in the hand! Looking at it sideways, the top is curved to perfectly fit into the palm of your hand, while the bottom has a double curve for your fingers. From a top view perspective, it is large and flat with a slight dimple for thumb indexing. The yellow hard plastic provides a firm base for a solid grip, while the black rubbery material is anti slip. Whoever designed it is a master in ergonomics! --- I had to shape and drill the saw blade to get it to fit and for double bolting, but that only took a few minutes. --- I also fitted a similar reciprocating saw blade on a broken garden tool, as the handle was similar to the Richard but slightly bigger.

Old mower’s deck rotted away, but it still ran. Dad is too old to be shoveling snow off the gravel drive. Using old boat awning frame and a 55 gallon barrel, he can take most of the big snow from the driveway. Enough to drive over, at least.