12-60mm lens
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My “New To Me” Lumix 12-60mm MFT Lens
I just received a new lens for my Lumix G85 camera and want to share my new toy with you. The lens is a micro four thirds mount 12-60mm zoom lens with apeture F/3.5-5.6. Lumix part number H-FS12060. The main reason I purchased it was because it is weatherproof, meaning it has a spash and…
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My Craftsman V20 Battery Story
A couple of years ago I purchased a Craftsman CMCBL710D1 lightweight yard blower for my wife so she could quickly clean our front porch. Well, after seeing how well it worked I decided to see if a more powerful blower would work for me. I had recently bought a Craftsman gas blower but it sure…
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Recycling Household Batteries
It may seem trivial to a lot of people. Just toss them in the trash. Everyone else does, why should I recycle? Even landfills say that it is ok to just throw away alkaline batteries in the trash. It seems like everything today is powered by some type of battery. Cell phones, cars, boats, lawn…
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My “new” Craftsman Pole Saw
I bought my Craftsman pole saw last year and I am finally getting around to unboxing it and doing a review. It is part of my journey to replace manual and gas powered tools with battery powered alternatives. What I have found is that battery powered tools tend to be lighter than my gas powered…
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Where I found fuses and relays in our 2005 Jeep Liberty – Renegade
I thought I had a short in our Jeep Liberty, but it was just a relay. My wife, Ginger, reminded me that the lights in our Jeep Liberty flashed on and off quickly whe she drove it. I had not noticed the last time I drove it, but I didn’t have the lights turned on,…
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Changing spark plug in my lawn mower
This year I decided to perform major maintenance on my Murray 500E lawn mower. The engine was not running right and I knew it needed either the spark plug cleaned or a new one. I decided that after 10 years or so it was not a bad idea to get a new one. I checked…