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Use 75Ohm coax instead of the 300Ohm lead. The 300Ohm stuff picks up interference and loses signal along the line of transmission. 75Ohm coax is shielded and won't pick up interference. Most new antennas today are set up to use coax as well as current television connections as well.

When I grew up my mother was the one who told me to always wash clothing before wearing it, and I always have. Lots of times new clothes have sizing or some other chemical on them to give the fabric a stiff or "like new" finish. Washing removes this finish. But since moving down to Texas I...

It's been two years now since we "cut the cable" from DirecTV. To tell you the truth we don't even miss it. We do like having the extra $93.00 per month though. When we first went to OTA television we used a Winegard Flatwave Amplified antenna. This is like a transparency 8"x10" piece of...

I have skin allergies to detergents. I think it's the fragrances in detergents that set off massive itching and skin irritation including hives. I've used All Free & Clear with excellent results. OTOH I've used Dreft, which supposedly is made for people with allergic skin and it made me itch...

Our 2008 Maytag takes 86 minutes to wash a load if just the standard options are selected. But add extended wash time, extra heating of the wash water or sanitizing rinses and the time per load jumps to 2:15. But it does clean very well. We only use the 86 minute wash for things that aren't...

Back when I was in college at Louisiana Tech they had a gas company named Rose oil. The sign out front said "Ride With Rose....your friend". But I think it's a Citgo now.

Depending on the size of the roast we use abut 45 minutes for a 3lb corned beef. "Oh, and I had the traditional horseradish sauce to accompany the beef, bien sûr!" I couldn't imagine this dish or Prime Rib without it!

"Fina is now Alon. " You are right. I thought I read somewhere when Fina was bought out by Total they exited the US market. I guess they didn't as they still have refineries here in the US as well as gas stations. Thanks for the correction!

When I was growing up my grandmother used to put cheesecloth over the turkey breast while the turkey was baking. She'd baste the turkey right through the cheesecloth. I've never seen or heard of that done that way before.

Most pressure cooker aficionados say that to get the best flavor out of roast type meat in the pressure cooker is to brown it quickly before adding the liquid. This is where some serious flavor is developed before the main cooking process starts. I brown ours in Olive or Peanut oil at a high...

Most pressure cooker aficionados say that to get the best flavor out of roast type meat in the pressure cooker is to brown it quickly before adding the liquid. This is where some serious flavor is developed before the main cooking process starts. I brown ours in Olive or Peanut oil at a high...

When I made slip covers for our den furniture I washed the cotton duck canvas in hot water before I even made the first cut in the fabric for construction. After assembly you shouldn't have to worry about shrinkage. When you wash that material a few times it gets nice and soft too.

Those orange balls that said 76 were mostly lit up at night. In the fall they would give away these orange Styrofoam balls you would put on your car antenna. In the winter with all the snow and snowbanks you could see if a car was coming on a perpendicular street just by looking for an orange...

Stufing a Turkey Several years ago I read an article that said it's best not to stuff a turkey with stuffing. Why? The internal temp of the stuffing and the turkey may not reach a safe temperature for doneness and bacteria may thrive. It's probably much better to put the stuffing in a separate...

And some reupholstery jobs can cost as much as the piece of furniture originally cost. We found that out with our sofa. We thought we'd buy a good quality sofa with classic design and just get it reupholstered when it wore out. The reupholstery cost us 80% of the cost of the sofa in the first...

We made slip covers for our den club chairs about 18 years ago. We used a cotton duck type fabric. The reason we made the slip covers was that the chairs were new and our dogs liked to jump up on them when we weren't home. We still have and use these slip covers. The cotton duck has gotten...

A pork loin roast, German style was one of my mother's favorite Sunday dinner offerings in the winter. For the seasonings she'd use salt, pepper and Caraway seed. The side dishes were Sauerkraut(with Caraway Seed) and those very light bread dumplings that you only see in the upper midwest...

Bread Dumplings These are what I am talking about. Does anyone know how to make these? In the upper midwest you can buy them in the stores, down here in Texas they are just not available. A company in Chicago does ship them but are prohibitively expensive!

A pork loin roast, German style was one of my mother's favorite Sunday dinner offerings in the winter. For the seasonings she'd use salt, pepper and Caraway seed. The side dishes were Sauerkraut(with Caraway Seed) and those very light bread dumplings that you only see in the upper midwest...

Aldi opened here in Houston about 18 months ago. They seem to be doing fine. Houston is a very competitive grocery market so Aldi's is usually only .03 or .04 less than say HEB pricing. But I like the fact that Aldi has a lot of German and other European items in the store at reasonable prices...