© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jkafer Recent reviews written by member jkafer en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_476035714692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Slugs are the bane of my existence. I hate those things with a passion. They destroyed my garden last year and after placing beer traps, I was astounded by the sheer amount that emerged from seemingly nowhere to eat all my vegetables. But alas, the beer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476035714692 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:43:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476035714692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475265142404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Every wood shop should have a clamp of some sort. Heck, every guy should have a clamp or two. But a typical clamp is not good for all occasions. Applied too tightly, they can mar the object you're trying to clamp. Plus they usually... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475265142404 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:33:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475265142404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474078088836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Everyone has at least one.And if you're like me, you only have one. One of those impossible to reach light bulbs. One of those bulbs that, if they were to burn out, would require a cherry picker or fireman's ladder to change.Thankfully,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474078088836 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:36:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474078088836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_467970657924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I'm not exactly a speed demon and I've never owned a radar detector. I've always thought of them as encouraging speeding. But this review is about the functionality of the Cobra XRS 9960G Radar Detector, not the morality. I'll leave that to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~467970657924 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:21:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_467970657924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461006737028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - One of the ongoing expenses of making your own coffee, aside from the coffee itself are the coffee filters. Sure, the little paper sleeves aren't expensive, but if you happen to run out in the morning, you have no way of making coffee, except... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461006737028 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:23:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461006737028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459917135492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I always make fun of my father-in-law because he always buys the stuff he see on infomercials. He once showed me some car wax he bought and he actually said "It's made of a space age polymer!". Yes he was serious. Yes, it was that funny. And so when my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459917135492 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 03:54:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459917135492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459106520708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Brita has a good thing going here. Sell the pitcher at a decent price and then keep the money coming in by selling filters. Razor companies have been doing this for years. But if you buy these filters at retail, they can be pricey, though still not as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459106520708 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:23:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459106520708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458374418052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I'm a big fan of water. Have a kidney stone and you will be too. So I drink lots of it every day. I've been drinking Costco water for years and it's always tasted pretty good. And at $5 for 36 bottles, you can't go wrong. However, we figured you could... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458374418052 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:24:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458374418052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457732755076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - The latest rage in the home-coffee world is the Keurig coffee maker. The only problem with it is the silly cartridges that come pre-filled with ground coffee. On a weight basis, they run about $20 per pound of coffee, over double what you can get beans... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457732755076 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:57:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457732755076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455980191364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Like a good portion of the world, I enjoy coffee in the morning. But I'll admit the coffee making process can be a bit lengthy, especially using my grind n brew. And the cleanup... ugh. But over the holidays, I had the chance to use a Keurig. Did it meet... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455980191364 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:08:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455980191364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454959074948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Everyone has a stinky fridge. If you think you don't, then stick your head in a little deeper. Deeper. There it is. That lingering smell of chicken that was kept a little too long. The odor of composting vegetables. It happens to the best of us. No need... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454959074948 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:09:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454959074948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454806703748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - In my family, we're big into freezing things. My Mo-in-law came to town and made a huge stash of meatballs, more than we could eat before they went bad. So out came the Ziploc freezer bags. We loaded them, stacked them and froze them. How'd they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454806703748 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:57:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454806703748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440824139396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I don't generally apply chemicals to my lawn. I have a dog and kids and don't like the idea of contaminating the lawn. But sometimes, the weeds get out of control and I have to use some weed killer. In this case, Weed-B-Gone and applied with the Ortho... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440824139396 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:55:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440824139396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439823601284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - In theory, you're supposed to water in the morning. If you water in the day, a good portion of it evaporates. Water at night and you run the risk of getting a fungus and mold. So watering in the morning is ideal. However, doing such a thing is a near... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439823601284 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 03:43:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439823601284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438656077444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I'm not exactly a windows guy when it comes to cleaning. If it's glass, then I tend to ignore it. If I can see through it, it must be clean, right? But when my car's windshield got so dirty I couldn't see through, I knew I had to dig up some glass... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438656077444 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:02:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438656077444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437648723588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I have a big stinky dog. And this big stinky dog makes everything in the house stinky. The carpet, her bed, the kids' beds, and everything in between. And it isn't just a normal stink. For some reason, she smells like corn chips. We've tried multiple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437648723588 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:49:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437648723588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436952469124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - There's a common misconception that weather in the Pacific Northwest is always raining. Far from the truth. Granted, we have some very wet springs and winters. And Falls. But summer tends to be hot and dry. As of this writing, it's been a month since... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436952469124 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:55:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436952469124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436300844676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I've been using an electric lawnmower since I can remember. Heck, I had one as kid. But as I watched my neighbors mow their lawn with electric mowers, they did it with such ease. Since mine would choke on long grass and require me to mow it several times... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436300844676 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:55:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436300844676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435734810244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - I had my lawn hydroseeded which is a fancy name for someone coming in and spraying green gunk mixed with seed to grow a lawn. It's step below sod, but a step above plain seed. I think there was a bunch of crabgrass mixed in the hydroseed mixture. As such... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435734810244 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:16:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435734810244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425315372676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - If your water isn't fluoridated, or your kids don't use Fluoride toothpaste, or don't get fluoride treatments from their dentist, then you might have need for a daily Flouride rinse, to strengthen the enamel. Those are a lot of "if" statements... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425315372676 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 04:24:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425315372676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_424108265092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - When I was a kid, and the local dentist would visit school, he always had those pink tablets that you chewed up that showed where the plaque was. They worked fairly well at the time, but I haven't seen them in years. Recently, I was given a bottle of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~424108265092 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:56:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_424108265092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_422534418052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Ah weeds. The bane of every green thumb's existence. And when you get infested with weeds, you really have 2 choices: Get on your hands and knees and pull them or use a chemical to kill them. I'm more of a chemical kind of person. And after trying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422534418052 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:25:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_422534418052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421040393860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Everyone loves trivia games, especially those that deal with pop culture such as movies. This would explain the success of the Scene It DVD games. Many iterations of this game have been released over the years and finally the game comes to the Xbox 360... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421040393860 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:19:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421040393860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419724365444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Measuring cups are a staple of any busy kitchen. And I'm a big fan of larger measuring cups because they are usually easier to pour and hold more stuff you need to measure. But the kind that have the measurements printed on the side can be a bit of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419724365444 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:55:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419724365444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418932690564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jkafer - Conan the Barbarian (or Cimmerian) has had a long history of violence. First there was the comic which make Conan a brutal, ruthless anti-hero. Then there was the Conan of the Arnold Schwarzenegger films which took some of the violence and added a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418932690564 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:37:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418932690564?linkin_id=8003929