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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-shoehorny Recent reviews written by member shoehorny en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_476225441412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - In New Jersey it rained at least three times each week since mid May.  It put me far behind in setting up our swimming pool this year.  When I finally did setup the pool, the first thing I did after adding the water was to fill up the chlorine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476225441412 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:12:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476225441412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476133625476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I was first introduced to Febreze several years ago when it first came on the market.  I owned some rental property and the previous tenants had a huge dog that they kept housed up in the basement.  The dog pooped all over the place and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476133625476 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:07:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476133625476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474045517444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - This is my third Karcher pressure washer.  Well, sort of.  I first bought a Karcher pressure washer from the Home Depot back in the early 1990's.  I remember it cost over $400.  I was pressure washing everything in sight!  (Using... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474045517444 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:49:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474045517444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473365843588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - This product is not some kind of new-fangled device sold with the intent to lower your carbon footprint to be Eco friendly.  Although it is such a product, this has a lawn mower design that has been around before my grandfather was born!  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473365843588 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:21:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473365843588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472430972548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Several of years ago, I moved out of the suburbs into the country.  I retained my old home, as well as some other homes in the neighborhood for rental homes.  Being in close proximity to a state college, these are real income producing pluses -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472430972548 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:48:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472430972548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470381989508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - My wife and I are real party people.  We host parties all the time!  Most of the time, we serve bottled drinks (such as beer and flavored drinks).  We prefer a serve-yourself, buffet style when it comes to serving food and drinks.  We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470381989508 Thu, 14 May 2009 13:04:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470381989508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470174699140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - "Play ball!"  Well, baseball season has started.  So is T-ball season underway, for which I happen to be the coach for my son's T-ball team.  These little kindergarten kids work up a sweat playing under the hot son, and their little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470174699140 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:29:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470174699140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465540255364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I was very fortunate when I was growing up that my mother always cooked oatmeal for us for breakfast.  Why might you ask?  Well, first because I loved the stuff, and second because it is so good for you!  I went on continuing to eat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465540255364 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:02:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465540255364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464903900804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I got one of these last year for a lawn re-seeding project I never got around too.  I wanted to get a spreader that my young five year old could push, so he could actually help me with something that was pretty cool (for him) and helpful to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464903900804 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:38:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464903900804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464702180996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Brrrrrr! It is cold outside for a Spring evening!  I just got back inside from being outdoors.  I checked outside and the temperature was 32 degrees F.  It seems whenever I mention a temperature in the 30's as being cold over the internet,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464702180996 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:59:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464702180996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464592670340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Last Spring I hired a buddy of mine that owns a backhoe to do some execavation work for me.  We were having a bit of a problem with run-off water collecting outside the on the lawn, right adacent to our house.  He cut a swail into the lawn for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464592670340 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:47:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464592670340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464488009348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Do you remember the old saying: "You get what you pay for?"  Well, these cheap, generically made garden shovels certainly help prove that point!  This afternoon I was out in my fenced-in tree orchard planting some raspberry bushes I had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464488009348 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:23:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464488009348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464413560452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Did you ever wonder what happens to old tires from cars when you get new ones?  Some go to making flower pots, others go to making tire swings.  However, most of them get ground up into little chunks.  The chunks are sold to companies to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464413560452 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:52:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464413560452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464207384196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - People have many ways to determine when Spring has sprung.  For many, it is when they first see a robin on their lawn.  Others associate the warmer weather with Spring.  For me?  It is the moment I receive my first batch of plants via... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464207384196 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:52:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464207384196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461767544452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Right now I am sitting in my home office watching my two children play while my wife is out with my older daughter.  My 5 year old son had been complaining about a fever he had all weekend.  I decided to take out our inflatable blow-up moon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461767544452 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:53:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461767544452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459565993604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Ask any of my three children: "Who makes the world's best pancakes?"  They will instantly reply: "Daddy does".  It makes me proud and I feel honored by these opinions, but I must confess that it really is not all my doing.  I buy that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459565993604 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:57:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459565993604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459449405060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Several years ago, a co-worker of mine moonlighted doing contractor work.  He ALWAYS did excellent work.  He helped me renovating several rental houses I owned at the time.  We were hanging sheet rock and I watched him cut a piece of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459449405060 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:36:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459449405060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459362897540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - This is a basic design utility knife.  No-frills, no fancy features.  It has a design used by many companies - usually imported from Asian countries, such as China.  I bought a few of these at a local hardware store for a dollar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459362897540 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:09:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459362897540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459244211844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - As the old saying goes: "You get what you pay for."  I had bought a bunch of cheapy tape measures from a Homier Tool show several years ago.  I paid $0.99 each for them.  They looked fine to me at the show - similar to the Stanley tape... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459244211844 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:54:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459244211844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459137257092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - For the past couple of months I have been renovating the basement in my home.  I have had help from some buddies who work in the building trade who had free time due to the fledgling economy.  These guys are professionals at what they do and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459137257092 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:59:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459137257092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459020144260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I have about half a dozen hacksaws in my work shop.  Only one of them has a nice, sharp blade on it.  That would be the one I used this weekend.  We are renovating my basement, I needed the hacksaw to cut off a copper pipe that was poorly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459020144260 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:51:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459020144260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459019357828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I bought one of these bench top grinders several years ago when a local home improvement store was going out of business.  I was a bit dubious buying a power tool deemed to be "Heavy Duty" made by Black & Decker, because I find they usually... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459019357828 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:21:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459019357828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458958474884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - Years ago, when ever I painted a new wall, I would never use primer.  I simply used two coats of quality paint.  That all changed one year after having painted a bathroom in a rental house I owned.  I had just finished painting the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458958474884 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:48:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458958474884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458745155204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I've been using Oregon replacement chains for a while now.  I usually get them on line from places like Ebay or on sale at various stores that sell Oregon chain products.  In many cases, arguably, they work better than the original... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458745155204 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:13:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458745155204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458667495044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shoehorny - I actually bought this step stool for my wife for our kitchen.  We have a LOT of shelves that are way to high to reach without a step stool.  I saw the flimsy step stools sold in discount stores, but decided they were not robust enough for our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458667495044 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:42:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458667495044?linkin_id=8003929