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Thermostat Adventures
Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a story for this fine magazine I titled it, "Only Gus Touch." Over the years, many people have told me they still remember that tale...
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Saving Coal At Home
I know, I know. You’re not burning coal at home.
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To Teach Is To Sell
A contractor friend decided to take on a part-time job teaching at a local technical school. He had never done this before.
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Windows
No more double windows! That was the title of an article I read in the Chicago Evening Post. The year was 1911 and the page was yellowed with age.
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Dopey Decisions
Here on the Isle of Long, if you throw a stick you’ll probably hit a Target store. I don’t have a problem with that because I really like Target stores.
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Does It Pay To Fix Those Steam Traps?
Short answer: It sure does, but not in the way you may think.
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Riding With The King
Mr. Alfred G. King, it’s so good to hear your voice, even though you’ve been dead for quite some time.
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Hindsight
I have an undated article from the Handbook of Construction Techniques, which McGraw Hill once published. The title was Keeping a Cool Head. Consider this in hindsight:
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The Metal Manometer
At first, Eugene Bourdon was annoyed when he saw what his worker had done to the metal tube.
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Crank It Down?
In 1989, when we started our business The Lovely Marianne asked me what I was going to do to make money for her and our four daughters.
