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What Many Contractors Have in Common
I love these people (some more than others) and their tenacity. There's not much they won't take on (for better or worse).
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A Heated Exchange
The call came in when I was young, eager, and paying close attention to the grown-ups. I had been working for the manufacturers’ rep for a few years, where my...
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How to Paint an Old Radiator
I’d say that’s one of those questions that you should never answer by e-mail, or even in person.
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The secret to heating old churches
The parishioners did nearly all of the construction, which tells you something about both those days, and how people have changed.
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The General Society
Andrew Carnegie was once a member of this organization, and a major donor to its library, which is magnificent.
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Production Man
“Magazine Man!” he shouted and then grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me like a gallon of old paint. "Welcome!” he bellowed. “Now, we make a nozzle? Yes?" I nodded.
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How to choose a good hydronic heating/cooling contractor
There has been some discussion lately here on The Wall about how a homeowner knows whether the person and or company they are dealing with is qualified and skilled to...
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To Touch History
It is The Arsenal. When I was a boy, we lived not far from there and my parents would take my big brother and me to watch the bronze animals...
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Stuck in the Middle with You
It’s a busy place with a small kitchen and they've been there for many years. Located near the Metropolitan Opera House, they’re known in part as a pre-theatre destination so...
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Mean Radiant Temperature Explained
I like my coffee black. The Lovely Marianne takes hers with skim milk, no sugar. We were away for a few days last summer, and the morning after we returned,...
