Sunday, August 21, 2011
Secrets to using a tape measure
By Franklyn Gallup of I Teach Wood Floors
I teach do it yourselfers how to install, sand and refinish their own wood floors.
One of the things I have found very useful is some secrets to using a tape measure. In school we learned to reduce fractions. In using a tape measure that might not be the best thing to do.
Let me tell you that there is no "Half Inch" on my tape measure. It's .8 , "three quarters of an inch" is .12 five sixteenths is .5 I use a standard tape measure....Read More
I teach do it yourselfers how to install, sand and refinish their own wood floors.
One of the things I have found very useful is some secrets to using a tape measure. In school we learned to reduce fractions. In using a tape measure that might not be the best thing to do.
Let me tell you that there is no "Half Inch" on my tape measure. It's .8 , "three quarters of an inch" is .12 five sixteenths is .5 I use a standard tape measure....Read More
The Zen of being a wood flooring Instructor
By Franklyn Gallup of I Teach Wood Floors
I have been in the wood flooring business for over 35 years. I have been an employee for wood flooring companies, Flooring Department Associate for both Home Depot and Lowe's and as a self-employed installer and refinisher.
One of the jobs that totally changed my life's perspective was in Northern Virginia. I was working on a house along with a variety of other contractors. I mean this house was a wreck. It needed new plumbing, electrical, drywall work, wood work, Painting, roofing, and of course wood floors refinished.
The woman who owned the house was very fussy and if something was not done to her satisfaction it got done over. Cost didn't seem to even enter into the matter.
At the end of the day she was at the house checking out the days progress. It had been a long day of wood flooring work and perhaps being tired caused me to be so bold as to ask her a personal question....Read More
I have been in the wood flooring business for over 35 years. I have been an employee for wood flooring companies, Flooring Department Associate for both Home Depot and Lowe's and as a self-employed installer and refinisher.
One of the jobs that totally changed my life's perspective was in Northern Virginia. I was working on a house along with a variety of other contractors. I mean this house was a wreck. It needed new plumbing, electrical, drywall work, wood work, Painting, roofing, and of course wood floors refinished.
The woman who owned the house was very fussy and if something was not done to her satisfaction it got done over. Cost didn't seem to even enter into the matter.
At the end of the day she was at the house checking out the days progress. It had been a long day of wood flooring work and perhaps being tired caused me to be so bold as to ask her a personal question....Read More
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The 69th Annual Loggers Jubilee In Morton, Washington
By Franklyn Gallup of WoodFloorist.com
I spent Saturday, August the 13th 2011 at the 69th Annual Loggers' Jubilee in Morton, WA. I thought this would be fun to watch but was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it turned out to be. When I got home I discovered that I had taken 558 pictures. This festivity is known as the "Grandaddy of All Logging Shows". There were TV cameras filming the activities as they happened. Trying to select just 25 pictures would hardly do the subject matter justice
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I have decided to do this first Intel as an overview and to do a series of Intels with more details.
Some of the highlights of the day were:
Logger's Breakfast
I got to Morton around 10:00am and there was plenty of ham and flapjacks left. It was hosted by the Lions Club in Jubilee Park. I went back for seconds.
The Toothpick Contest
The local KMNT Country 104.3 FM Radio station had a.....more
I spent Saturday, August the 13th 2011 at the 69th Annual Loggers' Jubilee in Morton, WA. I thought this would be fun to watch but was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it turned out to be. When I got home I discovered that I had taken 558 pictures. This festivity is known as the "Grandaddy of All Logging Shows". There were TV cameras filming the activities as they happened. Trying to select just 25 pictures would hardly do the subject matter justice
.
I have decided to do this first Intel as an overview and to do a series of Intels with more details.
Some of the highlights of the day were:
Logger's Breakfast
I got to Morton around 10:00am and there was plenty of ham and flapjacks left. It was hosted by the Lions Club in Jubilee Park. I went back for seconds.
The Toothpick Contest
The local KMNT Country 104.3 FM Radio station had a.....more
Back to school supplies for struggling families
By Franklyn Gallup of WoodFloorist.com
This past Tuesday I got a request to help man a booth at the Little Red Schoolhouse Project. If you have never heard of this before it's OK because I had never heard of it before either.
The project was started in 1991 as struggling families in the Olympia - Thurston County area in Washington state were financially struggling to adequately provide their children with proper school supplies and clothing to start the new school year. Having the needed supplies and clothing can help tremendously with the child's self esteem and attitude towards learning.
The supplies are donated by businesses and individuals and are free to families who need them. The distribution day this year was August 18th and over 900 families were helped. I was amazed at the line at 8:00am when I got there. This is clearly a sign of the hard financial times we are in right now.
I was working at one of the community ....more
This past Tuesday I got a request to help man a booth at the Little Red Schoolhouse Project. If you have never heard of this before it's OK because I had never heard of it before either.
The project was started in 1991 as struggling families in the Olympia - Thurston County area in Washington state were financially struggling to adequately provide their children with proper school supplies and clothing to start the new school year. Having the needed supplies and clothing can help tremendously with the child's self esteem and attitude towards learning.
The supplies are donated by businesses and individuals and are free to families who need them. The distribution day this year was August 18th and over 900 families were helped. I was amazed at the line at 8:00am when I got there. This is clearly a sign of the hard financial times we are in right now.
I was working at one of the community ....more
Top 10 Free Places to Have a Blog
By Franklyn Gallup of WoodFloorist.com
I am looking to have some people on the hour4hourtimeexchange write online reviews of my Intels with an in-text link to the Intel they are reviewing. I began to think about this and realized some of the people may not have a blog to write the review on. I might have to teach them how to write a blog.
I decided to create a list of the top 10 places to have a blog. You may find this a helpful resource as well. If I have missed one that you think should be added to the list add a live link to it in the comments. With the popularity of blogs I was surprised to find that no one had written an article with the title "Top 10 places to have a blog".
The name of the host just after the number is a link to sign up for an account. I have added samples of what it might look like by adding a "Click Here" link for each host. All of these blogs offer a wide variety of ways to change the appearance so these samples are just that, a sample. You can customize your blog to your taste.
Here's my list with some comments ....More
I am looking to have some people on the hour4hourtimeexchange write online reviews of my Intels with an in-text link to the Intel they are reviewing. I began to think about this and realized some of the people may not have a blog to write the review on. I might have to teach them how to write a blog.
I decided to create a list of the top 10 places to have a blog. You may find this a helpful resource as well. If I have missed one that you think should be added to the list add a live link to it in the comments. With the popularity of blogs I was surprised to find that no one had written an article with the title "Top 10 places to have a blog".
The name of the host just after the number is a link to sign up for an account. I have added samples of what it might look like by adding a "Click Here" link for each host. All of these blogs offer a wide variety of ways to change the appearance so these samples are just that, a sample. You can customize your blog to your taste.
Here's my list with some comments ....More
Friday, August 19, 2011
Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Review
I recently read an article about the plans for a 9/11 memorial in Evergreen Rotary Park Bremerton, WA titled,
The Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Project
This article includes pictures of the steel beams that will be used for a memorial that will be dedicated on September 11, 2011. I found it to be very informative. I would love to hear your comments about this project or one similar that is happening near you.
The Kitsap 9/11 Memorial Project
This article includes pictures of the steel beams that will be used for a memorial that will be dedicated on September 11, 2011. I found it to be very informative. I would love to hear your comments about this project or one similar that is happening near you.
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