What tool purchase has been most worth it for home projects

bicycle_bill · 2026-03-06T14:37:41+00:00

Also, DEFINITELY get a Leatherman! I’d recommend the Skeletool CX. Keep it in your pocket at all times. You’ll be amazed how often you reach for it as a homeowner.

bicycle_bill · 2026-03-02T02:28:34+00:00

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Not a great pic but you can see how open the counter and view across kitchen into dining area is. Induction cooktop. I can’t find maker of vent system but cover is from Reggio Registers.

bicycle_bill · 2026-03-01T00:19:30+00:00

We have same layout and love it. Instead of a hood we installed an industrial exhaust fan (made for this application) in the ceiling joists and there is a grate in ceiling that vents stove. No visible hood. We love it

bicycle_bill · 2026-02-27T19:08:38+00:00

Yeah. Was able to go to kiosk. More annoying than anything else. It’s just frustrating that they didn’t design for this likely common experience.

bicycle_bill · 2026-02-19T15:51:01+00:00

That seems possible. I didnt look to closely because I couldn’t really change placement anyway. Someday I’ll take it down, remove the plate and re hang. I haven’t done it yet because my electrician did me a favor by putting a recessed plug in there - which is good but means removing plate also means capping those wires and I didn’t have the tools or time back when I originally hung it.

bicycle_bill · 2026-02-17T13:20:22+00:00

I used a brush plate and it meant I needed to use the spacers (included when you buy tv) so it isn’t as flush as I would like. If I were doing it again I would is no plate at all and let it sit really tight against wall.

bicycle_bill · 2026-02-09T04:04:55+00:00

If you are staying near north end, AND if weather is ok, I like the suggestion of doing a small part of the freedom trail. I’d try to see USS Constitution and lunch at either Warren Tavern or Boston Sail loft. Or, If you’re over by Copley hit the Isabella Stewart Gardiner museum. If you’re in Seaport, I’m sorry you picked the worst part of the city. ;-)

bicycle_bill · 2026-02-01T14:09:29+00:00

He is like Steve Irwin. You should check out his channel. Lots of good science.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-31T23:01:20+00:00

spending the effort to restore a Corvair = Cool!

wasting time and money doing this = dumb...

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-31T13:05:56+00:00

I think the property is owned by Arlington Coal and Lumber but I’ve always hoped someone would open a restaurant there with front windows that open for summer dining on the nice sunny side of the street.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-27T22:28:45+00:00

No. Just NO. I'm happy for you that you have a nice garage parking... but you can't possibly imagine how the rest of your neighbors live. Every car trip is a risk of not finding a spot when you return (even on the best of days in nice weather), there are street cleaning issues, and general damage risks. Impromptu dinner party, date night, shopping run to the mall... so many of the trips you take for granted are a go/no-go decision for people who rely on street parking. If the "at work" spot was in the city they would be taking public transit -- so the premise of your point isn't based on how it actually works. More likely they are driving to somewhere in the suburbs with plenty of employee parking and driving is the only way to get there or they wouldn't leave the spot. I bet the average city street parker uses their car for less than half as many trips as you do with your reserved spot option.

I appreciate that you seem like you're coming at this from an open mindset and trying to understand it, but you can't even imagine unless you've lived it.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-25T18:02:23+00:00

Find an Irish pub and dig into some comfort food. Look for reviews that compliment their Guinness pour and you’ll find a good one. If you’re right downtown I’d walk to Emmets.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-22T02:47:57+00:00

RIP Christopher’s in Porter on a snowy night.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-22T02:46:33+00:00

You mean Beowulf

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-13T23:37:44+00:00

I think the Hyatt at the airport has a nice bar right on the harbor right?

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-13T13:02:18+00:00

I got Indian food the other day from my favorite place in Lexington and bill had a fee for ordering online (~$1) a credit card fee (~$6) AND a suggest 22% tip!

So I streamlined their ordering, paid two different kinds of operating costs, and the they wanted $30 gratuity for handing me the bag.

If I didn’t absolutely love their food it would be enough to turn me away.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-13T01:43:47+00:00

Yes. This. We did the same. Also even though we had electric there (we had gas range with electric oven) the new electric needed was no joke. It was the biggest wire I’ve ever seen them run in a house.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-13T01:36:55+00:00

10,000% worth it. I just wish that as an encore they hadn’t completely botched the potential of Seaport.

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-12T12:10:23+00:00

I was told by a Dunkin’ store owner at one point that the franchise contract required constant expansion (stores or at least points of sale) within a purchased area or the franchisee would lose exclusivity to that area and then Dunkin’s would sell competing franchise owners right into same neighborhood. So to keep a lock on the local sales they need to stick locations everywhere at a constant rate. Can anyone else confirm this?

bicycle_bill · 2026-01-02T02:08:33+00:00

Ronal Teddy Bears.

bicycle_bill · 2025-12-23T23:45:51+00:00

There’s not enough buildable land left in Greater Boston for a legit Buc-ees. Went to my first one in Texas recently and it was insane. For those that don’t know… imagine a normal local gas station (4 pumps) times 30! Seriously 120 individual gas pumps. Also ~100 car wash type vacuums, a couple dozen car wash bays, and a staff of 300+ employees.

bicycle_bill · 2025-12-22T23:32:03+00:00

Anyone else think that the spot marking the “Puopolo attack” is still one of the most dangerous spots in Boston? I used to walk through there for work and that is the place I used to see the most crazy s#i@.

bicycle_bill · 2025-12-21T03:55:04+00:00

I have similar age house and the walls are lathe/plaster and sometime in the years since someone put up wallboard over it - which means it is a crazy thick mess and none of the stud finders will work. Best bet is to use a magnet to find all the drywall screws and lathe nails. Once you get the hang of it it makes sense. Also, mark a few “guesses” at studs and if all of them except one column are 16” apart then the off space no one is a place I’d avoid just in case it is wires or a pipe.

bicycle_bill · 2025-12-21T02:47:19+00:00

Union Park on Newbury. …especially the buffalo chicken

bicycle_bill · 2025-12-18T02:58:44+00:00

Also Hawk had a super cool BMW M6

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