Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Be Careful What You Ask For

Posted on August 11, 2024 by kimerer_brian

On our previous post, DG said “Can we go back to the sump alarm now?“ Be careful what you ask for. To demonstrate the genius of my sump alarm system, I have recorded a test of the alarms. How about … Continue reading →

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Easter Island

Posted on July 28, 2024 by kimerer_brian

We were digging around out in the yard, and we found this stone with an Easter Island face on it. Pretty cool, hunh? No, actually, not quite…. and we aren’t doing that gag again. The funny thing is… here’s the … Continue reading →

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We are Back

Posted on July 5, 2024 by kimerer_brian

I have been working on my sump pump alarm. The original alarm box was not loud enough to be heard upstairs, so I had added a louder alarm using a fire alarm bell. Remember this? Well I have added some … Continue reading →

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Feeling Sickly

Posted on May 19, 2024 by kimerer_brian

We got a stomach bug last week, so we have been feeling a bit sickly lately. I thought I would show our readers how we have been feeling this past week. OK. Sheesh. Such a grump. How’s this? I try … Continue reading →

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Funnier than a Sump

Posted on May 12, 2024 by kimerer_brian

DG has been less than pleased with the contents of this blog since it began dealing with boring subjects such as my sump pump. “Well, DG”, I said, “What have you got that is funnier than my sump pump? OK. … Continue reading →

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More Sump?

Posted on May 5, 2024 by kimerer_brian

I have been working on my Sump Pump Alarm project again, and I have come up with the wicked awesome Sump Alarm Warning Loud Alarm Bell (SAWLAB) to let me know when the pump isn’t working and the basement is … Continue reading →

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Sump Pump Rig

Posted on April 21, 2024 by kimerer_brian

Due to popular demand, I have annotated a photo of my sump pump rig to make it more obvious how all of this works. As you can see, this is a sophisticated arrangement of technological equipment. Thanks for asking. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Clarification

Posted on April 13, 2024 by kimerer_brian

After my recent post about our sump pump adventure, I realized that some clarification is required regarding my assistant. My able assistant was my wife, not DG, who was taking a nap at the time. Ya. Actually, you were. You … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Make this Stuff Up

Posted on April 6, 2024 by kimerer_brian

So, it’s raining and raining and also it’s raining, so take a guess at what would be the worst possible event that you can think of that might happen during our wetter than normal spring. Yup. Last night our sump … Continue reading →

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Rain Rain

Posted on April 4, 2024 by kimerer_brian

Rain, rain go awayCome again another day,Little DG wants to play. I don’t know about where you live, but it has been raining here for days. It looks like DG’s enthusiasm for politics has been dampened. Maybe he should find … Continue reading →

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