Category Archives: Cheap Philosophy

Tired of Tires

No house blog today. I barely got over there again because the car got a flat tire on it. My car has one of those idiot lights that tells you when one of your tires is below a threshold pressure … Continue reading

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The Hangfire Toilet

Things have gotten interesting in the Fallapartment again. In the downstairs bathroom we have a hangfire toilet. What is that? After you flush it and the water is gone, it sits there doing nothing for about 20 seconds before it … Continue reading

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Slow Day

Today was a slow day at the house. Other than spending $86.83 on light bulbs (and we aren’t finished with the light bulbs yet) nothing much happened. So I thought I would digress a bit and show you this: That … Continue reading

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Back Up

This blog is operational again! In case you have not been paying attention, our blog disappeared for a few days. There was a computer glitch at our web hosting site,  and our domain name was not renewed on time… and … Continue reading

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Umbrella Report

The last couple of days we have had monsoon rains, and I am happy to report that my new umbrella worked very well… even in the wind. You may remember that I had tried various umbrellas of different lengths in … Continue reading

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