Toronto Resident Tears Up Driveway to Plant Paradise
Local artist and eco-minded citizen Franke James decided to do the hard thing first and replace her interlocking brick front yard (parking lot) with plants and an eco driveway (paradise). What she didn't expect was a North York demand for concrete, asphalt or interlocking driveways [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 01:31:05
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Because My Instinct Said So
My office in Jersey City is in an old house, on the left-hand side of a one-way street going down a steep hill ... gods seemed to be smiling on me and I bumped the car over the driveway which does not appear to be a driveway, as the sidewalk is not slanted and the words “DRIVEWAY DO NOT PARK” look more like “VEWAY [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 07:22:32
After earful, Supes pass on paving country driveways
The six-member Albemarle Board of Supervisors. COUNTY PHOTO A new set of rules to prevent the dreaded “two-step, ... any serious accidents stemming from someone pulling out of a driveway, and he proposed simply creating a time limit. The proposed rules declared that adding a single extra lot to an existing driveway [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 13:10:14
Driveway Project Complete
The driveway is done! This project would typically take about two weekends to build, ... was to build a permeable driveway surface that would absorb rainwater, rather than have it wash down the street, into the drains, then flood our sewer system. The cost for the concrete pavers we used [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 03:54:38
Ames Salt & Sand Spreader
I have about 125 feet of mostly-uphill driveway. Before purchasing this salt and sand spreader, ... up and down the driveway or dragging a bucket along. Though a truck-mounted automatic unit might ... . The spreader can hold up to 22 pounds, so one load should be plenty for the average driveway or walkway [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:00:23
The Guinea Fowl Chronicles: Here we go - AGAIN!!!
Ms Bo - whaddayamean, there are no more worms?!I had nothing to do with it this time, honest, I didn’t ... of D standing in the driveway, his hands in his hair, muttering.“They followed me in, I couldn’t stop them ... and headed up the driveway, trailed by peeps.Well, what can I say, we have fluffball blessings again [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 07:08:00
The week that was
It’s been a week, my friends.On Monday I decided to do something about the car that has been sitting immobilized in the front driveway ... no snow clearing has been done, or where my assiduous attempts to have a clear sidewalk and driveway ... a concentrated day of rescuing. It’s a little known piece of trivia except in the car repair industry.I [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:26:48
Another Year, Another Useless Yellow Pages
How much longer will yellow pages exist? From the driveway to the trash bin. Sunday morning I took my dog out for her morning walk as usual ... on each driveway, each containing a couple phone books. Some driveways had one bag; others [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 18:42:02
End and start
JANUARY THIRD: Having just re-enacted the dismemberment of Osiris by Set upon the corpus of our stately Christmas tree, ... . Our driveway is set at the crest of this hill, and is deceptively wide - the exact width, in fact ... -scoring percentile thereof mistakes our driveway for a surefire exit route, only to come to a screeching [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:16:51
Official Notices
• Garbage and Recycling Bins must be placed beyond the concrete strip that runs along the buildings (approximately 2 feet from the building) ... outside, they make it difficult to maneuver vehicles, remove snow, sweep the driveway, and they make ... there are no items in the driveway behind your home (i.e., cars, toys, garbage cans, etc.) or on the main [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:36:00
MY DARLING HUSBAND
To my darling husband,Before you return from your overseas trip I just want to let you know about the small accident I had with the pick up truck when I turned into the driveway. Fortunately not too bad and I really didn't get hurt ... into the driveway I accidentally pushed down on the accelerator instead of the brake. The garage door [more...]
Date: 2009-01-24 06:56:00
Britain's Wacky Jurisprudence
Britain appears to have instituted a new principle of justice: that which raises revenues for the State is just ... . The top fine is £1,000. Even parking on their own driveways can get Britons into expensive trouble: It's a street where villagers have parked in their driveways without a problem for more than half [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 16:52:20
ICE
Glimmering, Shimmering ice seems to be everywhere around Albany these days ... of the driveway leading into the street is still coated with an icy frosting. Rock salt isn't very helpful ... included) concluded that it was best to leave the light wet snow on the sidewalk and driveway because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 04:41:10
Crumpled Metal
Welcome P31 Encouragement for Today readers. I'm glad you are here. Please read on for details about today's giveaway ... and move my car down the driveway on his own. He is a new driver with a learner's permit but not nearly enough experience to get behind the wheel on his own. Not even on the driveway. The result [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 05:01:00
merry christmas, sadist
When the headlights appeared at the end of the street, Penelope picked up the decorative box of Christmas cookies and took a deep breath ... next door as he turned into the driveway. Diego sighed and slowed to a stop halfway up the drive ... forward a couple inches. Penelope scowled and straightened. Diego pulled away, following the driveway [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 03:57:55
Tips for Snow Removal
This post is guest blogged by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s “Helpful Hardware Man” ... . Another good tip, depending on where you live or how your driveway is situated, is to purchase ... outline where the driveway and walkways are on your property. Snow coverage can dramatically change [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 07:14:49
Brick Driveway Pros and Cons
elegant-brick-driveway.jpg A brick driveway can look fantastic, as long as it's well designed, installed, and maintained ... more expensive to install than asphalt or poured concrete. Brick pavers cost around $8-$20 per square foot ... . One of the big pros to brick pavers is that they lend a sophisticated traditional look to your home. If you're [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 15:09:38
Work in Progress
Once upon a time, there was a little semi-detached rowhouse in Washington, D.C ... is about the outside of the house. It is about a tree, three bushes, and a driveway. This is the tree. An old ... . They're coming out... This is the driveway. The mess on both sides is part of my project... Tom [more...]
Date: 2008-07-27 10:11:47
Greensboro says no parking in your yard.
By: Liv We've got a similar law down by us in the burbs ... . * Parking spaces and driveways must also be built with a hard, all-weather surface such as asphalt, concrete ... and driveways. * No more than 40% of the front yard may be used for parking. This change will not impact [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 23:10:16
The 5 Funniest Things That Ever Happened To Me
It's time for a bit of levity around here. I realize most of these funny moments are the sort of "had to be there" thing, ... and ran around the driveway, shaved to the skin. He only had hair left on his face ... our legs gave out and we fell on the driveway. 2. I went camping with some friends of mine [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 19:55:21
That's It For Today
It snowed up here this last weekend, and not only did I have to chip ice off my driveway, I just couldn't get comfortable until I did one old neighbor's. Both of the driveways are long and very steep. I'm completely tired.I'm glad I did the neighbor's, though, because her brother died [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 17:54:00
Screw Saving Money…I Want a Snowblower!
I’ve had to shovel snow at least once a day for the past 6 days. I’m sick of it! ... hours after it snows. I also have a longish driveway which adds to the misery. Throw in our walkways ... words I used this morning when the city plows came by and blocked my driveway with a 3 foot wall of snow [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 12:30:08
Warning issued about driveway paving scam
BENSALEM, Pa. -- Township police are urging homeowners to be cautious of "possible illegal solicitors" offering to do driveway paving. On Wednesday, police said, they investigated a case where individuals identifying themselves as being from King Paving solicited a resident... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 00:54:59
State to Ban Residential Driveway Car Washing
To prevent toxic runoff from flowing down storm drains and into the rivers or ocean, Washington hopes to ban washing cars in driveways throughout the state. While residents complain that washing cars is a family pastime that they should not be required to give up, officials say [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 15:57:11
Adaptable Comfort: Artichoke Sauce
When I woke up yesterday, I looked outside to see delicate snowflakes falling gently from the sky and adding a blanket of ... (we have the mother of all driveways). But my too-wide, too-long driveway remains my nemesis this winter [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:33:26
Doors Locked To Prevent Squirrel From Entering The Facility
When Morgane and I went to train at the YMCA earlier today, we were greeted with a sign on the door; ... our driveways later in the morning at a reasonable time. I find that snow storms create solidarity between ... we get to shovel side-walks and driveways over and over again. For all the bad things they bring, snow storms [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 03:53:39
Curbed, Literally: Supes Slap Tax on Driveways: The Board of Supes is likely...
The Board of Supes is likely to approve a $100 tax (minimum!) for homeowners audacious enough to add a driveway extending from their garages to— gasp!— the street, thus enabling them to exit said garages and carry on with their absolutely immoral, gas-guzzling lives [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 22:30:06
And More Snow
I took these last night around quarter to eight. ... . _2858 An early glimpse out my kitchen window... _2860 And in the driveway ... the driveway (most of it), the front walkway from our door to the street and the little side part [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 22:33:20
Movie stars get Honda’s first hydrogen cars
Jamie Lee Curtis with her FCX Clarity Honda’s zero-emission FCX Clarity has just rolled onto the driveways of its first owners. But they’re not any old driveways, they belong to some of California’s biggest stars. Film director Ron Yerxa was the first to take delivery of his FCX Clarity, closely followed by actress Jamie [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 14:06:46
Federal Budget Suggestion #1 - The Winter Infrastructure Removal Initiative.
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, M.P. P.C- Check against Delivery -Mr ... out at their driveways, and say "I will do it tomorrow." By the time they get to it, they have driven in and out of their driveways, packing the snow down further. In many cases, they build up a layer of ice [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 17:01:00
On Average One Child a Month in Australia Dies In A Home Driveway
Kidsafe Victoria today issued a RED ALERT to parents and visitors to homes where toddlers and young babies are present following another serious ... of Kidsafe Victoria said parents need to recognise that driveways are one of the most deadliest areas [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 11:48:54
I-Shovel Robotic Snow Shovel
Here in the San Francisco, where the weather is always a balmy 72 degrees, ... the driveway for me. The I-Shovel is a completely automatic snow shovel, able to cover about 800 square feet in 15 minutes all by itself. The I-Shovel sits in your driveway and waits in sleep mode [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 05:13:53
How to Stop Banging your Head Against a Brickwall
From Art Sobczak:How to Ensure You Never Hear"I Don't Need That"Greetings! ... in a driveway of one that looks exactlylike the 20 others on the block and says "Howabout this one?"The wife says, "We said no ranches."He backs out of the driveway and pulls into onedirectly across [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 10:05:00
Happiness Is…
Have you ever seen those cartoons in the local newspaper called “Happiness Is….”? Then there’s some painful cliche about a married couple? Awful.Well, today I experienced happiness.I finally found someone to deliver a cord of wood. Before he arrived, I assembled the wheelbarrow that we bought last weekend. Just a man in his driveway [more...]
Date: 2009-01-25 02:01:10
Charleston photos :: details, details, details
I took some pictures while I was in Charleston... perhaps you care to see some of them? ... photographing gardens and driveways... it seems as though in Charleston at the end of every driveway [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:37:24
7 of the Best Upcoming Independent Artists for 2009
Although the Nonsense Society is filled with spectacular independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, ... to the road down an average sized driveway. For the most part the driveways held station wagons, rusting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 08:27:48
Cold weather ahead
A concrete contractor by trade, Steve Lawrence of Medina gets creative Tuesday morning with the pile of snow he cleared from his Baxter Street driveway. Lawrence grabbed one of his concrete trowels and started to “carve” the pile. By afternoon, he had created a “monster” snowman at least 8 feet tall. “I’ve never done anything like this,” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 07:35:03
Relax….
It’s that time of year, right? I am really looking forward to spending the next week + in Missouri with my family. For one - I miss them! ... done sparklers. Watched a fountain spark at the end of your driveway. Honestly, isn’t that all part ... !! ginak-1-7-08-erg.jpg supplies: You Are My Sunshine by Gina K Designs; white cardstock; Vibrant Pink [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 13:13:33
Let It Glow
Graffiti has evolved into so many different forms, yet many still look upon it as being just about a can of spray paint and the urge to deface ... for creating glow-in-the-dark designs and words. The product comes with a special light sensitive canvas ... . A power washer also works well (I’ve got my initials at the bottom of my old driveway to prove [more...]
Date: 2009-01-22 17:31:27
Cement driveway next door
from wThe units next door are up and running, all leased out ... has a lovely big green bin for recycling garden trimmings!Labels: driveways, There goes the neighbourhood [more...]
Date: 2009-01-22 07:14:00
The time I had a dumb idea
Last week I was so caught up in relaying the story of the chicken-fried elk dinner gone awry that I failed to mention the most important development ... in your neighbor’s driveway for so long when you have a building on your property ... tickets. I saw a golden opportunity to save us thousands in home repair costs, in addition [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 08:13:04
Asphalt Repair by Sakrete Now Easier, Greener
1-23-09pothole.JPG Whether it's the potholes on your commute to work, or cracks in your driveway, ... Show, Sakrete's aptly named Cold Patch driveway repair requires little more than placing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 04:48:51
How to ruin your neighbor's home office
I had a perfect home office. It holds all my stuff. I have the computer set up next to a large window, arranged so there's no glare problem ... ). Our neighbor was busy with a project in his driveway all morning, and this afternoon we saw the result ... about it, you ask? Well, he didn't talk to us before he did it--and he anchored the thing in cement. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 17:57:57
Attending To An Apartment Dwelling: Your Rights And Responsibilities
When you rent property whether for the short term - such as domestic vacation destinations, international locations, ... and keep it free from debris and obstructions. If you’re using the driveway, you need to also keep ... what you can and can’t do. Also, if there is an accident that requires major repair, talk to your landlord about either [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 23:32:17
What’s Up With Condo Living?
Are you curious about condominium life? When purchasing a condo you own from the walls in and share a common interest in all other areas such as ... driveways, sidewalks and group facilities located on the property. There are many reasons why people prefer to purchase a condominium over a single family residence. Price: Many condos cost less ... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 22:50:02
One Chair. Five Ways.
Today I thought I would share with you a quick furniture rehab project and also show how a quick change of fabric can give a piece an entirely ... ? I can paint here to my heart's content with no protests about overspray on the concrete or the grass. Until we get a driveway in a few weeks. :-) I removed the seat, cleaned the frame very well and hit [more...]
Date: 2008-08-11 04:00:01
Oh, Mother Nature
This is what I did yesterday afternoon. The frozen ice pellet base is a little over an inch thick with a coating of snow on top ... the driveway. I could only get the ice off half of my sidewalk so I'm hoping it will get up near 30 degrees again. I put ice melter on it last night. I was able to clear my porch and cement steps by putting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 14:42:00
Bagged
The foreman shouted, “Boss says were shuttin’ down early today. Don’t worry, you won’t get docked or nothing ... physical, having to maintain and repair the automata, but that made the job much more satisfying ... what. Checking his watch as he pulled into the driveway, he estimated that he had about an hour [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 03:54:15
Hummer owners undeterred
Many Hummer owners are apparently undeterred by high prices at the pump, at least according to this report by AP writer Adam Geller (hat tip LM) ... from a badge of military bravado into a symbol of driveway excess, is looking to sell. But tonight ... be out there."As an added bonus, you can also read about the overflow of Hummers in new car lots in [more...]
Date: 2008-07-27 19:14:00
A recap of Life
See the photo to the left? It's my new love. Hubby and Nan went to Safeway the other night and brought home some icecream. One was coconut... ... coming out next week to talk to us about concrete. We're trying to decide which to do, concrete or blacktop for the driveway...any thoughts?I've been meaning to get all my paint down from storage and put [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:43:00
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