Friday, September 23, 2005
Just call me Red
Do you remeber the "Red Green" show on PBS? You know, the Canadian guy named Red who wore red flannel and did all the comedy sketches about duct tape?
Call me stupid, but I thought it was funny...
http://www.redgreen.com/index.cfm
What's funnier though, is that his show is actually educational and his duct tape ideas actually work.
Last winter before the big freeze (Houston doesn't get a freeze all that often and when it does, the pipes always freeze because they aren't buried deep), I couldn't find any of those external faucet covers. Lowes, Home Depot - sold out. No problem, because I watch PBS. I recalled a "Red Green" episode once where the same thing happened to Red. He put a beer coozie over the faucet and duct taped it in place. I followed his lead and it worked out fine.
Now, my house is covered in duct tape. Every window is taped in a bizzare criss-cross patern in aticipation of the coming hurricane. I hope I paid enough attention to Red's lessons - and so do my windows.
Call me stupid, but I thought it was funny...
http://www.redgreen.com/index.cfm
What's funnier though, is that his show is actually educational and his duct tape ideas actually work.
Last winter before the big freeze (Houston doesn't get a freeze all that often and when it does, the pipes always freeze because they aren't buried deep), I couldn't find any of those external faucet covers. Lowes, Home Depot - sold out. No problem, because I watch PBS. I recalled a "Red Green" episode once where the same thing happened to Red. He put a beer coozie over the faucet and duct taped it in place. I followed his lead and it worked out fine.
Now, my house is covered in duct tape. Every window is taped in a bizzare criss-cross patern in aticipation of the coming hurricane. I hope I paid enough attention to Red's lessons - and so do my windows.
R.T. Lemur 6:35 AM
2 Comments:
Hey! I remember that show. I think it was on for about a minute sometime in the 80s.
Yay for duct tape, batteries and flashlights and alcoholic drinks.
Hoping that the hatches are battened. (is that the right tense?) and all are safe within them.
:)
Yay for duct tape, batteries and flashlights and alcoholic drinks.
Hoping that the hatches are battened. (is that the right tense?) and all are safe within them.
:)
Thanks!
We made it OK here. Hatches battened (or taped, as it were). Getting the tape off the windows is another matter all together... Duct Tape is sticky!
We made it OK here. Hatches battened (or taped, as it were). Getting the tape off the windows is another matter all together... Duct Tape is sticky!