Tag: conduits/pipes

[ad_1]

There have probably been many incidents where having some type of light illuminate the ground would have been greatly needed to see what you’re stepping in at night. On certain cars, there are external lights placed underneath the side view mirrors and doors to serve this purpose, but unfortunately not every comes with this luxury. And on some occasions, even these lights are not enough! LED Puddle lights are a perfect solution to issues like this and similar. This article will go over the common questions that most people have about puddle lights.

1.) What exactly are puddle lights?

Puddle lights are what the name suggests: Lights to illuminate the ground to avoid stepping into puddles or any other undesirable surface. This type of light was made popular thanks to the aftermarket tuning company, Brabus, which specializes in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. On a large variety of the Brabus tuned Mercedes-Benz cars, an option was given for LED courtesy lights which are installed in series underneath the side skirt along the side of the car. Since the introduction of these LED, puddles have been retrofitted on other vehicles as well such as Lexus, BMW, and more.

2.) How do these install onto the car?

The LED puddle lights are installed onto the vehicle using screws and double-sided tape. Double-sided tape is to secure these LED light into position and the screws are what permanently secure it in place. Due to the environment that these lights are put through, double-sided tape would not be a secure bond for long term use.

3.) How do the lights wire to my car?

There are multiple ways to wire these LED puddle lights to your car; some examples include tapping them to the side door lights or your map/dome light. Other examples include tapping it to your vehicles radio or even an accessory wire to keep the lights on when the car is on. There are multiple ways to power up the LED, but the main idea to follow is to tap the lights to a power source you want them to be on with. For example, if you would like to the LED to be on when you open the door, simply tap the power to the lights to your vehicle’s interior lights.

4.) What are the things I need to look out for?

Since these LED puddle lights are installed underneath the car where there can be a lot of debris and other hazardous objects, some pre-cautionary measures should be taken. These measures include (but are not limited to):

1. Using vacuum hosing to insulate and wrap the exposed wires to and from the LED lamps. Vacuum hoses are quite durable compared to the wires it surrounds to lessen the probability of the wires being severed by an object.
2. Silicone adhesive should be used on any exposed electrical portions of the puddle light. This is to avoid any type of moisture from causing problems.
3. Secure the wiring as close as possible to the floor of the vehicle. Loose or hanging wires can get caught on something and tear off. Zip/cable ties are durable and efficient at securing miscellaneous things.

Puddle lights are not only pleasing to the eye to look at, but they are also add class and convenience to getting out the car at night; imagine pulling up to valet with a luxury car with LED puddle lights shining towards the ground.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

We all know, from his television commentaries with America’s NBC network, that Johnny Miller can talk the talk but for a time in the mid 1970s he also walked the walk – probably better than anyone else who ever stepped on a golf course.

Everyone he competed against, and that included Nicklaus, Watson, Weiskopf and Trevino, knew that if Miller blew hot he was unbeatable, and that even on an off day he was still pretty damned good. Nicklaus said of him: ‘The player who consistently hit his short irons closer to the hole than anyone I ever saw was Johnny Miller in his prime. There were parts of his game, in particular the short irons, that were better than mine.’

Watson, meanwhile, who played with Miller as he shot 61 in the final round to win the Tucson Open in 1974, said: ‘That was the best pure-striking round of golf I have ever seen.’ To which Miller replied: ‘For the past 12 months I’ve played better than anybody in the world.’

And so he had, but his was an unlikely and swift rise to prominence, followed by an even quicker fall back to, if not mediocrity, then at least to fallible human standards.

When he was 10 his older brother, with whom he was very close, drowned while swimming in the Pacific and his body was not found for several weeks. To help Johnny cope with the devastating loss his father set up a mat in the basement where the grief-struck lad could hit golf balls all day if he chose. It paid off to such an extent that in 1966, at the age of 20, Johnny went to the US Open at San Francisco with the intention of getting some work as a caddy. On a whim he entered final qualifying and made it into the field as a player, before finishing eighth.

He went on to take 24 US Tour titles, with eight of his victories coming in one season, 1974, and one of those wins, the Tucson Open, was by 14 strokes, against one of the strongest fields of the year. He also won two Majors, the 1973 US Open at Oakmont, regarded as one of the toughest of all American venues, and the 1976 Open at Royal Birkdale, where he held off a 19-year-old debutant called Seve Ballesteros. But it was the US Open that really made his name, as he won it with a final round 63, that remains the best ever last round to win a Major, and which could have been even better.

He later said: ‘So I birdie the first four, and I immediately start gagging. I know exactly what’s going on, too. I hit it to eight feet on five and leave it short, right in the heart. On eight, I hit a great 4-wood in there, 30 feet below the hole. I leave my birdie putt three feet short and then miss that one.

‘I just kept hitting it stiff – three feet, four feet, nine feet. If Watson had been putting for me, it might have been a 58.’

Last round or weekend charges were a Miller specialty because in addition to that memorable final day at Oakmont, his Open triumph in 1976 was courtesy of a fourth round 66, and the year before, in one of the greatest Masters ever seen, he failed to catch Jack Nicklaus by one stroke, having played the weekend in 65, 66.

Miller said that serenity comes from knowing that even your worst shot is going to be pretty damned good, and for a while in his heyday if he ‘missed’ an iron shot more than three feet off line he would get mad. His swing was so grooved and pure that he could hit an 8-iron, for example, a 7, 8 or 9-iron distance, with a few slight alterations that were almost imperceptible to onlookers. This was a trick he liked to reserve for those players who tried to check out which club he used on a par three hole. So he’d deliberately hit an 8-iron a 9-iron distance, and then watch with pleasure as the other guy airmailed the green.

During those glory years between 1973-6, Miller had everything – blond good looks, talent to burn and an innate curiosity about life, golf and people, which he has continued to show in his TV work. But of all the golfing comets that have blazed across our sky, his was the brightest but shortest lived and as quickly as the magical talent appeared, it disappeared.

There are three main reasons. First, he was a lifelong sufferer of the yips – despite being as hot a putter as anybody when he was on a streak – so to compensate he simply hit his approach shots even closer to the flag. He freely admits that the reason he has only played twice on the US Champions (Seniors) Tour is that he still battles the yips. So bad are they that even in his prime he once painted a dot at the bottom of his putter grip, and instead of watching the clubhead, he stared at the dot throughout the stroke.

He confesses that his worst ever time was in a 1977 match against Jack Nicklaus for the TV series Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf. He matched Nicklaus shot-for shot – except woefully, embarrassingly, on the greens, where he three-putted seven times. He said: ‘It was like I was holding a snake in my hands. I couldn’t make a three-footer. There is no worse feeling than standing over a short putt, knowing you’ve got no chance to make it.’

Second, he says that he spent a winter working at his ranch in Utah chopping down trees and when he got back on the course his swing was effectively gone, because of the build-up of muscles and loss of flexibility. He also believes that changing clubs from MacGregor to Wilson in ’75 immediately slipped him back two notches and is no doubt the reason for one of his sagest pieces of advice, still good today, which is: ‘Once you find a set of clubs you like, stay with them until they fall apart.’

Third, and probably most importantly of all, he is a devoted family man and always felt the narrow, obsessive world of top flight sports, with its endless suitcases and hotel rooms, to be both tedious and a little unhealthy for a sane man. He became bored with the travelling lifestyle of Tour golf and always had much broader interests than 72-hole tournaments. He is a committed member of the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), has six children and resented being away from them for long periods when they were young.

When he made the transition to television analyst he achieved immediate notoriety by using one of his favourite words – ‘choke’. Miller confesses to being a real authority, as it’s a phenomenon he has studied with great interest all his life, because he believes himself to have been a world-class choker.

He says: ‘I choked so many times myself over the years that it’s a joke. To me, it wasn’t the result of a character flaw, it wasn’t that I lacked courage. Choking isn’t like that at all, it’s merely stress manifesting itself mentally and physically.’

In 1990 when he made his debut as a commentator at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. His good friend Peter Jacobsen faced a 225-yard shot over water from a downhill lie on the 18th at Pebble Beach. Miller studied Jacobsen’s body language, and everything else, before saying: ‘This is absolutely the easiest shot to choke I’ve ever seen in my life.’

The remark created an immediate furore – Jacobsen refused to talk to him for five months, and only relented after seeing a tape of the incident – and almost before he had warmed his announcer’s chair Miller was hearing loud cries for him to be sacked. It is difficult now to imagine the fuss – he didn’t, after all, say that Jacobsen was a choker, or that he would succumb to the pressure, simply that the ingredients were there for it to happen. Over the next few weeks and months an unbowed Miller continued calling it as he saw it and American TV watchers began to realise that hearing an honest opinion was a refreshing change from the bland, inoffensive pap with which they are usually served.

He has never pulled his punches and the outspokenness he has shown throughout his life, which he happily took into the commentary booth, has earned him as many enemies as friends. But in fairness, he’s not abusive or vindictive in his comments, merely as brutally honest as he has always been and in American society, especially on television, no-bullshit straight-talking is the exception rather than the rule.

His nearest equivalent in sports commentary is probably John McEnroe – but Miller has an edge even here because throughout his career his play was not only astonishingly good but his behaviour was exemplary. Therefore, when he pulls up Tiger Woods, for example, for swearing audibly (and repeatedly) on the 18th tee at Pebble Beach in the US Open, he cannot be accused of hypocrisy because he was never heard to cuss on a golf course himself, and yet fewer golfers have had greater justification for letting fly with a few epithets.

And Miller has carried on being as brutally outspoken as he ever was. In March 2004 Craig Parry beat Scott Verplank in a playoff for the Doral Championship in Miami by holing a 6-iron from 176-yards on the first extra hole. Miller said that the Australian’s swing was that of a 15 handicapper and would have made Ben Hogan puke. Parry was so incensed he made an official complaint to the US Tour but Miller remained unrepentant and his ability to make such remarks, and then refuse to back down when they cause a furore, is probably the reason he remains the most successful American player not to have been offered the Ryder Cup captaincy.

And it was the Ryder Cup that got him into more hot water. During the infamous 1999 match at Brookline. Captain Ben Crenshaw, acting ‘on a hunch’ picked an out-of-form Justin Leonard to partner Hal Sutton in the second afternoon fourballs (they subsequently halved their match with Olazabal and Jimenez). Miller responded by saying: ‘My hunch is that Justin needs to go home and watch it on television.’ Leonard was furious, and was joined by Davis Love and Jim Furyk, who all said, in effect, that Miller didn’t believe in them and wasn’t supporting the home team as he should.

Miller told them to take a hike and pointed out that his job is not to act as cheerleader but offer an honest opinion. He was also outspoken in condemning the behaviour of American fans, who abused Colin Montgomerie, his wife and father, and generally behaved like a rabble, and then severely criticised the US team, led by Tom Lehman, for the infamous charge across the 17th green when Justin Leonard holed an outrageous putt in his singles match again Jose Maria Olazabal.

He told Golf Digest: ‘If Tom Lehman had done what he did at the Ryder Cup 10 years ago, he would have been banned from the Ryder Cup for life, or at least for one Cup. He was off the charts. He was out of control.’

Miller was always in control, and in his pomp he was as good as anyone who ever swung a golf club.

Johnny Miller on:

His own game: ‘I had a stretch there for a few years where I played some golf that bordered on the twilight zone. I can remember that I was literally getting upset that I had to putt.’

Colin Montgomerie: ‘Sometimes the guy has no filter between his heart, his brain and his mouth but his opinions aren’t detrimental to the game.’

Retief Goosen: It’s the worst three-putt in the history of golf,’ (after he’d failed to get down in two from 12 feet on the 72nd hole of the 2001 US Open; he subsequently won the playoff).

Peter Oosterhuis (leading the 1973 Masters after 54 holes): ‘He’ll probably have a good night’s sleep – all two-and-a-half hours of it.’

The Greatest: ‘When Jack Nickalus plays well he wins, when he plays badly he comes second. When he’s playing terribly, he’s third.’

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

Plastic is a substance which is becoming more and more common in our society each day. It is inexpensive to produce, easy to mold into virtually any form, can be hard or soft and offers an impressive lifespan. While plastic offers many benefits it is our inability as a society to effectively recycle plastic combined with its high environmental cost that make it so dangerous.

I Thought We Recycled All Our Used Plastic

While the annual plastic resin production in the United States has been on the rise since the 1970s, in the past 20 years plastic production has doubled, only 3 to 5 percent of plastics are actually recycled. According to a recent best Life Magazine article, we can expect yearly plastic resin production in the United States to reach 120 billion lbs by 2010.

The Problem With Recycling Plastic

While there are seven different types, one being “other,” of plastic that are commonly used – only two have much of a secondary life. At least PET, commonly used in soda bottles, and HDPE, commonly used in milk jugs, offer some sort of real recyclable value.

Doesn’t Plastic Eventually Biodegrade?

The short answer is – “No.” Unlike many other materials plastic does not biodegrade – instead it photodegrades. When plastic photodegrades it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces of plastic instead of splitting into simpler compounds. In our oceans the small bits of plastic created through photodegradation are actually called mermaid tears or nurdles.

Managing our Plastic Addiction

With new plastic being churned out at an estimated rate of 328 million lbs a day by 2010 – it seems like an overwhelming addiction. How do we manage this addiction? By reducing our usage of plastic and by recycling and reusing the plastic we already have. As consumers we can actively chose products in paper and glass packaging and we can choose not to purchase over-packaged items – this in turn will force manufacturers to make changes.

Understanding Recycling Symbols

Recycling symbols can be separated into two groups; “recycled” and “recyclable.” The use of “recycled” and “recyclable” are both governed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC provides guidelines for their use in the document “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims.”

• http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm

While the FTC governs these standards in the United States, on an international level the standards are defined in the ISO 14021: Environmental Labels and Declarations-Self-declared Environmental Claims. You can find the ISO standard here:

• http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm? csnumber=34425

Plastic recycling symbols were originally created in 1988 by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI). Like the FTC and ISO, SPI provides a guide for proper usage of the symbols.

• [http://www.plasticsindustry.org/outreach/recycling/2124.htm]

In January 1995, thirty-nine US states adopted legislation requiring the use of the SPI number codes.

Recycled Plastic Symbols and Numbers

Plastic items that have been recycled will bear the recycled symbol on them. The symbol should be as close to the bottom center of the product as possible. Inside the symbol you should find a number which indicates what type of plastic it is. The following is a list of numbers and the types of plastic they indicate:

1. PET/PETE or Polyethylene Terephthalate. PET is a “thermoplastic polymer resin” and is commonly used in synthetic fibers, beverage, food and other liquid containers. PET is also used in both thermoforming applications and engineering resins often in combination with glass fiber. It is considered by some to be “one of the most important raw materials used in man-made fibers.”
2. HDPE or High-density Polyethylene. HDPE is a “polyethylene thermoplastic” made from petroleum. It takes 1.75 kilograms of petroleum in energy and raw materials to make one kilogram of HDPE. With peak petroleum production a reality in our lifetimes should we still be manufacturing new HDPE? Milk jugs are commonly made out of HDPE.
3. PVC/V Poly or Polyvinyl Chloride. PVC is a “thermoplastic polymer” and while it is traditionally thought of as a hard plastic it can be made softer and more flexible. PVC is widely used in construction as it is cheap, durable and easy to assemble. In the hard form PVC is used as vinyl siding, magnetic stripe cards, window profiles, records, pipe, plumbing and conduit fixtures. In soft form it is used in both clothing and upholstery Soft PVC can also be used to make flexible hoses and tubing, flooring, roofing membranes, and electrical cable insulation.
4. LDPE – Low-density Polyethylene. LDPE is a “thermoplastic” made from oil. Similar to HDPE in our current environmental climate should we still be manufacturing new LDPE? LDPE is most commonly used for manufacturing containers. LDPE is used in dispensing bottles, wash bottles, tubing, plastic bags for computer components, and various molded laboratory equipment. The most common use of LDPE is plastic bags.
5. PP – Polypropylene. PP is a “thermoplastic polymer” which is commonly used in packaging, textiles, stationery, plastic parts, lab equipment and loudspeakers . PP is also found in automotive components and polymer banknotes.
6. PS – Polystyrene. PS is an “thermoplastic” made from petroleum. In this way, PS is very similar to both HDTP and LDPE. While solid at room temperature PS, when heated PS melts only to return solid again once it cools. It’s this quality that makes it attractive for a variety of uses such as producing plastic model assembly kits, license plate frames, plastic cutlery, food containers and jewel cases for CDs.
7. Other. Which means the product is made up of plastic resins that are not in the initial six or is some unique combination of the initial six.

Recyclable Symbol

A plastic item that carries a recyclable symbol indicates it is recyclable. The more you properly recycle, the less waste that will end up in our landfills and oceans. Please properly recycle all plastic of this type.

Does Any Symbol Ensure Human Health?

While theses symbols allow you to quickly identify what type of plastic you are dealing with, and they also let you know if you can recycle it – they don’t cover any human health concerns.

For example, let’s consider PS or Polystrene which is used for human food containers and cutlery. What is the health effect for humans when the PS food containers leach chemicals into the food they are carrying through heat exchange? According to the EPA, “Acute (short-term) exposure to styrene in humans results in mucous membrane and eye irritation, and gastrointestinal effects. Chronic (long-term) exposure to styrene in humans results in effects on the central nervous system (CNS), such as headache, fatigue, weakness, and depression, CSN dysfunction, hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy. Human studies are inconclusive on the reproductive and developmental effects of styrene; several studies did not report an increase in developmental effects in women who worked in the plastics industry, while an increased frequency of spontaneous abortions and decreased frequency of births were reported in another study. Several epidemiologic studies suggest there may be an association between styrene exposure and an increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma. However, the evidence is inconclusive due to confounding factors. EPA has not given a formal carcinogen classification to styrene.”

Are All Plastics Bad?

While there is room for plastic in our world there isn’t room for our present plastic addiction. We are burning through natural resources, creating incredible waste and all the time neglecting to even properly recycle the plastic we’ve already created. Plastic isn’t our only option, depending upon the application, glass is a much greener alternative.

Working together we can actively reduce our plastic consumption and improve our recycling rates. Why waste our valuable natural resources on petroleum based plastics when we can recycle? We created this addiction to plastic together, and we need to work together to free ourselves from it. Remember by reducing, reusing and recycling you are doing your part to fight global warming.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

Under cabinet lighting is a great feature in any kitchen as it offers functional light to desperate countertop space that is otherwise shaded by upper wall cabinets. Not only is it practical, but under cabinet lighting also provides a unique and appealing aesthetic to upgrade any kitchen decor.

When shopping for under cabinet lighting, it is important to understand which types of lighting are available and the pros and cons of each. The two main sources of under cabinet light are halogen lighting and LED lighting. While each option installs cleanly and offers generous amounts of light, there are plenty of differences between the two.

Halogen Light

Before examining under cabinet lighting products, one should understand the fundamental characteristics of each type of light source. Halogen lights work similar to incandescent lights in that they produce light by burning a tungsten filament when connected to a power source. The only difference is that the glass bulb that encases the filament is filled with gas from the halogen group. This allows for the glass to remain closer to the filament without melting; thus allowing for the size of the bulb to be more compact. The halogen helps to recirculate burnt tungsten atoms back to the filament making it last longer. In order to ensure the glass does not melt, it must be thicker to handle the increased heat load.

For several reasons, halogen lights have been popularly used as an under cabinet light source. They are compact bulbs that last longer; making them an ideal bulb to mount under a cabinet. Unfortunately, they still consume the same amount of energy as incandescent lights, and burn even hotter.

Light Emitting Diodes

LED (light emitting diode) lights generate light by emitting photons of energy. This is a more pure form of light that does not produce energy in the form of heat. The LED is created by assembling a semiconductor material such as aluminum gallium arsenide within a lens connected to a power source. The science is all within the semiconductor. Across a semiconductor exists a P-N junction. When a power source excites electrons across this P-N junction, visible light is produced in the form of photons. Using LED’s as a light source delivers the highest efficacy lighting. Because it is not wasting energy to produce unneeded heat, it is considered the most energy efficient light source and an ideal light source for under cabinet lighting.

Comparing Products

The manner of which manufacturers have applied these technologies to under cabinet lighting products reflects the properties of each source. Because halogen bulbs produce so much heat, they are popularly mounted in a 120V light bar that also employs an air circulation system to cool the bulb and surface of the cabinet. This wastes more energy in the production of light and the fixture is often bulky and more visible than desired.

LED under cabinet lights are drastically more compact. They do not require a cooling system, and because they consume very little energy, often run on low voltage sources. One 12 volt AC/DC adapter can effectively illuminate counter top space under 12 or more feet of cabinets. And because the strips run on low voltage power, installation is simplified. LED light strips and components can be connected in a chain of male to female plugs that originate at the power source that is simply plugged into an outlet. Low voltage adapters can also be hardwired into standard conduit supply, in addition to dimmer switches, which will result in a professional and clean installation with even more energy efficient capabilities.

When the properties of halogen and LED lighting are compared to one another it may be unclear as to why halogen under cabinet lighting ever existed. The answer is simply that LED’s never produced useable amounts of light until recent developments in semiconductor technology. Now that more capable semiconductors are being developed, LED’s are being implemented into many different consumer products, in ways that never seemed imaginable.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

Dating apps – the modern way to date. Media portrayal of “when dates go wrong” has taken isolated incidents and made them the norm, so the likelihood of meeting somebody in a bar and starting something new is now very small. People just don’t trust each other.

Dating apps make dating safe and easy. Scrolling through profiles and choosing whether you like them or not has never been easier. It’s like shopping for your soulmate and you get an entire aisle to pick one from. All of them are different in their own way, but a lot are the same in many ways too.

I have been using dating apps for over a year, have had my own degree of success, but am now just using them to people watch and for entertainment – yes that’s right, entertainment! I use Plenty of Fish, Tinder and Bumble. Let’s explain a little about each one first:

• Plenty of Fish (or PoF) – this is the most complex of the three. You input a lot of information about yourself, likes and dislikes, what you are looking for and personality, there is even a “Chemistry Test” to complete for compatibility (although I am yet to see a profile with this completed). You then add photos of yourself, in the hope of attracting that one person, and write a detailed “About me” description. You are shown photos of potential matches in your area and when you click on them you are taken to their profile. There is then lots of information allowing you to decide whether or not to make contact. PoF also has a “Meet Me” section, which is a quick swipe where you decide based on one photo whether or not you would like to meet somebody – this is however a paid section and as such nobody uses it!

• Tinder – this is the famous dating app, where users swipe left or right depending on whether they like the look of the person in the photograph. Right for yes and left for no. Tinder allows you to view all of their profile photos, which can range from 1 to 8 images. If you like the look of the person and want to learn more, then you can tap on the bottom of the photo for their description – some people use it and others don’t. When a match occurs, the onus is generally on the male to make initial contact

• Bumble – this dating app is similar to Tinder, but laid out differently. On Bumble, the user scrolls up page by page to view details of the person that they are looking at and their additional images, but like Tinder it’s a left or right swipe depending on whether you are attracted to that person. Unlike Tinder, when a match occurs, the onus is on the female to make the first move, in fact the male cannot send the first message and the lady has just 24 hours to send that first message. If you particularly like your match then you can use a function to extend that 24 hours to 48 hours.

All sounds very complicated, but it really isn’t. I have found that the best “quality” ladies use Bumble, then Tinder and bottom of the pile are users of PoF. Bumble users tend to be professionals who enjoy “the finer things in life and world travel”, Pof users are less likely to be professionals and mostly enjoy “watching tv, going to the pub and family time”.

I have decided to write this, with a view to pointing out, from a man’s perspective, why the women on these apps become unattractive, despite how they may look. I also want to point out where women have their information wrong, when it comes to the male users of these apps. I know some men do not read the description that is painstakingly laboured over and go purely on looks, but there are many female users who do exactly the same thing.

PROFILE DESCRIPTION

Let’s look at how the profile is viewed when read.

There are many ways that profiles are written and the majority are very negatively composed, others are amusing and others are very sensitively and intelligently put together.

By “negatively composed”, I mean that they are an endless diatribe of why the user is hacked off with dating apps and men in general and what a potential match shouldn’t do, shouldn’t say in the first message and a very tight description of how they should look! They use phrases such as “just jog on” if a user is looking for something particular such as “one night stands”, “a skinny supermodel” or even “doesn’t like children”. These are all things that put a potential match off when they read your profile – it comes across as aggressive and being written by somebody with “attitude” and a dislike of men in general… I mean if you dislike men so intensely then why are you looking for one?

Sizeism is rife – I once read one lady’s profile and it simply read:

“What do you call a man under 6 feet tall? A friend”

How is this conducive to finding a match? OK it made me smile, but also made me realise what I was facing – I am 5 feet 8 inches and in the dating game, considered a “short a**e” and therefore not worthy of a date. Why limit your options to finding a good man, who can satisfy your every requirement, because he is an inch or two shorter than you when you have your heals on? It all seems to be about appearance, which immediately is a left swipe for me, because it shows how shallow these “beauties” are. “I want to wear heals when I go out and therefore this adds 4 inches to my actual height of 5 feet 3 inches” – oh so you are actually a “short a**e” too then?

Here is a quote from another profile. This one belonged to an attractive woman of 52 who was 5 feet 2 inches and looking for somebody of a similar age:

“Must be over 5 foot 10 (as I like to wear heals) and have a full head of dark hair”.

I thought, honey if he’s reached 50 plus and he still has a full head of hair he’s done well, but if it’s still dark then he’s using Grecian! If I wrote a similarly specific profile description and said, for example, “Must be a size 8 to 10, 34 BB and have red curly hair” I’d be shot on sight and get ignored by every woman who came into contact with my profile for being a misogynist! And it would probably be screen shot and shared around social media.

Clichés are another overused medium in Profile Descriptions – two of my absolute no-no’s are “looking for my partner in crime” and “love to travel abroad and in the UK”.

Looking for your “partner in crime”? Well I have no desire to help you bump off your ex, dismember him and scatter him around the county! I work in prisons, but have no desire to actually reside in one, thank you very much! LEFT SWIPE!

So you like travelling and holidays abroad and in the UK? I think that goes without saying, we ALL do! The fact that you mention it in your profile, for me, means one of two things. Either you could not think of anything interesting to write in your profile and thought “travelling” made you sound interesting or mysterious, OR you are looking for a partner who will whisk you away somewhere warm and sandy 3 or 4 times a year! LEFT SWIPE! I once called somebody out on this, we matched and I asked her “I see you like travel, what’s the nicest place you’ve ever been to?” She replied “Scotland.” I asked “No outside the UK”. Her response “Oh, I’ve never been abroad, but really would like to; maybe we could go somewhere together.” So you want me to take you abroad, because you can’t or won’t take yourself? Yet her profile stated that she liked to travel abroad.

Ladies complain that they feel their profiles go unread, but given the amount of profiles that I have read which are written in this way, there is no wonder that men don’t bother reading them. I can now quite accurately predict, just from a photograph, whether a profile is written in this way.

The other thing that puts me off potential matches is “attitude” in a profile – when a profile is worded in a way that is aggressive towards potential matches. Many profiles are worded in a way that aggressively states what the person is looking for, what a match should and should not have in their profile photos, what a match should and should not behave like, how they should word their contact message etc., these profiles usually end with the words “if this is you then ‘jog on’.” I hate this expression.

If you are writing a profile, ladies, and you want to attract a potential mate, then tell us about yourself, put some effort into it. Make us smile, grab our attention. Don’t, don’t, DON’T use clichés, or drone on at inordinate lengths about how bad men are, or Tinder in general is; listing your assumptions about how men are all after one thing, hung up on their ex, or married. These things just make you sound like Eeyore talking politics and nobody dates a donkey!

PHOTOS

The profile picture is the first impression – it’s the thing that makes us decide if we wish to delve deeper into this person’s profile. In which case why put your profile image as a meme, a black screen, a photo of your kids, a photo of a landscape or a really close up photo of your eye? Really? Am I going to look at the rest of your pictures? Erm… no! As for my last example: is your profile a jigsaw, do I have to print off each photo in order to build a composite of your face?

There are a few things not to do when deciding which photos to include in a profile:

• Don’t use filters, ESPECIALLY Snapchat filters – if I want to see you with bunny ears, then I will buy you some, and if I want to see you with stars around you I will bang my head on something solid! These filters do not give an accurate representation of you and most of the time make you look scarily gruesome! When I meet you, I won’t recognise you and when I finally do see through all of the wrinkles, I may feel the need to iron your face and make you wear the rabbit ears and shiny red nose that I bought along with me to make you actually look like your profile picture!

• Pouting – NO! Some of you look like a puffer fish trying not to kiss a shark’s backside! Just smile and be natural – show me the sparkle in your eyes and the smile that makes the sun jealous.

• Skiing Photos – women complain that men’s photos always show them holding a fish (you would be surprised how many women have photos like this – you CANNOT describe yourself as an animal lover and stand there holding a suffocating fish) or standing by their car or motorbike. Well in my experience 75% of the female profiles I have visited show a photograph of them on the slopes leaning on their skis or something similar. We do not wish to see you in skiing goggles, hat, scarf, gloves, skiing overalls, big boots etc. All we can see is your red nose and all we can imagine is the copious amounts of snot you were trying to snivel up it, in order to have the photo taken without it running down and over your top lip onto your cashmere scarf!

• Tongue – Please do not upload a photo of you sticking out your tongue, especially if you are over 50. It just isn’t attractive in the slightest. I guess ladies think that it makes them look playful and fun, maybe even mischievous. It really doesn’t, it just makes me think that you ran out of photograph ideas

• Blurry Images – Given modern technology and the age of the selfie being upon us, there is zero excuse for the photos on your profile to be photos of old photographs or blurry in any way shape or form. They do not allow us to see what you look like

• Face Only – Please do not give me 8 photos of your head, from pretty much the same angle! I get what you look like after the first 2 or 3. I want to see more – show your personality in them, your style, show me what you like to do in your spare time (except skiing for obvious reasons) – it’s amazing what can be hidden when all that you are seeing is a face. Show me you in different clothes and at different times of the day – do not show me photos of yourself in different outfits in front of the same mirror, with the outfit that you were in in the previous image lying on the bed behind you or in a heap around your feet!

• Cheesy Puffs – Specific example here of what not to do. This particular (large – I think BBW is what they refer to themselves as) lady thought that it was attractive to place a photograph of her sitting in a plastic chair on her patio, legs out in front of her, slippers on, fag in one hand and an oversized packet of cheesy puffs in the same hand, her other hand shoving a handful of said cheesy puffs into her mouth! Hmmmm, NOT attractive in the slightest!

The things people do! And then they wonder why they are having little or no success. Many will even combine all of these things into one profile.

My profile has a variety of photographs, all taken recently, in different places, doing different things and in different forms of attire. One photo in particular got me a great deal of abuse from a few women. It is a photograph of me and a horse, I’m sure that I have no need to explain the quantity of female profiles that I have come across where they are pictured with a horse! Apparently the fact that I am shown with a horse who had buried his head in my chest upon our first meeting, shows me to be weak and feeble and not a man at all; I was told that it was not manly, was unattractive and “wimpish”. One woman really went to town on me about it, in a very abusive way, and it was really quite upsetting, but in essence shows the sort of person that she is and many others are on these sites.

CONCLUSIONS

Lots of ladies are looking for a gentleman, who is attentive, compassionate, caring etc., but when they get one, you discover they are actually attracted to bad boys and find that they think you have some kind of ulterior motive because you are “too nice!” No, I am just being who I am – a genuinely nice guy and a gentleman who wants to treat you right.

Another reason for the above, of course, is that these women have been treated so badly by other men, that they do not believe they deserve the right to have somebody actually be nice to them. This really saddens me, that many men treat women in this way, which gives women the impression that this is normal and being treated properly is not. I had one match who took advantage of me being nice, to the point where I found myself paying her household bills as I felt sorry for her. I had another who was convinced I was a really nasty narcissist, using incredibly complex psychological games to entrap her, when all I was doing was being genuinely kind and caring towards her because that is who I am and who I was brought up to be. She could not find a box to put me in, based on her past experiences, and consequently I was told it was over.

My experience and the matches that I have dated have, unfortunately, led me to conclude that the majority of us who use dating apps are, in some way or other, “damaged”, usually psychologically, by some incident in our life or experience with past partners. This therefore hinders our ability to “relationship” normally and consequently leads to us repeating cycles that ensure we remain in. To think that at some point in the future, every person in the modern world will have been on a dating app at some point in their lives!

Statistics actually show this to be true – they show that twice as many single people (compared to married people) suffer from mental illness, with single women being twice as likely as single men to suffer from severe psychological disorders. Showing that the majority of women on dating apps (at least two thirds of them) are completely bonkers! You have at best a 1 in 3 chance of dating a decent woman (women your chance is 2 out of 3 for dating a decent guy) – therefore for every 3 women I am matched with, only one is not suffering because of her past, if I am lucky.

All of that said, women are definitely the controllers where on line dating is concerned. They have the upper hand in what is acceptable for them to put in their profiles and photos. A guy doing the same sort of thing would end up having his profile reported a number of times and considered insulting or offensive for his wording. Women can state exactly what they are looking for even down to height, hair colour, facial hair etc. – a man doing that would be considered as an “AVOID”. Apparently women can write whatever they like, regardless of how offensive it is – again, a man would not get away with this. It seems people forget that they are trying to attract somebody who will like them and want to go out with them and at some point, presumably, enter into a relationship with them.

My own view on the whole profile thing is: honest images, that show not just my face but my whole clothed body, in clothes I like to wear and regularly do, in places that I like to visit. In terms of description, I describe myself and my personality honestly and succinctly and am honest about what I enjoy doing. I’ve been told that all of this makes me stand out from the crowd, but because it is so different to most male profiles it makes it look suspicious to potential matches! How ridiculous, that an honest profile can create suspicion amongst a myriad of fake ones, or rather people being insincere about who they are.

Due to everything I’ve detailed here, I have decided to limit my use of dating apps to “fun” only – by which I do not mean one night stands or any such shenanigans – that is people watching and entertaining myself, trying to guess from the initial image what the person will say about themselves and how their profile will read. I have also come to the conclusion that the majority of profiles are just people looking the way they think will attract the opposite sex, in terms of both images and description. I think many of the images are staged specifically for the dating app and that the description of self is worded using “commonalities” that are identifiers when searching for a compatible match.

During my research for this piece, I did speak to people who had matched on dating sites and found the love of their life. I spoke to more, however, who had trusted in dating apps for years (7 years is the longest anybody I spoke to had continuously been using these apps) and had no success at all. So it can be successful, but only for a very small minority of people.

I have decided to match the organic way, i.e. the meeting of minds and physicality that comes from a natural meeting somewhere, by chance, be it at a park or a bar or some such. Using dating apps just causes you to force the issue, when in reality it should happen naturally and in its own time. If it doesn’t happen, then at least I have known true love, which unfortunately ended due to terminal illness. I am just going to get out and actually talk to people and if anything is meant to happen then it will. If not, then I will just enjoy my own company and continue to take myself on dates! Or I guess I could register as an escort and have the ladies pay me to take them on dates or better still on holidays abroad… certainly worth considering if all else fails!

I will leave you with one final thought, rather ‘helpfully’ provided by a friend who has been happily married for many, many years. He said “You should avoid the Supermarket Dating App. I’ve heard that you just end up with a ‘bag for life’!”

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

What could you do with $150,000? You could buy a small, modest home in some communities. You could sell your home and move to a larger home. Or you could redesign and personalize your current home so that, although it will appear average on the outside, looking undistinguished from the neighbours’, there is absolutely nothing average about the interior once the work is complete.

Exactly what sort of project are we talking about? Interior renovations and redesign with minimal, if any, work being done to the exterior of the home. Most often such a project will include all the areas that make up the “entertaining zones” of a house – kitchen, dining room, living room, entry, hallway, and a powder room or washroom – basically just the areas that guests would definitely see. Sometimes these projects also include the staircase, and depending on the scope of the space planning changes and original layout of the house, some slight modifications to the bedrooms may come about as well. More often than not, these projects involve structural work, plumbing, electrical, and tons of finishing work.

Usually when such a major project is undertaken, part of the purpose is to create a more open-concept space within the existing exterior walls. Although it is easy to presume that fewer walls equates to fewer costs, this is a major misconception when it comes to renovations, because there are many more issues that have to be addressed:

· Chances are that at least one wall to be removed is currently load bearing (structural). The load will have to be temporarily supported until the new permanent structural elements are properly in place. A consultant (structural engineer or similar) should be involved.

· In many municipalities, a permit is not required for a simple renovation, but the minute you start touching anything structural a permit becomes a mandatory acquisition and expense – not to mention a potential delay if the application was not submitted early enough. Check with your municipality for specific details concerning timing, cost, necessity, and other pertinent information.

· When you demolish a wall, you are left with a damaged area of flooring which usually necessitates replacing the entire floor. On occasion you can get away with installing a coordinating or contrasting inlay of another flooring material, but this tends to cost in labour alone what a whole new installed floor would cost.

· Demolishing a wall also creates the need for repair on the ceiling and on any adjoining perpendicular walls. Although not an expensive fix, it is certainly costlier than just plastering a few nail holes or other imperfections.

· Electrical wiring, outlets and light switches all have to be rewired and relocated.

· Pipes, plumbing stacks, ventilation conduits, ducting, and the like, all have to be relocated to be concealed within floor/ceiling constructions and within walls that will remain.

As with any renovation project, labour accounts for approximately 30% of the total budget. Consultants’ fees (designers, engineers, etc.) and contingencies (unforeseen circumstances) are both higher for this scope of work than for a simple renovation project.

What motivates homeowners to go to this extreme with interior redesign and renovations? There is actually no typical homeowner profile for projects of this scale. Sometimes a house has been purchased inexpensively and putting a large amount of money into renovations would still be within the purchaser’s budget and not bring the total too far over the market value. Other times a family has lived in the home for many years, the mortgage is either paid off or now quite low, and they just can’t imagine moving, so major renovations are the best solution to meet their changing needs. Sometimes such projects come about due to physical needs; major renovations are often required to make a home fully usable to someone in a wheelchair who wants to maintain their independence. It is also common that an older parent moves in with his/her adult child and their family – in this case renovations would be done to facilitate both added privacy and improved family space. The reasoning behind investing so much into a home is completely based on personal and/or family-life lifestyles and dynamics, budget and finances, changing needs, a love of the home and its location, and so much more.

The implications of such a major redesign on a home vary as much as people’s reasons for taking on such projects in the first place. Depending on both the specifics of your project, and the community in which your home is located, the value of your home may increase by about as much as the budget of the project, or as little as about 25% of the value of the renovation. Property values could be discussed with a knowledgeable and experienced local real estate agent prior to commencing the project. It is important to remember which information the real estate agent can provide that is of value to you – it is not in a real estate agent’s field of expertise to counsel you concerning wood species for cabinetry, and his/her personal opinions should be taken exactly as such. However, you will want to listen to his/her point-of-view concerning the benefits or negative implications of things such as creating a huge washroom vs. a walk-in closet for the master bedroom, or a home theater room vs. a larger kitchen with a cozier family room. But in the end, it is your needs from your home and space that should have the final word on how the project unfolds. Possible implications extend beyond resale value. Also on those lines though, are property taxes and ease of sell-ability. Even if you are increasing your home’s value by $75,000, there is a chance that it will take longer to find the right buyer should you ever decide to sell – it is sometimes a bit of a challenge to sell a home priced significantly higher than others in a neighbourhood, no matter the justification for the price.

One implication of large-scale redesign projects, which has to be taken into account during the design phase, is temperature control. Especially if you are opening-up the floor plan, you will want to keep in mind that the walls you have now play a role in stopping cold air from the front door from blowing straight through to the back of your home. In summer months, the walls prevent hot sunlight from reaching areas from all sides. How sound travels through your home will also be affected with fewer walls present. Your requirements from your kitchen ventilation might also have to be reevaluated. If you have any young children, or pets, you may find it more difficult to restrict them from certain areas (such as the kitchen when the oven is hot) without walls or doorways. At the same time though, you will have better visibility of your home from almost any given area. Communication with a family member from the next room will be effortless. The sense of isolation that often comes with being in the kitchen to prepare a meal will be a thing of the past.

With little effort, you can prepare a list pages-long of the pros and cons of open concept floor plans, and major redesign projects in general. Everyone you speak to will have strong opinions about your project, its goals, and the alternatives available to you. Keep in mind that others’ preferences do not affect how you and your family use your home; some of us function at our best with smaller but more numerous rooms, while others thrive in open space. The only way to ensure that a project of this scale will be all that you dream of and more, is to hire the proper professionals… interior designers, engineers, general contractors, or others, early enough in the planning phases. Before committing yourself to a contract with anyone whom you will have to work closely with, make sure that the right “chemistry” exists between you – your input and questions should be welcomed by them, and their responses and reactions to you should give you a sense of confidence.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

Using LED light bulbs have so many advantages, that even though their price at the time of purchase is often a small investment, most households are switching for this useful device. The most obvious advantage is its very low consumption of energy, making it the most energy-saving form of lighting on the market. Another main advantage compared to other forms of energy-saving light bulbs is the long lifespan these bulbs have. According to manufacturers’ promises, LEDs are expected to have at least 25000 hours of lifespan. That is approximately three times longer than a CFL bulb’s. LED lights have a wide range of colours, beam angles and brightness, and its advantageous features allows us to use them at various fields, but also there are a few things best to avoid with them. So what are the dos and don’ts with LEDs, besides the regular advantages?

LED light bulbs are available for low voltage systems and for the mains as well. Since low voltage LED lights have somewhat different requirements, here we will discuss only main voltage LEDs, since these light bulbs are the most frequently used ones in households. So what are the obvious advantages of LEDs for mains? Since they come with the regular fittings, like E27, E14, GU10 or B22, B15 it is extremely easy to replace your old bulbs with LEDs. First, always switch off the lights, then remove the old bulb turned counter-clockwise. Once you pushed the LED light bulb into its place, turn it clockwise as far as you can.

LED lights are not sensitive to switching, so once placed in, you can turn them on and off as often as you wish. As a matter of fact, they are dimmed with a technology based on this fact at a high frequency. The LED diodes are sensitive to heat, but they are not so sensitive to cold, so if you have a light bulb outside your home on the porch for instance, they will turn on easily. LED lights are available with various IP ratings (IP rating indicates the rate of protection against objects and water). LED lights with IP rating over 54, they are suitable for use in humid places too. They also gain their full brightness instantly, so you do not have to wait several minutes to start working in the space they illuminate. LED spotlights are ideal solutions for reading for instance, on the one hand because their light is directional, so they are available with narrower beam angles as well, and mostly because, unlike other types of energy-saving lights, the do not flicker at all. This also makes it the healthiest lighting solution of the market.

There are a small number of things you need to pay attention when using LED light bulbs for the mains. LEDs are very bright and direct sources of light, so avoid looking at them directly when they are turned on. If your LED diodes are uncovered, touch them as little as possible, since the natural grease from the human skin will draw the dust on it, and lower its brightness. The best solution is to buy LED light bulbs with glass cover to protect the diodes from dust. Pay attention whether the bulb you bought is dimmable or not. Non-dimmable LEDs can be ruined with dimming switches, but also dimmable LED bulbs have special requirements for dimmer switches. The majority of dimmable LEDs operate with TRIAC dimmers (which is the traditional, non-electronic dimmer usually turned with a knob or moved with a slide), but not all of them, so it is best to check the bulb with the supplier before you start using it.

It is easy to see that the advantages of LED light bulbs simply outweigh the few things you have to pay attention to when using them. The simple switch for these bulbs will reward you with long-term savings and the minimal effort for their maintenance, so why not switch for them right now?

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

When it comes to high profile jobs in the NFL, there are few more impressive than the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. Over the years, some great players have played for the team at that position. Many have led the team deep into the playoffs, even as far as a Super Bowl victory, many others though are not nearly as famous. Here is a look at seven interesting facts about the quarterbacks of America’s Team.

– Eddie LeBaron and Danny White are tied for the most interceptions thrown in one season by a Dallas Cowboys quarterback. In 1960, the team’s first season in the league, LeBaron threw 25 interceptions. White tied that mark in 1980, his first year as the full time starter after Roger Staubach retired.

– Danny White had fourteen 300 yard passing games as the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.

– The first touchdown pass the legendary Roger Staubach ever threw in the NFL went to wide receiver Lance Rentzel in a 24-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969.

– In the third quarter of a 1966 win over the Washington Redskins, Don Meredith threw a 95 yard touchdown pass to Bob Hayes. This is still the longest touchdown pass thrown by a quarterback playing for Dallas.

– The Cowboys record for most times getting sacked in one year is 49. The quarterback holding this record is Drew Bledsoe, and it occurred in 2005.

– Amazingly, Roger Staubach only had six 300 yard passing games during his career. The most came in 1979, his last season in the NFL.

– Three Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks have thrown for more than 150 touchdowns while with the team. Roger Staubach had 153 from 1969 to 1979, Danny White had 155 from 1976 to 1988, and Troy Aikman had 165 from 1989 to 2000.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

Never again experience a ladder tree stand sinking into the ground. There are numerous brands of ladder tree stands for deer hunting. Many of them are constructed of hollow square tubing with no cap on the bottom section to prevent legs from sinking into the ground.

If the ladder stand is erected and put into use, the legs will progressively sink deeper into the ground with each use. When this occurs, it becomes necessary to re-secure it to the tree since the sinking has caused the seat to develop a slant that is very uncomfortable.

There are a number of ways to prevent the legs from sinking into the ground. One approach is to sink both legs into the ground to the depth of the first ladder rung which will provide adequate support to prevent further sinking. This can be difficult due to tree roots or rocks. However, if this approach is successful, you have lost some height of the ladder stand. Another disadvantage, the legs will tend to rust off while in the moist soil, creating a safety hazard.

A simple effective way to prevent the tree stand legs from sinking into the ground is by installing a support base by inserting a flattened length of metal pipe into each leg. This is accomplished as follows:

Cut two 6 inch lengths of 3/4 inch galvanized EMT metal conduit, one for each leg.

Use a hammer or vice to completely flatten five inches of each piece of pipe.

Place the flattened section of pipe in the vice. Using a rigid screw driver or other metal tool, bend the pipe to a 90 degree bend.

Insert the short round end of the metal pipe into the hollow square legs of the ladder tree stand. The flattened section of metal pipe provides a support base for each leg of the ladder.

In the event the round end of the pipe does not fit into the legs of the tree stand, it can be squared up with a few taps of a hammer for an easy fit.

An alternative method to preventing your ladder stand from sinking into the ground. This is accomplished by bolting a 3/4″ EMT metal conduit to each leg of the stand approximately one inch above the ground. This will require drilling of holes in each leg of the ladder stand and each end of the metal conduit. This will allow for well anchored legs and will not allow sinking beyond the pipe.

Each of the above techniques requires approximately the same amount of time and effort. Either technique can be used with confidence while deer hunting from your favorite ladder tree stand. The only sinking feeling you will get is after shooting your deer and realizing you missed.

[ad_2]

[ad_1]

In the beginning of light-emitting diode or LED manufacturing, steel diodes were the norm. Steel was cheap and plentiful, but it has the drawback of rusting. To stop the rust many companies began to coat the steel with a zinc compound and they began to look at other materials to stop rust. So today most manufacturers have moved away from using steel alone, some have gone to copper, but making LEDs is already more expensive than regular bulbs, so using copper which is very expensive adds a lot more to the cost. Copper does have the advantage of not rusting and being one of the most conductive materials on the planet. But there are many other metallic compounds that also do not rust and that are also great conductors and have the added bonus of not costing as much as copper.

Today LED lights are very popular, one of the main reasons is the energy savings as LED lights typically use less than one tenth that of an incandescent bulb even for battery operated candles. Another reason is that the color does not fade. With incandescent bulbs the bulb is painted and with time this can flake and or fade. But an LED emits the color that it’s supposed to be, while many have the bulb colored as well this does not affect it really. Since LEDs are like mini spotlights the cover for them tries to defuse the light for better visibility, as with a C7 or C9 many have a strawberry effect on the bulb to defuse the light, and on the mini lights they often use a convex or concave on top to help defuse the light to the sides more. So energy savings, bright true non fading colors and very long lasting are what helps to make LEDs so popular.

Decorating with LED Mini Lights

LED Super Mini Lights are the only lights with the interchangeable cap system. With the Super Mini Lights and decorative C7 Super Mini Light caps you have the flexibility to create your own unique decorative lighting effects.

The C7 Super Mini Caps are the same size and shape as a C7 bulb. Mixing them with the Super Mini Lights adds a very unique effect to your Holiday Lighting.

Add clear LED Super Mini Lights to any Christmas Tree, Wreath or Garland. Then use the Super Mini Caps in all one color or any combination of colors to create your one of a kind Christmas Lighting. You can also use the Super Mini Lights and Caps to decorate doors and windows. Use your imagination.

Do not use them just at Christmas, use them year round especially on your patio! Create a spectacular Southwest design by adding red and green Super Mini Caps and string them around your patio. Complete the look by adding some Chile Pepper Lights or a Red Chili Pepper Wreath.

[ad_2]