Morris Childs's (morrischilds) Blog

The same neighbor called again about her washing machine.  When it hit the wash cycle it would blow water all over the wall behind the washing machine. I pushed the drain pipe deeper into the pipe in the wall. Then put a zip tie to secure it. This fixed the problem. Again the cost was $0.00 and I...

My neighbor called and asked if I could help her. She had bought a refrigerator from an individual. It would cool but would not freeze. I pulled the front cover off to see if the coil was dirty and did not hear the fan motor running. So, I pulled the refrigerator out from the wall and pulled the ...

We are sitting in our warm house on this cold winter night watching American Idol. It is amazing how some people can work together as a team and really pull together and perform well. While others fail miserably and fumble, then start blaming each other for their mistakes. It's a lot like our gov...

The cold weather season is here. Now is the time to make sure that your home is winterized. Make sure that you have all of your vents closed - if you live in a house with a crawl space. Also, check your windows to see if your caulking is still in good shape.  If not, go & get some caulking and c...

Is everybody out there watching the Super Bowl? Hope you have all the good food that goes along with the super bowl and having all of your friends and family over to your house. Tomorrow we will talk about what we did tonight and how the game went. Have a great Super Bowl Sunday!

How many times has this question been asked at your house: What do you want for supper? Followed by the spouse's response, well, I don't know, what do you want for supper? Followed by: It doesn't matter, what do you want? Then one of us makes a suggestion and the other, who who just said it doesn...

Every car should have a tool box. Here the items that should be in the tool box: Set of jumper cables, can of "Fix A Flat", set of screw drivers, a pair of pliers, flashlight (with good batteries) roll of duct tape, half of a gallon of anti freeze (if you have room) paper towels, bungee cords. Yo...

Every household should have a tool box. Here is a list of things that need to go in your tool box: A pair of commonpliers, a pair of slip-joint pliers, a pair of diagonal pliers, a set of screw drivers, a claw hammer, the much needed utility knife, and a pair of wire strippers / crimpers. These i...

Now is a good time to preform maintenance on you lawn mower and all of you outdoor and yard tools. This is a great time to take you lawnmower in for service. This is also a great time to make sure that all of your outdoor tools are clean and are in good repair. It is also a good time to make sure...

We are really looking forward to spring. This cold weather makes us look forward to those first warm days. The days that you don't need to wear a coat. That month or so before it gets so hot. Spring will be here before we know it. It won't be long until we can sit outside and cook on the grill.