Brian Elfert
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It appears the insurance company was concerned about the OP wanting to also add a pellet stove. From the post it doesn't appear the insurance...

I would suggest looking into geothermal if you don't want to be burning anything. That would get rid of the need to have backup, unless you just...

It is hard to get insurance companies to approve indoor wood stoves as primary any more due to the fire risk. Is a pellet stove really less...

I started out with Milwaukee M12 because I wanted a cordless bandsaw and the Milwaukee kit with battery was cheaper than the Makita LXT bandsaw. I...

I haven't had an issue with ARCGis. The ARCGis Field Maps app on smartphones works pretty well. I used the Field Maps app to view the map of a...

I stayed in a cabin in northern Minnesota some years ago. I was told to absolutely not remove the ultrasonic repelling devices from the outlet. ...

I hired a pest control company about three years ago to go over my house and look for any places that mice could enter. The person used a mirror to...

I saw plenty of decent deals over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I got a heck of a deal on synthetic diesel oil for my converted bus. I also...

This is the way most furniture stores seem to work. They have a different sale very week. If they happen to not have a sale then wait a week and...

My parents put their exterior lights on a timer. I believe they just turn off the Christmas tree, and any interior lights when they go to bed. My...

You are also supposed to cook ground beef thoroughly. The reasoning is that any bacteria on the surface will get ground into the meat. Whole meat...

The school districts "hope" to get more money from taxpayers by cutting teachers, and other expenses, that directly impact students. It doesn't...

Sherwin-Williams Duration exterior paint is supposed to be one of the best exterior paints. I used Duration to pre-paint Smartside siding for my...

School districts and other government entities always cut the services that directly impact the taxpayers first when money is tight. They hope that...

Most school districts have added quite a few admin staff over the past decade or two. Now, some of the new admin staff are to deal with new state...

Which fast food places are you going to that take 20 minutes to make your food? I only eat fast food a couple times per month, at most. However, I...

The sales tax on restaurants in downtown Minneapolis is now over 12%! The city of Minneapolis added an additional 3% sales tax in downtown years ago...

Parts, or all, of Minnesota also got their hardiness zones changed.

I have installed a few dozen rolls of hardware cloth at a local Boy Scout camp. I have used three or four different methods of cutting over the...

I think I pay $1 per month to pay my insurance over twelve months. $12 per year is a small price compared to the $300+ per month my homeowner's and...

I chose not to have escrow and I just pay my own insurance and property taxes. There was a small fee not to have escrow, but worth it to me. I hate...

My insurance agent has multiple companies they work with, and they are adding more. It is very hard for me to switch insurance companies right now. ...

The increase is actually 65%. Unfortunately, Erie does not cover Minnesota. I can't really look for new insurance until my roof is replaced. I...

My roof is 20 years old this year so everyone I have talked to has said it is going to be hard to find another insurer. Roof replacement is planned...

A number of years ago Amazon supposedly started recording video of the packing lines so they could go back and look at an order being packaged to see...

I have sleep apnea and was having problems tolerating a CPAP. My sleep doctor recommended a dental appliance. He gave me some names of dentists. ...

It is almost certainly cheaper long term to pay for weight loss drugs rather than pay for major health issues caused by morbid obesity. There are...

Prescription costs are going crazy right now. A good part of it is weight loss drugs that are very expensive. A number of private companies have...