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Surge Protectors Vs. Power Strips; Worm Farming; A Miraculous Exterior Paint; Clean Those Gutters

Published: April 15, 2023, noon

b'On Today\'s EpisodeSurge Protectors Vs. Power Strips [00:00 - 06:57]With some recent lightning storms, we\'ve heard a couple horror stories where people lost a lot of the electronic devices in their home after a power surge. There\'s a simple, inexpensive solution that most of us know about . . . but not all of us use: surge protectors. And before you tune out because you think you\'ve got a couple surge protectors on your devices, make sure that what you\'re using isn\'t just a power strip. They look like surge protectors, but don\'t do a whole lot when it comes to protecting your stuff! Here are a couple of great articles that spell it out clearly:


Worm Farming [06:58 - 18:55]Hailey\'s still on the "composting train" and now she\'s digging into worm farming. It\'s a fun project that could help you turn all your food scraps into valuable compost--black gold!
Element Guard from Benjamin Moore [18:56 - 30:52]Every now and then a paint miracle emerges from a lab somewhere . . . like some sort of superhero. A number of years back, it was Scuff-X. Now, we\'re looking at Element Guard from Benjamin Moore--an exterior paint that allows you to paint even when rain is only an hour away....Clean Those Gutters! [30:53 - 38:52]It\'s not been a nice Spring . . . at least not yet. And there\'s a good chance you haven\'t worked on getting your gutters cleared after winter. But with all the Spring rain just around the corner . . . it\'s time to get the gunk out!'