Saturday, June 12, 2021

Duxbury Harbor

Watched people putting their boats in the water, and had coffee and a chocolate croissant from the bakery. Snug Harbor Fish Market looked good, and the Raw Bar at Island Creek Oyster Farm is nearby. Two stops for next time.

Lobster Roll in-a-box from The Lobster Pound at Manomet Point

The Lobster Pound at Manomet Point

Treehouse Brewery, Sandwich, MA

Treehouse Brewery, Sandwich, MA has quietly opened for pre-order pick ups. https://orders.treehousebrew.com/oa/order/menu

Fishermen's View

Fishermen's View:

A new boat-to-table restaurant and fish market on the Cape Cod Canal.

Local fishermen Bob and Denny Colbert have fished out of the Sandwich Marina for over thirty years. After completing marine engineering degrees at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, the brothers fell in love with fishing, and while they began with just a small boat, they now have three large commercial fishing vessels.

In August 2015, the two brothers obtained an adjacent piece of land on the Cape Cod Canal constructed the boat-to-table seafood market, restaurant, bar, and wholesale complex.

With a focus on fresh, locally sourced seafood coupled with stunning views of the canal and marina, the brothers hope to give guests a truly unique dining experience and glimpse of modern fishing – Fishermen’s View!

Restaurant & Bar: open daily year round for full-service lunch and dinner, serving the Cape Cod Classics as well as globally-inspired dishes with our local seafood.

Fish Market (on the northwest side of the building) open daily year round 8am-7PM for retail seafood, our full restaurant take out menu, made-to-order sushi, local groceries, wholesale, and more!

Sandie's Outdoor Bar: a fast-casual ocean-front bar on the East corner of the property, open during the summer months, weather permitting

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Outdoor Dining In Massachusetts

Prince Restaurant

Route One

Saugus, Mass

East Bay Grille

Plymouth, Mass

Rye Tavern

Plymouth, MA

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

How To Stream NBC on an Internet Only TV in your Cable TV Home

Let's say you have your main TV hooked up to Xfinity in your Great Room, but then you have a second TV in your bedroom that doesn't have a cable TV box, and you want to watch NBC TV shows like The Today Show on it.

Here are three solutions to allow you to watch NBC broadcast TV on a TV where you've 'cut the cord'.

1. Use an Antenna

If you within a good range of a broadcast antenna, you can hook up a fairly inexpensive antenna to your TV and watch live broadcast TV, just like they did back in the old days.

2. Link Your TV Provider to the NBC and NBCU Family of Apps

With this solution, you need to have an account with a cable provider like Xfinity.

"If you have an account with a participating cable/satellite/digital TV provider, you can link it to the NBC and NBCU family of apps to unlock all episodes in the library and access a live stream of your local station."

Once you connect your app to your cable TV provider, you can watch NBC shows with an NBC app.

3. Use the Xfinity Stream App.

Just like the Xfinity Stream App on iOS, you can use the Xfinity Stream App on your supported smart TV, like the TCL Roku TV.

This gives you access to the full range of channels that you are subscribed to on your main account, along with the cloud DVR service, if that's part of your package.

Xfinity Stream App on Xfinity TV Partner Devices FAQs:

"We work with equipment manufacturers to bring the Xfinity Stream app to compatible Amazon Fire TV devices, LG Smart TVs, Roku devices and other Partner Devices. The Xfinity Stream app offers live broadcast channels, linear cable channels, cloud recordings and video on demand, all without having to rent an Xfinity TV Box from us.

The Xfinity Stream app for Partner Devices is currently offered in a "beta" version that doesn't include the full set of features and functionality that comes with the Xfinity Stream app or the web portal. Future releases of the app will include additional features and functionality, as well as improved stability and optimization. When using the "beta" app, you won't be charged an "additional outlet" service charge. Pricing may change in the future.

Please note that Xfinity X1 is the best way to watch Xfinity TV, and not all features of X1 are available if you choose to use a Partner Device. See below for more information."

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Extended Strikes Plates Protect the Edge of Your Door Frame

What do you do when the strike plates on your door frame don't protect the edge of the frame?

As you can see from the photo below, the latch on the door strikes the door frame, and THEN it strikes the strike plate.

When I asked the builder about this, they said, "Those are standard strike plates. You have to turn the handle so it doesn't hit the door."

What!

What?

Because of THEIR POOR DESIGN, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT this every time I close a door?

No.

Searching the web, I found out that I am not alone.

I found this post, Craftsman Trim and Extended Strike Plates, talking about the same problem.

Here are some photos showing the situation.

Solution

It turns out that there's a solution. Extended Strike Plates.

You can get them from The Hardware Hut.

DJO-9175-630-RC

Don-Jo 1-3/4" (44mm) Radius Corner Extended Lip Strike Plate - EACH (Brushed Stainless Steel)

You have to measure from the center of the screw holes to the edge.

I ordered 1 3/4" Don-Jo Extended Lip Strike Plates.

UPDATE:

These strike plates worked so well. I installed eight of them in minutes. It was SO EASY! Here are before and after photos:

Monday, March 08, 2021

Sandwich Boardwalk

We visited The Sandwich Boardwalk at low tide. It's pretty narrow, with bump outs to stand in to allow people to walk by.

It was low tide, so there wasn't any water underneath us. I think I'm pretty happy about that because I can't image walking along the Sandwich Boardwalk when there is water underneath it!

Check out this video of our walk:

More photos:

Sandwich Boardwalk.

Parking
$10 per day
Resident and non-resident stickers available
Directions:
There are three entrances to Town Beach and the boardwalk. To park, visitors can take route 6A to Town Neck Road. There you will find a small parking lot next to Horizons restaurant. If this lot is full, continue down Town Neck Road until the dead end at Wood Avenue, then take a left into the next parking lot. To access the beach via the boardwalk, take Jarves road from route 6A and follow the signs for the boardwalk parking lot.

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard and Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

Recycling Cardboard, Week by Week

In our neighborhood you can put out cardboard for recycling if it can fit into the recycling bin, or if you tie it up in 3 foot x 3 foot bundles tied with string, and balanced on the top of the recycle bin.

That's ok if you've got a little bit of recycling to get rid of, but if you've recently moved into a new home, you've got a lot more to recycle, and it would take days and days of cutting the cardboard to the correct size, and weeks and weeks of putting it out on trash day.

A Better Way

A better way to get rig of large amounts of cardboard is to load up as much as you can in the back of your car/SUV, and bring it to the Manomet Transfer Station.

Note: Participation in Town-provided Trash & Recycling, and a permit IS required.

Here's how you get there and get rid of your cardboard once you arrive.

Lots of cardboard left over from moving.

Filling the SUV with as much cardboard as we can.

Take Old Sandwich Road to Beaver Dam Road

Take a LEFT onto Beaver Dam Road at the Stop sign.

Turn RIGHT into the Manomet Transfer Station

Drive around inside, past the small office

Then, on your LEFT is the first of
two dumpsters for CARDBOARD

Throw, or carefully place, your cardboard
into the dumpster.

There is no need to push any button

The dumpster has a sensor that knows when
to compact the cardboard to make room for more.

Carol happily getting rid of cardboard.

And we are done!

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard in Plymouth, MA.

A permit is required. They can be obtained online or in person at City Hall.

Manomet Transfer Station Trash & Recycling [PDF]

350 Beaver Dam Rd, Exit 7 (old exit 3)

Open Sun, Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat, 8am to 4pm (508) 830-4162 x12100

Where to get rid of Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

The UPS Store takes flat sheets of styrofoam to use as packing material. Call first to see if they have room.

The UPS Store

31 Home Depot Dr, Plymouth, MA 02360

(508) 746-2772

Video: Transferring Cardboard

Monday, February 15, 2021

STAS Picture Hanging Systems

I tried to follow directions and drill a hole 3/4 of an inch down from the ceiling, but the drill won’t fit that close to the ceiling, so I ended up doing 1 1/4 inches. When drilling a hole for the anchor I found that 3/16 of an inch worked well.

White Horse Beach

White Horse Beach is a great walking beach. Plymouth Residents are lucky because starting this year, street parking is available if you have a beach or 4x4 parking sticker.

We enjoyed a long walk on the beach, exploring the big rocks, and looking at the raised home with the buoys on it.

Dave Kindy,

Wicked Local, wrote about the new parking rules for White Horse Beach,

Cold thoughts turn to warm weather for White Horse Beach parking:

"The new plan limits public parking in White Horse Beach to Plymouth residents only with beach or 4x4 stickers, which sell for $50 and $70, respectively. The senior citizen rates are $25 and $45. Any vehicles parking on public streets in the district without stickers or guest passes appropriately displayed during summer months will be subject to ticketing and towing."

Wikipedia says,

"White Horse Beach is a village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on Cape Cod Bay, south of Priscilla Beach. Much of the southern end of the beach, which is also known as Taylor Avenue Beach, south of the outflow of Bartlett Pond, either has cottages on it or has a fenced off conservation area to protect the dunes and fragile plant life."