12 Great Uses For Duct Tape

If you’re from the south you’re sure to have heard the saying that “anything can be fixed with a bit of duct (duck) tape and bailing wire.” I’m willing to go a step further and argue that you don’t need the bailing wire and the tape will suffice. The following is a list of uses for duct (duck) tape that I have either tried myself or wouldn’t hesitate to try in the future. 

1. Let’s start with the obvious choice (and one of its original uses) for duct tape: Duct tape is great to use to install air ducts to hold together multiple ducts.
2. This next one’s my mom’s signature use: when her hiking boots begin to fall apart with holes in the toes she busts out the tape. She uses the tape to wrap the toe of the boot in tape, making the hole water-resistant and the boot a southern engineering fashion statement of sorts. These we can call duct-toe boots, just one step short of steel-toe boots and definitely cheaper.

12 Great Memories from College

Since I graduated from TCU, I have been many places around the U.S. due to my time in the Air Force, and now I reside in Memphis, TN, where I am an Air Traffic Controller. My wife and I love it here but also look forward to the days when we can move back to Michigan. Although life is fun and our attitudes make anywhere we live fun, there are many things I miss about college and often reflect back on the good ol' days. What are you going to miss? What memories are you making now? Among other things on my long list of memories that I frequently visit in my heart are…

First and foremost: I was placed in Clark Hall Dormitory where I met all of the people that I would be connected to throughout my entire time at TCU. Freshman year is a vital year for meeting your friends that make college a wonderful experience and I feel that God placed us all there for one big purpose...to love GOD... to have fun, and play Ultimate Frisbee. Which brings me to a second memory: every Friday we would play Ultimate Frisbee on the Clark Hall lawn. For some reason I would (and still will) chase that Frisbee no matter how much my body said to stop. There was something about hanging out with the boys and the occasional woman and not thinking about anything else but scoring a touchdown.

12 Lessons Learned From 12 Semesters of College

That’s right, unlike most people, I had the opportunity to spend 12 semesters in college at TCU. While there, I had learned several things, but looking back realized that I learned something different every semester.

Semester 1: When you’re sick, go to the health center. I learned this lesson the hard way. The health center is free to go to, and if you’re sick they’ll get you on the right track with medicine and possibly rest. While missing class may seem like a bad idea, sometimes it is better in the long run because you can get healthy faster and study time is more effective.

Semester 2: Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Regardless of what area of life you need help in, there are people in your life who care about you and want to help. Rather than trying to put on a brave face for everyone, open up and talk with someone. Chances are, if they can’t help, they may know someone or somewhere that can, allowing you to get on with things sooner.