Last week I started my saga of ‘hooking a garden hose to a indoor (kitchen or bathroom) sink’! You’ll learn how it finally worked out on this week’s show. It was a big help when I added the 2ways 90 degree Elbow. I knew there was a weak spot in my setup the first time I tried it. It was where the garden hose connected at the sink and had to bend 90 degrees toward the yard. I bought the 90 degree elbow to eliminate that severe bend in the hose. But I didn’t it install it fast enough as you’ll learn in this week’s show. According to the company, their 2ways 90 Degree Elbow has coated the fully metal internal structure with TPR rubber providing a good grip, as well as adding the possibility of bumps, falls, and scrapes without getting ‘injured.’ The shut on/off provides an additional convenience of not making trips back and forth to and from the spigot.’ ….They company adds: One of our customer’s most popular uses are for RVs and boats. Due to the fact that RVs and boats have tight water compartments, there is not a lot of room to place the hose, which usually results in kinks and stoppages. The 90 degree angle give you the maneuverability which frees up space. It’s also good for washing machines which are too close to the wall, as well as low clearance spigots which might cause you to scrape your knuckles. It’s was about $14.00 on 6/20/20.

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Instead of that 7 piece kit I talked about on last week’s show, this single fitting let me attach a garden hose to my faucet. Maybe it was just luck! https://amzn.to/3fFT6ey

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When the company asked me if I wanted to try out their new myFirst Camera Insta 2 12MP Kid’s Instant Print Camera, I said sure, sounds good to me! What’s neat about this camera is it uses thermal printing paper so a black & white print can as little as a penny if you buy the paper in bulk! (It shoots color photos, but it doesn’t print in color.) It also supports microSD cards up to 32GB. As you’ll see in this week’s show the photos are not great, but I think kids will love this camera. And if you happen to take a great photo, then use the SD card to print out a reallySelfie from MyFirst Camera decent copy. But kids will also love the 10-second printing! You get 3 rolls of thermal paper in the box with the camera insta 2, good for 240 shots. But wait, there’s more! There’s also full HD video recording with sound, dual lens for selfies, and choice of 3, 6, 9 or 12 MP setting. You’ll learn about more features on this week’s show. It comes in pink & teal, which the company calls blue. MSRP is $99.90. There was a $10 off the price of the camera for signing up for their newsletters when I visited the company website but I don’t know how long that will be up there. Also for now it seems only to be available there, as of 6/19/20.

Selfie taken with the Insta 2 camera.

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 Backyard video shot w/ MyFirst Camera: https://youtu.be/nLoYt7rt83g 

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When I saw this new U-shaped APC Surge Protector Power Station, I was intrigued because it just looked weird. So weird in fact, I spent $36 to see one in person. It has 6 AC Outlets / 1 USB C + 2 USB A Charging Ports. Charging Ports provide 4. 8A total charging power (sufficient for charging smartphones & tablets, but not computers). The box says there’s a $50,000 equipment protection policy. One Amazon description says $5, but box says $50,000. This APC surge protector is recommended for use with Desk, monitor base, or office partitions, but you judge how useful it might be as you watch this week’s show. A version is also available with 4 USB Type A charging ports and no type-C charging port. Available in black or white. I paid about $35, but the price is all over the place. Also, be sure to check out the white version which was about half the price of the black version when I checked.

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