You’ve got your eye on that Princess 50 Flybridge yacht and you can almost feel the spray of water in your face as you imagine yourself navigating from the bridge spinning the tiller with cool and collected mastery. Well, none of this is very realistic. That 50-foot boat is too big for your Johnsburg driveway and it’s not the kind of boat that really fits Pistakee Lake. Additionally, it’s not

We may have more snow, ice and cold to face here in Richmond but, there’s little doubt that we’re nearing the end of the winter of 2022-23. If you have run snow tires this winter, you may want to run them a little bit longer, just to make sure you don’t need them before you take them off. But it is time to start thinking about rotating your tires.Rotating your tires is a procedure that Richmond,

Will your car have the luck of the Irish as we approach another St. Patrick’s Day in McHenry? Or will the Blarney Stone hit and crack your windshield? Will four-leaf clovers grow inside your fuel injectors clogging them so your car won’t run? Will Leprechauns turn your tires to corned beef and cabbage?Fortunately, few of these hazards are concerns you really need to consider. The Blarney Stone,

Welcome to March in beautiful Johnsburg. This is the month when winter will officially end, though there’s no guarantee winter-like weather will pass on schedule with it. But, regardless, we’ve now put the first months of winter in the rearview mirror and warmer weather is sure to follow, eventually. March is known as the windiest month of the year. Is that true? Has March earned the reputation

Lillie is always busy around her McHenry home. She weeds and plants out in the garden. She cuts the lawn and edges along the driveway and sidewalks. She regrouted her bathtub recently and, on the same day, replaced the air filter in her furnace. She had the gutters cleaned in the Fall and plans to power wash the house in the Spring. But is she as attentive to her car, such as changing the oil on schedule?Lillie’s

filterNounfil·ter ˈfil-tər 1a: a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspensionb: an apparatus containing a filter mediumMerriam-Webster DictionaryOil Filter: Most of us know that there is an oil filter in our cars. It cleans particles out of the oil so the oil can do its job of lubricating moving parts in the engine

It’s Valentine’s Day in McHenry again and you and that special person in your life are going out to celebrate. You might want to clean up the car first. And why not? It’s a special occasion. They’re worth it, aren’t they?She comes out to the car wearing a pure white Calvin Klein wool blend jacket. A pink cupid hearts silk skirt swishes with each step she takes. She had her hair done special

What can you do to protect it and get yourself unstuck?Spin them wheels, baby! How frustrating is it when you get stuck in the snow such as when you’re trying to get out of your McHenry driveway. You’re counting on your car, truck or SUV to get you where you’re going. Instead, you can press the accelerator all day long and you’re not going to move.This is one of the reasons that a McHenry winter

Have you adjusted your driving to meet the realities of high gasoline prices here in Wonder Lake? If so, you have plenty of company. Many people simply aren’t driving as much because of the are paying more at the pump.There isn’t much you can do about the cost of gasoline, or diesel fuel in Wonder Lake if your vehicle happens to run on that. Fortunately, however, cars, trucks and SUVs these days

A friend used to say “Brakes are overrated.” Of course, as an aircraft mechanic for the Marines, he also used to say of aircraft that “wings are overrated.” He meant nothing of the kind. In fact, he was joking because, in truth, whether talking about brakes or wings, he was talking about something that is absolutely essential to the vehicle.Since most of us here in McHenry don’t fly Harrier