This Old Shack

Upcoming Episodes of This Old Shack

Episode 2 of 2008; Gasoline additives and how to be a Hypermiler.

Episode 3 of 2008; Aerodynamic modifications and gas mileage test.

Read the original show proposal here.

"This Old Shack" is a edumacational series hosted by Bill Xam. You'll remember Bill in his roll as Frank "FU" Utley, star of "CSI SALINE" about a disgraced detective who is forced to take a job in a small town in southeastern Michigan. The show is on the fictional television network "Saline Entertainment Television".

"This Old Shack" is produced by NLA-Entertainment.

You can see the season 1 trailer of CSI:Saline here.

This Old Shack is sponsored by:

"The Small Basement Moving Guide"; great for parents of college age kids who are fed up.

"Billy-Bob's Garage Parking for Idiots"; a great little book for your "guests" (see above sponsor) who can't figure out how to park in a garage. A must have for families.

Acme Duct Tape; from the makers of "Roadrunner Atomic Bird Seed". It'll fix your crap.

Ambrose Butterbutt talent agency; "If I can get my dad a great gig like "This Old Shack" imagine what I can do for you!

Nominated for the prestigious "WTF" award!

Episode 1, 3-24-07 Download Embedded	Learn to make your own battery cables and hook up a small battery bank.
Episode 1 update, 3-25-07 Download Embedded	Clarification of battery bank styles. Very important viewing. Watch as Bill explodes batteries. On purpose!
Episode 2, 4-5-07 Download Embedded	Follow Bill on a field trip to the cabin in northern Michigan and watch him install a generator!
Associated Content Episode 1, 4-29-07 Download Embedded	Here is the first Associated Content "This Old Shack" episode. Includes the famous phone call from Al Gore!
Associated Content Episode 2, 5-11-07 Download Embedded	Is done being taped and is being edited. Includes generator installations and grounding. *More explosions than a Terminator movie!*
Associated Content Episode 3 (unreleased) Embedded	This is a very short episode that explains what aerodynamics is and how it works. Aerodynamics and aerodynamic resistance is the single most important aspect of your gas mileage at highway speeds.
Survival Episode 2-17-08 Watch here	Update: The survival episode has turned into an ongoing project. There are as of June 1, 2008 two parts completed of this episode. The editing process is longer than normal because of the nature of the subject. The survival episode includes endless blather and as a bonus how to prepare survival food! We add more parts as they are completed.
2008, episode 1 5-20-08 Embedded (now higher resolution)	It's a brand new season of This Old Shack and we take up right where we left off - on a pointless effort to induce the internet public to waste a few moments of their lives watching a show about alternative energy.
Thunderstorm 2008, video 1 6-21-08 Embedded video	One of our hobbies is chasing storms. Here is a video of the storm that knocked out power to 250,000 people in the Detroit area. Two lightning strikes 20 feet in front of the camera.
Thunderstorm 2008, video 2 6-21-08 Embedded video	This is actually the 3rd thunderstorm video. This was taken at the shack and features a lightning strike at the end of the dock that we're shooting the video on.

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