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Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas For Wine Lovers

Wine lovers not only love wine, they love all things to do with wine. Shopping for a wine lover is easy and fun. Consider these gifts for the wine lovers on your list.

Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers; Wine Bottle Seal

A wine bottle seal is a necessity for any wine lover. The seal helps prevent spills and keeps air out. Buy a stainless steel wine bottle seal for only $12.

Outdoor Wine Bottle Holder

The outdoor wine bottle holder is a fun way to keep bottles of wine outside during a picnic or outdoor event. Simply push the stake end of the wine bottle holder into the ground and place the bottle into the swirled end. Prevent spills with the stainless steel wine bottle holder for only $15.

Recycled Wine Bottle Platters

Recycled glass wine bottle platters will add a great look to cheese an crackers served along with wine. These recycled glass and stainless steel wine bottle platters are available in brown or yellow for $18 each.

Wine for Two

The wine for two gift is a fun way to display a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. The wood piece sits on top of the wine bottle and a wine glass is held on both ends. Buy wine for two as a gift for only $20.

Winerd – The Wine Tasting Game

Let the wine lovers on your list prove their love for wine by proving their knowledge of it. Give Winerd, the wine board game with 300 wine related questions sure to challenge the wine knowledge of anyone. You can purchase the Winerd board game for $35.

Wine Thermometer

The wine thermometer wraps around the wine bottle to check to ensure that wine is served at the proper temperature. The wine thermometer is made of plastic and stainless steel and available $38.

Captain’s Decanter

The 9″ x 9″ captain’s decanter is the perfect addition to any wine lovers collection. The captain’s decanter has a uniquely large base that immediately releases the wines aroma into the room. The captain’s decanter can second as a gracious accent piece when not in use, available for $40.

Instant Wine Chiller

Don’t ever let your wine lover drink warm wine again. The instant wine chiller can quickly chill wine as it is poured out through the chiller. Give the instant wine chiller as a gift for only $50.

Wine Be Gone

Give a funny and functional gift to the wine lover on your list by giving the wine be gone. The wine be gone is a cute character that appears to be drinking your wine away. The wine be gone holds one wine bottle upside down. Purchase the wine be gone for the wine lover on your list for $70. It can also be a good Cadeau jongens 12 jaar, because of its cute character. This is also very affordable and you can buy it in bulk from keuze helper website so it can also be a good giveaway gift for parties and events.

Flared Wine Cooler

This modern wine cooler gives the appearance that the stainless steel is melting into the table. The flared wine cooler not only looks great but it does a great job of keeping your wine at the perfect temperature. The flared wine cooler is available for $120.

How to Lose 20 Pounds in 4 Weeks

In order to lose 20 pounds in a month, one must be very dedicated to their diet plan. Important aspects of effective dieting is monitoring calorie intake, exercising regularly, and drinking more water. It is important to start a food and exercise diary which you can record your daily calorie intake and the amount of exercise completed each day. A free site on the internet to start a diary is Open Diary. This site will allow you to put down notes for each day and to seek motivation and support from other diary users.

It is important to watch your calorie intake. Something to remember is 3,500 calories equals 1 pound. So in order to lose weight you have to reduce calories and exercise to the extent that will give you the results you wish. Foods that are good to consume on a diet are vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Vegetables and fruits are low calorie and good for your body as well. In the event you start to have more hunger pains than you need to increase your water intake. In most cases people who feel they are hungry are really dehydrated. For taking less time to reduce the weight, a visit should be made at the online search engines. The dose of the resurge will be determined through the reaction with the body. if the reaction is positive, then the purchase will be made without resurge reviews. If not, then a checking should be made through the patients for the desired results. 

In your exercise routine it is important to make sure to get plenty of aerobic activity. For those who are just starting out than walking is always a great way to begin. You need to get an hour of exercise a day in order to lose twenty pounds in a month. To begin your exercise regimen, you first need to access your fitness level. You can do this by tracking how long it takes you to walk a mile and your mass body index. These tools will give you the information that you need to figure how how you should go about your exercise schedule. You may need to start out slow at first and work your way up.

The next steps would be to design the exercise program that works for you and fitting it into your daily schedule. You have to be willing to make this a lifestyle change or you will end up just gaining the weight back once you start. Track your progress daily and this will motivate you to continue towards your goals. Looking into fun exercise ideas can help you find activities which may help you stay on track.

Dieting is never easy and in order to succeed you have to want it. Having support from family and friends will help the process go by smoother. It is always easy to have help than to do it alone. The use of vitamin supplements is something that should be considered to help with the lose of vitamins you may endure due to cutting calories. There are several online sites you can use to count calories, get body mass index, and to receive coaching for your weight loss. These calculators can be very helpful in achieving your goal.

If you wish to spend some money toward your goal than there are always sites you can pay to receive help and pre-packaged food that may help you lose weight. Nutrisystem is one of those sites that offers the delivery of diet food to your home and diet tips. It can be expensive with it costing over $300 for a month’s supply of diet food to your home. You can diet cheaper than this at home but some may find this to be more convenient, cost saving, and easier to do. No matter how you go about your weight loss goals it is always important to make it a lifestyle choice so that you can keep the weight off for the future.

Cbd Oil- Reap The Benefits For Your Pets

The world has made great technological advances in the past few decades and things keep getting better and better as time moves on and the scientists are hopeful of finally discovering a cure for the deadliest of diseases and ailments in existence with cancer being the biggest of all.

The Covid-19 pandemic has united the world as one big family as the federal governments of all countries have issued a nationwide lockdown in the hopes of curbing the virus that spreads upon contact and sneezing due to which everyone has been confined to their homes.

Well, things weren’t any better even before the pandemic broke out as people were grappling with ailments already but normal ones have to be dealt with as they are chronic in nature and tend to last till your last breath, which in a way can be classified as slow poison.

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Luckily, there is a remedy in the form of CBD oil that has been a game changer in the field of medicine without fully being categorized as one as people are left in awe at its miraculous effects on the everyday ailments that people are fighting with regardless of the age group.

Cannabinoid is the full form of CBD and it is taken from the extracts of cannabis plants found in the hilly regions where the climate is moderate and pleasant which are devoid of pollutants.

It is this what makes the oil pure, organic and authentic with 100% results and that too without any side effects whatsoever, which is truly an amazing thing as this is seldom heard of.

What makes it click is because it does not boast of its capabilities like the products sold in the open market, which is full of harmful chemicals and artificial substances in color and flavor but it follows through on its reputation of being a result oriented product.

This holds true not only for the oil but each and every CBD product that can be found on this planet but oil is given the most prominence as it is so relatable with both the young and old.

Pet Friendly Oil

CBD oil is not only effective on humans but animals as well and so if you have a pet in your house that is suffering from physical and mental issues then this oil is the perfect solution for these problems and is truly one of its kind as it forms an important link between skin and sensory roots.

People that are skeptical to use it need not worry as the oil is not going to have any side effects on your pets and will work just as fine as they do to humans, a testimony that has been confirmed by the users that have tried it out on their pets.

It helps to get rid of joint and muscle pain, arthritis, rheumatism, inflammation and also mental issues like anxiety, tension, physical and emotional stress, depression, seizures, etc. for all kinds of animals that cannot be found in any other oil or medicine.

The Hardest Rpg Games I’Ve Seen This Past Decade

Ten years is a long time for games to come and go, some hard and some easy. There are sooo many games out there that you may not have even heard of some of these games, and probably never will. Me? I’m the mainstream and sub-market kinda guy for RPGs, if it looks good on the cover, I’ll buy it and try it. Well, Let me run down for you some of my hardest RPGs of the last 10 years for you.

The Last Remnant

What made the game so hard wasn’t it’s combat system of ‘pick a skill to use  gt; select an enemy  gt; wait your turn to attack’. For a 2-disc (I played on the Xbox 360) adventure that looked good, I was actually kinda let down by how flawed alot of the minor things were. Crafting was okay but there was just so much micro management of items and materials that even I kinda just gave up after a few tries and just stockpiled all my loot from dungeons and the like. Combat was ok, I just wished they had given us a little more freedom to do what we wanted. Overall, the presentation was good, just not enough to keep me playing. I stopped playing halfway through the first disc when I got lost. The maps were of no use, and finding a location in the town was more of a chore than I wanted. Would I still play it? Maybe, if I had time to spare and wanted to torture myself through agonizing menus.

Infinite Undiscovery

The name alone is pause of what this game might entail for a story. I think that’s why alot of people may have overlooked this game on the outside. On the inside, its a whole different beast. What makes this game so hard? Well for one, the enemies themselves. I sometimes found myself overwhelmed with strong enemies even at the beginner stages. The areas in which you fought were so large and your map was only ‘revealed’ to you as you explored, so navigating was very tough and I was lost a good portion of my time. The inventory system was very overwhelming, and the crafting system wasn’t explained will in game (I found most of my crafting was done through guides i found online). Even with the hardships of the games controls, the game itself is VERY beautiful and I had to finish the game at least once. If you’re into achievements though, you’re gonna spend a good week straight of gaming, as you must play 3 times on harder difficulties to get all the achievements.

Resonance of Fate

I didn’t finish this game, didn’t even get well into it, but I can tell you from the start, if you like punishment and a grueling and hard control system to use, then you make like this game. For the average gamer, this game may be too much for you to handle. From fixed camera angles to a massive grid system for moving between towns and the world in general, I felt very overwhelmed by how much information was given to me in this game. Maybe I went in expecting too much, or maybe I just underestimated the games menus and controls, but this game made me not want to touch an RPG for awhile. Sure, one of these days I’ll pick it up, but for now, it’s still staring at me and calling for me.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Beautiful, anime-style game that is very, very long (3-discs on the Xbox Version!). As with other titles, if you’re not going into this game with an open mind and ready to learn new things (Fighting styles, controls, menus, etc), then this game may leave you scared. The game world is, in one short word, overwhelming. There’s lots to do here and lots of weird and interesting characters to meet. The problem is, as I saw at times, the scale may be TOO large for most people to handle. The maps were ridiculously large and the battles came a bit too often and were more of a chore than a delight in this game. But even still, this game is well worth it if you like long, detailed RPGs. Just, don’t get your hopes up for the voice acting.

With some of the limitations of the games, some players tend to rely on games with aboutmods. This gives them freedom to modify some aspects of the game, hence, they will get competitive advantage over other players in the game.

The Many Wonders of Vitamin E Oil

I am a firm believer in the healing power of nature. Too many beauty products on the market these days claim to work wonders, while closer inspection reveals them to be loaded with harsh, unnatural chemicals. Such ingredients are being absorbed into our skin and can be toxic. If you are like me and prefer to keep things simple and pure in your beauty routine, this article pertains to you. I have found that Vitamin E oil can be used as a healthy, natural alternative to many cosmetic products. Make sure to look for the purest vitamin E oil. It is usually found in a small bottle, can be purchased at most grocery, health or drug stores in the skin care aisle, and is generally quite affordable. With all of the products it replaces in my beauty routine, I think it is priceless.

I am of the opinion that this is one of the best things to have happened to mankind as it is an excellent vitamin for immune system support that has played a major role in making oil much more relatable to the people than it ever could have been.

Here is a list of some of the ways I implement Vitamin E oil into my daily routine:

Massage Oil:

As vitamin E oil is easily absorbed into the skin, it makes an excellent massage oil. It is light and scent free, and really beneficial to the skin’s health as there are no excessive added ingredients. It also warms naturally on contact.

Bath Oil:

You can sink into a warm bath sprinkled with vitamin E oil and relax knowing that the bath will be therapeutic for both your mind and body, moisturizing your skin from head to toe. You can even let your hair down and let it absorb the benefits of the oil as well.

Hair Treatment:

Another great use of Vitamin E oil is for the hair, as I have previously mentioned. If you suffer from dry, brittle, lifeless hair or split ends, Vitamin E may be the solution for you. Simply slather it onto your head and work through hair from roots to ends. Feel free to massage it into your scalp! Wait for a period of time, (really up to you depending on how dry your mane is!) Leave on for at least five minutes, then shampoo as usual.

Brittle Nail Treatment:

If your nails are prone to cracking and splitting, you may benefit from a daily soak in Vitamin E oil. Simply pour some oil into a small dish and submerge your nails in the dish of oil for 5-10 minutes per hand. This can be done while watching TV! Or, if you are short on time, rub a drop of the oil into each fingernail and be on your way!

Skin Moisturizer:

Vitamin E Oil is a great all around skin moisturizer. Many lotions on the market are chock full of ingredients like alcohol and other chemicals that can be sapping your skin of natural moisturizers in the long run. For proof of this, simply take a good look at the ingredients listed on your favorite lotion. Yikes! It’s hard to even pronounce some of those additives! For a pure and simple moisturizer that is easily absorbed into the skin without a plethora of other junk, Vitamin E Oil is wonderful. If you suffer from dry hands or feet, apply the oil liberally to these areas and cover with cotton socks or gloves, then let it absorb overnight. The result-silky, soft, supple skin!

Undereye Treatment and Makeup remover:

For a prevention to the fine lines that show up under our eyes, Vitamin E Oil is great. I lightly apply it under each eye when I get out of the shower. It is a great moisturizer and is fine even for the sensitive skin of the eye area. I have also found it to be superior as an eye makeup remover. Simply apply to a Q-tip, swab and voila! Unsightly smudges dissapear!

Lip Moisturizer

As a person with sensitive lips, I do not like to use a lot of the commercial lip gunk out there. It is often loaded with ingredients that make my lips feel sticky icky and ooey gooey. I have found the best thing for my lips when they are dry is a coating of Vitamin E Oil. One application and my lips are restored to smooth and moist, not weighted down with all that unneccesary goo.

Scar Treatment

Battle scars can be cool, I have plenty of them, but if you want to minimize their appearance, Vitamin E oil is a superior treatment. Simply apply a few drops of oil to the scar, whether is is old and faded or still fresh and red. Gently massage the oil into the scar tissue in a circular motion. Repeat every day! Soon your scar will be fading into the background, (or should I say the battleground!)

So, in conclusion, if you want a product that is natural and can be used as a massage oil, moisturizer, chapstick, bath oil, makeup remover,skin, hair and nail treatment all in one, Vitamin E Oil is your best bet!

Michael Peña: A Great Character Actor

Michael Peña has been an actor for almost 20 years, although you may not know him by name. These days, Peña has become more recognizable, after having major roles in “End of Watch” and “Gangster Squad”. But he has done a number of worthy minor roles that may have missed your attention. In all the free online movies & TV episodes below, Peña has proven himself to be a scene-stealer.

One of Peña’s earliest movie roles was in the film, “The Calcium Kid”. This is a fun flick, but not the greatest choice for the Michael Peña fan. Peña is playing a famous boxer, and as such, he is used to having his manager speak for him. Peña makes the most of what he has (we see that he is quite a ladies man in one interview scene). But Orlando Bloom is the star, and this is Bloom’s film. Peña has now made a second movie with Orlando Bloom, “The Good Doctor”. Bloom is also the star of “Doctor”, but Peña gets a fair amount of screen time in the movie.

One movie that should not be missed is “Fifty Pills”. The movie is standard teenage comedy fare, but Peña’s performance makes it all worthwhile. Peña has a minor role as Eduardo, a drug dealer. Peña’s comic timing is great. When one of Eduardo’s buddies bumps into him, he says, “I bruise like a peach!” Peña wags his chin at times and gets his own theme music (“Champion”, by One Block Radius).

Peña also has a fun role in “30 Minutes or Less”. Peña plays Chango, a hitman. He has great lines in his scene with Jesse Eisenberg, such as, “Like Da Vinci Code?. Like the Contra code?” And who could forget his hilarious “You’re a pimp” scene?

Fans of “Eastbound Down” will remember Peña’s role as Sebastian Cisneros, the owner of Kenny’s (Danny McBride) baseball team in Mexico. Peña is playing a stereotypical Mexican character, with a very heavy accent. When Kenny makes a racist joke, Sebastian replies: “That’s racism, man! I love to racism, bro!”

Fans will also be captivated by Peña’s performance in “Observe and Report”. Peña is at his absolute funniest here. His comic timing is in top form, as usual. In addition to that, Peña has a Jheri curl and uses Mike Tyson-like speech patterns.

And finally, one of Peña’s best performances is in the movie, “Crash”. Peña plays a locksmith. He has a wife and daughter and is not looking for any trouble. But he is mistakenly stereotyped as a criminal. Peña has a very moving scene late in the film.

Peña has several films in post-production (“Chavez”, and “Hell Back”), and more to come later in the year. It won’t be long before we see another great performance from him.

What to Look For in a Flash Drive

Having trouble in transferring your files to other computers? Don’t worry, a flash drive is your friend. If you still don’t own one, you can buy at your local tech shop. However, you just don’t buy any flash drives. Flash drives differ in a lot of things. Worry not, for this article will help you choose a perfect flash drive that would greatly help you in  your purchase.

Listed below are the basic yet the most important tips on what to look for in flash drives. Knowing these tips is like knowing the secrets of the best flash drives.

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  • Storage Capacity

Flash Drives have a capacity brace of 1GB to 1TB. Keep in mind that there is no “right capacity” in terms of buying a Flash Drive. The best capacity of a Flash Drive solely depends on what the user needs.

For example, most students needed a flash drive to transfer files in the format of word, exe, or event ppt on their school projects. So what they need are just small capacity flash drives. However, there are students who make their flash drives as their data carrier, so this makes students want to buy flash drives with bigger storage capacity. 

Know that the price of flash drives depends on the storage capacity they can handle. The higher the capacity, the higher the price.

  • Transferring Speed

One thing that future buyers should also look into are the transferring speed. Right now, the market is selling two kinds of flash drives. These are USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. By common sense, the USB 3.0 can transfer files faster than the USB 2.0. Approximately, the USB3.0 is 10x faster than the old standard USB 2.0.

Also keep in mind that USB ports also have distinct types. A USB 2.0 port can only transfer at a speed of a USB 2.0, even though your flash drive can handle USB 3.0 speed. Usually old computer units don’t have the new USB 3.0 port and could only handle the old standard. So in order for your USB 3.0 flash to perform at its best, make sure that your computer is also one of the latest types of computer.

In general, for a 32GB file, a USB 3.0 can transfer a file this size in more or less than 2 minutes. However, in a USB 2.0, these would likely cost 18 minutes of time. 

  • Quality

When buying a flash drive, one should also consider the quality of the flash drive. A flash drive is useless even though it’s fast and has a huge capacity, if its quality is trash. The hardware is as important as the software.

Always consider topnotch qualities of flash drives that can handle drops or heat. That is because flash drives, as small as they are, are prone to falling in our hands. Also flash drives can take a lot of heat as the ports are close to the processor of a computer which generally releases much heat.

Due to the great demand of flash drives, a lot of suppliers are going out of the market which results in release of great numbers of low standard quality products.

When choosing a flash drive, it is important that you should know what you are looking for and what you should do with it. A flash drive is an office worker’s best friend. So keep it as your own as it will eventually save your life someday (maybe).

Smoking: My Worst Health Habit and How I Broke It

It was still legal to smoke in the bars and clubs in Denver, Colorado. I would go through almost half a pack in one evening of drinking and dancing. I would smoke while driving to calm my nerves and give my hands something to do. I would smoke a cigarette while sitting on the back porch chatting with a friend on the cordless phone. All of my friends smoked and we would make social gatherings to go outside and light up. I began to wake up every morning with a hearty cough and I was unable to keep up in my cardio exercise classes. My daughter would tell me that the car stinks when she would sit in it during her weeks with me. My room began to smell like stale smoke from my dirty clothing littered around the floor. I couldn’t do it anymore. I didn’t want to.

I began by only smoking when I out to the bar or when I was driving. I did make a few exceptions when I was super stressed, but my smoking while driving and while at home were drastically cut. I then tried to quit smoking in the car. It was tough. I was agitated by people not driving up to my standards-or sometimes they were and just simply in my way-and I soon realized that it was going to take a lot of will power. I decided that in order for me to truly quit, I was going to have to simply stop. Cold turkey. I had cut my habit down to only a few cigarettes a week, so I felt I could do it. When that last pack was gone (and I tried so hard to make it last) I did not buy anymore. I occasionally cheated and bummed a cigarette, or just a drag, from someone at the bar. The cravings were a little difficult but instead I stayed inside when my friends were smoking, chewed gum or sucked on hard candies in the car, and remembered how much my little girl wanted me to quit.

I occasionally have a quick relapse and will take a few drags when having a girls night out or shooting pool at the local bar, and I am not proud. It happens once every few months and I feel terribly guilty for what I have done to my body. Smoking is no longer a part of my daily life and I am thankful. A lot of will power and a few tried and true tricks got me on the path to a healthier life. The person will be healthy with complete information about the vape juice. For gathering information ABOUT AQUA VAPE JUICE, a login can be made at the official site. All the dose related information will be offered so that no harm is caused to the health of the person with drinking.

Consider Bringing a Shelter Dog Home

Many people never think twice about getting a puppy when they’re looking for a new dog, but a fully grown shelter dog might actually be the perfect option. They might possess many good qualities that a new puppy might not have. Many dogs that were dropped off a shelter are not bad dogs as many people believe; some are simply there because their families don’t have the time or room to care for them properly. Some very good dogs get put in a shelter and you could get very lucky by finding the perfect dog for you household.

Many dogs are house trained and have some basic obedience under their belts. That means you don’t have to train a new puppy that has numerous accidents in the house or rips apart your furniture. You’ll also already get a glimpse of its personality, and know its size and temperament before you ever bring the dog home. You’ll know what you’re getting as an “adult” dog before you take the chance on the dog. It’s not likely that his personality will change that much if you get a chance to handle and spend time with the dog while you’re at the shelter.

You probably won’t end up finding a purebred show dog with papers and a great lineage, but if you just want a great family pet that isn’t important. Mutts can actually make much better pets than thoroughbreds since their genes are not so restricted; they can be more balanced, healthy pets. Most often people pick their dog on breed stereotypes or on cuteness. This can be very bad since you may not get a “Lassie” just because you buy a collie, and puppies don’t stay that cute or that small throughout their lives. With a shelter dog you get a taste of what you’re getting.

You can often bring your pets and whole family to the shelter to get acquainted with the dog you’re looking at. Definitely meet and greet the dog, spending time to get to know the personality of the dog you’re going to buy. From experience as a shelter volunteer, I know that the people at the shelter actively work with the dogs to see what kind of personalities they have. Marked on the papers attached to each cage is traits that a prospective buyer would need to know: is the dog ok with other dogs? Cats? Children? A rambunctious home or does it need quiet? These are all things you should consider before picking one and taking it home. Picking a shelter for your dog home is like choosing the best training tool for your dog. There are several factors that you need to consider. In addition, you should also check some reviews like barx buddy reviews for training tool when choosing a shelter for your dog home.

A shelter dog can be the perfect addition to your home. If you’re considering getting a new pet, check out your local shelter. You might be pleasantly surprised by what kind of dog you can get, and you’ll also be providing a home for a great dog.

How to Repair an Asphalt Driveway

I’ve said it before: driveways are a part of your home, and as such you need to take care of them. While some are gravel and some are dirt, many are asphalt, and as any homeowner can tell you, asphalt doesn’t last forever. Weather shifts, extensive rains or temperature shifts and even tree roots can make short work of an asphalt drive. Also, simple wear and tear can fade and crack a drive over time. Listed below is a walkthrough on what you can do to repair your asphalt drive and keep it looking great.

The first thing you need to do is clean. Your drive probably has quite a bit of filth on it, not to mention dust and oil. Go through and remove any grass, loose rocks or debris with a garden hoe and power washer. Also, don’t be afraid to break out that broom before and after. Remember, any debris left on the drive will affect the asphalt you’re about to put down. Also, don’t hesitate to purchase professional driveway cleaner or any other industrial-strength solvents that could remove anything that might get in the way. Essentially, you want to sterilize your drive before you start. Once it is washed, swept, vacuumed, chemically treated, hosed off, and generally spotless and dry, you are really ready to begin.

For tiny cracks, a rubberized asphalt-emulsion crack filler can be used. You’ll find this at your local hardware store for anywhere from $4-$12 depending on what brand you buy and where you shop. A calking gun will help you apply this to tiny cracks and small dents, but be warned- this is not for major cracks/repairs. This is for the little chunk or crack from bad weather, and that’s about it. Be sure to smooth the calking job when your done, preferably with a flat surface (knife or trowel).

For major repairs, you need something a bit more drastic. You’ll need to purchase an acrylic driveway sealer that needs to be applied to a moist surface (read: moist, not drenched). This can be smoothed on like peanut butter. Really gross smelling, black peanut butter, but the analogy holds. A one foot strip across the top (highest point) of your drive should be applied first, and then drug down with a large squeegee. This will stretch the acrylic about four feet maximum before a second coating will need to be applied. Continue to do this, making sure your work is even and that all parts of your drive are covered. Gravity will help (kind of), and within about an hour or two you should have a covered drive. Then simply wait about 24 hours to make sure it’s dry before placing anything on it, including yourself. The last ting you want are smelly shoes from standing on your still-wet hard work.

That’s roughly it. If you are looking for anything beyond these techniques, or a more drastic repair, then a new driveway might be more cost-effective at this point. Remember, regular maintenance will carry you a long way. Take care, and good luck!

If you’re a miser and don’t want to get a new driveway then the best option is to hire the best driveway sealer in town but it’s going to cost you anyway and they do charge higher than expected.