Bob Hope's TV show made its debut on this day in 1953. "Old Ski Nose," best known for his road films with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, opened and ended each show with “Thanks for the Memories." If you have memories of how it used to be when you open your garage (because the cement slab is chipped, cracked, stained and worn out, and the smooth floor of years gone by is now a distant memory), cheer up. You can top it with a new coat as easily as 1, 2, 3. Here’s how: first, clean it with muriatic acid or concrete cleaner, using a stiff wire brush to roughen the surface for a good bond. Then mix a thin slurry of cement, sand and water. Apply it with a scrub brush as a primer. Then, per the Portland Cement Association, add a new top coat no less than 2 inches thick before the slurry dries. The next day, it will be as good as new. And that's the On The House tip for today.