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Ot. Doing hanayama puzzles
Are there harder ones above level six? These are brutal but toss me something harder. Inigma was hardest for me, infinity was easy., quartet disassembled but cannot put back.
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Need a new Circuit-Tracer / NCV tester
I purchased a UNI-T , UT-25B, but I am disappointed in it. The receiver works, but its the same pitch for both alerts ! Short beep for NCV (voltage) and fast beeps signal trace. Couldn't they haves...
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how much weight will two layers of 3/4" plywood hold?
I have two groups of 3, 2x8's and one group of 5, 2x8's. I am running the groups of 3 for the sides and the group of 5 down the middle. Each group is 7' long and am planning on 4' wide. Do I need two...
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OT: Polishing Your Resume
What you did: Changed a light bulb What your resume says: Single-handedly managed the successful upgrade and deployment of a new environmental illumination system with zero cost overruns and zero...
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container ships
On those container ships, like the one stuck in the Suez Canal, do they ship anything below decks anymore? What do they do with all the space? Is the deck at the same height as the top of the hull or...
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Channellock
Channellock - Wikipedia
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Roundup and GM crops being reduced in Mexico
<> GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities.
 
Minor Mystery
We had a power outage here last Friday that lasted about 19 hours. (It was caused by a wind storm blowing a large tree into power lines a few blocks away). I happen to have four 100 Ah LiFePO4 12v...
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OT. Ever Given Floats. Suez Canal Open
<> A super moon helped. THE mega-ship blocking the Suez Canal has FINALLY been refloated and moved down the channel thanks to a supermoon.Officials said that rescuers have su THE mega-ship blocking...
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Took off existing tile to repair leak and when the existing tiles were out back, I do not have enough tiles
As above
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Five myths about poverty
Even if you are not convinced of all these, they are certainly something to think about. Five myths about poverty I see flaws: "And what about rising from rags to riches? In the United States, 1 in 25...
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How much electricity do these things use when not in use?
I'd appreciate it any replies went to all three groups that this is posted to so I don't have to read all three to see all the replies. When I started in Usenet, that was considered the proper way....
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Seat belts on school buses?
With all this talk about gov't. job is to keep us safe (mask mandate, auto crash standards, vaping prohibitions, for instance), I've always wondered why seat belts aren't required on school buses....
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magnet to remove nails in walls
Have an old house, circu 1880's, when then or later canvas was hung in rooms and wall paper hung on canvas. The canvas was nailed to the walls of the room & nails are very difficult to remove. Help!...
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the Dejoy act
A group of House Democrats on Friday introduced legislation to prohibit the Postal Service from lengthening mail-delivery windows and require it to adhere to present service expectations. They named...
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