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Remains of a bar of soap.
Simple answer. Google "dried out bar of soap".
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Woo hoo. Just got my first clutch kit - for replacing my first clutch. Wish me luck!
Woo hoo! The kit arrived today, so, I'm going to replace my first clutch ever! Any advice is welcome on the R&R as this is my 1st transmission removal. I think I have "most" of the normal tools...
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Can you return a tire you don't like for full refund?
Thanks for finding that on the Costco tires and batteries. It only makes sense, since they are wearable items, where I would think they can't sell either one used like Fryes does. I think electronics...
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Buttons or Remote not working
The buttons or remote don't work. I have to plug in my a/c to turn it on. Good that it is stuck on good setting. Control panel ?
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Actual conversation
The bathroom sink is leaking. OK I'll rebuild the faucet, I have a kit. Now that I think of it, I've rebuilt it several times....I think I will just get a whole new faucet. You know what, I never did...
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OT: my best fish picture of 2017
Yeah! That's called aquaponics. We pumped the fish water to the plants in our greenhouse and the overflow went through some filters and back into the fish tanks.
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That anti-straw movement? It's all based on one 9-year-old's suspect statistic
so how many straws is acceptable to you?
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Please stop debating politics here
Actually I'm here to stand up for truth, justice and the American way.
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Smoke detector woes
Had one of those 10 year smoke detectors start going off regularly for no reason after five years of service. Called the manufacturer, waited on hold a good 20-25 minutes for a customer no-service...
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OT Good guys with guns.
Oren posted for all of us... I love it when he shoots through the windshield. He is not taking incoming from that knucklehead.
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How much extra do people affiliated with Home Advisor charge?
I bought a new shower sliding door and went online to find someone to install it. The person who contacted me from Home Advisor wanted $425 to install the door and cart the old door away. I then went...
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Notched 2x10's in center, easiest reinforcement if necessary.
All too true. A friend bought a home in a major city a few years back and hired a recommended home inspector. He gave her a long, detailed report, complete with pictures of some concern areas....
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OT stop using plastic straws to stop serving meat?
OT, which would you prefer, for your company cafeteria to stop using plastic straws to stop serving meat?
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covering over some holes in plastic/vinyl siding
twenty five year old house with vinyl siding. Yeah, it's drying out but most is ok. But... there are a bunch of places that were bumped against during moving or construction that have small holes, say...
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Please help identify switch
I hope someone here can help me identify this switch or an equivalent one. It's from an old (late '70s) GE range hood. There are a pair of pushbutton switches - one controls the fan - push once for...
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