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Is this car tire repair too close to the sidewall or not?
Just repaired this tire and was wondering since it seems borderline. What do you think about the sidewall proximity? I plugged it with a string tie from the outside. After cutting both sides flush, I...
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5 years ago
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Ranger repairs
After 6 years of ownership, and putting over 50,000 additional Km on it (now reading 358,000) I've run into a few repairs. I finally replaced the ORIGINAL rear brakes (the OP gave me the shoes and...
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5 years ago
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O.T. A double murder solved thanks to genealogy
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Roofing questions, replacing old flashing where wood siding meets roof, etc.
Hi all. Our complex is in need of some new roofs. Most, if not all, of th e old flashing was nailed to the sides of the buildings, and not to the roo f decks. My understanding is there is a way to cut...
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5 years ago
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Preparing 25 year old Cedar Shake Shingles for Painting?
The cedar shake shingles are now various shades of black and better half suggests we paint. Should we power wash before painting? I am thinking that if I have shingles power washed, the original color...
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5 years ago
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OT/ Great fathers Day gift
Sorry - it's in metric - so it's un-American and I don't understand it. :-) John T.
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5 years ago
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How to clean the fiberglass seal on self-cleaning oven door?
We had some pumpkin pie filling spill on the open oven door when puting the pie in the oven. We were able to mop up 99% of it on the glass, but we missed a spot that ran down onto the fiberglass seal....
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5 years ago
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OT: Taxidermy and pets
Very few Scots do that, also very few wear skirts anymore.
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UK electric service
ANY tumble drier is at risk of fire if not properly maintainedand kept clean. LInt is flamable. Period. It is also very fine and intrusive, and it also builds up like felt in ductwork - particularly...
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5 years ago
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On Topic: refrigerator seals
Hi All, On Topic. Golly! I have a regenerator with the freeze on the top. The seal on the freezer has a gap on the upper door opening side. It won't stay bent back when I bend it back. Its seems to be...
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5 years ago
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OT: Simple maths question
Four-and-half-ty, four and a half
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Car won't start
Could the engine be flooded? and you're right. The engine is flooded. and you're right. The engine is flooded.
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5 years ago
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OT looking for a job
OT I want to get a job taking simple little stories with boring endings and enlarging them so that they take 10 or 20 webpages to get to the end. I want to hire an assistant who will put the "NEXT"...
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5 years ago
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Anchoring in concrete
If you live where it freezes, you'll want to fill the holes with a stud-setting adhesive. Otherwise water will fill the holes, freeze/expand and crack the concrete.
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5 years ago
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Daft cats and catflaps
Jesus Christ, all I did was move the catflap from the back to the front of the house, now they can't understand it any more.
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5 years ago
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