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Padding Boat Trailer Crossarms?
viz: I want to make those cross arms a lot more shin-friendly. Pool noodle does not last - tried it on my roof racks and it wore out quickly - and there's the diameter issue. Maybe pipe insulation,...
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tiles above tub look wet
A few years ago this happened on another spot (I thought soap scum retained water) and eventually the wall crumbled and had to be rebuilt. Is it a sign the wall behind the tiles are wet? Is it enough...
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Selling A House With A Wood Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
My neighbor is selling his house. He has a wood shop in his basement, maybe 15 x 25. Table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw, a couple of workbenches, etc. The shop is at ground level, with a door to the...
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Just Released - New Car features for the 2019 models.
Just Released - New Car features for the 2019 models. Beginning with the 2019 vehicles, all vehicles excluding semi-trucks will have "verbal signaling". This feature will allow the driver to say...
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I used to buy tires from TireRack - now SimpleTire (how can they do it?)
For years, I have been buying tires from TireRack, opting to mount them and static balance them myself at home. This week, I called TireRack, to order a set of four passenger tires, where I picked a...
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Framing a new closet door
Hi, I'm framing a closet in my basement. The pre-hung door I bought says it needs 81.75" height for rough framing and I need to set the framing across the top of the door (the "header", I guess)....
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7 years ago
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Is this venting dryer into utility closet a bad idea.
Is this venting dryer into utility closet a bad idea. This problem is one that bothers my landlady a lot: All the apartments were built with space for a washer and a dryer, with the dryer next to an...
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LED lights for refrigerator
The CFL I tried in the fridge didn't work because the bulb had cold-start issues so am currently using LED purchased at Menards or Lowes Depot.
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Ceiling texture
If you are doing the whole ceiling it is pretty much a freeform thing but if you are trying to match existing it is art forgery. It takes a real artist to do it. I would get a wall paper brush and a...
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OT Turn signals
Half the time I can't see them because they are on the other side of my viewing angle. There are very few that comply to old laws. Every day I come upon a stopped car. I don't assume the blinker is on...
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cubcadet rt 65 tiller
Tiller runs and starts ok but when I push choke in it loses power and backfires
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Auto Body Shop Rip-Off Attempt
Painted black or black colored? Color sealed bumpers can be buffed out but painted ones need to be painted and if that were the case $600 is high but not outrageous. I've had encounters with both...
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need help with contacts
After restoring phone to factory specs google contacts don't show any contacts. I've tried everything I can think of. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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O.T. Amazon Pricing
From the Wall Street Journal: or Beneath the placid surface of product pages lies an unseen world of bots, algorithms, flash crashes and fierce competition.
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OT: American drivers and pedal confusion
Why do I constantly hear of Americans confusing the brake and accelerator. Yet Brits never do so. Why? Some kind of coordination problem between left and right? For example: "Two staff members and...
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