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OT - US Postal Service deliveries
Our mail arrived Monday night at about 11pm. Nothing in the mail that woul d explain why it was so late. Our previous mail lady, up until she left ou r route several years ago, arrived between 2 and 3...
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Start Building a BOMB SHELTER
Looking at the election results, it's time to start building a BOMB (or Fallout) SHELTER. We will all need them soon..... Some plans are here: The good news, Obama will be in the whitehouse till mid...
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Need to Use Plunger on 1.6 gal Toilet Every 3-4 days.
But first try this simple test. It's the standard way to diagnose if a sluggish toilet is caused by mineral build-up under the rim: Pour a bucket of water into the bowl. If the flush rate is normal,...
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Stump removal - Very Interesting Video
The beauty or TORDON RTU is, one brushes it on the stump with a cheap chipping brush. A relatively miniscule amount will kill the entire root structure of a 70 year old ficus tree fairly quickly....
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Firewood and Poison Ivy/Oak
I've been granted access to a large pile of firewood rounds, free for the taking. I'm pretty sure that there is no poison ivy/oak mixed in with the wood because the pile is right next to where I park...
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Hinge Question
In the old days, a chisel would have been used by a craftsman, or possibly a Stanley #71/#271 (or clone) router plane. A butt-gauge can be used to mark the outline of the hinge. Be very careful to cut...
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Stupidity Award of the week....
Yesterday I was at a public event and just before it got dark outside, I heard a woman say: "I just noticed that both the sun and moon are out at the same time". Another woman said: "It's because we...
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Bostitch SB 1850BN
Need to replace exhaust cover on Bostitch SB 1850BN. Anybody know where to get instructions?
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Best place to get sheet metal in small quantities in San Jose?
Where would you get sheet metal for custom road signs? The signs will be 12" by 18", with rounded corners, painted white, with black two-inch letters. Steel would work, but aluminum would be better....
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does old heating fuel oil go bad?
Thanks for the info. Looks like it should be fine as long as I don't dredge-up the bottom muck.
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Swinging door wall
duty hinges, rollers, locks, latches, etc. Just make a really light weigh t door and set it into the jamb manually. Put a couple of big suitcase sty le handles on it to lift it off when you need to...
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Screw In LED Fixture - Not a bad idea
I just bought one of these for my daughter. She moved into an apartment in an old house and the kitchen ceiling fixture is basically a single hanging bulb. It's kind of like this and the single bulb...
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Question about emails
I dont want to mention politics again, but I cant help but question HOW CAN ANYONE POSSIBLY SEND 650,000 EMAILS? If you break this down to 20 years, thats 32,500 emails per year. Divide that by 365...
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OT: How Do You Steer This Thing?
IMO, only the first 1:30 of this video is any good, the rest is really boring "tractors stuck in the mud" footage. If I understand how the rig works, the rear wheels of the truck drive the tracks, but...
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John Deere 48" riding lawnmower blade bolt head
What size bolt holds the blade
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