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Sign in grocery store
Reminds me of something. My city publishes the phone numbers of various city services, it seems there is a department for everything. I am not a busy body and have never called to report a problem if...
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Washing machine belt
The alloy pulleys wear also...and then the belt "bottoms" on the hub. A new belt should be flush with the diameter of the pulley. I should be an OEM belt...
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Clorox2, reall works.
1) Clorox2 really works. I had a good sport shirt, cotton and polyester, that for some reason I started wearing for a work shirt, a robe, and just about everything, and it got filthy in front. In the...
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Older web browsers
For security reasons and site-rendering capabilities I'd recommend not using an older browser. One thing that seems to degrade Firefox is some of the add-ons which I keep to an absolute minimum....
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quarterly tax payments
Chris, Use Federal forms here: Once you start sending them in government will send you forms next year with envelopes filled in for you. Find Delaware tax forms here: I only send in the feds now and...
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Getting rid of poison ivy
On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:43:31 -0000 (UTC), Danny DiAmico wrote in In the rural south-east where I live, farmers will put goats out on the area they want cleared. The goats eat it all.
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Dont take a Bath when it's Lightning
I never heard of it happening to a bather, but I have heard of it happening to people swimming in lakes or pools. I have also heard of it happening to anyone outdoors as well as cattle and other...
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Laundry pods
Once in a while, someone writes some common sense. And this is such a moment. Good job, sir. Thank you.
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Top spinner missing on new GE dishwasher?
Almost nothing in the apartment works! I'm wondering if the GE dishwasher is missing the top spinner arm. Does anyone know if there are dishwashers without a top spinner arm? Please do a web search...
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(OT) Thank God I'm A Country Boy.
Exiting the freeway and finding yourself in the wrong neighborhood, you definitely don't want to stop- arguably not even for a red light.
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New Refrigerator Water Hook Up
I will soon have a new refrigerator delivered. It will replace a unit that does NOT now have a water feed. I do not want to pay the quopted $150, for that water feed to be installed by a plumber. Does...
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Plastic tags
Generic credit card sized (business card sized?) PLAIN sheets of plastic that are either very durable (unlikely to break when flexed) *or* flexible. Best guess I can come up with is a PVC gutter and a...
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Alarm/siren location
I want to install a couple of these: *inside* the house, tied into the alarm and "fire" systems. But, don't want to *see* them (i.e., hanging on a wall). The only two options that come to mind are to:...
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Follow the Promps <sic> at Home Depot
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OT: Another American hero passes on
Norman "Dusty" Kleiss was just 26 when he took off almost 74 years ago in his Douglas bomber from the carrier Enterprise, near Midway. A short time later, he delivered the second successful hit on the...