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What Can Cause A Shower Trap To Empty Out?
My family owns a single story house that no one has lived in for a few months. It will be put on the market in the spring. In the meantime, we've run into a strange issue. The house is 300 miles from...
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Two captcha questions
1. When they give the two words, why is one easy and the other impossible? Wouldn't a single impossible work work as well? What's the reason for the easy word? 2. When they give the house numbers, how...
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OT: Inspiron 6400 MBR image
On the EXTREMELY RARE chance that someone has an *intact* (Media Direct + Factory Restore capable) Inspiron 6400, I'd love to get an image of the MBR to restore a machine, here. If not, I'll just...
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
Nest thermostat bug leaves users cold A software bug that caused Nest's smart thermostat to stop working has left many users both cold and angry. I never thought I'd see the day when you had to reboot...
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Furnace metal-on-metal noise
Furnace has taken to "chirping" -- sound of two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. Traced to one (?) of the removable door panels (*probably* rubbing on the OTHER door panel!). As this panel...
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OT: Be careful what TV ads you let your children see
The pastor asked the children what they knew about the resurrection. One child answered, "I know that if you have a resurrection lasting more than four hours, you're supposed to call a doctor." Perce
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Lint Filter GE Washer GE WHRE5550K1WW
Can anyone suggest how to filter washer drainage to prevent lint from plugging in the pipe? This is happening about once a year. "None of the new machines have filters. The pump grinds up all the lint...
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Clearing Drains with Air Pressure
I have seen these gadgets that use air pressure for drain pipe blockages. I can see that could be useful where there are too many elbows in a small diameter pipe for a regular snake. Anyone have...
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OT: Wacky Movie Week
Enjoying some good, old-fashioned, brain rot! Monday was _Rubber_ Tuesday, _John Dies in the End_ Wednesday, _Safety Not Guaranteed_ Thursday, _Flushed Away_ Friday, _Buckaroo Banzai_ It was either...
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Knife sharpener
Has anyone found a knife sharpener that actually works ? I use a bench grinder, but the edge does not last long.
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OT: Old Deja Posting...
20 yrs ago most folks used their actual names...and check the servers and such...things were simple then! Google Groups allows you to create and participate in online forums and email-based groups...
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eReader options
Nope. I use Calibre to email an epub to a mail account accessed exclusively on my iPad. I click on the attachment and select "Open in iBook" (a native application on iOS) OR, if I am home and access...
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Weather
It's about time the media cracked down on these weather forecasters and some of their terrible predictions. Stop these floods, severe storms, tornados, etc. From now on only pleasent predictions and...
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Gas Logs - Vent vs NonVent - Odor Question
I have some NON Vented Gas Logs that are in need of replacing. My girlfriend doesn't like to use them because of the odor when they burn. I grew up with this and while I don't find it pleasant, I can...
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Sink Aerator Washer Failure
The flat rubber washer in my bathroom sink spigot split and now water leaks from the threaded joint where the aerator attaches to the spigot. Checked a few places for a new washer but can't find one....
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