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OT - credit card upgrade question
Got a note today from one of my card providers. They will soon be sending me upgrade, a card with RFID chip. They say that the chip will provide a unique transaction ID number for each purcahse, which...
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9 years ago
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Riding Mower wont start
I have a troy bilt horse xp with a kohler 22hp engine sv620 it will only st art if i use starter fluid. i left old gas on the tank so i drained the tan k and sprayed it out with ether and bleed the...
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9 years ago
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Shellac primer sealer
Hi I want to paint a door trim that has a few coats of oil based clear polyure thane. It is pine and therefore lots of knots. On a similar project I appli ed 2 coats of Bin Shellac Primer Sealer and...
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HF orange tip clamp question
I've got a couple of these, the ornage tips fall off easily, several are lost already. How to keep the tips on? Epoxy? Gorilla glue? - . Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus . . .
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9 years ago
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What would this JACK be called?
While watching one of those old "Emergency" tv episodes, I saw them using a hydraulic device similar to a "floor jack", but it's a wedge shaped device which expands and will separate or lift things....
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9 years ago
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sand is destroying my hot water heater and washing machine
my home destroyed in supper storm sandy after spending a lot of money to get it rebuilt I'm having an issue with sand coming in the clean water pipes all my pipes are new and I had to sink in a water...
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9 years ago
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leak under my kitchen sink
I have an intermittent leak under my kitchen sink. When we find water on the shelf under the sink I dig everything out of the cabinet and look for the drip site but by that time it is dry every where...
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9 years ago
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rubber plugs and memories.
When I first moved here, I needed a rubber plug to plug up the laundry sink once in a while. Either there was one here already or I bought one. It was hollow. After 31 years, it started leaking at the...
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9 years ago
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thoughts on soap
You know how, When they put in anti-lock brakes, or better tires on cars**, people just drive faster. Well, I didn't believe the stories about them adding enzymes to laundry soap. I thought it was...
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9 years ago
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Aerostar Head Gasket Replacement
No way to remove body parts to make clearance. It IS possible to replace the heads without removing the engine: Remove right front seat 2.Remove anti-skid brake module from under dash, leave wires...
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9 years ago
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What is wrong with Store Clerks?
I went to a Dollar Store and bought the following: 1 box of crackers 2 candy bars 1 quart of motor oil 1 pack of 4 AA batteries 1 one liter bottle of soda 1 pack of cold cuts 2 average cans of canned...
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9 years ago
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Got two heel problems with some ill-fitting new shoes
I did something stupid. I bought a pair of beguilingly cheap and good looki ng shoes on ebay from China. They look in real life as good as online! Howe ver, they fit TERRIBLY! The seller said to buy...
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9 years ago
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Driving ground rods
Any suggestions for hammer drills, rotary hammers and so on to use for driving ground rods? I see there are SDS Plus and SDS Max versions. Interchangeable bits? I've been using a pipe welded into a...
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9 years ago
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Happy Easter / Happy Wester
Happy Easter / Happy Wester For those of you in the Eastern hemisphere, Happy Easter! For those of you in the Western hemisphere, Happy Wester! May the appropriate Bunny (Easter Bunny or Wester Bunny)...
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9 years ago
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Made in France?
I bought a new item and the company is Trudeau. On the bottom of the package, it says "Fabrique en Chine". I'm thinking Chine is a little town in France that has local skilled craftsmen making quality...
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