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hard to start chain saw
I have a cheap($100)poulin mod p3314wsa gas chain saw that .is very hard to start. When I pull on the starting rope it feels like there is way too much compression. Is this normal or what? Maybe !~m...
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Driveway pavers. (Sort of)
I have a downhill blacktop driveway with a turn around. I would like to make the driveway look better. I got to wondering if I could make my own 4x4x 2 inches concrete "tiles" and place them in a bed...
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OT Cruiz runs for president?
Just found out he was born in Canada. The constitution /requires/ the candidate to have been born in the USA. I assume Cruiz was fine with Obama having been born in Kenya then ???
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OT, as usual - What are these?
Have any others noticed the many people walking around transfixed by these things in their hands - about the size of an old-fashioned small paperback book (remember those?). They walk everywhere...
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Humidity different types of heat plant
Friend of mine tells me he used to live in a place with baseboard heaters (probably circulating hot water) and another place with fan forced hot air. Says the fan forced heat is very dry, but the...
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Advice on outdoor game cameras? Specific requirements...
We have a remote cabin in eastern WA state, and want to enhance our security when we are not there. There is one narrow road to access property, so there is a small area where camera can mount....
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Threaded Insert Riveter Kit - Saved by Harbor Freight again
Bought one from McMaster Carr for $56 but as usual, I expected it to have all the different mandrel sizes that it was capable of handling. I didn't read the fine print until I got it here and saw that...
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Sighty OT again -- Windows 8.1 Network Password
Yes, I know it's OT. I could not find any newsgroups on Windows 7 or 8, or even any networking groups except for old OS. But any suggestions of other forums are appreciated. An now.... on to the sob...
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OT/Race Together
Looks like someone should take their own advice before trying to give it to us Starbucks executive Corey duBrowa recently deleted his twitter account, after what he said were abusive comments as a...
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OT Documentation of the very first smart phone
Hilarious for its time - when it was impossible to hear a phone in a concert hall or restaurant. There was a time when not every household had a phone - let alone every single individual.
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OT Pie, not advertising anything
Those of you who go to the supermarket might have noticed that Mrs Smith frozen fruit pies were more than half off for month after month last spring, and I bought a few and ate a few, but I ended up...
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message SEn valves won't turn on
I just had wiring replaced on my valves. I got them to run just once using manual setting. Now, I am getting an SEn display and I can't even use the manual setting. I just replaced the battery. Where...
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OT How hard can you hit someone over the head
OT How hard can you hit someone over the head with a liquor bottle without maybe killing him? In the movies the bottles and windows used in fights are made of candy, and the furniture has never been...
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usb wall sockets
Has anyone actually been in a house with wired usb wall sockets?
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What kind of ballast is this?
My shop light fluorescent light fixture with dual lamps went out. I opened up the fixture but there is no regular ballast in there, only two small plastic boxes, one inserted in each of the two wires....
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