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Type of concrete/cement for 1/4" thick fills
The rundown: Old building, Bathroom fixtures mounted to plywood and tile cut around their footprints (why? I have no idea). I will be replacing fixtures, but mounting on top of tile this time, so I'll...
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Regarding alkaline batteries (AA and AAA) - capacity is a function of weight?
I'm seeing more and more stores selling huge packages (24/32/48) packs of AA and AAA batteries, and usually not a name brand like duracell or energizer. So it's a crap shoot knowing how many milli-amp...
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"Sealed" Bearings: Lubing?
Quotes because I don't know enough to say that these bearings are truly sealed... but they have the rubbery rings around them. viz: These are a couple of PTO quick-release adapters that had finally...
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Replace water line from street to house -- PEX or copper?
Our water line from the township's shutoff to the house* is polyethylene and has sprung a leak. The quote to replace it with PEX is $1475; copper would be about $500 more. The plumber said PEX should...
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Construction Crane Question
There's a construction project going on next to my office. They recently used a big yellow moveable crane to construct a fixed tower crane, picture at What's the advantage of the fixed tower crane...
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OT, We Had 5-8 Inches Of Rain Last Night
The rain was hammering the house all last night and now many areas are flooded with some roads closed. As luck would have it, we've had a new roof put on the house in the last few years and got some...
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OT: Old laptop to get Internet on TV
I'm trying to score a cheap or free old laptop so I can watch Internet programs on TV. (I gave up cable; too expensive and too few channels that interest me. I tried OTA with an internal antenna & got...
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Did the parking brake break?
A FedEx driver has a bad day:
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Old Threads
Which tube should I replace, in my black and white TV? How can I get a new needle for my phonograph? How can I clean the heads on my eight track player? What can I use, to clean the nib on my quill...
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Repairing cement sidewalk with asphalt
Up until this year the city repaired sidewalks that had been pushed up by tree roots by breaking up sections and pouring new cement. This year they started patching them up by laying down asphalt, and...
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Clothes dryer: repair or replace?
My 25-year-old Hotpoint dryer is getting flaky. I have to run it two or three times to dry a load of wet clothes. I cleaned out the vent pipe and got quite a lot of lint out, but it still doesn't dry...
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First group of Canada geese sighted
It's official. Spring is here. This morning I saw the first group of Canada geese flying north over Winnipeg. By the time the snow melts, there'll be tens of thousands of them flying north over the...
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OT, OMG, A Polish Music Video
Well, it had to happen. ^_^ TDD Finally, the rest of the world (outside Poland) can enjoy this music video... Clip Copyright: UrbanRecTV https://www.youtube.com/user/UrbanRecTv
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How to complain to the FTC and/or FCC about deceptive advertising
If you feel like complaining about your cell phone, you get 1,000 characters on the online FCC complaint form & 3,000 characters on the online FTC form: FCC 888-225-5322 FTC 877-382-4357 In my case, I...
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Uncle Bubba's Cracker House is now closed
Bwahahahahahaahaahhhaaaahahahahahah! "Thank you for 10 great years. Uncle Bubba's is now closed." That's the message the restaurant at the center of the controversy that brought Paula Deen's empire...
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