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Why is Champion Mortgage of Lansing MI Terrorizing The Elderly With Unwarrented Threats?
If anyone can decipher what you are talking about they may be able to help. What is Champion asking for? What tax documents? What are the terms of the mortgage regarding taxes? Are you sure it is...
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Painting exterior stucco - UPDATE - not working out well
A while ago I posted a question as to what type of paint to use to paint over relatively new, once painted, exterior stucco and then went on to ask what was going wrong with trying to paint these...
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How come my gasoline does not go stale?
Title says it. Had to start up the 5000 watt generator because of an outage. Gas within is at least three winters old. Always starts on the second pull. This is contrary to all the discussions about...
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OT - In Four Days (from another list)
It starts satirical, but ends serious. Worth reading. NaturalNews) The world will come to an end in just four days, and that's a huge relief because it means we can all finally stop flossing. I doubt...
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Anyone know where
I can get a bit of advice on a DIY project? Certainly not here.
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What's going on?
Electric range, metal cooking pot. Stick a metal spoon in the porridge and get shocked! Uh, why? I don't have ANY experience with electric stoves, so any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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A jewel in the trash!
The wife is a member of AAA. (bear with me). As part of the long list of AAA member benefits is their monthly magazine. The one the wife gets is labeled "Texas," but I suspect AAA has versions for...
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CO detector lifespan
I have a Kidde model KN-COB-B battery-powered carbon monoxide detector that I bought in January, 2006. The manual says that the life of the detector is 7 years from first use, and that it will begin...
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PaintZoom.... inyone see it, buy it??
infomercial fare, but inneresting in that this appears to be a *true* HVLP sprayer.... well, mebbe "true" hvlp sprayer.... lol Inyway, all told, about $100. You carry the compressor on a shoulder...
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Tracking down source of gas odor...
Small NG heater in the well house. When operating, on occasion get an odor of gas but have had no success at all in finding source of any leak. Interesting discovery--installed new pilot and safety...
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sundials
When making a sundial why do all of the diagrams show a triangle plate cut on the same degree as the latitude where you live for the shadow projector as opposed to a vertical pole to cast the shadow?...
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In line water shut off valve
Can these valves be repaired rather than only replaced. In line shut off valve in basement does not fully stop water to outside spigot. The valve is not leaking indoors. Valve has been cycled several...
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Recommended repair or magnetron replacement of broken microwave (Jenn-Air M170B)
This Jenn-Air (model M170B) 1,350 Watt microwave just stopped heating: called Jenn-Air customer support who said there's no troubleshooting for when it doesn't heat. They said the magnetron may need...
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Thermostat "problem" - thermal cutoff protection actually works!
Just relaying an experience in case someone else happens across it. I swap= ped a 500W baseboard heater for a new 300W unit as part of a circuit balanc= ing act. Heater refused to turn on, but the...
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Furnace repairs DIY
Furnaces can sometimes give you head aches, especially if it's cold outside and you need it more than ever. To make sure you don't need furnace repair services on a winter day, save yourself some time...