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No inside access to ground floor in Outer Banks, NC vacation home?
So here I am vacationing on the Outer Banks, NC in a rental house. Don't hate me! ;-) Typical of most houses in the area, it is built up on 6 x 6 posts to protect the living area against flooding....
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OT White lists and email
Here is a workable idea, if I could just convince Gmail to try it. When you sign up for an email address you can have the option of using a permission only email address. You always have the option of...
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Things to do before leaving for vacation
Well, first pick a destination... Oops! Things to do to your HOME before leaving for vacation, from Popular Mechanics: I have a question: If I leave my Houston home in August, should I still put...
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string trimmer carb adjustment tool
I have a sears string trimmer (25cc-17" Model# 358.791010 california model-= arrrrgh!) that seems to be running a bit lean and the mixture adjustment s= crews are of a splined type. Is there one kind...
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What is the Exhaust control for on Air Conditioner?
It's an older Westinghouse window A.C. Besides the temperature control, HI - LOW - OFF and Automatic Fan controls, it has this lever that says Exhaust OPEN - CLOSED. With the front panel removed, I...
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Larger animals in the attic
Nope, it's not mice or rats this time. It's large animals that make the whole house vibrate when they walk around. I called in the pros, and they said that whatever was in my attic was larger than...
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Old home intercom.
I have a home intercom in a two story condo from 1963. The intercom has three built in wall units that were=20 installed at the time of construction. One unit is outside next to the front door and...
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Sagging Door Grand Finale'
Happy to report that the sagging door that consumed so much bandwidth is indeed repaired: weeks to repair. Now all done. :-) Details on request. Many thanks to DerbyDad03, dadiOH, some others, and...
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Echo, the company that makes grass trimmers
Using Adobe reader to read one of their trimmer's owners manual. Using Accessibility (ctrl+k) to change Document Color Options. This is the first document that shows text and pictures correctly while...
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OT and other news
Woman accidentally swallows knife ? Again A 30-year-old woman with a history of bulimia presented to the emergency department after swallowing a knife. She inserted the knife into the posterior...
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Farm tractor rampage
They may nail his ass to the jail wall for a long time, but I bet he had fun doing it. Probably had/has a cheering section too.
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OT - crooks phoning me
Related to the telemarketers, I just got the second call in 2 weeks that I had won $2.5 million from Publishers Central Clearing House. FYI, I got his number so I could call him back: 1-876-881-0225...
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Callin' the Haul-Away guys...
Hello all - I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of. Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored) recycling center that...
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Is a generator to supply 'almost' all the power worth it?
Utilities go down. Is it worth it to get a generator to supply almost all the power to your home? like 10kW or 20kW. and if so, which one and how much? Or just stick with a 2kW, or so and time...
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Electrical - Is this legal to code?
Electrical - Is this legal to code? I dug a trench from the garage to a toolshed, and put about 30 feet of 12-2 UF cable underground to the shed. Before filling the trench, I decided that maybe it...
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