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any organic grass control?
Hi All, In my little garden, after the compost and all, the local grasses have found nirvana. I am getting tired of picking their spouts out and am loosing the battle. Is there an organic method for...
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More about paint
Thanks for the previous answers on paint. Another question, I'm wanting a ceiling white, but not in flat. Local BM store says most people paint their ceilings, instead of washing them. The don't carry...
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OT - Sorta - Woodpeckers:
Woodpeckers are either very dumb or very devious. By the time the sound travels from their beak, through the aluminum gutters and into the structure of our house it sounds like a machine gun. Will...
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Security cams
I want to set up a security cam at an abandoned farmstead. One that is motion activated and would take a few pictures. It would be nice if it had wifi and I could transfer the pictures to an Ipod or a...
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Load Rating Casters
I'm looking to make a dolly for a 1000 lb 3-point mount wood chipper,using 4 swivel casters. Do I need 4 1000lb casters or would 4 250lb casters work? -- John
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safety
Greetings it might be necessary to study also the enlightment of the christian using appropriate methodologies May The Lord be with you
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Installation of flue through concrete slab
Wow, I never saw a residence with concrete slab floors. They are usually found in industrial or commercial buildings. If you want to cut a rectangle, an abrasive blade in a circular saw will work for...
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Lubricant For Gas Line Fitting?
Outside coupler/fitting where I plug in the grill sticks occasionally, the female end. Sometimes it goes right in, other times need to fiddle around for 5 minutes or so to get it to lock on. What is a...
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OT phone bill taxes...
... Indeed. And for all the furor the Washington Post and others make over farm payments, crop insurance subsidies, etc., the _total_ of all direct farm payments and subsidies is only about 15% of the...
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tile over greenboard around a tub
I have googled for this info, but all I can find are articles preaching that this is completely unaceptable.. Since 1) I have had bathrooms in 5 houses over the last 35 years with drywall backer and...
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Blinking Oil Light On Cub Cadet
The light kept blinking. Oil level was full and very clean; in fact, the unit had just been thru its very thorough annual servicing just two months earlier. And so it went to the shop where they...
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Protecting shingle overhang?
On the front and back of my garage the shingles overhand the edge of the roof by a few inches. Is there a standard way to support this edge so that a ladder can be used without crushing the shingles?...
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OT: Coffee and #$%@$Keurig
I like coffee and I drink a fair amount. I'm not that fussy. I drink it black, no flavor, nothing added, you get the picture. I enjoy the occasional esspresso and would drink it more if it was...
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"House Hunters:" Subjects say it's fake
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Wet coming up on hardwood
My boyfriend and I just bought a 1910 house. We did this actually expecting a LOT of work, but this has us scratching our heads: We spent part of the weekend ripping up carpet, because it smelled of...
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