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You Can Be Sure If It's Westinghouse
Fans Recalled by Westinghouse Lighting Due to Shock and Fire Hazards Hazard: The two 60-watt light bulbs included with the ceiling fans exceed the fan?s maximum wattage, which can cause the ceiling...
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OT - Harry, are you going anyway...
I think they looked at Keith Richards who LOOKS like he has been dead 34 years and decided to chance it. (g).
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Unstrippable Wood Finish - What is this?
I am refinishing wood kitchen cabinets, about 1950-ish. I started out with Citistrip and then changed to methylene semi-paste. I thought one bottle of Cit. was junk, as it would not soften the finish,...
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Prices lowered for the economy?
I got a call today, and fellow wanted my prices. I quoted my usual price. I can tell over the phone, the "uh, I'll call you back" routine. The price that I used to get, before. Not making any sales....
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Repairing a Olympia Carina 2 manual typewriter
Any shop in New York State that does it?
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OT Who uses RSS?
Why don't you use a real usenet client program? Most any e-mail software is also a usenet client. As I've told this group ( many times - google gropes is a piss-poor way to experience usenet. Nothing...
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What was the longest square nail sold in the 1800s?
For you old timers who were born in the 1800s..... What was the longest square nail sold in the 1800s? (Actually 1800's into 1910). Several websites show pictures and explain how they were originally...
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OT Fukushima. The truth is coming out?
Vitrify and put into tunnels like Yucca Mountain. Even safer would be to drop into subduction zones between crustal plates, but it's probably not worth the extra effort. Also, some proposed kinds of...
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tiling over sheetrock vs cement board
All the pros say , you got to use cbu or your walls will turn to mush. Well I just tore down my 4" tiles around my tub/shower and the walls were just fine after 30+ years. Maybe if there are several...
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OT Another "You couldn't make it up"
Not unusual. There are many examples of women guards falling for prisoners and aiding and abetting escapes. Worst one I recall wa where the the guard (off duty at the time) was part of the escape plan...
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Duet Washer drum
Hello I have a Duet washer model # ghw9100lw2. How is the inner metal drum connected to the outer plastic drum? the inner drum is seems loose and flappng around. it looks like it should be centered in...
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odors
I have been on rv group talking about getting rid of rv odor. I bought a closed up unit which I'm working on. Anyway, I have been treating with ozone, and going to try vinegar cleaning. I ran into...
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tree hooks
I have a tree limb I want cut off. It is about a 1000 lbs branch at a 30 degree incline off the vertical and 20 ft off the ground. I was wondering if there is an attachment one could make to a tree...
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Time To Paint HardiePlank Siding?
Is it time to think about repainting a HardiePlank home exterior that was new in 2003? I've done some touch-up in a few places where the paint peeled due to moisture such as the drip cap at the top of...
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Outlet Humor....
Lookie here: if I posted this before, age is screwing with my memory these days... Jeff
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