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Paint your walls -- and die
But, but, but... Drywall and paint is immensely cheaper than wood walls! I grew up in a house with wood walls, and, guess what? The wooden walls were covered with cheesecloth then wallpaper! (Ever...
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I got a problem:(
I got at least one RAT in my house. Right now its eating my dogs food. Its a well fed healthy looking rat running between my bedroom and the kitchen with the dogs food and water....... my dogs appear...
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12 years ago
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Need a battery to solder into the camera
I wanted to put this thread right here, after the follow-up thread,, but I won't have enough info for it until tomorrow at the earliest I've looked all over and I can find it listed in the Panasonic...
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12 years ago
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Follow-up on wet camera / May need battery
Here's a short follow-up on the wet camera. My fantasy about an easy repair waned, and I began to agree with anyone who said drying the camera would not help (2 months after it was submerged for a...
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12 years ago
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Summer Projects!
Hello Experts! As winter comes to a close, I finally managed to get the rem= ainder of my Christmas lights down off the house. While doing that, I was l= ooking at the house and realized that a paint...
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12 years ago
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OT? Brazing Stainless Steel?
I'll crosspost this to a home repair group. There might be someone who can answer that there. I do a little welding but not professionally.
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What is a good treatment for wooden shovel handles
Over time the wooden handles on shovels and other garden tools tend to dry out and crack. Particularly when they get weathered. I know it's best to keep them indoors, but that dont always happen. I...
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Tip A contractor?
No experience with a contractor till this past weekend. Had my stoop done with limestone steps and bricks. He was the lowest bid of 3, and I was hesitant in hiring him and his crew..because he was...
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12 years ago
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Semi-OT: Cheap tools and other stuff
Bear with me: In my town, constables - the law enforcement arm of the Justice Courts - are responsible for evicting apartment dwellers and foreclosed residents. These eviction processes include...
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12 years ago
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Zenni update, Mar 11, 2012
Tried that. The images moved around, like the world was going up, down, and sideways. But not much focuss improvement. I wrote off for a stronger pair (larger number in the drop down menu). Those...
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Always one last clock
We do daylight saving time in NYS. Last night, during the church social, I walked around all the offices, and class rooms. Changed clocks, and clock batteries. Every year, three or four days later,...
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12 years ago
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Mold And Silicone/RTV In Shower ?
Hi, I have a shower stall that over the years has apparently had some grout cracks fixed with RTV/Silicone. As to be expected, I guess, there is some mold on the Silicone. Seems to be Not on surface,...
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12 years ago
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sprinkler controller clock
I was resetting clocks this morning (government-mandated nonsense), when I noticed the date on its clock was wrong. Apparently, it can not be set to a year that isn't in the range of 1996 to 2011....
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12 years ago
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Dryer vents and gas meters...
I have both a gas meter and my dryer vent abut 3 feet from each other, whihc seems to be acceptable minimum code however: they are both under the deck. The meter's regulator is just on the outside of...
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OT Coca Cola gives you cancer.
Is that the one they are taking out in the USA and leaving in for the rest of the world?
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