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Ebay LED 110 VAC light bulb
I'm tempted to order a few of these. My experience with LED bulbs is that they are focussed, so they shine a spot on the far wall instead of lighting the room. Equal to 15 watt light bulb, too. Might...
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OT.World's biggest trucks.
Damn, in the west we have 58' trailers, 53' most everywhere else, but these are incredible.
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Flooring for combined laundry / living area?
1950's rancher. Sometime in its past, the carport was enclosed to create a combination den and laundry area. The laundry area was separated by two half walls with wooden spindles to the ceiling. (And...
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Plans for making a regular sized ironing board
I've always been unhappy with ironing boards (all jokes aside about the wife needing to be the one to do that work). Looking for a new one, I find the $40 cheapies on Amazon & the $100 ones all seem...
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Craigslist worked, for me
I'm writing to say nice things about Craigslist. couple days ago, I got a newer refrigerator. I did my best to give the old one away for free, to anyone from my church who needed a refrigerator. No...
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how on earth do I remove this screwless glass ceiling light dome?
Hi, Got quite a problem here because I'm moving out of my dorm in 2 days' time, and I need to change my ceiling light bulb before then (otherwise they'll impose some ridiculous penalty charge on me)....
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bad belt
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Basement finishing with french drain
I am laying a new floor for my sister who has a 1 1/2" gap french drain around 3/4 of the basement. It is the open kind where they have drilled holes in the cinder block and did not cover the french...
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Ryobi Battery Charger Reliability ?
My son is considering buying a Ryobi 18 V electric drill battery pack and charger to replace the two wearing out Ryobi ni-cad battery packs and two non-functioning Ryobi chargers that he presently...
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12 years ago
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OT Eternal?? Home
A story here about a guy who built caskets for himself and his wife. http://tinyurl.com/84e7mk5
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fire alarm system
I've read that fire alarm systems need to be replaced on ten year intervals. I was wondering if all components need to be replaced in my wireless system. The system includes smoke detection as well...
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contact cement
need to re-glue formica edge of old bathroom vanity. The strip is about 6' long, and about 2' of one end has come loose. how do I repair? should i pull the whole strip off and re-glue or just glue the...
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Man runs wild with hammer at NH mall (at least it wasn't a gun)
You see? Even crazy people are far less dangerous when they don't have a gun. I wonder if he's the owner of the local glass company... ================================================= runs wild with...
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News you can use
Your vehicle may not be a total loss. Article on how to deal with a car that has carried a rotting corpse. "After pressure generated by the story going viral, a suburban Detroit car dealer has agreed...
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Wall Heater Thermostat
My new wall heater has a gas valve that is thermostatically compatible. The most common thermostat for this heater is called a "microvolt" thermostat. It apparently get its microvolts from something...
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