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battery post to small, cable clamp too blig?
This with two shims, in case the battery posts are not big enough? Aren't the positive battery posts all the same size, and the negative ones too? I have a 2005 Toyota and the positve battery clamp is...
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Expensive Digs.
$547 million. Needs work. <> What could be the world’s most expensive house is about to go up for auction for more than half a billion dollars. But it’s not exactly for the house itself as it is...
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Why use dryer sheets at all?
I was reading about hunting and not scaring away the deer, and it said when washing your clothes to use wWash your hunting clothes in scent-free detergents and dry them withnaturally scented drier...
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Do black walnuts damage the grass?
Do black walnuts damage the grass? I read that they contain a poison that damages the grass, but ... so far, I haven't seen it. OTOH, I used to get 20, maybe 40 black walnuts in my yard and I'd often...
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Main CB Replacement
The 150 amp main on my 1987 vintage Crouse Hinds panel will no longer hold the 'On' position. Is there a suitable replacement? I am told the Murray MPD2150 150-Amp 2 Pole 240-Volt Circuit Breaker will...
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2 years ago
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OT blood tests for annual physical
OT. I had to get a blood test today and they had a sign that said medicare rules have changed and it no longer pays for blood tests for annual physicals. But online I seem to see that it does pay for...
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Straw House
It's been awhile since I've heard about anyone building straw houses. <> A home that's being built in Minneapolis is unconventional because of what the owners are putting in its walls.
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Hanging drywall 8' 4"
I need to cover a wall with drywall and wanted to know what to use. The wall measure 8' 4" floor to ceiling. Should I buy: A.) 8' pieces and use some scraps to fill the other 4" ? B.) 9' or 10' pieces...
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OT: Another fine mess, where a spec isn't a spec
I'm getting a new cell phone, an LG Velvet 5g. It supports wireless charging and says it conforms to the Wireless Power Consortiun, WPC Qi spec and supports 10W charging. So never having used wireless...
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2 years ago
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Air return placement
I need to move the existing air return register from the wall. Handyman offered to put in in the floor. I saw them only being installed in the lower part of the wall, not IN the floor. Will that work...
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OT. Hertz Buys 100,000 Teslas
<> Hertz has placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet, according to Bloomberg News.
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OT Tonight on the Big Broadcast, how timely
Tonight on the Big Broadcast, old-time radio, on WAMU and 7PM -11, Sunday nights. Sometimes the original commercials and announements are played. I can't repeat the entire text of this announcement,...
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Do I really need to replace copper water supply pipes?
I’m in a condo with 30 year old copper pipes for sinks and toilets. Strata council wants to make a new bylaw that we all have to use braided stainless steel instead. After trying to do a bit of...
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Mini blinds in winter
Up or down? I may have asked in the past, no reliable search here.
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Space Oddity - 'meteoric rise'
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 5:44:28 AM UTC-4, occam wrote in Why can't rockets be considered meteors? Even flying horizontally on the moon? -- This UFO sighting was filmed in Montreal in the...
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