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electricfy lawn mole?
I have mole mounts in my lawn. Unfortunately, our state bans lethal traps for moles. I have tried mole poison, mole smoke bomb and neither worked. Has anyone tried passing electric current into the...
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Freezer freezes, but fridge temp is too high....
Awl -- Quick fix, or time for a new fridge? Oh, not solid state, with separate freezer/fridge stats -- "regular" white fridge, freezer on top, wheel thermostat in fridge compartment. I spose one poss....
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Telephone wiring question
Hello All: ATT advised me to go to cat 5 with my telephone wiring to improve DSL connectivity. I've got a new dual phone receptacle to accommodate the DSL modem and a phone simultaneously. Here is...
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Are Pine Trees on Topic?
About a week ago, there was a discussion regarding Pine trees turning brown and dying. I was not the original OP, however was having the same problem with a 30/40 foot pine. OP was in Baltimore and I...
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OT Gutsy woman on a bigass horse vs. a grizzly
Great story! http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/sep/18/gutsy-wrangler-huge-horse-save-boy-from-charging/
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OT - priceless
Your customizable and curated collection of the best in trusted news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with Outlook/Hotmail, Facebook,...
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Kenmore dryer, 110.78932790, shuts off after start button is released.
I'm trying to help someone service this Kenmore dryer, 110.78932790, at a location where I am not. The symptom is that it shuts off the moment you release the start button. I don't have the schematic...
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How do you clean out a bathroom sink overflow?
How do you clean out a bathroom sink overflow? This may be the original sink from the 1940's with a opening about 1" by 2". It used to be able to handle a reasonable overfill rate but now very little...
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OT: Letter of Reprimand
As long as we are on military subjects, I hope many saw "60 Minutes" last Sunday,s egment on a MOH winner. That alone is a 4-hankie production (Another soldier involved in the same fire fight was...
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Basement floor cracking
House-hunting: Saw a ranch built in 1997. Basement floor is concrete, scored into approximately 12-foot squares. The slab has cracked along each score and the cracks opened up to 1/8-3/16 inch wide....
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Generators
[email to a blog (Instapundit) ] Having enjoyed about one-third of our lives on generator power, we decided to enter the discussion. I have more than 40 years experience in electric power generation...
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Making a portable Air Conditioner sleeve
I have a portable Air Conditioner that my landlord left me. Unfortunately, the previous renter left with the exhaust sleeve. Since I can't get one from the maker, what material should I use to make a...
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Steel or bronze hinges
Hi, For an outswing exterior door, without a storm door or an overhead cover, in a Philadelphia, PA climate: how critical would it be to purchase a bronze rather than a steel hinge. Steel...
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Dirlling metal at an angle?
Is there a decent technique to drill holes in metal at an angle? My "new" car has more empty space in the engine compartment, but it has almost no "wall space". There are a couple spots big enough to...
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Smoke/fire alarm?
Any recs on smoke/fire alarms? I have a First Alert duo photoelectric/ionization. Web makes it sound like you really need both. But the only manufacturers of alarms are Kidde and FA, and in both cases...
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