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Police drag passenger from United Airlines plane
It is relevant. You have to obey the flight crew, whether it's to turn off your phone, sit down, or get off the plane. It really is that simple. And for double sure, when LEO arrives and they also...
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OT. Twin Grand Nationals
A couple Buicks parked in a shed with less than 1500 miles combined. or I really can't think of these as classic cars. 1950s, 60s, and maybe early 70s, These are just too new. I'd probably like to...
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File transfers
Well , the upgrades have begun , this is/was the shop comp , now has a new mobo , cpu , hdd , and RAM and is running 7 Pro/64 . I just ain't ready to jump to 10 . So I'm ready to upgrade my desktop ,...
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Humor
There were 3 guys talking about death. They were talking about how they would like to be remembered at their funer al. The first said he would like to be remembered as a man who was a humanitari an...
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Bathtub porcelain
Since the small uncoated portion is in the recessed area right around the drain I just put a bead of white bathtub caulk around it. Wife didn't complain so I'm off to my next project
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Putting Brcks on a Cement Patio
Silly question, but why concrete them down at all? I've seen some of those fine home improvement shows setting the bricks/blocks down and using sand in between them to keep them in place. What if "we"...
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March group statistics
Are the statistics for March posted? I didn't see them, of course I don't see a lot of things. I like the posting.
 
Sump pump
When the 1/3 hp pump starts for the first time each season, it does not start to push the water out. Every year I have to disconnect the PVC pipe from the pump and drain the water. After reconnecting...
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What adhesive to use?
I have ceramic and laminate wood flooring in the living room. The threshold has come loose. What do I need to get that will secure the threshold?
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Running a microwave oven (almost) empty
Here's a question for all the microwave experts. I know you shouldn't run a microwave oven empty because of reflected energy back to the magnetron. But how small can the food be to be safe? Like a...
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W/7 -8 Network password question
With a few tweaks, it is possible to network the systems via Windows networking. See below for doing it with Win 3x/DOS network client. Note that this is also the so-called "Share Level" security that...
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Now , about Linux Mint ...
defrag doesn't necessarily push all the stuff to one end. There are programs to do that so you can change partition sizes. Windows will let you shrink/expand a partition and takes care of all that. I...
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Can A 12V Power Supply Wire Be Run Through A Wall?
Is there any code-compliant way to plug a 12V power supply pod into an attic receptacle and have the 12v wire run to a wall mounted device in the room below? The receptacle is close enough to the...
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Drill bit sharpener
any recommendations pro or con?
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OT Rickles
Don Rickles R I P His bio is quite interesting ... He was certainly a mainstay on the TV variety/talk shows for many years John T. Don Rickles - Wikipedia
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