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Support piling up for retiree hit with Snow shovel ticket
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:06:23 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote in +1
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Anyone know what this mechanical contraption is
Close. They invented door handles for the Inside of closets.
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OT: drinking alcohol and water
Not true at all. If you have enough drinks so you can feel it in your legs, then you have a pint or so of orange juice, you are then able to walk about properly again. It makes perfect sense, you're...
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source?
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Patio Pavers made from recycled tires
About 5 years ago, I put Envirotile? rubber pavers on my concrete p atio. The surface of the pavers has become discolored (efflorescence?) and dirt a nd other debris has collected between and under...
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Electrical
I DO NOT have to use tape. The connection is just fine without it. I do it as a precaution and many of the electricians take that same precaution as well. Because I now triple check the integrity I...
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three lights, two switches
I have three lights A, B, C and two switches 1 and 2. How do I wire them so switch 1 turns on/off A and B and switch 2 turns on/off B and C? Please note that B is controlled by both switches, kind of...
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The difference between English and American pronunciation
English: "Dutiful" - conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty. American: "Doodieful" - full of shit.
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How to set floodlight Mode Normal/Soft/Flash
I just put in a motion sensor floodlight to replace the one I put in about 20 years ago, which had gotten to the point where it was on when there was motion, and off the moment the motion stopped**....
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Can't close patio umbrella?
I saw that one of my neighbors has the umbrella from his patio table, which came with the house, lying in a corner of his yard, only half-closed, and still very big. Is there any reason he can't close...
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How long does it take for chlorine to kill germs in the water supply?
Or more. Disgusting, those working people, huh ? []'s
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Delta faucet warrantee
... Ask them to prove it wasn't... :)
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Exterior siding
My early childhood home was ~ 1940's cheapo and was sided with an asphalt brick-look material that we called insul-brick. I assume that it came in large rolls - perhaps not - but it was only about 2...
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For those with a Kilowatt meter
Do monitors have any measurable power when they are off? How much power do they use in sleep mode?
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Dropped ceiling question
I would never sheetrock a basement ceiling. I assume those pipes are the mains and other pipes are teeing off of them to their designated rooms. Thus, problems can occur within those lines also....
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