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Bear killed
This is predominantly a USA group, so that's what I was referring to.
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USPS Junk Mail, Fake Prize Notifications: Business Plan?
Per My strongest suspicion is a good-hearted family member who persists in writing checks to "Charities". Quotes because, after looking some of them up on Charity Navigator, I come away with the...
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OT: John Moses Browning would be turning in his grave!
Hi All, You always wanted a double stacked M1911, well now you not only have a double stack, but double barrels as well! AF-2011A1: double barreled 1911. 460 grains of screaming hot lead! Someone had...
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Thru the wall vent q
I smoke. I have hepa filters and a ttw kitchen vent, non adjustable speed. It is winter, ave 20 f. If i cover half half the vent with something like a plastic bag does that cut down the air exchange?...
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Ticks working in the back yard clearing brush
Yeah, you know them so well, you came here asking what kind of tick it is that bit you. So well, that you have a dismissive attitude towards Lyme and the life threatening dangers it presents. Then...
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Neighbor's dryer vent 3' from my bedroom window
My neighbor's dryer vent on a shared common wall is located 3' from my bedroom window. It is an 8 townhouse structure in Boston. I don't know if it is electric or gas. Since the siding is vinyl, if...
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Pilot
When turing on the pilot light n u let go to turn the rest on the pilot will go out
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Thirteen kids. No debt.
From the U.K. Daily Mail: The couple makes about $110,000 per year. The borrowed money only to buy their house which is paid off now. The money they were paying to the house mortgage is going into...
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OT, Carrie Fisher, RIP
Uncle Monster presented the following explanation : I didn't realize that she was only 19 years old when she started that role. I really liked her role in The Blues Brothers, there's just something...
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Hot Water Recirculating Pump
Hi All, A customer sent me this: Needed: A unit that would allow remote manual operation of a standard household Hot Water Recirculating Pump from up to six locations within the house; i.e., kitchen,...
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Ceramic knives
Are the harbor freight ceramic knives any good? What is the good and bad? 6 in. Ceramic Chef's Knife
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OT - Snow Chains, Snow Socks, Silent Spikes, etc.
I don't live where chains are normally (or legally) required, but there certainly have been times when a little more traction would have been nice. I stumbled upon this video that shows some...
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Renewal By Andersen ?
Hi, Would appreciate any thoughts and opinions on windows by Renewal by Andersen. Hard to understand. If I order windows direct from Andersen, and hire a Carpenter to install them, they are of wood....
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Ceramic Tile on basement concrete (with some cracks)
Hi, I'm finishing my basement. Floor is currently painted concrete. My intent is to install ceramic tile. I plan rent a concrete grinder to mechanicall y scrape/roughen the floor and remove the paint...
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OT Credit card charging
The pre-authorization is fast. There are different ways for the actual charge to be made. Some retailers do all the charges for the day in one batch at the end of the day. I get a notice that one of...
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