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OT legal qustion, cars
[BIG SNIP] [Small snip] By definition, a official, legal "executor" only exists if there was a Will. The executor is usually designated by the decedent in the Will and if available, competent and...
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Brass pipe
That's probably true of modern beds. Ours was brass with 4" dia posts (but steel rails). IIRC, it came out of a "house of ill repute" from the late 19th century in one of those mining towns in Colo.
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R-value of a basic garage door?
I've removed it and built a brick wall with a double glazed window, and am installing polystyrene sheet insulation before wood cladding inside. No, the car doesn't live in there :-)
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3/8" thick, rigid slab
I'd have to turn the stiffener *inward* to get a 4x6x3/8" *plate* (i.e., ALL cross sections should be rectangles)
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Time Capsule Found In Backyard
How can you be aware of a ground level door in your backyard and not open it for "more than a decade"? I would have opened it within minutes of discovering it. Cousin Curiously-Confused Monster
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Mystery Lock
Perhaps has your service provider blocked?
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Anyone listen to internet talk radio?
Art Bell has been on and off the air numerous times. He switched to weekends only back on 2003 (semi-retired) then "permanently" retired in 2007. He then came back on air in 2013 for a very brief...
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ant swarms (where do they come from?)
It sounds like a mating swarm of carpenter ants. They do it about 2 or 3 days each year. Also, it may be that after five years from inception, it is now big enough to support a mating swarm. BTW, your...
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If you'd like to make a call
OK, but my dial looks like this: 3 2 4 1 5 - 6 0 7 8 9
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Another example of lib PC censorship, right from the top
Just send the guy some "Hemorrhoidal tissue", so he has something to blow his nose in. You can buy regular tissue at most any store, but Hemorrhoidal tissue is much harder to find. Heck, while you're...
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Saw sharpening?
I just did this a few days ago . Assuming the teeth still have sufficient set , all you need is a triangle file . Keep it square with the width of the blade , angled slightly on the length so that the...
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(OT) Medical Discovery becomes a popular fad
Medical science has developed a clear plastic skin replacment for people. You can have part or all of your skin replaced so you can show off your bones and internal organs. This has become a popular...
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(OT) Microsoft Windows 12 is awesome
I have a cousin who works there. He says win 13 is totally virus proof. No antivirus program needed.
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New electrical code from the NEC.
Uncle Monster posted for all of us... After all they don't want to be exposed to all the electricity escaping from the outlets.
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OT - Networking a Printer
You can always define the target directory (folder) for the PDF to be a network share *on* the 8.1 computer (or, a W2K share exported to the 8.1 computer) [You could use any other portable format as...
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