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What area does my sump pump drain?
The thread about sump pumps reminded me. I live in a row of 8 townhouses. I'm at one end. Every house has a sump pump, in part because Baltimore County law requires them now for basements below grade....
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OT: Education reforms
A recent study reported that women entering the workplace earn only 78% (as I recall) as much as their male recent graduate colleagues. Of course this is in aggregate; the study compared males who...
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Countertop ideas for a workbench?
My work bench is 1/2 inch CDX. What do you expect to repair? Are you an air craft mechanic, or what? Mine with 1/2 inch plywood has been plenty fine. Please put in several power sockets, they come in...
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Sawing laminate countertop to length
Looking for suggestions as to the best way to cleanly saw (straight, square, no tear-out) about 18 inches off the length of a 10ft Lowe's laminate coutertop: this thing has a 5" integrated backsplash,...
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Lessons from Sandy
For me, they include: * Run the generator every year * Boredom is a terrible thing * Candles don't put out enough light to be useful. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus .
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920,000 xmas lights and still going
I'm making my plans to decorate my house this Christmas. So far, I have 920,000 lights in the plans, and I'm still going. By the end, there will be over a million. Most of the small ones are LEDs, but...
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(OT) Will a cellphone work under water?
Assuming a cellphone could be made to be water resistant, would they get a signal under water? Obviously, no one can talk under water, so texting would be the only option. But I doubt that there is...
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PorterCable7514
I have an old PorterCable 7514 half inch drill,I've been trying to replace the chuck the usual way,no good. I went to the porter cable site not old question is,is there a special way of taking out the...
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Manhattan electrical substation explosion
... Don't know as ConEd has had time to worry about the "why" yet but it was a transformer explosion. Possible causes are water penetration caused an internal insulation failure or it's possible wind...
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What happens now to the election due to Hurricane Sandy?
Okay, there are an estimated 6-10 million people without power in the Atlantic coastal United States. This power outage could easily last past November 6 in many areas, which of course is election...
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WTH???
I live in Sandy's path. My understanding is the democratic robo calls were put to a cease during this crisis, which will affect 60 million people. I've gotten 5 robotic calls from the republican party...
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Sump Pump Question
I know how a sump pump works, but I don't have one so I'm not clear on how they are plumbed. I'm asking this question for a friend who recently had a house built with a sump pump. Everything you're...
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Decorate Your House With Lights For Halloween
Some folks go all out to celebrate the holidays in a very elaborate way. I can remember one fellow who decorated his family home for Christmas and it attracted sightseers from all over. Nowadays...
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Plumber screwup leads to stained ceiling
I had a plumber in a few weeks ago working on some of our toilets. He re-installed the toilet in the master bathroom and all was well. The next day I noticed the ceiling in the laundry room (directly...
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OT: New Jersey govenor
I'm confused by which name the NJ governor goes by based on what CNN reported this morning. Is it Chris Cristie or Cristie Presser ? Google didn't help me so far.
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