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It's the Chicago way...
"A City Of Chicago worker stands accused of stealing 500 feet of copper wire from Midway Airport...[The suspect] allegedly had taken the wire, valued at nearly $700, and sold it at a scrap yard."...
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More zoning silliness at Virginia wineries
"Fauquier's [county] Board of Supervisors recently passed a winery ordinance that tramples private property rights and some fundamental civil liberties... [The new ordinance] forces wineries to close...
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Drip edges along roof rakes
How important are they? One of my estimators said they really aren't very important along the full length of all rakes, but he will install them along the eaves.
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20 + 40 / 2 =30?
Can one mix a quart of SAE 40 weight oil with a quartt of SAE 20 and get SAE 30? Why you might ask, do I just not buy a quart of 30? The problem is that I need some 40 and don't know what to do with...
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running water but only an outhouse?
If a house in town the 1910's or 20's had only an outhouse, does that mean that it did't have running water inside the house? Specifically, I mean Indianapolis. About a mile or mile and a half south...
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Dishwasher problems
Hi, We have a GE Profile stainless steel dishwasher that is only 2 years old. I had a service call maybe 6 months ago because it wasn't draining. The gu= y pulled a piece of glass from the pump and it...
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Ceiling Mounting TV in Basement
Per the subject title, I plan to install Unistruts on "L" brackets between joists then attach the mount to the Unistruts. Is it better to drill straight through the joist then fasten the L brackets...
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Pool Heaters:
Anyone have any pool heater info they wanna share with me? Wifey has been lobbying for a heater and is armed with her mother's chequebook. In the interest of staying married I've caved in and decided...
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Temporary electrical ground
Pic Grounding It to Earth: You're Doing It Right - There, I Fixed It - white trash repairs
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Tiles - anti-slip - DIY products?
I live in Australia, and I've got some slippery ceramic tiles in my bathroom and shower, and I'm sick of using the shower mat because it causes mould. I've been looking at these various types of...
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String trimmer issue
My son reports his B&D string trimmer has a flaw: it dumps out too much string, going thru the entire supply in relatively short order. He has discovered that, by going slowly, the string usage is not...
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New toilet technology after 150 years of waste
uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal. Read more:
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Pls help identify invading bugs
Hi, I went away for the weekend (the AC was turned off and it got hot) and came back to find a bunch of dead bugs on the floor under a window. The window has a metal frame that looks a bit rotten but...
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Mysterious Kitchen Sink Slow Drain
My kitchen sink was draining slowly. I tried Liquid Plumr and it didn't wor= k. I rented an electric drain opener with a 25 foot auger - the auger went = in all the way and came back bone dry and...
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Limited trim options for using shallow hi-hats
I am making use of my attic space for storage and I am putting down a plywood floor. The joists are 2X6. I have some hi-hats in my bedroom in which the can sticks up above the attic floor. I can cut...
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