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OT: Walmart -> Where Food Stamps Go to Die

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mike-krieger-where-food-stamps-go-die-0 Nothing exemplifies the ghetto status of the U.S....
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Home
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by Home

Clear or translucent roof panels

Several years ago I installed a row of clear or translucent (can't remember which -- now looks translucent) roof panels...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by galt_57
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by galt_57

Can I Bullnose Porcelain Tile With A Belt Sander?

I'm thinking of covering a concrete stoop with 12" x 12" porcelain tile. The stoop has one ~13" x 5' step up to a 4' x...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by teamarrows
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

Fire resistant construction -- not needing repair

About two or three decades ago, long before the Internet. My Dad showed me a photo (full page spread) in a magazine. It...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

sill plate attachment on old construction?

How were sill plates attached to concrete foundations in older (60 years in this case) construction? I'm just tearing i...
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posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

Don't invest in solar power

While solar power seems to be a form of free energy, after the initial investment for equipment, dont do it! The reason...
22 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mattheron
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by mattheron

WTH? Should I buy a Volt?

I just got a letter that says my village (Morton Grove, IL) contracted with an electrical supplier to provide juice tha...
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posted by thismailautodeleted
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

Gasket Material

Anybody remember casaco, or kasako, or casako, or kasaco? Don't know the spelling, but that's what it was called. Distu...
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posted by thismailautodeleted
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

Wall Outlets with USB connectors

In the electrical dept at a building supply store, I saw for the first time electrical outlets that fit in a standard b...
114 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
114 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

outdoor grease lubricant

I had to oil up a latch on a wooden fence gate today and I decided to lubricate the latch mechanism with some wd-40. I...
41 comments posted 14yrs
posted by noemailaddress
41 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Radon in ranch style house - NE Ohio

Just got our buyer's inspection report, which shows 7.1 pC/l average radon level during 48-hour test. The house is a ra...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by none
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by none