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Pressure washers
Wanting to get a pressure washer for cleaning off the driveway and siding. Wonder if those electic ones will get it done or should a throw in a couple more hundred and go gas? Was looking at a gas one...
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OT - Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
biggie. I don't HAVE a facebook page! At the other extreme are those whose sense of self-worth is determined by how many "friends" they have. Pitiful.
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Supreme Court rules 9-0 against EPA over wetlands
SC ruled that property owners have the right to contest the EPA's ruling that their property falls under the Clean Water Act. They now get to have their day in court. That's all this ruling gave them.
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What's up with Canada and horizontal electric panels?
Watching Holmes do his thing on TV, I've noticed that most of the electric service panels are installed horizontally instead of vertically. Must be some Canada thing? What's up with that? It looks...
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Salt as Root Control in Toilet?
I asked my plumber, who was here a few days ago clearing roots from my plumbing (main line between house and street), what the best root control product was -- meaning that stuff you flush down the...
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Spy TV?
Article here talks about Samsung's high end TVs. They have built in cameras and microphones. The author has quite a few privacy concerns.
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How to lubricate desk chair casters
I have a nice desk chair, except only about 3 of the 10 wheels on the 5 casters rotate. The wheels arre modern, all black, with a hood around the tops of the wheels, but not the sides, like on a car...
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12 years ago
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Garage Door Opener
My Genie is 10 years old. The original price installed was $280. For the past three years I have had to have someone come out and "fix" it - about $100 each trip. It's started acting up again - when I...
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12 years ago
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OT - Power Pole Guy Wires
How do they determine where to place the guy wire for a power pole? They replaced 2 poles on my street this week. On one pole, they placed the guy wire perpendicular to the street, on the other it's...
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12 years ago
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Waterproofing masonry wall & concrete floor swimming pond
I have a rectangular swimming hole, 8'x15'x4'4" which is an extension to my pond twice as big. I like to water proof it without using a liner. It is in ground with grouted masonry walls and concrete...
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12 years ago
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How do we "fix" exterior trim to install storm door?
Pictures or better explanation of the blockage. I'm picturing the door using = and H, the frame with - and |: ======== ----- H | H | H ----- H | | If I was going to adjust something it would be the...
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My chimney sounds like a machine gun, burp gun, for a few seconds
Constantly, with just a little wind, my chimney makes burping sounds. Maybe for ten seconds. It has the little spin thingey on top. It's just for the fireplace (which I never use) so it's not a big...
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No more mouse poison
Was taking the trash out this morning and happened to look down and find a pile of mouse poison pellets laying in the middle of my driveway where any bird or idiot kid could eat them. For the past few...
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Weed eater PE550 edger
I have a model PE550 Weed eater and would appreciate it if someone could tell me how to distinguish between the Type 1 and the Type 2 versions so that I can order some parts for it. TIA. Lewis *****
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Need advice on how to 'repair' a kinked 75' plumbing snake (just busted)
Two questions I'd love advice on: Q1: What am I doing wrong that my plumbing snake kinks all the time? Q2: How can I repair the one I just broke in half today? Here's a picture of some of the 75' of...
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