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How much to remove heating oil?
Someone on the People's Court said that the oil company charged 500 dollars to fill up her oil tank, and t hen 538 dollars to remove the oil (because she converted to gas).. The company wants both...
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Flash Mob Shoplifts at Silver Spring 7-Eleven
I just watched the store security video of this event: this Detroit? Or Atlanta? Planet of the Apes? Wow. This is why you can't pay me enough to live in the states.
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12 years ago
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fireplace insert install question
I will be installing wood burning fireplace insert soon. Have never done this before, and need some advise on couple of things.. Have been looking for 20' X 6" stainless flex liner kit. So far Chimney...
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12 years ago
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container insulation
I want to make one room in my container for brewing beer. Basically either frame it in wood or metal framing, insulate, sheetrock. Has anyone done this type of project? Would I do better using foam?...
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12 years ago
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Wood door out of balance
Greetings, I belong to a little brick bungalow in the midwest US, built in 1954. The back door is wood with 3 glass sections, 3 panel sections, and 3 hinges with nice, tight screws. Say the door is at...
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OT: Bad advice for DIY projects
Hi, Very deserving for their ignorance. Up here in Vancouver a self proclaimed healer w/o any medical knowledge or training gave a woman high dose of Arsenic repeatedly causing here become...
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12 years ago
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Cordless corded tools?
I just converted a Dremel 10.8 V rotary tool to use Bosch 10.8 V batteries. I always have the rotary tool immediately in front of me, so the battery will either be worn on a neck strap or be set down...
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12 years ago
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Cutting Old Oak
I had a large oak tree cut down in 2005 and had them cut the trunk into 6-foot sections, planning to cut each into 18-inch quarters for splitting into firewood. In retrospect, it would have been...
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12 years ago
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R-19 in a 4 inch stud wall
Framing a small shop within my unheated shop. Small area will be heated to= constant 50=B0 to obviate rust on my machinery. Have lots and lots of R-1= 9 left over from previous projects. Need to...
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12 years ago
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I need help in putting in a Drop in Stove
My house is about 20 years old. We now have a drop in stove and wife wants a new one. New one is a Whrilpool WDE350LV The opening now on my granet counter top is 29 5/8 The Stove product dimensions...
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12 years ago
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Holmes inspection
Watching show. They laughed at toilet in basement with no walls. They actually removed it. I didn't really think nothing of it being from Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh toilet.
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12 years ago
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Dental floss toilet beast (must see)
My basement toilet had always been a slow flusher, so much so that it was seldom ever used. Decided to get one of those toilet augers from Home Depot and give it a spin today. Well, the darn thing got...
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Uses for Vaseline in the Home
Vaseline works well for lubricating faucet stems and hinge pins. What other uses are there in the home or car?
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12 years ago
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Good Qualtiy Kin-sized Mattress
We spent a lot of money at Macy's for a Sealy mattress with a form-fitting foam which was supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. It may have been called Sealy True Form. We soon got...
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12 years ago
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Dual sump pumps-check valve?
In the same crock I have two sump pumps on two separate breakers. The primary pump has a check valve installed and it drains into a underground pipe that runs to a sewer. The backup pump float is set...
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12 years ago
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