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illuminated doorbell button

When the doorbell button is pushed, a complete circuit is formed, the chime gets power, and we hear the chime. This als...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by lmiller
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by lmiller

Poor man's indoor heat pump - would it work?

Would it work to appreciably cool a room for the power used to put a fan blowing air over a pan of water (maybe layered...
45 comments posted 4yrs
posted by xxx
45 comments posted 4yrs posted by xxx

Macular degeneration old age magnifying glasses

Birthday gift for someone with Macular degeneration and old age. https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-Glasses/s?k=Magnifyi...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cris
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by cris

What screws to rehang a door, going to store soon.

Details later, but first: I) If you had a wood front door door that had been kicked in, so that the top two of the 3 hi...
41 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
41 comments posted 4yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT - car is a dangerous place

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/us/geico-insurance-std-settlement-missouri/index.html?utm_content=2022-06-10T07%3A30%3A16...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by invalid_unparseable
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by invalid_unparseable

Cattle Guards?

I know about the ones that are bars across a trench. My neighbors have a couple. What about the ones that are just line...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929

OT. Swimming in Chocolate

A couple people fell into a tank at the M&M Factory in Elizabethtown, PA.
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929

So did NY State.

House passes sharp new gun restrictions So did NY State, and it will be signed. Outrageous. If any crackpot is not free...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT: 277 Sig Fury

https://www.sigsauer.com/mcx-spear.html https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/277-sig-fury-demystified/ I WANT ONE !!!! Pro...
18 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
18 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

Fuel cost calculator

Talking to a friend yesterday she told me the price of fuel oil today is $5.69/gallon. Makes you wonder about alternati...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by esp
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by esp

Pay attention while driving

You can get seriously injured https://autos.yahoo.com/florida-man-passenger-crash-fedex-172900159.html Well, there's re...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by esp
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by esp

paint or stain, how to tell?

It's time to refinish my deck. About two third of the finish of the deck is gone. The other one third, being under shad...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by lmiller
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by lmiller

OT. Grouchy Hamsters

Scientists thought they knew how make hamsters friendlier. The opposite happened.
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929