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posted by haroldhrmtg
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Actuary work

On Jeopardy tonight, one of the 3 contestatnts was an actuary but not for people. He worked for a "home improvement" co...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

water softeners in the UK

My daughter lives in the London area, and is interested in a water softener. They have visited with a salesman from a c...
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posted by aceking
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First 100w bulbs, now the internet

Is there anything our legislators cannot do? Big portions of the internet will go dark Wednesday. "Controversial anti-p...
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posted by heybub
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Lights dim

Whenever my heater fan goes on or if I use a power tool the lights dim and the tools run kind of slugishly. Any ideas?
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posted by tmurpha1hi
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Drywall

What is the correct spacing for drywall screws for a wall and ceiling, what I've found so far is 16" wall and 12" ceili...
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posted by mark.ransley84
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by mark.ransley84

kitchen lighting

About 6 months ago I had to change some older style (larger diameter) fluorescent bulbs (about 3 or 4 foot long as I re...
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posted by noemailaddress
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Mold remediation

What is the best way to clean up mold? My shed developed a leak and everything inside is now covered with a greenish, p...
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posted by robert_green1963
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert_green1963

CFL blew out, literally

Lights of America, 32W base up in a desk lamp. I heard a pop and found the two parts of that form the base separated wi...
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posted by no-spam
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by no-spam

Which circuit?

My range hood vent died recently so I decided to replace it. BUT the circuits in the breaker box are poorly marked. Jus...
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posted by Lou
32 comments posted 14yrs posted by Lou

Round table edge protector

At church, we have 25 round tables, with folding legs. The edges are getting beat up, from being rolled to and fro. Tab...
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posted by cayoung61***spamblock
34 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

OT: How Do You Merge Threads In Windows Live Mail?

Hi, Somehow I managed to mess up WLM so that each post is on a separate line rather than collected under a single heade...
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posted by snowybrown
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by snowybrown