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ATT 730 desk phone user manual
Needed a speaker phone for some upcoming work-from-home teleconferences, so dug a ATT 730 out of my junk pile. It seems to work, but I don't have a manual. Anybody have one of these puppies, and can...
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Lawn sprinkler popup heads
Two of my Hunter PGP 4" sprinkler heads seemed to be working okay based on the throw of the water. But I noticed both had pools of water around their bodies, so I assumed there was a leak, perhaps...
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Hole maker
So... I'm not proud, but I was at walmart buying a dremel tool accessory and a guy about 5 feet away shows me a 3/4" spade bit and asks me "Will this make a hole?". I don't expect much at the walmart...
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Button-tufted house at the Solar Decathlon in DC
videos of the other houses: http://www.solardecathlon.gov/videos_house_tours.html U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 teams each produced a video walk-through to highlight their house...
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Tree scoflaw
A Scottsdale homeowner is facing fines of up to $2500/day for having the wrong kind of tree in his backyard. The tree at issue could reach 50' in height and was planted LONG before the homeowner...
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Locks not catching
I put in a brand new Schlage door knob on one of my doors about 3 months ago. All of a sudden over the last couple of days, it isn't catching any more to the point where the door opens on its own. Any...
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patch pedestal sink base?
Am helping friend remodel bathroom... we've got it about 80% together now, tomorrow's job was supposed to be to install the sink and then start caulking and shopping for paint colors. Unfortunately,...
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mice nesting in mower
Mice keep building a nest in my riding mower, under the sheet metal housing that goes over the flywheel on the engine. This happens whether the mower is in the shed, outside under a tarp, or in the...
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12 years ago
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Insulating sliding deck door
I've been noticing that there is a chilly draft seeping in at the bottom of the sliding glass door to my deck. The chilly air comes in between the door and the track it rides on. Obviously if I...
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Nail Spinner
Ok, I lost my nail spinner and I am installing wood molding. Nightmare! Lowes doesn't know what I am talking about. Neither does Sutherlands. Not an item for either Grizzley or Harbor Freight. Even...
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sorta OT: can you help me find this bath mat?
I remember seeing these in stores a couple years ago, but not recently... I thought they were hideously ugly at the time, but then visited Japan and pretty much everywhere I stayed had one... and...
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OT: Warren Buffett on"Class Warfare"
Interviewed yesterday on "Charlie Rose": "Class warfare? It's been going on for a long time, and my class has won -- not just 'won': we're killing them." Perce
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Garden hose prevents home intruder
1. A house or other inanimate object cannot be "robbed." Only a human can be robbed. A house can be burgled, or thefted. 2. Apparently some goblins don't like getting wet (cat burglars?). For most...
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Cautious Optimism Re Brown Marmarated Stink Bug
Sept. 2011 was better than Sept. 2010. The largest daily kill this Sept. while patrolling the perimeter of the house and garage with a fly swatter was about 200. One day, last Sept. I took a stroke...
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Where is all the money? The Wageless, Profitable Recovery
Wageless, Profitable Recovery By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Economists at Northeastern University have found that the current economic recovery in the United States has been unusually skewed in favor of...
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