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My local ISP discontinued access to newsgroups as of November 1st. All the while I was wondering why I couldn't connect...
81 comments posted 14yrs
posted by meanie.brat
81 comments posted 14yrs posted by meanie.brat

Bird House Cleaning

Our three backyard, in the trees, birdhouses have been inhabited by sparrows, according to SWMBO. I don't know if I sho...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hrhofmann
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by hrhofmann

Converting two 3 way switches to a GFI outlet & pole switch

I have a 1918 rowhouse and am running into some trouble with a couple 3 way switches. I have a porch light that is cont...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by sd_98119_at_hotmail_dot_com
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by sd_98119_at_hotmail_dot_com

Ah, the enjoyment of gun ownership and use...

READSBORO ? State police say a Vermont hunter shot a friend who was tracking a deer and then killed himself after reali...
75 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Home
75 comments posted 14yrs posted by Home

Roundup shelf life

I have about a gallon of premixed Roundup in a two-gallon garden pressure sprayer that I mixed about six months ago and...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by warnerf
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by warnerf

Removing old gutter sealant.

A heat gun should soften the old stuff but I wonder what I could use to remove it? I have a number of leaks at joints t...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by John
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by John

Safety tape for steps, not sticking

A couple months ago, I bought a couple rolls of scratchy safety tape at Harbor Freight, on close out. Figured I could u...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

$26 million home rehab

"When the Texas Governor's Mansion was officially inaugurated in August 1856, at least some of the Bastrop-pine floors...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Programmable Thermostat

On my Totaline Programmable 5-2 Day Digital Thermostat, the "Mode Switch" is set to "Heat" and the "Fan Switch" is set...
10 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gcotterl
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by gcotterl

Cutting padlocks

I've got a padlock that's been outside too long. The key won't turn (although after copious amounts of WD40 it does, fi...
78 comments posted 14yrs
posted by robert_green1963
78 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert_green1963

Visual screen for garden junque area

We are redoing a back area formerly occupied by (a) laying hens and then (b) vegetable garden. Years ago we laid brick...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hypatia08
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by hypatia08

Carpet Cleaning business equipment/questions

I am seriously considering starting a small carpet cleaning business and I am in the middle of doing research about it....
21 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Ron
21 comments posted 14yrs posted by Ron

'stick-um' for a friction fit pulley?

I've got an old-ish [10yrs?] treadmill that I stuck in the outdoor gazebo for my morning walk when it rains or whatever...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by elbrecht
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by elbrecht