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(OT) Car stereo adoptor "thingie" ????

They sell some sort of device that you plug a portable MP3 into it, and that thing sends the music to a blank radio fre...
20 comments posted 14yrs
posted by generic.homeowner
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by generic.homeowner

Looking for a more sensitive thermostat

Yes, I realize what I'm asking for will mean that my furnace/AC will be running less efficiently, but I'm willing to gi...
42 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ctoth
42 comments posted 14yrs posted by ctoth

Thanksgiving Terrorism Alert 2011

NOTICE: Terrorism Alert for Thanksgiving 2011. Before carving or eating your turkey today, be sure to thoroughly check...
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by citizen.advocacy
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by citizen.advocacy

JOKE: While shopping...

Two guys, one old one young, are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart when they collide. The old guy says to the young g...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Santa Claus is coming to Town (on Thanksgiving)

He'll be dressed up like a TURKEY...... Being pulled by eight flying craindeers..... errrrrrrr, maybe that's cranberrys....
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by generic.homeowner
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by generic.homeowner

OT There are some smart people in this world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAn5A0HbhU It is not very exciting to watch, but a pretty impressive do it yourself proj...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kilowatt
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by kilowatt

Second Story Height Limit

I would like to add a second story addition to my home. My homeowners association limits building height to 18 feet and...
28 comments posted 14yrs
posted by kurisu98856
28 comments posted 14yrs posted by kurisu98856

PEX for homebrew .............

Getting ready to plumb up some stuff, and was wondering if I should use PEX. Tinker-Toy easy to work with, and reasonab...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by steveb
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by steveb

Free publications on home maintenance & repair

Excellent mostly free PDF publications for download here on house = renovation, maintenance, repair, etc. Publications...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by guvbob2003
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by guvbob2003

Kitchen appliances

This is like asking, what is a good automobile! Blue collar worker, looking for dependable....appliances. So looking fo...
38 comments posted 14yrs
posted by not
38 comments posted 14yrs posted by not

My resting place

When i'm dead i'll be stuffed in here & buried in the ditch behind the shed !! Won't cost a cent !! Pic's below ! Jerry...
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posted by Grandmother300
10 comments posted 14yrs posted by Grandmother300

Does a well need a vent on the cap?

Does a water well need a vent on the cap? My wall has a weird cap because it once had as an old fashioned windmill setu...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by generic.homeowner
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by generic.homeowner

The Green Thing

The Green Thing Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her ow...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by robert_green1963
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by robert_green1963

OT Amazon to begin charging state sales tax

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/InternetSalesTa They are "not raising taxes" they are "just helping to collect taxes"...
250 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
250 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe

Removing old grout from tile

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile other than scrape and scrub?
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by dryearwood
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by dryearwood