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Honey! Where's the mail?

So, fess up, guys. How many of us checked the mailbox, today, and wonder where is the mail? September 05, Monday, Labor...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Cutting a 4x4

The plans for a garden bench at (www.handymanwire.com/articles/gardenbenchplans.html) call for 15 degree cuts, 30 degre...
33 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rdadams
33 comments posted 15yrs posted by rdadams

Saving a Vinyl Window?

I have a problem with a vinyl horizontal slider window set in a basement wall. Neither sash will slide more than an inc...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wandererfan
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by wandererfan

60 year old house- painting exterior.. lead paint

Ive got a 60 year old house.. Needs repainting on ext badly.. I did a lead test and it is positive. I have scraped only...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by computerstuff2
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by computerstuff2

gloves for lacquer thinner

I bought a gallon copper pitcher on eBay. It had been lacquered, and it was tarnishing under the lacquer. The item is a...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by donwiss
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by donwiss

Mercury vapor pole light

My mercury vapor light has taken to going on and off, on and off. I'm a wondering if this could just be the bulb, or is...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ichasetrains
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by ichasetrains

leaky foot valve in well?

Hi. I think the foot valve at the bottom of my well is leaking. I slowly lose pressure even when I shut down the main o...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by millinghill
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by millinghill

OT: Thought for the day

Grey's Law "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
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posted by kurtullman
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by kurtullman

Don't buy used GM cars - no warranty anymore

Here's another aspect of the shocking way our corrupt politicians helped "save" GM: http://www.naturalnews.com/033461_G...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Rebel1
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by Rebel1

Tilex: does it lose its power after time?

I applied a good amount to a mildew situation in the shower. The next day -- nada. The Tilex WAS a few years old. I gue...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tweeny90655
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by tweeny90655

Ball Valve Replacement For House Water ?

Hello, Have a valve inside of the house which is used as a shut-off valve to an outside hose connection. Has to be repl...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rgsros
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

Double sheetrock roof decking?

I saw the strangest thing today and I can't believe it is true. Apparently, I own a property that has a flat "hot tar"...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by RogerT
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by RogerT

Basement water proofing

Has anyone used this product? http://www.sanitred.com/BasementWaterproofing.htm Sounds too good to be true, any comments...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by John
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by John