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OT: need a keyboard for work

So I need a new keyboard for work. Only keyboard I've ever *liked* was an IBM Model M. you know the one, the clackety o...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by njnagel
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by njnagel

Computers on the way out

Looks like desktop and laptop computers are on the way out. The smartphone with it's always on internet browser is comi...
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posted by dbdblocker
89 comments posted 15yrs posted by dbdblocker

To Roundup or not Roundup

I have this little patch of land that backs up to my lot that was deeded to me recently. I have a few areas that I want...
35 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kurtullman
35 comments posted 15yrs posted by kurtullman

What's a "Portable Storm Door"?

I received this email the other day. I don't think I've got any "portable storm doors" lying around, so I guess I can't...
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posted by teamarrows
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Paint-on repair coating for an old tarp

I have a very old tarp made of some sort of fabric which seems to be coated with some rubber-like layer on one side. [T...
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posted by fprot74
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by fprot74

Bathroom odors

In one of our three bathrooms, we have a slight sewer gas odor. But, even a slight sewer gas odor is unpleasant, so I n...
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posted by No Spam no contact
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by No Spam no contact

Need rebuild or replacement electric motor

Puget Sound area. I have a very old, hot water radiant heat system, with a B & G motor to circulate the water. The moto...
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posted by yesigolfalot
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by yesigolfalot

Porcelain tile installation as backsplash

If sanded properly, it is okay to install porcelain tile over laminate as a back splash behind a stove? Also, can porce...
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posted by skellerinnc
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by skellerinnc

Deck above driveway leading to a 2 car garage

We are considering putting a deck on our 20 foot wide town home. The back of the home has a 2 car garage and a driveway...
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posted by srikanth.raghavan
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by srikanth.raghavan

Why?

Got some metal fence posts, they're the heavy duty type for wire fence. They're green, with the top 6" painted white. T...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

What is a "Portable Storm Door"?

This might be slightly OT, but then again, maybe I'll learn something: I received an email the other day that I assume...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

How to cut asphalt? ? ?

I need to cut a trench across an asphalt parking pad, about three inches wide, three inches deep, 10 feet across. (The...
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posted by rayj.balt
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by rayj.balt

John Deere JS25 lawn mower catastrophic failure

Not sure if this is a good group to gripe about this, but 2 years ago I bought a John Deere lawn mower Model JS25. I al...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by finiteguy
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by finiteguy