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Gate latch design thats immune to frost heave?

Is there any kind of fence gate latch design that is immune to frost heave? Maybe something where the latch grabs a ver...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by passport
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by passport

electric wire short on my Lawnmower

The wire that leads to the switch on my lawn mower seems to have a short. I press the start switch and nothing happens....
25 comments posted 15yrs
posted by harri85274
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by harri85274

OT: Voltage Converter for France

My daughter is going to France as part of an HS school exchange program. Here's what I know: Her camera has a charger t...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Tool Handle rubber coating

I have a few questions about that rubber stuff that you dip your tool handles in. Does it work? Is it worth the cost an...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ninebal310
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ninebal310

Blew another damn transformer on my Trane XB80

A continuation of the "Why does the 115V->24V transformer keep blowing on my Trane XB80?" discussion I started on 04/02...
244 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bbqboyee
244 comments posted 15yrs posted by bbqboyee

How to find local handyman?

I have a few projects in mind for the backyard like a covered sandbox, a small playhouse/clubhouse, and a 3-4 hole mini...
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posted by JenMurphy
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by JenMurphy

OT. Japanese"nukes"

On Russian TV the other day. Someone has suggested that instead of nuclear power the japs should go for geothermal powe...
25 comments posted 15yrs
posted by haroldhrmtg
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by haroldhrmtg

patio tile

A couple of weeks ago, I started a post whose Subject: is Patio Tile A responder said that the proposed tiles would bec...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gcotterl
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by gcotterl

"Grass USA" Drawer Slides??

Hi all, Hoping that someone can help, and tell me the part number for a "Grass USA" drawer slide, that I need a replace...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by FALCONGIRL
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by FALCONGIRL

Simple plumbing fixture question

Out of curiosity (not related to actually doing any plumbing): I came across a 1.5" diameter, 6" long metal "extension...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dbonnell
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by dbonnell

Portable Generator - Electrical Hazard Protection

My daughter is a horse person and is very successful in endurance racing. She uses an excellent 3-stall horse trailer t...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by RubEric
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by RubEric

Crooked ATT Celular

I noticed since changing to ATT celular family plan my units were disapearing faster than I used them. My call pack is...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mark.ransley84
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by mark.ransley84

OT: Stiglitz on nukes.

Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz, who -- with Paul Krugman -- is among the few voices of sanity in this corporate-owned...
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posted by hypatia08
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08