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East Coast and snow

Now do you people understand what we go thru in WNY on a daily basis? I live on the Lake Ontario shore line. Plow, plow...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mg
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by mg

Lightbulb smuggling begins in California

"...the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will be outlawed at midnight on December 31, 2010. "Smuggling bootleg light bu...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

Sewer/Water Policy

I am just wondering if any of you have an insurance policy covering the sewer/water lines from the edge of the street t...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by katenospam
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by katenospam

Painting concrete slab

Over the past 30 years, I have used undiluted KEM-TEK MURIATIC ACID three or four times to clean and remove stains on a...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gcotterl
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by gcotterl

OT Time saving tip

Put replacement trash bags in the trash can so you will have spares handy when you change the bag.
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

Basement drain clogged with sand and leaves

I noticed that when I do laundry in the basement, (machine drains to basement sink), the sink backs up and drains veeee...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by allthings5
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by allthings5

toilet, flapper, float

One of my toilets had worked fine until few days ago. When I push the handle, the flapper is lifted and water goes down...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jsmith
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by jsmith

Then and now

The links are to the Carpe Diem site. It's written by an economics professor. He is comparing what Americans could buy...
143 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dh0496
143 comments posted 15yrs posted by dh0496

New Honeywell digital thermostat

I bought a new thermostat for my furnace. Apparently they're either make crap or want me to think I'm warmer than I am....
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by boleyn7
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by boleyn7

Doors and Porch Lamps, Junk or not

I'm redoing my entrance way, it was built wrong and I'm doing a good bit of work. I've redone the foundation and replac...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jeff_thies
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by jeff_thies