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OT - How many treaters?

I had 24 trick or treaters, tonight. I didn't keep track, but it was mostly the standard costumes. Jack the ripper, pum...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

help in selecting in-ground pool equipment

is there an online forum or some place where I could research equipment experiences of swimming pool owners? Akin to a...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anna
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by anna

OT (Way off) Newsgroups readers

I sure would appreciate a little advice from some of you more knowledgeable computer users than myself. Recently, I mov...
43 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOBSPAM r-beaman
43 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOBSPAM r-beaman

Convert fluorescent shop light to grow light?

I have a long counter that gathers junk, in front of large windows facing east and under a huge fluorescent shop light....
50 comments posted 16yrs
posted by una
50 comments posted 16yrs posted by una

looking for a plywood/lumber hauling trailer

I have an SUV, but no pickup, and I'm doing enough home renovations that I'm considering getting a trailer to tow behin...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by barss
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by barss

OT camera battery

Have Fuji digital Finepix. This thing is known for eating up batteries. Bought a replacement off eBay. Won't hold a char...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

What size string for a string trimmer?

What size string for a string trimmer? Somewhere I got the idea that each string trimmer was designed for a certain dia...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Making topsoil

I have a load of dirt. It is probably fairly sterile; that is, not too much humus in it. I want to convert it into tops...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mulcasterXXX
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by mulcasterXXX

Kitchen Faucet Spray Head- need part

Searching for replacement spray head (only - not hose) for a CareFree kitchen faucet. Made by Milwaukee Faucet Div of U...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by reedh
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by reedh

Using House Foundation Wall as Gatepost?

Can I hang a large (say 6' wide x 5' high) swinging wooden gate from my concrete foundation wall? Quality of the concre...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wandererfan
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by wandererfan

Improving old windows?

Everybody wants to sell you new energy-efficient windows. What is the best that can be done to refurbish/upgrade old wo...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by galt_57
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by galt_57

recommendation on 2-speed swimming pool pump

can anyone recommend a specific type or brand of pump/motor, 1 HP max, for in-ground swimming pool? my current understa...
27 comments posted 16yrs
posted by terry
27 comments posted 16yrs posted by terry

OT: Sugary drinks and diabetes

In another thread -- lost track of which -- I ranted about young girls and women drinking gallons of cokes instead of m...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hypatia08
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by hypatia08