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Eek! Wrong group.

Several posts that should have gone to alt.string-theory.problems were posted here. I apologize for the distraction.
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Killed dog was possessed.

"[GULF BREEZE, Fla.] A Panhandle man has been charged with killing and skinning his family dog because he believed it w...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

If it floats like a boat...

Florida Commission of Nannies, Pokenoses, and Nay-sayers says it's a house and can't be moored to a dock. So the owner...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Why do houses burn in a fire?

Why do houses burn in a fire? Well, I think everyone knows that answer. Its because most houses are made from flammable...
36 comments posted 16yrs
posted by invention7
36 comments posted 16yrs posted by invention7

My first thought was not: "Must fix roof"

"[UK] Naked woman falls through roof "A naked couple who clambered to the top of a building triggered a full-scale resc...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

OT: Aug 25th, 2010 - New record set

"In 1906 the fastest automobile of any kind was a Stanley Steamer, which driver Fred Marriott took to the then-astonish...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Kenmore electric dryer not shutting off

Got an elderly Kenmore electric dryer that once in a while won't automatically shut off - it heats OK, runs through the...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

Remove ceiling treatment

In the attached pictures, is this "popcorn" treatment of the ceiling? http://i34.tinypic.com/18ok1z.jpg http://i34.tiny...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mpbrede
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by mpbrede

Trying to get rid of dirt

I tried Craigs list Trash company won't take it. Any ideas how to get rid of it ? I wonder is there any negative reason...
49 comments posted 16yrs
posted by desgnr
49 comments posted 16yrs posted by desgnr

Trying to locate full size 'flipper' door hardware

I'm not having much luck finding hardware for a 30"x80" door that is similar to a flipper door for a cabinet (pivots an...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ricodjour
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by ricodjour

Google is not your friend

"[RIVERHEAD, N.Y.] A town on New York's Long Island is using Google Earth to find backyard pools that don't have the pr...
60 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
60 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

JB Weld problem

I have bought 6 JB Weld kits. (by kit, i mean the two tubes). I'm using the JB Kwik (fast dry stuff), to plug nail hole...
46 comments posted 16yrs
posted by smoking
46 comments posted 16yrs posted by smoking

Crayon on walls and doors

Someone kid put crayon all over the walls and doors in my rental property. What's the best way to remove it before repai...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by smoking
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by smoking