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New Friends - What goes around, comes around.

This is nothing more than a story that shows that there are still some very nice people left in this world. (Don't worr...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by teamarrows
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by teamarrows

I've gone Bosch!

After suffering through countless episodes with the fine Dewalt/Porter Cable support system, I've started replacing my...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by quartermasterextraordinaire
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by quartermasterextraordinaire

I want all Concrete Doors

I'm a fugative and wanted by the police, CIA and FBI. They are going to try to get in my house real soon. When they use...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fugative
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by fugative

Ecological riding lawnmower

Via thereIfixedit.com http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/6efffd31-4b11-4d58-a790-692c8be98060.jpg (I think...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Non-auto circuit breaker

Bought a "non-auto" circuit breaker (60A, 2 pole) from eBay. Now that I have the unit, I realize that it isn't an overc...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken

Tenants' refrigerator problem

Our upstairs tenants (two family house, we live downstairs) thought that their refrigerator was too warm, so they set b...
32 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Privacy
32 comments posted 16yrs posted by Privacy

replacing a doorbell

Our doorbell (a Nutone LA-128WH) needs replacing. We want to replace it with a different model. It seems to be mounted...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by youknowwhat.mccranie
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by youknowwhat.mccranie

8 overrated home improvements

From the MSN Real Estate web site. http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=24921642&GT1=35000 So you don't...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

concrete and rebar

Hello newsgroups, Only recently have I used usenet to help me with my handymanning projects, and I have found it tremen...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by merrilljensen
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

Whole house fan

I have one, and it has a switch or rather dial to turn it off and on. The dial will change the speed from fast to slowe...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wilgrow_co
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by wilgrow_co

septic drain-field caps

Having never owned a septic system prior to our current house... is there any reason not to recess the drain-field caps...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

concrete casting / release agent?

Hi all, I need to do some repairs to the concrete surrounding our basement wood chute; the concrete forming the chute h...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

Frigidaire FAC052G7A1 A/C Unit or manual

Unit is A Frigidaire FAC052G7A1 Window A/C Anyone know of or have one of there own? What I am needing to know if this u...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ant30dio
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ant30dio