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More on that runaway Prius...

"Gomez said the best evidence that his client was frantically slamming the brakes is that a California Highway Patrol o...
74 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
74 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

Electrical box size

Do I have this right? Three 12/2 NM cables going into a plastic box with an outlet conductors 6 grounds 1 Oulet 3 Total...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by limp_arbor
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by limp_arbor

compressor repair

I need some ideas on how to repair my air compressor please. There is a small tube that comes out of the tank side of t...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Can't figure out where the downspout goes?

6 family 3 story brick house in Brooklyn, NY. Built around 1925. I recently discovered the downspout was clogged. It go...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mikepier
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by mikepier

Vacuum question

I need a vacuum that I can put into a pipe, and have it suck out the contents like a vacuum. Not a sump pump that is lo...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Painting Stucco

I am a life long resident of the Pacific Northwest, but also reside, part time, in the desert SW. In the PNW, stucco is...
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Sump pump Vs Automatic pump

I have a basement that 2 or 3 times a year get's water in it. The worst has been about 10 inches when we were away over...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jtpryan
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by jtpryan

Steam mop?

I guess this is more home maintenance than repair, but I thought probably some of you have experience in this realm. I'...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jah213
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by jah213

I want to kill the weeds in my St. Augustine grass

What is the process to use to kill the weeds in my st. Augustine grass. I know it's not a overnight process, but I have...
46 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bob_callaway
46 comments posted 16yrs posted by bob_callaway

GFI for a fuse box...

We have a 1969 Fuse box, using 12 gauge copper wire, 100 amp service. Long story short We were told by our home insuran...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by yup
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by yup

Property question

If I survey my property line and dig a ditch around my property up to that line, am I responsible for my neighbors land...
33 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boleyn7
33 comments posted 16yrs posted by boleyn7

O.T. WebTV

Does *anybody* know for sure if this entity is still doing business? I realize that it became MSN TV but I've done a se...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by chizzard52
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by chizzard52