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OT, a good one, animal video

A good one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eyI9YJI3N4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVexJeZBllA
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posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. Cop Misbehavior

An Arkansas cop flipped a woman's car after she slowed and activated her hazard lights.
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posted by deanh6929
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by deanh6929

string trimmers - auto-line-feed

I just bought a new battery powered weed whacker that has the idiotic and wasteful auto-feed feature. After an hour or...
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posted by hubops
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by hubops

OT: What words or phrases annoy you?

Tap instead of click. App instead of program. Fewer instead of less (even though more has no equivalent). Slowed up ins...
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posted by CK1
273 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

Built to Rent

A talk show mentioned built to rent housing developments. The houses are on the modest end of the scale. A nearby town...
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posted by deanh6929
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by deanh6929

OT: Ring The Door Bell, Dammit

Attention Delivery Drivers: When you deliver a package, ring the damn door bell. Don't just drop it- or toss it- near t...
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posted by wade
22 comments posted 5yrs posted by wade

This Old House hosted by Richard Karn

There was a brief run of episodes of This Old House that was hosted by Richard Karn from Home Improvement. I remember s...
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posted by fulgenciopritchett
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by fulgenciopritchett

Overcharging the battery

How come my Sandisk Clip Sport says one cannot ovrcharge the battery, but none of my smartphones have ever said that?
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posted by NONONOmisc07
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Samsung Smart TV no longer defaults to HDMI input.

I have a Samsung Smart TV (UN50NU6950FXZA) which just started acting up. When powering on it no longer defaults to the...
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posted by comawhiteknuckles
37 comments posted 5yrs posted by comawhiteknuckles

Heating and reusing asphalt

I have to patch a few areas at edge of my asphalt driveway that cracked off. 10+ years ago put similar asphalt chunks i...
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posted by milli...
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by milli...

BRIGGS AND STRATTON Quiet Muffler

I am looking for a replacement muffler for our 5 hp Troybuilt tiller. But I don't want a standard replacement, I want s...
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posted by sidwelle
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by sidwelle

Copper pipe sanity check, please

I need to replace a water shut-off valve below my kitchen sink. I see that valves come made to fit on either 1/2" or 5/...
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posted by rednoise9
23 comments posted 5yrs posted by rednoise9