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OT. College Loan Forgiveness

This John Stossel article claims about a third of college enrollees don't graduate after six years. Why doesn't it dawn...
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posted by deanh6929
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by deanh6929

Wood steps preservation

A neighbor has wood steps that are very dark and look almost new. He said they are not pressure treated and are more th...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dan
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by dan

cleaing air ducts

One of my n'bors is getting her house's air ducts cleaned now. It seems to be that the dirt and dust that is loose gets...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

NRA in the news again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nra-bankruptcy-trial/2021/05/03/173a3f1c-ac28-11eb-acd3-24b44a57093a_story.html...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Sh
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by Sh

The idylls of Toyota transmission fluid

For some reason I've been more careful about my health** and my car lately, so I checked what xmission fluid my 2005 So...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Why are revlimiters uneven?

Is it to warn you? Even my toilet cistern can slow down smoothly.
48 comments posted 5yrs
posted by CK1
48 comments posted 5yrs posted by CK1

aluminum or steel

I probably need a longer than average seat post for a bicycle. Many are aluminum, or aluminum alloy. Others are steel....
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

It pays to save electronics scrap.

It pays to save electronics scrap. I needed a short piece of thin but not too thin single strand wire and I don't seem...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. what are cuticle clippers for?

OT. what are cuticle clippers for? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E4YM6MW I've always thought they were for cutting off t...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Cleaning your engine

If your car's engine wasn't very dirty, would you bother cleaning it? If you cleaned it, would you use: A) Gunk Foamy.....
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT: Hey Bod

More Troubling Reports of Clotting Disorders Following Doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by oliver
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by oliver

How to fix a bus.

Most of us are here to discuss home repair. This is a similar discussion about a disabled bus Bus with passengers heads...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by esp
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by esp

Top Fuel Dragster

I've seen them run but this gives some of the work and design behind them. They also burn fuel at a rate of $100 a secon...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by esp
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by esp

Anyone Know What This Reddish ceiling Material Is?

My son is doing some work on a condo in Las Vegas. The fact that it's a condo in a condo complex may be a clue as to ho...
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posted by teamarrows
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by teamarrows