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What I use for protection
I earnestly tried using a washable mask. But I found that it: 1. Fogged up my glasses 2. Made my face hot 3. Made it so others could not see my facial expressions 4. Made it harder for others to...
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Change router bit
First, it looks like the bit maybe hasn't been removed in forever, so it could be rusted. A bit of penetrating oil and some time might help. Second, to loosen the collet, you'd use one wrench to...
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Storm door
What is the diff between surface mount and recessed mount?
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Amp draw measurment on main power feed residential
I'm looking at a device to monitor my power. It hooks around the main power feed wires that feed the breaker panel. It has a sensor for each of the two main wires (240 volt standard setup). I measured...
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Wiring Trouble with Ceiling Fan Replacement
An old ceiling fan, which worked fine, had no lamp and four wires: green, blue, black and white. The ceiling has a black, red and white wires, plus a bare copper wire. (Using multi-meter, the only...
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Re: Warning ... Whirlpool Fridge Unserviceable
danmaa... excellent idea with the damp towels and air compressor. When I suggested an air compressor to my husband he said it'll make a mess all over the kitchen.
 
OT: my adventure at the post office and viruses transmission
Hi All, We have a little post office, which I adore. Seems to me the problems with the post office are all confined to those large Mega post offices. Well, yesterday I had a bunch of things to mail to...
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OT: out of stock items
Northern Nevada: Toilet paper: normal Paper towels: normal isopropyl alcohol: out Nitrile Gloves: out Useless against viruses face masks: normal N100 face masks: out Canned spam (YUK!): normal
 
Visual on how face masks work
This is a good visual, though I'm sure some will still not believe they help Without a mask, droplets produced during coughing can travel up to 12 feet. With a mask, this distance is reduced to just a...
 
OT temporary farm labour
Simple solution. If you go to Banff, carry a bag, a knife, and a single asparagus. If stopped by the police, just say "I'm looking for more of these, you guys see any?"
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The ultimate non-mask
The ultimate non-mask have an excuse, for the deaf and hard of hearing MULTIFUNCTIONAL DESIGN: may ways to wear it - neckerchief, headband, wristband, Bandana, hair-band, balaclava Bandana, scarf,...
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How to physically secure a cell phone?
In on Wed, 1 Jul 2020 07:07:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Easy enough. I have two good ideas. 1) Drill a hole in the cell phone, 1/4" is big enough to put a ring through it. The bottom left corner usually...
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ANOTHER Black Teenager Shot And Killed at Jenny's block party
Yet another black teenager was shot and killed inside the Seattle area known as CHAZ or CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest). The boy was just 16 years old.  Another person, a 14-year-old boy, was...
 
ryobi pressure washer question
I was curious and see you can find a lot of discussion here from ratings questions and answers:...
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Under my porch
In on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:29:30 -0500, philo wrote: That's great. I think you should spend the extra $40. In the long run it will be better. I'm too t ired just from reading this. I have a cabinet...
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