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Is Home Depot 30% acetic acid vinegar at $20 a gallon ok to use for food (2025 Update)

Is Home Depot 30% acetic acid at $20 a gallon safe & ok to use for food and is it a better deal than the Costco two-gal...

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posted by stanleyrobins

56 comments posted 1yr posted by stanleyrobins

Adding Machine TIP

Hi, If you still use a physical adding machine, and need to replace the ink roller, there is an alternative. My Wife us...

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posted by jaugustine

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what will be the polarity of the pin and the tube in a barrel connector?

I have a new-to-me device, a speakerphone from Radio Shack**, a Duophone 120,that didn't come with a power supply, and...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

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The best swimming pool calculator on the Internet - bar none

For pool owners only... the best swimming pool calculator on the Internet. As with anything extremely lucratively marke...

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posted by andrew

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Vaccination Day (2025 Update)

Just to piss off the anti-vax crowd, I got two today. Right arm was the flu shot Left arm was the Moderna Covid shot. F...

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posted by esp

72 comments posted 1yr posted by esp

Old Fluorescent Fixture

Can I use a new LED 40w T12 bulb in an old (30 year old) fluorescent fixture?

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posted by Ed

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Retaining wall problem

Maybe you guys have some tips on repairing this. It is in Russia. https://imgur.com/gallery/you-can-park-there-you-just-...

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posted by esp

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What causes idle speed to be low?

I have a Mitsubishi Lancer 2003 which has low idle speed. So low that it stalls unless I keep the gas on the peddle. Wh...

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posted by Ken

10 comments posted 1yr posted by Ken

OT He planned so well, why was his gun barrel showing?

OT He planned so well, why was his gun barrel showing?

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posted by NONONOmisc07

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Collection of some of the smartest people we see every day.

https://imgur.com/gallery/idiots-of-imgur-mini-dump-pt-178-LtQmsFT

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posted by esp

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OT Does it matter if the door is locked or not.

OT I doubt if t he person I'd be responding to is still here, and I'm not evensure this is the forum where he posted, b...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

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OT Goose for your Thanksgiving table?

OT I learned, and saw, years ago that the number of Canadian geese around here (Baltimore) in parks and cemeteries and...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

16 comments posted 1yr posted by NONONOmisc07

What do you look for in a wattmeter?

What do you look for in a wattmeter? They're apparently not expensive. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wattmeter I just want...

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Smoke alarm with Voice Alerts.

Do I want my new hard-wired smoke alarm to have Voice Alerts??? It's less than $3 more (sort of) but even though I have...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

37 comments posted 1yr posted by NONONOmisc07

Origin of miniature golf

I saw this tonight,. According to one story, mini golf dates back to 1867, starting in St. Andrews, Scotland. An 18-hol...

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posted by esp

5 comments posted 1yr posted by esp