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Digital TV question

I know that soon we will all be forced to buy a convertor or else a new tv, or we wont get anything on the older sets....
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alvinamorey
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by alvinamorey

BM Aura paint

Anyone have experience with the new Benjamin Moore Aura paint? Sounds like its pretty good. Pretty expensive, but suppos...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by j

How many wheelbarrows for a yard of concrete?

I will be having a delivery this week of concrete. I am getting 3.25 yards. Two and a quarter yards will make a 9 x 20...
38 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alvinamorey
38 comments posted 19yrs posted by alvinamorey

Weed Wacker: using it tipped 90 degrees

Hi, I was wondering if any one knows if it is OK / not OK to use a weed wacker on it's side. Usuall a weed wacker i...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sacstinkytiger
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by sacstinkytiger

Finding where the electrical line is broken

Hi guys! About two years ago, we finished (to be precise, we hired a contractor to finish) our breezeway, turning it in...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by youdontknowme
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by youdontknowme

Electrical - 24v residential light switches

My older house has these 24v, low voltage light switches made by GE(circa 1950's) for the kitchen, bedrooms, and ba...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sammer003
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by sammer003

oliver tree problem

Hi, we have a olive tree in the front lawn. It does not look good. The leaf is yellow and falling. And part of tree is...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by finecur
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by finecur

Comination plug- 100Volts and Coax

I'm installing a flat screen tv with a wall mount and wish to find a plug that combines the power and the coax so t...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jb3320
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jb3320

Rebar U

I want to bend a 4' piece of rebar into a nice gentle curve to hold a 4" OD pipe in place. I've read about the...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me7
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by me7

KILZ Primer/Sealer Products ?

Hello: Have a brownish water stain on a ceiling (leak has been corrected). Guess it would be a good idea to put KILZ do...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by rgsros

Killing Boxelder Stumps - How?

In 2000 I had an arborist remove five large Boxelder trees from an unused part of our houselot because they were shadin...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia