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Sand from drain pipe

We live near the beach. Sand from the roof drain is pouring into the garden covering the soil. Does anyone have a soluti...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15144
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15144

Modern locks are a pest

What happened to the good old mortice lock where you didn't have to do a dance with the doorhandle to get the key to tur...
226 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
226 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Diagnose shower leak I can't find

My daughter took a shower and we found drips on the floor directly below in the basement, in a place we've had drips be...
42 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timothy42b
42 comments posted 6yrs posted by timothy42b

Help with wifi thermostat

Today I was going to settle on the Heat Pump but they're probably closed for Memorial Day. So I have one more day to th...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Rubbing Alcohol

TP seems to slowly be coming back. Paper towels are in now in abundance. But not Rubbing Alcohol. You guys see Rubbing A...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by T
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by T

Back after 10 years

So I was reminded of this area and rejoined. Most recent project here was pretty simple. We expanded the container gard...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cshenk1
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by cshenk1

OT: Adult colouring books? WTF?

What is it with "adult colouring in books"? Surely adults should be doing something more mentally challenging. Are we al...
66 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
66 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

2 Dead Cordless Drill Batteries -- Weird

Anyone have any insight here? I have two Makita cordless drill batteries that I use infrequently. Stuck them in the cha...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jonathanbines
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by jonathanbines

OT talcum powder (2025 Update)

OT, pretty much Talc is chemically but not physically the same as asbestos. There is a 3rd substance like the two of th...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Need help

I am attempting to relevel my single wide trailer and then lay the floor but I have no clue what I'm doing. Any ideas, t...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15141
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_15141

OT parking ticket Plus !

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My wife and I went into town and visited a new sh...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by hubops
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by hubops

Two Back Wires, Two White Wires, WTH?

Finally found a solution to our bathroom wiring nightmare!!! Thank you!! One of the two pairs of wires goes to the swit...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by julierobertsevans
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by julierobertsevans

caulking

which is best when caulking something? Pushing or pulling??
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by herbwhite59
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by herbwhite59

’s 10 Other Acts of Racism

Real racism. Not the made up Rules for Radicals crap you lefties throw at us: “If you have a problem figuring out wheth...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by T
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by T

OT: Complaints about lack of PPE!?

Why are people grumbling the government won't give teachers PPE masks? You can get them online for a fiver for goodness...
37 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
37 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey