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OT: HD TVs

Not 1080 lines, not HD. Should be called "semi HD", not "HD ready". You wouldn't buy a "motorway ready" car that only we...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Why don't they make 4 ply toilet paper?

Why don't they make 4 ply toilet paper? Everybody folds 2 ply to make 4 anyway.
58 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
58 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Why do we have modesty panels on desks?

I just find they get in the way when trying to get at wires behind them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty_panel
54 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
54 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

OT FICO Score Impact of Closing Checking Acct

I opened a new checking account at a credit union. I want to close the current checking account I've had for many years...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wade
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by wade

Dyson fan remote sensor location

I have a Dyson (blade-less) fan that I placed off the end of the bed. Top of the bail (ring) is about 4.5' high. Fan wo...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by sidwelle
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by sidwelle

Does opening the window fill the house with humidity?

If it's hot out during the day, and by 8 or 9 it cools off, and I open the window, is it true that the humidity from th...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Re: PVC pipe as dryer vent

> Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is a flammable material with a melting point of 160 degrees C. Melting begins at about 140...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kempshomeandlawncare
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by kempshomeandlawncare

Ceiling fan hum

We have a ceiling fan in our bedroom that started to hum last week, I watched some howto videos on-line and most of the...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by sidwelle
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by sidwelle

Flipping a car

Week or so ago Micky was talking about how to flip a car back on its wheels. Last night on Live PD Crime of the Week I...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by esp
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by esp

reinstalling shoe molding

In preparation for floor refinishing I removed the shoe molding in my 100 yr old home. Getting ready to reinstall it no...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kenlerner99
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by kenlerner99

Screen time 34 years.

The average adult will spend that much time looking at a screen of some sort.
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dh0496
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by dh0496

IT'S NOT PLASTER, IT'S MUD

Either call it properly or just f*ck orf.
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by actionhero1
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by actionhero1

Sole mates

How cool is this for an amputee https://imgur.com/gallery/bs9FLkZ
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by esp
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by esp

Window trim finish

A friend had 9 new windows installed in his home. I'm surprised the interior window trims weren't removed, but he was c...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Hawk
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by Hawk