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Garlic and onions

Hi All, We had some warm weather earlier this week and my garlic had a growth spurt. They are now 6 to 8 inches tall. S...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by T
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by T

Washer Rust Repair

For starters, I'm never purchasing a Samsung washer or dryer again, and even apprehensive with their other appliances....
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Hawk
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by Hawk

Self-Rejuvenating Hearing Aid Batteries

Been using hearing aids for several weeks that run on size 312 zinc-air button batteries. They last about a week then g...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wade
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by wade

Is this a water tap, and how old?

Found in the corner of a pre-war kitchen, which has a separate and much more recent water connection, and an exterior g...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by roland
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by roland

OT. Reusable grocery bags spread disease

Researcher Ryan Sinclair tested this at three California grocery stores. The article says New York City people could be...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dh0496
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by dh0496

sanding between coats

What's the purpose of sanding between coats? Is it to make the coating surface rough so the second coat would adhere bet...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ouasami
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by ouasami

more number of coats means longer protection?

If I apply more number of coats, say, 6, instead of regular 2, of polyurethane to outdoor wooden furniture, would the p...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ouasami
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by ouasami

2x2 ceiling tiles?

Hi, folks. Does anyone know if nail-up, fiber ceiling tiles are still being made in 2x2 and 4x4 dimensions? I'm trying...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by reply
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by reply

who pays for quarantine

When people are quarantined, at an airport upon landing, who pays for that? A friend needs to know. I haven't heard of...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee

Adding a sub-panel to an existing service.

Have a commercial application where the customer wants to bring power to a tent area next to his building. Filing for a...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14948
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14948

An interesting spin on inheritance

I know Trader and J. Joyce think this is some structured thing with every Elvis Plate and Grateful Dead T shirt account...
31 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gfretwell
31 comments posted 6yrs posted by gfretwell

Cancel Everything

I'm not a big fan of The Atlantic these days, but this is a good article. More damage will occur if we under-react than...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nmassello
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by nmassello

sprinkler problem

I have several sprinklers (photo link below). They have two kinds of problem. Some of them, after having spinning for m...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ouasami
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by ouasami

Cash out for dishonest Vendor

I have AHS, it has bern nothing but a nightmare... The first vendor they sent me was dishonest... They wanted to ignore...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14940
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14940

I want to improve my front door lock

Has anyone ever used this or do you know about it? https://www.amazon.com/MiLocks-WF-02SN-Digital-Deadbolt-Exterior/dp/...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NONONOaddressee
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by NONONOaddressee