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How much does it save to have two doors?

Around here a lot of people have 2 doors on a 2-door garage which means you can't park say just one car in the middle,...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Power is out, but not me!

This is the first since I installed my piston natural gas whole house generator. I can't wait for the sun to go down so...
190 comments posted 2yrs
posted by T
190 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

Basement wall crack sealants

I have been told the polyurethane (from Sika, also sold as radon sealant) you squeezed from the inside into the outside...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by vjp2.at
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by vjp2.at

Lye v hypochlorite bleaches

I am concerned that the new advent of "natural" bleach sprays containing lye could cause accidental mixing (by adjacent...
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posted by vjp2.at
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by vjp2.at

Smart investing in the oil market

The price of crude varies all the time and the price of gas fluctuates considerably at times. Using my knowledge of the...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by esp
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by esp

War against the birds.

Usually my cherries ripen around the last day of May. I was late this year putting out protection against birds and I w...
29 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
29 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

What's the difference between film and tape?

A few months ago I purchased this reflective film, and while it has performed admirably, I must mention that the use of...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Follow-up on leak in basement

I finished (almost) putting in the new pressure regulator, which the instructions say is preset to 50 psi. I bought a n...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Bialy Bourekas Recipe

Total Time: 50 minutes Yield: 6 bourekas Ingredients For the filling: 5 medium onions, finely diced 2 Tbsp olive oil 2...
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posted by judithlatham
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by judithlatham

Home decorating tip

This can be handy advice for any DIY project at home https://www.gocomics.com/cornered/2024/05/18
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by esp
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by esp

Apparently...

Apparently..., vendors no longer call water-pump pliers water pump pliers. Nor do they call them Channellock, even when...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Someone (Xfinity?) Reset My Password

At 12:50 today, I received an email from Xfinity (alerts.comcast.net), "Please reset your Xfinity password". The body o...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Boris
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by Boris