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Simple, inexpensive ladder for treehouse

First, I'm so pleased to see that this group is still active :-) Some years ago, I built a small tree house in the wood...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jcl541
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by jcl541

Heat pump SEER rating

Why can't I find a heat pump with a good SEER rating? The USA has a law stating 13 minimum. Yet here in the UK, I looked...
167 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
167 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Just something a little different...

This is something I've been tinkering around with as time allows. I'm going to build a jacobs ladder with it.. I do not...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nobody
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by nobody

Sourcing old/obsolete breakers?

Anyone know of a source for old/obsolete breakers? One of the breakers in the panel at my parents' house failed. It's a...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

OT: American Express Card Strips Benefits

An insert with my October 2019 AMEX Blue Cash card statement says that effective first of the new year, they're ending...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wade
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by wade

10' X 20' steel frame Canopy

Need new roof
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14614
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by caedfaa9ed1216d60ef78a6f660f5f85_14614

Wasted garage ceiling height

I was just thinking about the wasted space in my garage. The ceiling is slightly over 10ft but the garage doors are 7ft...
37 comments posted 6yrs
posted by galt_57
37 comments posted 6yrs posted by galt_57

OT: Boeing partners with Porsche on electric flying car

(Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing Co said on Thursday it was working with Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) sports car brand, P...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by A.noiseless.patient.Spider
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by A.noiseless.patient.Spider

Anyone figure out how to block robocalls?

On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more difficult, I have answering machines in my h...
25 comments posted 6yrs
posted by invalid
25 comments posted 6yrs posted by invalid

Battery Derangement

Stolen from another newsgroup For those who think that EV's will "save" the "environment": https://www.city-journal.org...
80 comments posted 6yrs
posted by esp
80 comments posted 6yrs posted by esp

Washing machine repair and cleaning

Have been replacing the bearings on a Cabrio washer and am fairly creeped out by the slime coating, particularly on the...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by galt_57
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by galt_57

OT: uneven cooking in microwaves

When will we invent a microwave oven that cooks evenly? There must be some way to install reflectors around the cooking...
160 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
160 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey