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Boarded Victorian Loft Strength

Morning, My wife and I have moved into a 1900 victorian semi that has a boarded loft space, I was wondering how strong...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by BenTenBox
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by BenTenBox

Google bus schedules match bus company's

I have to have "small" surgery, a TURP, ugh, and I can't drive there because they won't let me drive home. So I'm takin...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Garage-door opener

Last night, I discovered my garage door was UP (again)! (After parking my car in the garage, I bring the garage-door op...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by gcotterl
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by gcotterl

Hot water

I just bought a home that is 5 years old. The hot water outlet gets hot but no hot water comes out the hot water side o...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Joe Sangster
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by Joe Sangster

OT: Roundabout and 4way stop confusion

I think I've worked out why Americans don't like roundabouts. Your rules are screwed up - at a 4 way stop, you give way...
111 comments posted 7yrs
posted by steven.watkins
111 comments posted 7yrs posted by steven.watkins

Miniblinds. Up or down?

In winter. Heat registers on outside walls. It would seem to me heat would travel up but cold would still go down. Down...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by canopeily
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by canopeily

Tariffs hamstring the US in the race to 5G

In order to lead the way in 5G, we need to reduce the uncertainty raised by recent tariffs that are already causing eco...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bodron57
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by bodron57

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IS ALMOST OVER, DEAR RECRUITS

The notion of playing God with sunlight originated with one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. He argued that...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by burkesbabes
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by burkesbabes

Breaker

I was in my room playing my game when my game system suddenly shut down and wouldn't turn back on. In fact none of the...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Corey William Burke-Smith
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by Corey William Burke-Smith

Why do cars "bong!" when you crash?

If you've watched a lot of youtube videos of accidents, you'll have noticed some cars tend to make a noise (ping, bong,...
124 comments posted 7yrs
posted by steven.watkins
124 comments posted 7yrs posted by steven.watkins

$4.90/gallon

Liberal heaven. Bridgeport CA gas prices, where it's generally a dollar a gallon higher than it is in the Central Valley...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by burford/associate
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by burford/associate

Li-Ion batteries

I've got some very good 18650 Panasonics - 3Ah, but there seems to be nothing worth getting at the 14500 (AA) size. I t...
41 comments posted 7yrs
posted by steven.watkins
41 comments posted 7yrs posted by steven.watkins

Nail holes showing up

I have VG fir trim all over my house. It was installed pre-finished. 6 years later the nail holes that were filled with...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Lake house lady
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by Lake house lady