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light switch popped - now won't turn off

Was sitting here, minding my own business, and I hear a small pop/sizzle from the light switch and the overhead light c...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by TrialDog
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by TrialDog

OT: cargo ships and ropes

Anyone ever thought of tying ropes round these things? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cargo+ship+fail&tbm=isch
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Driving in Oklahoma

You can get a $235.00 ticket for driving in the left lane in Oklahoma. Watch out. Another money making idea to help fin...
30 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mt
30 comments posted 8yrs posted by mt

Flat rate electricity like water?

If we can have flat rate water (pay a fixed fee for as much as you use), why isn't the same true of electricity? Both co...
172 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
172 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Synonym???

Have old measuring "rod wheel" (it's actually calibrated in chains, but we used old rod measures long before it ever ar...
41 comments posted 8yrs
posted by none
41 comments posted 8yrs posted by none

Pressure washer

I got to crank it it spins and stops and it's hard to turn and it spins I take out spark plug it's spins fine freely and...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Washout
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Washout

Old Stanley Garage Door Opener Parts Available

The reversing relay on my 20+ year-old Stanley garage door opener finally g ave up the ghost and I replaced the entire...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by hrhofmann
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by hrhofmann

Shower massage hand held part needed.

I have a no-name brand hand held shower massage in which a pinhole leak has developed in the plastic fixture that conne...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by farberbear.unspam
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by farberbear.unspam

car stumbles going around corners but no MIL

For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I can't figure out what the stumbling is due to...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bobjjones
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by bobjjones

Carpenter ant treatments for walls?

Saw my first carpenter ant today. There's been a lot of tree maintenance in my vicinity lately. I suspect the ants are...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by ham789
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by ham789

A new use for 3D printers

https://youtu.be/i7_zwFGz1aU I'm impressed, what do you think?
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mt
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by mt