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Asparagus season is here again

Asparagus season usually last for around four months before it stops producing, and I get tired of eating it almost eve...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by winme
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by winme

Big Bamboo

This stand of Bamboo was planted eight years ago. Last year it doubled in size. This year the bamboo are already jumpin...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by winme
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by winme

OT - Warning about 21st Century Insurance

I promised the 21st Century Insurance rep on the phone today that I would spread the word about how poorly the company...
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posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVE
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by newgene.mcmensaREMOVE

Do Toilet Bowls Really Wear Out?

About a year ago, I had to have a new water heater installed in my dad's home. It was in an emergency, so I hired the f...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Does every clothes dryer get hot inside.

Is tumbling hard on clothes? Not human tumbling wearing clothes, but tumbling in the dryer. Especially shirts. Is exces...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by misc07
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by misc07

Toilets

A friend of mine is paying a plumber to try to rebuild her 1950's vintage maroon toilet. I told her to just replace the...
18 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philo
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by philo

Replacement drawers ?

I have a storage system with 24 clear drawers. Three of the smaller drawers are missing. Does anyone sell replacement dr...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Home defense. Buckshot vs. birdshot

The author's choice is birdshot because it wouldn't penetrate a second wall in a home.
46 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dh0496
46 comments posted 9yrs posted by dh0496

Windows ME

I installed a 10 gig harddrive, with Windows ME on it, that hadn't been used in years and found it contains *LOTS OF GA...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by winme
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by winme

Are you familiar with 'tech' terminology?

If so, you'll probably enjoy this comedy item! *My Blackberry Is Not Working*! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0...
0 comments posted 9yrs
posted by DavidB
0 comments posted 9yrs posted by DavidB

35% pay no income tax

- In tax year 2014, according to a report published by the Internal Revenu e Service, the federal government hauled in...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by burfordTjustice
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by burfordTjustice

Travails about gas

OT, maybe. I'm reniling a tiny little car, a Kia Picanto. I haven't looked up how big the gas tank is but when I fill i...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by misc07
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by misc07

Follow-up, venting dryer through utility stack

Follow-up, venting dryer through utility stack BTW, the guy who vented his dryer, now in a new location from the way th...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by misc07
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by misc07