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How To Pull A Fence Post

This fellow came up with an ingenious way to pull fence posts with the item s he had on hand. ?(???)? https://www.youtub...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by unclemon
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by unclemon

Electrical Puzzle/Question

I live in a 50 unit condo serviced by its own 3-phase transformer. Each unit has a standard 200 amp breaker box [these...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by johnkeiser
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by johnkeiser

OT Blood pressure follow up

A few weeks back I got great advice from some of the folks here who have higher blood pressure. I am happy to say that...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philo
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by philo

Another try at this Hot Tub calculation

Hey, I'm a Canadian, we don't abuse each other for making a typing error. I got my measuring tape out and the deck is 1...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stevewarburtoncommunications
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by stevewarburtoncommunications

OT: End of Daylight Stupid Time this Sunday

End of Daylight Stupid Time begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of N...
62 comments posted 9yrs
posted by T
62 comments posted 9yrs posted by T

Furnace Rentals????

It seems the latest gambit from the furnace companies in Northern Alberta is don't buy a new furnace, rent one. Promisi...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by hidefromu
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by hidefromu

Bypassing Lawn Tractor Shut-offs

My older lawn tractor suddenly won't start. It was running well this mornin g when I hauled the log splitter to the mai...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by pintiha
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by pintiha

Empire floor furnace 3588

Furnace sometimes only comes on when red reset button is pushed. Replaced thermostat
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by greggphillips66
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by greggphillips66

DirecTV glitch with FoxNews -- yeah, right.

Now I know why I am having trouble getting FoxNews on DirecTV. I just don't know WHO is causing the trouble....
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Rhonda
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Rhonda

Patching a hole

I've had this toilet leak for months. Around the bottom of the toilet by the floor was cracked and now a large chunk fe...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by none
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by none

Best Buy recycling electronic stuff

No longer completely free. They charged me $25 to take an old 15 inch CRT monitor. I told them I would pay it as I woul...
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posted by "frank "
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by "frank "

Thinking about putting in a hot tub on my deck

I need to figure out how to reinforce the deck. Joists are 12 inches apart. 4x4s are 15 feet a part one way and 100 foot...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stevewarburtoncommunications
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by stevewarburtoncommunications

OT, is black cloth hot to touch when it's hot

OT I find that it's just as hard as in the past to find the kind of used car I want, especially the color. I had promis...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

How to fasten 1/2" Plywood underlayment

Most people use 1/4" plywood or masonite for underlayment. However I have a floor made out of only one layer of 3/4" pl...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Paintedcow
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by Paintedcow

Spray paint lost all it's gloss

I spray painted some tractor parts (using an aerosol can). This matching color tractor paint tends to take several days...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Paintedcow
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by Paintedcow