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B&D SPCM1936 mower

I bought the machine new two years ago. Overall I'd say it performs fair w ith the exception of bagging. Here in South...
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posted by ratcc44
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by ratcc44

Someday has arrived !

Several years ago , while browsing in one of the tourist trap secondhand stores here , I bought a saw tooth setting dev...
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posted by snag_one
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

OT: Win10 won't play DVDs, get the "green screen"

I tried to play a DVD in the Win10 laptop, after a minute the screen goes green and the sound continues. Google tells m...
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posted by timothy42b
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by timothy42b

OT computer problems OT

Well , might not be OT , as it's a "home computer" ... But anyway , I've installed anti-tracking software , Ghostery ,...
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posted by snag_one
22 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one

Carpet Tape

I used two-sided carpet tape to hold a small, fire-proof rug in front of th e wood stove in the living room. When I rem...
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posted by pintiha
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by pintiha

New oven installation

I recently purchased a new free standing range from Best Buy. The salesman also sold me a three prong power cord. I did...
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posted by draftcad2
15 comments posted 10yrs posted by draftcad2

Update on bird feeder

My PVC pipe-based bird feeder was spray-painted in a camoflouage(sp?) mixtu re of red, green and brown, and the birds l...
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posted by hrhofmann
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by hrhofmann

OT eye charts

Evidently they have changed eye charts since I was a kid. The letters used to be spaced farther apart and larger. Now t...
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posted by invalid
20 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Running a Garden Hose 16.8 Miles.....

A friend of mine lives 16.8 miles from me. His well pump appears to have died. I went there and checked it for him, and...
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posted by Paintedcow
43 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

(OT) Trusting Banks

Since we have the Credit Card topic on here, I was thinking about a situation I had awhile back. When I began getting m...
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posted by Paintedcow
28 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

(Somewhat OT) Laundry Detergent Odor

Regarding liquid laundry detergent. Why do they have to put ODOR into this stuff? I have tried different brands and dif...
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posted by Paintedcow
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Paintedcow

Cleaning paint brush

I have a paint brush that I was cleaning. Paint thinner did not work. Ended up soaking it overnight in Xylene. Loosed i...
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posted by andrewkennedy775
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Slightly OT - The Wonders Of Nature

SWMBO is heavily into gardening. In fact, part of her job entails running a greenhouse. She often brings home cuttings,...
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posted by teamarrows
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

OT: Steering wheel

Where do you put your hands on the steering wheel when driving? I noticed one person at the 10 to 2 position (oh dear),...
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posted by no
142 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

An actual home repair question

House built in the mid 40's with cast iron drains in the crawl space. Already replaced the 40 or so feet of terra cotta...
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posted by flakey714
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by flakey714