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Any ideas to correct this

This is a picture of my dining and living room flooring, where in some area s, not many, a corner of the laminated floo...
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posted by harri85274
5 comments posted 10yrs posted by harri85274

OT: Sobriety test

Is it true that in America a cop will ask you to recite your alphabet backwards to test if you're drunk? I can't do that...
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posted by no
40 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

OT? -- Newsgroup Moderation Software/Programs

I try to never post any Off Topic (OT) messages here, but I decided to do so this time. What I am hoping to research an...
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posted by TomR
27 comments posted 10yrs posted by TomR

Painting fiberglass (framed) doors/windows

How practical is this? Can you *strip* paint from same? Or, do you just keep layering on each new color, etc.?
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posted by blockedofcourse
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by blockedofcourse

OT: Blade Runner theatrical cut on Netflix

This is the one I remember most from the 80's, and like most, where at the end they fly over mountains, trees, snow and...
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posted by dangerous
0 comments posted 10yrs posted by dangerous

OT Antique car shows

Read about a local antique car show in the newspaper yesterday. One model pictured was a VW beetle convertable like I ha...
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posted by invalid
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Kitchen faucet leaks from base part II

I had my kitchen cabinetry and sink redone years ago and had a stainless st eel sink put in. The opening where the fauc...
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posted by bkagain2015
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by bkagain2015

slow kitchen drain

Hi All, I have a slow kitchen drain. I has used several of the liquid plumber and friends things down the drain. Upon f...
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posted by T
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by T

Floor Jack Tuneup Question

I would like to try to tune up my floor jack before giving up on it and buying a new one. It works, in that it lifts my...
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posted by teamarrows
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

Lockset Question, Please

Hello, Would be most appreciative for some help with this. Lockset on door of my son's garage-to-house has broken, and...
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posted by rgsros
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by rgsros

Tracing bad sewer smell

This may be a little OT because it's not for home, but church. My church has developed a really bad sewer like smell in...
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posted by actodesco
13 comments posted 10yrs posted by actodesco

Best way to clean sewage backup on a concrete floor?

I have crap everywhere on my floor and I"m not sure the best west to clean it. Sqeegy it into a shovel? Move it? I brok...
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posted by Demhi*removethis*moss
4 comments posted 10yrs posted by Demhi*removethis*moss

Untaped drywall corners

We just stripped off the wallpaper in one of our rooms and found that the corners of the sheetrock are not taped and mu...
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posted by Nobody
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by Nobody