Home Repair

Do I have to bring electric rental car back fully charged?

Do I have to bring a rental car and electric rental car back fully recharged. That would be parallel to filling the gas...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

2 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT What-is-it device

At a local auction - some sort of instrument in a wooden crate - I haven't a guess as to what it is - anyone .. ?...

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posted by hubops

10 comments posted 3yrs posted by hubops

Ashley Furniture Love Seat & Sofa Recall

The LED lighting can overheat leading to a fire.

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posted by deanh6929

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Home EV Charging

Illinois will soon require it in new or remodeled homes. I can't imagine what lengths people will go to to avoid a remod...

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posted by deanh6929

21 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Looking for a Bravia mounting bracket

Someone just gave me a bare 55 inch Sony Bravia TV with standard 300x300mm vesa mounting screw holes. I have a heavy lo...

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posted by dmanzaluni

19 comments posted 3yrs posted by dmanzaluni

Solar/Wind Are The Champions My Friend

For the first time in history, solar power and wind power have combined for more electricity generation than fossil fue...

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posted by bruce1.9bowser

0 comments posted 3yrs posted by bruce1.9bowser

Which kitchen fruits & vegetables can you grow from the pits or seeds?

Which kitchen fruits & vegetables can you grow from the pits or seeds? I had planted a banana and it didn't come up but...

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posted by walterjones

10 comments posted 3yrs posted by walterjones

Gboard and Win + H

I can't find the thread, but somone suggested Gboard for a cellphone spoken keyboard, and I tried it today. It works gr...

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posted by NONONOmisc07

9 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Why do I have a three flue chimney?

I have a gas log fireplace on the main floor and a woodburning fireplace in the basement. There is no second floor. I'v...

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posted by timothy42bach

5 comments posted 3yrs posted by timothy42bach

3D Houses in Texas

I've read some articles about houses that are made from a form of concrete. They're supposed to be cheaper than others....

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posted by deanh6929

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power went out on random rooms in the house, i opened the cut-hammer cb box and everything seems to be fine

watching tv one night and the tv went out and the kitchen microwave went out. 2 bedroom power went out. checked the cir...

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posted by enrique

6 comments posted 3yrs posted by enrique

Caboose House

I guess it's for rent. $420/night

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posted by deanh6929

7 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT. Is Canada Burning Down?

Poor management plus dry weather is creating quite a mess. ABC News is claiming Washington, DC is getting the worst of...

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posted by deanh6929

12 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT. Solar Runoff

One bad thing about solar I don't see mentioned is the water runoff from the panels. The panels don't absorb rain like t...

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posted by deanh6929

6 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Dirt cheap way to transport dirt a hundred feet uphill (and a thousand feet in distance)

I have a lot of soil downhill about fifty to a hundred feet in height (and about five hundred to a thousand feet in dis...

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posted by mickeydavis078XX

7 comments posted 3yrs posted by mickeydavis078XX