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OT Broadband costs

My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL now $80. Called CL for possible reduction but peopl...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Chair Rails

I installed chair rails for my sister in her new rental home. All went well except two minor issues. In one room, with...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by meanie.brat
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by meanie.brat

OT Sun visor problem on Nissan

My 2012 Nissan Versa driver's sun visor makes a large CLICK when I put it up or move it down. There is now a large spac...
7 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
7 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

Hand signals from car

I observed a learner driver being shown hand signals. The instructor stuck his hand through the window and rotated it,...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by no
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

Electric furnace?

Electric furnace? Only $600 Good idea? Baltimore. Not for me.
67 comments posted 10yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
67 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. The NO phone

http://www.thenophone.com I remember the pet rock. Maybe this will catch on too. An article from the New York Times disc...
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by dh0496
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by dh0496

bonding rubber sheets

I have two sheets of "rubber" -- ea approx 6x12" -- that I would like to bond together (face to face) AS IF they were a...
14 comments posted 10yrs
posted by blockedofcourse
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by blockedofcourse

gessing i have a tall delta

Kitchen faucet. It will go go from full flow to half flow and back again. the rest of the hous is ok. Comments?
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by canopeily
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by canopeily

Making spa cover dog safe

Close friend has just bought a used home with an indoor spa/hot tub. The cover is in decent shape except for the seam w...
17 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ratcc44
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by ratcc44

Nails are too short

I'm building a wall using 2x4s. The nails I have are too short, but I only need about 2 pounds of nails and I have 5 po...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Edward.Handy
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by Edward.Handy

Ballistic cord chaps for chainsaw users

Saw an interest segement on ATOH about safety chaps for chainsaw users. Padded with ballistic (nylon? Kevlar?) cords th...
17 comments posted 11yrs
posted by robert_green1963
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by robert_green1963

Trash collection

For years I've been washing and saving commercial aluminum pie crust plates. I use them for chicken pot pies. Then ther...
10 comments posted 11yrs
posted by invalid
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by invalid

Water pipe heat tape

We're re-building our hoop green house and using wood this time. We have a aquaponics system where we raise fish, pump...
46 comments posted 11yrs
posted by xyz
46 comments posted 11yrs posted by xyz