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Retain wall and french drain question.

I see lots of references to installing a perforated pipe French drain system behind retaining walls. Usuallying laying...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by stryped1
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by stryped1

Stealing cat food!

Recently some doves and martins have begun stealing dry cat food set out for the outside cats. Evidently the cats are A...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by invalid
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by invalid

OT: Cutting the Cord

I'm taking the plunge to eliminate cable TV due to the ever increasing cost and also since all shows can be watched on...
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posted by meanie.brat
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by meanie.brat

plumber putty went bad

while the cat is away the mice are playing. i.e. the leaky sink got torn apart and the old piece of crap faucet is gone...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by songbird
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by songbird

How to remove silicone spray?

Hello All I accidentally allowed silicone spray to drip onto the fibreglass deck of my boat. The deck is now extremely...
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posted by Ronnie Cronin
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by Ronnie Cronin

Tire black

Years ago there was a product called tire black. It was a kinda thin black paint and was used on anything made of rubbe...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by herbwhite59
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by herbwhite59

BMW X3 or Audi Q5?

Better half is bugging me to downsize our main vehicle. What do you all think? I'd rather go down to Acura RDX from MDX.
5 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dragon40
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by dragon40

(OT) We wont have any weather this week.....

For some reason, "weather.com" appears to have crashed. All weekend it's been down. I could not get any reports or rada...
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posted by Jerry.Tan
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Solar lights

We bought these solar lights that you can put on mason jars. They have an on-off switch on top by the solar panel part,...
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posted by xyz
10 comments posted 11yrs posted by xyz

Need to fill holes in brick and mortar

We had some lights mounted to the brick on our fireplace. My wife says they have gone out of style and she bought some...
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posted by Rhonda
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by Rhonda

Taxi CB on my speaker (1975)

What happened when a taxi's CB could be heard on my powerless home stereo speaker (ca 1975)? - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulo...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by vjp2.at
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by vjp2.at

Micky

Is a resident entertainer on alt.home.repair. Most of his posts make me laugh and lots of ???!!!. Laughing is good for a...
5 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dragon40
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by dragon40

Never too old to be stupid

I needed a new motor for my roof fan, ordered it on Thursday, and picked it up 40 miles from here on the same day. Frid...
7 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
7 comments posted 11yrs posted by NONONOmisc07