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OT. John Adams and Football

Commentary about Americans playing some version of football long ago. I guess the NFL is finally getting around to playi...

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posted by deanh6929

24 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Good furnace filters don't fit, and cheap ones are hard to find; Amazon plays tricks

Good furnace filters don't fit, and cheap ones are hard to find; Prosperity can be a problem. It's hard to find the che...

10 comments posted 3yrs

posted by NONONOmisc07

10 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?

Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? Would they work installed upside down?

1848 comments posted 3yrs

posted by CK1

1848 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Why don't car batteries have a better state of charge indicator?

Why don't car batteries have a better state of charge indicator (the little green float)? It could be on the side and g...

41 comments posted 3yrs

posted by CK1

41 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Damn Toyota cheapass radiator!

Damn thing only lasted 344.800 miles ! Of course I don't know for sure if it was the original , I've only had this 1999...

18 comments posted 3yrs

posted by snag_one

18 comments posted 3yrs posted by snag_one

single pane windows

Hi All, Is there any single pane window options that completes with dual pane windows yet? -T

15 comments posted 3yrs

posted by T

15 comments posted 3yrs posted by T

I just dumped ...

5 1/2 inches of rain from our gauge , and it's still raining . For the second time since we bought this place 20 years...

5 comments posted 3yrs

posted by snag_one

5 comments posted 3yrs posted by snag_one

Wall Fan... What is going on.

My wall fan is connected to Google via Broadlink. Has been since forever. Yesterday, Google repeatedly replies with "Th...

2 comments posted 3yrs

posted by joeloco189

2 comments posted 3yrs posted by joeloco189

Privacy screen for porch

I would like install a privacy screen for one half of one side of my porch. I would like to use fiberglass window scree...

4 comments posted 3yrs

posted by scientist77017

4 comments posted 3yrs posted by scientist77017

What advantage is diesel for a passenger car

Read today that almost all vans and half the cars in Europe run on diesel. The only thing I know about diesel is it sti...

27 comments posted 3yrs

posted by this

27 comments posted 3yrs posted by this

Re: Orange gunk on bathroom ceiling

> Mark Atwood wrote: > > > > "John Munro - Call the Bug Guy" snipped-for-privacy@wired2.net writes: > > > > > > I used...

2 comments posted 3yrs

posted by puffyone619

2 comments posted 3yrs posted by puffyone619

I need a low frequency kitchen timer

Hi All, I can hear above 1950 Hz. Is seems that all digital kitchen use the same transducer 2000 Hz. Anyone know of a di...

8 comments posted 3yrs

posted by T

8 comments posted 3yrs posted by T

Help looking/owners manual

I have an old singer wall heater model w a-40 240 volts cat is 5990 16.6 amps 4000 w I really need an owner's manual so...

2 comments posted 3yrs

posted by Vivian Hill

2 comments posted 3yrs posted by Vivian Hill

Transmission Problem?

I can't find an appropriate newsgroup for this, but this is an 'OT' newsgroup, with smart mechanics. I've got a 2013 Ma...

36 comments posted 3yrs

posted by nospam

36 comments posted 3yrs posted by nospam

Inflation calculator

I've used this frequently to make comparisons both for myself and for discussions about cost. Are you living better? Pu...

79 comments posted 3yrs

posted by esp

79 comments posted 3yrs posted by esp