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Another wind-chill question.

Suppose it gets down to absolute zero tonight and I go outside and it's very windy. With the wind-chill factor would it...
27 comments posted 12yrs
posted by philo
27 comments posted 12yrs posted by philo

Remote Doorbell?

I have an existing wired doorbell, button at the front door, transformer in garage, sounding unit in the main hallway....
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon

Free Automatic Garage Door accessories

Being a person who hates to throw something away when it functions properly, I would rather give things away for someon...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Me
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by Me

Chainsaw Spark Plug

I cut down a few trees this past weekend and was sawing them into logs when the chainsaw stopped suddenly. I'd last use...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by pintiha
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by pintiha

Smoke detector was needed

Trailer that burned to the ground (killing several) had no working smoke detector. Please, folks, check your smoke dete...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61

OT Four minute hack

A hacker claimed he got into the Obamacare website in four minutes. Article here in the Washington Times. http://tinyurl...
10 comments posted 12yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
10 comments posted 12yrs posted by ""dh0496\"

Who really needs those pesty EPA regulators?

Rescue workers in Omaha searched for survivors on Monday with fading hopes after an explosion and fire at an agricultur...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by loonkiller
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by loonkiller

Replacing a door knob

The front door has quit locking. For a few days, when you tried to lock the door, twisting the lock would catch half wa...
21 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Kilowatt
21 comments posted 12yrs posted by Kilowatt

AFCI CBRKRS

Time to ask a dumb question but after looking at the NEC for what seems an eternity... Is there anything in the NEC tha...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by 6391ret
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by 6391ret

Wood Staining Question

Staining the wine-glass rack came out looking so nice SWMBO asked if I could stain a kitchen implement holder that's ba...
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posted by To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon

BridgeGate expands into SandyGate

Mayor Zimmer said Lt. Gov. Guadagno approached her in a parking lot after a May political event. She alleged recovery f...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by loonkiller
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by loonkiller

Electrical contact grease?

I have a car fog light where the problem is the electrical connector between the housing and the cable. It doesn't appe...
37 comments posted 12yrs
posted by trader4
37 comments posted 12yrs posted by trader4