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Gorilla glue never lasts

I always make sure the glue is tightly sealed yet... Has anyone found a way to make gorilla glue last more than a couple...
13 comments posted 3yrs
posted by scientist77017
13 comments posted 3yrs posted by scientist77017

18 thin?

I have a heat pump in my apt. It never stops running. Everything is Electric, I have 18 thin. What is 18 thin?
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. Mythbusters, Dimpled Car

Golf balls travel farther due to the dimpling on them. A Mythbusters rerun showed a car with dimpling on it. Dimpled ca...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Septic Systems

I'm new to septic systems. In July 2021, I purchased a mountain vacation home that uses a septic system. The 1,000 gall...
45 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nospam
45 comments posted 3yrs posted by nospam

Have you ever heard of a fat log, or a soap log?

Have you ever heard of a fat log, or a soap log? 20 or 30 years ago, drains were backing up for some of my n'bors and t...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Toy Trains

This article discusses the hobby started by Joshua Lionel Cowen. He built a fan powered by dry cells then made a miniat...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT: 4K TV Shows-- NOT

So I bought this brand new nice big-screen 4K UHD television set. But the only 4K TV content I've found is Fox's World...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wade
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by wade

San Francisco Condo Prices

Article here talking about the drop in pricing. I can't imagine paying those kind of prices just for a place to live.
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT. Orion Splashdown

How things have changed since the moon missions President Kennedy authorized. He said back in 1961 " "I believe that th...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT unclaimed property

OT unclaimed property Worth checking. They are supposed to keep this stuff forever, until claimed. A while back I check...
0 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Power tools Milwaukee vs Chicago

I have a Milwaukee Sawzall that I've been using for 40 years and pretty much all of my tools are Milwaukee. The one tin...
17 comments posted 3yrs
posted by philo
17 comments posted 3yrs posted by philo

Porch Pirates

I was exchanging texts with a woman from Omaha, NE when she brought them up. I'd never heard the term before. People gr...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by deanh6929
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929