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Bizarre toilet leaking problem

I don't blame you if you don't believe this. If I hadn't seen it personally, I wouldn't either. Here's the situation. A...
40 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Rebel1
40 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rebel1

What is this bug?

When I lived in Brooklyn, NY, I saw German cockroaches and what we called water bugs, wider and fatter than cockroaches...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

BlackMax Model SM16H146 product 960440001

I bought a riding lawn mower (BlackMax Model SM16H146 product 960440001) at Sams about 5 years ago. I (and my local mow...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by deodiaus
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by deodiaus

Mower weirdness

I have a three year old MTD mower with off-brand "Powermore" motor. Today it has started to miss for a few minutes and...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by kurtullman
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by kurtullman

HVAC Not Running

Our downstairs area has a Carrier heat pump system. As of yesterday, when the thermostat calls for cooling, the outside...
24 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mcp6453
24 comments posted 13yrs posted by mcp6453

Replacing a section of wallpaper

My old wallpaper is stuck to drywall. What's the best way to replace an 18" x 25" section of the old wallpaper with new...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gcotterl
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by gcotterl

OT: Here's something you don't see very often.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/02/watch-a-semi-truck-go-airborne-and-explode-on-impact/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl9|sec1...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by willshak
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by willshak

Really bad house design

I have a house that I swear was designed and built by an idiot. It is now 22 years old and literally falling apart at t...
28 comments posted 13yrs
posted by 1HandyWoman
28 comments posted 13yrs posted by 1HandyWoman

Google is NOT my Friend

The next person who tells someone on here that "Google is your Friend", will have their testicles removed, and will be...
27 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Fight_Back
27 comments posted 13yrs posted by Fight_Back

Please vote

for the best American Hero to date. Either Joe the Plumber or Zimmerman. For those who want a write in, you may use Sara...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dont
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by dont

OT, Spam Solicitations

I have had Emails from mysterious foreigners promising me large sums of money for many years but I have to have some fu...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by the-daring-dufas
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

Driveway Sealant in Smaller Containers?

I would like to seal my driveway before next winter but there is no way I can lift a 5 gallon container of the stuff. I...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by noone
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by noone

Reverse TV watching

From CNN: http://tinyurl.com/nd9z3u8 There was a flaw in some Samsung TVs that allowed hackers to turn on the tv's came...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by ""dh0496\"
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by ""dh0496\"