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Rat & mice poison

I'm so confused that I just need to be pointed in the right direction. A friend has mice in her house and she wants to...
30 comments posted 3yrs
posted by andrew
30 comments posted 3yrs posted by andrew

sluggish remote control

Have any of you noticed that your remote control, for a tv or whatever, doesn't work at first, if you haven't used it f...
27 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
27 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT antique implement

I saw an odd looking antique implement at a local auction a jaw crusher that had me searching the web for a description...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by hubops
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by hubops

What are these straps? Or are they straps?

This house is not for sale now, iiuc, but it still has a listing on various real estate webpages: https://www.redfin.co...
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Electric Vehicle Future

This affects housing indirectly if the EVs create a super demand for copper. I worked with aluminum wire but it was dire...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929

OT Gas Prices are falling

Gas prices in my area (MS) have been $2.89 for the past two weeks, slow to go below that after steadily falling a nicke...
21 comments posted 4yrs
posted by none
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by none

How long can ou leave furniture on the curb?

NextDoor is a swamp, that sucks you in like quicksand is alleged to do. Tonight someone complained that two couches are...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT. Light Bulb Supper

A lot of people call it dinner but I grew up on a farm long ago.
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929

Fall Decor

For the married guys:
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by deanh6929
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by deanh6929

I Sure Hope There's A GFCI

SWMBO and I are planning for next month's Fall Foliage tour through New England. We just booked a cottage in Bar Harbor...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by comawhiteknuckles
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by comawhiteknuckles

OT: For ONLY $1000 !!!!

Hi All, I had to quote this here: 2021 IRS Instructions for form 1040 page 27: *Partially Taxable Pensions and Annuitie...
18 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
18 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

FY, hard to shop for faucet handle

FYI -- don't complain if you find this post boring. You've been warned -- I've had more time to look for a handle for m...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Electronic Rifle

Ever wonder where TASER came from? The Thomas A Swift Electronic Rifle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift_and_His_...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by esp
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by esp

LED replacement for 18 inch fluorescent

I've been replacing fluorescents with LED direct wire as bulbs or ballasts fail, I'm nearly at the end of the process....
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by timothy42bach
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by timothy42bach

dead outdoor receptacle

I have a receptacle on the back deck of my house which doesn't work. It used to work fine but now it doesn't. There is...
25 comments posted 4yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
25 comments posted 4yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman