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OT - plastic jar sticky stuff

I've been buying off brand of salted peanuts. The jars are a good size, and I'd like to use them for other things. The...
18 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
18 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Happy Valentine's Day

A guy dials his home phone number from work to wish his wife a happy Valentine's Day. A strange woman answers. The guy...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

Roof sheathing? what kind?

I'm going to have to replace some sections of roof sheathing as part of a re-roof project. What is there now is 1/2" pl...
15 comments posted 13yrs
posted by trader4
15 comments posted 13yrs posted by trader4

OT: No more styrofoam. We're saved!

Mayor Bloomberg of New York, after banning salt, large soft drinks, and kittens, has now proposed banning Styrofoam tak...
42 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
42 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Do I have metal in my eye?

Becaue of lower back pain, I need an MRI. I've done maybe 3 or 4 hours total of metal grinding in the last 30 years, an...
37 comments posted 13yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
37 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Circuit breaker question

Several weeks ago I turned on my oven to preheat it. Some 15 minutes later I returned and it was cold. I finally checke...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by invalid
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas

President Barack Obama was silent on the issue of the XL pipeline that proponents want to build between Alberta and Tex...
40 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nestork.b61a948
40 comments posted 13yrs posted by nestork.b61a948

Pickup truck tailgate theft

"Coming back to the truck after a game at the stadium or following a night out with friends, it can come as quite a sho...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Oren
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by Oren

Snowblower danger

Holy crap, I read about the amputations just here in CT over the past few days. 12 patients lose 19 fingers. . What is...
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by esp
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by esp

Ethanol gasoline symptoms

Thanks to all who reccomended not using ethanol gasoline in small engines. I'm drawing a mental blank. Destroys gaskets...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

"Smart" Meters made them sick

"[WASHINGTON] Several Pepco customers say they're experiencing irregular heartbeats, headaches, and dizziness after wir...
243 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
243 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub