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Toilet Flapper valve

Friend has a perfectly good toilet and all the float and flapper assemblies look good but the flapper often refuses to...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by atlas-bugged

OT, I Got Some Horrible News Today

An old friend and customer of me and my brother is dead along with his elderly mother in a murder suicide. Darn it! It'...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by the-daring-dufas
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by the-daring-dufas

OKON PaintBooster water repeller

Hi has anyone used the Okon PaintBooster water repeller product that is sold at Dunns Edwards? They told me it can be m...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dchou4u
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by dchou4u

Fastenal Nutsert Update

This is a follow up to an earlier post asking about how to use Fastenal Nut= serts for a repair project. If you missed...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pintiha
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by pintiha

Engine Stops Dead: More Fun With the Briggs

8 HP B&S engine on my 4.4 kW generator. Vintage 1992. Low hours for its age. The carb is an updraft type with a round f...
16 comments posted 13yrs
posted by screen
16 comments posted 13yrs posted by screen

Do they make holesaw blades for steel doors?

Do they make holesaw blades for steel doors? In order to install a door lock, one needs to make about a 2 inch hole in...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sparkeller
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by sparkeller

American Farmers Fight Rise In Hay Thefts

Apparently, it's not enough to be thieving copper in Newark, or looting homes destroyed by hurricanes or forest-fire. W...
77 comments posted 13yrs
posted by "W.Rogers"
77 comments posted 13yrs posted by "W.Rogers"

Social Security Number

I was talking on the phone with my cousin today. She has worked as a substitute teacher in several schools. She is betw...
201 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Kilowatt
201 comments posted 13yrs posted by Kilowatt

Lowes vs. HD....

So far, +5 vs 0. The latest: Had a last min. need for Arbor Vitaes, for some privacy issues. Spent 1/2 hr on the phone...
94 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
94 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

OT: Retired Husband Misbehaves At Target

RETIRED HUSBAND After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by atlas-bugged

Question about garage doors:

They make garage doors that use counterweights instead of springs. Does anyone have any ideas as to why they are not mo...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by recyclebinned
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by recyclebinned

stucco water repellent

Hi, I have colored stucco on my home, and it has been 12 years. It has never been painted. I plan to hire someone to pa...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by dchou4u
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by dchou4u