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Indoor backup generator

A friend of mine called, today. He would like to have a natural gas generator, for power cuts. Due to crime, he'd like...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

OT White lists and email

Here is a workable idea, if I could just convince Gmail to try it. When you sign up for an email address you can have t...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

Things to do before leaving for vacation

Well, first pick a destination... Oops! Things to do to your HOME before leaving for vacation, from Popular Mechanics:....
27 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
27 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

string trimmer carb adjustment tool

I have a sears string trimmer (25cc-17" Model# 358.791010 california model-= arrrrgh!) that seems to be running a bit l...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by patm31751
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by patm31751

What is the Exhaust control for on Air Conditioner?

It's an older Westinghouse window A.C. Besides the temperature control, HI - LOW - OFF and Automatic Fan controls, it h...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by fred.flintstone
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Larger animals in the attic

Nope, it's not mice or rats this time. It's large animals that make the whole house vibrate when they walk around. I ca...
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posted by fred.flintstone
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by fred.flintstone

Old home intercom.

I have a home intercom in a two story condo from 1963. The intercom has three built in wall units that were=20 installe...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by recyclebinned
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by recyclebinned

Sagging Door Grand Finale'

Happy to report that the sagging door that consumed so much bandwidth is indeed repaired: http://i1156.photobucket.com/...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Echo, the company that makes grass trimmers

Using Adobe reader to read one of their trimmer's owners manual. Using Accessibility (ctrl+k) to change Document Color...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jdoe
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by jdoe

OT and other news

Woman accidentally swallows knife ? Again A 30-year-old woman with a history of bulimia presented to the emergency depa...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Kilowatt
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by Kilowatt

Farm tractor rampage

"...A man on a big farm tractor, angry about his recent arrest for resisting arrest and marijuana possession, was rolli...
12 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Oren
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by Oren

OT - crooks phoning me

Related to the telemarketers, I just got the second call in 2 weeks that I had won $2.5 million from Publishers Central...
12 comments posted 14yrs
posted by frank.logullo
12 comments posted 14yrs posted by frank.logullo

Callin' the Haul-Away guys...

Hello all - I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of....
20 comments posted 14yrs
posted by j.albert
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by j.albert