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    Door lock question - Any locksmiths around?

    I want to upgrade the locks on my house but I don't know much about them. I have a deadbolt on the front door (I think it's called a single cylinder - key lock on the outside, thumb latch on the inside - there is no glass nearby). The entry door from the attached garage just has a door knob...
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    I have the flu

    I don't get sick often but when I do, I'm really bad about it. I turn in to a big baby and whine... a lot. I have the flu and I want to die... BLLLAAAAARRRRRGGGHH!!!!!!! I've been in bed for the most part since Sunday. I went to the doctor yesterday, and was told I should stay in bed until...
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    Would you change careers?

    If you were to decide to change careers tomorrow, what would you do for a living? Work in another industry? Start your own business? Both? What would it be? For me, I think I'd go in to business for myself as a general contractor.
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    Game Meat

    I set out to make chili today but decided I wanted something a little different than the normal beef or pork chili I've been making forever and thought I'd try venison. So, I stopped by the butcher, but they don't stock it... they really didn't have anything out of the ordinary but said he could...
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    How do I buy investment stocks?

    I don't know much about the stock market, and have never bought stock before, but I got curious about it and want to give it a shot. I've got a small amount of money to play with in the market. I'm not really interested (yet) in the stock picking process, I really want the basics - who do I...
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    What the...??? ..This has *GOT* to be a scam!

    I put a small boat up for sale on Craigslist the other day. Yesterday, I got an email: From Craigslist person (2:31 AM): I'm interested in your Add and i'll like to know it's availability. Get back asap. Thanks. I respond with: Yep. It's still available. Do you want to come see it? This...
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    Frozen Pipe inside wall

    Looking for suggestions here - I have a basement that's about three quarters finished so I have access to where all of the plumbing originates from. There is a bathroom in the basement - the water pipes come from the unfinished space, go into the finished ceiling space, branch off to the...
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    Converting propane grill to natural gas

    I can get a conversion kit for my grill to change it from propane gas to natural gas. It would be nice to not have to get propane tanks anymore. Is there an advantage to cooking with propane over natural gas? Do they both cook the same? Does one burn hotter than the other? Thanks!
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    Broken Transom Clamp

    I guess someone drove their car into the back of my little boat while it was parked on the street because the transom clamp is broke on my 1984 15 HP Evinrude. Can this be welded, or does it need to be replaced? Thank you.
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    Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

    I want to replace some incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents. Say my lamp is rated for 75 max watts. Is it safe if I replace the bulb with a compact fluorescent that is 23 watts but its incandescent equal is 100 watts? Seems to me that I get more light output from the lamp, use less...
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    Humidifier Help

    I have a natural gas furnace with a Honeywell pass through style humidifier installed on the cold air return with a bypass to the hot air output. I have it so configured so that the water flows through the humidifier when the furnace fan runs and the humidistat calls for humidity. The fan is...
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    Hello Everyone!

    Hello iboaters! I disappeared for a while, but I've been lurking and reading the forums... just not posting. I guess I got tired of all the political banter and name calling so I went undercover for a while... This place has really cleaned up lately, so I figured I'd check in and say hi...
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    Bowfishing

    I've never seen or heard of bowfishing before I ran across this: http://www.extremebowfishing.com/video.htm <br /><br />... I don't think I like it. <br /><br />Does anyone do this or tried it? Maybe I'm missing something but to me, a fish should be caught with a rod and reel and then thrown...
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    95 Chevy 1500 Pickup Stalled

    Is this just coincidence?<br /><br />I have a 1995 Chevy V8 pickup.<br /><br />It was about 35 degrees outside today. I started up the truck, and let it warm up for a few minutes. I put my foot on the brake to shift to drive and as my foot went on the brake, the engine revved up to probably 1500...
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    Lunch

    What's for lunch today?
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    Harry and David

    How do they get those pears to be SO GOOD?!!? <br /><br />
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    Happy Bill of Rights Day!

    December 15th is "Bill of Rights" day. <br /><br />The ten Bill of Rights are summarized as:<br /><br />1) Freedom of Religion<br /><br />2) The right to bear arms.<br /><br />3) Consent to house soldiers<br /><br />4) No unreasonable searches or seizures<br /><br />5) No self incrimination...
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    EZLoader

    Hey EZLoader, check out:<br /><br />http://www.google.com/search?as_q=tie+rod&num=10&hl=en&rls=WZPA%2CWZPA%3A2005-24%2CWZPA%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=an...
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    Rant about Ford

    I took my 2003 Ford Escape with 38000 miles on it to the dealership yesterday because it was making a rubbing sound when turning the wheel. I figured because it's only 2000 miles out of warranty, maybe they would cover whatever repair it needed. <br /><br />The service manager called me this...
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    Home Theater Cabling

    I'm curious if anyone else is as nit-picky as I am when it comes to cabling.<br /><br />I recently added a couple of newer components to my home theater and the amount of cabling this thing uses is ridiculous. <br /><br />How do you keep your cables neat and clean?<br /><br />I've done...
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