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    Home Improvement

    You need an attorney.
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    Home Improvement

    That came out great!
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    Home Improvement

    I'm going to get this one when it goes on sale. Toro SmartStow Mower The way this stores just makes sense.
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    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    Well I went ahead and bought an SB6141 modem and an ASUS RT-AC68U router and that solved my problem. I don't need the extender and I get a strong signal everywhere in the house now.
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    Wireless TV Speakers

    I'm assuming you're watching TV with the soundbar when the neighbors complain. I'm curious because if that's the case, I don't see you moving the speakers away from the TV. What I mean is, watching someone's lips move on TV and having the sound come from any location other than the center is...
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    Shaving

    I don't know anything about the Dollar Shave Club stuff, but Cella has been around for over 100 years. It is the gold standard by which other cr?mes are measured and a tub of it will run you under 10 bucks and last months.
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    Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)

    I'm using CableOne for internet only. 50Mbps for $50/month. Since I'm wireless, I'm very rarely at 50. Some young lady came to my door on Friday trying to get me to switch to Centurylink for $38/month for 40Mbps. She said it was some sort of new "fiber" deal. I tried to look up on line what...
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    Routers & Other Networking Stuff

    OK, so I have 50Mbps service from CableOne, and through an Ethernet cable, it's very close to that, sometimes better. But, using their Arris modem/router, I will be at 35Mbps tops to 4-5Mbps not 12 feet away. Upstairs I'll be at 1-4Mbps routinely with a poor signal strength. I have a Netgear...
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    Home Improvement

    A long time ago, I decided I would build a playset for my daughter. It wasn't as elaborate as the Costco one, but I did use large timbers and included two swings, a small "fort" you accessed by a wooden ladder and a slide for an exit. It was very impressive with concrete footings and since I...
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    Home Improvement

    It's too bad you tore the cabinet bottom out before you just let it dry out. Perhaps you had to. IDK, not having seen it. That said, floods in homes happen all the time and usually wet wood will dry over time with no damage other than some staining (even particle board) and even that can be...
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    Home Improvement

    The saw motor usually hangs down too far. Most wet saws are meant to cut tile which is thin. I've never seen a wet brick saw, but I imagine they exist. I use a wet saw when I do paver work because I have one for tile work. Most companies I've seen lay pavers use a gas powered 14" dry saw. It's a...
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    Home Improvement

    Double post.
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    Home Improvement

    You're nuts if you think you're going to cut pavers into some pattern. They're 4" thick and made out of concrete. Even if you had a 10" wet saw, you'd have to make a cut, flip the brick over and make a second pass. It makes a muddy mess just cutting what you need for edging. If you're dry...
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    Home Improvement

    The neat thing about pavers vs. concrete, stamped or otherwise, is that the finished slab won't crack. Don't skip the sand. That's how you get a level finished slab. Your excavation will never be smooth and level, but put two inches of sand down on top of the lumpy dirt, screed it with a long...
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    Home Improvement

    I don't know about Oregon, but here in AZ setting bricks (pavers) for a backyard is very common. You do it like you described. Most pavers are about 4" so excavate about 6", tamp and lay 2" of sand. Screed the sand to the level of your concrete patio and slope it away at the same time so water...
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    Shaving

    These are the blades I've been using for the past year or so. Crystals/Isreali Personna I shave everyday and I'll get 5 or 6 very smooth shaves from each blade. I don't use canned foam, but instead whip up a bowl of something every morning and I think that makes a difference. The canned...
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    Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)

    Thanks, guys. I'm 1000 miles and 5 days from home, so I'll see what happens when I get back.
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    Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)

    I just moved and my new cable provider is Cable One. They are supposed to give me 50 Mbps, but using speedtest.net, the best I've seen is around 40. 90% of the time it's 20 or less and very often, it's under 5. It's just me online using their supplied all-in-one modem/wireless router, and I'm...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Not a waste of money. Find out who among you thinks it's OK to spit on a wall and fire that pig.
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    Cord-Cutting, Or How to Stream your Way to Success

    What is the output of a small HD antenna? Is it HDMI or RG6 coax? TIA
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    Cord-Cutting, Or How to Stream your Way to Success

    I just found this site: http://www.couchtuner.eu/ Using IE and ADBlocker plus, it seems to work well on the three or four different shows I tried. I suppose with a Chromecast, I could get these to my TV without running an HDMI cable, but I know next to nothing about Chromecast for Firesticks.
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    Home Improvement

    You can certainly buy a non hardening caulk that you can remove later, maybe something like a rope caulk that you can roll between your hands like playdoh and then open the window and close it against a bead of that stuff or just push it into the cracks and gaps. Then consider something like...
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    Space Heater

    ^ Correct. Whether you spend $600 or $30, if it plugs into a wall outlet, it's going to be 1500 watts max and put out around 5200 BTU. You will spend more for features and aesthetics. I have one in my master that is about 4" thick, hangs on the wall and sorta looks like a log fire. It uses no...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

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    The Netflix Thread

    I've tried watching that twice now and it freezes 6 min in and if I fast forward past that point I get a black screen with dialog. OH, well This History of Future Folk is a very enjoyable movie with good tunes.
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    Home Improvement

    Yup. Get a quote for tying your house to the gas line. In my neighborhood, if you had 3 NG appliances, they would hook you up to a meter on the side of your house. The rest was up to you, but a lot of that work is easy for an experienced plumber. Unfortunately for me, NG stops 2 blocks away so...
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    Home Improvement

    I'm guessing that AC system you installed is really a heat pump. Run it one direction, it's an AC. Run the other direction, it creates heat. I'm also assuming a heat pump is news to you. If not, ignore this, but there are a couple of points to know about heat pumps. 1) Don't turn them on and...
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    Home Improvement

    Put a couple of tablespoons of olive/cooking oil down the drain after you fill the trap with water the next time. It will float on the water and prevent evaporation.
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    Post Your Pet

    This was Marsh. Best cat ever.
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    Tablets

    Does that thing come with an Apple OS? I need an iPad, but I want it cheap. edit:Never mind. More research told me it won't run IOS.
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    WTF Story Thread?

    Squeal Like a Pig A pig brothel?
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    Tablets

    Any updates on how this thing is working for you?
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    Joe Cocker dead at 70

    RIP Joe.
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    Spectre (2015)

    There's a great 4 part series on Netfix about Ian Fleming/James Bond http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2647420/
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

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    Blackface

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    HDTVs

    Why don't you buy a TV you can afford and gift it to your BIL for his generous hospitality?
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    It's Netsmas Time Again! Post For Free +Nets

    OK, I'm retarded. I can't figure out how to net somebody. I click the little star icon at the bottom of the post but nothing happens. So what I want for Netmas is some help. Edit:Got it-Thanks
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    Remote Car Starters

    I had one in a Ford Focus. It was a Code Alarm brand installed before I bought the car. I really liked the remote start aspect on cold mornings provided I set the HVAC controls properly the night before. But the alarm part of the system sucked. It didn't play well with the dimming dome light and...
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    Washer and Dryer

    Using regular Clorox bleach, and a lot of it, is how the manual says to do the monthly "Clean" cycle on our Kenmore front loader. Maybe different brands have different specs. I dunno.i