Recent content by Donn

Most electrican now have a locator and for a fee will come and locate private services(after the meter). Since it is a new home to you - it would be a good idea to have your lines located, take photos, measurements etc and keep them for your own records. When I was a locator if I was not in a...

It is quite clear that you need to build a bigger shop, that way you would not have to stack your buckets, you could just line them up nice and neat! :thumbup:

Take the number of the lock and the lock if it is easy to get out and go to a Locksmith, he can make a key using the keycode number off the lock, around here it usally costs $5.00 bucks or so.

Not a "PRO" here, but have done it many times, always a better looking job if you strip the old off first, then house wrap, then thin foam under the new siding. Much like reroofing the house - most often better to strip it , then reshingle. Plus you could save yourself some $ and remove/demo...

I remember reading some where that the Greyhounds are bulit by the same manufactor that makes the Honda engines. They are actually made by a 3rd party for Honda. They are made in China for Honda (Japan), Greyhound(HF), and others!

Here in MN and I know CO also allow, gas, phone, and elect, cable in the same trench - just has to be a sepfic seperation in heigth and distance between them all. Allways best to have meter (elect or gas) as close to the buliding as possible. That way the Gas/Elect company is responsible for any...

My local PO still have boxes of them! The ones I have are good till June 2010 and up to $500 dollars off on up to $5000 purchase.

Anyone looking to make a large purchase at Lowe's go to your local Post Office and ask for a mail forwarding/moving kit. Inside is a Lowe's 10 percent off coupon. Also 10 percent off small items at Best Buy.

make a trip to your local Libary or freindly auto shop that has "ALLDATA", it will give you everything you need to know about doing the swap. It is an online service that Mech. use it will list procedures and pictues as well. Many libaries have it for free use or you may have to slip the mech a...

We get our 1/2 from a neighbor and my friend raises pigs for Hormel, couple times a year he calls and says he had a cripple and to call in my "cutting order" to the butcher. Not bad free pig and about 130 bucks to the buthcer, hams, chops, loins,ribs, Bratwaurst, hot dogs, ground pork ---- MMMMMM

No propane tanks are filled full, I think they are only filled to 80 percent - safety and insurance issue thing! Many of the things we accept in our daily lives as the law are actually "policy" set by an insurance company!

OK, OK I know I will be flammed for this but here goes - Wallmart paint has had high marks from Consumer Reports on several occasion. I have used it and a Brand they carry of "self priming" paint (McKloseys). I have used the self primer on the ext trim of my house (100+years old) with little...

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You run the auto auction, buy low and if you don't like it sell high at the auction!