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Re: Perhaps a very stupid electrical question (still trying to figure out how to vent hot air) - 3 years ago

That's the difference between consumer grade and commercial grade equipment, commercial grade is meant to be installed, not just set in a window. The fan in your picture looks pretty straightforward, you just have to install it.

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Re: Betsy DeVos booed during commencement speech - 3 years ago

If I'd had the option of a diploma by mail, I wouldn't have shown up at either of my commencements, lol.

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Re: Sweetie tolerates Stinky - 3 years ago

Glad to see the cats got things worked out, lol.

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Re: I want to sell my iMac on Craigslist, but don't wnat to invite strangers to my home - got an idea? - 3 years ago

Panera's wouldn't be bad if you could get a table. Here, it's wall to wall MacBooks at lunch.

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Re: Thrift shop find: NAD 3125 integrated amp - 3 years ago

Sounds like all the thrifts are getting the Goodwill Brand Fixation, a bit of a pig in a poke if no return policy. A friend had one of those amps for years, if yours lasts like that, you did well.

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Re: A retail freak of nature... - 3 years ago

I bet Goodwill has a hard time competing with Dollar Tree, lol.

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Re: Insanely Cheap Thrift Store Find - 3 years ago

Last week, I finally found the box with my sharpening stones in it. Nothing that spiffy, but definitely in the nick of time.

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Re: OK, this could lead to divorce - 3 years ago

Maybe a Photography class? This might get her on the right path without too much wear and tear on you.

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Re: The NRA just had an orgasm - 3 years ago

There's an Industrial Park about thirty miles north of here with hundreds of M1A1s and Bradleys parked, they've been there for years. A friend of mine here has a high end gun shop, machine guns, etc. I've seen some guys get brought back short when they find out what that stuff costs, and you can't buy ammo at WalMart, either.

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Re: O the trials of teaching myself to work on macs... - 3 years ago

Sounds like the first time I put ram in a 2009 mini, wouldn't have been bad if it weren't a brand new computer and the client watching me.

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Re: Curious. 45's orange face - 3 years ago

Probably trying to fit in with all the other Floridites at the Buffet.

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Re: Old Bicycle: fix or replace? - 3 years ago

I have a 22 yo TREK 820 I got at GW for $10.00. Needed a chain, tires pumped up and a good lube job, which I did and had a fully functioning bike the next day. Came in very handy when my old car died in Oct. and I had to cycle everywhere for three months.

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Re: Trump says he has been treated very unfairly by people who wrote the Constitution - 3 years ago

A little delve into History will turn up a bunch of people who don't like 45's noise, and they hadn't even heard it, yet.

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Re: NBC/WSJ:"Trump's overall job-approval rating stands at 40 percent — down four points from February. " - 3 years ago

And the lies just keep on coming.

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Re: There's no one that treats wimmens better than 45. - 3 years ago

If that yahoo had any manners, he forgot them a long time ago. Or maybe he's really studying to be a Ferenghi.

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Re: What's with this 'Xfinitywifi'? - 3 years ago

No, it seems to be an extra channel. I just got upgraded to to 25 Mb/sec and Speakeasy shows a steady 30 Mb/sec most of the time.

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Re: Road Trip! - 3 years ago

I've had CC on my last several cars, but never have used it. I figure if I'm 5 mph over and cars are still passing me, I'm in the sweet spot. No tickets in the last 15 years bears that out. Plus, I'd be tempted to be doing things other than driving.

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Re: What's with this 'Xfinitywifi'? - 3 years ago

Comcast's been that way here for a couple years, nobody I know uses the xfinity side. If I need to get online when I can't get wi-fi, I use Opera mini on my tracfone.

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Re: Bad hombres visit White House - 3 years ago

Maybe later they'll have a brawl in the basement Bowing Alley.

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Re: Slow Boat to Korea - 3 years ago

Pence-il's frayed patience will just have to fray a few days longer.

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Re: "Our patience is running out" says VP - 3 years ago

Pence-il is tired of watching duds go sputtering, he can't retaliate until the North actually pulls something off.

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Re: Black Licorice Poll: Yeah or Nay, there is no middle ground - 3 years ago

Good fresh licorice can't be beat, as far as candy goes.

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Re: Idaho students load galvanized pipe with "experimental rocket fuel", light it - 3 years ago

There's a reason Estes bases their rockets on cardboard. I've been involved in blowing a couple up, but they were airborne when they blew.

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Re: I'm thinking restaurateur may be a better career for Trump - 3 years ago

And then somebody calls Gordon Ramsey, lol.

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Re: US drops Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan - 3 years ago

But the question is, how many millions did THIS one cost, and did it actually hit anything.

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Re: Trump wants to screw over at least 20 million Americans to punish Congressional democrats... - 3 years ago

I'd imagine 45 gets a lot of support from Funeral Directors.

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Re: How stupid to utter assassination - 3 years ago

If 45 could read, there's a lot of sneaky shots in Tom Clancy books.

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Re: Politics aside, who was the Gold Standard for White House Chief of Staff? - 3 years ago

If 45 could read, you could blame it on Tom Clancy. Several sneaky take downs there.

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Re: Another really worthy piece in WaPo about SS disability - 3 years ago

Probably so, now. Back when I graduated HS, people thought you were crazy if you didn't want to be a miner. I worked at a coal fired power plant for eight years, so I got a sort of pass, lol.

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Re: Nice piece about right-wing media/grift and Trump 2017 - 3 years ago

Trinkets that even the everyday hand to mouth Trumpster can afford.

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