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Storing Toilet Tissue?
If you dont have one you can go to a yard sale and buy a metal sugar/flour can that is big enough for a roll of toilet paper. You can put this on top of your tank for decoration or on the floor under the tank for emergency.

 

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Fixing a Sagging Couch?
There are three answers I can think of. The one suggested earlier by redhatterb. The second would be there are support pads you can buy specifically for furniture with cushion issues. These are kind of a novelty item like other As Seen On TV items are. The...

 

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Using a MP3 Player for Audio Books?
The cheaper way to go is with an MP3 player. You can find some with large storage capacity for a fairly decent price ( even as cheap as some of the ones half the size). It takes a while to look around, read reviews and make a choice. Audio books can be a fairly...

 

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Cleaning Dirty Car Battery Cables?
In a pinch you can clean the battery connections fairly good with a wire burush and a can of Coke. Even without the brush you can get the connections cleaned a little bit with just pouring the Coke over the terminals. But it is better if you can scrub the terminals...

 

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Selling on Craig's List?
Selling on Craigslist is very simple and doesnt require registering. Go to Craigslist.com and situate the listing for your area. There are cities on the side to choose from. There is also an area where you can change which state is listed. Then you can choose...

 

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Selling Books on the Internet?
If you have barcodes on the books you can look them up on Amazon and sell them there. The listing will also have other sellers with the same book for sale the condition they rate their book and what they are asking as a selling price. This is an easy way to...

 

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How Long Are Canned Green Beans Good For?
I think LJF gave you the best answer. I was just going to say if the seal was intact and there was nothing odd looking about the beans when you open the jar then they are probably fine. We can many things and open jars years old that are fine. Not just beans...

 

Hood of Car

GPS Instead of a Speedometer
The question would be will it keep track of milage accurately? It may keep track of miles between destinations but miles in total would be the question. I would also be skeptical of how easy it is to monitor your speed with a glanse. The GPS wouldnt be capable...

 

Flower Girl Hiding Behind Tree (Merville, BC)

Flower Girl Hiding Behind Tree (Merville, BC)
Very cute... almost a modern day cherubim

 

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Booking a Flight On the Internet?
I made a trip to Denmark last year and tried every site I could think of to get a flight to and from... nothing else. I happened on a site that turned out to be a real winner. I think my friends in Europe had recommended it. It is called CheapTicket.com http...

 

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Buying a Camera?
If you just want some pictures and arent worried about bells and whistles why not get a Polaroid? You load it with film, point, shoot and wait for the picture to develope. Couldnt be easier. Fair warning though, the film doesnt have a shelf life once it is...

 

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Getting Rid of Skunks?
There are electronic devices you can buy that emit a sound skunks dont care for and they stay away. Do a search on Gogle or go to Amazon and you can find them. Another option is a dog. A mid to big size dog. You could also just ask at a Lowes or Home Depot...

 

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Getting Rid of Mice?
Something you may find more affective in your case is a mouse poison. My mother buys the poison that is a bunch of pellets in a holder. She doesnt use the holder but spreads the pellets in areas she feels are succeptable to mice. This includes closets and cupboards...

 

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Freezing Cooked Green Beans?
Dont know about red potatoes but I know you can freeze cooked green beans. My mother and I just defrosted her freezer and there was a bushell of beans in it. She did mention they had been in the freezer so long they were only good for stew and she threw out...

 

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Freezing Cooked Green Beans?
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Manual for Creville CM 9 Cappuccino Maker?
One of the following sites will probably have your manual. http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php http://www.manualsonline.com/

 

Improving Gas Mileage When Driving, Pumping Gas

Saving Money On Gasoline
I received this email some time ago... Tips on Pumping Gas I dont know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks...

 

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Buying an Electric Piano?
The first thing I considered when buying an electric piano was the size of the keys. I have big hands and I needed a keyboard with keys that where the standard size of a traditional piano. Another consideration is portability, do you want an electric with a...

 

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Manual for a Model K6743 Regal Bread Maker?
Here are a few sites that may help you find the manual you are looking for... http://www.manualsonline.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php http://www.retrevo.com/

 

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Advice for Teen Starting to Babysit?
I think you should consider letting your child try baby sitting. Just give her some musts for any sitting job she takes. Must 1 - get the information of where the parent or parents are going and have a phone number for that location Must 2 - get a cell phone...

 

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Get Student Loans Forgiven if Disabled
Just an FYI... it isnt guaranteed that the loans will be dismissed and there is a time period before the dismissal occurs. I became disabled in 2008 and applied for such a thing early in 2009. My loans were deffered while my application for dismissal was considered...

 

Karma doing his job as office supervisor.

Give Your Cat Yogurt for Soft Stools
I take it you meant to say your cat suffered from a hard stool and the yogurt softened it?

 

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Instruction Manual for a Welbilt ABM-100-3 Bread Machine?
http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php http://www.manualsonline.com/ One of these should do the trick.

 

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Name Ideas for My Cleaning Business?
I hate to say this but I would deep six the Smellie Mellies name. It sounds like your a slob. I wouldnt want a slob cleaning my place. Just my opinion. How about Sunshine Cleaning or Mels Elegant Cleaning Service.

 

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Manual for George Foreman Rotisserie?
Three places you can look... http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php http://www.manualsonline.com/

 

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Remedy for Weak Finger Nails?
Biotin is a vitamin that strengthens nails and helps hair as well. Walmart has a product called Hair and Nails which is a combination of things including Biotin. It isnt a very expensive product in either version and it does work.

 

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Preventing Email Spam?
I am not familiar with Yahoo mail but I can tell you of a couple features that may be available to you. Subject deletion - You can set up email to be automatically deleted if an email shows up with a particular subject, like viagra. I had an account that I...

 

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Finding Inexpensive Furniture?
Goodwill Salvation Army your church family and friends yard and garage sales thrift stores used furniture stores (sometimes they throw away stuff they cant sell) offer storage unit businesses free unit cleanout if you can keep what you want (might be alot of...

 

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Using a Slow Cooker?
My inclination would be yes. If you are using a slow cooker that would not normally hold a whole recipe, or it would be very full, then you should half the recipe. Cook it for about a third of the time and see how it fairs. If it doesnt seem to be fully cooked...

 

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Ideas for Girl's 12th Birthday?
My daughter wanted to take a couple of her friends to a local pizza/arcade place. Kind of like a Chucky Cheese. If this is something your sister may like and there is a Chucky Cheese is your area, you can go to the CC site and sign her up on their birthday...

 

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Curtis TV DVD Player Intermittent?
Mt first thought is to ask when the last time you cleaned it was? If, like most people, you have never cleaned it go to Radio Shack or some other elctronics type store and get a cleaning disc. My other thought was the discs that dont play - are they burned...

 

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Ideas for Girl's Second Birthday Party?
Yes, a 2 year olds party is more for the adults. If you really want the kids to have fun buy a jumping station at Toys R Us, blow it up and let the kids go while you socialize with the parents.

 

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Games for Girl's 12th Birthday Party?
Only three guests? This is a piece of cake. Twister, Monopoly, Scrabble, one of those music or TV trivia games and if you have the machine a Rock Player, or Rock Singer video game. Popcorn, Pillsbury Strudels, soda. Sleeping bags, a fire (glow) light and some...

 

Teenagers at school.

Gift Ideas for Boyfriend's 18th Birthday?
Get him a CD of music played at wrestling matches... if such a thing exists. You said he likes hard rock, is he familiar with Van Canto? That is a popular European somewhat hard rock band. Get him one of their CDs.

 

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Softening Hard Sugar?
Personally, I would put it in a plastic bag and beat it back to granules with a hammer. Other than that the only easy thing I know to do with it is melt it in water but you need something to do with a whole lot of sugar water. If you did it in the right proportions...

 

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Chirping Smoke Detector?
See if you can figure out who the manufacturer is and contact them. You may even find on their site where this issue has come up before and what the solution might be. I remember reading some where about a similar issue and it was the sensor being dirty or...

 

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Owner's Manual for Oster 4811 Breadmaker?
Try one of these sites: http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php http://www.manualsonline.com/

 

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Bathroom Sink Drains Slowly?
A plumber once told me the best way to clear a clog or slow drain in a sink is with a plunger. If you cant get the sink to flow better then you will have to take apart the pipes underneath. And that is what a plumber will do if you call one.

 

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Christmas Card Photo Caption Idea?
Hasnt learned what a smile is but he/she keeps trying.

 

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Christmas Present Ideas for New Boyfriend?
If you know any of his interests either a book, or a music CD would be appropriate. If you are not sure get him a nice card and put a gift card in it for Walmart (everyone ends up in Walmart at some point).

 

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Cowboy Boyfriend?
My first idea was a big bandana. But then I thought maybe a T-Shirt. Maybe one that says I drive a truck, but my other ride is a Mustang with a picture of a horse. You would just need to find out what size shirt he wears and his shirt preference. My dad and...

 

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Grandchildren Ungrateful for Gifts?
Give the money you would give them to a charity under their name and send them a Christmas card saying that such and such charity is thankful for their giving. When they get in touch with you to complain express how wonderful it is for them to finally get in...

 

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Finding Charities That Help for Christmas?
Try your church. If you dont have one give her one for Christmas.

 

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Truck Heater Doesn't Heat?
Your heater core could be clogged. It is under your dash (usually) and looks like a little radiator. It sets in front of the blower which blows air through it into the cab. You can follow the heater hoses to it because that is where they got to and come from...

 

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Liner for Wastebasket Keeps Slipping?
We solved the problem with a trash can rubber band liner. Look at these, I did a Google search for trash can rubber band and had many hits but here are a couple. We purchased three and accidentally threw 2 out. The last one has been doin the job for over a...

 

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Problems Opening Microsoft Office?
Check the box for requirements and see if it says you need internet access to install. In the past the answer would be NO but I havent installed a newer version of Office in a couple years. If you have no box check any of the documentation for Install Requirements...

 

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Locating an Ex-husband?
There are a couple websites that may help you... http://www.zabasearch.com/ http://pipl.com/ http://skipease.com/ http://wink.com/

 

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Rights of a Parent with Sole Custody?
You are ultimately the responsible party for your children since the courts have given you custody. If the boys dont want to be in wrestling you have every right to take them out of it. Put them in a sport that they want to be a part of. Explain to the wrestling...

 

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Can't Open Yahoo Mail Account?
You really need to contact Yahoo support. They will work with you on this, they know their system better than most people.

 

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Egg Carton Fire Starters
Here is an idea to help you with stove fires as well. We had a small spray bottle and put some kerosene in it. We ONLY use it when starting the woodstove. A couple sprays on the kindling and logs, put some crumpled paper on top and light the paper. This has...

 

Closeup of Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis are a blessing. You can help the population of these wonderful creatures by purchasing Ootheca (praying mantis cocons) and putting them out around your yard in the spring. When it is time many babies will leave the Ootheca. Many will leave the...

 

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Name Ideas for a Cake and Candy Making Business?
Sweet Confections or Sweet Confections for Every Occasion

 

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Coupons for Troops in the US?
Yes, I send coupons about every month and a half. The process is you usually get one name and address and that person shares the coupons with other families on base. And some of them share coupons with other base families. So you never know what might be of...

 

Old trombone in case.

Cleaning a Trombone?
If your intent is to eventually play it or you want to sell a playable trumpet go to a music shop and find someone who knows what they are doing. You could ruin it.

 

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Troubleshooting Computer Problems When Keyboarding?
If this is a laptop with a touch pad the palms of your hands could be making the cursor move. If this is a desktop borrow a keyboard and mouse and see if it does the same erratic movement with the new devises. Be sure to get the same type of devises. If you...

 

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Birthday Gift Ideas for Best Friend?
Why not do a search and find him an old Cadillac hood ornament or chrome trunk flash (the chrome that says Cadillac). You can go an extra step and have it mounted on a plaque (a trophy shop can probably do this or someone with good wood working skills) with...

 

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Safe Movie Download Sites?
NetFlix is making a big deal out of this service right now. Currently I would say that is the safest route to go. Maybe not the cheapest, but definitely the safest. Of course you can watch just about any normal TV show by going to the network site that the...

 

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Are Computer Giveaways and Jobs from Home Legitimate?
You are wise to be cautious. As the saying goes, Nothing is free and there are very few exceptions. Most of the work from home sites are scams. There is one site that actually does pay you. But it isnt enough to make a living off of nor enough to pay for coffee...

 

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Remembering Deceased Friends at a Reunion?
At the last reunion I went to there was a table set aside for remembering those who had passed away. There were two big poster boards on the table with pictures of each person and there name and dates of passing underneith. Apparently, pictures that were more...

 

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Copying Cassettes Onto a CD?
You have a couple options depending on what resources you have. The best equipment I have found for transfering Cassettes to CD is a computer bay insert which requires you to have a tower/desktop computer with an empty 5.25 inch bay (same size as most DVD players...

 

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Wedding and Honeymoon on $5,500 Budget?
Im not familiar with your resources or where you are and what is available so let me tell you how my wife and I married. We were at college. There was a fountain in a pretty popular outside lounge area. We acquired permission from the school to have our wedding...

 

Hummingbird at Red Feeder

Wildlife: Last of the Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds that are traveling south will stop at a feeder as they travel. Unless you are at the North Pole you very easily could be on a migration route. I wondered about this at one point and realized they may find feeders when they are traveling back North...

 

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Before You Dispose of That Computer
BTW: in addition to what I said above, if you need to replace your desktop but really want a laptop you can get a laptop with a docking station. It is a special, well, kind of like a holster for your laptop. You set your monitor on top of it. You usually can...

 

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Ideas for a Surprise Birthday Party?
First you need to find a place you can have the party that she would never think of. Your boyfriends house is good if she visits there on occasion. If it would be odd for you to invite her over to your boyfriends house then that is not a good spot. When I had...

 

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Cell Phone Went Through the Wash?
I may have the solution. This may be a round about way of explaining it to you but bear with me. I had a boss who dropped his cell phone in a bucket of water based paint. He removed it from the paint and then washed it off thoroughly. He then opened it up and...

 

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"Frightly Fit" Halloween Float Ideas?
This may sound silly but it gives you the base of which to modify. Put a large skeleton in the center of your float, sitting down. In his hand have what looks like a glass of milk. It would be cool if you couldsme how animate the skeleton to turn his head slightly...

 

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Keeping Cats Off Counters at Night?
This may take a little effort but over time it will keep the cats off the counter. Cats dont like it when their paws stick to a surface, even just a tacky surface irritates them. If you can figure out a way to make the surface of your counter tacky for about...

 

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Reusing Older Cell Phones?
If you can find a carrier I dont see why you couldnt use an old cell phone. There will be some restrictions though. Some cell towers work off a (for lack of a better word) frequency and if the chip set in the phone doesnt broadcast on an accepted frequency...

 

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Homemade Hummingbird Food?
Another question might be your ratio, are you using a 1 to 4 ratio? One cup sugar to 4 cups water is what is usually recommended. When we make hummer food we put a cup of sugar in a metal pot, add 2 cups of water, bring it to a slow boil, stir it a bit with...

 

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Threading Instructions for a Juki Serger?
Try these sites: http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualsonline.com/ http://www.manualowl.com/index.php

 

Orange garage sale sign with large black arrow and address in lower left corner.

Promoting Your Garage Sale
It also helps to markon the sign the distance if it is more than a couple miles. Most people turn around after a couple blocks if they dont see the sale or another sign. But if they know they have to go three miles that is how far they will go.

 

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Clear Signs to Promote Your Garage Sale
Make sure you put support behind these neon signs. This paper is usually poster board. With the heat of the day and the wind, they fold in on themselves. Put your poster board on normal cardboard to give it support. Tape it or staple it together.

 

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Keeping Mice Out of Your Home?
A good cat or a black snake will keep the mice out. For sealing your home talk to a structure specialist. Ask a construction company if they can recommend anyone. Ask your friends or church members if they know any construction companies that are helpful, and...

 

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Swap Books
Paperbackswap.com SwapaDVD.com SwapaCD.com These are other good sites for swapping media.

 

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Setting Up Your Garage Sale For Success
Something else very important to consider. As they say when starting a business one of the main points of success is location, location, location. If you live a couple miles down a road that is off the beaten path you really need to be creative with your signs...

 

Canning Peaches?
Get yourself a Ball canning book. It tells all, the canners bible it is. You can buy one new or order a used one off Amazon real cheap. And the information is ageless. If you can at all you really need one of these books. My mom has been canning over 45 years...

 

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Child Support and SSD or SSI?
Your obligation for child support is to your ex wife to help her raise your son. If the son gets money (no matter where it comes from) that is his money. The only advise I can give you is to talk to a lawyer regarding your commitment to your wife with regard...

 

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Getting Rid of Rats?
Poison would be the first suggestion. You can buy some at the grocery store in pellets. The pellets are small enough they fit in tight spaces so you can spread them around efficiently. The second suggestion would be a black snake. In my area we can let friends...

 

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Picking Watermelons?
They can be various sizes depending the the type of melon you are growing. I have been told that when the melon is yellowish on the bottom but the rest is a good green it is ripe. In a store you can knock on a melon and if it sounds hollow it is ready. Not...

 

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Gift Ideas for Boyfriend?
Well depending on how old he is, being a lecturer I will assume he is at least in his 20s if not older, why not get him a recorder so he can record his lectures? It is a bit pricey but it is very high end, take a look at the H2 Handy Recorder by ZOOM. It allows...

 

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Picking Watermelons?
Went out to my garden last night to check my watermelon and made a discovery. One of the melons that grew first had a dead vine. It popped right off. The melon didnt sound hollow nor was the bottom yellow but I took it inside. After cleaning it up and cooling...

 

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Getting Family Members to Help Around the House?
Easy... you set them down and talk to them. Explain that the house is everyones home and it will take everyone participating to maintain it. Also explain the consequences: youre first priority is a clean house. When the house is clean meals will be made. Until...

 

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Finding The Right Site To Sell Online
A good site to start with, with regard to crafts, is Etsy.com. This site specializes in helping crafters move their products. If this site appeals to you go to similarsites.com, a search engine for comparing web sites, and do a search on etsy.com through their...

 

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Package Sent Via USPS to Amazon Not Received?
If you sent a package with a tracking label via USPS then they gave you a tracking stub with your receipt. On the stub are the directions for the website to visit or the phone number to call. Then use the tracking number to determine the packages location. IF...

 

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Free Computer Training for Senior Citizens?
You can ge3t an online course for Word Perfect here http://www.webmarketingezine.com/freetrainingcourses.shtml Excel is on one of these two sites: http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/free-training/basic-index.htm http://www.computerhope.com/training/excel.htm All three...

 

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Inspirational Romance Novels for Older Adults?
If you like a variety of stories that fall in the age group you mentioned you might want to try a copy of Reminisce magazine. I think I spelled that right. The same company that put out that magazine out puts out a similar one called Reminisce Extra I think...

 

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Removing Stickers from a Laptop?
Try putting some rubbing alcohol on the end of a rag and see if it will rub the sticky clean. If that doesnt work another option may be trying a little WD40. Again, spray it on the rag and rub it onto the laptop. If this sticky is on the screen do neither of...

 

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Selecting A Good Watermelon
You know what. I didnt even notice you said it was an old black man until I read the readers responses. Then I had to go back and look. Its amazing what you dont read when it doesnt matter. Interesting trick though.

 

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Keep Manuals And Car Paperwork In Glove Box
I found a small lock box for documents. It fits perfectly under my front seat. It also helps to keep things from rolling under the seat from the front OR the back. I also keep a small amount of emergency cash in it just in case. I believe it is fireproof as...

 

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18th Birthday Gift Ideas?
What are his interests? If he is into music get him a new CD of his favorite artist or maybe find out if his favorite artist was part of a previous band under another name and get him a CD of that band. If he is into sports would he like a subscription to Sports...

 

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Husband Won't Sign Divorce Papers?
If you are paying the lawyer you need to talk to him to find out what options are available. Im sure the laws on this are different everywhere (as mentioned by the other posts). Girl, its time to start talkin to people.

 

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Growing Cucumbers?
The easiest way is to buy seedlings and plant them.

 

Hand holding pepper plant. Leaves are very curled.

Curling Pepper Leaves?
There is a guy in your city/county offices that can tell you what is wrong. I think his title is agricultural something or other. You could also try a local nursery or someone in your area that has been gardening for a long time. It may be something in the...

 

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Losing Weight?
It may be you have more muscle than fat. Talk to a coach, trainer or someone else who is a fitness freak and consult. If none of these are available talk to your doctor. It may be you need certain vitamins to harden the muscle you have or, if it really is flab...

 

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Unable to Send, Forward, or Delete Email?
What email software are you using? Is your email service on a website like hotmail or yahoo mail? What operating system are you using if you use email software? If you use a web based email what browser do you use and what version is it?

 

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Cleaning PC Keyboard
The micro board of a keyboard is basically a compressed cardboard. If you wash it in a dish washer multiple times the board will disintegrate permanently damaging your keyboard. Putting your keyboard in a dish washer is really drastic but may be the best move...

 

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Unable to Send, Forward, or Delete Email?
What email software are you using? Is your email service on a website like hotmail or yahoo mail? What operating system are you using if you use email software? If you use a web based email what browser do you use and what version is it?

 

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Remedy for Thin Brittle Nails?
Increase your Biotin dosage. Biotin is really good for nails and hair. I take a multivitamin with Biotin in it but I also take two Biotin tablets at the same time. I take it for my hair but my mother takes the same dosage for her nails (she has weak nails like...

 

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Address for Expired Coupons for Military Families?
There is actually a group you get in contact with and they match you up with a military family overseas. That family is part of a chain , after they go through the coupons they pass them on to other families on the base. I do it with a family in Austria. More...

 

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Coupons for Troops?
There is actually a group you get in contact with and they match you up with a military family overseas. That family is part of a chain , after they go through the coupons they pass them on to other families on the base. I do it with a family in Austria. More...

 

A stack of hats that need to be organized.

Suggestions for Hanging Hats on the Wall?
Well my father has a bunch of ball caps he hangs on a, basically a tie rack I think. It is shaped like \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ with a peg at each intersecting \/ /\ It is a collapsible contraption. I am pretty sure it was originally for...

 

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What is Dumpster Diving?
Any large trash receptical is a dumpster. There are several types and they are usually blue or green. Someone who climbs into a dumpster to find things of possible use or value is a dumpster diver.

 

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Less Free Disk Space After Document Cleanup?
JimG probably hit the nail on the head. He also made a good recommendation with CCleaner. I would also add after cleaning out your recycle bin (right click the icon and select Empty Rcycle Bin) and running CCLeaner you may wont to defrag your hard drive. If...

 

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Being Denied Visits with Grandchildren?
If I were in your shoes I would confront your child and say ,Listen, I know we have our differences but why are you making your kids suffer? Of course this would only really work if the family is local. If they have to travel to visit then the parents have...

 

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Uninstalling Internet Explorer 9?
Diva53d probably gave you the best instructions but they may not be complete. If your IE 9 (which is what I think you are talking about) it may be listed under installed updates. And if you cant quite find the add and remove programs in Control Panel; Programs...

 

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Preparing the Soil for a New Garden?
I am not much of a garden person but I can tell you what my father does every year. The only other advise would be to find someone else in your area you can talk to and ask them what methods they use to garden. Each year my fathers neighbor comes by and runs...

 

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Ideas for a Dollar Yard Sale?
Just make sure you have good signage. There have been a couple articles regarding yard sale signs here on Thrifty and they may be good for you to search for and read. I have been doing yardsale for 25+ years and the signs really make the difference.

 

Helping Hair Grow Longer?
The vitamin that helps hair growth is Biotin. Get that as a supplement insted of a multi-vitamin. Not only will the dosage be more (than what is normally included in a multi) it will be alot cheaper.

 

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Book Swap Sites?
paperbackswap.com

 

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Borrowing Audio Books and DVDs by Mail?
And then of course you can always go to your local library. There may be used book stores in your area where you can acquire audio books and then trade them on a swapa site as mentioned in the previous post.

 

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Using a Wen 909 Allsaw?
You can try http://www.retrevo.com/ or http://www.manualsonline.com/ for a manual. Try a local hardware store or a big chain like Lowes or Home Depot for the blades. If you find an older gentleman working the tool area he may even be experienced with using...

 

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Ideas for Playing Crossword for the Visually Impaired?
I have a suggestion for a game. Make some cards with letters on them (one per card) You deal them out, first consonants and then vowels. Each person gets 4 consonants and two vowels. They have a sheet of paper and a pen. When you flip an egg timer and say go...

 

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What is Living Down the Hole in My Garden?
My first impression from the description is a snake. After reading some of the other posts they are possible as well. Moles can be dealt with using a mole pole (thats what I call them). They are sticks you put in the ground and they beep every so often at a...

 

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Looking for a Games and Chat Website?
I dont know the site you are referring to or a site that might interest you, but I do have a suggestion. You remember the search engine you were using so that narrows things down quite a bit. Try to think of anything that might be a significant key word for...

 

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Summer Activities or Games for Children?
It is amazing what you can do with a little glue and stuff you would consider trash or non essentials. String, rubber lids, cans, boxes(little and big), crayons, aluminum foil, tape, paper plate, tissue paper and any other thing lieing around the house can...

 

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Choosing a Cellphone for Your Child?
If you have a cell phone your provider may have a special program for family members on your account. Also, an option to buying a new phone is to buy a used phone on Craigslist. Just make sure you are getting a real phone. Ask for the make and model of the...

 

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Problems With First Garden?
There are two things you need to do. Visit the local extension office and talk to your neighbors that garden. If your neighbors dont garden visit the neighbors of friends or relatives that have gardens. You need someone you can call when you need information...

 

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Inexpensive Alternative to Satellite TV Service?
I too live in a vert remote area. The only options I have found for high speed internet are Hughes.net which is satelite internet and VerizonWireless. Both are fairly expensive for my taste but they may be cheaper than $77 a month. When I did some research...

 

Write new passwords in an address book to remember them.

Password Protection
It would be simpler to make one unidue password and add identifiers to it so you have a unique password for every site you visit. For example, take part of the password you mentioned,I love sundaes and cake too. This gives you 6 digits as the base for any password...

 

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100th Birthday Gift Ideas?
It may be a bit of a challenge but get her a small MP3 player (wont have to be a large capacity) and put the top song of every year since her birth. If she likes country do country, if she likes gospel do gospel, etc.

 

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Remedy for Unexplained Hair Thinning?
I would check the ingredients of the shampoo and conditioner you use to see if there may be something that doesnt jive with your body. You can also take Biotin to help strengthen your hair which may help the thinning. But check with your doctor first before...

 

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What Kind of Glue to Use on a Puzzle?
Puzzle glue is nothing more than Elmers glue. If you can flip your puzzle over and keep it together. you can easily brush Elmers across the back and let it dry.

 

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Can I Connect a Microwave to a Surge Protector?
No, a microwave on a surge protector is completely safe. All electrical devices are safe on a surge protector. The only time there is a danger is if you are daisy chaining surge protectors and plugging in lots of devices. Use extension cords for distance and...

 

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Manual for Welbilt Bread Machine Model ABM 3900?
http://www.retrevo.com/ http://www.manualsonline.com/

 

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