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Buying a house, the previous owners painted the original pine floors throughout the entire house. I am wondering how I would go about getting this paint off and refinishing the floors. The house was built in the 30's, so the floors are pretty old, and we really want to find the best way to remove the paint while doing as little damage as possible to the floors. Only existing posts I could find were for removing small amount sof paint like splatter, not completely painted floors.

ALso wondering the best way to stain Pine once we get the paint off, I have read pine doesn't stain as well as other woods, so I'm wondering if anyone knows some good tricks or specific refinishing treatments that wirk well with pine.

My fiancé and I want to pull up the carpet in our finished basement and stain the concrete that’s underneath. Any advice?

I have a TCL 43S403 tv, which came with these feet included. Trouble is, they are a bit short- when I place my soundbar in front of the tv, it obstructs the bottom 1/4 inch, just enough to be annoying. I tried buying a pair of VESA tv feet, but those were so close together and so long that there was no room for the soundbar.

I'd like to just put the included feet on some blocks- what's the best thing to do here?

Hi, I’ve had a print that I had up on my wall fall down over night, and with enough force to break the plaster trim and cut the power to the outlet underneath. Here are photos of the damage - any suggestions on how to fix this? Damage above the outlet was already there from a previous tenant. pictures

Even though it says my device is not supported

Much like the Seinfeld episode from the 90s, a friend of mine got into my car recently smelling just abominable. When I made him get out for being so disrespectful as to do this just a few blocks later, this putrid odor had now implanted itself into my fabric car seats. How do I get rid of this?

It’s like rancid sweat or something. And I’ve tried fabric cleaner and Lysol, which has lessened the problem but not killed it.

I am learning a language, but in order to hear the pronunciation of the words I need the CD. The problem is I don’t want to use a CD player, I want to hear the audio through my iphone. ( Also sorry if the title sounded weird I don’t know how to word it right ).

If you're an experienced redditor, you know about many subreddits, so I propose to you with your knowledge of good subreddits, how to piss someone off.
So first, you need to know what to do, and a knowledge of subreddits. You only communicate with subreddit names, but only use ones with 200k+ subscribers. Now say someone says a story that's a bit outrageous, you gotta say something like r/thathappened, and so on. By the way, ONLY talk in this language of subreddits. If you want you can start expanding your vocabulary to website names but never form full sentences around the people you want to piss off.

I just moved to a first floor apartment, we have a window AC unit and want to install it in a slider window. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make it stable enough so you couldn’t easily push it in and break in? I looked for google ideas but could only see the basic install

Does anyone have any ideas on how to install a AC unit in a vertical sliding window? I saw videos how to but i live on the first floor and they all seem like they could be broken into very easily. It appears like it’s just setting a piece of plywood into the window and hoping no one pushes it in. Are there any ideas on how to make it almost impossible to break into? I live in an apartment so i can’t modify the outside

I am not sure if these bathroom tiles are porcelain or ceramic. They aren't stained with a color, it's just the shine is gone in dull spots everywhere, especially around the sink which is why I think it must be from soapy water? I've tried a lot of things with no success (vinegar, baking soda, steam, every tile cleaner on the market) in fact some cleaners have left behind their own dull spot stains.
Help!!

pictures

First pic shows a blue/green ‘stain’ on a tile along with cracking/dirty tile/grout. Second and third pic shows dirty / moldy(?) grout.

We slacked on sealing the grout and redoing the caulking.

I’m an experienced DIY’er with only a little tiling/grouting experience. I don’t know how to clean that green tile though, any ideas? To replace the grout, do I just grind/scrape it out and then grout over? Thanks for any tips you can provide!

When I comment on fb posts or send texts there’s an option at the bottom to send “gifs”, how do I make my own that can be posted or to use anytime I want?

Any tips to human echolocation?

I bought an electric razor a few months back but neglected to oil the blade when finished so it has rusted. How can I clear the rust?

It got pretty messed up so I tried to remove it all. Couldn't find a solution on google

https://imgur.com/a/f3tjZuo

I want to access the WiFi hub remotely. I have changed the settings and turn option on remote access on and the default value was 8443. What do I need to do in order to change settings while I am not using the WiFi. I am using iPhone

I have a cheap old guitar and two slides but I just can't seem to get that sound these guys capture so well. Any tips?

There is metal jingling inside and I rrally want in!

https://imgur.com/a/fqqK260

Tips on splicing and the 6 wire rule ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj9yyTiwk18

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Check out r/Electricalharnesses for more stuff like that.

The bottom of our under-sink kitchen cabinet has fallen in the back, due to water damage from the previous owners. I’d like to replace the bottom of the cabinet, without having to tear up half of my kitchen. What’s the best method to go about this while salvaging the cabinet itself?

And yes, I’m scared of what I might find under the rotted- out bottom.

Have had bug bites on my for almost a week now and havent changed size too much just isn't swelled as much in the spots. I haven't scratched any of them but they're all over my legs since we have mosquito problems in the back yard and was doing yard work in shorts

The car is a 2005 Honda Civic (UK hatchback version) and I replaced the catilytic convertor but now the place where it is connected to the exhaust manifold has a leak and you can see smoke in the engine bay.

I've put in the cone/curvy gasket and replaced the bolts and also disconnected, cleaned and reconnected that join but to no success.

Any help/guides/tips is greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

Hi,

I recently bought this beautiful porcelain granite floor and installed it into our foyer. However, I notice it is always dusty no matter how many times I clean it. Is there a way to clean these tiles, so that dust doesn't come off when you walk on it?

Ive been watching so many YT vids and I actually started to Ollie. Now suddenly I cant even pop the board (I don’t feel comfortable?) Can anyone give me tricks or pointers?

I feel like I keep having the same interview over and over. I’ve been working 8 years in this industry, getting my MBA, top performer, and in my company’s management training program. I try to take leadership roles in cross-divisional work. Every interview I’ve gone into for sales management (moving from field sales), within my company and outside, says, “Everything looks great. My only hesitation is you not having direct sales management experience.” Passed on four roles now. What else can I do? I feel like I’ll never get over this catch-22 of wanting direct experience but never getting the opportunity to do so.

Hello howto,

My recent ex gf was being verbally abused by her landlord over the phone, so we found a good recording software for Android so the landlord could no longer get away with it.

Seeing as how useful it is, I use a similar app. Unfortunately, in order for it to hold up in court in most states, I need to notify the other party myself everytime I make or receive a phone call.

I was wondering if there was a way to add the automated "This call may be recorded..." in such a way that whomever I call or calls me receives that automated recording before the call fully connects.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Reddit - I have a light fixture about 10 feet off the ground, above a stairwell in a home I just moved into, and it's time to change the bulb. I'm just not sure how, short of buying a fancier ladder with extendable legs (seems dangerous and pricey) or [gasp] hiring somebody.

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Here's the story..

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The bulb itself is in a fixture like this:

Right-angled bulb socket

The fixture is situated here:

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Fixture above stairs

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Fixture close-up with 3 clasps

There are 3 small clasps that I need to turn 90-degrees to be able to remove the dome. Then, I need to insert a new bulb at a right angle relative to my ceiling.

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I've looked for extension rods that turn 90-degree but haven't really found much. Are there any tools you guys would suggest?

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Thanks in advance.

This is a picture of the sink if that helps.

This has happened a few times since we've lived at this apartment complex. They have fixed it in the past, but it keeps happening. I use the garbage disposal, but I never dump grease down the drain. But I've decided to stop using the garbage disposal all together now, as I'm thinking it may be faulty.

In the past, one of maintenance guys told us it may have come from the people upstairs. The other times they had no idea what was causing it. The maintenance guy today told us that we must have put something down the drain. He messed with the pipes underneath the sink and drained the water that was in there, found a few grains of rice, but that was it. He said he'd come by tomorrow to check on it, but an hour after he left it started backing up again.

It never happens when I'm washing dishes, it's always spontaneous. A few months ago it just kept filling up and up and we had to take pitchers and continuously dump it in the toilets until the maintenance guy showed up. One time we came out in the morning with the sink over flowed and water covering our kitchen. I'm tired of calling the maintenance guys at 3am when it starts overflowing, and i'm tired of mopping my kitchen floor.

Is there anything we can do to resolve this?

I’m 3D printing merchandise for a server franchise and their logo looks like this https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/332460709310889985/332462192752459776/New.png

I’m trying to paint this ABS model https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/476340204316393483/480224637133783040/image2.jpg . The same colour but haven’t had success merging the yellow and blue it keeps going green.

Is there anyway to do it for the same effect or is there like a sponge thing that I can paint with the colours to get the same quality each time thank!

Guys I've literally read all the Nike pages and Googled this. Super confused on how to actually get the membership so returning items is easier etc.

The closest I can ascertain is that I need some of their wearables? Can I get an old version of their wearables for cheap and get the membership that way? Super confused. Thanks!

My daughter broke her iPod screen and I see that I can buy replacement screens but it looks like it would be easy to break other components during the process. Has anyone had any luck replacing iPod/iPhone screens? Do you have any screen vendor recommendations?

Hi! What lubricant should I use for a copier machine? For the plastic bushings of metal rollers, and for the various rubber paper rollers. I hear some recommend white grease, some recommend silicone oil.

Second question: Inside the unit are four plastic gears that are prone to collect toner/developer which cake and get them stuck. It's low temperature and low speed (30 rpm). What do you recommend to coat these gears?

I’ve got an (awesome!) idea for a women’s swimsuit design and have started to do some sketching and brainstorming on how it would work. I’ve spent a good amount of time coming up with about 15 patterns that I think would work well on this design, and really think I’ve got the fledgling makings of something cool! The only issue is that I don’t have very good sewing skills, and don’t know how where to begin looking for a place to make a prototype. I’d like to protect my ideas and not be too risky in trusting my idea to someone who will just run me over. I also don’t have much money, but I have great credit and could probably qualify for a loan. Do I need a business plan and to start something from the direction? Or should I find someone (how does one even do that?) to help me make a few prototypes first and see if it even works the way Im picturing it? Not sure where to take it from here!

I disabled autoplay but reddit will still use my mobile data to prepare some videos for launch despite me not clicking the button to play them. It happens mostly on r/titanfall. While scrolling my data usage jumped to 45mb/s (cant even believe it can go so fast) and stayed like that for a couple of seconds. Is there any way to stop this?

I live in an apartment so I can’t make any big changes but the noise coming through the vents sounds like they’re in the room with me how can I muffle or block it?

I'm about to get a promotion at my job but my boss says he's testing me on my team management skills. Not a huge team, it's an intern under my supervision. How to be kinda of a boss? How to manage a team?

I'm converting my car into something I can live in and using mostly stuff from how this person did it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=580qpAitfvs). The only thing I'm having trouble with is figuring out what she used as her fabric hinge on the folding parts of her platform. Nobody at local hardware stores seems to know anything about it...looking for something tough/durable that I can screw into plywood. Anyone know a commercial brand or sturdy fabric for this? I'm from the ol' US.

I jut saw that I have two followers on Reddit (oh no, so almost empty); I know of one but don’t know who the other might be. How do I view them?

Thanks! ✌🏼

I recently bought a Dr. Martens leather shoes size 3 & thought it would at least fit me since I’m around that size. However, it’s a little too big, especially around the heels. I didn’t really want to give it up because it was at the thrift store. If it was a size smaller, I’m sure it’d fit perfectly. What can I do to make them fit???

Got some overspray on the car and on a shirt.

I've heard there's something to remove paint without damaging the shirt or the car. The car is a project so the finish isn't a big deal.

I'm doing a research report for university analysing on our internet habits and the effect of the filter bubble. Our lecturer told us about programs you can use to remove yourself from the bubble, similar I guess to incognito mode (we're unsure if it even stops trackers and the like). Does anyone know any effective ones I could use?

Link to summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s61o8y22BpM

I want to learn these lesson on a deeper level so I decided the best way was to try and teach them to others. I'd really love to discuss the lesson so we can all learn them better.

Also I want to learn how to make these videos better so any suggestions on that would be much appreciated!

Other summaries I’ve made: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfbLDMh6uGOZePAfqqjVZ-g?sub_confirmation=1

Have a great day.

Jordan.

I am completely clueless as to how I could convince my parents to let me bring a pet(Labrador) to the house. I have tried all kinds of ways from showing them lots of videos and show them instances that a dog is the best thing that could happen to me. But nothing really convinced them to agree. The main reason for their refusal is that my parents had a very bad experience in their yesteryears , of petting a dog that backfired on them when it met with an accident and died. The trauma of losing a dog caused them to believe that they could not never take care of another dog once again. I really wish I could convince them. Any help would be appreciated.

I’m a no name with a good hand for painting/drawing/creating stuff and I wanted to know how I could leap into that field while also earning me some money from this enjoyable hobby

Anyone have a reliable way to export my entire Apple Music library to Spotify? I know I can always manually do it, but I’d rather not if I don’t have to.

Everywhere is heavily stained and the place stinks.

Serious question. Any tips? How to avoid potentially life-threatening injury. The person being snuck in has very mild scoliosis. Thanks

I go to bed at a regular 3:00 AM. I start school Monday though. I have to wake up at 7:30. How can I make a quick fix to my atrocious sleep schedule.

Hi! I need some help figuring out what to do with my ugly sweater.

I worked over the summer for a charity organization, and we got custom screen printed crewneck sweatshirts at the end of the summer. They're great and all, I'm so happy to have a memento, but our assistant director chose bright baby pink sweatshirts with sparkling antique gold lettering against the warnings of the rep from the company we ordered from, and plot twost- they're ugly . The screenprint design isn't bad, I like the sparkles, and I'd like to wear this sweater without cringing, so I'm thinking about dying it.

I've never dyed before, so I'm looking for advice before I get started. It's a 50/50 polyester/cotton blend. I read that multi-purpose dyes like rit will change the color of the screen printing, does anyone know if you can use fiber reactive dyes on a poly/cotton blend? And does anyone have color suggestions to dye over baby pink that'll still look decent with dark gold? I'm thinking oxblood/maroon but I'm not sure how well it'll cover the pink.

I appreciate any help!

Tldr; the pink and gold polyester/cotton crewneck I got from work is ugly, what kind/color of dye could I use to salvage it?

Here's an image of the colors together-

https://imgur.com/gallery/9vxQJa3

I stupidly put my striped (light blue & white) bikini in the wash with a Very Red beach towel, and now it has turned a horrid pink.

Is there a way I could reverse it? Not expecting it to be white and shiny again, but at least remove the stains a little bit.

Specifically, I have a 2014 GMC Sierra. I call it my silver snail because there's so much dead space in the accelerator that it practically feels like a big dually trying to take off. I would think it's got relatively too low miles (~70k) for it to be something that would've broken or started to malfunction but rather just the way it was manufactured.

How do I remove the dead space? Or would it be better to just try and raise the engine idle speed? The most extensive auto work I've ever done is change a rotor and brake pads, so you may have to explain it extra simply for me to understand.

I've found 2 different forum posts that mention this, but I was wondering if either one should be followed for my particular vehicle or if it's a different method for a Sierra.

Method 1 - https://www.hyundai-forums.com/md-2011-2016-elantra-sedan-coupe/170185-getting-rid-dead-space-gas-pedal.html

Method 2 - https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005-2014-mustangs/339045-diy-throttle-response-mod-must-see.html

I have some old photos and I would like to digitize them. I have tried taking photos directly and using the Office Lens app but the quality doesn’t stick. How can I digitize the photos without losing a lot of quality?

I want to make a bean bag out of recycled aggregates, preferably rubber and plastic particles inside but I am not sure how to get the raw materials (shredded tires and plastic water bottles) into the processed finalized materials I have in mind. Can anyone shed any light?

I have thought about heating the plastic just enough to form it with a hairdryer but I am not sure how else to go about this. For the rubber I would like to just buy the shredded crumb rubber to start out with.

Recently moved into a new apartment and I've been having some bugs come into my room due to wider gaps between the baseboards and hardwood. I'm on the ground floor and my room is not in the middle of the apartment so I think the gaps leave the room exposed to the exterior.

I got a t-shirt at a gig and it was wrapped with masking tape. Where the tape went over the vinyl logo it's left a sticky patch. I wet the area and rubbed with laundry liquid before washing, but it's still sticky after being washed and dried (air dried, not in a tumble dryer). Any advice? Cheers.

I need to upload a photo to register for a competitive exam. The requirements for the image state that the photo should be 200 pix (height) × 150 pix (width). The image i have currently is 1073 × 1045 . When I tried resizing it to fit the required dimensions, the image quality dropped drastically. Any way how I can do it and retain a decent amount of quality ?

I'm used to reading books the old fashioned way, keeping a pen and journal nearby to catalog the incredible words and sentences we all stumble across from time to time. Is there a nifty way to do this way Kindle?

I use the Day One app to record my thoughts, and it would be great if there was some automated way to move my highlights to Day One. Day One has an IFTTT integration which is incredibly helpful (e.g. all posts I save on Reddit get sent to Day One).

Has anyone encountered something that could help with this? For example, if I every time I highlight something it automatically sends me an email, IFTTT could also move that to Day One.

It would be awesome if this also worked for books not in my Amazon library, like documents I just upload to my Kindle...

I also have some rudimentary python skills, in case that helps.

So my kid dropped one of my wife’s nail polish bottles on our bathroom tile floor. Yep, the red one. And yes, it broke on impact.

We did our best to wipe it up quickly, but we now have stain on the tile and grout in the drop zone. We’ve tried nail polish remover, soap and water, and normal cleaners, without much luck.

Any ideas or home remedies on what else we can do to get rid of the stains? We rent our apartment, so re-tiling/re-doing the grout probably won’t work. Thanks!!

I’ve taken a brush to it and it still smells, I had the idea to soak it in alcohol but short of buying and wasting some vodka I don’t know if I can get that sort of thing- is there anything I could get that’s designed for this kind of deep cleaning? Thanks a lot

I'm cleaning up my old friends room to rent out to someone else and there are what seems to be very noticeable white water / semen stains on the black dresser.

I've read online to use Hydrogen Peroxide but I'm afraid of staining it further since the furniture.

Does anyone have any ideas to fix it?

We'd love to know at Aeromoitve where to find great automotive training videos. We make our own in house training videos for electrical systems however. Wire harness re-manufacturing training videos are covered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPVUBZkJWfM

I am a renter in a house and the flapper on the toilet is not sitting first and needed to be replaced. I replaced it with a Konky brand universal flapper that "should" work on most toilets. This one, however, the connections where the hinge meets the flapper are very wide and I am wondering how to fix this without needing to buy a brand new flapper. Any suggestions? https://imgur.com/dkcOIxX.jpg

How to save a funny video, I saw on reddit?

https://bestzerogravitychairhq.com/repair-zero-gravity-chair/

One of my college's favorite professors recently lost his job. Several of my classmates want to try and help him get his job back. We were going to start with a petition. Any advice or recommendations on making a strong petition?

Fruit fly traps (sitting on a table) have been discussed many times. But I need to get rid of single individuals on sight. These are some alternatives, but they have big problems:

• vacuum cleaner (way too slow to get it out just for one fruit fly, otherwise a great option)
• handheld small cordless vacuum cleaner (difficult to keep charged and is there a model that is designed to keep fruit flies from escaping?)
• BugZooka (way too big and cumbersome as you have to reload every time you miss)
• zapper rackets (way too big and if flies get trapped, they cook and cause a terrible smell)
• traditional fly swatter: usually fruit flies are in places that are terrible for a swatter (delicate wine glass, small grapes etc.), also they just fly away easily
• basic sticky tape: I tried it, didn't work at all, fruit flies don't stick to it
• a book: semi-effective to swat one inside but very cumbersome compared to a vacuum cleaner
• clapping hands: I like to avoid this (don't want to mess up my hands while having a dinner etc.)

What am I missing? There must a be a clever way. Without electricity would be the best, not a big gadget so that it's very quick to get when needed, cleanable so that it wouldn't be one use only, without poisons (I need to do it over a dinner table).

Has someone tried Black Flag Fly Stick http://www.blackflag.com/products/indoor-products/fly-stick.aspx or Trapro sticky traps https://smile.amazon.com/Trapro-Yellow-Dual-Sided-Sticky-Insect/dp/B01FIE922E ? Is it possible to wave that on a fruit fly, does the fly get caught that way? I tried with one of those sticky pads meant for holding a phone in a car. That had zero effect, the fly did not stick at all.

Perhaps a USB rechargeable handheld vacuum cleaner designed for this purpose might be the answer. With a very good battery so that it doesn't discharge when not used. Any recommendations?

my friend accidentally deleted some messages and there were codes in there that'll cost him more than 250USD :C does anyone know any way to get back the deleted messages ? we're really desperate

How to work on Google Flutter: From Scratch Grids, Lists, and Data Sources http://www.androidcops.com/2018/08/google-flutter-tutorial.html

Usually I am not interested on animations, but I just found a video it made me think how can this be done (I'm always looking for new technological stuff to learn). Anyone has any idea about the softwares involved?

The video is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6LoRYUdhw

I noticed this weekend that a few of the posts from my deck are rotting at ground level, as you can see here. My question is, would there be any reason I couldn’t cut these off just above where they’re rotting, and pour a concrete footing beneath them to anchor the existing posts to? My initial plan was to replace them completely, however after looking at it closer, it looks like doing so would involving tearing up a good bit of the deck, and I can’t even find anywhere in my area where I could buy posts this big. When I was researching how to install the new ones so they won’t rot, I came across several places where it was suggested to fasten them to the top of a concrete pier as opposed to sinking them into the ground with concrete so I’m wondering if there’s any reason I couldn’t do that with the existing posts.

My friend has a walnut tree in his backyard. I picked a walnut fruit yesterday and broke it down to get out the actual nut. But that left a dark green stain on my hands, especially my nails, that isn’t going anywhere.

I’m someone who always notices people’s fingernails, and dark green fingernail stains aren’t the look I’m going for.

Is there anything I can do to clean the stains off?

The lemon juice + oil method I found online isn’t working.

I’m trying to rip off the lettering on a t_shirt i own. Non talented person tries to rip on lettering but fails. I could take some help

This crooked door handle has no visible screws. So I used an allen wrench to remove the little shaft screw with the understanding that the handle should come right off but it did not. I tried it on the other side of the door as well, and the removal of the screw loosened the handle but it still wouldn't come off. Anyone know how to remove this kind of handle so I can tighten it? Thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/oKw18eq

...with a hollow base, and so that the concrete + wax are secured together?

https://i.redd.it/6hhe9pphmuf11.jpg

My mother used to cook potatoes in the microwave somehow, but our microwave is probably half the size of hers. How can I prep baked potatoes/potatoes otherwise, just not taking forever in the oven (as I’m impatient and relatively new to cooking)?

Any ideas on how to get myself beated up pretty badly?

I have severe claustrophobia and I have to have an MRI. Any suggestions on how to deal with it, I already tried to do it once but got so freaked out I left in tears. Any ideas what to so to be able to get this MRI?

I was thinking that it would be awesome starting a blog in which I talk about books, reviewing them and giving some advices about best read etc, but I don’t know. Would it be followed? On instagram for example, how do I build this type of page? Idkkkkkk please give me some advices!😩😭❤️

Plastic money has led several people into huge amounts of debt causing them to pay hefty interest fees and losing their hard earned money. Save yourself from the disguise of plastic money with simple cautionary measures. Understand how interest is calculated and make debt payments your number one priority. Pledge to be debt free!

https://frugalinvesting.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/plastic-money-when-debt-comes-disguised-as-wealth/

Hey fellas,

Looking for ideas and tips to fix my chair. Any help is much appreciated.

I have a file back cheap office chair and the file on the back came off. I'm trying to make a new cover for it but without any tools (like staple guns) it's never tight enough to rest on it.

It is hard to visualize without images so here below how it was and how it is now.

https://imgur.com/a/uWXkrnY

Old file was stapled into plastic frame from inside of a cavity and there was a rubber strip to fill the cavity from outside.

I tried to just slip a tshirt on it but wasn't tight enough.

Thanks !

I want to install a remote start on my '17 Accord LX... I moved from CA to DC and it gets much colder in the winter here. Is it possible to do this on a car that doesn't already have keyless entry? Any available resources would be great, thanks in advance.

Money isn't the only thing to consider when accepting your next job offer. Be cautious in making your decision to prevent yourself from a huge amount of stress.

https://frugalinvesting.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/4-simple-factors-to-consider-before-choosing-your-next-job/

I had a compost bag I had filled with weeds, leaves and branches and forgot about it outside for a while. (okay, more than a while..) it’s on my back deck, near our screen door and I noticed today there are tons and tons of wasps flying in and out of it.

I bought some Raid wasp spray, however, I’m scared of spraying it and having them all come out at once and sting me :(

If I spray at night and they are all in there, will the spray prevent them from being able to fly out? Will they target me if they do escape?

What’s the best approach here?

Busted a key fob for an is300, the faceplate came off, and I closed it back up before I found the red alert button, now I can't seem to figure out how to get the thing open.

It's a lease, worried they'll charge me if I take it to the dealer to get fixed.

What's the proper way to open one of these up without damaging it (much)?

thanks very much!

A beginners guide to understand investments

https://frugalinvestor.blog/2018/07/22/start-investing-with-mutual-funds-your-guide-to-diversification/

Visiting one of the most expensive places on the planet can be difficult to budget. But here are some key takeaways to save you a fortune:

https://frugalinvesting.wordpress.com/2018/08/07/iceland-on-a-budget/

I got my mom a souvenir mug that cracked on the trip home. It goes through both inside and out but the mug itself didn't break. Is there anyway to seal it so it won't leak?

As the title states, I’m about to move into a new home. Previous owners had two small dogs. Faint smell, I couldn’t tell, but my wife can and that’s what matters. Lol. It has taken us a bit more money than we had planned for the down payment so I don’t have a lot of spare cash to replace all the carpets, (In bedrooms only) Is there a cheap, efficient way to over ride the dog scent until I can replace carpet? I’m sure there’s a lot of ways, but need the best for the moment. Maybe there’s a trick I don’t know. PS- LOVE dogs btw, just want to keep the wife happy :)

I have had problems with memory last couple of years. There have been ideas to improve memory but how can people recall a thought or memory they recently lost. About an 2 hours ago I had a thought about something I had to do but a minute after I thought about it I forgot before writing it down. I spent about an hour trying to recall my thoughts.

My memory recall system works only 25%.

I start off by thinking about things I was thinking about in the last 5-10 minutes before I forgot to try and get back to the memory I forgot. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't.

Next I walk around my environment to look at things that may bring the memory back but I don't really like doing this because if I find something more interesting I won't be able to get back to what I was doing.

The next thing I do is play a couple of games of 20q (http://www.20q.net) but without a specific something in mind to try and recall something from the questions it asks, maybe there is a better game for recalling memories?

Lastly I go through categories of words and pick out categories I think I was thinking about to try and remember my lost thoughts, example: http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/c/

Maybe other forgetful people can try the things I do above when they forget something and see if you get your memory back because if it doesn't work for me, doesn't mean it won't work for you.

Since what I do doesn't work more then 25% of the time, it becomes a awful waste of time, I am looking for a other systems other use. Let's share ideas.

I’ve been talking to this girl for a few weeks and we went to a pool party together a few days ago. We both like each other and I’m taking her stargazing tonight. I wanted to surprise her so I didn’t tell her what we’re doing. Any tips? Like should I bring anything (other than a blanket for us to lie on)? Thanks boys

Either my SO doesn’t believe in drop cloths or cannot be bothered with them so I need some direction on how to removed latex paint drips and roller spray from the following- tile, linoleum , bathtub, toilet, countertops, and faucets. Cross posted

I need to change my locks, and noticed that the crossbore hole of the old lock is slightly smaller than what I need (1 inch). The new lock can go in a little bit, but it gets stuck. If I need to expand this hole to get the lock to fit, what would the best way to go about doing this be? A little bit of research tells me that drilling a hole over an existing hole is difficult, and the size difference would be negligible as it is. I'm curious to see if anybody has any alternate solutions. Thank you in advance!

I'm a new homeowner and my wooden front door gets direct sunlight all day. It needs refinished but I'm not sure what to use that will withstand the heat it will get from the rest of this season and with years to come.

I'm not opposed to painting it, but I feel that a stain would last longer than most paint.

There's a glass storm door as well, which I'm sure adds to the damage from the sun it gets all day, but should protect it pretty well when the rain comes. It does not by any means seal shut all the way though, so it may get wet during rain. We'll have to wait and see.

I recently lost my go to person that I would normally ask about DIY projects so I feel like I'm just taking a shot in the dark with most things on the house.

Sometimes it turns out good, sometimes, not so good. Hah. I'd love to only do this one once though! Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I've been smoking for quite a few months now, and next to the tip of my middle and index finger got a little yellow. I read online that is for tobacco use. Is there any way to get the normal color back? Will it stay like that forever? Or will it correct over time after I quit?

It’s also dried. Looking for a best practice. Thanks.

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I just moved into a new apartment and already 3 times a squirrel has chewed through the screen of the window to the kitchen, crawled in, and eaten my food. I don't want to keep cleaning the mess. Is there some kind of repellant or way of catching It? Need some quick, cheap answers.

I was cleaning my apartment earlier today and found a rotting apple placed out of sight where I forgot about it. Tons of fruit flies came from it and I am basically being eaten alive by them. I have bites everywhere. The thought of those disgusting bugs being rampant in my own place disgusts me. I took the apple out quickly and I now have spray on bug repellent so they stop the biting, but how do I eliminate them all? I have ant killer so if that would work, where should I spray it? Thanks in advance.

Hi! Here's my situation. My daughter passed away in 1997. On her tombstone, I had the monument company put a picture frame on it. The picture has faded away and the frame fell off. The company closed down. There is not another frame company around here. Does anyone know how I can open this frame to replace the picture and what I use to glue it back on? Thank you. This is extremely important to me.

http://imgur.com/a/gbuTWrk

So, our vacation house (in the countryside) is apparently full of centipedes. I found a large one (~15cm) beneath my pillow yesterday and another, medium sized one in the restroom, so I'm really anxious to get this over with.

What do I do? Do I use a spray or something? Looking forward to your help.

I have a pulse 3 stuck in demo mode and I can't figure out anywhere online home to reset it, only guides on charge 3s and pulse 2s. I've tried volume up and the play buttons that didn't work and I tried volume down and power

I left my car with fabric interior out in the rain and I’m afraid it is going to start smelling/mold.

https://imgur.com/a/Gl8LovP

I love the gold color and bought it at an estate sale specifically because the gold would go well with my blue velvet couch. However, it's a little worn. I have never DIY'd anything and would just assume I'd paint over the spots with gold and a small paint brush. Not sure what I should be doing (if simply painting over it is incorrect).