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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group
Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Cost to Install $150 door, $2,328.00 [6 articles]
HeyBub - 2010-10-04 22:38:00 [In: Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
"To protect against [lead contamination] risk… EPA issued a rule requiring
the use of lead-safe practices and other actions aimed at preventing lead
poisoning.
"Under this rule, which was adopt...
Pigeon repellant? [31 articles]
WER - 2010-10-11 21:28:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | ]
I installed two TV camera under the eves of my house. The %%% pigeons use it
as a landing point and crap all over my garage apron.
What might serve as a pigeon repellant, at reasonable cost? They...Uses for IR Laser pointer [10 articles]
2010-10-13 17:46:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
If you shine an IR laser pointer on a tooth, the tooth lights up, revealing
cavities and fillings, perhaps as nonradioactive imaging. The IR laser
pointer also lights up cavities in various nonliv...Solution to obstructed view from driveway.... [22 articles]
norminn@earthlink.net - 2010-10-12 10:11:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
Small farm on two lane road, speed limit 50 mph. No shoulder, fence
along the road is about 4 feet from the road. Just an estimate, didn't
measure. Good deal of landscaping on/along the fence t...High pitched noise from furnace blower [13 articles]
twinmom - 2010-10-13 16:19:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Energy Efficiency | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Our house is 5 years old and we have a trane furnace (80% efficiency) that
is the same age. When the blower turns on (whether a/c, heat or just
fan), you can hear a faint high pitched whine coming ...OT: TSA vs us: TSA 1, us 0 [6 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-11-26 15:49:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
Well, as I predicted the "opt-out" protest to get flyers to resist the
TSAs "scan or grope" regime totally fizzled out.
If I were one of the Evil Jack-Booted Thugs in charge of the
ever-growing...Partial follow-up on mysterious snap-trap thief [7 articles]
Peter - 2010-11-30 17:51:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Thanks for the suggestion that were posted after my inquiry.
Well I've tried the string with the peanut butter trick. The foot plate
comes with a hole at the end so it was easy to thread a short...Security Lights: Brand Opinions ? [6 articles]
Bob - 2010-10-15 22:15:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Lighting | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello,
Was wondering if anyone has any strong opinions regarding
quality between Heath-Zenith vs. Lithonia Lighting on their
line of overhead garage door security lighting (the kind with the IR
...Lithium batteries in flashlights? [32 articles]
willshak - 2010-10-16 23:10:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | ]
I bought a 12 pack of AA 1.5 volt Ultimate Energizer Lithium batteries
(not the rechargeable type).
The package says they last up to 8 times longer than their Energizer Max
batteries in Digital c...Matching the battery to the task
Stormin Mormon - 2010-10-16 09:25:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Subject: Matching the Battery to the Task
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 7:25 PM
On 4 Aug 2001 01:26:44 GMT, in misc.survivalism Dante'@inferno.net
...Need a switch or cover to discourage people from turning off lights [41 articles]
ShadowTek - 2010-10-24 17:15:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm looking for a special switch or cover that will discourage people
from fooling with the switches for my outdoor security lights. I want
all my switches right there at the door (where they alread...Home Depot Store Security [115 articles]
Dick Adams - 2010-12-07 08:44:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
My wife and I are both auditors ans we agree
all you need to do to clean out a Home Depot
store is to bring a large enough truck.
Today I went in there to purchase a lockset
for my new front d...Angels of Hope [4 articles]
saruviel - 2010-12-02 16:30:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Decks & Patios | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Health & Safety | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Angels of Hope
Book One
=93Angel of Glory=94
By Daniel Thomas Andrew Daly
He shone, as brightly as the sun. As brightly as the dawning of a
brand new day. He was the Angel of Glory, the A...alt.home.repair newsgroup statistics for 11/2010 [28 articles]
badgolferman - 2010-12-05 21:38:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Siding & Exterior Covering | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
XanaNews Statistic for alt.home.repair. 12/2/2010 6:17:41 AM
From article 398869 (11/1/2010 12:08:37 AM) to article 405975
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Number of threads ................... 447
...OT: Wikileaks still up [93 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-12-08 12:12:00 [In: Security & Surveillance | ]
... just under assumed names. There's a blizzard of news revolving
around them today: their domain names were yanked by their ISP
(EveryDNS), so "wikileaks.org" is kaput. And of course, chickenshi...