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  • Fix Your Door Clearance

    Does your door scrape a high spot on the floor? If so, don’t be quick to reach for your tools and start unscrewing hinges, or begin planing the door. You’re here at “door boot camp” to learn...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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    Change Bulbs Before Cold Weather

    The first moving sign was installed in New York in Times Square in 1928. Fifteen-thousand flashing bulbs made words move. That winter, those implemeting the innovation learned a lesson. That was: put in all new bulbs before...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Easy Circuit Shut Off

    Fifty years or so ago, in the golden age of radio, programs such as “Dragnet” and “the Shadow” graced the airwaves. Famous cowboys did too — Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers. Most had sidekicks like...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Get Better Lighting and Save Energy

    Singer Debbie Boone was born In 1956 in Hackensack, N.J. She’s best known for her hit song, “You Light Up My Life.” If saving money makes a hit at your house, consider taking a tip from Debbie...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Screw Thread Damage Control

    In 1922, Hollywood producer Hal Roach introduced Laurel and Hardy, a couple of nuts that were always in trouble. If you’ve ever used a hacksaw to shorten a machine screw, a carriage bolt or threaded rod, then...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Clean Your Dirty Fireplaces Brick

    Do you have a dirty fireplace? Does the brick on the front look like the entrance to a coalmine? Would the scientific community consider it a black hole?  Here’s how to remove baked-on soot, dirt and grease...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Make Your Garage Floor Look Neat

    Is your garage floor an unsightly mess? Does it have splatters and stains that refuse to budge? Learn how to make garage floors look neat without a coat of epoxy or paint. All types of garage floor...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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    Garage Floor Resurfacing

    Norman Lear, who wrote and produced All In The Family, was born on July 27, 1922. In one episode, he had Archie and Meathead out in the garage. They were considering resurfacing the oil-stained floor. Archie said,...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Avoid Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning

    You’re sitting watching television, you feel lightheaded and nauseous. You think to yourself that a cold is coming on. Friends come to the front door. And, as you open it to let them in, the ill feelings...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Candlelight Helper

    The first candle factory in America was set up in Newport, Rhode Island in 1748. Ever since, we’ve enjoyed the soft glow of candlelight to set just the right mood for special occasions. However, all too often,...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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