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  1. JoyfulNoise

    Sanitizing water feature with UV light

    Yeah. Just run some Ahhsome in it every 6 months, dump the old water, and start over.
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    Sanitizing water feature with UV light

    There are water feature algaecides you can buy at hardware stores. Just use that in conjunction with UV and the water should stay clear
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    Anyone do travel sports with their kids? Tips to make it more affordable?

    They’re just very misunderstood creatures … just like me …
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    Anyone do travel sports with their kids? Tips to make it more affordable?

    Show me where it says that in the Terms of Service!! … some of us just like to feel a little more free and airy when traveling … either that, or I have to have my emotional support tarantula with me
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    Anyone do travel sports with their kids? Tips to make it more affordable?

    <<<< tfp expert slowly and inconspicuously slips feet back into shoes under his desk>>>> 🤫
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    Can muriatic acid be safely used to remove mineral buildup in toilet siphon jet?

    I hear Home Depot is running a sale on new toilets ….
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    Can muriatic acid be safely used to remove mineral buildup in toilet siphon jet?

    If it’s a two piece bowl, it may just be easier to drain the entire toilet, remove the top tank portion and then try to mechanically clean the jets and siphon while it’s dry. It would probably be easier to pull the entire toilet and put it up on a work bench to get at everything …. just...
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    Can muriatic acid be safely used to remove mineral buildup in toilet siphon jet?

    And it’s surprising to hear about that much scale build up … you must have very hard water.
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    Can muriatic acid be safely used to remove mineral buildup in toilet siphon jet?

    Ha. If you get some Lysol Toilet Bowl cleaner (the Power brand) and check the ingredients you’ll see that it’s basically 10% HCl. It’s also formulated as a gel so it clings and sticks to the porcelain surface. That should be effective enough to dissolve scale. I wouldn’t use pool acid for...
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    Anyone do travel sports with their kids? Tips to make it more affordable?

    If it’s just you and your daughter, then it’s not a huge deal. We are a family of 6 and we’re flying to Orlando in July … no way I’m doing block seating with that. We are also leaving a full day earlier and will just eat an overnight stay at a hotel when we get to FL (going on a cruise) to...
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    Anyone do travel sports with their kids? Tips to make it more affordable?

    Also, on Southwest you don’t get assigned seats. You get boarded in “groups” (labeled on your boarding pass) and then you grab whatever seat you want. It used to be the cool thing when flights were not constantly overbooked and it made seating faster. But, with the advent of airlines...
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    60's Coke Machine Disaster!

    Definitely operator error ... leave that poor compressor alone, it was just doing it's job!! The beautiful part is that, if you can find the right spare parts, those old refrigerators are stupid-simple to fix. You can beat them with a telephone pole and they'll still work. Nowadays, if you...
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    The pool store guy was right all along!!!
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    There will be a post - “The Pool Store told me the eclipse would cause an algae bloom so they sold me lots of algaecide …” - mark my words !
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    @Newdude The eclipse passed but my wife snagged a similar shot - We had around 80% totality here … it was dim, like a dying Pentair IntelliBrite …
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    And it’s a shadow that happens all the time … it’s just happening in places where most humans aren’t found. The cool part is that we are in a Saros cycle where eclipses are getting longer and longer … we might actually get up to 5 mins of solar shade by the end of the century. Personally...
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    Never thought I'd ever have to worry but I need outdoor security cameras!

    I would not do a subscription based setup. Get your own cameras with a base station hub that hooks up to your home WiFi. That way you control all the data that it collects. The subscription based systems make setup a little easier but if you read the fine print you have ZERO control over the...
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    Does he have a brother named Mike? I believe so … he’s a famous ear/nose/throat doctor … well, ears mostly
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    Use Zeolite to fill holes in yard??

    Do you have a garden or a planter bed? If so, mix it in with the soil. It makes a great amendment to soil for a whole bunch of reasons. Your plants will thank you.
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    Meh! Once you’ve seen one once and experienced the dim light in the middle of the day, it’s pretty much boring after that. Then again, there were some cultures that performed mass human sacrifices when an eclipse happened … so that tells you all you need to know about human behavior 🙄
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    I’m already planning a class action lawsuit against Mother Nature. She will be named as the primary defendant in the case with various government entities that run cover for her. Send me your name, address, SSN, maiden/mother’s name and bank account info if you want me to add you to the class...
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    If you hold your thumbs up at arms length and point it towards the sun, you can have an eclipse any time you want. I sell instructional videos of how to make your own personal eclipse on VHS tapes … BetaMax costs extra …
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    Sadly we are way outside the shadow of the eclipse … but I do wish all an enjoyable few moments of “less sun” …
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    You can't put a price tag on peace of mind ..
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    @JamesW ‘s Uber car
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    Do “chartered members” get free gift cards to Dairy Queen for joining ?
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    And then of course there’s the whole “dark matter/energy” nonsense … https://www.sciencealert.com/physicist-claims-universe-has-no-dark-matter-and-is-27-billion-years-old It’s obvious that size of the “universe” is just the distance slightly larger than than the flat earth disk and all the...
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    Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Monday.

    Just like the supposed “moon landing” …