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Over the weekend I went to the big box store that starts with a "L" to buy an AAV to hopefully improve an S trap situation under a sink. I ask the plumbing aisle clerk if they have any and he doesn't know what they are but says his manager will. He goes and talks to his manager and comes back...

A man was walking down a street one day and saw a most unusual funeral procession. First came a black hearse. Fifty feet behind was another black hearse. Fifty feet behind that was a man wearing a black suit and walking a big dog. And fifty feet behind the man with the dog was a single file...

An executive goes to a bar, orders a drink, and starts to eat the free peanuts. He hears a voice say "that is a real nice suit that you are wearing," but he cannot determine where the voice came from. A few minutes go by and he hears the same voice say "that is a great haircut that you have,"...

Hey Ian, how come Greece (And, apparently, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, etc, etc. . . .) apparently have no pride and are elated to have their bondholders take a bath on the investments made in their country? Is there no national pride in Europe? And what's this deal with the Greek referendum...

A man went to his dentist to have a tooth pulled. "First I have to give you something for the pain," says the dentist, "this is a needle full of novacaine." "That will kill me," says the patient, "I am allergic to novacaine." The dentist goes out and comes back with a tank of laughing gas and...

I want to install a dishwasher in our cabin. It will deeply freeze in the winter and there will be periods of time as much as six months long when it will not be used. I understand that dishwashers require regular use or they may have problems with seals drying out, odor, etc.. I assume that it...

We have a strange situation. We own a rental duplex. Each unit has separate meters and pays its own electricity and other utilities. The duplex has a detached duplex garage, with one tenant having one stall and the other tenant having two stalls. When the duplex and garage were built about 15...

I want to run power to a boathouse about 100 feet from a cabin. I want three outlets and two interior lights. Outlets would be used for charging a boat battery and occasional small tools. All can be on one circuit and I would prefer to avoid a subpanel unless very beneficial or necessary...

Does anyone have any advice or experience with this septic system, which uses peat as a filter material? Thanks

With the occasional horror story about incompetent/price gouging plumbers being discussed I want to post my recent experience. Our Bradford White water heater stopped working. Playing with the reset button didn't work. At 7 am I called the plumber who installed the water heater 7 years ago...

Does anyone have any thoughts, recommendations or experience concerning triangular shaped toilets and a good one to buy? Thanks.