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    Katydid Removal

    We have some huge katydids. They are loud and all over the place. How do I get rid of them? I've used a perimeter spray but I don't think it's done any good. Help!
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    Question About Apt Complexes Nestor.

    I thought I was going to buy the house I was in. Now we are not. I can't find a house I like so my family and I are are moving into an apt. I'm trying to sign short term leases in order to keep my options open. To my experience the rent is raised at every lease signing. Is this normal, and if so...
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    Girl Gets Stuck In Airport. Makes the Best of it.

    YouTube - Pittsburgh International Airport after hours Pretty funny.
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    Dash Board Cookies

    I saw this and thought it was probably as green as you can go. In a manner of speaking. Bake Cookies on Your Dashboard - Food Hacks - Lifehacker
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    Thought you would like this.

    YouTube - Painfully Honest and Epic Mobile Home Commercial
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    Washing machine?

    My washing machine is leaving a white film all over everything. I filled the rinse aid ran again still there. Any clue?
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    What is the Next Canadian Holiday?

    What is the Next Canadian Holiday? I'm truly amazed at the minor differences in the way we celebrate things. I took my daughter trick or treating an I tried to get her to scream Halloween Apples but she refused. She's two and already a lady. I tried to bring some of up there down here and it...
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    Saw this thought it was funny.

    YouTube - How to Shower: Women vs. Men
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    Canadian Halloween?

    Hey Nestor, Is there Halloween in Canada, and if so is it the same commercialized by Nickelodeon trifle of a mockery of something legitimate that has become the American Halloween? Or the American Everything. Really this country is great but we sold out all our holidays.
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    Bags of Water?

    My brother in law in an attempt to keep flies away has covered my inlaws house in half full with water ziplock freezer bags. I asked him to explain the idea science, anyhting that would prove he's right, nothing. I looked it up on google and wikipedia etc. and couldn't find science to back it...
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    What do you guys do for fun?

    I seem to be consumed with my diy/biking. Any body else do anything noteworthy?
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    Canadian Weekends?

    What goes on in Canada on the weekends? It seems we have a good cultural exchange happening and I don't want to stop it. Please tell more about Canadian life. I've thought about converting for a decade now and am still not sure. Is it true your Dad has to be Canadian?
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    Raised Flower Bed?

    I wanted to do a red brick 3ft high raised flower bed. I heard it's rough and easy to mess up. What else can I do?
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    Exterior Brick

    I want to build a raised flower bed using red brick. I don't want to use mortar. Is there anything I should know? I want it to be about three feet high. Will it hold. I read an article recently saying that fitting stones with out mortar is stronger. Is that true?
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    Word Asscociation

    Simple. I post a word. You post the first word that comes to mind. They have this on another forum and I'm interested and seeing if the communities differ. Keep if flowing. Work
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    Baking Soda?

    I unplugged my fridge in order to defrost and now it smells terrible. I put baking soda in it last night woke this morning and it still smells horrible. Any clues?
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    Cracks in the brick.

    My house has brick as a decorative feature. There are cracks through out and I'm concerned that it's evidence of the foundation cracking. Any thoughts?
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    Wallpaper?

    I've been going room to room pulling out the wall paper. In one room they used a different adhesive. It appears to be elmers school glue(it's clear and globy). What should I use to get rid of it. You could see it through the wall paper.
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    Toilet makes a banging noise.

    After I flush I hear a bang. It loud and it's coming from the pipes, aside from that it's hard to explain. My father in law is a plumber, but I strongly dislike him. If it's not an easy fix I'm goin pro. Somebody tell me it's an easy fix.
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    Hello

    Comin over from Twospoke. Had some questions about home repair stuff. I like the looks of this place.
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