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96What are the advantages and disadvantages of commuting to college versus living in a dorm?
Living at college in a dorm room is an interesting experience. You have your own "space" yet are part of a larger community when you open your door. The entire college experience is a learning trip. During...
2 comments92How to remove a rusted nut from a bolt
Removing a rusted nut is a lot like removing a rusted bolt, except that in many cases you want to save the bolt that the nut is attached to. It may be of a particular size or strength that is hard to...
1 comment97Pricing on snow removal. How do you price... per snow, per inch of snow fall, per square foot?
I have plowed snow off and on for the past, well, for a good many years, and learned a few things about it along the way.... The individual asking the question asked about pricing...per snow, per inch of...
2 comments86Adventures in snow plowing, when the snow wins and the Jeep goes over the cliff
"Jon, the snow became too heavy and the jeep went sideways off the road, only a tree kept it from rolling 500 feet down a hill" the breathless voice of my friend Rick exploded through the wires. When...
0 comments75What it would cost to dig a new basement door to the outside?
Like any other construction question, the answer to this one depends on a number of variables, such as what your current foundation is made of, how old it is and where on the exterior of the house do you...
0 comments74How to remove a rusted bolt?
There are several ways to remove a rusted bolt. In this answer I am assuming that the person posting the question is properly differentiating between a nut and a bolt. If the rusted bolt is embedded in,...
3 comments74Is there any cure for asthma? What are the medicines? Describe a life style for asthma patients.
There is not really a "cure" for asthma, though some children seem to grow out of it. For the rest of us, asthma can be managed quite effectively with a variety of medicines that have been developed in the...
0 comments71On a 42 foot sailboat in a near hurricane
both Doug and Rick were being swept back and forth across the cabin top by the loose boom, a 12 inch round solid wood monster, and the bundle of the partially furled mainsal, which was filling and snapping with each gust and getting ripped out of their hands, the unsecured sheet inching out a little more play with each swing.
0 comments71I want to build a houseboat. What kind of legal restrictions or permits and the like should I be aware of?
To answer your question fully, you would need to identify where you are, but in general here are some pointers to keep in mind. A houseboat is first and foremost, a boat, so the question becomes where are...
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70Considerations in how to build a house
There are many ways to build a house, depending, of course, by what "building a house" means to you. It may mean buying a lot in a new subdivision and modifying the stock plans of the developer, with his...
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