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How do I fix these

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18:41 UTC

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How to stop my downstair neighbors from hearing my treadmill?

I have a mini treadmill in my apartment. The people downstairs hear it banging when I use it. I don’t run on it, just walk. My landlord said putting a rug under it may help?

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My guitar tuner keeps blinking

I even changed the battery. It's still the same. It keeps blinking and doesn't show anything. There are no buttons.

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Remove old perfume scent?

How do I get the lingering scent of an old perfume from this glass perfume decanter? Orrefors Sweden, probably from the early 1980s.

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How to transfer a signature

I have a set of 3 photos that were matted, framed and signed by the photographer (the photographer signed directly on the matting). I recently had the photos reframed with new matting and would like to somehow transfer the signature to the new matting. Looking for ideas on how to do it. I understand it’s not going to be their actual signature any more but it’s not like they’re famous or I’m trying to add value or anything, I think I just liked that the signature distinguished the photos as original art work and not something I picked up off the shelf at Home Goods (not that there’s anything wrong with that, LOVE Home Goods!)

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How do I start the process to go to college?

I’m [33m] wanting to improve my lot in life and further my career into nursing, currently a CNA, but I feel too old and embarrassed to ask anyone around me what to do. I am a father of two young children, and my wife also works full time, I am not the greatest with math or school due to ADHD, and I had untreated keratoconus and am legally blind without my contacts, this hindered my sight in my younger life and didn’t receive treatment till I was in my late 20’s. I feel like now that I can see I can try, but I’m afraid I will be unable to apply myself due to my set backs in my earlier life.

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How to pay for something anonymously?

No, it's not illegal I just don't want it traced to me. To clarify: pay online

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Removing shout stain from hardwood floor

So my puppy had a little accident on my carpet, and I left the stain soaked in shout and rubbed it in before I left for work. I did not realize it had made its way through the carpet and on to the floor. I have no idea how it created this reaction. It looks almost burnt, and you can see that it has run along the rubber backing of the carpet. Any ideas here?? I first thought it was still wet and left it with baking soda, then baking soda and vinegar but no luck at all.

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How can i get rid of these wrinkles? 😭

Hello! I recently got this jacket and it’s 100% polyester, my mom hand washed it and let it dry out in a hanger. This morning I ironed it and I noticed all these wrinkles and there’s nothing I can do to get rid of them 😭

7 Comments
2024/10/22
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How to connect

I’ve never seen this on a car battery terminal before. Typically, there is a clamp. This one has a hole where a small bolt fits. Can’t find a battery like that anywhere. How do I connect this?

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I was iorning some stuff on my halloween costume on my kitchen table. I guess the wood varish or something got picked up due to the heat. Now my shirt is stained. How do I remove it?

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01:29 UTC

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Leather belt fell apart. Looking to fix it.

As the title mentions, this belt just kind of fell apart when I was tightening it and I’m not sure how to fix it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is what it looks like: https://imgur.com/a/G5uexn5

3 Comments
2024/10/22
00:12 UTC

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Mounting older tv

Sorry if my question seems stupid, I'm mounting a 50 inch older television that is well under 100 pounds and looking for a cheap wall mount. I found one with knobs to tilt which I prefer over using a tool. The tv mount I found is not very tall compared to the one I bought myself last year. I'm worried that because the bolts are so close ontop of eachother maybe it's not great on the studs or just a bad mount in general for an older 1080 flatscreen that's heavier than today's tvs. I'm trying to save money buying one for my mom's guest room so she can rent that room out and was going to mount her television and buy this tv mount. Will the short height of the wall bracket affect anything? I'm not a handy person but I mounted my 55 u78k hisense tv last year and it cost a lot more and was a much tallervwall mount. The height is concerning me please let me know what you think.

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How to clean 23k gold jewelry?

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Trying to restore a headlight. It's cloudy but not uniform

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Thanks

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How to make this garage door shut more quietly?

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Smelly washing machine

My tenant keeps complaining about the washing machine being smelly and that his clothes smell musty and damp when he takes them out of the machine. I’ve cleaned the machine with a cleaning solution bought from the supermarket, made sure the filters etc were clear. The drawer is clean and has no signs of mould. Is there anything else I can try? The machine is approximately 5 years old, front loader, Bosch. Based in Portugal

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How to turn these indoor end tables into outdoor plant tables?

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The top is 22x22 inches, and the height is 18 inches. Thank you!

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18:51 UTC

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