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Good afternoon,
I noticed a leak coming from this valve. What is it called and is this something I can replace or should I call a plumber or a sprinkler system specialist?
Thank you,
We live in a coastal region, so water drainage is generally a problem.
At my house the water generally sat in front of the door and when it rained and you had to walk through a big puddle.
I just had a new driveway and sidewalk laid, so the water should now slope away from the house. But there's a lot of water going out of the gutters, and I think I'd like somewhere for it to go
There is a shallow trench next to the new driveway. Digging a deeper would be really difficult because it's all roots. Should I fill it was stone? Put down any type of liner? I need to be able to drive over it.
I'm not sure if I can add pictures to this post
I moved a while ago, and when moving I packed all my smaller bags into a larger one. This white purse was against a blue purse. I recently went to use this purse and realized that the blue dye had transferred onto this bag in little dots all over the purse, but worst on the bottom edge. They were in there for a couple of months so the dye has really imbedded itself and stained. Is there a way to clean it? Or a way to paint over the blue splodges?
Man I get paranoid, my dad leaves week after week and they’re usually a week duration. This time it was a week. There is safety mode on the BB gun I turned it on but it was loaded also. I put it down on my thigh and I guess it turned off, and I pulled the trigger and it went straight through my ceiling of the living room, I tried putting dry wall repair on it but it doesn’t match at all with the ceilings natural color. My dad gets here in an hour, how do I slipping jimmy out of this?
So I’m eating my nighttime cereal, getting my fiber in with some extra chia seeds and milled flax, when my boyfriend plopped on the couch particularly bouncifully and the transfer of energy caused the milk to spill all over us both. I soaked our clothes and hung them to dry (broken dryer club) and the result is just dried seeds embedded in the fabric. The material is polyester/rayon blend, and they were my softest sleep shorts.
Is there any salvaging them without going through and picking them clean by hand?? I’m not sure of the best approach here and would love any advice. Thanks!!
A post of mine was deleted in another sub. I took it to the mods because I thought their interpretation of the rule that was cited was unfair and nonsensical. I shared a post expressing my frustration, cooroborated by individuals with similar experiences. They muted me for 28 days...
When messaging the mods, it just comes up as "mod(s)." Ditto the removal of my post.
Is there a way to identify the mod that deleted my post and/or who I've been messaging? I'd like to report them to someone in Reddit's infrastructure ABOVE/OUTSIDE the sub/mods for obvious reasons.
If it helps it was the DnD sub. I can't recall but I believe in some subs the mods show their username - there they do not.
I believe my friends and people around me are wasting my time and I go home annoyed that I didn’t do anything productive/valuable.
Every time I am stressed or overworked I cut family and friends, not only action-wise but mentally too. Their worth deteriorates in my mind instantly and i no longer want to be associated with them.
But the thing is, contacting people and socializing improves my cognitive abilities, making me able to work more efficiently and think more clearly. I actually crave human contact but get too carried away with the “fun” and after, I don’t want to work. How can i fix this problem?
So I bought something from Newegg, and the merchant issued a warranty refund on the item. Because the purchase was over a year old, they couldn't issue a credit back to the original credit card. Instead, Newegg sent a check to my address. After a few months of calling and run-around to get them to either send the original check or send a replacement check, they finally said that records indicate the check was cashed back in late January. I never received the check and the bank statements also don't show any deposits for this check.
I reached out to ask for any details available for the institution that deposited/cashed the check and Newegg decided they'd prefer to ignore me at this point.
What needs to (or can) be done at this point?
I’ve tried everything and it does not budge! Any help/advice appreciated
Tired of popcorn walls and smooth ceilings
Hello there, Im renting and moving out. Made holes to put up some wall decor and now its time to fill them. How do I fix this and are there any products from Home Depot/Lowes yall recommend me to use. Thank you!
So i just bought a new Water bottle today and after first use the Rubber Gasket came off and Water started leaking whenever i tilt the bottle.....its annoying asf....can someone help me out?
i want it to have:
a forum
announcement section
an admin system
download link section
merch section
accounts
a kind of “youtube-like” video uploading section (but just for admins)
Could someone help me unscrew this? When I try to unscrew the first screw, it makes a clicking sound and won't budge. However, the second screw unscrews fine. Please help me 🙏🏻
Recently painted the walls and trim in my hallway. I accidentally got the trim paint on my freshly painted walls, and would like to remove it without removing the new wall paint. Please help! I believe that both paints are latex based.
I can’t feel this scratch, it’s a shallow one. But it’s on a darker wood stain and the table sits directly under a light, so it’s pretty visible. Let me know your thoughts, the most common and most upvoted win!
Thanks yall.