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Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden 6.0 - 2011 This year I started out by making my own grow light. I was going to buy one online, but couldn't justify spending 75-125 dollars on a hobby which was suppose to promote frugality. I spent about 50 dollars in parts and was able to make an adjustable growlight using PVC and a shoplight. If you're interesting in making your own, the ... more

Audio input and Audiovox 6600 install in a 2006 Acura TL

Well, my plan was to keep my Accord for another year and then buy a new car. Of course, about three days after my loan was paid, I was already shopping for a new car. The Acura Tl was on my short list for a few years and when I heard they had low interest loans, well... ya know how it ... more

Repairing Rotten Fence Pickets

The house we moved into recently had excessive rot on the picket fence. After doing some probing with a ice pick, it seemed as though most of the damage was on the top portion of the picket or above the top cross member. The cause of the damage appeared to be that the point of the pickets were not sealed ... more

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