es on the
Internet, I'm still unable to find any CF bulbs in this base size. If
anyone has any information, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Take care,
Ed
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Thanks to all that responded.
I will let everyone know how it goes tomorrow when I resume the attempt.
Victor
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Victor, On some of these storm door knobs, There is a small piece of metal
about ¼ wide by about an inch or so long. This piece of metal goes between
the outside button and the inside lever. It has little notches or slots
pressed into it that allows you to break off pieces ot it to adjust it t
Dale, you are an amazing man.
I did notice those notches on the one side, but never thought to do that.
It now occurs to me that is exactly what I should do.
As ever, I am indebted to you.
Victor Gouveia
I have run in to this problem, before. See if more than one shaft that goes
between the button, and end side leaver. came with the door, Maybe you all mis
placed one. I have seen doors come with two sizes of these. Regards
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Good link, thanks for sending it along. Don
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From: Michael Baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] CF Green Bulbs
not recommended for ceiling fans, here is a FAQ from GE concerning the
oes anyone have
any other ideas on how to track phone numbers or know where to fine a
talking phone directory?
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi Victor,
Check out the pin which runs from the button to penetrate the handle side. It
probably has a series of ridges across it which are marking points for cutting
it shorter in predetermined intervals to accommodate differing thicknesses of
doors. Actually I think you can snap the end off
Tom, For my mobile, I use "VOICE DIAL" it is a free service for the
visually impaired thru ATT. I think that any phone service provider must
offer free "information" to any visually impaired customer. You might want
to check it out.
Steve
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not recommended for ceiling fans, here is a FAQ from GE concerning these
bulbs.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/faqs/cfl.htm
Michael
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:20 PM
To: blin
If you are on a Windows machine, start, programs, accessories, address
book might be what you are looking for. If you have Microsoft Excel, it
is a great way to store info like phone numbers and addresses as well.
Although, the address book is really set up for that kind of thing.
If you want
Hi Folks,
My wife and I are having a bit of trouble installing a handle for a storm door.
For those not familiar with these handles, there are two parts to them.
The first part, the exterior handle, has a button at the top, followed by an
elongated handle that one would use to pull the door ope
er ideas on how to track phone numbers or know where to fine a
talking phone directory?
Thanks,
Tom
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You can always add them to your address book if you use Outlook
Express. Or what I did for years was to keep one in Word. That way you can
reference them any way you want. Mine was set up with the first name then last
name because that is how I refer to someone. If you are looking for someth
Does anyone know where to find an electronic/talking phone directory? I
have so many phone numbers and I can't keep track of them. Does anyone have
any other ideas on how to track phone numbers or know where to fine a
talking phone directory?
Thanks,
Tom
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Now I wish I would have studied.
David Ferrin
www.jaws-users.com
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> Your test made it to the list.
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Your test made it to the list.
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:31 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Computer test, ignore
Hello
For over a week I have been having major computer problems, especially wit
And hey I thought a Chesterfield was a cigarette? :)
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 2:04 AM
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Dale: all:
Settee is used in Australia.
A chesterfield, over here, is what was described as a
Hopefully the computer problem is fixed. The previous message did not give me
any dll errors. I deleted and readded to my address book. Hopefully this wil
not crash my system. I am using the address book for this message.
Please do not reply
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Hello
For over a week I have been having major computer problems, especially with
this list. I reinstalled the operating system several times. I suspect either
a hardware problem or a corrupted address book. When every I sent to this
list, I cannot send anymore email because of a NTDLL.DLL e
I bought a pack of 3 at wal-mart and put them in our fan-light. One burned
out about 3 or 4 months later. I took them out, replacing with 3
conventional bulbs and put the remaining 2 in the living room end table
lamps. Those don't get much use.
Regards.
Max. K 4 O D S.
Email: [EMAIL PROTE
I'm replacing traditional bulbs with the CF type as they fail. I think I
have about six in the house so far, and have had one failure, which was not
on a dimmer.
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So far, so good. I have seven dinner CF bulbs in the house and they are working
great. I have had the package read and some say, don't use with a dimmer. Are
you sure you didn't pick one of these up by mistake?
RJ
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I bought one pack that DID say it could be used with a dimmer and it didn't
work
Al
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:41 AM
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I know the word "chesterfield" as meaning a * settle, and it is also a brand of
cigarette is it not?
and am I correct in thinking that it was one of the brands promoted by Bond:
James Bond", or was it
another character in fiction? Philip Marlow?
Jewel
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A.: of course you can!
The method which you adopt to achieve the task might be different to your
sighted piers (or possibly criticisers), but it is possible!
David
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Sent: Sunday, A
hi carl you may want to look for books on hints and kinks.
try amazon.com/access the access will get rid of all the junk and
make it very easy to use amazon.
jim
At 07:26 AM 4/6/2008, you wrote:
>whair can i finde odd books that tell you things like if you have a
>dropping dor hindge you can fix
well i have 5 of them and they are going on 3 years now and still going.
jim
At 10:32 AM 4/6/2008, you wrote:
>Before you invest a lot of money in switching out all the bulbs in your
>house, I would just try one or two out first. I put one in my basement, one
>in my laundry room, one in my bathroo
My parents, who were second generation Eastern/Central European immigrants,
always referred to the thing we had in our living room as a "settee". My
understanding was that a "settee" didn't fold out to be used as a bed the
way a couch might.
We also had a "sofa" where the same cussioned surface y
Hi Gang,
I am a pretty determined handywoman and I can do this!!! I used to help my
dad with this project but that was ages ago. Thanks.
Jo Taliaferro
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You have had some pretty good advice already, I do it a little differently
though.
Remove the old glass, mostly I like to break it out before removing the
glazing putty. Gloves and safety glasses are a very good idea here.
Once the glass is mostly gone slip the end of a chisel, 3/4 inch or an i
Basically you'll need a chisel and a hammer. There should be a bead of
something, either caulk or glazing compound around the edges of the glass.
You will need to get that out of the way before you can get out the old
glass. It won't take much force with the hammer to get this out of the way.
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Hi, I've got several windows on my front porch that need glass replaced. Is
this something I can do without sighted assistance? The panes are cracked and
I want to take them out and put in new ones. What tools do I need? I am not
far from a hardware store so I know they'll cut the glass to my
I have been using the CF bulbs since they been out. Have replace most of the
lights bulbs in the house with them. My electric bill has gone way down. As for
the dinners, they have come out with the CF bulbs you can use dinners on, just
make sure the package states such.
RJ
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Before you invest a lot of money in switching out all the bulbs in your
house, I would just try one or two out first. I put one in my basement, one
in my laundry room, one in my bathroom, and one in my dining room - they all
burnt out within one year and I do not have voltage spikes in my area. S
Thanks for the info, and the web site. I also will have to depend on my
wife to give me the results.
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To:
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:29 AM
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> Hi!
>
> The one that uses water is call
Are you looking for the tub (canister) or replacement tubes? Tubes can
easily be found at places like Lowes or Home Depot. If you're looking for a
replacement tub, you're probably better off just buying a new shop vac.
Again, Lowes and Home Depot are great places for a decent shop vac at a
decent
Try the Stabila M196e, which comes in the following sizes - 14", 24", 48",
59", and 78". If you want to buy one, the best thing to do is NOT to go
through Stabila directly, but go to their website for local dealers, who can
then probably give you a better price. For instance, I priced the 4' leve
Hi!
The one that uses water is called the Scarecrow, and there's another called
the Catstop that uses a high-pitched noise to scare animals away. Both use
a motion sesnor. I found both for the cheapest price at the website below.
http://dga-online.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?
I ordered both of these
Here is something I found on the subject.
Changes in Progress in Canadian English
couch is replacing chesterfield
Excerpt from J.K. Chambers, "The Canada-U.S. border as a vanishing isogloss:
the evidence of chesterfield." Journal of English Linguistics 23 (1995):
156-66.
The most comprehensiv
Ah,
That is interesting. I understood that chesterfield was a more or less
uniquely Canadian term.
Thanks.
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From: "David W Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:04 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] terms
> Dale: all:
>
> Settee is used in Au
whair can i finde odd books that tell you things like if you have a dropping
dor hindge you can fixit with a pece of foial and that sort of thing?
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exactly! my dog seems to know when a cat goes into my garden and starts
barking at the sliding door to get out and run the cats off.
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> what are you
what are you thinking of keeping cats out of the garden? lol
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:37 PM
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> Does anyone remember what that item was called that has a motion sencer
> that
Does anyone remember what that item was called that has a motion sencer that
will shoot out a burst of water once the sencer detects motion?
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Dale: all:
Settee is used in Australia.
A chesterfield, over here, is what was described as a davenport earlier in
this thread.
David
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On Behalf Of Jewel Blanch
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:48 AM
To: blin
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