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    Great deals for some one who needs some firepower

    most police officers, especially the ones from a large metro are shoot their gun very little . its usually at qualifications . to them its just a tool of the trade and ammo cost money. The leo that is a gun lover though will shoot a lot more than the average. i shoot a lot of comp pistol...
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    Electrical outlet wrapped in electrical tape

    yep neutral and ground connected together at the receptacle . its expensive and costly many times to pull a ground wire in a house unless the walls are open. i did some trouble shooting for a rental a freind bought . a 1.5 mil rental built in the early 60's . found bootleg grounds on all...
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    Electrical outlet wrapped in electrical tape

    you should look for any bootleg grounds. they will show up a good on a plug in tester. ungrounded outlets seem to be common up to the late 60's . i have seen many house for sale that have bootleg grounds. this tricks the inspectors tester .
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    Is It A Buyers Or Sellers Market Where You Live ?

    where i am. the greater Seattle area, the market is kinda flat. houses are selling ,but not at the break neck pace of a few years ago. when the median house price is over a million dollars , many folks can't afford to buy a home anymore in the real world, the only ones making a killing are...
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    Safe to remove blind spot mirrors from side mirrors?

    if the adhesive is close the stuff they use on phones, iso alcohol seems to do the trick on adhesive
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    Safe to remove blind spot mirrors from side mirrors?

    take some floss or fishing line and use it to get under the mirror and cut the adhesive. then use a solvent to remove the rest. its the same way the remove stuck on emblems
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    What’s your favorite weed and grass killer spray concentrate?

    i get this one from tractor supply. makes a lot of "juice" and kills veggie fast https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/compare-n-save-grass-weed-killer-41-glyphosate-concentrate-1-gal
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    Do tire places still frown on tire sealer?

    in the past i have read that tire places frowned on tire sealant in tires. Seeing that now so many cars come with just a sealant and pump these days, do they still care about tire sealant?
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    Very odd. a 5 gallon cost more than a the same in 2 gallon tubs

    looking at primer for my paint job . a 5 gallon is 99 so around $20 a gallon. a 2 gallon is around $30 so $15 a gallon. Don't make sense...
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    Weird Real Estate Situation with Buyers Cash- Ideas?

    earnest money depends on what the seller would accept as there is no real min amount required. i have seen $500 and i have seen $100k in earnest money before. Usually the more you put in earnest money, the more the seller will perceive you as serious. but my realtor freinds say there are many...
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    Weird Real Estate Situation with Buyers Cash- Ideas?

    anything over $10k is reported to the gov . but in most cases its just a formality as long as the money is not ill gotten and taxes have been paid on it . i once heard a guy tried to buy a $900k building with cash, but his income was around $50k a year. its situations like this that raise an...
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    Weird Real Estate Situation with Buyers Cash- Ideas?

    as a lender they want to know where that money came from in case its a loan from family etc. if its a loan, then logically it would count against him as debt. in many case, when parents give money to children to buy a home, they need to fill out a statement saying its a gift.
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    Airline card credit card annual fees, wow $495?

    if you fly a lot the lounge access is worth the money. some places you even get a separate entry from the rest of the passengers .
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    Planning a Vacation...

    for that price you could go to asia . places like japan /HK etc are very cheap now due the strong dollar
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    Busted control arm bolt. DIY or not?

    if it was my car and i wanted to diy it, i would remove the whole control arm . looks pretty easy. depending on what is left you might be able to get vise grips in there . or take it to a shop. i don't think it will be too expensive
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