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Besesoth posted:I'm putting the "stupid" in "Stupid/Small Questions". Heat the pot enough to melt the wax and use a paper towel to wipe it off. The wax should soak into the paper enough to get it off. e: Just for the hell of it I'll add that if you need fire starters for camping or whatever; you can take cardboard egg cartons, jam some dryer lint in them and pour your miscellaneous candle wax over it enough to saturate the lint. They're waterproof and burn long enough to start a fire in the nastiest weather. Shifty Nipples fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Jan 24, 2013 |
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On Google Maps, you can make it show live traffic conditions, or projections of conditions based on day of the week and time of day. Is it possible to apply the latter to driving time estimates for directions? I have to be somewhere this evening, and while it's only a 45 minute drive in current traffic, I know from experience that traffic is going to suck rear end when I'll be driving there and I'm not sure when I should leave home.
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I just got this 2004 Honda Accord for free because apparently I'm not nearly as much of as rear end in a top hat as I think I am. But it has had the front bumper ripped off partway by driving over a stump and then backing up. There were a bunch of little plastic connectors that must have popped off. Some of them ripped holes in the metal or plastic. The connectors look kind of like this:  Where it's a screw and a fat anchor. I can't find anything at my local little hardware store that fits. If I got replacements from honda, even those would just fall out. The holes are too big. I also can't access the other side in order to place a nut. What can I do here? It's plastic connecting to plastic in some cases and metal in others. Can I fill it with something and screw into that or is there some cleverer solution? Second, there's essentially a plastic sheet that has been sheered. Imagine a piece of paper torn in two that you have to reconnect, but can't overlap or glue directly. It's hot holding any weight, but just blocking dirt from being thrown into the engine compartment. Do I glue each half to some sort of patch or what? I'm used to working on old lovely cars, ones that I don't care about and that lack vacuum tubes and are fixed with hammers--cars where you buy a new battery and suddenly feel like you've doubled its value.
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Noni posted:Where it's a screw and a fat anchor. I can't find anything at my local little hardware store that fits. If I got replacements from honda, even those would just fall out. The holes are too big. I also can't access the other side in order to place a nut. What can I do here? It's plastic connecting to plastic in some cases and metal in others. Can I fill it with something and screw into that or is there some cleverer solution? Noni posted:Second, there's essentially a plastic sheet that has been sheered. Imagine a piece of paper torn in two that you have to reconnect, but can't overlap or glue directly. It's hot holding any weight, but just blocking dirt from being thrown into the engine compartment. Do I glue each half to some sort of patch or what?
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Ron Don Volante posted:Is there any easy way to convert all the footnotes in a Word document into endnotes at once? Put cursor in a footnote. Ctrl+A. Right click, "convert to endnote."
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Can anyone recommend me a service that prints posters of paintings at a reasonable price? I'd really like to have a print of Ilya Repin's "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16th, 1581" at about 70cm wide on my wall, but the kind of prices I'm finding online are kind of exorbitant. Maybe that's just something to be expected - I'm not looking for especially high quality paper or anything. Once framed behind glass, it'll have the kind of look I'd like it to have. I work in a photostore and could take care of printing and framing the thing myself, but the only images of the painting online that have the necessary pixel count are of extremely poor quality.
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stubblyhead posted:On Google Maps, you can make it show live traffic conditions, or projections of conditions based on day of the week and time of day. Is it possible to apply the latter to driving time estimates for directions? I spent almost an hour yesterday trying to figure out how to do this; I could've sworn I've done it before but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to do it. That was incredibly unhelpful. I'm just happy that I'm apparently not insane.
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Rent-A-Cop posted:You need a pot scraper. They're little plastic or wood squares specifically designed for scraping pots and pans. They do a great job and won't ruin the finish on your cookware. Overall probably the best ten cents worth of plastic you will ever spend five dollars on. Loki_ posted:Heat the pot enough to melt the wax and use a paper towel to wipe it off. The wax should soak into the paper enough to get it off. Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Can you freeze it and then crack the wax off with something wooden or plastic? Astonishingly, all three of these together did the trick. I heated the pot, used a paper towel to get most of it off, waited for it to cool down and then froze it, and used a scraper (well, an old ID I didn't need anymore) to get the remnants of the wax off. The pot's good as new. Thank you!
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Noni posted:The DUI trend is mainly because Canada treats DUIs much more seriously than a lot of states. You haven't been arrested or served jail time, right? Did they arrest you for your MIP or just ticket you? I assume you weren't driving a car at the time of the MIP. You'll probably be fine, but bring proof that the suspension was downgraded, that your MIP didn't involve a car, and of your MIP diversion completion. The border patrol will probably ask if you've ever been arrested, you'll say no (I assume that's true), and 90% of the time that'll be it. The people who get turned away for non-DUI misdemeanors are those who didn't bring proof that their crime wasn't more serious (IE, a DUI that was downgraded). You'll have proof, so you might have to go through additional screening, but that'll probably be it. Obviously, if they run your name and only ask about your suspension, don't go pulling out papers on the MIP. I actually was arrested for the "failure to appear" which was related to a traffic ticket. Also I'm flying now because gently caress spending 24 hours on a train when a plane is the same price right now. EDIT: Also, no, I wasn't arrested for the MIP and I haven't had any jail time. La Brujo fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Jan 25, 2013 |
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Anyone have any ideas on where to buy decent sombreros and ponchos for a reasonable price? I've looked online, but all I've found are cheap party pieces and expensive "vintage" pieces. There has to be a middle ground right?
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Kinkajou posted:Anyone have any ideas on where to buy decent sombreros and ponchos for a reasonable price? I've looked online, but all I've found are cheap party pieces and expensive "vintage" pieces. There has to be a middle ground right? Do you live anywhere near a supermercado? The sombrero is really purely a tourist/bro item at this point. The same places that sell 'mexican' blankets for yoga is likely your best bet. Are you looking for 100% wool?
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N. Senada posted:Follow up question to the greyhound stuff; I've never used them before. A bit late, but: I've travelled greyhound a lot. Only once have they checked IDs. So if you're thinking, "can I get a third friend to replace this second friend," the answer is probably! Even the time they checked IDs, I bet somebody could have said "ummm I don't have mine?" and been fine.
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La Brujo posted:I actually was arrested for the "failure to appear" which was related to a traffic ticket. I've flown and drove up 10 times each since then with zero hassle. Go figure, America's Hat's customs agents are inconsistent v  v
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Noni posted:Where it's a screw and a fat anchor. I can't find anything at my local little hardware store that fits. If I got replacements from honda, even those would just fall out. The holes are too big. I also can't access the other side in order to place a nut. What can I do here? It's plastic connecting to plastic in some cases and metal in others. Can I fill it with something and screw into that or is there some cleverer solution?
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randyest posted:For what it's worth I got seriously hassled flying from USA to Canada 8 years ago over a 15 year old DUI. Customs held me for 5 hours, made me fill out a dozen forms including every job, address, and criminal offense I'd ever had (just the DUI). They eventually let me in, grudgingly, and with a stern warning that it was this one time only unless/until I did some bs legal procedure/petition a judge/spend a bunch of cash. They said they were cutting me slack because I was on a business trip to make semiconductors for Nortel, but "just this once." One of my friends was refused entry to Canada at the border because of a similarly old DUI. They told him he could wait three years and then send a letter asking if he could be let in the country.
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DUI is a felony in Canada. They really don't like letting felons into their country. A friend of mine got similarly screwed over when he was flying to Europe with a layover in Toronto and the flight got stuck there due to weather.
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Why do butter knives seem to get more water spots than other flatware in the dishwasher?
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The fact I don't have any DUI's makes me feel much better about the situation but I'm going to call the consulate in the morning just to make sure.
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From the D&D Picture Thread: Is there any reason why this cycle lane isn't right up against the curb but on the centre of the whole lane? I live in Ireland and we have our cyclist lanes up against the curb. Pretty sure it's the same in the UK.
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I believe those are parking spots against the curb.
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When you get one of those emails with a .ZIP attachment that's trying to give you a virus, when do you actually get infected? Like, is it just by saving the file to your HD, or opening the .ZIP file, or executing whatever file is inside the .ZIP file?
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Bedshaped posted:From the D&D Picture Thread: Parking spots between the lane and the curb. The bike lanes have been appearing here in Los Angeles over the past few years, but people still ride their bikes on the sidewalk. :/
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a 16 year old girl posted:When you get one of those emails with a .ZIP attachment that's trying to give you a virus, when do you actually get infected? When it's executed. But be careful, some email programs will still "helpfully" do things to attachments for you, so it might happen outside your control.
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What's the spanish equivelent of 'hanging out' or 'just chillin'? As in the slang someone would actually use? I have a feeling 'pasar un rato' is just a textbook definition and language textbooks are hilariously awkwardly worded
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Mister Snips posted:What's the spanish equivelent of 'hanging out' or 'just chillin'? As in the slang someone would actually use? No, that's pretty much it, or just "pasarlo." If you're going to chill out somewhere other than home, you can: Salir de rumba Ir de farra Salir a divertirse
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Bedshaped posted:From the D&D Picture Thread: As others have said, those are parking spots along the curb. There is a growing movement in some cities to, well, repaint the lines, switching where parking and bike lanes are, with the idea that it's much, much safer for bicyclists to have a physical barrier between themselves and traffic. Reactionaries tend to take any pro-bicycle reforms as a "war against cars," though, and money is tight pretty much everywhere, so change is slow.
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I recall from my childhood a McDonald's Happy Meal box that listed the various special fries you might find in a container. I recall that the "loomster" is the one freaky-long fry in every bunch, and just rediscovered that the "flin" is the tiny runt of a fry. Does anyone remember other fry names from this set? Loomster stuck with me all these years, and I still use it routinely, but what other amusing names am I forgetting?
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Bonus Round! (The fries that spill into the bag)
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Manslaughter posted:Bonus Round! (The fries that spill into the bag)
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Gravity Pike posted:As others have said, those are parking spots along the curb. There is a growing movement in some cities to, well, repaint the lines, switching where parking and bike lanes are, with the idea that it's much, much safer for bicyclists to have a physical barrier between themselves and traffic. Reactionaries tend to take any pro-bicycle reforms as a "war against cars," though, and money is tight pretty much everywhere, so change is slow. I wouldn't want to be between a parking car (especially in a parallel situation like that) and a curb. :-/
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I live in Japan and would like to get a US number that I can forward to my cell phone. 1. I'd like to be able to send/receive SMS. 2. I'd like to be able to pick the area code. 3. Cheaper is better. Google Voice doesn't work since it doesn't allow forwarding to international numbers; Localphone doesn't work since only UK numbers can receive SMS. Any other options?
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Why do people get headaches when they're hungry?
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Why is everyone so uptight about Lunchables? Is one Lunchable eaten as a snack once in blue moon really going to incur that much damage to my body? The same people who don't mind fast food burgers and sugary cereals are telling me that Lunchables are unhealthy/disgusting/morally wrong.
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Lance Streetman posted:Why do people get headaches when they're hungry?
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It could be dehydration, but migraines can also be triggered by not eating, although the mechanism isn't well understood. All kinds of things can trigger migraines and part of dealing with them is figuring out what triggers to avoid. Migraines really suck. Since they can also cause nausea, if not eating is one of your triggers it's really not fun to know it when you couldn't possibly force a bite down.
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Raimundus posted:Why is everyone so uptight about Lunchables? Is one Lunchable eaten as a snack once in blue moon really going to incur that much damage to my body? I've never met someone uptight about Lunchables. The only time I've gotten a negative reaction about them is when I ate ten for lunch.
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tarepanda posted:I've never met someone uptight about Lunchables. I have people riding my rear end for eating one. <  >I'm closer to underweight than overweight. I don't understand some folks.
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Raimundus posted:I have people riding my rear end for eating one. < Even if they are pretty bad for you, in my experience eating them occasionally or even often isn't going to seal your fate. I ate them sometimes as a kid--my mum was really into low-maintenance high-awesome bagged lunches--and I was a petite runt then, and grew up to be a petite runt now. I wasn't terribly active, either, once I hit my bookish stage around 11. Kind of hate it when certain foods get targeted as The Devil. Carry on and show those naysayers!
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