Homeowner Forum / General / August 2004

My gf was using the dryer tonight, and all of a sudden I smelled something burning.
So I opened the dryer door and smoke came out!
I went to get her, and we checked out the clothes and they were HOT!!
This was a minute later, but the clothes were still very hot.

I have windows that are friction based (no rollers) and need silicone
lube every few years or so.  The mfg recommends silicone lube as other
lubes and oils attract dirt, which jams up the surfaces.  The silicone
lube works great and is long lasting, but the problem is the nasty

I recently had an experience that would have cost me thousands of
dollars had not this newsgroup existed; here's the story in case
anyone else is in the same position.
A couple of months ago I allowed a water conditioning salesman from

Norm Abrams from this old house IS THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE!! HOTTEST GUY
ON TV! I LOVE HIM AND HIS SEXY RED BEARD AND HIS CHUBBY TUMMY!! I WANT
TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM AND SUCK HIM DRY! I BET HE HAS A BIG DICK :)
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My husband and bought a 20 year old townhome a month ago--our first
house. Worried that one of my less well trained cats would start
marking his new territory, I bought a black light and checked all
corners a few days ago to see if my fears materialized.

I have a 14-year old Hotpoint side-by-side fridge. The plastic sliding
selector for the ice/water/cubes, has broken. I had tugged is roughly
recently and the exposed plastic piece broke. I tried gluing it back
with superGlue, but due to the shape of the break, it doesn't seem to

Hello. I'm uncertain whether I'm posting on the correct newsgroup. If I'm not,
I'd appreciate it if you'd re-direct me.  I'd like to know how income from
rental property is taxed. For example, if someone rents out a part of their
house to a tenant, how is this taxed in the United ...

Hello to all,
Am planning on buying a house and have narrowed it to Kimball Hill, they
have a plan I like, the Anton, and in an area I like in Houston Tx.
Any person out there with some good or bad words about this builder??? I am

In the last few days, our water pressure has dropped dramatically.  How can
I diagnose whether the pump has gone bad, or if something is partially
clogged?
I have a deep well with a submerged pump, and a 20 gallon bladder tank.  The

I'm installing a surface drainage (for downspouts) and subsurface (french
drain) system in my backyard. I was reading a pamphlet of one of the piping
mfgs (I think it was NDS), and it said to glue all piping connections.
This seems like wasted time and effort since small leakage at ...

Great (and amusing) recent article in the WSJ, ":How toStop Relatives
From Bragging About Their Big Profits in Real Estate", debunking a
hypothetical guy "Bob" who bought a house for $250k and sold it for
$360k 5 years later.

has anyone bought a spa from Costco? any opinion? It's $1000 cheaper than
name brand spa, but wondering quality of it.
thanks

Can anyone guide med to an URL where I can download a freeware expence
manager program? I have tried some local (Danish) developed ones, but the
don't fullfill me requirements.
Regards, Lars.

We have several feeders out back and the house has large picture
windows on both floors.  Five (!!!) birds in the last two weeks have
been killed through flying into the glass (4 finches and 1 mourning
dove - this last one sounded like a bomb going off) . We have tried

What to do? It appears we have a hive under the house and we THINK it's
yellow jackets. One place gave an est. of $149 and another was $225.
BOTH said if we wait they may die off over winter. Is waiting a good
idea? Both places say bids are ballpark figures depending on what they