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Post by the light works on Nov 9, 2015 3:12:55 GMT
It was actually yesterday I learned it, but I learned that if I put a folded blanket on the front of the seat cushion of the new imitation leather couch Mrs TLW bought sight unseen when she decided it was time to start churning furniture, it is significantly less uncomfortable, and I can sit in it without feeling like I need to brace my feet against the coffee table to keep from sliding out on the floor. I'm tempted to do what I threaten to do with a lot of chairs and put a block of wood under the front legs to tip it back a bit.
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Post by GTCGreg on Nov 9, 2015 3:29:40 GMT
Maybe you should get some of those 3M no slip strips like they put on steps. Apply them to the leading edge of the seat cushions.
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Post by the light works on Nov 9, 2015 4:12:06 GMT
Maybe you should get some of those 3M no slip strips like they put on steps. Apply them to the leading edge of the seat cushions. won't help with that "my couch is leaning forward" sensation
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Post by GTCGreg on Nov 9, 2015 6:17:42 GMT
Maybe you should get some of those 3M no slip strips like they put on steps. Apply them to the leading edge of the seat cushions. won't help with that "my couch is leaning forward" sensation No, I just thought it might keep you from sliding off onto the floor. Not a pretty solution, but a solution. I understand your problem though. I had a bed that always seem to lean towards one side even there there was no reason for that. I ended up putting blocks of wood under the feet on one side so at least it felt level.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 9, 2015 9:35:59 GMT
It was actually yesterday I learned it, but I learned that if I put a folded blanket on the front of the seat cushion of the new imitation leather couch Mrs TLW bought sight unseen when she decided it was time to start churning furniture, it is significantly less uncomfortable, and I can sit in it without feeling like I need to brace my feet against the coffee table to keep from sliding out on the floor. I'm tempted to do what I threaten to do with a lot of chairs and put a block of wood under the front legs to tip it back a bit. Its not just me then?....You dont know how happy I am to see that. We have been trying to find a replacement couch for a few years, but, either the back is so low there is nowhere to lean against, or the seat is so narrow, I feel like I am balancing on a wooden plank. Our current couch is sat on blocks anyway to give it the necessary height so my knees are not around my ears when sat down, but what is it with all couches these days being lower than a politicians promise and as uncomfortable as the dentists waiting room chairs?...
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Post by the light works on Nov 9, 2015 16:13:22 GMT
It was actually yesterday I learned it, but I learned that if I put a folded blanket on the front of the seat cushion of the new imitation leather couch Mrs TLW bought sight unseen when she decided it was time to start churning furniture, it is significantly less uncomfortable, and I can sit in it without feeling like I need to brace my feet against the coffee table to keep from sliding out on the floor. I'm tempted to do what I threaten to do with a lot of chairs and put a block of wood under the front legs to tip it back a bit. Its not just me then?....You dont know how happy I am to see that. We have been trying to find a replacement couch for a few years, but, either the back is so low there is nowhere to lean against, or the seat is so narrow, I feel like I am balancing on a wooden plank. Our current couch is sat on blocks anyway to give it the necessary height so my knees are not around my ears when sat down, but what is it with all couches these days being lower than a politicians promise and as uncomfortable as the dentists waiting room chairs?... do you do recliners over in England? I tried to look it up and didn't get a good answer. an overstuffed chair that by pulling a lever becomes a chaise lounger - except American recliner companies have decided that the legrest only needs to extend halfway down the calf of a grown man. it was funny - several years ago, my parents decided their old recliner was worn out and they should get new ones. a week later, they were close to the end of the period in which they could change their minds and return them and asked my opinion. I pointed out that the first person into the room very consistently claimed the worn out one - and back the new ones went. I tried to help them shop for a better model for a few months before I gave it up as a futile effort.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Nov 9, 2015 16:34:23 GMT
Over the weekend I learned: Sometimes WD-40 can be good for braking systems.
A couple weeks ago, a friend pointed out that my third (center) brake light wasn't lighting up when I hit the brakes. I did some research online and the likeliest culprit was the brake light switch located above the brake pedal. I finally had time to investigate a little and checked on the switch: it is a plunger-type switch, that activates the lights when it is fully extended (when the brake pedal is depressed). I tried it a couple times and it seemed a little slow. So, I sprayed a small shot of WD-40 onto the arm of the switch and pressed the pedal a couple times and voila, all brake lights work now!
(Had I needed to replace the switch, it runs about $25-30)
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Post by Lokifan on Nov 19, 2015 3:57:02 GMT
Today, I learned how to hard reset an original Motorola Droid.
I found my old Droid phone and planned to use it as a small desk clock. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to unlock due to a flaky touchscreen that somehow developed while it was sitting in the bottom of my desk drawer.
But, Google is my friend.
I found a YouTube channel that seems to have nothing but how to reset cell phones back to factory defaults. I was able to access the debug feature, but I think I've got additional hardware problems as I can't get the menu to work by pressing the right buttons.
Nevertheless, I'm bookmarking that channel. Every now and then you have to start over to fix something like this.
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 19, 2015 9:29:07 GMT
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Post by Lokifan on Dec 4, 2015 1:29:08 GMT
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Post by kharnynb on Dec 8, 2015 12:29:10 GMT
today I learned how to properly make abloy classic cylinders and keys both for single key setups and serialising/master keying. here's a nice picture of the internals. abloy locks are some of the hardest to pick locks and very frost and dirt proof, due to not having tumblers. Next week i'm learing the newer exif locks.
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Post by the light works on Dec 8, 2015 15:52:55 GMT
today I learned how to properly make abloy classic cylinders and keys both for single key setups and serialising/master keying. here's a nice picture of the internals. abloy locks are some of the hardest to pick locks and very frost and dirt proof, due to not having tumblers. Next week i'm learing the newer exif locks. I was able to find a description of the workings of the abloy lock, but nothing about the exif lock.
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Post by kharnynb on Dec 8, 2015 17:37:06 GMT
exif is called protec2 in the US market.
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Post by silverdragon on Dec 9, 2015 8:55:10 GMT
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Post by the light works on Dec 9, 2015 15:23:05 GMT
okay, so it is a second generation (or third or twelfth or whatever number) of abloy, rather than a completely different mechanism.
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Post by kharnynb on Dec 9, 2015 15:49:54 GMT
same basic idea, lot of extra crap....can be useful for companies that have very secure places, but personally I think it's a waste on most places it is used, like near plateglass windows....
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Post by the light works on Dec 9, 2015 16:00:39 GMT
same basic idea, lot of extra crap....can be useful for companies that have very secure places, but personally I think it's a waste on most places it is used, like near plateglass windows.... "you don't have to outrun the bear - just your buddy." although in a big facility, if you have high security places, I'd assume you would want to use them everywhere - unless you can use the exif key in the basic cylinders. - so the master key people could still have just one master key.
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Post by OziRiS on Dec 10, 2015 1:02:21 GMT
Sounds awesome, but I'm still more interested in hearing if you ever got those colorblindness glasses?
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Post by GTCGreg on Dec 10, 2015 1:24:27 GMT
Sounds awesome, but I'm still more interested in hearing if you ever got those colorblindness glasses? Enough of those donuts and everything's going to be a blur with or without glasses.
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Post by the light works on Dec 10, 2015 2:00:30 GMT
Today I learned you can float a manhole cover out of the manhole if you have enough water pressure - and it doesn't take all that much pressure. it was only pushing about 6-8 inches out of the holes.
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