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    Should I tow a 3000 lb vehicle with my small sedan?

    My friend has a 3000 lb vehicle which needs to be towed. My vehicle is a front wheel drive 6 cylinder sedan that weighs about 3000 lbs. According to the manual my car isn't supposed to tow more than 1000 lbs of weight. I do not have a hitch installed. He only wants to tow the vehicle for...
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    Are you required to use your personal automobile for your job?

    Are you required to use your own automobile to perform duties of your job or does your employer require you to drive to work? If you are your own boss, please use the "work independently options". The policy is iffy at my job (not required but strongly urged to have one) and I am curious to...
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    Block heater on 96 Nissan Maxima?

    I am wondering if it is possible to install a block heater on this car. If so, how difficult would that be?
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    Good Windows hard drive formatting app?

    I am looking for a hard drive formatting application which is free, runs within a Windows environment, and can do the following: 3 cycle format: single character, complement character, random character (you may have seen this being referenced by the Department of Defense Security Matrix)...
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    How do I tell if my battery is charged?

    I have an old Sears battery charger. It charges at 6 amps and 12 volts. It has a meter that reads 0-8 DC amps. I plugged in my car battery due to some car startup behavior that lead me to believe it was low on juice (I don't drive much). Initially it was at about 2 amps. From what I...
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    Is it possible to abandon land?

    Suppose you own a piece of property somewhere and you have no desire to sell it to another party. You don't want to be the owner either because you don't want to pay taxes on it. Is it possible to get rid of the land in such a way that it gets turned back to the city or county? I realize...
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    Trees hanging out into sidewalk, blocking it, city won't do anything

    I have a sidewalk that I walk on to get to my work and there are numerous shrubs and trees that over hang into the sidewalk that only someone under 5 ft tall could pass under. The trees are on the side of the sidewalk which is adjacent to the private property. I have called the city and...
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    Will this tree survive?

    I am not sure if there are very many landscapers here, but today I had a relative that was helping me remove some small trees in my yard. He made a mistake and started to cut down a tree that I did not want him to remove. He was using a non-electric tree saw and cut about halfway into a tree...
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    Pushing a stalled car while it's in drive

    The other day a woman's car was on the side of the road. I pulled over to help her push it. She was really close to a service station so I just wanted to help her push it there. She had told me the transmission was broke, but we later found out that the car had simply overheated. The vehicle...
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    Rear O2 sensor - bad if I don't replace?

    I have a 1996 Nissan Maxima with a bad rear O2 sensor. I would prefer not to replace it but I want to know what the consequences are first.
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    I get the feeling I might get laid off, should I start looking now?

    I don't know why, but I just have this 50/50 gut feeling that I might get laid off from my job in the next year. I like to be in control of my life and be the one calling the shots instead of my employer. Should I start looking for a job now? That would look better on my resume, wouldn't it?
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    Cell providers that store text messages online?

    Does anyone know if there are any cell providers out there which store your text messages online? I am looking for a comprehensive text solution. PDAs can be synched with an email server, so that you can check your email messages both on your phone and on the server if you are logged into a...
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    Cell providers that store text messages online?

    Does anyone know if there are any cell providers out there which store your text messages online? I am looking for a comprehensive text solution. PDAs can be synched with an email server, so that you can check your email messages both on your phone and on the server if you are logged into a...
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    Cars with no roofs, immune to the effects of rain/snow

    I really love biking when the road surface permits it. I love being outdoors while transporting myself from one location to another, despite how cold or wet it is. However, sometimes during the year, the sheer amount of ice and snow makes it much less safe to be on only 2 wheels. The cold...
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    Employer has you drive all over metro

    Has anyone ever been in this situation before? Currently I work as an IT contractor and am considered a full time employee (W2). We have multiple clients in different parts of the metro. The way reimbursement for mileage works at my company now is that we are responsible for our own...
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    Does your employee pay your cellphone/internet expense?

    I haven't had a need for a cell phone at work until recently when I was added to the on-call roster. I am on call one week per every 5 weeks. For this, I've been asked to have a cell phone on me, and to have internet access either on the phone or available at home (and not be too far from...
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    Is the city THE place for young people to live?

    I've heard that for people who've graduated college, don't have a family, and are looking for a place to live within a metropolitan area, the city is the best option. I figure some of the reasons probably are: cheap rent, close to a job (if you work downtown), lots of entertainment nearby...
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    facebook.com freezes under vista + ie7?

    Has anyone had any issues where sometimes when they are visiting facebook.com on a comp with vista and IE7, and the whole site freezes? If you wait about 5 minutes it will unfreeze, but usually I have to crash my entire browser to get out of it. On XP with IE7 I don't have this issue...
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    So I signed up for a year of insurrance but I'm not even driving...

    I signed up for a year of insurrance (because my agent convinced me it was such a good deal). This happened about 3 months ago. 2 months ago I decided that I'm going to try biking as much as possible. I found that I haven't had to use my car at all in the last 2 months. I really see no...
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    Illegal to bike while drunk?

    I was told by a friend that in some states you can get in just as much trouble biking drunk as you can driving drunk. Is this true?
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    Repo'd cars, a good deal?

    I've heard that you can get amazing deals on cars that are sold at auctions that were Repo'd. is this true?
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    Being asked to be on-call when it wasn't part of your original job description

    Has anyone ever worked at a job, where being on-call was never part of the original work agreement but somewhere along the line someone tried to make you an on-call person on the weekend, or some other time during off-hours? I do level 2 support in IT. I also do some help desk work. As part...
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    used 8800gts, 320mb $150-175 good deal?

    I've seen a lot of EVGAs 8800gts 320 mb video cards on craigslist going for anywhere from $150-175. I've heard these are only slightly worse than the 8800gt card, is this true? If so, then that would make it a good deal I'd think. I just bought a Radeon 3850 for $150, I'm starting to...
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    How does your IT department dispose of computer equipment?

    Ours is a mess. Typically if we have something that we aren't using but is still valuable, instead of selling it we just stick it in a closet for 5 years and throw it out when it's worthless. We've never sold any of our equipment on ebay or anywhere outside of the college before. Currently...
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    How will Vista perform on my laptop?

    My laptop is currently running XP. I was thinking about installing Vista on it because I work in IT and I need to start using and learning this thing. But... my laptop performs beautifully right now and I don't want to slow it to a crawl... How much of a performance hit can I expect...
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    Going from contractor to full-time, what's a fair offer?

    Currently I work as a 1099 contractor for a small company that does I.T. outsourcing. My boss (who is head of the company) is going to meet with me and make me an offer next week for a full time job. I've been with the company for about a year as a contractor. For the last 9 months, I've...
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    Gas 90% Cheaper... would you do it?

    Gas station attendant mistakenly sets pump price at 0.33/gal: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/1...ump-price-at-0-33-gal/ vote and check the poll result... doesn't surprise me :)
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    Best sub $100 video card

    I'm looking to spend $100 or less on a pci express video card. I saw an 8600gt on newegg.com that falls within that price range. I'm thinking about going with that. Any recommendations?
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    2800+ to 4000-5000+ X2, worth it?

    Here is my current system: cpu: Athlon 64 2800+ motherboard: nforce3 memory: 1 gb ddr1 video: ATI 9800 Pro AGP I want to play Crysis, which my PC meets the minimum requirements (just barely), but I want it to play better. I'm looking to spend $300-350 on a new motherboard, cpu...
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    If someone owes you money, how do you get it back?

    I know this might not seem like a lot of money but I have a friend that owes me 60 bucks. I basically bought a tent for that amount, she wanted to buy the tent from me, I left the tent with her, and she promised to pay me back but she never did. I've been trying to contact her to pay me...
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    Asking for a raise and saying if dont get it you will quit, is that fair?

    Has anyone ever been in this situation? Where their current job just isnt paying enough, they are a contractor and want to be an employee, etc. Suppose the whole compensation package influenced your decision of whether u wanted to stick around or not. I suppose you could just ask for a...
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    Going to buy a small laser printer, need suggestions

    I am going to buy I small laser printer, and I want something that is quite cheap. Network capability would be nice but isnt required. I don't know where to buy a printer besides the store (office max, office depot, etc) are there any other good places to get good deals? Also, which brands...
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    Dell = Big Brother?

    So awhile back I received a computer from a friend I used to work with that had a dead motherboard, its a Dell Inspiron notebook a couple years old that belonged to his wife. He knew that the cost to replace the board was more than the computer was worth so he just gave the computer to me...
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    YACT: my car wont start, need help

    The last few months, sometimes I would turn the key, and my car would turn on the electrics but the start motor wouldnt engage. But usually after the 4th try the car would start. Now today when i turn the key, nothing happens, the radio still comes on, but like before, the starter motor...
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    upgraded to hitachi 7200 rpm notebook drive, noisier? slower?

    I used to have a toshiba 60 gb 4200 rpm hard drive in my notebook it worked fine , i just wanted something faster. so i bought a hitachi 60 gb 7200rpm drive for my notebook and put it in, and i must say, it is loud, it pages constantly (like it sounds like its always reading) and sometimes...
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    IT people: when boss keeps adding stuff to your plate

    I was supposed to a Helpdesk and Desktop support person where I am working at currently which was what I agreed to do in my contract. My contract was only supposed to be short term, but I've stuck around since they need me and I still need work. Unfortunately I've seen a gradual adding of...
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    Cops pulling people over for "positive" driving behavior

    I've been thinking lately, and I realize a lot of people have a negative attitude towards cops because they get tickets and scoldings from them when they have negative driving behavior. Although people shouldn't be upset at cops for this, they are and will continue to be that way. But...
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    20v adapter on 19v laptop?

    I have a 20v 3.5 amp ac adapter that i want to use in a laptop that normally uses a 19v 3.16-3.3 amp adapter. Will using it ruin my laptop?
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    Good free email service that's Outlook compatible?

    I'm trying to think of what I should use for a new email service. I want to be able to use it with outlook, so I'm thinking I should find one that supports pop3 or imap. My current providor doesnt support pop3 or imap. by the way, which is better: pop3 or imap? And what is a good service...
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    Laptop DC jack repair, solder

    I have a laptop that was given to me, its a Dell inspiron 1150, celeron 2.6 ghz. Its a decent machine, the only problem is that the power jack doesnt work well, its loose and its hard to have the plug in just right. I took it apart and tried to do a little solder repair, but I just have 1...