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    When your heating oil tank runs dry...

    Electric space heater? I know the heating oil companies will charge a small fee (like $25 or so) to "prime" your oil system if your tank is dry, I have recently just moved into a new house that has natgas so my only experience with oil is the previous house and only for 3 years and I...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    I think he is just about to figure out how to roll it off the table. :-) Jay
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    How to buy and install Fiberglass?

    if it's just for sound absorbing reasons, they do make sound barrier specific baffles and material, but not sure if it's cheaper than fiberglass insulation. you can google it. It would certainly be easier to install or perhaps better if you're worried about insulation in an open area. Usually...
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    How to buy and install Fiberglass?

    I'm no expert but I've done fiberglass before. Is this primarily sound insulation or for heat insulation, it sounds like you'd like a little of both. If it's just heat insulation, you can get pipe wrap that is easier to install, cheaper, and probably more effective for keeping the pipes warm...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    I went from never having cats completely (I was mildly allergic growing up and my sister was worse) to 2 5mo kittens about 7 years ago. Yeah, kind of a big jump but not hard and I am sooooooo glad i did. I got my third cat like 1.5 years ago so now I have 3, 2 7 year old cats and 1 1.5 year old...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    What I've read but have not tried, is orange peels, I can attes that cats do not like citrus-sy things so rubbing the underside of an orange peel may deter a cat from scratching things. I know I tried one with an orange peel to put it up to my cat's head and he kind of took off so that sounds...
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    2014 NFL Season

    I apologize if this has been asked/answered already. I don't follow the NFL too much.. but why don't they all play with the same set of balls?. It seems that each them brings their own set of balls and they use their own set during the game. If they used a similar set of balls on both sides...
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    Hello from the other side of the web!

    We're also a very cat friendly bunch, because what else is better than cozying up on the couch, watching your favorite movie with a warm furry cat on your lap... Meow. Jay
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    Help! In Power Saving Mode!

    Have you tried to go into your BIOS and check the power saving options in there for some hot-key that you may have accidentally hit? Or worst case scenario, go into the BIOS and do a master reset to reset the options back to the factory default... Jay
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    Hello from the other side of the web!

    Secret Handshake? Not really, but you might want to brush up on your knowledge of Silica.. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/127148-what-do-those-little-silica-packets-do/ Jay
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    Does anyone offer just internet?

    Good luck, you should be able to call up Concast and threaten to switch fully to Directv or something and they probably will keep extending your "bundle"... Jay
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    FYI, we've beaten the waterbed thread here in views and the entire 2014 NFL season. Unfortunately, we've got a helluva way to go to catch the tribute to blondes thread here.... Jay
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    http://public-radio-market.tumblr.com/post/72844499391/cat-sense-how-the-new-feline-science-can-make-you I am giving that book to my cats to read to see if they can fact-check it before I read it. I don't know if any of my cats have any sense but if they do I want to know... I'll let you...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    Don't forget to freeze those vacuum bags! it's a jungle out there and fleas aren't dead til they are frozen and dead -- or put on a toothpick and lined up on the floor Jay
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    Carpetting which my house in NJ had at the time my cats had fleas is great breeding grounds for fleas and dust and mites and anything nasty that likes to live in a house... Its probably one reason why hardwood floors is quite the rage these days in the real estate market... I think fleas don't...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    i think you should get some toothpicks and post some dead fleas on the toothpicks and put them around your house as a warning to the other fleas... Jay P.S. I used to walk around in white socks and collect them off the carpet after a while. It's actually a good test to see how well the...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    My cats have always been indoor but there are carriers that might introduce fleas to your cat clan. For one, if you ever pick up any carpetted cat furniture off craigslist, or whatever, I'd quaranteen it first. I believe that my fleas either came as carriers on a cat scratching post or they had...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    Great, I used Advantage too but I think I would of been fine without it. but its good insurance.... Fighting fleas reminds me of fighting ich! in freshwater fishkeeping. You have to break the cycle and then deal with the live ones until the cycle is broken. For me, that meant the borax and...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    http://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-820101-Slicker-Bristle-Assorted/dp/B001OVGKG2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1420154217&sr=1-1&keywords=bamboo+cat+flea+brush Mine is red but it is a slicker brush as well as a fine and coarse flea comb... It's not electric so I once had a flea problem a...
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    What was your 2014 Christmas or Hanukkah Gift?

    I got a cat leash/harness, some cat pillows, a new leatherman Squirt PS4 multitool... A few gift cards, a new Oral-B electric toothbrush... and a bike cover for my workplace bike commute... Jay
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    I got a come-with-me-kitty cat harness leash for xmas! I had it on Rainier overnight last night trying to get him acustomed to it. I was also erring on the side of it being too loose than too tight as this morning I found the neck straps around the body which means he was able to walk out...
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    Square (credit card) reader users?

    latest news is they went to a Costco to try various tablets and he thought it was too small. The problem is they also want to use it as a "PC" also his line of work (working at a plant nursery) is dirty and also rough so ideally he'd have a laptop or desktop and then a tablet just for the...
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    Hey guys

    Sorry to hear this, my thoughts are with you and your family.. :( Jay
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    FEMA Flood insurance appeal

    Even better news, I now hold an official letter from FEMA declaring my house and property outside the SFHA and the FIRM map has been amended to remove my property. Now I can tell all the flood insurance companies to go take a hike!
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    When did these VERY annoying pop-up ads start?

    Anybody figure out to block it yet? :-) Jay
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    FEMA Flood insurance appeal

    Good News, the land surveyor dude has certified that the house is NOT in a flood plain and we are starting the appeal process to FEMA... Although I don't know if this means that the *property* is not in a flood plain or the *house itself* is not in a flood plain. I can easily believe the house...
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    Space bar and IE11 problem

    I don't see why not, your web browser has no effect on your email account, the mail server, etc. Now, there might be differences in accessing your MSN email from using IE to say Chrome or Firefox but probably minor. Only way to find out is to try and run the other browser through the paces...
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    Space bar and IE11 problem

    Disable plugins in IE11? I'd try this first, try to isolate if this is a certain plug in... Otherwise Have you tried Firefox or Chrome, (to see if it is isolated to IE11? Jay
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    FEMA Flood insurance appeal

    Well I got a quote for $427/yr which seems to meet the minimum requirements of my Bank. I intend to pay off my house ASAP, under 10 years if all goes well. I am filing an appeal that takes 60 days to FEMA, and the seller is currently having a land surveyor come out to get the survey and...
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    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    Neat coloration, sort of a tabby on the tails and legs but kind of "white noise" on the body! Cute! Jay
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