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This is a general complaint. The refrigerator is branded Kenmore, but I think it is made by LG or Whirlpool, and it works well, except the handle is attached with a bit of plastic, That plastic bit eventually breaks. The “fix” is to buy a new handle, usually on Ebay or a parts store,… Read more: Kenmore Refrigerator Handle Broke Off

This is the Walmart store brand fix a flat. The stuff works, but also sucks. The can broke on me, and started leaking when I was using it, and lost pressure partway through. I had a second can, and used that, but it also broke. I had to finish inflating the tire by hand.… Read more: Super Tech Fix a Flat Walmart

An overview of a weird category of monitors, the wireless display, and the competing technologies to send your display output to a wireless device.

Review and end results after the one I installed was destroyed. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Delta-Foundations-4-in-Centerset-Single-Handle-Bathroom-Faucet-in-Polished-Chrome-B510LF-PPU-12/323441964 I think the product is at the link above, but I’m not certain. I do know it was the low end Delta product. I bought it to replace a midrange Moen that, while acceptable, tended to wear out quickly, and require replacement… Read more: Delta Foundations 4 in. Centerset Single Handle Bathroom Faucet

I’m selling some books cheap, at $2 each, and with combined shipping, plus a buy-2-get-1-free deal. Check the store! For AAPI Heritage Month, check out the new Asian and Asian American category. There are some specifically weird, good deals, detailed below. The Enchanted Land, selling for a lot less than on Amazon and Alibris.… Read more: Ridiculously Good Book Deals

It’s May again, and the AAPI theme game is on. Here’s my ebay store category: Asian and Asian Americans Other stores with a category: mister puppy That’s it. If you have a store with an AAPI category, comment, and I’ll hoist it into this listing. Another way to find books is to search for… Read more: AAPI Heritage Month

I scout books all over Los Angeles, so I find books about Los Angeles all the time. I stumbled on Ashes in the Rain in Glendale, and it immediately took me back over 30 years, to college, in Berkeley, reading the newspaper at the student co-op. Though we were in the SF Bay Area,… Read more: Al Martinez, Ashes in the Rain

No. Media Mail is for books and media that don’t contain advertising. There is an exception for ads in books where the ads are for other books sold by the publisher. This is because, in the past, several pages at the back of the book were ads… for other books. (The publishing business must… Read more: Can Media Mail be used to send catalogs?

I couldn’t find a good 14mm in my tools. This is the size for my oil pan plug, and I just lose them over time. I tried to use a light-duty cheapie one, but the metal got damaged. The replacement was kind of expensive, but worth it! The shape of the corners is weird.… Read more: Home Depot Husky Hex Socket Wrench 6 Points under $5