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      Free Mulch in NWI, Nipsco or ?

      I am needing a lot of mulch and does not have to be fancy and pretty. I need a couple of truck loads. Years ago Nipsco dropped off a truckload I am wondering if anyone has contacted them recently about this. Any other sources that would deliver in Lowell /CP/Cedar Lake area?
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      LE types, Approaching a house at night?

      About a week ago there was a traffic accident down the block from me. My 93 yo mom with dementia and I were both in bed and asleep, not one light on in the house but car in driveway. I am sound asleep and awakened by someone pounding on my front door with the bottom of their fist. I have a...
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      Vepr 12

      I know there have been a few threads about Vepr 12's but I just did a search of titles going back 10 years and came up empty. I used to read Vepr.org forum which had a ton of info on them but all the info there seems to be gone, its too bad as there was a lot of useful info there. Is there any...
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      Train Travel Chicago to NWI

      I am just North of Lowell. I have someone coming out from the North side of Chicago to visit. Being North siders in the city they do not have a car. They can figure out how to get to the train station in Chicago. What are the rail options for them to come out as far as they can via train...
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      Contractors, Engineered 2x?

      I have had an on again/off again relationship with This Old House since its earliest days. I think its recent project of rebuilding a house for a couple with a handicapped child is one of the bigger money pits for the sake of just spending money I have seen. Anyway it looks like all the...
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      Artificial Christmas Trees

      Our artificial tree has lasted 30 years but is now shedding like a live tree 3 months after Christmas. I am going to start looking for the big clearance sales for something new. Probably downsize from 7ft to 6. As I know nothing about the current styles of trees or if they are all the same I...
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      Outdoor Fire Pits, Rings, etc

      I know there are a plethora of commercially made outdoor firepits, and rings and such. Is anyone aware of building codes or recommendations for distance from them and homes? This would be on the ground not on a deck.
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      Poison Ivy etc

      Ive been roaming the same wooded areas on and off since I was a kid in NWI. As a kid in the 60's and 70's there was never a thought of poisonous plants. Now they are a constant problem in the yard and the wooded / natural areas have been getting more of them. This summer though poison ivy...
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      Retaining Walls

      Im going to need a retaining wall. 5ft tall by 35ft long with a return dying into a hillside. I know that there are all manor of block walls with different indexing systems and of course poured concrete. It does not have to be vertical. I am going to be reaching out for bids but beforehand...
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      Trimming Trees and Neighbors

      Neighbor has a 4ft diameter oak tree 15 feet from lot line. Has about a half dozen dead branches 6 in diameter that are 20ft into my yard and a young tree of mine is fighting through them. If I discuss cutting with neighbor he will try to leverage me into doing favors for him and these will...
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      Selling on Craigslist

      I buy fairly frequently on craigslist and I need to get rid of a lot of household stuff and tools. A car also, I sold one there 15 years ago and I don't remember the specifics but it was a bit of a pain. I haven't sold on there at all in over 5 years and I heard that they are now charging...
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      Indoor Air and Canadian Smoke

      Up in Lake County we are getting smacked pretty hard with the Canadian fires smoke. It hits my mom in her 90's with breathing issues like a ton of bricks. I am keeping her inside as much as possible. My furnace filter is 5 inches thick, blower runs 24/7. I have been using 3m rated at...
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      Springfield Ohio Camping

      I may be heading to Springfield Ohio in the next couple of weeks and would like to bring the pop up trailer. My style in Indiana is State Forests with no amenities with no one else nearby. I wouldn't be doing much, sleeping, minimal eating, and maybe a mountain bike ride. Any recommendations...
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      ATV Mechanics near NWI

      I have an older side by side that needs rear wheels and axles removed to get into the trans and replace a part. Dealer only wants to remove and replace trans for 3k plus labor. Hours of research says its only a 90 dollar part. Im hoping to find a non dealer shop that will do the work within...
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      Electric Motor Current Draw

      As an example. I have an air compressor that came from the factory with a 3hp motor. I find a replacement 5hp motor with the same rpm, frame, and shaft size at a great price. Would this draw the same current as did the 3hp with the same load, slightly more, or the current on its tag? Would...
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      Bird Seed

      I have like 6 seed feeders out over the winter, less in summer when the hummingbird feeders come out. Primarily for my elderly moms amusement. There must be 10 different kinds of seed where I shop and I probably have 5 different kinds of seed. Most of the seed looks pretty much the same, how...
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      Waverly Park Tinsmith Shop

      I was just watching PBS and they had a segment on Waverly Park in Morgan county and their tinsmith and blacksmith shops. I did a google search and could not find any real info about who runs them or contact info. Are any of you connected to it?
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      Twitter Files?

      So a number of people I follow on twitter reference and link articles about the twitter files that have been released by Monk about bans, vaccines, gov interference, and on and on. Where are these files? Can they be read by us peasants?
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      BMV Title Transfer

      My moms car is 7 years old and she has not driven it in over 2 years. I just did a bunch of repairs to it and am going to title it in my name and drive it until it drops. How do you handle this with the BMV, do they tax me even if I am being gifted the car? Do they need the car there to...
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      Any Mountain Bikers?

      I am going to ride Brown County next week, and spending a couple of nights at Monroe Lake near Bloomington. First time biking in that area. What are the best bike shops to visit in the area? Camping places other than Bass Pro/Cabelas? I am a bit out of peak bike shape and old, what trails...
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