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How to winterize a lawn mower

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:00:53 +0000

It’s very easy to winterize a lawn mower and I definitely recommend doing it–nothing gums up a mower like sitting in a garage for five months with a full gas tank. Taking fifteen minutes out of your day sometime in November can

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I didn’t winterize my lawnmower but I got away with it. Here’s how.

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:00:14 +0000

Last year I didn’t winterize my lawnmower at the end of the season. Shame on me. So I took some extra precautions this year to avoid a $50 lawn mower repair, and got away with it. Here’s what I did.

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Tips on buying used stuff

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:00:43 +0000

I just found a Lifehacker piece on buying used stuff without getting ripped off. I have plenty of experience in this area. The key, I think, is to deal in person, and test as much functionality as you can before

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Rob O’Hara on phreaking, Tesla coils and modems

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:03:42 +0000

Rob O’Hara posted a podcast about phreaking today. He explains in layperson’s terms how the phone system was controlled by tones, cites it as an example of security through obscurity, and he talks about his own first-person experience subverting the

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No matter what brand you buy, you’ll have carburetor trouble

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:39:18 +0000

I bought a lawnmower this weekend for the other house. Of course they tried to get me to buy the $40 extended warranty to cover a $162 lawnmower. “You’ll have carburetor trouble no matter what brand you buy,” she said.

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My lawnmower adventures

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:49:13 +0000

I've had the same lawnmower for the last 4 years or so. Maybe three. I lose count. It's a piece of junk--worth slightly more, perhaps, than what I paid for it (nothing) but it didn't work right when I got it, and this mowing season it just fell apart. And besides falling apart--the wheels really were coming off, and I couldn't find anyplace that sold new ones that fit--it was getting to be impossible to start.

My wife found another one at a yard sale for $25. It didn't start either, but at least it was in good physical condition and it was only a year old.

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My adventures in bureaucracy

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 29 May 2003 13:12:13 +0000

I don't have anything interesting to tell you today, but since Steve DeLassus sends me at least a weekly dose from people who think their laundry is interesting, I'll tell you about my day yesterday.

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