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17 July 2012 | 8 replies
Just the threat of them getting thrown off their little plastic throne is sometimes enough to bring them back down to Earth.
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28 April 2008 | 9 replies
Coming back to HK started his own production of plastic flowers where he made his fortune.
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27 December 2013 | 17 replies
But over time, paint build up, wood wears down, and plastic seals wear out and rain started getting in.
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27 December 2013 | 9 replies
It's sitting in there not even hooked up, still with the protective plastic on it, so it's impossible for anyone to use it.
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2 January 2014 | 11 replies
Doors open with knowledge.I agree with Bryan, you can't get stuck in the world of academia, but learning is a life long goal in any industry, if you were in plastics, the process and dyes would keep changing and you'd need to stay current.
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2 January 2014 | 7 replies
One thing that works great is using a wall paper steamer (can be bought at Home Depot for less then $100) in combination with the paper tiger thingy mentioned and one of those flat plastic scraper things (can't recall the name).
10 March 2014 | 1 reply
-Commercial construction firm-Property Management Company-Engineering firm-CRE lender-Health care services-Plastic surgeonI like most of your ideas.
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8 January 2014 | 7 replies
They finally ran a camera and found a plastic cleanout cover was stuck in it and finally got it with a claw on a rodding tool.
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3 October 2018 | 3 replies
The WM-PC plastic water meter is only $55 for 1/2" and $69 for 3/4" and the WM-NLC lead free brass meter is only $100 for 1/2" and $112 for 3/4".
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15 June 2013 | 2 replies
This line, which is also white plastic PVC pipe and was installed in 1997 at the time of the garage conversion- has a thee inch "dip" in the line, and this dip runs for about ten feet.