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8 November 2012 | 43 replies
It would be naive to go into business without being equipped with the tools that will protect me.
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16 May 2009 | 11 replies
I like many other here mow the lawn on apartment buildings and the tenants do so with their own equipment on duplexes and smaller.
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20 November 2013 | 41 replies
I'm an exceptionally fast learner and have at least average coordination, so I love the idea of learning to do as many things as possible myself.If I wanted to be equipped for the widest variety of DIY tasks as inexpensively as possible, what tools should I buy first?
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14 September 2013 | 53 replies
When installing furnace and boilers, they paid for equipment before install.
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20 June 2014 | 3 replies
Russian military is far superior to Ukrainian forces, even as poorly equipped and trained as the Russian military really is.
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2 September 2014 | 4 replies
We pretty much always end up doing landscaping, and it's more efficient for me to hire it out to a pro who has the right equipment and vendor connections than to try and do it myself.For example... right now we're clearing an overgrown lot that needed a bobcat just to get out the underbrush.
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27 September 2016 | 10 replies
Students can be a high maintenance tenant with a lot of breakage, and repair of equipment.
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25 July 2015 | 18 replies
They charge maybe 40 cents per square foot and their equipment is like an "ozone machine on steroids" according to the owner.
19 January 2016 | 10 replies
Be aware the pests may hitchhike onto your equipment and clothing, so take precautions.
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23 March 2016 | 38 replies
Be sure to use proper safety equipment like a face shield and safety glasses.