The type of lighting you use for your deck can play an important role in shaping the utility of this area. Without the right amount or use of lighting your deck will not be as easy, fun or safe to use after the sun sets. The deck is an extension of your home and to get the best use out of it you need both a nice seating area and enough illumination to make this area both appealing and functional.

Types of Deck Lighting

There are a lot of options available when it comes to outdoor lighting, so you can get creative and come up with a unique design that fits your needs best, but there are a few basic types of deck lights you may want to consider.

Post cap lights are a great choice because they look somewhat like part of the deck. You can either go with a very basic style that blends in or with something more decorative to fit the decorating style of your outdoor area.

Rope and string lights can be used in a variety of ways. They can either be used to add a festive vibe or they can be hung beneath the railing so you only see the glow and not the lights themselves.

Step lights are a good idea if you have stairs on your deck. Not only do they create an attractive glow, they also make the stairs safer to use at night.

Wall and recessed lighting can provide a functional, easy to use light to help you see when you are taking dinner out to the deck or cleaning up after eating. By adding lower watt bulbs you can create a softer glow if you don't want something too bright.

Energy-Efficiency

Before you buy anything consider energy-efficient lighting which is better for the environment and your pocket book. Low voltage lighting is a good choice because it can provide a reliable power source, but it is a more affordable option. If possible you may also want to consider mixing in solar lights where possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Can I buy a replacement lid/cap for a lamp post light?
    Some kids on my street kicked a ball into my lamp post light and broke the cap/lid? I've looked on Lowes and Home Depots sites for a replacement lid and either they don't have them or I am searching for the wrong thing. I don't have the light brand or model it was here when I moved in. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement or do I need to purchase an entire new light?

    Thanks in advance for your help!

    • ANSWER:
      A smaller Mom & Pop hardware store can order what you need. The big box stores like Lowe's and Home Depot won't bother with small orders and do not know what personalized service is.

  2. QUESTION:
    tiffany style solar post cap fence light?
    Hi i,ve been trying to find a set of tiffany style solar post cap fence lights they look like these in link...

    http://www.fencelights.net/vinyl_fence_lights.php

    i need a set of 4-6 of them but cant seem to buy them in the uk for some reason and most usa sites dont post to the uk... i did see sets of 4-6 on a usa web page but cant seem to find the web page again now :(

    can anyone help with a link to a web site that sell them please?? no point sending me links to real tiffany as they would cost far to much

    thanx for any help :)
    spam links to off topic web sites will be reported as i did with the last person why do people do this its really sad :(

    • ANSWER:

  3. QUESTION:
    set of 4-6 solar tiffany style lights?
    Hi guys can any of my usa friends find any of these Solar Tiffany Style sunflower Post Caps lights for sale?? i did find a usa web page that sold a set of 4-6 of these for around or so but i,ve lost the link to the site and cant seem to find it again
    :( if you come across this web site can you please send me the link. not sure why but you cant seem to buy these in the uk but if you see any for sell for around £10 in uk or that site selling the set of 4-6 for around usa can you please let me know...thanx guys ;)

    please note all off topic spam links will be removed & reported (why do people do that as no one ever uses them)
    amazon & ebay were the 1st places i tried but thanks anyway

    • ANSWER:
      try amazon or ebay

  4. QUESTION:
    Is there a uk supplier of solar fence post caps?
    I have spent an hour trawling the internet looking for fence post caps,preferbly with solar lighting.not one comes up in the uk.only loads from the USA.postage is too expensive from there.does anyone know anywhere in the uk?

    • ANSWER:
      You can also try http://www.wholesaledeals.co.uk if you are looking for wholesale deals to resell on eBay UK and Amazon UK. They basically research for you which current wholesale offers are selling successfully and at good margins on eBay and Amazon, and you can join their service to find out where you can buy those deals today. Hope this helps.

  5. QUESTION:
    Light-reflecting material? Use inside lamp post?
    One of the lights in our backyard is a lamp post. It’s the kind you see everywhere (4 panes of glass, black metal frame and cap).

    The lamp post is located at the edge of our property and when we turn it on it shines on our yard as well as our neighbors. The neighbors don’t want the light, so is there a way to reflect it back onto our yard? We need more light in our yard actually, so the more light we can reflect back to us the better.

    What are some ways of doing that? Could I put a reflective film on the glass panes that face the neighbors’ yard? Maybe use something like mylar film?

    Or is there a material that is more light-reflective than mylar? And do I need to worry about an increase of heat inside the lighting unit?

    Thanks much!

    • ANSWER:
      I wouldn't use mylar - it will probably melt from the heat of the bulb. Try these ideas instead:

      Take one of the glass panes out, go to a hardware store, and ask them to cut pieces of mirror to that size. Then install them in place of the clear glass with the mirrored side facing the bulb. You may be able to turn the fixture at the top so that 2 pieces of mirror are enough to shield your neighbor's yard from the light.

      Another possibility would be to put a piece of polished brass sheet in the fixture on top of the glass to act as a reflector. The shinier the metal, the better. You may want to spray or brush on a thin coat of clear lacquer first, though. Otherwise, when the brass tarnishes, it won't reflect nearly as much light.

  6. QUESTION:
    My computer turns on, seeing the LED lights on, the CPU fan on, and everything -?
    My computer turns on, seeing the LED lights on, the CPU fan on, and everything -
    The problem is this - it doesn't display POST or anything in the monitor, my keyboard doesn't respond to any action light when I press the caps lock or the num-lock.

    What should be the problem?

    • ANSWER:
      Should be problem with your motherboard RAM. Or
      You could suspect dust inside or near your hard disk port,or some thing around it or some problem with it, so the system isn't detecting your memory to start the boot.

  7. QUESTION:
    can someone post a pic or some links about submergeble LED tubes?
    i just went down to the local fish store and he said indeed they were able to be placed underwater. those LED tubes have suction caps. and is only for 24" by 12" at most or else the lighting will not look as good.

    • ANSWER:
      You might find what you are looking for at www.zoomed.com

  8. QUESTION:
    I want to add color and highlights to my hair with causing as little damage as possible. How should I do this?
    So, I wanted to go to a salon to this but they wanted to charge me 0 - which I can not afford right now. I've colored my hair many times before, but belive it or not it's in really good shape. It is black now. I want to dye it a medium brown color with lighter brown hightlights. Unfortuantely, walmart does not have a two step kit for this color.

    I've thought about using two different hair colors. The darker as a base and by using a highlighting cap add the lighter color after I've rinsed the other. I don't know if this will work, and I'm affraid it may damage my hair serverly.

    Also, I don't know if I should use a color remover before I recolor or not. I have use one once before when I tried to go from brown to blonde, but it left my hair very dry after coloring. Because I am trying to remove black, it seems to me it may be less damaging to just dye over it. I plan to use a pre-coloring creme and a post-coloring conditioner I found at a beauty salon. Any suggestions will help

    • ANSWER:
      My advice is to call around to get different prices before you try anything yourself. You might even try a local "beauty school." The do-it-yourself highlight kits are much harder than they look and your hair can come out awful looking and damaged. Then, you'll end up paying more $$ in the long run to get it fixed. Trust me, I know this from experience :)

  9. QUESTION:
    Computer not turning on. . . Broken CPU?
    I just reapplied my thermal paste on my Dell Inspirion 1501 laptop with an AMD Athlon X2 processor. I've done this before, but with Intel processors. However, this time, when I put the machine back together, the computer would not POST and the caps lock light was blinking. I took apart the machine again, and removed the heatsink and CPU. This time all three lights (caps, num, and scroll) were blinking. When I put back the CPU, no lights blinked, much the way it was before, but the machine still didn't boot. Did I smash the cores in the process of removing the unusually massive and hard glob of mfc-supplied thermal paste, or did I screw something else up?
    @dancingdog777-
    Please don't post if you don't know what you're talking about!! Yes, there is a need to remove the heatsink and CPU; thermal paste DOES go bad, and when it does, you have to change it to avoid overheating. And if you don't have a solution, don't post an "answer", because what you posted was absolutely no help at all!
    @kshankin86-
    Thanks for the response, there were no bent pins, and I will check on what the lights mean. Do you think the problem originates in the CPU, or is it my mobo? Thanks

    • ANSWER:
      I would more likely attribute this problem to ESD than other physical damage to the CPU. Were you properly ground when you performed these repairs? Also, I'm leaning towards ESD damage on the motherboard rather than the CPU, but that's because I've never seen a CPU shocked to death in my experience.

      Unfortunately if you can't find those diagnostic codes (which are probably being sent to your keyboard by your mobo, so check out the mobo documentation for translation) you won't be able to isolate the problem to the CPU or motherboard without swapping out some parts for testing.

      Also, thermal paste on the CPU underside isn't usually a good thing. Make sure the downside of the CPU is clean and clear. Good luck! Oh yeah, and go easy on the poor DancingDog, he's trying ;-)

  10. QUESTION:
    Car troubles, 1995 honda accord, lights dim, speedometer not working, etc... help?
    Okay so I am trying to figure out what is going wrong now.. I know the car is 15 yrs old so it's bound to have something go wrong but here recently everything is going wrong!

    `Okay we got the brakes, rotors, timing belt changed, all new in February.. we get windshield wipers once a year.. Here recently it seems like everything is going wrong.. We had the muffler fixed in Feb also cause it was loud, they welded it then it came unwelded and went loud again, got it fixed then the car started squealing it needed some new belt.. then things seem ok ....

    Then the car didn't start Monday morning so we took it to the mechanic shop and had them tell us what was wrong.. We were all sure it either jumped time or the distributor cap had something wrong with it... it turned out to be the distributor cap and something to do with the rotors (not sure how its spelled) like how they connect maybe to the distributor thing.. but anyway!! that got fixed, we got the car back wednesday afternoon, just drove it home.. the next morning...

    We've got squealing again, think its the belt.. when we are driving it is making a squeaky kinda noise. This morning, the windshield wipers started going slower than normal, then just stopped working... head lights and interior lights are dim and when you turn the headlights on the radio shuts off. The windows are power windows and they aren't working.. We were just in the car last night about 6 and everything was working fine. It seems as if after the mechanic fixed stuff... things are just messing up.. of course I'd love to blame him!! Lol

    Could you tell me what could be wrong? Someone said something about the alternator.. but I have no clue.. and give me an explanation on why you think it is whatever... and how much you think it could cost.. say under 0 or for sure over.. The heater also isn't working so we are just in some bad luck.. we're lookin to get it fixed now.. luckily we have parents with money that are willing to pay to get it fixed while we pay them back in payments.. otherwise we'd be screwed! We're getting a new vehicle (well used like a 2003) in March so things should be better then. The Honda just gets drove back and forth to and from my husbands work which is 20 miles one way.. we havent took long trips recently but used to all the time like 4 hours back and forth etc. He just goes to work in it and we go to the grocery store which is 5 minutes away.. sometimes we go to the shopping mall 15 minutes away.. so we don't really put a whole lot of wear and tear on it anymore.. we havent took any long trips in almost a year.. but when we did we had NO problems at all besides the normal getting tires and stuff ya know. Then we take it easy on the car and it messes up. I'm so stressed.. but anyways SO sorry for such a LONG post. Any help is greatly appreciated.
    the car is running, this stuff was just happening while my husband was going to work about an hour ago.
    it not starting n stuff was the other day, just giving info on whats been going on with it and what is now going on.
    ......the battery isn't dead.

    • ANSWER:
      sounds like your drive belt is either loose or missing, which may have caused the battery to go dead.
      It's a cheap fix (about-30) plus the cost to recharge the battery (if necessary)

  11. QUESTION:
    My laptop wont start up?
    I went to open my laptop while it was in sleep mode and for some reason the screen didn't turn on. So I did a hard boot and when i tried to turn it back on the screen didn't come on, it didn't go through post, the light for the hard-drive or battery didn't come on then after about 2 seconds the computer shutdown and the lock keys lights came on and the CAP lock key started flashing
    Its a Dell Latitude E6410

    • ANSWER:

  12. QUESTION:
    motion detector for path lighting?
    I have a 110' sidewalk installed. I left 11 loops of 14-2WG exposed at 10' intervals above existing grade. This line voltage being energized at 1 end. I intend to make my own bollard path lights from a composite Latitudes 4" x 4" post sleeve and a decor glass post cap. The interior of these sleeves will incorporate a 75 watt incandescent bulb. The post sleeves will be cut for a Soft vent Panel on one side,thus emitting the light. My question being is there a mini motion detector manufactured that could be installed in each bollard controlling each light as you progress up / down the walk. A standard motion detector would look offensive. The situation would be easy, had I pulled 14-3WG. Thus a detector could be installed on both ends of the walk. I really don't want to incorporate the ground as a double neutral either. I think each light turning on individually as you progress would look great. I am open for any and all suggestions. Thanks

    • ANSWER:
      I have a motion detector I recently purchased that is fairly small. It's each.

      this one is a plug in one, and I think you need one you can wire in. Plus you need one rated for outdoor use. Perhaps something like the second one.

      But search around, there are hundreds of different models.

      .

  13. QUESTION:
    what is that metal covering before the fuel tank in a car?
    So I just bought this used car but a few weeks after I just noticed it is missing that flat circular covering before entering the fueling tank. After you take the gas cap of, it is the first thing you see. Now my service engine soon light is on and the code is for the EGR Valve. Could this be related to that problem. Is this a serious issue because the last few cars I've had has had this covering. If you find any pictures to what I am describing please post them up. Thank You!

    • ANSWER:
      there is no relation between the EGR and the metal covering that you've suspected.
      that metal covering is only for a safety ensuring that no unnecessary objects falls into your gas tank.

  14. QUESTION:
    I used a batter charger to jump start my car and now i have no spark, why?
    When i jump started it with the battery charger, it made a spark on the 2nd try, right on the battery post. All fuses check ok, and ive since put a new battery in it. It's a 1992 Honda Civic EX 1.6L
    I checked the voltages of the wires giong to the igniter and the coil they are ok. I had the igniter tested (ignition module) tested fine, checked the resistances on the coil, they are fine, cap clean and dry no cracks, rotor new, fuel pump kicks on, MIL (check engine light) operates fine, pulled spark plug out set it on block and cranked it, no spark. any ideas?
    on these cars the igniter is the ICM
    the ecm is good or else the fuel pump wouldnt kick on tho nor the MIL operate properly
    checked the small wires all are intact, it is not the original distributor

    • ANSWER:
      Honda is very uncommon to blow the computer, even with the battery jumped wrong. Brother of a fellow mechanic actually recharged his battery backwards from dead and his car was still running and driving. I discovered it when he mentioned that his gas guage had "disappeared" off the dial and many of his accessories weren't working.and headlights stayed on all the time no matter what he did to the switch. Tested the voltage and was completely backwards. Installing the new battery put him back going. Obviously though that is not your problem as you simply "jump started" and hooked up the cables wrong doing so. What i would look for are blown "maxi fuses" which are the bigger ones near the battery and in the fuse boxes controlling major circuits. It is certainly possible that the computer blew even with a good mil light. Separate circuits handle that. However my money is still on the maxifuses or fuseable links. Customer at a hospital down the road replaced a 1600 dollar Mazda computer over this once. but Honda is not so easy to blow. Even if the computer turns out to the the problem open it up and remove the cover and see if the circuit board isn't burnt on or near one of the terminals where all the wires hook up. Hyundai is bad about that on Sonata even without the jump starting thing. Often you can see the burnt connection and simply resolder it. If you do turn out to need a used computer try http://www.car-part.com as it searches the U.S. and Canada for major salvage yards. Distributors on Hondas of that vintage are often replaced due to no spark so still could be something in the distributor as well. Good luck but sounds like you are already on the track to narrowing it down.

  15. QUESTION:
    Vehicle failed for hydrocarbons badly, what could be the fix?
    Vehicle failed for hydrocarbons badly, what could be the fix?
    I done a full tune up, new distruber cap, cables, sprak plug.... new PCV valve new air filter

    still planing on taking EGR valve off and cleaning it

    after i did all this the hydrocarbons ppm went up another 100, few mechanics told me it went up due to better and full combustion creating more exhaust

    Hydro carbonsa readings are now almost 500ppm and inspections requires less then 220ppm

    I do all the work myself was thinking maybe replacing the Catlic convertor and the oxygen sensor

    What else should i do?

    I has told to give more info when posted this question the first time so...

    Its a 91 S-10 Blazer 4.3L V6 160000 miles
    Check engine light is not on
    Idles smoothly now that tune up was done also seems to have more power now

    Please in your answer post any other info i may need to list so i can repost question with it and get even better answers!

    • ANSWER:
      You just answered your question. Change the O2 sensor and the catalytic. But most likely it's the O2 sensor. I still have the stock catalytic on my Honda which has over 250,000 miles and it still measures very low. One thing, when you take it to get it check again. Run the car for at least 30 min. because you want the catalytic very hot. The hotter the cat. the better it works.

  16. QUESTION:
    Help with lights dimming?
    Ok, I have a 2010 genesis coupe. It has a 110 amp alternator. My system is 2 RE AUDIO dual 4 ohm sx 10's running off a HIFONICS BXI BRUTUS 2600 RMS @ 1 ohm with a 1 farad cap.( I just have the cap to see my volts ) I have 1/0 gauge wire for power and ground. Also 1/0 gauge from battery negative post to chassis. My headlights dim massively! What else can I do to help this problem besides getting a H/O alternator. Mabye 1/0 wire from alternator to battery or extra battery or a batcap or something else I havent heard of yet. Also I have a 150 amp fuse on my power wire and it is not blown yet. The amp should draw more than 200 amps at 2600 watts. Is my amp just not drawing that much current or is my battery not able to supply that kind of current the amp needs?. Any input would be appreciated.

    • ANSWER:
      a second car audio style battery like kinetik can help. but they are by no means a magic fix.

      also, the reason you have not blown a fuse is that a fuse will handle around 40% over its rating for 5 seconds without blowing.

  17. QUESTION:
    Guys Laptop Problem I have some ideas?
    Guys the biggest problem that could happen has arised in my mums laptop, Well it's a very healthy laptop it has been here for about 6 months and as such we do not have any warranty. It is a notebook, Toshiba Satellite L300 (2CW is at the back) ok since my mum first got the laptop it was very good and still it to do this day very healthy not been dropped once and i even customized it for security not that would matter since all my mum uses on the computer is facebook and it's hers, just as a precaution.

    Well here's the problem, short story is my mum complained to me saying it wouldnt turn on when i got there it looked it was on as in every light was on and there was no screen ok i tried turning it of but it wouldnt let me and i was very suprised to be honest considering i the age of the laptop, the security and the fact all mum uses is facebook doesnt really make sense. I was forced to remove the battery cause after about 5 mins of turning it of it wouldnt do as it was told. Please keep in mind that the night before it was working like we bought it and this only happened the morning my mum went on it and found this problem so it was all of a sudden and we havent and i know this for a fact that the system is clean from bad software and is not internally damaged from being dropped unless she did it when i was not there lol.

    Anyway, now the laptop will not even get the chance to show the POST screen, it will not even turn on long enough to see the screen. it is not even a second, its about a quarter well anyway, this is really inconvienient and as such really annoying and i was hoping if anyone would give me there best suggestion on what there real insight to the problem is. Remember the laptop will have all the lights on the machine turn on for a quarter of a second and then of and the same again every attempt including the caps light, num lock light, optical drive light and so on.

    I myself by looking at it would say its a battery problem, but i cant be sure cause I CANT EVEN TURN ON THE MACHINE!!!!! :@ lol. and it's not like im some sort of repair guy who can repair it, no chance so i cant really open it either and look at it, i will be selling it on EBAY for spare parts lol.

    Thanks guys sorry its a bit long, thats kind of my problem :( , thank you

    Ps ive removed the battery so many times, ive left it to charge but if its not a battery problem then what could it be and besides i need to make sure it is a battery problem thanks

    • ANSWER:
      If it doesn't even post you have a hardware problem. If it acts the same with the charger plugged in it is not the battery. Disconnect any other devices you may have attached to it and try to boot. Next, open the door on the bottom, remove the RAM stick(s) and then reseat the RAM. If it still doesn't post you will need to take it to a repair shop or call Toshiba Support.

  18. QUESTION:
    a question about identifying magic mushrooms?
    I live in maine and just went mushroom hunting in a cow feild with a cupple of my budies and have found a few young little brown mushrooms in some cow dung that do not bruise blue, the caps are consistantly light brown (same color all around) with a very slight dip in the center where the stem connects, with slightly whitish-brown gills and a fairly long brownish-white stem and i was wondering if anyone could identify them as magic or poisonous mushrooms, posting picture links would be appreciated -thanks 6/2/07

    • ANSWER:
      if they don't bruise, don't trust them. this is a good book, it shows you everything, it shows you the psychoactives, and their poisonous look alikes: http://sporeworks.com/store/catalog/Psilocybin-Mushrooms-of-the-World--An-Identification-Guide-by-P-p-16267.html

  19. QUESTION:
    Are you going to take it to the streets tomorrow...protesting the Cap and Tax bill?
    TAKING TO THE STREETS - SATURDAY, JUNE 27 - NOON

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Dear Tea Party Patriots,

    Sometimes the call to duty comes in the middle of the night. This is one of those times. And we apologize for the short notice, but you've spoken loud and clear, and demanded action.

    Since sending the email asking you what you wanted to do about passage of the Cap and Trade bill approximately 3 hours ago, I have received thousands of responses. All are demanding action, and all are outraged that the House of Representatives passed the Cap and Trade bill, which will cost each family almost ,000 per year in additional expenses through increased energy prices across all sectors. Patriots across the nation are telling us it's time to take to the streets. We are in full support of your clearly expressed opinion and are here to assist.

    To paraphrase one gentleman in the East on a conference call tonight, we need to lean out of every window and scream that we're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! And we need to scream until everyone is screaming with us.

    THIS BILL PUNISHES EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY.

    Today you were scammed by the House of Representatives, and despite the fact that you shut down the phones of virtually every member of the House, and barraged them with millions of emails telling them this was against your will, they ignored you and voted for another bill which they haven't even read. The madness needs to stop and we need to stop the Senate from passing the bill.

    Tomorrow, because you have demanded it...we take to the streets.

    Take to the Streets to Protest the Cap and Trade Passage in the House

    Date: June 27, 2009

    Time: Noon until - as long as it takes.

    Place: State Capitol; or Federal Building in your City, County or Parish

    LIST YOUR EVENT AT WWW.TEAPARTYPATRIOTS.ORG

    Please go to www.teapartypatriots.org and list your event. Please try to coordinate with others you see posting events there. If there is already an event in your area, please plant to attend that event, and / or volunteer to help that organizer. This is about coordination, not competition. We need to send a message to the politicians.

    Bring signs, bullhorns, and your usual good behavior. It's imperative that we shock the politicians and press by being there in large numbers, but we want to make sure that we maintain our reputation by not causing any damage or destruction.

    We wrote and asked what you are willing to do about it...and you answered, by the thousands...you said you wanted to take it to the streets. Now it's time for you to spread the message. The time is short, but we can make it happen.

    We believe that the Senate will bring the Cap and Traitor bill to the floor on the sixth or seventh of July. We need to send a forceful message to the Senators that we will not tolerate passage of the ACES act in the Senate.

    You are the patriot heroes of a true grass roots movement. We asked, and you told us loud and clear what you wanted to do. You told us it's time to light a grass fire and hit the streets tomorrow?

    We apologize for the late notice. Your patriotism in standing up to your government is appreciated, and serves as a powerful testament to the founders of this great nation.

    Thanks,

    Mark Meckler, Amy Kremer and Jenny Beth Martin

    • ANSWER:
      1200 pages of pure TAX.

      Biggest tax on Americans in History.

  20. QUESTION:
    Advice for walking home at night?
    Okay, I'm an art student and unfortunately I have a class that goes until 8:45PM for the next few months. It's the ONLY time available for that class which I'm required to take. The class is only for Mondays and Wednesdays. It's 15 minutes from my school to my apartment (there's a police station near my building, only I occasionally see a car patrolling on the road I cross to get on the sidewalk to my apartment entrance).

    Now I walk a straightforward route on a road that goes one way (opposite of my direction), and I took a look around today to see where all the light posts were.

    On this road, I always take the left side of the sidewalk, however there are two parts with no lights- next to some hotels/apartments, but tall trees; and an empty lot, but there is a tall fence with barb wire shielding the sidewalk. On the right side across from that lot is an open field with no lights and trees and bushes. The last two blocks I have two routes, one near the one way road, or the block over in a quiet neighborhood. The one the block over has lights, but the one near the road doesn't, and there is an opening to an alleyway to get to the block over followed by a tall iron? fence. (I'm worried about passing the alleyway, I would never take it) Then I have to cross straight through a small set of houses/apartments, only the right side has lights.

    I want to know if I should take a flashlight with me? And is it legal for me to carry scissors since I'm an art student? Is it safer if I move quietly or be as loud as I can (keys jingling and brisk pace?) I also have super long hair which I can tie in a bun, should I wear some sort of cap (I only have a white cap though)? I can tell my roommate when I'm leaving the school so she knows I'll be home soon. What can I do about my route as it's the fastest way home and any other block over is a quiet street? Should I alternate or stick to the safer path? Which path do you think is safer?

    • ANSWER:
      i would take the safest route,always stay away from the buildings,walk as close to the curb as possible,watch for freaky people sitting in cars,and try to stay in a lighted area as much as possible. keys make a great weapon,and yes i would carry a flashlight, you could use it to hit someone over the head or in their face. good luck.

  21. QUESTION:
    I NEED POPTROPICA HELP, BIG TIME!?
    U know the Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation costume that was limited edition, u know the one with the snowball shooter and christmas light cap and all , that costume, yeah!
    See I put on the hat just for the hell of it, then i got some other costumes for some poptropica credits.
    one BIG problem:
    .............I CAN'T TAKE OFF THE HAT OF THAT STUPID PHINEAS AND FERB COSTUME !!
    if you have solved a similar problem, it would be sincerely appreciated if u post any solutions, or if you know any way to contact poptropica (phone number, or e-mail), so i can resolve the problem.
    Thank you for your support

    • ANSWER:
      There are a few possibilities:

      1: Poptropica refers to the hat as a part of the whole costume, so you need to take off the whole costume.
      2: Poptropica refers to the hat as a hairstyle. Choose a different hairstyle.
      3: Poptropica is experiencing technical difficulties with the costume.

      Hope this helps! ^_^

  22. QUESTION:
    PS/2 Keyboard Problem During Boot Up! Help!?
    Okay.

    So I reset my CMOS using the jumper inside my CPU, and there's this little problem.
    When I boot up my computer, it doesn't start Windows.
    It'll stay at the Motherboard splash screen where it says "Press to switch to POST or to run BIOS Setup>

    I want to go to BIOS so that I could enable USB Legacy for future use of my USB keyboards (Since the PS/2 keyboard I have now is not mine and i have to return it)

    and the main problem is whenever i plug in my ps/2 keyboard, all the lights (Sleep, Power, Num lock, scroll lock & caps) blink for half a second, after that, it looks like it's dead with no lights.
    whenever i press a button it doesn't work so i can't access BIOS.
    sometimes (i dont know how, but somehow) the caps lock light just light up and stays like that even if i press the caps lock button. other buttons doesn't seem to work.
    also, i have another question: does pressing TAB straight away brings it to the boot up? (It says press to switch to POST)

    hope u can answer my questions ;D i need urgent help :P

    • ANSWER:

  23. QUESTION:
    No Display on monitor after computer part burned out but replaced.?
    A few weeks ago I was playing Crysis on max settings, which caused my 550 Watt PSU to burn out. I had some spare parts so I connected my old 450 Watt PSU (btw, I took out every component from the case and just start them with a screwdriver). While every component on the motherboard seem to turn out (all the fans and LEDs work), including being able to use keyboard (Caps Lock lights up when I press it), I get no display on the monitor (not even POST settings or anything). I thought I needed a new PSU so I got 1000 Watt, but still same problem. I was testing my older CPUs but still no luck. Everything is connected from my GPU to monitor and all wires on mobo are connected. What can I do to resolve this problem? (Note: I did try resetting the silver 12V battery on the mobo).

    • ANSWER:

  24. QUESTION:
    Could I have artists' opinions? Would this look stupid?
    My question is not about the life in the aquarium, but about a random aesthetic/art question.

    Background Info:
    I am planning to get large fish tank soon. I am positive that I want live plants.
    My past experience with aquariums is of the tacky variety (manufactured colorful gravel, manufactured plants etc) and I found that no matter how nice the fish were, it didn't have the peaceful look and feel that an aquarium should. I would love for my aquarium to give the feeling that these do: http://www.hemmy.net/2007/08/06/aquarium-art-by-takashi-amano/ (not gonna happen :P )

    On the other hand, I am a big believer in balance/ duality and for that reason I think the super super clean, natural, and beautiful tank is a little dishonest. I would like for there to be a message that man is destroying nature, but also symbolism of rebirth, and beauty born from something ugly and foul. I enjoy symbolism of the phoenix and the lotus flower.

    Alright enough background info, bare with me.

    My idea is to use five or ten man modern made objects and to incorporate them in a way that they will not be instantly noticeable. I want it to be kinda sci-fi or post apocalyptic, but very unobtrusive. It should not alter the peaceful feeling of the tank or be noticeable to someone who is briefly looking at it.

    Some ideas for the found objects are: broken cellphone, shell casing, broken goggles, calculator, fuel canister, bottle cap, broken light bulb, or any form of rubble or debris. All of the items would be mostly concealed by other natural items such as plants, soil, and rocks. I plan to use a dark soil in either case because it will bring out the color of the fish more.

    Is this silly or cool? Please give me a detailed answer. Half of me thinks this is a fresh and cool idea the other half is raising it's eyebrow because this idea was born when I was half asleep and tipsy last night. I'm not an artist so this is where I need guidance. I would love to get an answer or two from some modern artists, landscapers, graphic designers, writers, or anyone who works with these sorts of ideas or art.

    "Omg wow! This is so modern and awesome!" says something inside of me.
    "I drank too much coffee and that's why I'm excited about this idea" says a different something inside of me.

    Please agree and provide more ideas, or disagree and provide alternative themes that could use found objects or cheap objects for decoration.

    I'm going to resist my temptation to award a best answer right away because I praying for a plethora of opinions ;-)
    Thx for your time guys, Peace!
    Jay thanks for the response, but the question was about how it would look. I wasn't looking for advice about the health effects. I am obviously not going to put trash in the tank without figuring out how to make it inert. Maybe it is impossible to do this, maybe not but the question was about the art portion of it. I wouldn't do anything to potentially harm my aquarium without researching it thoroughly. :)

    • ANSWER:
      The main thing you are forgetting about your idea is this, the things you mention to put in the tank are the very things that contaminate the waters that kill the fish.If you put any kind of metal it will rust and that is bad. If you put broken glass in the tank it could cut the fish if they got to close to it. If you put a cell phone in it ,it could contaminate it. Think about what you want to put in your tank and then ask yourself if you were a fish would you want that in your ocean where you live . i think not .
      I suggest you rethink your idea and come up with something new and better.The only good thing about this whole thing is that it shows you are using your brain and have some good but dangerous ideas.
      At least for the fish.
      If this idea of yours had things that were made of materials that would not hurt the fish then I say go for it. But the natural things you are talking about could harm or kill your fish.

  25. QUESTION:
    What do you hate (post I hate lists)?
    I hate:
    Girls with dark hair who dye it light blonde
    when people repeat things
    The New Boyz
    Forever the sickest kids
    when people say warter instead of water
    Jewish accents
    mucus
    when black people call whites racist but then practice racism themselves
    new YuGiOh
    Marijuannabes (people who pretend to be potheads)
    when people repeat things
    Potheads
    Kottonmouth Kings, they're cool, but rap about something else
    when people say being a juggalo is about being an individual, it's about THE MUSIC!
    How ICP (moreso shaggy) abandoned dreads
    How SHaggy used to be called 2 dope, but now insists on shaggy, am i the only 1 who likes 2 dope
    How Axe Murder Boyz abandoned murder braids, murder braids are the shit!
    that cartoonBob's Burgers
    when people repeat things
    Dark, bushy eyebrows
    GIrls being juggalettes cause they think it's cool, WTF?
    People thinking juggalos are a gang, i'm not a gangster i am very white and rural
    the band Ekotren
    the band Gay For Johnny Depp... aww who am I kidding on that one
    Skinny jeans
    Hair with streaks of colour
    How commercials show black guys in suits to make the company seem proactive
    when people repeat things
    What douches have done to St. Patrick's Day
    Tea
    People who drink tea
    People who tolerate people who drink tea
    People who tolerate people who tolerate people who drink tea
    People who like Pokemon's bc it is some sort of emo thing, Pokemon is the shit, but that's not why
    Twiztid's new emo-ey image
    Tila Teliquila
    People who use the word griddle
    people who say "passe"
    when people repeat things
    Marvel Comics (DC is cool, though)
    people who put x inbetween/around words (ex. for "plain person" it's "xxplainxpersonxx"
    people who hate hitler (i can see if you're jewish, but otherwise...)
    adults who make fun of justin bieber say what u will, he mad more $ by 15 than most will ever
    2% milk and skim milk, eww
    meth heads
    salsa
    emo haircuts
    douche clothes: hollister, ed hardy, etc.
    people who think tough guys wear pink, i will stab ur pink ass, how tough r u now?
    P30PL3 W#0 US3 P4R714L 3L337 SP34K, Y0U L4ZY B4S74RDS, L0L
    people who use internet abbreviations in spoken language
    people who dislike beavis and butthead
    when people repeat things
    people who say ur a wigger if u wear baggy pants, u r a racist and i know i am white
    fake laughs that girls do when not intrigued by what a guy is saying
    people who approach me cause i am a juggalo, yea, i know icp talks about murder
    i hate people who say thay hate icp, when they have only listened to miracles and their 1997 stuff
    when u go to school and have been falsely accused of bringing a gun with a kill list (happened to me)
    brown and grey-purple lipstick
    people who wear rasta stuff but are white
    asian rappers (oh yes)
    when people repeat things
    curry
    black people hair
    mexican hair
    asian hair
    native american hair
    red hair
    people who aren't organised
    peoplez who putz z'z onz tha endz of wordz
    <3
    one more time <3
    small dogs
    nappy haired pets
    people who refer to the spanish language as mexican
    when people repeat things
    people who ask me if something looks greek (when it is different) i can read greek bitch!
    those sticky ass grape popsicles
    when u want a thc-dxm high and have weed but only nyquil gel caps
    busting open nyquil gel caps
    people who think tosh.0 is dumb
    people who jumped on the tosh.0 bandwagon
    people who eat loud
    when the wind keeps putting your lighter out
    when people repeat things
    spazzes
    when people go out in sleepwear
    when people have bleach stains on their clothes, bleach is not hard to master!
    when u shake some1s hand and it's sweaty
    when people repeat things
    when people wanna do stuff
    when white people act japanese and/or obsess over japanese culture
    thinking of a situation to use the word equilibrium
    when people don't pwonounce they'we mothewfucking aw's wight
    when people say kiss me im irish or luck of the irish, most white americans are part irish, d-bag
    when people hate cats, why, cats are fucking awesome
    people that drink coffee
    people that don't drink soda
    when people say drop kick but have never done it and doesn't know what it was
    people who say stephen hawking is a genius, ya think he could figure out how to walk
    when a relly sweet, cool girl turns n2 a prep (she used to be cool)
    when people repeat things
    rodeos
    nascar
    people who dip
    when people say drug-free like it's a good thing
    people who give kids fucked up names like Apple or Treshaun
    people who keep saying the world is going to end, maybe, but stay positive man, damn
    when people half ass a list cus it's 2am and i'm tired as fuck

    • ANSWER:
      epic man thats just epic i like twiztids new look NIGGER!!!! and i know your white and i dont give a fuck
      im a juggalettes and i dont do it because it cool
      plus i also hate it when the wind blows out my GOD damn fucking lighter myself

  26. QUESTION:
    Asus P5N-E SLI Won't POST?
    I've had this computer for almost two years and this is the first this has happened. It happened this morning when I woke up and turned my pc on. When it turns on, the HDD light will blink on for a few seconds, then off for a few seconds, repeatedly for one minute, before the light stays off. Both monitors will say No Signal. I have no case speaker to hear beep codes. I've tried using a different hard drive. I've tried only one of both sticks of RAM. I know it can't be just a graphics problem because when I turn it on, I cannot turn on/off num lock or caps lock on the keyboard no matter how long I wait. What do I do?
    Oh yeah, when turned on, all the lights will turn on as well as the case fans, along with the mobo LED.
    Oh god, anything but that
    I got a small 4-pin case speaker from a nearby personally run computer shop for free. it gave me one long beep and 3 short beeps which after looking up the beep codes for AwardBIOS is either an improperly installed video card or bad video memory. I'll re-seat the video card and see if that works. If not, I finally have a reason to buy a GTS 250.

    • ANSWER:
      Try the ASUS Customer Support.

  27. QUESTION:
    Do you know why there is so much injustice,poverty and disease...?(warning long post )?
    I know why.Make sure you put alot more attention to the words in caps.

    Genisis 1:26-28
    Then god said, "Let us make man in our image,according to our likeness.They will RULE the fish of the sea,the birds of the sky,the livestock,ALL THE EARTH.(27)So god CREATED MAN in his own image;He created him in the image of GOD;He created them;MALE and FEMALE.(28)God BLESSED them,and god said to them"be fruitful,multiply,fill the earth,and subdue it.RULE the fish of the sea,the birds of the sky,and every creature that crawls on the earth.

    1.I didn't say in the first paragraph,These are gods words.He created YOU.We didnt evolve.

    Now in the old testament they talked like this.Now if you know how to discect the meaning of the scripture.God is saying he gave MANKIND rule and dominion over the earth.WE are the boss of the earth.He gave us that power.So everyone knows the story of adam and eve.They were the first of our mankind we have today.Right after he created them,He gave them their own free will to do want they want.He gave them the mindset so they can make their own decesions.But you know that they disobeyed gods words and ate from the tree of knowledge.Now this is the answer to the question.When they disobeyed that opened the door for Satan to creep through and cause havoc.So mankind is cursed by adam and eves sin, so thats part of the reason.

    That is why Jesus died for us.He died for us so we wouldn't have to endure that.BUT that applies to only people who follow him.Satan is king of the earth.People who don't follow christ,THAT is why there is disease and poverty.It's mans fault(of course I mean mankind not just men of course)That we have this.Satan has this world in the clutch of his hands.He caused that.not our lord almighty.He wants you to follow him.God didn't create war,mankind did.God didn't create darkness.Man did.God gave light,but man has taken light away from the earth.The absence of light is darkness.Thats why christians,or atleast my family and my christian freinds and parents,arent,afraid of the failing economy.Thats why we arent afraid of disease.Thats why we aren't afraid of foreclosure.Because we follow christ.Im ready to be insulted by un-sophisticated,rude,and spiteful people now.You don't hurt my feelings.Im just speaking the truth.And any christian knows what im talking about.

    • ANSWER:
      Because we don't reach out enough to make a dent in the pain in this world. We can't wait for someone else to help. It has to start with us.

  28. QUESTION:
    Ford Windstar problem!?
    I posted this question yesterday, but added a few details to see if it may help find a solution....

    "My 01 Windstar is idling rough and dies at stoplights. I have replaced the MAF sensor, fuel filter, plugs, wires and it still does it. I have recently noticed a strong smell of gas as well.
    Also, on my instrument panel, the "gas cap" light is on but everything seems to be ok with the cap itself. Any ideas?
    The smell of gas seems to be coming from the engine, not where the gas cap is.

    • ANSWER:
      Replace the IAC (Idle Air Control) valve... it is what regulates the idle speed. When they fail, your vehicle will idle very rough, surges, and then the RPM's drop so low it stalls. This complaint comes from customers almost always saying it happens at stop lights, and yes... fast food drive throughs...lol

      This is a very common issue with Ford's.

      They're cheap (), and easy to replace.

      - Good Luck!

  29. QUESTION:
    Worcester 28i combi boiler.?
    This is a follow on to my post of this morning. There is an oblong box next to the junction switch on the wall - it has the name Danfodd(?) on it. There are 2 indicator lights on it with the words 'PROG' and 'CH1'. These lights are off.

    So to re-cap. After the electricity being switched on and off repeatedly yesterday we had no heat in the evening. The pressure gauge read 0. We used the loop and re-set the pressure. We have hot water but no heating.

    Thank you

    • ANSWER:
      The Danfoss item is a programmer. You need to read the instruction booklet or download it from the net. In the interim set the room thermostat on 23 C to make sure it calls for heat and try to set the programmer on CH 'constant' then the boiler should fire. Use the room stat to control the heating until you have sussed the programmer out. Some people leave it on constant and use the stat all the time.

  30. QUESTION:
    WHY do PEOPLE STILL WRITE ALL IN CAPS?
    OKAY I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE USED TO DO THIS MORE WHEN THE INTERWEBNET WAS NEW AND THEY WENT ON ABOUT HOW THEY TYPED WITH CAPS ON THEIR TANDY COMPUTER OR SOMETHING BUT...

    SURELY THE WEBERPAGENET HAS BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH THAT IF THEY DIDNT KNOW THEIR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS BITCH SLAPPED THEM ALREADY

    AND THEY MUST KNOW THAT IT SYMBOLIZES EITHER SHOUTING OR RETARD SPEAK

    AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DO IT FOR COMEDY, TO BE ANNOYING OR TO BE IRONIC LIKE PERHAPS THIS QUESTION...

    BUT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE THAT DO IT AND ARE COMPLETELY SERIOUS IN THEIR POSTS

    isn't this kind of like people try to find the crankshaft on their automobiles?

    AND DONT SAY THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS HARD TO FIND BECAUSE ALL MODERN KEYBOARDS COME WITH A CAPS LOCK HOMING DEVICE, AN LED THAT LIGHTS UP AND A 'YOU IDIOT YOU'RE WRITING IN CAPS SO YOUR PASSWORD WON'T WORK AND NEITHER WILL YOUR LIFE' WARNING MESSAGE

    LOL EVEN YAHOO ANSWERS WARNS ME THAT ALL CAPS ARE RUDE WHEN I TRY POSTING

    whoa sorry caps

    • ANSWER:
      BAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

      OMG! That is THE funniest post I've read in A LONG TIME!

      BAAAAHAHAHA

      thanks for the chuckle. lol

  31. QUESTION:
    Hi I have decided to make a 1 gallon pico reef.?
    I have read of all these different chemicals and then i found this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3lhEeOCpao&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
    its basically exactly what i want to do but iv'e also found this forum that gave me a schedule to use (ill post the link if i can find it later) but this is it...

    Sundays: feed heavily with cyclopeeze frozen, wait two hours then change out all the water. The first lie they told us was that large water changes make things unstable
    Monday, dose half a capfull of C Balance Yellow bottle in the mornings before lights on
    Tuesday, dose half a cap of blue bottle in the a.m. before lights on
    Wed, yellow bottle + topoff + light feeding + partial water change
    Thursday, blue bottle
    Friday yellow bottle + topoff
    Saturday blue bottle
    now what my real question is what is blue bottle and yellow bottle? please help on this.

    thanks

    • ANSWER:

  32. QUESTION:
    Are porcelain posts an option anymore?
    When I was a young girl, I broke my front (#9) tooth. A few years later, I needed a root canal. Ten years ago, I had my tooth capped with a porcelain cap on a porcelain post. Over time, I am noticing that the tooth is darkening, mainly noticeable along my gum line. Apparently, my tooth is darkening. I am also noticing a sharp, metallic taste in my mouth, which I am assuming is the result of a leak or decay or something else. My gum along that tooth is sore, but not painful. My dentist suggests replacing the cap with another, this time on a metal post. He says it will mask the darkening tooth, but I am worried. The research I've done says that a porcelain on porcelain is the best way to go, but my dentist says it's no longer an option for me.
    This is very frustrating, mainly because the metal post will no longer let the tooth be transparent, thus preventing light from shining through.
    Also, I am aware that over time, the metal from the post will begin to show, due to the gum line receding.
    Please, I need help! :(
    I cannot go any longer with this darkening tooth/gum.
    I am wondering if there is any other option for me.
    I am becoming very self conscious of my smile and am willing to try anything, within reason.
    Thank you for any information.

    • ANSWER:
      NO they are not as they are too brittle and break easily

  33. QUESTION:
    Keyboard Shuts Off and Wont Come Back on During Win. 98 Start Up?
    Well, my dad came to my w/ a very old tower. He said he needed to get some files off of it. I hooked it up to a monitor, plugged it in and it said that Windows did not shut down properly. I continued with the start up as usual. I saw the Windows 98 logo come up and it was loading. Then, a thing called Scan Disk came up while I was still in the start up. It loaded to 77% than said there was a problem, and to start Scan Disk when Windows actually started up. All I had to do was press the "OK" with my keyboard. But I couldn't. It wouldn't let me. I pressed every single button on the keyboard and nothing would happened. I then, I pressed CAP. Lock. When I press that, normally a light comes on indicating that the button was pressed. That light never came on. I tried unplugging and plugging my keyboard back in.. No luck. I think the keyboard was disabled, or something.
    Figuring it was just Scan Disk, I looked up and found how to bypass it. It said I needed to enter /is in command prompt. I cut the power supply, and Windows booted up again. I held down control, and an option came option came up asking if I wanted to start it up in safe mode, command prompt, etc. I tried selecting command prompt,but my keyboard wasn't working again. The light for the CAP. Lock wouldn't flash either.

    I know this was a long post. But please.... PLEASE HELP!
    Porblem solved thx to alreadyfixed.com

    I LOVE YOU!!!!@!!

    • ANSWER:
      This isn't a long post, it's all necessary to know what's going on. :)

      It sounds to me like the keyboard is a USB connection type keyboard. Am I right? You know the flat skinny rectangle type end on the cable.
      Well that very old tower doesn't know to power USB devices while not in Windows. (There were none/very little USB keyboards back then)

      The older type keyboard connection is called PS/2.
      You can get a USB to PS/2 adapter (very common) and use that to solve this problem.
      Or get an old keyboard with this older connection type (PS/2) and use that.

      When there is no lights turning on your keyboard (when cap lock light doesn't go on/off when pressed) then you know there is no power to the keyboard.

      If power is cutting out on the keyboard then you need that adapter or a different keyboard.

      Hope this helps. :)

      UPDATE: YAY! it's Already Fixed!
      You are loved as well. :)
      Now go vote my answer as best and call this answer resolved. :)
      Who's next?

  34. QUESTION:
    Random Computer crashes on new build?
    After rebuilding my computer and installing windows 7 64bit i came across i problem. It decides to crash and cause a complete system lock up, where even the caps lock light on my keyboard doesn't change. The crashes are completely random and can happen when ever, I had it running for 2 hours last night before it crashed and then i booted it today and it crashed after about 5 minutes.
    I have tryed to find the cause of the problem but i am completely lost, I have:
    Updated all my drivers and updated my graphics card driver, I then decided to reformat my hardrive, this didnt help, I also changed my sata cables and power connections to my hdd just incase, i have aswell used a different psu just incase it was a bad one but the problem still persisted, i have also tryed it with out my graphics card and trying my ram sticks one by one just incase one is bad. I also checked my ram voltages and upped them to 1.7 but it still continued to happen so i put them back down.
    It only seems to run in safe mode without crashing, thats how i am writing this post Which makes me think its a driver but im not sure, i could install windows 7 32bit in a hope but am not sure.
    When the crashes happen it requires a hard boot and i have not had a blue screen yet. There are also no reports on the crashes.

    My system:
    Intel pentium d 805
    4gb ram 2x2gb sticks, Im not sure of the brand.
    Nvidia 7300 LE
    Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2P
    Samsung Spinpoint 1tb F3
    450W PSU

    I understand that i should change the PSU but i am unable to afford it at the moment. Any help would be great, and yh the hardware isnt amazing but its my first build and i only need it to run maya when i start college.

    Any ideas?
    Thanks
    So just put windows 7 32bit on it and its working fine, very strange, and yh my ram is the same type and i have tried that, strange that it works on 32bit but not 64bit maybe the processor? Pass

    • ANSWER:

  35. QUESTION:
    Why wont my apple keyboard work on windows 7?
    for some reason whenever i boot windows 7 my keyboard stops receiving power.
    not only is windows ignoring it but I cant even get the caps lock light to turn on.
    is their any way of fixing this problem short of reinstalling my operating system?
    im using a 2007 macbook 13.3" with 2 GB ram and a 2.16 ghz intel core 2 duo processor.
    im also using bootcamp 2.1.1 to provide my windows drivers.
    windows has rum perfectly fine for nearly a month until this incident.

    DO NOT POST ANTI MAC SPAM AS AN ANSWER OR YOU WILL BE REPORTED!!!!!

    • ANSWER:

  36. QUESTION:
    What's the best Foundation for a hot tub?
    I was given a hot tub and want to put it right behind my house. I live in Michigan, so the ground freezes, what's my best foundation option? I'm thinking of a concrete slab, but I hear that might cause mildew under the tub, I am worried about the concrete shifting, cracking, or since it will but against my house, causing problems there. I am also thinking of digging up the grass, putting down that black plastic stuff, filling it in with sand or paver base (any recommends there) and then using four large square stones, like they use for A/Cs (any suggestions on another stone type?) and then filling the rest in with that white landscape gravel. With that option though, I’m concerned that the weight of the tub will shift the ground and become unleveled, and I'd have to empty the tank, remove the lines, to level it out again. Has anyone have issues with that? I am also going to put an aluminum or PVC material roof over the area (any suggestions?) Something light and translucent, just a cap though, no sides, to keep snow from falling on me when I'm in it in the winter. I will probably need to cement two posts for this and attach the other to the house. I was also going to build a back surround out of that new vinyl decking material. Just something to be able to set stuff (drinks) on, or to sit on and keep your legs, and will also be a privacy barrier from my neighbors too. Why not just build a deck, well I'd like to keep the tub as low to the ground as I can for privacy reasons. Lots of info I know, but please help me out, I've been struggling with options while this tub isn't being used, and soon enough it will be fall, what other options do you all suggest?

    • ANSWER:
      Concrete slab is your best bet and where it will be poured against the house you need expansion material.

  37. QUESTION:
    Alternator.. Car audio.. Please Read.?
    First of all, I'm using a JL 500/1, 4 awg., and a 4 volt head unit. No cap. '93 Lesabre, 105 amp alternator.

    **Please read All of this post, and reply if you have a serious, helpful opinion.** Thanks!

    The other day I was making a short trip out of town, and midway, the voltage light came on. I pulled over to a parking lot, and automatically pulled the wire from the battery. I cleaned the terminals, and hooked the battery back up w/o the amp wire. At this point, it only clicked, but did not start. Battery voltage was clearly low. A gust of smoke also came from the alternator as it was "clicking".

    I received a jump start, and the car started. I drove it to a dimmer place at the edge of the parking lot, and I noticed the headlights were extremely low. Most of the lights were lit on the dash (ie. check engine, abs, etc.). I immediately pulled it to park area, and at the same time, the car shut down. I then got a completely charged battery, and drove it home. The battery was losing power by the time I made it home, along w/ the speedometer going wild.

    Okay, I know, clearly, my alternator was dead.

    Mainly, I am looking for a few opinions. This is the second mid 90's LeSabre I have owned. I know that no two vehicles are the same, but in the previous LeSabre, I used a 81000d MTX amp and 1 farad Monster Cap. Also, a 105 amp alternator. I did not have one problem for two years.

    The current LeSabre is pretty much all original - it has 77,xxx miles. The alternator could have been simply wore out. I do not want to upgrade to a HO alternator. Without upgrading, do you think I will have anymore problems after adding a capacitor? I have a used alternator I could put in... do you think I should just buy a new one instead? Thanks for any feedback.

    • ANSWER:
      I would not get a capacitor as it won't do you any good. It will not prevent headlight dimming or any other power issues you have and is just going to be an added strain on your alternator. A capacitor will NOT reduce the strain on your alternator. It will actually increase the strain as it is another load your alternator needs to keep charged.

      If you don't want to get a HO alternator then I would just try the used alternator you have. That should get you by for a while. If that doesn't work well then you could get a new alternator.

      If you have power issues from your system then I recommend trying the "big 3" upgrade. It should be fairly easy for you to do since the alternator is out now.
      http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~73496~PN~1

      Good Luck!!!

  38. QUESTION:
    need help powering vehicle + accessories?
    ok heres the skinny. i own a 2000 gmc yukon with hid lights that need very high start-up power or else they both wont come on without turning them offand then back on-2 solo baric L7 15's with 1farad cap and a hifonics 2000watt monoblock amp with an epicenter- pioneer indash touchscreen-replaced all four door speakers with hifonics 6.5's and 2 tweeters in the front-plan on upgraded the interior lights,tail lights, and clear turn signals with leds, and install hids in the fogs. and later i wanna add speaker pods for at least 4 more 6.5's with a highs amp. dont kn ow if this makes a difference but ts been retuned with a superchips programmer......now after all that has been said heres the deal. sometimes my lights want turn on when starting, i have to turn them off and back on. my lights also flicker when the bass is up sometimes but not as often as before the 1 farad cap. my door speakers dim alittle also when the bass is up making the words drown out. im currently running a everstart maxx walmart battery and stock alternator. i dont want to do the big 3 mod nor the second battery mod. what other option do i have to do to get more power. id like to do an optima yellow top and an ho alternator. what alt. should i go to without having to modify something else, and shouli go with a yellow top or another brand.....on a side note im also thinking of switching out my 4 ballast for my hid lights from 35watts to 55watts. im not really looking for a direct answer, just opinons from expiriences or facts. thanks for reading the long post.

    • ANSWER:

  39. QUESTION:
    Why do we have so many slacker pot heads running around? Why legalize pot?
    http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl/stiletto-stoners.html

    Jennifer Pelham* kicks off her black Marc Jacobs pumps, slips out of her trim Theory blazer, and collapses on the couch. The 29-year-old corporate attorney for one of Manhattan's top law firms has just clocked another 12-hour day, and though it's over, she's having a hard time shaking off her frustrations. (A partner had eviscerated the contract she'd drafted, then left before Pelham had a chance to explain herself.) Still distracted, Pelham orders dinner – sushi, as usual – then reaches for a plastic orange prescription bottle standing on the corner of her coffee table alongside a glass pipe and blue Bic lighter, just as the cleaning lady left them. She twists off the cap, pinches off a piece of the fragrant green bud inside, gingerly places it in the bowl of the pipe, and lights up. Over the next 30 minutes, she takes three deep drags, enough to drown out the noise whirring in her head. Then she eats.

    "I hate the term pothead – it connotes that I'm high 24/7, which I'm not," Pelham says, wincing. "I don't need it to get through my day. I just enjoy it when my day is over." Her nightly ritual costs only a month, a pittance compared with the cost of her monthly gym membership or a Saturday night out with her fiancé, an investment banker, who occasionally smokes with her. At 5'4", slim and athletic – she ran three miles a day while in law school – Pelham insists that pot is the ideal antidote to a hairy workday: It never induces a post-happy-hour hangover and, unlike the Xanax a doctor once prescribed for her anxiety, never leaves her groggy or numb. "Look, every female attorney I know has some vice or another," Pelham shrugs, tucking her long brown hair behind her ears, her 3-carat cushion-cut engagement ring catching the light. "It's really not a big deal."

    These people are the problem with this country!!
    The question is sarcastic people... did you not read the article? I was sarcasticly pointing out how innacruate anti-weed people are in their beliefs about it
    *inaccurate
    What are some of you have trouble reading the first edit as well?

    =======>THE QUESTION IS SARCASTIC<========

    • ANSWER:
      Could be, but in a truly free country we have to let people fail as often as we let people succeed. After all, if we were all only free to make GOOD decisions, would we really be free?

      If pot were legal, I would still never smoke it - I never have and I never will.

      Having said that I do advocate for it to be legalized because in a free country that is what is right. Those who choose not to smoke pot (or drink alcohol, or become addicted to porn, or football) have a competitive edge over the addicts in the free marketplace.

      The long and short of it is that we need to embrace all types of freedom, not just the ones we like.

  40. QUESTION:
    How many of you think that whiskey, vodka or any other 80 proof liquor is flammable?
    (Note: if the bottom of this post is cut off, look for Part Two...) I read another post on this site where EVERYONE stated that 80 proof liquor, whether its whiskey or vodka or gin or whatever is flammable. Well, really, its not. How do I know this...? Well, three reasons. One, 80 proof means 40% by volume. The alcohol is so diluted that the concentration becomes non-flammable, but if you don't believe me, research it yourself (A lot of the time, mixing many of the typical flammable liquids with water is like, well, the term "oil and water don't mix"; because of the different densities, they separate, with the lighter density liquid floating to the top. While alcohol is less dense than water, its close enough to mix completely, causing the dilution. When the two liquids don't mix, this is why some polluted lakes, "catch on fire" because the accelerant is less dense than the water and sits on top. One match and *poof* "Lake of Fire"...). Two, when I and my pyromaniac friends were teenagers living in a hick town in NC with NOTHING to do but play with matches (and ourselves), we ran out of lighter fluid one night, so we tried the whiskey we had which, as you guess it, would not light no matter what we did to it, and neither would the Vodka (The sad point being we wasted most of it...) And three, my stupid friend thought the same thing you guys did and tried to make a Molotov cocktail out of a nearly full bottle of whiskey, threw it and succeeded in doing nothing but waste a very nice bottle of hooch (By the way, just so you know, alcohol is non-explosive, while gasoline IS, {Alright, I'm 95% sure that Gas is explosive, so research it if you need to...}. Believe me, its important to know that...) Whenever you see people doing that trick at a party where they take a mouthful of alcohol, put a flame to their mouths and spit out fire, thats usually Bacardi 151 rum (Meaning 151 proof which is 75.5% alcohol) or Everclear which is, like, 90% alcohol. THATS flammable, let me tell you. I am not sure if 100 proof vodka, like Mr. Boston's is flammable, but it probably has a better chance of igniting. So, next time you see someone pouring 80 proof whiskey all over a bar or something in a movie and then he lights it on fire, thats a lie. And just so I don't have to do another post on this related subject, a cigarette is NOT hot enough to ignite gasoline in the open air. If it were a really windy, hot, dry, high pressure day where the wind increased the temperature of the cherry of the cigarette like blowing on the coals of a dying fire, then maybe, but, otherwise, no, it won't. I know this because I got tired of my father freaking out when I went to the open garage to smoke because there was a (usually empty) gas can with the cap on twenty feet away (But, like I said, if it had been a hot, dry, high pressure day with the garage door CLOSED and more than one gas can present and open, the concentrated fumes could very well ignite if you puffed on your cigarette a lot {Thereby increasing the temperature of the cherry}. In that instance, I would have had no problem having my delicious, soothing, God-kissed cigarette outside... Are there possible exceptions to this rule..? In all likelihood, yes, but they are remote...) So, to test this theory, I took a metal coffee can, filled the bottom with half a cup of gasoline and smoked three cigarettes over it, culminating with my throwing the lit butts in the can, where all they did was fizzle out like it was water. I thought I was alone in this curiosity, but, apparently, my friend, Dave, did the same thing when he was a teenager as well, for the same reasons and with the same results. The point is, none of them succeeded in igniting the gas. So, neither a cigar nor a cigarette is hot enough to ignite gasoline under regular circumstances (A cigar tends to burn a little hotter than a cigarette, but still usually doesn't burn hot enough to ignite gasoline out in the open). One last thing, A cigarette CAN start a regular fire under the right circumstances. I used to think they couldn't because of my former experiments, but like I said earlier, a hot, dry day and a strong wind can coax the cherry to a hotter temperature. I was sitting by a stream in Atlanta, Georgia smoking and because I thought nothing would happen, I just flicked my lit butts away. Well, one of then landed on a pile of super-dry leaves in direct sunlight, a long, stiff, high pressure wind hit that butt, causing the cherry to heat up igniting the leaves. I succeeded in putting out the fire in a panic, ruining my sneakers, but, well, ....uh.....oooops...! After that, no matter what I proved with my experiments, I always made sure my butts were completely out, my campfires were 100% buried under dirt and extinguished and I ceased my habitual licking of 9 volt batteries. You know: the big, flashlight ones (They made my tongue feel fuuunny... I only do it now to trim up my nasal hairs. It works great, but you end up smelling

    • ANSWER:
      80 proof alcohol IS flammable buddy. It's not like gasoline - you can't "fireball" it, but if you put a match to it, it will burn. If you soak something in it, it will light.

  41. QUESTION:
    chevy ignition problem?
    I have a problem with my ignition system on my 350 chevy engine. I just put a brand new engine in to the car and now Im not getting any spark whatsoever. I have a Mallory dual point distributor, and a mallory promaster coil. I have the wiring as follows. A "hot" wire from the ignition switch passing through a ballast resistor to the positive post on the coil. I have a line running from the negative post on the coil to the "single" post on the distributor where the condenser hooks up. I've used a line tester to check if there is power to the positive of the coil and when I turn the key to the on position the bulb on the line tester lights up so I know I have power to the coil. However when I turn the engine over I get no spark to the the plugs. I then removed the distributor cap and turned the engine over to see if the points were firing and I get nothing. Here's what I've done since the problem started. Purchased and installed a new ballast resistor, new coil, new condenser, new points, new cap & rotor. Gapped the points at .019". The distributor and plug wires are in good shape but been sitting in my garage for twelve years. The wires are Taylor Spiro-pros. I can replace those as well because I would love to get rid of the points but I have a feeling I'm missing a wire connection somewhere. The car if your wondering is 1965 chevrolet impala and the engine is a 76 350 chevy. What could be the problem? I'm beginning to go crazy. What's the basic routing of the ignition wiring? If I replace the distributor, what model do yu recommend? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Why not use the original wire connections. Your problem is you are trying to start with insufficient voltage to the coil. Check the starter solenoid. If there are two small terminals on it. One is to activate the solenoid and the other goes to the coil. Dump the ballast resistor as there is already a resistor in the harness. Ignition switch in the start position full voltage from starter. In run position voltage is cut down by the resistor incorporated in the harness.

  42. QUESTION:
    just for laughs..Hurricane survival tips!?
    In light of the visit we recently recieved from Ike I thought these were very cute and believe me when I tell you most are also very true!

    coffee and frozen pizzas can be made on a BBQ grill.

    Hot pockets taste pretty good deep fried on the outdoor cooker!

    My car gets 23.21675 miles per gallon, EXACTLY (you can ask the people in line who helped me push it).

    He who has the biggest generator wins.

    A new method of non-lethal torture -- showers without hot water.

    TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful.

    Flood plain drawings on some mortgage documents were seriously wrong.

    People will get into a line that has already formed without having any idea what the line is for.

    Cell phones work when land lines are down, but only as long as the battery remains charged.

    Hampers were not made to contain such a volume.

    If I had a store that sold only ice, chainsaws, gas and generators... I'd be rich.

    Waterfront property can quickly become someone else's fishing hole.

    Tree service companies are underappreciated.

    MATH 101: 30 days in month, minus 10 days without power equals 30% higher electric bill??

    I can walk a lot farther than I thought.

    Heat makes you be brutally honest!!!!

    A MUST for all blackouts with kids... GLOWSTICKS!

    It is a great time to teach the children the fine art of gambling (penny ante poker) card playing.

    You can never have too many gas cans!

    7 dogs that do not normally live together still do not get along during a hurricane.they have no comprehension of sharing.

    Suddenly you realize you DO have neighbors!

    Neighbors are much more sociable when your trees are being removed from their houses.

    That neighbor who knows how to use a chainsaw is your new best friend.

    What looks acceptable by candlelight in your bathroom will scare you when you look at yourself in the mirror at the office

    Coffee is NOT a luxury - it's a staple! And withdrawal is hell!

    Rather than campfires, you find families huddled about tiny battery-operated televisions to watch The Simpsons.

    Peanut butter and jelly is a perfectly acceptable meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same day.

    Ice is a form of currency.

    Coming home from work with a pizza and a charged-up laptop so the kids can watch a DVD makes you a hero.

    You run out of things to barbecue after Day 3.

    Hair can dry without a blow dryer, but it may not look the way you planned.

    Baseball caps go with any post-hurricane ensemble.

    You can't train yourself not to flip on light switches when entering a room.

    Lukewarm is the new cold.

    It's easier to ignore a dirty house when you can't see it

    A new opening phrase when seeing someone: 'Got lights yet?'

    Daydreaming consists of thinking about what you will do when the freak'n power comes back on!

    • ANSWER:
      ROFLOL!

      Yeah, "TV is an addiction and the withdrawal symptoms are painful," and "you can't train yourself not to flip on light switches when entering a room" are definitely universal truths. We don't have hurricanes here in Indiana, but we have the power outages from tornadoes, floods, and blizzards. The power can be off for a couple of weeks, and I'll still hit that light switch, both ways, every time - LOL!

      "Ice is a form of currency" brought back summers of my youth spent touring with the Grateful Dead. When everybody lives in a campground, ice, or anything frozen or cold, for that matter, is worth more than money, more than cigarettes, almost more than it's weight in gold! :)

      "Got lights yet?" and "neighbors are much more sociable when your trees are being removed from their houses," absolutely cracked me up! Good for you for getting through this difficult situation with humor. I'm sure that made it easier on your kids.

      Hope things are getting cleaned up there, and everybody's okay. Bright blessings.

  43. QUESTION:
    How do I fix accidentily dyed hair?
    I was going to get low-lights yesterday, but it was a disaster.

    AND DON'T TELL ME TO GO TO A SALON, MY MOM WAS A HAIRSTYLIST AND IT WASN'T EVEN HER FAULT, SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME TO GO TO A SALON, DON'T ANSWER.

    She used a hair bonnet, where you have the hook and everything. You poke the hook through this hole in the cap and pull out a lock of hair. Well, she did this, the dye came out the right color and everything, but the cap didn't do so well and the hair dye leaked through the cap. Now I have a full head of hair that's an auburn-ish brown-ish red-ish color. It used to be dirty blonde with highlights.

    How can I fix this?? I don't really like to dye my hair much, but for some reason I came out an awkward color. I was naturally blonde, but my mom is darkish brown and my dad is a brunette, almost black. My skin doesn't match my hair. What can I do? How long will I have to wait before dying it again?? I would post pics, but I lost my camera cord adapter thing...

    If this helps...

    I used ion Color Brilliance permanent hair color. When I washed my hair this morning it faded a bit. but it said 100% fade resistant.

    color: 3G-3.3 Dark Golden Brown
    http://www.ioncolorbrilliance.com/Permanent_Hair_Color/Shades/

    • ANSWER:
      Im not for dying hair at all but for you you just need to dye all your hair all over again. Some new color or try the color and retry the highlights. Dont worry about redying the same day it wont hurt it anymore, you head might start to burn though so make sure the second color is what youd like.
      Its not going to damage it anymore than regular dying doing it twice in a row.....
      Good luck!!!.. Maybe in the future do the foil... if your moms a sylist I bet she knows how to do that.

  44. QUESTION:
    1999 Nissan Pathfinder issues?
    I have a 1999 Pathfinder that will buck between 2000-4000 R.P.M's. The check engine light is NOT on, and when it comes on I check it, and change anything it tells me to. I have thus far changed the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor. The Mass airflow sensor, and the camshaft positioning sensor. I have also cleaned the EGR. After all of that I still have the issue of it missing. Can anyone give me an idea of what it could be? The engine has 140,000 on it, and the truck has 288,000 on it. I changed the original motor at 115,000. When the light comes on it hasn't told me that anything other than what I have changed was wrong with it. i.e- O2 sensors or anything like that. I have been using the alldata system at my local shop (the owner is a friend) and I'm doing exactly what I'm being told by the ecu read out from the C.E.L. Does anyone have ANY idea what the issue is? Please help. To further describe the issue, it's almost like while I'm accelerating someone is behind the truck tugging on it from the back (typically between 2500-4000 r.p.m. in every gear. It will also stall at lights or at idle. It doesn't start until it's warmed up though. When it's cold it runs like new oddly enough, but the issue starts once it is at operating temp. (It should with everything I have changed) lol Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you think you have a legitimate suggestion, you can post here, or mail me at the same name on yahoo. Thank you in advance.
    I have used all OEM replacement parts. The code I keep getting is a 1336 which is a bad crankshaft positioning sensor, and I changed that twice already. The likelihood of having 3 bad ones is low.

    • ANSWER:
      You say that you have replaced everything that the ecu has told you but what are the actual codes? Misfire codes? Have you tried to spray intake or carb cleaner around the intake? Might have a vacuum leak somewhere. Are you using aftermarket parts or OEM parts?

      Edit:
      Check the flywheel teeth. If any are broken then this code will be set. Also check all of the wiring harness ground bolts to make sure they are tight.

  45. QUESTION:
    HP laptop wont boot properly Please read, REWORD TO ANYONE WHO CAN GET MY PC RUNNING!!?
    Hello, I have a HP g60-125nr laptop. My problem is that I cannot boot the system. When I try to start the laptop all I get is the power light and the WiFi OFF light, No display or windows starting. I know that windows is not starting because the harddrive isn't spinning fast enough for it to be booting Windows and the WiFi light stays in the orange off color. I recently took the system apart to clean the flan out. I took everything apart including the motherboard. I have since put everything back together and everything is in its place EXCEPT, one wire that comes from the LCD display and the CAPS lock light. What happened was I was trying to unplug a connector and I pulled it by the wires and the wires ripped out of the connector. The male part of the connector was stuck so I ripped it out with priors. I don't think that should prevent the computer from booting properly because the CAPS lock light doesn't effect anything and the wire coming out of the display I THINK went to the microphone and webcam. So that shouldn't matter. So could of I not put something in properly when taking the system apart? Like didn't connect the Lan, HardDrive, ect. Or maybe something is lined up right (I have checked most of those). Please tell me what the common mastack would be the would prevent the system to booting after taking it apart. The reword would be best answer and money via PayPal if I give the reword and it would be no more than 10 USD. It depends on if you can get it fixed or help me to fix it and if you just tell me I need to buy something. If you just tell me what to buy I most likely wont give the reword but I will still give you the best answer if you can give me website on buying it you might get a couple dollars. Please don't think that I will give the reword to everybody, I might not give it at all. The only reason I'm offering a reword for this question is because I need my computer fixed before this work week, Witch already started. Once again thank you. Sorry for double posting this Question, I just need to get it "out there".
    Here is a video of my laptop and the problem, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O6N_-vSID8&feature=player_embedded. I already tried resetting the RAM and using different RAM, I don't think its the RAM.

    • ANSWER:
      I am sure , your RAM is not working. When RAM is damaged, u have to replace it.

      Where is the money?

      paypal: naveenlb89@gmail.com

  46. QUESTION:
    MORE INFO ON MY 1st question!!!?
    MY FIRST QUESTION WAS... ... ... ... ...
    My power windows, my power steering, power breaks, power seats... none of that work except for my clock and audio stuff(radio,cd player, etc.) ...also my car will start back up if it just sits for awhile... i just mess with the window button and once it moves i know my car will start up...also i just got and oil change not to long ago but my lights to change it are on... my car is a 97' buick le sabre and well it's had a lot done too it... most of it's parts are stock and the rest is what i've replaced with new stuff... like new transmission, new aldinator, new break lines and fuel lines, new cables and plugs, new battery...the most recent is a new fuel line, new fuel filter and sock... you name it man... it's like every month something is going bad... I'm in college and can't really afford my car any more... but i can't afford a new one either... can someone... anyone please help me find out what is happening... before i have to take it to the mechanic and them charge me an arm and a leg for just a look at it... help please... ASAP!!! pwetty pwease... ps this is my momma's account i'm actually just 18 and they wont let me use their vehicle sooo i kinda do need help alot... please and thank you *HUGZZZ* byezzz

    PART TWO IS... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
    My car died at the side of the road coming home from college... and wouldn't start at all... all the same problems occur...(plus you shoudl know i have a new battery, new cables, new bolts and stuff for all that, new aldinator, and all new connects for those things. I've had those for a little over a year now) okay now a tow man came and he popped my hood and checked to see if it was getting gas... he pressed this little thing that looks kinda like at tire cap thing... and gas shot out as the ignition was on and the car started right up and ran me all the way home... b4 that he also cleaned out my air filter, which was filthy...(he was cute lol and gave me his number and didn't charge me for him having to drive an 1hr and 30 mins just to get lost and fix a car and go back)...well... everything seemed fine the car was runnin good... til sat. night... got ready to go at 11 and the car wouldn't start... today(monday) i called my mechanic... and he had my daddy get under the hood to see if we could start it like that and bring it over again... we did... it started... and we are waiting for my mechanic to call us when he gets back from gettin parts for other vehicles... what could this be??? i'm so lost and so broke... and i have to go to work in 4 hours sooo looks like i'm walkin 5 miles to and from work today lol... not a big deal but now it's 70 miles to and from college tomorrow... so please help... um... some little details... my car is a 97 buick le sabre... it has 174 thousand miles on it... i put about 300 to 400 miles on it a week between college and work and social life... which i haven't been havin much of cuz i walk to my social places instead of driving now... or i get a ride... well... if u have questions about the car... comment an aswer and ask me and i'll post another question update or i will jst try and message you... please and thank you *HUG* God bless byezzz

    • ANSWER:
      I don't really know if I can give you a good answer without actually looking at your car, BUT, I would check the ignition module, the coil pack, fuel filter, and the fuel pressure regulator.

  47. QUESTION:
    Is this what the liberals don't understand about health care outrage?
    Do YOU really want government running the health care system? Do YOU even want their fingers in the pie?

    Look at their track record.

    Notice every one of these things is government run.

    Social Security --Broke
    Medicare --Broke
    Medicaid --Broke
    Amtrak --Broke
    Post Office --Broke

    They can't even get the estimates right about what something will cost.They are usually short by a factor of at least 10. If that holds true. We can't afford it.

    And let's look at some of those other things we "HAD" to have right now.

    TARP- If we didn't punch 0 billion into the financial sector it's going to be worse then the 'Great Depression'. The did that so that banks would lend. The banks are just sitting on that money and charging up to 30% interest on credit cards. And giving bonuses in the billions to their execs. We 'had' to loan GM and Chrysler billions or they would go bankrupt. And they went bankrupt anyway.

    0 billion for omnibus of the government is going to quit running. Well that's what they said.

    7 billion in Stimulus to get things turned around. Only about billion has gone out the door and the things it went for didn't stimulate much. 00 road signs saying "Your Stimulus at Work" for projects that have been going on since Bush 2 first took office. And it's working! At least that's what Democrats say. Give me a break.

    Most recessions last from 18 months to two years regardless of what Government does.

    Democrats want Cap and Trade(TAX) even when the CBO and GAO say it will cost us jobs.

    Cash for Clunkers- Yeah that will really save the environment. Even after Congress added another 2 billion dollars the total effect will be the same as turning off all the lights in the US for one hour every year. Dealers have to fill out 308 pages of forms to get reimbursed. One dealer in my town is waiting right now for over 0K Dollars.

    IF they were looking to make sure that every citizen (not just every one including illegals) of the US were enrolled in at least a basic health care I might go for it.

    1018 pages that NO ONE in Congress even understands isn't my idea of something I want.

    How many bills have the Democrats passed that are over 1000 pages since Obama took office? Do you really think anyone who voted on those bills actually read them much less understood them.

    Those people who are getting loud at town hall meetings are scared. Scared that Congress is writing checks the people don't have the money to cash.

    With their track record in the past ten months, or twenty years I don't want Congress touching health care. I don't want them touching a damn thing. If Congress understood basic economics and basic math they wouldn't be doing what they are doing.
    No Soltan I don't.

    I noticed you didn't refute a single statement I made.

    Keep drinking that Kool-Aid.
    You gotta eat--

    Here's a clue for you. I didn't like 1000 page bills when the Republicans did it either. But at least there was more than a couple days from when they were introduced till they were voted on.
    dewitt-

    I haven't posted a question in weeks.

    Have you had an original thought?

    • ANSWER:
      It's a matter of understanding -- or lack thereof.

      ----------------------------------------------
      ATOON — The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this country's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it.

      Dr. Anne Doig says patients are getting less than optimal care and she adds that physicians from across the country - who will gather in Saskatoon on Sunday for their annual meeting - recognize that changes must be made.

      "We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize," Doing said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

      "We know that there must be change," she said. "We're all running flat out, we're all just trying to stay ahead of the immediate day-to-day demands."

      The pitch for change at the conference is to start with a presentation from Dr. Robert Ouellet, the current president of the CMA, who has said there's a critical need to make Canada's health-care system patient-centred. He will present details from his fact-finding trip to Europe in January, where he met with health groups in England, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and France.

      His thoughts on the issue are already clear. Ouellet has been saying since his return that "a health-care revolution has passed us by," that it's possible to make wait lists disappear while maintaining universal coverage and "that competition should be welcomed, not feared."

      In other words, Ouellet believes there could be a role for private health-care delivery within the public system.

      He has also said the Canadian system could be restructured to focus on patients if hospitals and other health-care institutions received funding based on the patients they treat, instead of an annual, lump-sum budget. This "activity-based funding" would be an incentive to provide more efficient care, he has said.

      Doig says she doesn't know what a proposed "blueprint" toward patient-centred care might look like when the meeting wraps up Wednesday. She'd like to emerge with clear directions about where the association should focus efforts to direct change over the next few years. She also wants to see short-term, medium-term and long-term goals laid out.

      "A short-term achievable goal would be to accelerate the process of getting electronic medical records into physicians' offices," she said. "That's one I think ought to be a priority and ought to be achievable."

      A long-term goal would be getting health systems "talking to each other," so information can be quickly shared to help patients.

      Doig, who has had a full-time family practice in Saskatoon for 30 years, acknowledges that when physicians have talked about changing the health-care system in the past, they've been accused of wanting an American-style structure. She insists that's not the case.

      "It's not about choosing between an American system or a Canadian system," said Doig. "The whole thing is about looking at what other people do."

      "That's called looking at the evidence, looking at how care is delivered and how care is paid for all around us (and) then saying 'Well, OK, that's good information. How do we make all of that work in the Canadian context? What do the Canadian people want?' "

      Doig says there are some "very good things" about Canada's health-care system, but she points out that many people have stories about times when things didn't go well for them or their family.

      "(Canadians) have to understand that the system that we have right now - if it keeps on going without change - is not sustainable," said Doig.

      "They have to look at the evidence that's being presented and will be presented at (the meeting) and realize what Canada's doctors are trying to tell you, that you can get better care than what you're getting and we all have to participate in the discussion around how do we do that and of course how do we pay for it."

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  48. QUESTION:
    Have I plugged in all the plugs I need on my ASRock motherboard?
    Hi I've just bought an ASRock X58 extreme and a new Sapphire 5970 I've plugged it all in but when i turn on the computer there is nothing on the screen, also when i connect a keyboard the caps lock, num lock and scroll lock lights don't work. The POST doesn't come up either.
    I've had this problem before and it was because there was a missing plug on the mobo, I have plugged the long 24-pin and the 8-pin in to the mobo. Are there any other plugs that need plugging in?
    Do I have a dead motherboard?
    I have also plugged the 6 and 8 pin in to the 5970.

    • ANSWER:
      Were you grounded? To work on a system you need to have your computer on an antistatic mat and you need to have an antistatic wrist strap that is grounded into earth ground so you and the system will be neutral. If you do not ground yourself then you will short out the motherboard and chips with the electricty your body holds.

      If you were properly grounded then I would just make sure your power supply is working properly, it sounds like there is no power. maybe try a different power supply.

  49. QUESTION:
    Can anyone tell me the name of the book I'm thinking of?
    I read it in middle school, it's about a boy who goes on a camping trip and while on it he gets struck by lighting? or lightning strikes near him? in any case it causes him to be sent into the future (which you don't find out till later in the book though when he finds a coke bottle cap?). The world is post-apocalyptic with mutant animals and the cause of the apocalypse was a virus that wipes out most of the population sending the remaining population back into tribal times. Anyway, that's the extent of the story and most of what I remember about the book, does anyone know the title? I know it's not planet of the apes.
    Heck yeah it is! Thanks a ton!

    • ANSWER:
      The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen
      Happy reading. :)

  50. QUESTION:
    BANG! Pop goes the knee! (Hehe :P )?
    Ok, well recently I just sort of dead-on slammed my knee cap into my bed post (which is solid wood and is a bunk so it has weight and stopped my knee cold in it's tracks), it was full speed and caused me to sit and hold it. It had what looked like a stright red puffed up line dead center of the knee like someone cut it for example and it overall puffed up and went a light red. If I try to bend it straight out I can't really because it feels like there is a lot of pressure and is restricting my movement, it was not long ago but should I watch it?

    There is no general pain except a little aching and the overall initial pain from me slamming my knee into it.

    Don't call me dumb or stupid- things happen lol.
    Oh I found out that line was a blood vessel that puffed up with my knee in general :P

    • ANSWER:
      Maybe a slipped knee cap?.. popped blood vessel? Take some pain medication and don't do anything too physical. But, I suggest seeing a doctor first if you haven't already done so.