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Simple Half Cleaning of Lawn Mower Carburetor
How to Clean a Lawn Mower Carburetor While Still on the Machine When springtime rolls around and everyone brings out their lawn mower to perform the first cut of the season, many people are dismayed to find that their mower will not start! Further complicating the matter is that the lawn mower shops are expensive…
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Pay Toilets
Principally WOMEN Fought Against a Pay for Pee Pee System! The first pay toilets in the United States were in1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair, however most people were not aware of pay toilets until they became widespread. By the early 1970’s about 50,000 pay toilets were in place. Many people did not object to…
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Glenwood Canyon
A drive through Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon is a scenic drive in nearly any weather. About twelve miles long, it is the largest canyon on the upper Colorado River, with walls that jut straight up in many places and rise as high as 1,300 feet above the river in others. In…
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Two Door Locks – Only One Key
One House Key for Both Doors If your locks are different from front to back or perhaps your doorknob lock differs from your deadbolt lock, and you want to simplify so that one key will work for both, the good news is that you only need to purchase one new lock– NOT two! Here is…
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Pikes Peak
Pike’s Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in North America and — for good reason too! It is one of the most popular tourist attractions near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was named after Zebulon Pike, an American brigadier general and explorer who was not able to reach…
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Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
Out of all the hot springs pools, Glenwood has the most interesting history. It was first visited by the Ute Indians who considered them a sacred healing spot in 1860. It was then purchased by British investors who created the world’s largest hot springs pool in 1888. The attractive lodge and pool sides were made…
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Interesting Facts About Eggs, You May Not Know
When it comes to eggs, women and hens are somewhat alike, meaning; both humans and hens produce eggs, but they don’t get fertilized and grow into a baby unless a rooster is around. A pointy egg is more likely to produce a rooster than a hen. Since almost all chicken owners want MORE hens than…
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Strawberry Park Hot Springs
Strawberry Park, located 7 miles outside of Steamboat Springs is a unique hot springs pool that is simply gorgeous! The stone masons that built it deserve to be very proud of their work too, as the entire outdoor pool area blends nicely into the surrounding mountains. So too, do its buildings, that are partially built…
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The Kathleen Mollie Gold Mine Tour in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Strap on your hard hat, cram into a metal-grated elevator (with too many people), drop a full 1,000 feet below ground and you are inside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine! This is the real deal. Not to put down the very popular Argo Mill Mine Tour in Idaho Springs, Colorado,…