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I may try Turkey hunting this year, we have too many here in Maine and they are damaging fields and eating food that Deer would normally eat. I've heard that Maine Turkeys aren't the best tasting, but we shall see.

The tapatalk addin has been installed since the upgrade and was working fine. Can you try removing the app from your phone and reinstalling it?

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Hopefully finishing up on the garage organization project and then relaxing around a fire with family.

Yes, upper right corner of the screen, it's now called "View New Content". It covers all aspects of the site, not just the forums.

Ice has been building up at our garage door and freezing there, the snow is melting off cars over night and running in that direction. I should have kept up on it more. I chipped away at the ice a few weeks ago and then again tonight. I noticed that tonight, the top layer of the cement flaked off. It's the are where the cement is taper down to meet the driveway. It's very thin flaking however I am upset that I did this and want to repair it this spring so it doesn't get worse. Do I just use quickrite cement and trowel it until it gets smooth? Or should I use something else? Would sealing the garage floor with a good cement sealer help as well? Thanks,

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We're looking at a house that has recently had a small (gallon or two) of fuel oil on a basement floor. How would you clean up the oil and smell? Thanks,

I want to lock in an oil stain that we have cleaned up for the most part; on humid days it seems the smell creeps out a bit and was thinking of locking it in with a cement sealent. This is going to be in a basement and was planning on putting it only over the stain. Thoughts, suggestions are welcome.

We have a bathroom sink with a white top, I am guessing it is 6 years old. The sink top has a slight dinge to it. Is it possible to clean that off? Also, we are going to replace another sink that has a white porcelene top, how can we keep this clean? Thanks!

Hi Beth, it's porcelain. I'll try Tilex. Would you recommend to not use a mix of bleach and water?

There's an oil stain on our driveway and I used some heavy degreaser to remove it, it worked a little bit however where the oil is the pavement is semi-squishy. Should I put tar sealant over it?

I have not yet got to repair this problem and before I do anything I just want to make sure: Should I dig out more of the spot of just put the patch over what I have now?

I put vinegar on the spot first and washed it out with water and then put lemon juice down and washed it off. The spot is hard but lightly squishy, some little rocks can be picked out. I've attached 2 photos. Should I patch it? I found a 50LB bag of asphalt at Lowes.

So if I buy this product should I seal the entire driveway or just that spot?

Yep, it's asphalt. So I may have made it soft then with the degreaser? I will put some lemon juice on it tonight. However I did spray it down with water last night. Is sealing a driveway something that is relatively cheap?

I just wanted to post an update that using the Oven Off has helped with the smell. I also power washed the floor with degreaser and then sprayed it again with Oven Off- the smell is gone now however the stain is still there which is fine. Thanks again for the help.

I used one can of Easy Off heavy duty last night in the darkest area and left it over night, I will clean it up tonight and see how it works. Like you said, the oil is in the pours of the cement and I don't think it's possible to get it completely out but I want to try some things before covering it up. This area where the spill happened is in the corner of the basement where the oil tank sits; we plan on finishing off the other half of the basement at some point as the way it was designed one half is utilities (oil tank, boiler mate, furnace) and the other half is open with the exception of the well pump and electrical box.

Thanks Beth and Adrian, I will try your suggestions. Just to make sure, this will work for oil that has soaked into the concrete, right? You can rub it off with your hand as it has saturated. We haven't moved in yet so no worries on Marbles. :) BTW, I wish we had people in our area that could help with this. :) Edit: TSP, I assume you mean trisodium phosphate? If so, what/where can I buy this?

Hi, I am wondering if putting some sort of sealant on the cement would help at all? If so what type of sealant should be used on a basement floor? So far to clean the oil sill I've used: SimpleGreen Strong Degreaser Kitty Litter Swab power (rubbed it in) The smell is still there.

It's fixed now, I'm sorry about that. While doing another upgrade something messed up the chat config.

Hi, Wondering what your thoughts and experiences are with saltless water softeners? I've found a couple: Water Softener Alternative | Easy Water Systems 10 GPM, Futura Salt-Free Water Softener /Conditioner; The Most Recommended Whole House Water Softener by APEC Water Systems. Thanks in advance.