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I have a couple of those weird carpeted cat furniture things...one is shaped like an "S" that sits on its side and other looks like the Stargate portal, only smaller, and without Kurt Russell jumping through it. The carpet wasn't exactly top quality designer stuff in the first place, but after...

My current pants are falling apart... Looking to spend around $75 max. Must be armored at least in the knees, preferably in the hips also. I'm about a size 2-4, (115#, 5'-4", 29-30" inseam) I don't really care what they look like. They can be a little short. Don't need to be waterproof...

I'm trying to open a movie that's zipped--even then it's 6.6 gigs. Can't get it to cooperate. I downloaded this 7zip unzipper that should be able to handle the mondo size, but it can't. My friend opens it with the same program on his computer just fine. What am I doing wrong?

I shop early for Christmas (I have half of it done by July) so I'm in full panic mode right now. I don't have any idea what to get the mother in-law, and yes, I like her. Bought her sleepwear, books, jewelry, clothes in recent years. I'd like to do something a little different. I have a...

There was a show on the radio that I missed the other day hosted by Terry Gross. It was an episode on the new Affordable Health Care Act and I really wanted to hear it. Can someone tell me how I can track this down online? Thanks!

If you asked me what I'd be doing on a nice, sunny Fall morning 10 years ago, I never would have thought to answer: Riding on my Ducati across the new bridge and watching my odometer tick over to 88K. And what a ride it's been. Since 2004, the Monster and I have been on thousands of miles...

This isn't really employment per se. I'm considering going after some small cap public projects in S.F. in the near future. I'd be the prime (architect) and you'd be part of a short-list design team. I live/practice in Oakland currently so I need LBE (local business enterprise) folks to flesh...

I'm looking into playing the cello. Does anyone here have one that they're looking to unload cheaply or know a good place to pick one up? Lessons are actually the hard part. I haven't looked extensively, but apparently only Berkeley and Marin County parents of exceptionally gifted children...

I was issued a speeding ticket the other day while trying to get away from someone coming into my lane. The officer admitted that he hadn't seen the whole thing and might have reconsidered giving me the ticket if he had. Do I have a case to contest this?

$175 on CL, $150 for a BARFer I was given another coffee table when my grandmother recently passed, so I need to unload my beloved vintage Lane coffee table to someone else. I rescued it from the dumpster several years ago when my friends moved and refinished it, so the finish is not original...

$1500.00 Yes, for $1500 this sexy beast can be all yours. In North Oakland (you won't need your kevlar vest here): 1992 Mazda B2600i pick-up truck with extended cab, regular bed, stick shift (165K miles) 4 cylinder truck, power-nuthin. Registered a week ago and it passed smog. I have all...

I have two stands and a chock for sale. I'm located in Oakland and will deliver for $1/mile, for those of you who are bike-only. (The LP can be carried on a bike) Yeah, I'm willing to negotiate and am open to trades, even unusual trades...like fresh eggs, plants for my garden, physical labor...

I'd like to get in on a ride-along on one of these things for one or two people for a couple of hours while they work. Willing to pay. I don't want a dockside tour or just go for a harbor cruise on a vintage one. Anybody got any connections or know how I'd go about this?

The hummingbird is pissed at the squirrel in the tree getting too close to her nest. The wasps are trying to get at the hummingbird feeder and are going after little hummer. Another bird is eating the aphids in the tree and having his own version of American Idol with some other singing bird...

Anybody work with a good structural engineer on a smaller project here? I know someone looking for a little help, but the project is too small to interest most firms. Looking for a lone person who wants to earn a few bucks on the side maybe. TIA!

A client of mine is doing a small wood stair/deck off the side of her home in the Oakland hills. The site is crazy-steep. I can probably over-design something that will hold up the structure, but it would be great to have someone who knows that they're doing spend a few hours coming up with an...

I have a crazy-smart cat. He's just some mutt I adopted from the shelter, but he's really bright. It's a bit of a problem actually, as I think he gets bored and then does stuff to get attention or fill the time. I saw a show where they trained cats to do agility runs, and he loves it. He'll...

Purge 2013 is nearly complete. I've unloaded a heap of stuff and now have both the garage and the house down to their fighting weights. Just a couple of things that I feel bad tossing away, and one of them is a pair of curtain panels from IKEA. The basic idea can be seen here. My pattern...

Simplicity "EasyLock" 804. Asking $80. I've been the original owner of this overlock machine since I received it new. It's a solid workhorse and has been serviced professionally twice, just for regular upkeep--it's never been broken. Sewing used to be a big hobby of mine and I've just run out...

White Century Camper Shell, fits the '92 Mazda B2600. Measures 60 inches wide by 75 inches long by 20 inches tall. Back door and flip up side window both lock. Other side has a sliding window with bug screen. It's wired for a cab light inside which works. Generally clean, but has nicks here and...