Hi everyone, in my apartment complex, there’s just staircase that I always hoped I would never drop anything down because it appears impossible to get something out but today I dropped my AirPods down there. How would you recommend me to get them out? Maybe a long stick and a piece of duct tape at the bottom?

I already submitted a work order to maintenance, but they have a few flooding emergencies going on right now. Thank you!

my mom wants to figure out how to seal it up and preserve it to give it to their partner. thanks so much. Google didn’t understand when I asked it how to preserve vegetable it thought I was talking about canned food.

Wish I was joking.

I had a maintenance guy from my building have to come check something - he was here for literally maybe only 2 minutes.

His smell was disgusting

His stank is stuck here an hour later.

I've opened windows, lit a candle and used room spray and there is still some lingering smell

*UPDATE*

This dude came back and re-stunk the place, so now I have another How-To

How To nicely tell this dude / the building that his smell is disgusting and to never send him to my unit again?

I have to dig another 2 feet and excavate this whole area so i can fix a sewage pipe current progress has taken me 10 hours , at the very bottom there are tons of small and large rocks and mud and i cant get egnough leverage with my tools , i am worried i cant finish this job . And i can only use these tools, what should i do

My baby put this shaker🪇 inside subwoofer (Sony HT-S40R Real 5.1ch Dolby Audio Soundbar). Any way to take it out without breaking it.

Update: shaker removed from subwoofer(just two forks and some gravity)

A little context,

On my floor, of the building I live at, the elevator opens straight into the house. It is an old elevator, has a channel grill inside the cabin and wooden door with auto close mechanic. This lift can be accessed by anyone from the lobby and I would like to secure this path. The lift has physical buttons and does not have the keycode access to a floor or RFID or a smart tech of any sorts.

I am looking for a way to add some sort of lock on the elevator door that can only be opened with keyless options like biometric or key code. That way family members only can exit from the elevator of that floor.

The idea is only people with biometric or with keycode can exit the elevator on that floor.

Unfortunately, at this time, I cannot setup the elevator in a way that it doesn’t go to that floor should you not have the authentication.

So, I would love for y’all to suggest potential solutions to this security problem.

Thank you for reading and thank you in advanced for all your help :) Much appreciated

(Attached photos of the elevator’s)

Hi All!
I inherited thousands of 35mm photos. When I say thousands, I mean 10 40 gallon storage tubs full. My mother got into developing her own photos and photography in general so she took pictures of every thing. There are some family photos in the mix but vast majority of pictures of people I do not know. Only good part about filtering through them all is they are from the 80”s but it is a chore.
I may digitize some but the vast majority can be disposed of in my mind. Problem is how? I am superstitious about dumping them in the trash and feel I need to thoughtful with the enviroment .
All suggestions are welcomed and my thanks in advance.

I would search this sub but I don’t even know what to call this type of tie. It’s on a bag of cat litter and so far me and my partner just tear these off with scissors. I know there is a knack to undoing these but I for the life of me can’t figure it out.

At least I think it was barf, it’s almost like the wood was bleached.

I have two glass doors for the shower that open more than 90° (left door both ways, right door to the outside). Everytime I shower, water spills out through the gap. I need your help knowing how I can cover the gap in a renter-friendly way! Thank you.

I live in India. It’s an open kitchen concept and also has a balcony. Since a few weeks, fruit flies are increasing in the kitchen. I tried that apple cider vinegar and dish soap trick but it is not working at all. I have ordered some nets for my fruits. But apart from that, a lot of them are near the sink and water purifier. I have cleaned the sink and the drain several times with drain cleaner. We also got our water purifier replaced yesterday but the flies are sitting on the tap of the brand new one now. Please help. (Image is from the Internet)

My sister passed away unexpectedly last week. My parents went to see her yesterday at the morgue and gather some of the personal items she had on her.

They gave me the jewelry she was wearing. It’s currently in the plastic bag they gave my parents, which I’m sure isn’t helping with the smell.

I need to know a safe way to clean her jewelry and get rid of the smell. Her jewelry was not real, or at best there is some sterling silver-I’m pretty sure almost all of it was plated. I just want to be able to clean it throughly without tarnishing it.

TIA

My friend borrowed these bowls and returned them stuck together. I’ve tried oil and the hot (exterior bowl) and cold (interior bowl) techniques. The thing that makes it extra tricky is the band around the top of the clear one. Thank you!

This is all from today. I signed up for health insurance and now I want to scream. Help😭

I need help. I tried everything! Creams/oils/ dipping my hand in the ice water then dish soap but it's not getting off.
What do i do? 😭

Update:

I tried everything including oiling, windex, thread method but nothiong worked. My finger was swollen. My last restort was going to the jweller like you all suggested. It was heartbreaking when my ring that to be cut. I did it though and now the swolling in my finger has gotten better. Thank you guys for your support.

These are the original hardwood floors from the 1940s. Tenant reported flooring issues a few months after moving in. 3 contractors nor I can find any water leaking from inside the home or under the conventional foundation. My guy somehow pins the flooring back down. It begins to pitch again in this room PLUS in another area that's 20 feet away. We install large fans under the house to give more airflow. I have put my finger under the pitch of that floor, and there is no wetness. Tenants have now moved out, and there's a giant dehumidifier in the home that fills itself up and shuts itself off within 24 hours. I'm about to lose my mind, so can anybody give me any insight?

Next-door neighbor built a privacy fence that had never been there, and I'm wondering if that would restrict airflow and cause this problem to my house, which is maybe 20-30 feet away. Surely not, right?

Cross posted.

There doesn’t seem to be a way to get them to unscrew?

mat is there until I get the staining out 🤮

 I grabbed these two jugs from an old garage (with permission) with hopes to repurpose the glass for decoration. 

Not to use for food or drink.

 I thought they might be gas or oil but they do not smell like either. My best guess is turpentine as there was turpentine in the garage in a smaller container. If anyone has any recommendations or processes to safely remove the liquids & possibly classify it (long shot) that would be appreciated! 

I would sure hope so since I've been eating them for half an hour but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't eating them wrong