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Updated on October 29th, 2014
Just about any power tool or home appliance you can buy costs less today than an equivalent model did ten years ago...Continue Reading
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Updated on October 7th, 2017
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Updated on October 29th, 2014
Good marriages change people, and some of my own post-nuptial re calibration involved vacuum cleaners My wife was...Continue Reading