Through a series of dumb (though possibly dumb-lucky) mistakes and mysterious errors followed by disk failure, I am piecing a SQL (2005) server back together from not exactly optimal ingredients. I need help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lyn Never at 4:15 PM on March 2, 2008 (1 comment)

The original wallpaper in my house was applied directly to the drywall. I'm guessing this is/was a pretty popular builder's trick, at least in the 80s (and oh, the horror of the peach and navy wallpapers), but even with careful scoring and steaming I am losing the very outer epidermis of the drywall paper in a lot of places.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lyn Never at 3:56 PM on January 10, 2008 (18 comments)

How do tax credits work? My husband and I both bought Priuses early this year (well before the 60,000 mark), and we get tax credits of $3,150 for each car. Which is awesome, but...
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lyn Never at 8:53 AM on October 20, 2006 (9 comments)