How can I determine, with access to limited biological data, if my father is not who I thought he was? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 10 answers

dumb question: when i delete a song from itunes, where does it go? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 7 answers

HomeRenovationFilter: What smaller and more transportable options are there to a roll-off dumpster? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 10 answers

My wife is going to kill me. While "fixing" her computer (g5 Macintosh running Leopard), I managed to move 20,000 of her mp3s to the trash. I actually thought I as moving one genre with "select-all", but apparently I moved the entire frickin' library. She doesn't know yet, but it's only a matter of time. I have not yet deleted these files. All 20,000 (well, 19,868) are sitting in the trash can. There's no "restore to previous location" type option, though. Help! Is there anything I can do? Is my only option to have iTunes re-import the entire lot? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 29 answers

Surely I can buy 128 or 64mb SD cards for ridiculously low prices, now that they are so out of date. Right? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 10 answers

City-living n00b: what do I do with smelly trash on the weekends? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 21 answers

Why would Starbucks throw perfectly good coffee away? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 26 answers

What household items are hazardous to the environment when thrown away? I'm compiling a list of items that we should recycle or dispose of specially instead of tossing, like batteries and fluorescent light bulbs. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 11 answers

OS Xperts: 2 questions related to the trashcan (OS X v. 10.4.9) 1. The trashcan left my finder sidebar. I can find a .trash file to drag over, but its not the same as the original sidebar trashcan. How can I restore the trash to the sidebar? 2. OS X religiously creates trashcan folders for every storage device. On USB keys, this is more trouble than its worth, and causes me to have to empty the entire trashcan to free up space on a USB key I just supposedly deleted everything on. I can't find a Pref panel setting or .plist file that affects file deletion behavior. How can this property (and all trash properties) be modified?
posted on Jun 3, 2007 - 6 answers

Two dumpsters of trash. One lost car key. Help me avoid spending $1,600. [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 27 answers

How to dispose of a broken exercise bike (in north New Jersey)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 10 answers

How do you succeed academically [or you know, in any manner] when your family doesn't value education? [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - 35 answers

If you pick up a piece of trash and put it back where you found it, is that littering?
posted on Oct 1, 2006 - 30 answers

Quick Idiomatic Spanish Translation - help me make my point. [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2006 - 8 answers

PortlandFilter: Have you seen the ladies in tiaras picking up trash on the bus mall? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 6 answers

Looking for attractive, cheap recycling bin options. Open the lid, because there's [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2006 - 9 answers

How do I get my husband to let go of old boxers and socks? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2006 - 37 answers

In between trash days -- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday -- people in neighboring apartments deposit their trash on the first floor landing, outside the door to my apartment. I expected the super to put a stop to this practice but it turns out he condones it. I asked him to fix this and he said he'd try but I'm not sure he will. There are no trash cans or anything, just trash bags piled up. Is this against any NYC codes? How should I proceed?
posted on Jun 14, 2006 - 14 answers

What can I do with a couple hundred pounds of sour oranges? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2006 - 14 answers

Why are some cities dirtier than others? What tactics can a dirty city learn from clean cities, to keep their streets free of litter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2006 - 14 answers

Spring cleaning: The prior owner of our house left a lot of paint thinner, paint, turpentine (or is that paint thinner) and just a ton of nasty cleansers in the shed, and I finally want to get rid of it in a safe and clean manner. How? Also: I have a bunch of electronics (monitors, CD players, vacuum cleaner) that I want to recycle. Any tips? If it helps, I am in Seattle (King County).
posted on Feb 12, 2006 - 9 answers

In OS X, how do I undelete the file or folder most recently put into the trash? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2006 - 6 answers

Cleaning out the basement... What do I do with all these useless wires? [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2005 - 11 answers

Does anyone know any good recycling storage options? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2005 - 11 answers

Is there a way to destroy a 55 gallon bag of papers easily, inexpensively, quickly, and without setting them on fire?
posted on Nov 25, 2005 - 14 answers

How do I deal with my boyfriend's obnoxious and embarrassing friends? [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2005 - 43 answers

CigaretteFilter -- Lately I notice a LOT more pig-people throwing cigarette butts and other trash from their car windows. Is it just me noticing? If not, WTF?
posted on Sep 2, 2005 - 24 answers

Crap in a gap: how can I clean out a 6" wide and ~100' long space between two buildings? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2005 - 29 answers

Have you used 1-800-got-junk, or a similar trash pick-up service? Did you tip? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2005 - 7 answers

My new Powerbook's harddrive is full (93 GB) so I tossed many huge DVD files. Now I can't empty the trash. How do I force it to empty the trash?
posted on Mar 30, 2005 - 8 answers

I work a standard full-time job. How do I keep the amount of rubbish generated from lunch down to something I'm not ashamed of? [Would you like to know more?]
posted on Feb 13, 2005 - 10 answers

Can you recycle Teflon/nonstick coated cookware? We've just gotten a whole new set of high-quality stainless and we'd like to get rid of our old nonstick stuff, but don't know if it's actually recyclable. What with all the hubbub lately about Teflon doing nasty nasty things, I'd hate to just put it in the trash and have it kill somebody later on.
posted on Jan 15, 2005 - 10 answers

Raccoon in a dumpster. Girlfriend's place of employment has raccoons caught in the dumpster like clockwork every Friday (pickup is Thursday night and no amount of effort will get the company to latch it.) She usually puts a board in and lets them climb out at their leisure. One has been sleeping in the corner all day and won't move even when prodded. Is he just being nocturnal, or does he need medical attention? (Animal control hasn't returned her call and she's worried for him).
posted on Dec 3, 2004 - 17 answers

TrashTalk: How do I keep animals from getting into my garbage?
posted on Sep 24, 2004 - 11 answers

So, a murder happened in front of my house while we were on vacation last week. Now there is a shrine there around my tree about 5 feet from the bottom of my steps and people coming by day and night leaving stuff and lighting candles.

I don't mind the shrine, but how long do I leave that stuff there? How can I get people to not leave candles burning there (I am worried about fire danger.) Am I responsible for disposing of the stuff?

I have some ideas, but would like some suggestions.

Here's a link to the info about the murder.
http://www.timesstar.com/Stories/0,1413,125~1486~2236893,00.html
posted on Jul 2, 2004 - 10 answers