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#101 sebberry

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 08:47 AM

Here's how it works. Holden throws some burgers on the barbie and VV members pour through to pick the key chunk out of the lock. And eat burgers.

#102 Sparky

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:08 PM

OK Holden, listen up. I had to go to my lock guy this afternoon and I discussed your dilemma. Hubers on Burnside. They have tools and skills to help you.

It's a mom and pop store. I have dealt with them for over 30 years. They are cost effective.

Please tell me the Geo thing was just humour. I rented one of those pieces of $hit in Hawaii once. When the air conditioning kicked in......the car slowed down. I'm not kidding.

#103 LJ

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:04 PM

^That's my favourite technique. Although it's actually the trunk lock, so I guess that means I'll have to suddenly accelerate to extremely high g-forces for the key to fall out. Which might be hard in a '94 three cylinder Geo Metro.


Why didn't you say so at the start. Get your wife of friend to help you pick the car up and simply shake it out.
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#104 gumgum

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 07:06 AM

Put the tip of the key on Used Vic for cheap and say that it's their responsibility to remove the tip without damaging the car.

#105 Holden West

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Posted 09 April 2013 - 10:01 PM

We need a little acrylic stucco repair done on the exterior of our house if anyone has any advice/recommendations.
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#106 Bob Fugger

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 12:08 PM

Can anyone recommend someone who refurbishes/repairs heritage windows? I'd just as soon call someone like Victoria Sash & Door or Victoria Heritage Windows, but I don't want to pay thru the nose.

#107 sebberry

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Posted 16 May 2014 - 08:59 AM

Any suggestions for a good drywaller/painter for a small interior patch project?



#108 Mike K.

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Posted 16 May 2014 - 10:40 AM

Talk to sparky! He knows a guy who knows a guy.

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 02:27 PM

Can anyone recommend a tree pruning service? So far I've contact Capital and Bartlett for quotes. Others?



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Posted 21 July 2015 - 04:10 PM

Can anyone recommend a tree pruning service? So far I've contact Capital and Bartlett for quotes. Others?

 

Have chainsaw, will travel?



#111 lanforod

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 04:15 PM

A bit more involved I think than just a chainsaw otherwise I'd do it myself lol

#112 Sparky

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Posted 21 July 2015 - 04:46 PM

Any suggestions for a good drywaller/painter for a small interior patch project?

 

I think I just saw this for the first time. Seb did you get a guy?



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Posted 21 July 2015 - 04:47 PM

Can anyone recommend a tree pruning service? So far I've contact Capital and Bartlett for quotes. Others?

 

If you are looking for a tall tree climbing belt kinda guy, I use Darren who owns Evergreen.



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Posted 22 July 2015 - 07:41 AM

I think I just saw this for the first time. Seb did you get a guy?

 

Yes, but I'm not sure if I want to recommend him.  Decent work, but issues with keeping a schedule.  Makes it a little frustrating when the job requires repeated short visits to mud, sand, mud, sand, etc..



#115 lanforod

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Posted 22 July 2015 - 08:11 AM

If you are looking for a tall tree climbing belt kinda guy, I use Darren who owns Evergreen.

Daryn. Thanks, contacted.



#116 lanforod

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Posted 02 September 2015 - 03:06 PM

Shoe repair / cobbler recommendations? Need inner heels fixed, primarily runners, one set of dress shoes.



#117 Bingo

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Posted 02 September 2015 - 03:50 PM

Shoe repair / cobbler recommendations? Need inner heels fixed, primarily runners, one set of dress shoes.

I recommend The Oak Bay Cobbler at 2045 Oak Bay Avenue. Oh and by the way he's in Oak Bay.



#118 Rob Randall

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Posted 02 September 2015 - 04:03 PM

The shoemaker on Blanshard just closed. There's still Stevenson's on Fort near Douglas and another boot guy on Johnson near Broad.

 

I recommend The Oak Bay Cobbler at 2045 Oak Bay Avenue. Oh and by the way he's in Oak Bay.

 

Should I start a thread titled "Business names that actually make sense"?


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#119 LJ

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Posted 02 September 2015 - 07:24 PM

There is one in the Westshore Mall by Starbucks that is pretty reasonable.


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#120 todd

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Posted 02 September 2015 - 10:42 PM

I recommend The Oak Bay Cobbler at 2045 Oak Bay Avenue. Oh and by the way he's in Oak Bay.

 

I second that.



 



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