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How do I make a vintage fade shirt?

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Fade clothing in a solution of bleach and water. Fill a large container with 4 3/4 quarts (4.5 L) of water, then add 1 cup (240 mL) of bleach. Put on some rubber gloves, then submerge the garment in the solution for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse the garment with hot water, then wash it as usual.Click to see full answer. Simply so, how do you fade a shirt to make it look old? Read More...

How many watts does it take to run a well pump?

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Consumer reports says a well pump runs about 700 watts. Multiply that by 3 to get a rough estimate of the starting wattage for the pump and you run about 2100 which still leaves plenty of wiggle room in terms of wattage.Click to see full answer. Regarding this, will a 5000 watt generator run a well pump?Homeowners can often power most household appliances using between 3000 and 6500 watts. If your home has a smaller furnace and city water, you can generally expect that 3000-5000 watts will cover your needs. Read More...

New Orleans, Louisiana prepare as salt water creeps up Mississippi River

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BURAS, La. — The lunch rush was over, and Byron Marinovich ambled through the storage room of the Black Velvet Oyster Bar & Grill, perched on the bank of the Mississippi River roughly 60 miles south of New Orleans. As he flushed out the building’s water heater into a plastic bucket, he pulled out bits of white sediment, a few nearly as large as a fingernail. Advertisement “Salt,” he said, sighing with a frustration palpable throughout this part of rural Plaquemines Parish. Read More...