In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: After a year or so of storage, the tape will not just pull off easily and "preconditioning" with WD-40 will loosen it right up. If you are careful, it may go faster if you use a single-edged razor blade as a scraper before spraying the adhesive reside with WD-40. For the single-edged razor you need to have a blade holder so you have a grip of some kind to ensure that you can control the angle of the blade. That will cost you less than $2 if you have to buy one.
Summary: Spray the WD-40 onto the tape without trying to remove the tape first. Spray it and let it sit for 10 or 15 minutes. Try it both ways and decide for yourself.

This may sound like terrible advice, but enjoying yourself is the best way to get rid of homesickness.  Moving somewhere new offers you the chance to choose how you want to spend your free time.  Focus on yourself; it’s important to do every once and a while, and being somewhere new provides the perfect opportunity to do so. Tricks to enjoying the solitary life include:  Exercise.  Get your heart rate up every day, however you prefer to do so.  Jogging is a great way to see your new neighborhood from a personal perspective. This will teach you about your new environment and make you feel more comfortable. Carry something to keep you occupied.  If you keep a journal, always have it with you.  Or, carry a book or magazine.  Reading and writing are great ways to both occupy your mind and express your thoughts. Do that thing you’ve always wanted to do.  Skydive.  Or, if it’s more your pace, go to an art museum.  Think back to the last time you thought to yourself, “I’d like to try that.”  Whatever it was, here’s your chance! Don’t confuse being alone in a new place with automatic loneliness.  There’s no rule that states being alone means you must feel lonely.  Remind yourself of this, out loud if you have to. Other helpful things to tell yourself include:  My time alone is only temporary. I may want to be somewhere else today, but it will get better here. Everybody feels lonely from time to time. I am strong and creative enough to handle some time alone. There are people in the world that care about me, however far away. I’m hanging out with myself right now, and that’s probably something I should do from time to time. If you’re missing the familiarity of your favorite coffee shop back home, or are worried about how to find a mechanic you can trust, reflect what it was about those places you liked.  Go out and find comparable versions of these places in the city where you live now.  Searching for something like a new favorite coffee shop will make it more apparent what sorts of space you enjoy to be in.  For instance, you may realize that natural lighting is really what you need to focus, and the coffee shops you had been going to since you moved were darker than you were used to.  If you find a sunny, well-lit place with a similar ambiance to the spot you miss, you may end up with a new favorite.  Plus, the search will facilitate meeting a bunch of baristas (who can be great sources of local knowledge) and seeing a few new neighborhoods! Recognize that finding comfort living in a new city requires a lot of knowledge about that place.  Explore and expose yourself to what your new city has to offer – including the countless new exercise opportunities, restaurants, nightlife options, and public transit systems.  You’ll find yourself comparing these to those you’re used to.  This will increase your comfort in your new city and provide you with equivalents of the places you had most enjoyed in your previous home town. Plan a particular day, once a week, to call home.  While this may feel like it is not enough, it will give you the time and space to start developing new social connections in your new environment. If only subconsciously, reminders of the places and people you miss will put you more at ease. Even if reminders of home come with a twang of longing, your comfort with familiar items will make you more comfortable where you are now.  Place photos of friends and family or items that were in your room back home in places you’ll see them frequently. Write to an old friend that you haven’t spoken with in a while.  It will be deeply meaningful to the recipient, and you’ll be surprised by how much you enjoy the process of writing a letter by hand.  If a friend is willing, commit to writing back and forth.  One letter a month will keep you in touch, establish a way to get your thoughts on paper, and give you something to look forward to receiving. Looking forward to something helps keep you in a positive frame of mind. If you’re missing home with particular potency and are able to visit, plan a trip in advance. This will calm you down in the meantime, give you something to look forward to, and supply you with a dose of home itself.
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One-sentence summary -- Enjoy the freedom. Insist on a positive mentality. Find alternatives to hometown comforts. Set specific days to contact home. Have some comforting possessions around. Write an old-fashioned letter! Have something to look forward to.

Problem: Article: If a business has just opened, many materials are often shipped in pallets or crates. Businesses may want to discard of this material quickly and efficiently, so they may be willing to give it away for free on request.  Stop by new businesses and talk to a manager. Oftentimes, managers are eager to discard waste to get the store running. The manager may be enthusiastic about unloading unwanted shipping crates on you. However, you may not get the wood you desire in this process. You're limited to the materials used in crates. You may want to ask to see the crates before deciding to take them, as you may dislike the color, texture, or grain. Construction sites and burn sites generate a huge amount of waste. A large amount of wood may be found in dumpsters of these areas.  Always ask permission before going through dumpsters. You want to make sure you're legally allowed to salvage wood from such places. One major downside is you have to dig through a dumpster. You'll have to do things like wear gloves for your own safety. Oftentimes, furniture is abandoned on the side of the road. People moving quickly may not have time to bring furniture with them, and simply leave it on the roadside. If you find roadside furniture made of quality wood material, you can salvage the wood for free.  If you live near a college town, you could take a drive through the neighborhoods there. Roadside furniture is very common in college towns. One major downside is that you have to breakdown the furniture yourself. This adds labor, and there may be extra costs for materials. If you're part of a woodworking community, people may sometimes have scrap wood they're willing to give away for free. The site Freecycle was actually specifically made to give away wood for free. You will have to be vigilant about monitoring such websites to find wood that meets your needs. On some woodworking forums, people may request a small favor in exchange for wood. If you're willing to put a small amount of labor into the process, you can get wood for more or less free.
Summary:
See if new businesses have scrap wood. Look for wood at construction sites and burn sites. Salvage roadside furniture. Go to online woodworking forums.