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  1. I manage the test lab at Honeywell Aerospace, shake and bake, EMC, lightning, etc. 23 staff playing with 4 1/2 MW from Mississauga PUC. No lost time for over 15 years.

     

    Oh, yeah. PowerPro and TuffLine are made from SpectraFiber, Honeywell product. Also Prestone, Fram, and Bendix turbochargers.

  2. Attaboy, Doug. Your Simcoe record is one better than mine. That is a purdy laker.

     

    I think sometimes the fish get beat up being pulled from the hole, and whitefish have fragile mouths, so that might explain the colour on the ice when they are landed.

  3. well as long as you understand that most if not all people reading this thread think you look foolish and it's growing with each of your posts

    then go for it knock yourself out

     

    I was trying to save you the embarrassment

    but some people just go for broke

     

    Mr. Spaulding, I was being gentle with you, after all, you are new around here. I will do that again, because we all lose if one of us loses. No hard feelings, but you should know that fighting stays at the dojo, we don't do that here. It pisses off the advertisers, and if they go away, so does this. I don't want that to happen.

     

    Most of the members here use this resource to share questions, plans, ask for ideas, and encourage others. We all enjoy if one of us has a great trip, and we feel the pain when something goes wrong. We have learned to use computers, cameras, lans, gps, and boats motors and fishing gear too. We have also talked about personal losses, with great honesty and sincerity. I have met with 93 board members over the last 6 years, and without exception have enjoyed every single conversation.

     

    I am nobody around here, and I welcome other nobodies at any time, for what that is worth. I value this community, and work for it, and respect those that earn that respect.

  4. QUOTE(douG @ Feb 3 2009, 11:59 AM) *

    Very nice, BigUgli. How about a shot of a sliced loaf?

     

    Wait til I get some good stone ground flour from one of the historic mills.

     

    Ya, fer sure, but what can you do with RH bread flour and RH unbleached all purpose flour? I would still like to compliment you on the crumb of those gorgeous loaves, but you need to post a pic of that first. How else can I learn?

     

     

    I posted pics of my first loaf, knowing nothing except my recent experience. *tapping fingers*

  5. CaptainSpaulding, I don't know anything about you, so judging you would just make me look silly. I didn't make any remarks about you at all, but I did comment on what you said - there is a big difference. I just wondered if that was the best way to make an introduction.

     

    You can try again, or not, your call.

  6. Captain, maybe it's just me, but when I try something new, with new folks, I just sorta lay back and try to get the lay of the land so to speak. First impressions are lasting, and I always try to help out where I can, I want to leave a good impression so I get invited back.

     

    Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. Dinner.

     

    Fresh roasted troll

     

    1 medium sized troll

    1 cup minced garlic

    1/3 cup olive oil

     

    Mix the oil and garlic. Rub the mixture over the troll. Roast over an open flame until crispy brown. Serve immediately. (serves 4-6)

  7. Point A: Remove the snow from your roof, at least from the south and west facing slopes, at least two feet above your eavestroughs. I taped a snow shovel to a long pole, and pulled it down. This lets the melt water to flow into the eaves and away. That got rid of the icicles hanging from the eaves, a recipe for disaster. Google 'ice dam' for more info.

     

    Point #2: We had a plumbing leak that soaked the living room floor, carpet etc. I paid a plumber on Saturday to replace the worn piping. You ever hear that 'tick tick tick' as the pipes expand when you run hot water, and tick tick tick again as they cool? For me, that was two pipes laid at right angles in tight contact. After 20 years there was a groove half an inch long in each of them, caused by the expanding and shrinking pipes as they heated and cooled. Eventually there was a pinhole in one of the pipes, and we know how that goes.

     

    Insurance was on the job immediately, Servicemaster showed up in two hours, hogged out carpet and underlay, and set fans and dehumidifiers to work.

     

    We paid for the plumber's work, but our home insurance paid to fix the drywall where he got access, painted two rooms, and replaced two rooms of carpeting which we parleyed into a partial payment for 3/4 in maple hardwood instead.

     

    So, push your insurance agent. You paid money to have this fixed many times over, your turn now.

     

    Good Luck, Maureen.

  8. I can see that running your own power source for your house can seriously injure a worker. It seems that you must provide power from your generator directly to the appliance, not using any existing household wiring, unless you have a means to isolate your home power from the utility.

  9. Put the Dubbin or mink oil or your favourite wax/oil sealer right to the leather, saturate the seams. My 40 yr old sorels still don't leak. What kind of a product is that? Way to lose a customer.

     

    But seriously, Joanne. That was worse than fishing in mud, standing in freezing water all day. I liked the commentary, mentioning old friends. Thanks for posting.

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