John Bacon

Kind of like at work; email goes down, IT fixes and then sends out an email to let everybody know that they log back in ...

Personally, I'd still make the Lexus owner pay for the damage. If he is not a jerk, then he shouldn't have a problem taking responsibility for his mistake. If he uses his insurance to pay for his own repairs, then it shouldn't make any difference to him if the insurance covers your costs as well. If you do try the "tree think", keep in mind that if it does work the reciever may become a dangerous projectile. A "Darwin Award" is a definite possibility.

When I installed my gas dryer I was told that I could not use aluminum vent pipes because they would react with the exhaust. Would this not also happen with a furnace and aluminum liners? Or, was I misled?

If you have a high efficiency furnace you don't need to use a chimney. They are vented through the wall via a plastic pipe. If you do not have any other appliances that require a chimney, then you may be able to remove the chimney and use that space in your house.

I think your logic is backwards. There is more benefit to having an high efficiency furnace in an inefficient house than there is in an efficient house. A poorly insulated drafty house mean higher heating bills; if you furnace is 15% more efficient, then you save 15% of a large bill. The same furnace in a well insulated house still saves you 15% on your heating bill; but it will be 15% of a much smaller number.

Why would this be a reason to hate cable companies? Is it because they don't include all stations for one standard price instead of providing a choice of getting a few channels for a lower price or lots of channels for a higher price? They provided a free preview of a specialty channel; why would that make you hate them?

When I installed my humidifier the instructions said that the unit could be installed on either the cold air or warm air duct. However, mine is not a drum type. I don't know if that makes any difference.

For used tires; try John's Tire on Old Kingston Rd. right near the east bound Port Union exit.

If its the same story I heard; it was backing the boat up into the waves in an attempt to save the down riggers that sunk the boat. If that happens, just cut the cables and buy a new set of cannon balls.

I am not sure if it is reasonable in terms of a fair price to pay for the work involved; but, couldn't you buy a 20+ year old motor for less than that?

I can remember a few years back when General Motors wanted to outsource some of their machine shop jobs. Buzz Hargrove organized a strike at GM; GM caved in and kept the jobs in house. Buzz Hargrove and the CAW prevented GM from cutting their costs. Now, Buzz is worried that GM will not be able to compete with imports because of their high production costs. There is a certain irony to that. Now, Buzz Hargrove wants the government to protect the domestic auto industry but does not mention anything about the CAW working with the manufacturers to help reduce costs and help them be more competitive. I do agree that the government needs to ensure that we have equal access to China's market if we are going to allow imports from there. They need use more than we need them, so that shouldn't be too difficult to negotiate. But the unions need to realize that their employers are competing in a global economy. The CAW has been very aggresive in constantly trying to push wages higher for their members. This has been very beneficial to its members in the short term; but may very well cost all of its members there jobs in the the longterm. The CAW cannot expect to negotiate above market wages and then have the goverment block competetion so that their employees can continue to sell overpriced product to the public.