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Here too Jim. Shouldn't it be the guys and gals risking their lives for our country who get excellent benefits for the rest of their lives? If I'm not mistaken, the politicians children don't have to pay back their student loans either.
It's bass ackwards.
We have 6% sales tax on everything except for food. Food at restaurants is taxed. A year or so ago, they were talking about adding a tax to some services as well - tanning, haircuts, etc.
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Barb: Several years ago I was talking to a retired U.S.Forces chap down on Salt Spring Island. I would guess he was perhaps in his late 30's. At the time he was drawing a lifetime pension paying him $3,800 (U.S.) per month.
This would have been at least 10 years ago, so if his pension is indexed, I would say he was pretty much set for life.
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07-03-2011, 06:20 PM
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A few days ago we had this odd evening sky...these are a couple of the pics I got just looking in slightly different directions.
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07-03-2011, 09:16 PM
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Keith, do ya'll eat fried green tomatoes up your way? I love them things, I could eat a bunch of them right now. The stores here don't cut ya any slack because the tomatoes are green.
Talking about different things to eat, have you ever had chocolate gravy and home made biscuits? Man talk about good, that is some fine eating right there.
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07-03-2011, 09:32 PM
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Keith, do ya'll eat fried green tomatoes up your way? I love them things, I could eat a bunch of them right now. The stores here don't cut ya any slack because the tomatoes are green.
Talking about different things to eat, have you ever had chocolate gravy and home made biscuits? Man talk about good, that is some fine eating right there.
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I gotta admit Jim...you sure do have an adventuresome diet! 
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07-04-2011, 10:44 AM
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Happy Independence Day!
Enjoy your holiday south of the border.
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07-05-2011, 06:07 PM
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I made this giant economy size lazy Susan as the base for a Dobsonion telescope several years ago. Nothing like a little recycling, so I used it to stack a couple of boxes of octagonal tiles on.
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Ah-h-h-h-h! Brilliant minds think alike. 
A few years ago when the tile sizes began increasing and it became necessary to not only spread thinset on the substrate but to also skim-coat the backs of each tile with thinset to account for the large tiles and the warping there of I built a lazy Susan to skim-coat the backs of the tiles. Works like a champ. That particular little home made tool is one of my "trade secrets", so don't tell anybody about it.
In all honesty I never thought about using it to stack tiles for edge-sealing. THAT is an excellent idea.
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07-05-2011, 07:20 PM
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Yet another rant.
Seems that here in Nebraska state park attendance has been dwindling so in an attempt to increase usage and attendance ( and fee revenue) the Legislature just this year passed a law (once again) allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the parks and public use areas. This had been outlawed maybe a decade ago. Attendance has been dwindling because (according to local word of mouth) the damned parks have become overrun with droves of (outsiders) having fiesta after fiesta. The parks just haven't been that safe for a long time. The prohibition wasn't working of course but the laws also weren't being enforced so the parks have become a dangerous place to be in some cases. Especially after dark.
Rather than enforce the rules and weed out the rowdies so that decent people could use the facilities safely the Legislature with all of their genius and foresight and undeniable wisdom decided allowing booze back in the parks was the thing to do.
This week end at the lake develop my son and I went to two weeks ago a twelve year old and a nineteen year from the Carolinas were killed. They were run-over by an intoxicated pontoon boat operator. 
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07-05-2011, 07:41 PM
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Yet another rant.
Seems that here in Nebraska state park attendance has been dwindling so in an attempt to increase usage and attendance ( and fee revenue) the Legislature just this year passed a law (once again) allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the parks and public use areas. This had been outlawed maybe a decade ago. Attendance has been dwindling because (according to local word of mouth) the damned parks have become overrun with droves of (outsiders) having fiesta after fiesta. The parks just haven't been that safe for a long time. The prohibition wasn't working of course but the laws also weren't being enforced so the parks have become a dangerous place to be in some cases. Especially after dark.
Rather than enforce the rules and weed out the rowdies so that decent people could use the facilities safely the Legislature with all of their genius and foresight and undeniable wisdom decided allowing booze back in the parks was the thing to do.
This week end at the lake develop my son and I went to two weeks ago a twelve year old and a nineteen year from the Carolinas were killed. They were run-over by an intoxicated pontoon boat operator. |
Good gravy, that was a bad call, I am glad to say that would not go on for a second here. These ole boys down this way get serious about drinking in parks and on the water, they will lock you up in a heart beat. Maybe the law up your way thinks it can make more money off fines for drunks. The intelligence of politicians never cease to amaze me.
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07-05-2011, 08:06 PM
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Ah-h-h-h-h! Brilliant minds think alike.
A few years ago when the tile sizes began increasing and it became necessary to not only spread thinset on the substrate but to also skim-coat the backs of each tile with thinset to account for the large tiles and the warping there of I built a lazy Susan to skim-coat the backs of the tiles. Works like a champ. That particular little home made tool is one of my "trade secrets", so don't tell anybody about it.
In all honesty I never thought about using it to stack tiles for edge-sealing. THAT is an excellent idea. |
Bud, after trying to seal the edges of the tiles which were already set, I knew I should have done the edges at the very least.
Now I have a conveyor belt system going, where I do the edges, then shift the tiles out onto a set of boards which holds about 40 tiles.
On days like today - YES I'm pleased to say we are having sun all day - sealing the face of the tiles with two coats takes but a few minutes.
Why is it that you learn all these things a year too late?
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07-05-2011, 09:08 PM
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07-06-2011, 01:46 AM
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Why is it that you learn all these things a year too late?
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Must have something to do with needing a year's experience to find all the mistakes we can make...! 
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07-06-2011, 01:55 AM
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Well, it seems the missus has done something untoward to her leg and she's all but immobile.
I told her this flagrant attempt at trying to get sympathy will only work for so long...like about 15 minutes. 
So I needed to whip over to town this afternoon for a few items from the House of Pot for an outdoor shower I am building up by the hot tub. OK, while I am there would I mind just picking up a "couple" of things. Remember that word "couple" that she used referring to plants last year? Same thing with the groceries. I darn near got writer's cramp making up the list. 
Last week we did a major cleanup down in the bay, and she thinks that she did the damage then moving too much stuff to the fire. We'll see what a "couple" of days rest does for it. 
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07-06-2011, 10:28 AM
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Well, it seems the missus has done something untoward to her leg and she's all but immobile.
I told her this flagrant attempt at trying to get sympathy will only work for so long...like about 15 minutes.
So I needed to whip over to town this afternoon for a few items from the House of Pot for an outdoor shower I am building up by the hot tub. OK, while I am there would I mind just picking up a "couple" of things. Remember that word "couple" that she used referring to plants last year? Same thing with the groceries. I darn near got writer's cramp making up the list.
Last week we did a major cleanup down in the bay, and she thinks that she did the damage then moving too much stuff to the fire. We'll see what a "couple" of days rest does for it. |
Tell your sweety that we hope she gets to feeling much better soon.
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07-06-2011, 10:48 AM
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OK, while I am there would I mind just picking up a "couple" of things. Remember that word "couple" that she used referring to plants last year? Same thing with the groceries. I darn near got writer's cramp making up the list. |
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I hope her leg is feeling better today. It would be a shame to not get out and enjoy the summer weather.
Are you going to get the hot tub up and running once the shower is in?
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07-06-2011, 11:05 AM
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Bud, always laughed at braille on atm drive thru, I'm guessin used for walk up also
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