I never paid for firewood in Bethesda when I ran two fp inserts full time.
I merely listened for the sound of chain saws, then told the crew I would
save them a trip to the dump if they cut the trees (usually oak) into 18"
lengths and unloaded them on my driveway. I then proceeded to split them
wi
In the “Momolith”, the 4,000SF behemoth we lived in in Indianapolis, it had an
80% efficient gas furnace and our worst month was about $200. Lots of open
space in that place, too, that was a waste to heat. Best thing in that place
were the heated tile floors in the bathrooms. They had timers on
We have a Jotul insert that I burn on days below freezing, which means in
the winter it will run for many days consecutively, which was as early as
November this year. It does quite a good job heating nearly the whole
house thanks to the chimney being in the center. After about two days of
runnin
Err- a chimney fire in the chimney I had not cleaned in awhile-cold
winter, icy roof, busy etc etc, Fortunately we had no fire extension into
the surrounding walls.
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:38 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:28:26 -0500 Dwig
I had a wood stove in my old Victorian in the Boston area, burned it
constantly through the winter, had a pretty low oil bill. I dropped the
chimney flue (I put a new stainless flue in the old brick chimney that
served the kitchen cook stove or heat stove back when) down into the
basement wher
Some jobs really are worth hiring someone to do them is the lesson there.
They clean our oil furnace chimney from below but it is only one storey.
(British spelling)
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:32 PM Dimitri via Mercedes
wrote:
> I did that job once but from below.
The flue fire he had as a result of not cleaning it, I’m sure.
We had one in our first house, which had a wood burning insert in the brick
fireplace. Previous owner said they had it cleaned before they sold the house.
One of many lies they told us, but it was our first house and we were ignorant
On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:28:26 -0500 Dwight Giles via Mercedes
wrote:
> Yes, I used to clean out our chimney a couple times a season with
> constant wood burning in our Vermont Castings. (6-7 cords a season)
> Then there is the time I didn't and had to call my fellow firefighters.
> How embarrassing
I hadn't thought of the mess, partway down I started thinking I might have
wanted to try this from the bottom, glad I didn't. I couldn't have fit this
brush up through the clean-out anyway.
I was smart enough to lay down some paper before I opened the clean-out. Very
little mess scooping out th
I did that job once but from below. Same screw together type brush. I went 40
feet to top of chimney. I covered everything in the room with plastic and wore
a respirator. I have little desire to do it again.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 5, 2019, at 1:23 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
Yes, I used to clean out our chimney a couple times a season with constant
wood burning in our Vermont Castings. (6-7 cords a season) Then there is
the time I didn't and had to call my fellow firefighters. How embarrassing.
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:24 PM Curt Raymo
clay wrote:
My six year old cousin was almost expelled in January because he has a thumb
and index finger. He was caught brandishing this on school property and they
have a zero tolerance policy. I think they are planning on chopping off thumbs
for a dual purpose of reducing texting and viol
My six year old cousin was almost expelled in January because he has a thumb
and index finger. He was caught brandishing this on school property and they
have a zero tolerance policy. I think they are planning on chopping off thumbs
for a dual purpose of reducing texting and violence.
clay
O
Good point. This is the way Chavez kept Venezuela primed for his socialist
progroms. No poo paper, no milk, no bread, no rice, no staples available
unless you wait in line. Meantime, the folks with money are able to shop in
Miami and fly high quality merchandise home in their Cessna.
Lots o
Actually right now you could probably sell at a fair profit.
The good thing is ammo really doesn't go bad. I've shot stuff that was WWI
surplus that still shot reasonably well.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:17:58 -0400
From: Dan Penoff
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re:
ely (other than that stupid
California thing which won't stand) to be banned.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:11:05 -0400
From: Mitch Haley
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT A Reminder
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At 10:34 AM -0700 6/8/13, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
As I have taught my children: violence is NEVER a good solution. (But
sometimes it is the ONLY solution).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XazOmi4yIbU
"A riot is an ungly thing... undt, I tink, that it is chust about
time ve had vun!"
ut for now you could make a little money and then make money on
> the sale. I'd do it myself if I had money and knowhow.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 21:13:12 -0400
> From: "Scott Ritchey"
> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
> Subject:
Curt Raymond wrote:
Anybody with some money and an entrepreneurial bent out to start an ammunition
factory right now. Plan on running it for 16 months and then sell. As soon as
the fervor burns out you won't be able to make it as a small manufacturer but
for now you could make a little money
it for 16 months and then sell. As soon as
the fervor burns out you won't be able to make it as a small manufacturer but
for now you could make a little money and then make money on the sale. I'd do
it myself if I had money and knowhow.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 21:13:12 -0400
From:
G Mann wrote:
Art imitates life... or life imitates art... in either case.. the human
spirit is hard wired to survive. The Founding Fathers tapped into that
spirit in the formation of the "rules of government" set out in
Constitution. That single thing is why millions of humans from thousands of
Mountain Man wrote:
Gun sales are hot, but I also hear the market has been robbed by huge
govt purchases, so of course consumer market is no-longer-available.
Oh, yes. I forgot that part.
When DHS releases billion round inventories and new of multi-billion round
orders, people tend to think
Scott Ritchey wrote:
What is so amazing is that all this is a response to a vague and
undefined threat of a possible future restriction on 2nd amendment rights.
1. We know what Obama wants to do to handguns and repeating rifles, and that he
expected to do it after that elementary school shooti
Mountain Man wrote:
> The current round of "scandal" only pushes their thresholds..
>Gun sales are hot, but I also hear the market has been robbed by huge
>govt purchases, so of course consumer market is no-longer-available.
>Even if everyone has guns, will anyone ever use them in a Redneck
>S
Grant wrote:
> The current round of "scandal" only pushes their thresholds..
Gun sales are hot, but I also hear the market has been robbed by huge
govt purchases, so of course consumer market is no-longer-available.
Even if everyone has guns, will anyone ever use them in a Redneck
Spring? I have
ntaining proficiency.
---
On Saturday, June 08, 2013 5:58 PM, G Mann wrote
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT A Reminder
If you believe apathy rules... better check your local gun store.. or even
your local Walmart ammunition sales ar
one keeps right on ringing with
same crap over and over.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT A Reminder
You know what is really absurd about all this? I get 2-3 cal
You know what is really absurd about all this? I get 2-3 calls a day
about credit cards, a free cruise, other crap, from robocallers. My
phone is on the DoNotCall list. These outfits call millions of people a
day. I even get them on my cell phone. You would think the NSA could
track down w
If you believe apathy rules... better check your local gun store.. or even
your local Walmart ammunition sales area... SOLD OUT.. and have been for
months..
Go to a gun show.. thousands of citizens, legally arming themselves...
because they do not feel safe... Gun sales have set new records every
Greg wrote:
> ...I strongly believe that all of our other options
> that the framers of our political system prepared for us will rectify the
> problems long before that would become necessary.
> As I have taught my children: violence is NEVER a good solution. (But
> sometimes it is the ONLY solut
tion. (But
sometimes it is the ONLY solution).
Greg
-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Strasfogel
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 5:13 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT A Reminder
Count me out. I have too much work t
Art imitates life... or life imitates art... in either case.. the human
spirit is hard wired to survive. The Founding Fathers tapped into that
spirit in the formation of the "rules of government" set out in
Constitution. That single thing is why millions of humans from thousands of
places, over two
Count me out. I have too much work to do on my cars and in the garden,
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> G Mann wrote:
>
> The effect of said "Redneck Spring" [apologies to all honorable rednecks
>> for commandeering the term, with special exclusion for Andrew ;)] will be
>
G Mann wrote:
The effect of said "Redneck Spring" [apologies to all honorable rednecks
for commandeering the term, with special exclusion for Andrew ;)] will be a
series of actions which quickly and with considerable use of force, remove
offending departments and persons in government from power
You ask, I answer... My prediction is, about mid to late July, the public
conscience will receive or cumulatively have received the requisite volume
of moral insult to have reached it's threshold to action.
>From that, about mid Aug, [Americans are slow to anger and react] a series
of trigger even
Patrick Henry wrote:
> "The tree of liberty need be watered from time to time with the blood of
> despots and free men."
>
Sounds all fine and good for a different era.
This ain't gonna happen today.
If this is going to happen today - please flesh out what and how this
will happen.
We are in an e
I stand corrected.
Correct in thought, incorrect in origin. Thank you.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Fmiser wrote:
> > G Mann wrote:
> >
> > "The tree of liberty need be watered from time to time with the
> > blood of despots and free men."
> >
> > Patrick Henry
>
> Patrick Henry had some
12 years too late, yes. Remember when right wingers through up a fit
when Prez Obama said something to the effect of not letting a good
crisis go to waste in regard to heathcare? Yea, Prez Bush had already
screwed us.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (166,xxx mi)
On 6/6/20
> G Mann wrote:
>
> "The tree of liberty need be watered from time to time with the
> blood of despots and free men."
>
> Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry had some good quotes - but I think that one is from a
letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Colonel William Smith November
13, 1787.
This was in
"The tree of liberty need be watered from time to time with the blood of
despots and free men."
Patrick Henry
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:30 PM, clay wrote:
> Tell that to Verizon and NSA. Criminal and unconstitutional I think
>
> clay
>
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
>
> > The
On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:24:57 -0400 Rich Thomas
wrote:
> That could never happen, we have elected and appointed officials
> looking out for us, and plus it would be for our own good, to keep us
> safe.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither libe
That could never happen, we have elected and appointed officials looking
out for us, and plus it would be for our own good, to keep us safe.
--R
On 6/7/13 10:46 AM, Max wrote:
Seems all that is needed is for a political appointee to declare that
a group is a "domestic terrorist threat" and t
Aye!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jon Agne wrote:
>and Republicans.(or anyone, for that matter)
>
>On Jun 7, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Max wrote:
>
>> I think in light of the Democrats use of the IRS to target
>conservatives, this level of access by a
and Republicans.(or anyone, for that matter)
On Jun 7, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Max wrote:
> I think in light of the Democrats use of the IRS to target conservatives,
> this level of access by any federal agency is now pretty alarming.
___
http://ww
I think in light of the Democrats use of the IRS to target conservatives, this
level of access by any federal agency is now pretty alarming.
Seems all that is needed is for a political appointee to declare that a group
is a "domestic terrorist threat" and the courts rubber stamp and then DHS is
I don't understand all the fuss. This was well known 5-6 years ago, when the
guy from AT&T came forward and revealed the splitters that the NSA had
installed on AT&T's backbones.
I am waiting to see how this pans out with the service providers, like
Facebook, Google and Apple. Were they being h
Tell that to Verizon and NSA. Criminal and unconstitutional I think
clay
On Jun 6, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
> The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
> effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
> and no Warrants s
--R wrote:
> ...but upon probable cause...
We are about a dozen years too late.
We shoulda thought about this whole privacy infringement thing when we
thought there was probable cause, i.e. 911. We have been raised as
sheople too long - the deed is done. Agencies have been mining data
with the s
>Thanks Rich. The whole Nation needs Bill of Rights TV commercials for the
Sheople to see.<
Based on the current demonstrated skill levels of public school graduates I
sincerely doubt they would have the ability to read the text.
Perhaps it would be more effective if someone put them into a RA
Try not to generalize. You would be amazed at how many brilliant,
articulate kids are coming out of DC area public high schools - in addition
to the illiterate ones.
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM, G Mann wrote:
> >Thanks Rich. The whole Nation needs Bill of Rights TV commercials for the
> Sh
>Thanks Rich. The whole Nation needs Bill of Rights TV commercials for the
Sheople to see.<
Based on the current demonstrated skill levels of public school graduates I
sincerely doubt they would have the ability to read the text.
Perhaps it would be more effective if someone put them into a RAP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/verizon-providing-all-call-records-to-us-under-court-order/2013/06/05/98656606-ce47-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336753/Stunning-shots-Allied-troops-storming-Omaha-Beach-Normandy-war-photographer-R
Thanks Rich. The whole Nation needs Bill of Rights TV commercials for the
Sheople to see.
Mike
On Jun 6, 2013 9:18 AM, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
> The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
> effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
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