[BlindHandyMan] evergreen trees

[Lee A. Stone]

 If you can think of it what is the  additive sometimes  evergreens need 
in the ground to stay alive and perky/? I want to suggest this to my new 
neighbor to the North of me.  she has I am told two big  evergreen/ pine 
trees and for the first time in 13 years that tree has needles blowing  
some 75 feet over into my swimming pool.  I always thought dead pine 
needles fell straight down. if you have any  suggestions I would 
appreciate  it. thanks thanks Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance

[Lee A. Stone]

Jennifer, very glad to read you are making good progress and also glad 
to hear  you had some volunteers  come by.  the person who will be 
staying with you for a couple of months , well you do what is called 
bartering. also a  side note in regards to your name and a correction  
to anyone else who  took the name Jennifer to mean Nurse Jennifer  who 
lives in  the State of Missouri and I  do not believe  Nurse Jennifer 
was ever on the blind hamdyman list . continued  good luck to you.  Lee


 
On 
Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 10:02:14PM -0500, 
Jennifer Jackson 
wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
> 
>  
> 
> Well a lot of work was finally accomplished at my house this weekend. It is
> not everything that needs to be done and some of it still needs some
> finishing work to make it look pretty, but at least it is not looking
> derelict anymore. I spoke to my husband over and over about the money and
> the mortgage and he just acted like I was exaggerating.  He finally agreed
> to do it after we had a big fight and I acted badly, but that is apparently
> what it took. He put in about 12 hours on Friday, and then even more hours
> on Saturday, with another long day on Sunday and Monday. He should have left
> for Baltimore on Monday at noon, but he stayed until later to finish some
> things up.
> 
>  
> 
> I plan to start calling some places today and trying to get someone to agree
> to insure us if we take on a monster deductible or something. My husband
> insisted he was going to take care of that, but he did not and if I can not
> get him to do it while he is in the same house with me I do not expect to
> have any more control from half a country away. He is gone for 5 weeks this
> time. I do have an unexpected houseguest who will be here for the next
> couple of months and she will be helping me with finishing up the painting
> and the like as she needs a place to stay for a while. That is another long
> story and off topic, but I am glad to have the help.
> 
>  
> 
> My boys were great too. Even the four year old did some work. We used the
> Tom Sawyer method and it is amazing what they were willing to do in exchange
> for a turn with the paint roller.
> 
> I really appreciate your empathy and support. I do not know what to do to
> keep my husband involved so these things do not all build up again, but it
> was good to know that I was not out of line in my expectations either. On
> the up side, the kids are now in school and my youngest receives all of his
> therapy at school during school hours except one session at home once a
> week. This means I have time to get some things done that require
> concentration and no extra hands in the mix. I had actually already started
> working on things during the first week of school before the insurance
> letter turned this into an urgent issue. It would have taken me much longer
> to do it that way too. I had five other adults in over the weekend who all
> put in at least one full day, and some of the two days, of free labor. I
> also have a handy man coming to finish of the living room celling tomorrow. 
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
>  
> 
>   _  
> 
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Claudia
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:24 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> That's correct; the mortgage company will make sure that you have insurance,
> as they need to protect their investment, and it's much more costly than
> your conventional insurance, thus driving up your monthly payment.
> 
> Claudia
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: Dan Rossi 
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com   
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance
> 
> Jennifer,
> 
> Is money a motivator for your husband? I believe you have a mortgage on 
> your home. Mortgage companies won't allow you to go without insurance. 
> Thus, if you can't get your own insurance, the mortgage company will sell 
> you insurance and you won't be happy with how much they will charge you 
> either. So, you are either going to have to spend some money on repairs, 
> or you are going to spend money on very expensive insurance. Sorry to be 
> a downer.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu  
> Tel: (412) 268-9081
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!

[Lee A. Stone]

If you were back near Buffalo  Bob you might be  doing a good auto 
polish on your snow blower.  Lee

On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 08:55:54AM 
-0400, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> Ah the bad old days of living outside of Buffalo for too long...
> - Original Message - 
> From: Alan & Terrie Robbins 
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 8:01 AM
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
> 
> 
>   
> Alan,
> 
> Send some of that to Upstate New York as it's pretty chilly here. 45 at
> present and only going to 75. High yesterday was 65
> 
> Al
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:58 PM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
> 
> We had 105 and 74 today. That's certainly better then the 111 of
> yesterday.
> Still, it' above the normals of 98 and 73.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
> 
> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> available upon request.
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Max Robinson" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
> 
> > We didn't just break the low temperature record this morning, we
> shattered
> > it into smithereens. The record was 48 and the low was 43. I don't like
> > the hot weather nor do I like the coldest of winter. That's why fall and
> > spring are my two favorite times of the year.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Max. K 4 O D S.
> >
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> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Bob Kennedy" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 5:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
> >
> >
> >>I hesitate to sound like I'm complaining as it is only in the 50s here
> in
> >>the sunny and hot South.
> >> - Original Message -
> >> From: Dale Leavens
> >> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> >> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 9:33 PM
> >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It's 44F here this evening! Who turned off the heat! Didn't get up to
> 50
> >> all day.
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance

[Lee A. Stone]

Hi Jennifer, may I suggest seeking a grant from  a local  community 
program. Like where i live it would be called Columbia opportunities.  
most counties thru  the area of the states have these programs. also 
call that insurance company and  tell them your plight lay it right out 
but  you will even sign a lettter of intent to seek funding to  do  the 
needed repairs. I had such a situation but only because of a bad roof 
years ago and I disagreed with them as we had no leaks. however she said  
show me a contract  or intent with a contractor and they the insurance 
company extended the  shut off for 30 days.  wow you got a claim  paid 
for water damage? twice we tried that after being flood and oh no it 
was" an act of God". yeah  right. either way  good luck. check with  
your local agencies  even your Mayors office  to ask where to seek 
emrgency funding. One more long stretch.  is to check with your local 
Boy Scout Troop.  maybe they could spruce up the  yard and throw a paint 
job on the  front stairs or something  as a Eagle Project.  . keep us 
posted and good luck. Lee


 On Fri, 
Aug 27, 2010 at 05:30:24AM -0500, Jennifer Jackson wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> 
>  
> 
> I have myself in a difficult spot and I do not know how to ask what I need
> without giving some of the back ground. It will not help me to get advice
> that does not take in the full picture.
> 
>  
> 
> My home owner's insurance is about to be canceled. Essentially this is based
> on our not keeping our home in good repair. My husband is in total denial
> about it being our fault, but he is wrong. So my two questions are how do I
> get insurance on a house when I have had two water damage claims in the last
> year, and wat are the main things to try and get looking decent before the
> inspection.  I do mean essential too. My yard is over grown and I have holes
> in my walls and ceilings.
> 
>  
> 
> I do not know how to make my husband care enough about where we live to be
> better about this. My hope is that now that the kids are all in school I
> will be able to do some of these things myself. It has just become urgent
> because I have got to get someone in here to inspect and approve us for new
> insurance. I am sorry I am not sounding to optimistic here, but I just had
> another big fight with my husband about the roof and other needed repairs. I
> am feeling a little to drained to sound positive.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
> 
> 
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> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?

[Lee A. Stone]

Not to drag this out forever but our problem is not so much  the 
shower head   but the smaller hand held shower head which is attached 
to a diverter and  that little diverter is a pain in the but. it has  
as some of you know two buttonsand  the lower button which controls 
the  water to divert to the  hand held massager  sticks  sometimes in 
one position. then  it gets taken off  or unscrewed and as most of you 
had said loet soak for awhile in vineagar and a couple of times working 
the buttons. a couple of hours later rinse  in warm water.  . now this 
is a metal one. I have found out that lowes for $9.99 has the same thing 
only in like a P V C material so I am going to get that one to see how 
long it holds up in the hard water. Lee


 On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 
05:00:21PM 
-0500, 
Jennifer Jackson 
wrote:
> You can also put the vinegar in a plastic bag and then tape it to the shower
> head. I advise this method if you have curious children who may wander off
> with your shower head. Guess how I know? Another thing I learned was that it
> really does only take a short soaking and does not need to be an over night
> soak.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Jennifer
> 
>  
> 
>   _  
> 
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:42 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> Pore some in a glass bowl. Place the shower head face down in the bowl over 
> night. It'll work fine the next morning. You don't need to submerge the 
> shower head only face where the water comes out. It doesn't seem to have 
> any effect on our plastic face shower heads. The body is some kind of fake 
> brass that won't tarnish etc. Have no clue what kind of metal it is. Rinse 
> off the head before putting it back up and of course discard the remaining 
> lime away and wash out the bowl.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
> 
> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> available upon request.
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Michael baldwin"   >
> To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?
> 
> > Lime away can be pretty nasty to your skin, so gloves might be in order 
> > for
> > you.
> > Some shower heads will come apart. You can then clean any extra build up
> > off screens or whatever might be in there.
> > A lot of newer ones seem to have rubber tips where the water comes out, 
> > and
> > if yours does, just squeeze, pinch, etc the rubber to get the deposits to
> > come loose.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > _
> >
> > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> 
> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>  ]
> > On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:09 PM
> > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
> 
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > We have a couple of really nice shower heads that we paid 20 bucks each 
> > for
> > 10 years or so back and every few years I do the same thing and they work
> > fine. You can use another grocery product called lime away. It works
> > slightly better but costs more.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> > There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> > the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
> >
> > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> > available upon request.
> >
> > - Original Message - 
> > From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press"   
> >  >
> > To:    
> > 
> >>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water pressure low in shower?
> >
> >> Blake,
> >> I've had great results soaking the head in
> >> vinegar. I know it sounds a little weird, but it
> >> has kept my water-pick shower massage head
> >> working for over 30 years. Every couple of years
> >> I soak it over night in a bowl of vinegar. I've
> >> heard from others that 30 minutes is enough.
> >>
> >> Betsy
> >> At 11:17 PM 8/25/2010, you wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Yep most certainly its the head. I took it off and now there is no
> >>>water coming out from the bottom. I must replace the head tomorrow.
> >>>Just curious can you unstop a head?
> >>>
> >>>On 8/26/10, Blake Hardin
> >>><bl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] batteries

[Lee A. Stone]

is this the same in all battries that you can recharge  no matter the 
brand or  type? L


On 
Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 11:46:18AM 
-0700, Alan Paganelli wrote:
> Rechargibles are only 1.2V rather then 1.5V
> 
> Alan
> 
> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard.  I often add files so check back regularly!
> 
> The albums in Technics  format formerly on my website are still
> available upon request.
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: 
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] batteries
> 
> 
> > don't they pass through it along?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Aug 2010, David Ferrin wrote:
> >
> >> If memory serves me correctly alkaline batteries are parasitic meaning 
> >> they
> >> will drain the other batteries of their charge.
> >> David Ferrin
> >> www.jaws-users.com
> >> Life is what happens after you have already made other plans.
> >> - Original Message -
> >> From: "Spiro" 
> >> To: 
> >> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:17 PM
> >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] batteries
> >>
> >>
> >> okay, Tom or someone explain this to me:
> >>
> >> a toy my kid just got says this:
> >>
> >> do not mix *alkaline, *standard, or *rechargable batteries
> >> do not use *rechargable batteries.
> >>
> >> It's a motor, that tosses little sponge ring 30 feet.
> >> It's like a semi-auto with the magazine above instead of below.
> >> So why ot mix, to start, and what reason not to use rechargables for the 
> >> 2
> >> AA needed?
> >>
> >> I've mixed batteries before.
> >> What should I have noticed?
> >> I have a dozen rechargable AA and have placed a tiny piece of scotch tape
> >> on each one so I don't toss them out.
> >> Even though it doesn't save actual energy it saves the containers 
> >> constant
> >> disposal.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >>
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> >> Or
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> >>
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> >>
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[BlindHandyMan] we have ice cubes

[Lee A. Stone]

with no repairs done or anything else  we wake up this morning to a  ice 
bucket nearly full.  Now I belive in Miracles  for sure or maybe like me  
this old  machine  is going thru its change but it works she can stop 
shopping for  new ones. One final comment.  if any of you have bought 
new appliences in the last year or so . is it not interesting that if we 
go " green" and  have that  perfect machine with extra insujlation you 
need to pay sometimes between $600 and $700 more?


 I just need to move back up in the hills where they still have pure 
spring watr and one can float a gallon of milk or a six pak of bud and 
it stays ice cold.  end of rant and thanks to all who had  veryhelpfull 
answers  .  Lee



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But Charlie is no more.
For what he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] No ice cubes

[Lee A. Stone]

I just sent this checklist to the one who is , well non supportive   
of  whatever. yes we get cold water from the  spicket   in front and 
it has the auto select for ice cubes, crushed ice and so on. only one  
tube feeds the  machine from down  in the basement but will have them 
check  oh forgot, yes it says with the new filter to purge it  by 
tapping out  I think 2 galons of water?  to activate   the filter.so 
give me  21 hours to finish a couple of  cold ones  and until someone 
will listen to other suggestions. at this time I think it is safer in 
Iraq. Lee


 On Sun, Jul 
18, 2010 at 01:55:18PM -0400, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> This was a problem on several models when they changed the filter.  
> 
> First question.  Do you get cold water through the dispenser?  
> 
> Some guys would change the filter and not purge the line which can cause an 
> air bubble.  
> 
> If the cold water runs through the door, then check to make sure there isn't 
> a separate line feeding the ice maker.  The valve may be closed at the back 
> of the fridge.
> Next, check  the arm on the ice maker.  If it is up, 90 degrees to the tray, 
> that is in the off position.  Flip it down and see if you hear water run.  
> 
> The water running isn't always instant after flipping the lever back down.  
> There is a timer in place and solenoids and all that fun stuff.
> 
> Check this and see if everything is as it should be.  
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:29 PM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] No ice cubes
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   We own a big I think 22 or 24 cubic inch Maytag sold by Sears years 
>   ago. all seemed to be fine until this week they replaced or installed a 
>   new water filter as apparently the light came on. okay oddly enough 
>   no othr changes were made except installing a new water filter which is 
>   from Sears and it just screws on. this type of filter has been replaced 
>   different times over the years but oddly enough the ice cubes are no 
>   longer being made and dropping down into the bin. 
>   any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. thanks Lee
> 
>   -- 
>   Charlie was a chemist,
>   But Charlie is no more.
>   For what he thought was H2O,
>   Was H2SO4.
> 
> 
>   
> 
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Was H2SO4.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] No ice cubes

[Lee A. Stone]

Betsey, thre is like a metal wire loop which flips up or down  that  
if it is not touching ice cubes in the  bucket then the ice cube tray 
fills  with water and later dumps  until the same said ice bucket is 
full. This is one of those older Maytags a year or so ago you sent out 
the  warnings on . so today they are out shopping. holy mother of Mary 
the prices if you get a " go green"  new machine.  . . so  now we 
contact Sears as  she wants a real repairman  which will cost $120.00 to 
just show up.  I'll use  something else first.  just ranting. Lee


 On 
Sun, 
Jul 18, 2010 at 07:36:12AM -1000, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote:
> Aloha Lee,
> Haven't had an ice maker for many years, but I 
> seem to remember that you could turn off the ice 
> maker. I wonder if they turned it off when they 
> installed the filter and forgot to turn it back 
> on, or if they turned off the water valve and didn't turn it back on.
> Things to consider, Betsy
> 
> At 07:29 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >We own a big I think 22 or 24 cubic inch Maytag sold by Sears years
> >ago. all seemed to be fine until this week they replaced or installed a
> >new water filter as apparently the light came on. okay oddly enough
> >no othr changes were made except installing a new water filter which is
> >from Sears and it just screws on. this type of filter has been replaced
> >different times over the years but oddly enough the ice cubes are no
> >longer being made and dropping down into the bin.
> >any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. thanks Lee
> >
> >--
> >Charlie was a chemist,
> >But Charlie is no more.
> >For what he thought was H2O,
> >Was H2SO4.
> >
> 

-- 
Charlie was a chemist,
But Charlie is no more.
For what he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?

[Lee A. Stone]

I cannot say on this list where I end up but  that is a darned good 
idea and I know the same  bed you are referring too. . way to go.  now 
get a patent on it. Lee


 On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:43:15AM -0600, Cy 
Selfridge wrote:
> Lee,
> 
> We traded for a king size waterbed a couple of years ago. It was a softside
> type. It had 9 or so little tubes rather than the large bladder and al
> worked fairly well but I never did quite like the way it felt so, one day,
> we went to good old Wal-Mart and purchased 2 twin Ozark air mattresses and,
> WALLA, we now have an air bed which we cah each have the amount of firmness
> we desire. The two twins completely fill the king cavity and it is quite
> comfortable. "When you partner gets out of bed you do not feel anything
> unless you are over on your partner's space. (LOLLOLLOL)
> 
> Cy, The Anasazi
> 
>  
> 
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:20 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> 
> good to see you back here Cy. Just found some other friends who 
> bough I think for $89 dollars a air mattress of heavier matterial 
> from Walmart. It is a temp deal as they want a whole new bed but what 
> they did was toss their queen sized mattress and just put this blow up 
> air mattress on their bed and so far so good. they are saving up for I 
> think the style Alan was talking about the kind you can adjust the 
> firmness at the touch of a button. anyway this $89 bed was in a local 
> Walmart and of all places the Sporting Goods area. Lee
> 
> On 
> Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 02:02:15PM -0600, Cy 
> Selfridge wrote:
> > Hey Alan,
> > 
> > I saw what appears to be an air bed such as these at Matress King for
> around
> > $500.
> > 
> > Cy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ]
> > On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:07 PM
> > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>
> 
> > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I would take a look at the comfort select beds. They let each person
> select 
> > their own comfort number. My wife and I tried them out of all places, at 
> > Camping World for RVs and I liked my setting of 80. She liked her side at 
> > 89. The scale is 0 to 100 so the difference between our 2 comfort settings
> 
> > is about 10 percent. That's a huge difference but you can change your 
> > settings at any time depending on how your back feels at any given moment.
> 
> > There are 2 remotes. One for each side of the bed.
> > 
> > These beds are also in stores as well and go by several names. Comfort 
> > select, Air Select, Adjustable air comfort and others. These kinds of beds
> 
> > are everything the water bed never was. No hundreds of pounds of water to 
> > worry about or leaks etc. These beds have a blatter inside the mattress 
> > that is filled with air forced in by a small compressor. There are no
> lumpy 
> > spots. My concern was with an air blatter that there might be a hill or a 
> > valley depending on how much air was used. This was not the case however. 
> > At the time we saw these beds they sold for 3,000 bucks for a queen size
> but
> > 
> > we're talking for a motor home and around 2002. Sense then, quite a few 
> > companies make them for folks who could use better back support and the 
> > costs have come down. If you try one of these beds out, I can tell you, 
> > your going to want one at any price. That's what we're going to get for
> our 
> > next bed. But, you be the judge. Try it! you'll like it! 
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> > There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> > the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
> > 
> > The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> > available upon request.
> > 
> > - Original Message - 
> > From: "Claudia"  <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> 
> > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >
> > To: "Claudia"  <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> 
> > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> &

[BlindHandyMan] No ice cubes

[Lee A. Stone]

We own a big I think 22 or 24  cubic inch Maytag sold by Sears years 
ago. all seemed to be fine until  this week they replaced or installed a 
new water filter as apparently the light came on.  okay  oddly enough  
no othr changes were  made except installing a new water filter which is  
from Sears and it just screws on.  this type of filter has been replaced   
different times over the years but oddly enough  the  ice cubes are no 
longer being made  and dropping down into the bin.  
any suggestions or thoughts  would be appreciated. thanks Lee



-- 
Charlie was a chemist,
But Charlie is no more.
For what he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?

[Lee A. Stone]

good to see you back here Cy.  Just found some other  friends who 
bough I think  for $89 dollars a  air mattress of heavier matterial 
from Walmart. It is a temp deal as they want a whole new bed but what 
they did was toss their queen sized mattress and just put this blow up 
air  mattress on their bed and so far so good. they are saving up for  I 
think the style Alan was talking about the kind you can adjust the  
firmness  at the touch of a button.  anyway this $89 bed was in a local  
Walmart  and of all places the Sporting Goods area. Lee


 On 
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 02:02:15PM -0600, Cy 
Selfridge wrote:
> Hey Alan,
> 
> I saw what appears to be an air bed such as these at Matress King for around
> $500.
> 
> Cy
> 
>  
> 
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 1:07 PM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> I would take a look at the comfort select beds. They let each person select 
> their own comfort number. My wife and I tried them out of all places, at 
> Camping World for RVs and I liked my setting of 80. She liked her side at 
> 89. The scale is 0 to 100 so the difference between our 2 comfort settings 
> is about 10 percent. That's a huge difference but you can change your 
> settings at any time depending on how your back feels at any given moment. 
> There are 2 remotes. One for each side of the bed.
> 
> These beds are also in stores as well and go by several names. Comfort 
> select, Air Select, Adjustable air comfort and others. These kinds of beds 
> are everything the water bed never was. No hundreds of pounds of water to 
> worry about or leaks etc. These beds have a blatter inside the mattress 
> that is filled with air forced in by a small compressor. There are no lumpy 
> spots. My concern was with an air blatter that there might be a hill or a 
> valley depending on how much air was used. This was not the case however. 
> At the time we saw these beds they sold for 3,000 bucks for a queen size but
> 
> we're talking for a motor home and around 2002. Sense then, quite a few 
> companies make them for folks who could use better back support and the 
> costs have come down. If you try one of these beds out, I can tell you, 
> your going to want one at any price. That's what we're going to get for our 
> next bed. But, you be the judge. Try it! you'll like it! 
> 
> Alan
> 
> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on
> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly!
> 
> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still
> available upon request.
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Claudia"   >
> To: "Claudia"   >
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:18 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Bed?
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Here is a question for you!
> > We have been talking about a new bed for some time; we've had ours for 
> > over 10 years now, and our backs are really starting to hurt.
> > Tonight, we were offered a Quote Unquote "New king-size bed", for $50, 
> > from the friend of a friend.
> > I have a thing about used beds, so even though I was told that it's new, I
> 
> > don't trust that. I'm leery about sleeping in beds, particularly when you 
> > don't know whose been sleeping in them before you.
> > We've been saving for it, so the money is there. What would you all do?
> > I turned it down and will continue to look at the store ads!
> >
> > Claudia
> >
> >
> > Windows Messenger: cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net
>  
> > Skype: claudiadr10
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Erecting another retaining wall.

[Lee A. Stone]

Dale sounds like quit the project. a question. what do you use in 
building that will hold this wall straight up or leanng   for years to 
come.when I think of a retaining wall like the state highway department
of transportation built along a main road nearby I was told they ran 
rods  and anchors of some type drilled back int the hil l and the wall 
seems to lay back  into the hill and not straight up.  just wondering. 
Lee


 On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 11:02:01PM 
-0400, Dale Leavens wrote:
> Well I am at it again this summer, laying more cement bricks. This is similar 
> to the job I did last autumn. Just now I am raising a wall beside the house 
> along the edge of the driveway 20 feet long and about 30 inches high at the 
> highest point. Because the driveway rises the first course is split where the 
> lower several feet eventually disappear a couple of inches below the driveway 
> curb.
> 
> There are two complicating features. the original wall I had built out of 
> cement breeze block however shifting soil resulted in some of the joints 
> failing and even some of the blocks tearing apart. At the time I had poured 
> two buttresses one on each edge of a basement window. Removing them is a 
> terrifying prospect so I am having to notch the blocks to fit around the 
> outer ends of them.
> 
> These blocks are 8 inches wide, 8 inches deep and 6 inches high with a lip on 
> the lower rear corner so each subsequent course has a setback of about 5/8 of 
> an inch.
> 
> All the cutting is slowing things down. I had tried using a diamond blade in 
> a skill saw and with some success but the depth of cut is limited to two 
> inches. I am getting about 3 inches depth with a wet diamond saw rented from 
> our local rental shop but still have some chisel work to do to finish off 
> some of the cuts.
> 
> The blocks are then stuck together wit construction adhesive from a calking 
> gun. Thick brown snot that gets everywhere.
> 
> Once this is done I have stairs and a stoop to the front door to reconstruct.
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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[In wine there is truth.]
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator

[Lee A. Stone]

all this idea of dried fruit  is making my stomach growl . so keep us 
posted Matt on how you make out. Lee


\On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 12:42:06PM 
-1000, Betsy Whitney, 
Dolphin Press wrote:
> Aloha Matt,
> My friend made trays with extruded aluminum just 
> like some folks use to make window screens. Then 
> she could just take them out in the yard and squirt them off with the hose.
> She made a tent out of screen that was open on 
> the bottom so it could just be set over the whole 
> stack of trays. She used some sort of round metal 
> sticks to separate the stacked trays. I remember 
> that she had some sort of round stops on the 
> separation sticks, and the frames of the trays 
> had wholes for the separating sticks to fit into.
> I'll try to reach her via email. She lives in 
> California now, but she used to dry apples, 
> pineapple, bananas, papaya, mango, parsley, and basil when she lived here.
> Betsy
> At 11:37 AM 7/9/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Hi ya folks. Lately I've gotten into drying 
> >apples and cooking pies and stuff out of them. 
> >Mainly, I started out buying them already done 
> >from a Mennonite owned store. I quickly got 
> >addicted to them as snack food, then found 
> >recipes for making pies and breads out of them. 
> >I looked up instructions on drying your own. 
> >They suggested oven on the lowest setting, or in a car on a hot day.
> >The oven works, but your spouse complains about 
> >the oven always being busy, and you can only get 
> >so many in there at 1 time. And it does take at least 6 hours the way I did 
> >it.
> >My wife suggested I not buy a dehydrator, 
> >because as it is I am a gadget buyer. And ya 
> >start running out of space to live after so long.
> >Just now I am considering building a wooden 
> >frame which would hold cookie sheets stacked but 
> >spaced from one another 1 on top of the other, 
> >and buying screen to cover the outside to keep 
> >some bugs out, and putting an old fan I have out 
> >in storage in one end of it. My idea lacks the 
> >heat element factor, but I live in east tx, and 
> >am figuring, I could set it up in the attic, or 
> >out in a back room where there is no air 
> >conditioning. I could go to the trouble of 
> >forming my own screen trays, if I wanted to 
> >build them, but then cleaning something like 
> >that with a wood frame? I don't think that would 
> >last long. Anyone ever done this stuff, say, to make jerky or whatever?
> >just curious.
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Considering building my own apple drier or dehydrator

[Lee A. Stone]

my question is   would be how much cuhnter or shelf space Jim d your 
machines take up? and then how do you tore the end roduct? If you do 
not mind I'd like to take  some o f the discussion off list.  Might I 
email you  Lee. thanks

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 04:45:11AM 
-0500, Jim 
Gatteys wrote:
> I really think that the fact that dehydrators use more electricity is 
> mis-information.  I keep two of them going almost all summer and don't notice 
> any difference in the bill.  They only heat to about 145 or so and they use 
> about the same as a small lightbulb to heat and a small fan.  Go to 
> http://www.excaliburdehydrators.com
> 
> I'm not plugging this site.  Its just where I got my dehydrators from and am 
> really happy with them.  The site  has a lot of good recipes and know-how 
> there.
> Jim
> On Jul 9, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Victor Gouveia wrote:
> 
> > I've heard that dehydrators tend to use quite a bit of electricity, and 
> > while the dehydration process might be faster and easier, the savings on 
> > the 
> > electrical bill would more than offset the ease of it all.
> > 
> > Mind you, this information was gotten based on the old Popiel dehydrators, 
> > so it may be out of date.
> > 
> > Victor 
> > 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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[In wine there is truth.]
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[BlindHandyMan] sump pumps-Lowes

[Lee A. Stone]

If you are in the market for a submerisible   pump then I have been told 
that  Lowes has a brand and I apologize  but do not remember the name 
but it is a cast  iron casng with a cast  impeller  which is on sale for 
less than $60. apparently it is a brand they will not carry any more and 
it is a 1/3 rd   HP this pump has the sepearate  but attached floats.  
just a f y i. Lee



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[In wine there is truth.]
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] down spout

[Lee A. Stone]

Lenny on the back of the house I changed from the original install and  
took away their elbows at the bottom and bought  ten feet of sewer pipe 
and one  90 degree elbow and  no problems.  just pull that section off 
easy . rinse it out and reinstall. Lee

 On Thu, Jul 01, 
2010 at 01:38:55PM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Will one flexi elbow cover the same distance as two 90 degree bends? The way 
> the down spout was put on my back porch was pretty stupid although it looked 
> nice. From the gutter there is two 90 degree bends to put the down spout 
> next to a support post. At the bottom there are two more 90 degree bends to 
> take it over the wall. Even with a leaf guard the two top bends get really 
> packed. I would like to bring the down spout straight down from the gutter 
> then just use two flexi bends to get over the wall.
> ---
> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous 
> with many resources for the blind.
> http://www.lennymchugh.com
> Lenny
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> addressing.
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system

[Lee A. Stone]

Dan and all, we used standard decking   boards whatever that is and  
we used  1/ qurter in ch carriage bolts as spacers  13 years ago and 
knock on wood  after a couple of stan and paint jobs the deck is still 
in perfect  shape   . it does need  to be jacked up ever couple of years 
because of shifting clay but we do that with a jack and use pation 
blocks. the ooriginal   bases were  dug 3 foot into the ground as 
suggested into card board tubes. . Now on the flip side two years later 
we built a smaller deck  everything is the same except these 4 by 4's we 
cemented into the ground and that deck has not moved  at all. Lee


 
On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 
at 10:01:30PM -0400, Dan Rossi wrote:
> When I built my deck, I used pressure treated deck boards.  They were 
> quite wet when I purchased them.  I clamped the hell out of them when I 
> attached them to the joists, to get them as tight together as possible.  I 
> now have gaps as much as a quarter inch along most of the planks.  If 
> using pressure treated lumber that isn't kiln dried, I would not leave any 
> gaps when laying down the boards.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

-- 
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"Ever since they threatened to fire me."

Re: [BlindHandyMan] making a cat house

[Lee A. Stone]

cats as you  know have their own way of doing things. so for some the 
scratching posts which I have done before  made out of willow works 
just fine and then some cats apparently look at this work you did in 
building a  scratching postand  think " excuse me"..  .L


On Mon, Jun 28, 
2010 at 04:56:11PM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> No jokes please!
> I have a friend who's cat is destroying some of their furniture. I first 
> thought about making a scratching post but the houseidea  might be better. 
> The cat could hide inside or sleep on the top. She could scratch the sides 
> as much as she likes and play with a toy on the side. I want to make the top 
> removable for easy cleaning if necessary. the bottom inside will be carpet 
> and probably the top as well. I am not sure if I want round or square holes 
> for the little beast to enter. Since this cat loves to claw would 
> indoor/outdoor carpet work? Also would plywood be ok, or should I use solid 
> wood? On the side I plan to use an old style screen door spring with a toy 
> attached
> ---
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> with many resources for the blind.
> http://www.lennymchugh.com
> Lenny
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> addressing.
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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If he should stop before I wake,
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] the name of the screws with the tool in the box

[Lee A. Stone]

thanks to  all who answered this.  In my many sections of fence   we 
put up years ago I was predrilling  holes and using lag bolts which I 
put up with a socket wrench and it proved usefull when replacing a 
section of fence.. However down  many sections someone  descided it 
was much easier to use 3 inch dry wall screws.  oops big mistake . but 
alas. one good thing is originally  we paid $32 and change for each 
section  and  two new sections  we just bought , even pressure treated 
for just $24. for once something came down in price.  Lee


 On Mon, Jun 
28, 2010 at 01:13:28PM -0400, 
Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Most likely a square drive screw.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Lee A. Stone" 
> To: "Blind Handyman" 
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:29 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] the name of the screws with the tool in the box
> 
> 
> 
> 
> well  I want to go to Lowes to morrow and get a box of  maybe 3 inch
> screws as we are putting up   a replacement section of   our stockade
> fence.  what I am looking for I know we talked about before on this
> list. the little tool for your power screw driver comes in the box of
> screws. am I talking about a Hex head? thanks  Lee
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Now I lay me back to sleep.
> The speaker's dull; the subject's deep.
> If he should stop before I wake,
> Give me a nudge for goodness' sake.
> -- Anonymous
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Give me a nudge for goodness' sake.
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[BlindHandyMan] the name of the screws with the tool in the box

[Lee A. Stone]

well  I want to go to Lowes to morrow and get a box of  maybe 3 inch 
screws as we are putting up   a replacement section of   our stockade 
fence.  what I am looking for I know we talked about before on this 
list. the little tool for your power screw driver comes in the box of 
screws. am I talking about a Hex head? thanks  Lee



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If he should stop before I wake,
Give me a nudge for goodness' sake.
-- Anonymous

[BlindHandyMan] painting paneling

[Lee A. Stone]

I thinkit was Clifford and Jennifer who spoke of painting paneling. did 
you really do it and if so how did it turn out and what  did you use  
for paint. did you use like the little foam  sponges on a stick t get 
int the grooves ? thanks Lee



-- 
The honeymoon is over when he phones to say he'll be late for supper and
she's already left a note that it's in the refrigerator.
-- Bill Lawrence

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Room addition

[Lee A. Stone]

sounds like a fantastic job  well done. thanks for sharing. Lee


On Thu, 
Apr 29, 2010 at 09:37:48PM -0500, Ron Yearns wrote:
> Well folks am I getting old or just worn out?  The contractor is all 
> finished except for putting in the correct door and some paperwork.  We are 
> both ready for the rough in inspection.  Today I assembled the wooden stairs 
> to the outside.  Ran out of screws so the stair boards are only screwed down 
> at the front edge.  Finished hooking up one end of the chain link fence. 
> Need to use a come along to finish tightening it.  After work my son in law 
> came by and we installed the 12 foot fascia vinyl pieces.  Did the short one 
> also on the west side so we could cut and install permanently  the piece of 
> gutter from the old house.  The valley dumps right  on top of the air 
> conditioner unit with out a gutter.Supposed to rain tonight and really heavy 
> tomorrow so that should test it out. So anyway that is where it is at now.
> Ron 
> 
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keyless Entry Lock?

[Lee A. Stone]

we have one local man who makes " house calls". his locks  are  top 
price but  I like his work and the keys he makes cannot beduplicated 
at another hardware store  or such.He let me" feel up " the little 
machine he has in his van and it is kind of neat. If I ever did it 
again, to change locks  I would like to go to a deadbolt system but also 
with a card. as most of you have  seen or felt there are a couple types  
one where the lock  part is like built into the door and another one I 
have  felt is  actually mounted on the outside of the door  sticks out 
the length of the card and you slide the card. /key in the full length. 
. Lee

 On 
Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 08:38:07PM -0400, Spiro wrote:
> that's what I'd say.
> A good locksmith could do that, coming out to your home. Otherwise, you 
> might have to rely on that better half taking them all to the hardware 
> store to do that for ya. Might be easier to just get it done on location.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote:
> 
> > Aloha Claudia,
> > Your better half? Obviously he isn't the one
> > carrying all the *** into the house.
> > Perhaps you could have all the locks keyed to the same key?
> > Betsy
> >
> > At 10:00 AM 4/23/2010, you wrote:
> >> Wow,
> >>
> >> Everything sounds so high tech.
> >> At my job, we have swipe cards; we have to swipe
> >> them downward, against the door, in order to get into the building.
> >>
> >> On a personal level, I was thinking about
> >> expediting the process of getting into my home.
> >> My better half wasn't thinking when he had the
> >> locks installed. You have to use two keys to
> >> open four different locks, on both the front door and side entrance.
> >> This is a pain in the a**, when you have a child
> >> in toe, hands full of groceries, work-related crap, etc.
> >> I just want to pear down the process that it
> >> takes for us, to unlock the door and get into the house.
> >> SOmetimes, I feel a little leery about stadning out there too long!
> >>
> >> Claudia
> >> - Original Message -
> >> From: wstep...@everestkc.net
> >> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:35 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keyless Entry Lock?
> >>
> >> Tom: I'm not 100% sure about this, but I believe
> >> the thing is a flat see-through pannel with a
> >> display of numbers. So the individual has to
> >> touch the numbers corresponding to his/her
> >> password. In addition to that, we have badges
> >> that are probably similar to what you folks have
> >> that are supposed to be presented to some kind of device.
> >>
> >> Bill Stephan
> >> Kansas Citty MO
> >> Email: wstep...@everestkc.net
> >> Phone: (816)803-2469
> >>
> >> - Original Message -
> >> From: Tom Fowle <fo...@ski.org>
> >> Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:15 pm
> >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keyless Entry Lock?
> >>> So if the buttons are scrambled, then the sightlings must have to
> >>> look at
> >>> some display to get the scramble each time, thus standing there
> >>> puzzling
> >>> over how to manage that task, giving the bad guys even more time
> >>> to watch
> >>> and see what is being entered.
> >>>
> >>> Where i work we have key cards you bring near an antenna,
> >>> no contact required. but that requires a whole mess of
> >>> electronics and a
> >>> computer to manage it with and cost tens of thousands of bucks
> >>>
> >>> Since most people are too lazy to take the card from there pocket
> >>> to
> >>> present it to the antenna, you see scientists and doctors doing a
> >>> little
> >>> "but dance" rite there in the street to get in. It's
> >>> pretty funny.
> >>>
> >>> tom Fowle
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 02:41:09PM -0500,
> >> wstep...@everestkc.net
> >>> wrote:> I work in a secure facility which is currently having its
> >>> systems updated. We used to have key pads at secure points of
> >>> entry, then the security lads figured out that it was possible to
> >>> isolate the four keys being used by the amount of wear on the
> >>> buttons. So, we're getting scramble pads, where the layout of the
> >>> key pad changes after every use. Needless to say, this is not
> >>> useable for blinks, so I have to have a special access card. So
> >>> if anybody's thinking about key pads, be aware and watch out for
> >>> the scrambled ones.
> 
> 
> 
>  Bill Stephan
>  Kansas Citty MO
>  Email: wstep...@everestkc.net
>  Phone: (816)803-2469
> 
> 
>  - Original Message -
>  From: Tom Fowle <fo...@ski.org>
>  Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:59 pm
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keyless Entry Lock?
> > I would never consider any electronic device to be as reliable
> >>> as
> > a simple
> >>

[BlindHandyMan] a handy project-elbows

[Lee A. Stone]

 I was recently given  a  really neat hanging planter. it is simply a 
very large  45 degree elbow I think  8 inches across  at each opening.  
and in the middle of the elbow  if you lay it on its curved  end  
someone has cut out a 2 1/2 inch square.  I will use this   as a hanging 
tomato and cukehanging planter.  Oh  there are two holes drilled   
at each  opening on the end of the elbow and then a small chaine. seems 
smaller   than a chain for a   kids swing set  is used this way.  there 
is a   S hook  type thing going thru each of the four holes   and then 
the   four chaines  are about one foot long all leading up to a ringand 
from there is attached a   large   hook.  Kind of neat  Not sure yet 
what I will use for a planting medium as once filled I suspect it will 
weigh a lot  but I can almost imagine how it will look from the street 
to have this big elbow  and from it dangles  some cukes and  maybe  
sweet 100 cherry tomatoes.  just a f y i.   Lee



-- 
Two percent of zero is almost nothing.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] television remote control

[Lee A. Stone]

I do not recall how long I have had this  dresser  top  unit it has 
been at lest  4 years  with the origianl batterie's'.   Lee


On Wed, Apr 
14, 2010 at 08:05:52AM -0400, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> Ah yes my grass hopper, the force is now with you.  Or you replaced the 
> batteries.
>   - Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:26 AM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] television remote control
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Hi, I have a small television which I listen to thru some headphones. 
>   I also have a remote which in the past always like most must be pointed 
>   pretty much in a direct path to a small beam on the television. more 
>   recently it does not work that wayl I seem to have to nearly point the 
>   remote to the ceiling to make it work. any ideas of why it wuld do such 
>   a thing? thanks. Lee
> 
>   -- 
>   The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
>   -- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
> 
> 
>   
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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[BlindHandyMan] television remote control

[Lee A. Stone]

Hi, I have a small television  which I listen to  thru some headphones. 
I also have a remote which  in the past always like most must be pointed 
pretty much  in a direct path to  a small beam on the television.  more 
recently it does not work that wayl  I seem to have to nearly point the 
remote to the ceiling to make it work. any ideas of why it wuld do such 
a thing?  thanks.  Lee



-- 
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
-- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Crashing & Burning!

[Lee A. Stone]

and sunlight   and a  few small planting projects.  build some small 
planters from   milk jugs / cartons  seeds are cheap and gardening is   
a great handyman/ handwoman   way to  rid of stress. Lee

 On Tue, Apr 06, 
2010 at 
05:10:50PM -0400, Spiro wrote:
> up your levels of vitamin D3, to about 10,K and try jinsang (spelling)
> You'll have more energy and sleep better.
> Also, something like Melatonin should help you sleep. It's not even 
> prescription. None of that stuff is.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010, Claudia wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am really going through something, at the moment!  I am thankful to have 
> > a job, but I'm just so tired, burned out, stressed out, etc.  I barely get 
> > any sleep, maybe, about 3 to 4 hours per night, and when I get home, I 
> > can't sleep because there are things to do, of course.
> > My concentration leaves a lot to be desired, and I'm just struggling to 
> > really get to work, every morning.  I just feel like I'm on a downward 
> > slide, and I don't know how to bring myself back out of it!
> > My job is very demanding and mentally taxing, and I just want some time 
> > off; I'm part-time though, but I put in at least 30 hours per week, and i'm 
> > just finding it harder & harder to maintain the status quo here!
> > I realize that you all can't do anything, but if you don't hear from me for 
> > a while, this is why!
> > There are a lot of other things going on, on the personal front that are 
> > keeping me busy, so that just adds to my stress levels.  I just feel so 
> > very unmotivated and don't know how to get back to being upbeat, optimistic 
> > & productive!
> > Thankss for letting me vent!
> >
> > Claudia
> >
> >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification

[Lee A. Stone]

also there was a book written by a Doctor Alfred Zamm who talked 
about  sick homes .   It is moisture and heat which brings out the 
fumes more in that artificial  boarding.  If someone has allergies  it 
might be best to  leave that material at the  stores. Lee

 On 
Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:13:18PM -0400, Lee A. Stone 
wrote:
> 
> In many older homes that" stuff" was used  for flooring. that is why  
> say back in the 70's  when a mobile home was new it smelled so bad.  I 
> used to pick the dumps back then and a  moble home plant was nearby and 
> they dumped off  sections  of that   over glued board.  brought home the 
> stuff to make shelves.   it was tougher to cut with a saw blade and   I 
> think we ujsed  the twisted  skinny nails to put some downon a floor 
> which  was a big mistake. I am like others here  would prefer to use  
> regular wood. Lee
> 
> 
>  On Thu, Apr 
> 01, 
> 2010 at 08:43:00AM 
> -0500, Dave Andrus 
> wrote:
> > Hi Dan, 
> > 
> > Your description is the very reason I do not use OSB. We live in a world
> > that you can not stop moisture or water. You can not control it either. All
> > a home owner can do is channel it. 
> > 
> > Now that being said, I would think any paint should close it off and reduce
> > the effects of moisture. 
> > 
> > Dave A. 
> > 
> > P.s. I am a purest,  I prefer using the materials that God made, not the
> > things that man makes. Real wood help together by nature elects is always
> > better than glues.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of
> > Jesus
> > 
> > Rev. Dave Andrus, Director
> > Lutheran Blind Mission
> > 888 215 2455
> > HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG 
> > 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of Dan Rossi
> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:59 AM
> > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > Al,
> > 
> > O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and
> > particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being
> > randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns.
> > 
> > The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar
> > in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if
> > exposed to moisture after it is cut.
> > 
> > Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB?
> > 
> > --
> > Blue skies.
> > Dan Rossi
> > Carnegie Mellon University.
> > E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>
> > Tel: (412) 268-9081
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification

[Lee A. Stone]

In many older homes that" stuff" was used  for flooring. that is why  
say back in the 70's  when a mobile home was new it smelled so bad.  I 
used to pick the dumps back then and a  moble home plant was nearby and 
they dumped off  sections  of that   over glued board.  brought home the 
stuff to make shelves.   it was tougher to cut with a saw blade and   I 
think we ujsed  the twisted  skinny nails to put some downon a floor 
which  was a big mistake. I am like others here  would prefer to use  
regular wood. Lee


 On Thu, Apr 
01, 
2010 at 08:43:00AM 
-0500, Dave Andrus 
wrote:
> Hi Dan, 
> 
> Your description is the very reason I do not use OSB. We live in a world
> that you can not stop moisture or water. You can not control it either. All
> a home owner can do is channel it. 
> 
> Now that being said, I would think any paint should close it off and reduce
> the effects of moisture. 
> 
> Dave A. 
> 
> P.s. I am a purest,  I prefer using the materials that God made, not the
> things that man makes. Real wood help together by nature elects is always
> better than glues.
> 
> 
> 
> Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of
> Jesus
> 
> Rev. Dave Andrus, Director
> Lutheran Blind Mission
> 888 215 2455
> HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Dan Rossi
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:59 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
> 
>   
> 
> Al,
> 
> O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and
> particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being
> randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns.
> 
> The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar
> in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if
> exposed to moisture after it is cut.
> 
> Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB?
> 
> --
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu 
> Tel: (412) 268-9081
> 
> 
> 
> 

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CHUBBY CHECKER just had a CHICKEN SANDWICH in downtown DULUTH!

Re: [BlindHandyMan] light weight handtruck

[Lee A. Stone]

look on the doctors side of that hand truck Lenny. if you use it only 
one time at a cost of $20  you save a trip to a doctor to fix your 
back.   I have something similar   but it is curved to move something 
like a heavy garbage  pail. L

On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 02:51:55PM -0400, 
Lenny 
McHugh wrote:
> Does anyone have the Milwaukee 33884 folding handtruck? I am considering 
> purchasing one. Home Depot has a few on reduced price for $25. I could not 
> locate any reviews of the product. It weighs about 7 pounds and folds. It 
> has a capacity of 150 pounds.
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[BlindHandyMan] digging blind

[Lee A. Stone]

 I just remembered the first time I dug as a totally blind  person as  
attempt to put something together for a project I hope goes off on this 
property this summer.


  My Uncle needed a 100 foot trench dug because he was installing a  
gray water line for the washing machine and  bath tub. What he did for 
me was to make a frame   which consisted of the depth of the trench 
which I think was  four and a half feet and it was  aboujt 2 feet wide. 
so that frame was made of furring strips and across the top henailed in 
a long cross pieced so  when I had the hole deep enough Ilay this frame 
down in the hole and the long cross piece keeps it from falling in.  I 
remember every foot or so I did   great with the improvised   measuring 
tool  he built  so I could dig blind. the trench was not exactly 
straight but  I did it all with two shovels one short handled and one 
long handled round nosed  shovel.  L



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-- Grant Wood

[BlindHandyMan] garbage-disposals2

[Lee A. Stone]

 Not to drag this thread out but yesterday I talked to a friend of mine 
who just had a garbage disposal replaced by a local plumber.  They have 
about a 5 year old modular home and it came with a garbage disposal. 
Only two  senior citizens live there but  the old machine went ker plunk 
and died.   so the plumber installed what he called a heavy duty machine  
a bigger moter and  heavy grinder. did not know they made these in 
different sizes.  I am told the new machine only takes up a little more 
space and they love it. Lee



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-- Grant Wood

[BlindHandyMan] Georgia Red Wigglers

[Lee A. Stone]

 My chance to lower the high cost of curbside  garbage service is  going 
to be done by Georgia Red Wigglers.



 We have had a man here who will show us in his house how a simple 
operation or set up with these worms will handle  a lot of  the garbage. 
I do not have all the details yet but alas , it will happen . a chance 
to build up some compost and  at the same time reduce  a higher cost of  
garbage service , well except   things that need to go to recycle . 

 I think once before we brought this  up on this list and   if there  
are other  successfull  users of these red wigglers  I'd appreciate 
hearing from you.   thanks Lee 

se...@mailsent.net



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All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.
-- Grant Wood

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Garbage disposal

[Lee A. Stone]

our high tax's here in my part of NY pay for the privlage to let a 
garbage truck on the strees. and the right tho have  a street light 
which I do not need.  I'll change the subject  line and come back with a 
new plan I have  to take care of most of the garbage. Lee


 On Sun, Mar 
21, 2010 
at 06:36:49PM -0500, Greg Roggeman wrote:
> Wow, $54 per month?
> 
> We also do it the old fashioned way but the cost is covered by our property
> taxes.  They pick it up twice a week, Monday and Thursday, and they pick up
> yard waste on Wednesdays.  I don't mind paying the taxes with services like
> this. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Greg
> St. Louis, MO
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:21 PM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Garbage disposal
> 
> 
> in our house we are still behind the times so our garbaged disposal 
> works like this.  I tie up the bag to be disposed of, then go outside 
> and put it in the big bucket and then on a thursday night take it down 
> to the street for $54 a month. Lee
> 
>  On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 05:51:29PM 
> -0400, RJ wrote:
> > If you have a set of socket  and a extension, you can use it to loosen the
> blades. That is what I use since we lost the allen wrench for the disposal
> >   - Original Message 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > 
> 
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> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Garbage disposal

[Lee A. Stone]

in our house we are still behind the times so our garbaged disposal 
works like this.  I tie up the bag to be disposed of, then go outside 
and put it in the big bucket and then on a thursday night take it down 
to the street for $54 a month. Lee

 On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 05:51:29PM 
-0400, RJ wrote:
> If you have a set of socket  and a extension, you can use it to loosen the 
> blades. That is what I use since we lost the allen wrench for the disposal
>   - Original Message 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] drum stick holder

[Lee A. Stone]

Lenny. why not a wooden  holder that might have been set up for larger 
drill bits or something like that? Lee

 On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 
07:54:50AM -0500, Lenny 
McHugh wrote:
> Ok, you drummer guys and gals, how long are drum sticks, brushes etc? My 
> grandson is taking drum lessons and has a few sticks laying around the 
> house. I do not know if all drum sticks are the same length. I want to build 
> a drum stick holder for him. What I need to know is about how high this 
> thing should be and  an approximate inside dimension. I first thought about 
> some pvc pipe to make this and now decided to get really fancy and make a 
> wooden one. I will later have a few more questions on that.
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alternatives for Outlook Express!

[Lee A. Stone]

I think a Handy girl   must  have a working computer  to list all her 
tools, jobs to be done,etc. so also think down the road about  
computers  Claudia which you will lay your fingers on the screen   , 
well they are out now but very expensive . Work related  someday we 
can run a phillips head  particular size screw driver across a scanner 
and the computer will i. d.  that same tool. Lee

 On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 
at 
01:35:21PM -0600, Claudia wrote:
> I'm sorry; I didn't mean to post this here, so if it's inappropriate, again, 
> I apologize.
> 
> Claudia
> 
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Don 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:02 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alternatives for Outlook Express!
> 
> 
> 
>   I have a new win 7 computer, I am running windows live mail, very screen 
> reader friendly, almost like outlook express.
>   I like it almost as well. 
>   Regards. 
> 
>   From: Claudia 
>   Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:55 PM
>   To: Technology list for the Blind and Vision Impaired 
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Alternatives for Outlook Express!
> 
>   Okay,
> 
>   So, we're having a bad week here, with computers and such. First, the 
> significant other gets a virus; then, our DSL modem goes bad, so I convinced 
> our telephone service provider to give us a new one!
>   Here is my question. The other half finally bit the bullet, and he's 
> getting a new Windows 7 Home Premium laptop; what e-mail programs have you 
> all used successfully, since I know that Outlook Express is not an option 
> here.
>   Thanks. My other question is this. Can a computer virus cause problems with 
> a modem?
>   I'm not saying they're related because I don't think the two incidences 
> are, but I'm just curious.
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: Gerber Legendary Blades: Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard

[Lee A. Stone]

we know Betsy  you are  the Messenger  not the  manufacturer . . 
grins. thanks for your research. Lee

On Wed, 
Mar 10, 2010 at 04:04:25PM -1000, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote:
> Lolol, yes I know, I know. I only sent it because 
> I thought maybe there was some safety guard missing or something.
> Glad that I was able to entertain you today.
> Betsy
> At 03:47 PM 3/10/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Maybe they should come with a warning! "This device has been known to cut!"
> >
> >Jewel
> >- Original Message -
> >From: "Max Robinson" 
> ><m...@maxsmusicplace.com>
> >To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:56 AM
> >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: Gerber 
> >Legendary Blades: Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard
> >
> >You can get cut when using a sharp knife. What a revelation. What's next,
> >a recall of kitchen ranges because you can get burned while using them?
> >
> >Regards.
> >
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> >- Original Message -
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> >To: "blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com" 
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> >Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:43 PM
> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: Gerber Legendary Blades: Machetes Due to
> >Laceration Hazard
> >
> > > Gerber Legendary Blades Recalls Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
> > > cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
> > > recall of the following
> > > consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
> > > immediately unless otherwise instructed.
> > >
> > > Name of Product: Gerber(r) Gator(r) Machete and Gator(r) Machete Jr.
> > >
> > > Units: About 149,000 Gator Machetes and 6,000 Gator Machetes Jr.
> > >
> > > Importer: Gerber Legendary Blades, of Portland, Ore., a division of
> > > Fiskars Brands Inc., of Madison, Wis.
> > >
> > > Hazard: The saw side of the machete can stick in wood during use, and
> > > if the user's hand slips off the handle and slides forward across the
> > > machete blade,
> > > this poses a laceration hazard.
> > >
> > > Incidents/Injuries: Gerber has received five reports of individuals
> > > cutting themselves while using the Gator Machete, all of whom
> > > required stitches. Gerber has received no reports of injuries
> > > associated with use of the Gator Machete Jr.
> > >
> > > Description: This recall involves the Gerber Gator Machete and Gator
> > > Machete Jr. with the original handle (see picture below). The Gator
> > > Machete is approximately 25 1/2" long and the Machete Jr. is
> > > approximately 18 3/4" long. The blade is marked with the "Gerber"
> > > trademark. The Gator Machete and Machete Jr. with a modified handle
> > > (an extended hand guard) are not included in this recall (see picture
> > > in recall announcement). Consumers should visually inspect their
> > > machete to determine if it is included in this recall.
> > >
> > > Sold at: Retail stores nationwide, including The Sportsman's Guide,
> > > Dick's Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops/American Rod & Gun, and
> > > through on-line stores from March 2007 through February 2010 for
> > > between $16 and $25.
> > >
> > > Manufactured in: China
> > >
> > > Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled machetes immediately
> > > and contact Gerber to receive instructions on how to return the
> > > machete for a free replacement machete.
> > >
> > > Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Gerber Legendary
> > > Blades toll-free at (877) 314-9130 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT,
> > > Monday through Friday,
> > > or visit the firm's Web site at
> > > www.gerbergear.com
> > >
> > > To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
> > > recalled product, please go to:
> > > 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] a dishwasher question

[Lee A. Stone]

thanks . not sure if it makes a difference but Matts  dishwasher is a 
wirlpool  and it is 7 years old. Lee

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 09:46:17AM 
-0600, Ron Yearns 
wrote:
> Well on a Maytag I had there was a catch for the latch at the top of the door 
> opening.  It had two screws that you would loosen and then the latch was 
> slotted for adjustment.
> Ron
>   - Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:14 AM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] a dishwasher question
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   I am asking this question for a blind friend as follows" is there some 
>   adjustment on a diswasher door to allow for the tightening of the 
>   closure ? Hehas noticed once the door is closed and latched and the 
>   dishwasher is running that if you push on the door, the machine will 
>   shut off . He would press on the door because of a noise and if he 
>   leaves it run then it makes more noise and racket ". thanks Lee
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[BlindHandyMan] a dishwasher question

[Lee A. Stone]

 I am asking this question for  a blind friend as follows" is there some 
adjustment  on a diswasher door to  allow  for the tightening of the 
closure  ?   Hehas noticed once the door is closed and latched and the 
dishwasher  is running that if you push on the door, the machine will 
shut off  .  He would press on the door  because of  a noise and if he 
leaves it run then it makes more noise and racket  ". thanks Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shark Bite Inline Valves

[Lee A. Stone]

Jewel   you must have   what I call a key right? a tee handle device 
with a notch at the end of a long rod?   or are you talking about 
something else you can  turn by hand or with a wrench?? Lee

On Tue, Mar 
09, 
2010 at 10:05:41AM +1300, Jewel wrote:
> Here in New Zealand, the road toby [[curb shut-off valve] is easy to get at 
> and can be turned off by 
> the householder.
> 
>   Jewel C
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Scott Howell" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shark Bite Inline Valves
> 
> 
> Hi Dan, I know where the curb shutoff is, but I understand a special tool is 
> required to turn off 
> the water. What I can't recall is how to repack the valve without having the 
> water off. My hope is 
> to fix this once and for all so I can reduce the massive hole in the wall 
> where the meter and valves 
> are. This sucker is about 3 or so feet across and 2 feet high. My wife wants 
> the hole reduced to 
> something more reasonable so replacing the valves may result in a plumber 
> coming in either way. Well 
> I think they should never allow gate valves to be installed. grin
> 
> thanks,
> On Mar 8, 2010, at 7:54 AM, Dan Rossi wrote:
> 
> > Scott,
> >
> > I had the same issue, where my main shut-off was leaking slightly. I
> > tried to get it changed, but ended up not being able to. I wasn't going
> > to touch it myself, an 80 year old valve and pipe, no way. So I got a
> > plumber. Unfortunately, the plumber was unable to get the curb box valve
> > shut off. We compromised and shut-off the main valve, put a better
> > shut-off valve inside of the old one, then opened the old valve and
> > tightened it up and packed it so that it wouldn't leak, and never has to
> > be touched again.
> >
> > You can save yourself some aggravation if you find the curb box yourself.
> > It took me a couple of days of looking and probing. Somehow, the water
> > company was able to shut it off, but the plumber who showed up later
> > couldn't.
> >
> > -- 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shark Bite Inline Valves

[Lee A. Stone]

Dan,I hafve found  the curb  shut off two times here  over the years 
and the town refuses  to install a new one. I have  put a tomato paste  
can over the end.  the town had put in  a shut off valve which stuck up 
a little.  that round  piece about maybe 3inches across? well   two 
times  I hit it with the lawnmowers . no more lawnmowing as it cost to 
much to replace the  mowers  and  the town has this idea if  I am blind 
then get a kid or a   animal to mow the grass.  Lee


 On 
Mon, Mar 
08, 2010 
at 07:54:39AM -0500, Dan Rossi wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> I had the same issue, where my main shut-off was leaking slightly.  I 
> tried to get it changed, but ended up not being able to.  I wasn't going 
> to touch it myself, an 80 year old valve and pipe, no way.  So I got a 
> plumber.  Unfortunately, the plumber was unable to get the curb box valve 
> shut off.  We compromised and shut-off the main valve, put a better 
> shut-off valve inside of the old one, then opened the old valve and 
> tightened it up and packed it so that it wouldn't leak, and never has to 
> be touched again.
> 
> You can save yourself some aggravation if you find the curb box yourself. 
> It took me a couple of days of looking and probing.  Somehow, the water 
> company was able to shut it off, but the plumber who showed up later 
> couldn't.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Copper vs. PVC Pipe - Was: Shark Bite Inline Valves

[Lee A. Stone]

I believe I am correct  in saying many  major cities do not allow any 
kind of plastic  in side structures, p  Mostly   multi dwellings/ 
apartment  houses and  multi  level buildings due to the gas the   
plastic emits at high temps during a fire?  I would  like to hear 
other comments on this.   thanks.Lee


On Mon, 
Mar 08, 2010 at 
01:37:10PM -0600, Dave Andrus wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I wish I could agree with you completely. An earth quake will get either
> pipe, and in fact the more ridgid  it is as with copper, the more likely it
> is to break. 
> 
> I hate to say it but the main reason cities and their codes do not want
> plastic is because of the unions. Most people can do plastic. Most can not
> do copper, thus giving union pipe fitters a job. 
> 
> This is real evident in chicago with their electrical codes. All electrical
> wire must be in conduet.  They say conduet prevents a person putting a nial
> through the wire. As true as that is, it rarely happens. 
> 
> Please do not assume I am a union basher. I am not. I am simply pointing out
> the practical reason for some of the codes. 
> 
> Dave A. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Bill Gallik
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:43 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Copper vs. PVC Pipe - Was: Shark Bite Inline Valves
> 
>   
> 
> I can't speak to where anybody else lives, but water supply lines cannot be
> PVC and meet code in most metropolitan locations. At least, none of the
> metropolitan areas where I've lived allow PVC supply lines. The reason for
> this is that in case of a fire, earthquake, tornado or some other disaster
> that could rupture those lines the municipality doesn't want water supplies
> compromised. Of course, an earthquake might very well rupture a main line,
> but that's much easier to correct than a number of private homes leaking
> kilo gallons of water during an emergency.
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system

[Lee A. Stone]

Dale,   your post makes sense  but a previous post you sejnt  about 
affordable alarms   makes sense too.  and let me add that more 
Americans are carrying concealed and  not today then  at any time  
before. and for good reasons because judges do not do their job.  end 
of my rant for now  Lee


On Sat, 
Mar 06, 2010 at 11:07:00AM -0500, Dale 
Leavens wrote:
> See, that is just it!
> 
> There are over three hundred million people in the United States. That is a 
> number I have trouble grasping. When you then profile the perpetrators of 
> that sort of assault and come to understand that most of them already know 
> their victim the odds against something like that happening to a single 
> individual randomly on a particular point of the earth at a particular point 
> in time become incredibly small. Just how does such anxiety get driven into 
> the general population? And why? Who or what wants Americans to be so 
> terrified?
> 
> Now of course I have no proofs or statistics for the following statement but 
> I would gamble the farm that there is far more risk of an automobile loosing 
> control and crashing through the fence and running over the tent than any 
> personal assault. That sort of thing happens thousands of times a day and far 
> more randomly. So often in fact that it is rarely even reported.
> 
> Here we are discussing table saw injuries for example. These happen in the 
> hundreds per day to people with full sensory capability the lack of which 
> must substantially increase our risk and we know from postings on this list 
> or maybe the Woodworking for the blind list several people who have had such 
> injuries yet we not only continue but aspire to have even more risk 
> associated tools at our disposal.
> 
> I suppose it could be said that those people randomly shot in their tents are 
> no longer available to post to the list but of course that isn't the case. Do 
> Americans stay in their homes for fear of drive-by shootings? It all just 
> seems like such an unusual environment that people like me from another 
> country and another culture have difficulty grasping what it must be like to 
> live under that sense of threat all of the time.
> 
> Why am I even writing this anyway? I suppose because I feel badly that there 
> are so many people so terrified about the world and environment they live in. 
> That has to be so crippling, so limiting. Blindness surely is enough!
> 
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Tom Hodges 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:22 AM
>   Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system
> 
> 
> 
>   I would certainly be paranoid about sleeping in the yard in a tent with
>   children. Look at the news this past week, a 16 year old girl couldn't even
>   jog in a park in San Diego without getting raped and killed. If a child
>   predator saw a tent in a yard, I think their first inclination would be that
>   children ar sleeping in it. Again, no, I don't think you are being paranoid
>   or too careful.
> 
>   Hang in there, Tom.
> 
>   From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
>   On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
>   Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 6:39 PM
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system
> 
>   Hi Spiro,
> 
>   I think that many of us have a difficult time in imagining the danger you
>   perceive. Of course just because I am paranoid doesn't mean I am not safe
>   but what would the motivation be to molest you in your tent? I don't think
>   it is a blindness issue, blind or not one sleeps.
> 
>   Running along a motorway at what ever speed and seeing a tent in a yard then
>   finding a turn around to go back and park to molest who ever may or may not
>   be in that tent seems a stretch to me and probably many others.
> 
>   My sister once dropped a pearl of wisdom when I expressed anxiety about a
>   situation. She told me I was being pretty arrogant to think people had so
>   little to do but pay attention to me.
> 
>   This maybe an easier conclusion from the quiet peaceful back woods of Canada
>   it is rue. Last summer though we did have a bear walk through the front yard
>   and leave a calling card but that is so rare an incident that I wouldn't
>   worry about sleeping in the yard. Actually I often do, albeit on the swing
>   and during the sunshine.
> 
>   If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Spiro 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com  
>   Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 6:05 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system
> 
>   Hey, before my earnest attempt to build something as a blind dad so my 
>   daughter and I can camp in the yard while route #1 midnight idiots drive 
>   by; is railroaded into a silliness festival (no offense intended) let m

Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system

[Lee A. Stone]

I have been to  state parks camping with some sighted family but my 
guide dog and I hafve  gone finshing in the middle of the night by 
ourselves and I have no light perception .  it would be helpfull if a 
park   officer were to edxplain   yes where the  bathrooms/ latrines 
are  and a waer source but other than that camping is blind friendly. 
I understand whereSpiro  is coming from  as he is camping near a 
busy intersection of a main highway..  maybe have a local cop do a 
driveby   on  the late shift.  Lee

On 
Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 
11:50:15PM -0600, Blaine Deutscher wrote:
> what's wrong with camping in a park? Is your wife sighted? There might be 
> some challenges if the two of you are blind but if you're the only one that 
> is blind and your wife is sighted then I don't see the problem going 
> camping. I do it, and I don't have a wife, but when I would go with my 
> family I still enjoyed it. Sure I had to learn around the camp site and how 
> to get to the restroom, which is a challenge when it's totally dark outside 
> as the depth perception is less for me. I managed though. Talk to you all 
> later. and camping in the back yard is so much fun.
> Blaine
> - Original Message - 
> From: Spiro
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I'm not concerned she'll run away. I wanted a parimeter alarm if in case
> anyone wanted to go bother the folks in the tent on the lawn. (that's me).
> I'd happily electrify the fence but the fence goes to the sidewalk and
> there might be a legal challenge that would hold up.
> :)
> 
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010, Jennifer Jackson wrote:
> 
> > Refresh my memory on how old your child is again, please?
> >
> > What about a short tether tied on your wrist and hers?
> >
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Spiro
> > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:29 AM
> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] lmidnight altert system
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi folks,
> > I want to assemble something.
> > I need to figure it out first.
> > It's blind related.
> > I'm blind, and I've promised my kid we will sleep in the tent on the lawn
> > over the summer. It is fenced, 20x50 ft.
> > But honestly, though it's not a bad area, it's close to route #1 in
> > Philadelphia.
> > So I want an audible security system of an inner and outer ring.
> > I want something along or just inside the fenceline, and something near
> > the tent.
> > Now, What is unsure is what a sighted loon might or might not see if they
> > had a flashlight.
> > Claymore mines are not a safe option, as one good friend suggested.
> > The tent is nylon 12ft dome, so the material won't be great protection.
> > No, I'm not expecting a knifed psycho, but o I need one?
> > I think it would be great, and easier than camping in a park. Which spooks
> > me a bit due to blindness.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> 
> 
>  
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> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pig tails

[Lee A. Stone]

I am very late  getting back on this but thanks a bunch R J for 
explainging  this better about the pig tail. and thanks to all who 
responded. Lee


On 
Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 02:29:39PM -0500, RJ wrote:
> It is wiring a wires so you can bypass the hard wire connection. For example 
> wiring a pigtail to the hard wire to plug in to  a different power source. Or 
> a peg tail with a bulb at the end to see if there is power at that location. 
> Away to use a extension cord to plug in a furnace by adding a pigtail with a 
> plug. I don't recommend this type of hook up. One can get shocked if the main 
> power comes back on. It is best to wire in a switch to prevent this from 
> happening. Or throw the breaker so it won't back feed into the main power 
> source. The best thing to do is to put in a transfer switch to shut off the 
> main power source before you can feed the appliances with a generator. For if 
> you have the generator running without stopping the back feed into the main 
> line, you can cause damage to you electrical system or cause a lineman to be 
> harmed by the current coming from the generator into the main power lines
> RJ
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 13:41
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Pig tails
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   could someone explain what the term pig tails is : I am referring to 
>   when a appliance like a hot water or hot air furnace is hooked up 
>   thru a pig tail to be able to run off a generator .. thanks Lee
> 
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[BlindHandyMan] It is the law- c o dectors

[Lee A. Stone]

recently  there was a discussion on here  somewhat about C O detectors .  
as of this past week it is now the Law  that all   residencial and I 
suspect commercial properties must havethe installation  of  C O 
dectors.  so  I missed it but apparently  Lowes was prepared for this 
and did a one day seminar about what they carry and different types to  
select  from.  However if   we saw all of them I did not find the one 
DanRossi  mentioned that talked.  the guy was nice enough but said they 
do not carry  any specialized things for the blind so I just laughed and 
said apparently   in some stores you do.   and  just left, well I did 
stop again to  have someone describe for me what they had  for natural 
gas hot water heaters.  L



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[BlindHandyMan] Pig tails

[Lee A. Stone]

could someone explain what the term pig tails is  : I am referring to   
when  a appliance  like a  hot water or hot air furnace is hooked up 
thru a pig tail to be able to run off a generator ..  thanks  Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tsunami all clear message issued

[Lee A. Stone]

water is acting unusual Betsey  .  are we talking about what wash's up 
or  more like a rip current? thanks.Lee

 On Sat, 
Feb 27, 2010 at 02:04:05PM -1000, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote:
> Wow, we are glad that is over. They are still warning us to stay out 
> of the ocean because the water will be acting unusual for at least 
> another day due to all of the after shocks in Chili. We're praying 
> for all of them.
> Betsy
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> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] electric snowblower

[Lee A. Stone]

my new neighbors have one  I do not   know the brand but I am told it 
looks like back breaking work to  move any amount of snow.  the last 
storm we were just shy of 18   snow which was like moving concrete. 
myself I would be worried about stepping on the lead or extension cord  
and If I may   let me ask  does anyone know of a extension cord that is 
on a reel or  like auto  coil roll up.  there is another word but it is 
not coming to me  so if you are out 52 feet and back up  that cord would 
automatically pull itself back into the coil or  roller. Lee


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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.

[Lee A. Stone]

Dale . a lot of that wood ash would be good to put in and around your 
gardens in the fall . Lee

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 06:08:17PM -0500, Dale 
Leavens wrote:
> Lee,
> 
> It takes a lot of water for a system like that and you need to mix it with 
> antifreeze to keep it from bursting the pipes. That too adds to the cost. The 
> other thing I don't like about those systems is that you have to babysit 
> them. You don't dare allow them to go out and risk freezing all that water. 
> One bloody great ice cube.
> 
> We have a load of bush around here and quite a few people have those big wood 
> burning furnaces. Costs a lot of time and money cutting and hauling and 
> stacking and feeding those things then there is the ash. In the fall and 
> spring when they aren't burning hard they make buckets of creosote and that 
> is filthy stuff to dispose of. I am pretty sure they don't dispose of it in 
> an environmentally friendly way either.
> 
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
> 
> 
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:49 AM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   also for those who live out inthe woods a little you might have a 
>   hot water heat system inside the home in the floors or radiators 
>   and as well down the drive way if one was using a outdoor wood 
>   furnace. We have one such cousin who builds and sells log homes. He 
>   has enough heat running thru his pip0es to keep the long driveway 
>   snow / ice free as well as enough hot water to heat the place and 
>   enough left over for a hot tub. However that is a set up which costs 
>   just for the furnace some $5,000 and who has the ongoing wood supply 
>   to feed such a outside furnace. Lee
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.

[Lee A. Stone]

Lets just say someone was to build a home on a slab they call a 
floating slab.  is there a pipe  that wqill last thru the changees or 
shifting  ??Lee

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 01:31:21PM -0500, Dan Rossi 
wrote:
> Lee,
> 
> Yes, many of those homes did get radiant floors.  However, it was a poor 
> attempt.  They used the wrong materials, and most of those homes developed 
> leaks because of the cement eating up the Copper pipes.  To fix the leaks 
> you had to jack hammer up the floor, fix the leak, then pour a patch. 
> These floors were poured slabs with the pipes embedded in the slab.
> 
> My dad made a lot of money off of fixing those leaks.
> 
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> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

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[BlindHandyMan] electric heaters

[Lee A. Stone]

do any of you remember the  name of the original   small box type of 
electric heater which had a clay disc and a blowerbuilt in?  I was 
going to look for one with  friend but wanted to know the real name as 
there are so many copies  being sold. thanks. Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.

[Lee A. Stone]

also   for those who live out inthe woods a littleyou might have a  
hot water heat system   inside the home in the floors orradiators 
and as well down the drive way  if one was using a  outdoor wood 
furnace.  We have one such cousin who builds and sells log homes.  He 
has enough   heat running thru  his pip0es to keep the long driveway  
snow / ice free as well as enough  hot water to   heat the place and  
enough left over for a hot tub.  However  that is a set up which  costs  
just for the furnace   some $5,000 and who has the ongoing wood supply 
to feed such a outside furnace.  Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.

[Lee A. Stone]

Dan,  was it hot water heat   in the floors in the original Levit town   
homes on Long Island most are what are called a Cape cod styled home.   
. we have the same here in tis neighborhood but non have heat in the 
floors. Lee


 On Thu, 
Feb 
25, 2010 at 08:01:42AM -0500, Dan Rossi wrote:
> Blaine,
> 
> You don't hear water moving through the pipes in a hot water system.  I 
> already have hot water heat, but it is via big cast iron radiators.  I 
> would prefer heating through the floor rather than big clunky, ugly, 
> radiators.  It is a more comfortable heat, and they say you can actually 
> keep the house a few degrees cooler because you quote feel warmer.  I can 
> believe this as when my thermostat says 70 degrees, a thermometer on the 
> floor reads 62.
> 
> I am looking at the radiant, hhydronnic heat as a replacement heat source, 
> so the house slippers don't really come into play here.  *GRIN*
> 
> I've never liked forced air heat.  I find it noisy, dusty, and uneven. 
> I've had hot water heat in every place I've lived except for two, and I've 
> always preferred hot water.  Hot water under the floor is just the next 
> step.
> 
> Last summer I met a woman who had a house built totally off the grid.  She 
> lives in Colorado, which is known for sun, but not necessarily warm 
> winters.  She has solar heated hot water for both potable and radiant 
> heat.  She also has solar for electricity.  The house was specifically 
> designed for these features, so it was a lot easier than trying to 
> retrofit an old house.
> 
> Anyway, I really don't feel like digging out my heat transfer textbook 
> from my college days, so I will just let the discussion of watts and 
> melting snow die quietly.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] my notions about gutters

[Lee A. Stone]

I also meant to say   that  I think those heat tapes for gutters are 
designed  if you so wish to run  part or all the way down the gutter. 
keep in mind I think they draw considerable electricity but when 
worried about ice backing up who is worried about electric costs.  Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] my notions about gutters

[Lee A. Stone]

Cliff, take that idea to to the engineers. maybe converting a  kitchen   
waste disposal system for the gutters?  I do not at this time have   
heat tapes set up but  Iknow of others who simply flip a light switch 
and  those gutters remain  ice free and hopefully the last of the leaves 
and junk   were  removed.  good luck. Lee


 On 
Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 
09:51:18PM -0500, 
clifford wrote:
> Dear List Members:
> My gutters are rarely iced over, as Hillbilly country only gets snow in 
> significant amounts about one out of three years.  
> Listening to some of the posts relating to ice problems, I recall the 
> heat tape which is used to wrap above ground water lines, here in this area.  
> I am wondering how effective electrical heat tape would be to thaw
>  the gutters and keep them running?
> I have also wondered about the feasibility of installing a light weight 
> auger, similar to a widely spaced coil spring, which would be used to pull 
> the material which ends up in the gutter, in to a grinder located at the end 
> of the gutter at the down spout.  I am enjoying the process of cleaning 
> gutters less and less as I mature.  It would be nice to simply hit a button 
> to clean the gutters.
> 
> Yours Truly,
> 
> Clifford Wilson
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fwd: Speaking of icicles!!

[Lee A. Stone]

call it Global warming or whatever but this is  surely a weird winter  a 
few days ago I could have  worn a windbreaker here in the Northeast and 
this morning we are held hostage by   a rain/ snow   sleet mix. . I am 
prepared here as are most of those who live with me .  oddly enough I 
wonder if someone has moved my short extension cord  I made up  for the 
generator box.. I had that short extension cord should we have along 
power outage again  to  run from the battery maintainer/ charger to one 
of the outlets  on the generator to keep a full load of energy at all 
times in the battery to restart this generator.  my only other goal  as 
a handyman   or not is to install a natural gas conversion kit   so we 
never run out of fuel . and I am tickled pink  that  a generous brother 
in law donated this big machine   some time ago. . Lee



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] dryer parts from Sears

[Lee A. Stone]

Hi I am going thru my old mail and came across this.  just a reminder 
if any of you live in the Albany,NY area there is a place called" lake  
electronics on Central Ave.  " which carries all sorts of parts for 
washers, driers and much more. I  remember we needed one part but we 
bought two   as  I am thinking   two  electronic parts  basically 
clipped together. Max Robinson would remember as he picked the bad part 
out all the way to Kentucky.  thanks   folks for a great list. Lee


 On 
Fri, Jan 
23, 2009 at 05:59:15PM -0500, mark wrote:
> lee look for whirlpool that is who made that unit
> around here we have a few appliance repair stores  just check out the phone 
> book for a repair man and purchase it from him that part should be around 
> 25.00 or 30.00 at most
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:47 PM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] dryer parts from Sears
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Do you know of a number to call for a supplier of parts for a Sears 
>   dryer . which is a Kenmore 90 series.
>   we went to our local Sears outlet store and apparently his comment was 
>   he could order a dryer element with the part number we have but could 
>   not garunetee that we would get that part and nothing could be returned. 
>   I called another number they gave me and I was not able to get passed 
>   the language barrier. any help with a solid phone number for parts 
>   would be appreciated. this dryer is maybe ten years old. thanks.Lee
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fwd: Speaking of icicles!!

[Lee A. Stone]

so far there is   dust on our  roof rake lets keep it that way. one day 
closer to summer. L



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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Silicone Grease?

[Lee A. Stone]

somedbody  maybe already mentioned it Betsy but that silicone grease 
can work good on the little wheels which are in the track or attached 
to sliding  shower doors.  Lee


On 
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 06:15:59AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm clear that the grease will attract dust and 
> the like, but Bob mentioned that the grease would 
> muckup the wheels. This window has no wheels, but 
> I'm going to try the silicone lubricant on it.
> Betsy
> At 02:29 AM 2/8/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >I am not sure about aluminum windows Betsey but you do have a good
> >memory. years ago Don Patterson suggested on the blind handyman
> >show to use Silicone spray for my vinyl windows and it works
> >fantastic. I did however find out it does not alast as long in the
> >kitechen as one = window is near the stove and when they cook fried
> >foods that stuff in the air seems to plugh up the sliders so a
> >simple wash with dish detergent and a reapplication of the silcone
> >spray makes the window a one finger touch a great deal . Lee
> >
> >On Sun,
> >Feb
> >07, 2010 at 02:19:09PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> > > Aloha all,
> > > I remember a discussion about aluminum sliding windows. I think that
> > > it was recommended that silicone lubricant be used instead of
> > > something like WD40 to stop the window from squeaking when opening
> > > and closing. I have something called silicone 
> > grease. Is that the same thing?
> > > TIA, Betsy
> > > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary.
> > >
> >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Silicone Grease?

[Lee A. Stone]

I might get some of that myself  Lenny just to compare the  action in 
the tracks of the kitchen window.  one other  good advice is to have a 
rag   or paper towel handy as you spray and  it is better if you wear 
those lightweight goggles. I have said here before   even though  we are 
blind you can still do  eye dammage . Lee


 On Mon, Feb 08, 
2010 at 08:18:53AM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Lee, I wonder how tri-flow would work? Tri-flow is a teflon based lubricant. 
> I use to use it on my kids bike chaings because it would not attract dirt. I 
> think I will get some of it for my table saw.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Lee A. Stone" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Silicone Grease?
> 
> 
> 
> I am not sure about aluminum  windows  Betsey but you do have a good
> memory. years  ago Don Patterson  suggested on the blind handyman
> show to use  Silicone spray  for my vinyl  windows and it works
> fantastic. I did however find out it does not alast as long in the
> kitechen as one =  window is near the  stove and when they cook fried
> foods   that stuff in the air seems to plugh up the sliders so a
> simple wash with  dish detergent and a reapplication of  the silcone
> spray makes the window a one  finger toucha great deal . Lee
> 
> 
> On Sun,
> Feb
> 07, 2010 at 02:19:09PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> > Aloha all,
> > I remember a discussion about aluminum sliding windows. I think that
> > it was recommended that silicone lubricant be used instead of
> > something like WD40 to stop the window from squeaking when opening
> > and closing. I have something called silicone grease. Is that the same 
> > thing?
> > TIA, Betsy
> > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary.
> >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Silicone Grease?

[Lee A. Stone]

I am not sure about aluminum  windows  Betsey but you do have a good 
memory. years  ago Don Patterson  suggested on the blind handyman   
show to use  Silicone spray  for my vinyl  windows and it works  
fantastic. I did however find out it does not alast as long in the 
kitechen as one =  window is near the  stove and when they cook fried 
foods   that stuff in the air seems to plugh up the sliders so a 
simple wash with  dish detergent and a reapplication of  the silcone 
spray makes the window a one  finger toucha great deal . Lee


On Sun, 
Feb 
07, 2010 at 02:19:09PM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> Aloha all,
> I remember a discussion about aluminum sliding windows. I think that 
> it was recommended that silicone lubricant be used instead of 
> something like WD40 to stop the window from squeaking when opening 
> and closing. I have something called silicone grease. Is that the same thing?
> TIA, Betsy
> Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary.
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Zip Car.

[Lee A. Stone]

we did not do it in Minnesota Jim but did  further  upstate  ,NY with 
justa old wagon with two volkswagon care seats monted and a good mule  
of course now mule  or  horse feed is no longer cheap but she mowed the 
lawn, provided fertilizer as well as  a job for the kids to do . and 
 cannot think of his name who wrode from Bruke,NY next to the Canadian 
border by bujckboard wagon  out to your neck of the oods.  oh it was 
Almonzo wilder who  ended up out there . Lee


 On Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 
09:08:59PM -0600, jim 
wrote:
> this is funny
>  living with out a car is not an option out here were i live12 miles from the 
> nearest town.
> jim in minnesota
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Repairing a hollow core door

[Lee A. Stone]

Might I chime in here and say in two houses I have had  we had what 
was called a " furnace room door" which was a hollow  core door but 
that door  had  factory  cut slots  for venting  as behind the door 
which opened into a kitchen was the main heating system. a hot air 
furnace. . wait  it had those  slots top and bottom  in the hoolow  
core section.. Perhaps   in this case where  excess heat is nt the 
problem   that repair kit Lenny spoke of and using a light belt sander 
and then a  nice paint job to blend it all together   on the inside of 
the door ? Lee

 On Mon, Feb 01, 
2010 
at 04:43:06AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> Lenny,
> You are correct that the damage is on the 
> laundry-room side. This is because we used to 
> have a propane water heater and before we bought 
> the house and I was renting, the owner told me I 
> had to leave the window in that room open 6 
> inches because of the water heater. Whether this 
> was necessary or not, the window had been open for 29 years.
> 
> This door opens into the laundry room so I don't 
> think that the door stop issue is relevant.
> The molding that the door closes up to is on the 
> livingroom side, yes, kind of weird.
> 
> The damage seems to be at the bottom and goes up 
> about six inches. It is about nine inches across. 
> I didn't know about repair kits, so this might be the answer.
> Betsy
> At 03:48 AM 2/1/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Betsy, I assume that the side that is messed up is on the laundry room side.
> >How far up the door is it messed up? If not too far There are some wood
> >repair kits. These basically are a wood filler with things to stop wood rot
> >due to moisture. If this is the case you could build up the damaged areas
> >and sand and paint the door. If the damage is on the inside of the door
> >putting another sheet over could cause it not to close properly because of
> >the door stops built into the door jam.
> >- Original Message -
> >From: "Betsy Whitney" 
> ><braill...@hawaii.rr.com>
> >To: "blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com" 
> ><blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:03 AM
> >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Repairing a hollow core door
> >
> >Aloha everyone,
> >My laundry room door needs help. On one side, the thin skin looks
> >like match sticks at the bottom. The other side of the door is cedar
> >paneling to match the adjacent walls. The bad side looks like the
> >thinnest plywood ever. Do you think I could just put another skin
> >over the bad one or do we have to remove it. Any other ideas?
> >TIA, Betsy
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] blue bird houses

[Lee A. Stone]

 i like the idea of putting  the   hinges n to make easier  access for 
cleaning out the   birds  new house. 

 On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 05:03:54PM 
-0600, Steve Stewart 
wrote:
> no lee, i did not put anything on the lumber. it will last a long time. well, 
> i am not sure of the snow. 
> STEVE STEWART
> CnD MODERATOR
> AT THE MARKET OWNER
> EMAIL; stev...@suddenlink.net
>   - Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] blue bird houses
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Thanks for sharing Steve. a question ? do you use anything to treat 
>   this box once built and if so how long before you set it out. . I 
>   rmemember we built something years ago in scholl shop but I think it 
>   was during the winter to give time for the new boards to dry out 
>   from a staining but not sure of that. Lee
> 
>   On Sun, 
>   Jan 24, 2010 
>   at 
>   03:17:37PM -0600, Steve Stewart wrote:
>   > i use cedar pickets when i build my blue bird houses. the picket is six 
> feet long, by six inches wide by one inch. the back is 12 inches tall, the 
> side is 9 1/2with a 15ºslant on the top. the front is 7 1/4 tall. the top and 
> the bottom is 8 inches. 
>   > i use a electric miter saw to cut my boards. i take the bottom board that 
> is 8 inches long and the back board and nail them together. then i take the 
> two 9 1/2 board that I made for the sides and put them together. i nail the 
> back to the side by nailing the back into the edge of side to the back. i 
> then nail the bottom to the bottom of the side boards. after i do this, i 
> take a paddle bit that is 1 1/2 and on the front board, i drill a hole that 
> is close to the top. it is about two inches from the top of the front board. 
> before i nail the front on, i cut the top edge on a 15º angle. then i nail 
> this on the front of the house. then i take the top board and put it onto of 
> the house. i use a hinge on the board so i can clean out the house after the 
> little birds has left. 
>   > 
>   > STEVE STEWART
>   > CnD MODERATOR
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>   > 
> 
>   -- 
>   The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
>   this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
>   hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
>   the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
>   it to his master.
>   "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
>   "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
>   .
> 
> 
>   
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] bluebird house project

[Lee A. Stone]

If you are going to do all that Lenny then   think of being a 
volunteer merit badge counselor . Lee

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 04:50:39PM 
-0500, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Ray and Steve, you guys really have me going now. I printed both 
> instructions. I have an idea from Ray's information about making kits. My 
> grandson is in a scout troop.I want to talk to his scout master to see if he 
> would be interested. If so I will get enough wood to make the kits for the 
> scouts and help with assembly. Hey, I might even be able to add to my scrap 
> wood pile. I think I would also need to purchase a 1 1/2 inch forstner bit. 
> This is sounding like a win, win, win project..
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-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] blue bird houses

[Lee A. Stone]

Thanks for sharing Steve. a question ? do you use anything to treat  
this box once built and if so how long before you set it out. . I 
rmemember we built something   years ago in scholl shop but I think it 
was during the winter to give  time for the  new  boards to  dry out 
from a staining but not sure of that. Lee

 On Sun, 
Jan 24, 2010 
at 
03:17:37PM -0600, Steve Stewart wrote:
> i use cedar pickets when i build my blue bird houses. the picket is six feet 
> long, by six inches wide by one inch. the back is 12 inches tall, the side  
> is 9 1/2with a 15ºslant on the top. the front is 7 1/4 tall. the top and the 
> bottom is 8 inches. 
> i use a electric  miter saw to cut my boards. i take the bottom board that is 
> 8 inches long and the back board and nail them together. then i take the two 
> 9 1/2 board that I made for the sides and put them together. i nail the back 
> to the side by nailing the back into the edge of side to the back. i then 
> nail the bottom to the bottom of the side boards. after i do this, i take a 
> paddle bit that is 1 1/2 and on the front board, i drill a hole that is close 
> to the top. it is about two inches from the top of the front board. before i 
> nail the front on, i cut the top edge on a 15º angle. then i nail this on the 
> front of the house. then i take the top board and put it onto of the house. i 
> use a hinge on the board so i can clean out the house after the little birds 
> has left. 
> 
> STEVE STEWART
> CnD MODERATOR
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> EMAIL; stev...@suddenlink.net
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] bluebird boxes

[Lee A. Stone]

interesting ideas here and I think not  5 years ago the local Boy and 
Girl Scout troops help  build many  box's I think for wood ducks and 
one other species  .  Oh and at that time  to help plant   will 
branch's along the streams. and grinns abut getting up off some of 
those scraps.  actually If I had a pick up truck and If I had a big 
ole barn I would love to sit at the local landfill where they have a 
section for just building materials to pick up  scraps  or even full 2 
bys that maybe have nails in them. .Lee

 On Sun, Jan 
24, 2010 at 03:17:24PM -0500, Tom Hodges wrote:
> Lenny, why don't you let loose of some of those five boxcars full of scrap
> lumber, that you've been hoarding,  for this cause.?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:15 PM
> To: handyman-blind
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] bluebird boxes
> 
> Does anyone know what a bluebird nesting box looks like? There is an article
> 
> in today's paper where they will be monitoring bluebirds. They also stated 
> that they need donations of materials to make the boxes and volunteers to 
> construct them. In the next day or so I will probably call them to check out
> 
> a box to see how difficult they would be to build.
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-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question

[Lee A. Stone]

Most of you are all probably correct about not being a good idea for 
Jennifer to use that  light fisture but lets  go back a few years to  
yes" when I was a kid". when  most houses  had a single  white 
porcelain  fixture on the wallor celing for  at most a 60 watt bulb. 
Now in my  basement I bet I have   more than one foot of  adapters 
that were used on  or in those  fixtures.  all of them would   screw 
into the fixture like a light bulb.  some of them had a pull chain  
and some of them you could plug in two  other things and still runn a 
light bulb.  others were a single screw inadapter so you could   
instead of having a bulb plug in something.  and others yet  are like 
a  Y connection so you could run not one but two light bulbs. I 
remember when I could see all those adapters  were brown in color. of 
course most people  do not use those anymore as someone  figured  out 
they would cause a  circut to over heat. this goes back when at our 
main box  did not have  a circut breaker but a simple screw in fuse. . 
just thought I would stir up   the memories   of thosewho are old 
enough to remember  and that woujld be the baby boomers and  older.  Lee

 
On 
Sat, 
Jan 
23, 2010 at 
08:41:37PM -0600, Ron Yearns wrote:
> The house wiring going to the light fixture junction box is likely the same 
> size as the rest of the house.  However the fixture wires are much smaller 
> usually a number 18 which is good for about 5 amps.  So if you just screwed 
> something into the socket as the old style adapters you have a 5 amp wire and 
> no ground.
> Ron
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Kevin Doucet 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question
> 
> 
> 
>   Does a light socket have less juice going to it than an electrical outlet?
> 
>   At 08:36 PM 1/21/2010, you wrote:
>   >
>   >
>   >Dear Jennifer:
>   >I would think that your light socket would have 
>   >enough capacity to run your computer and related 
>   >equipment, but I would prefer to install a 
>   >standard outlet in the closet, and if you need 
>   >the light, I am sure that it would be a fairly 
>   >simple matter to install both a light socket and 
>   >an outlet. If this socket is switched by a wall 
>   >switch, it would be all the more handy.
>   >
>   >Yours Truly,
>   >
>   >Clifford Wilson
>   >
>   >- Original Message -
>   >From: Jennifer Jackson
>   >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>   >Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:24 PM
>   >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] electrical outlet question
>   >
>   >Hello Everyone,
>   >
>   >I am doing a lot of reorganizing in my home 
>   >since the flood last week. It has certainly 
>   >encouraged me in my desire to downsize and 
>   >declutter. One of the things I have done is to 
>   >get rid of the giant desk that used to 
>   >monopolize my dining room and I am planning to 
>   >set up my computer and all it's accessories 
>   >inside the closet that is under my stairs. 
>   >Everything is going to fit nicely, but I am not 
>   >certain about my best choice for the electrical supply.
>   >
>   >I could, of course, just run a power strip with 
>   >a long cord around the corner to the nearest 
>   >outlet outside the closet. This however creates 
>   >an unsightly hazard that collects dust and 
>   >stuff. There is a light socket on the wall, and 
>   >I have considered getting one of those outlet 
>   >adapters to screw into that, but I am concerned 
>   >that it might not be meant to have that much of 
>   >an electrical draw on it. My third idea is to 
>   >use the bit on the drill that is used for 
>   >installing deadbolts and making a small round 
>   >whole in the wall that is shared with my living 
>   >room and just plugging it into the outlet there. 
>   >Lastly, I could have an electrician or some 
>   >other skilled person install a new outlet in the closet.
>   >
>   >I want to be safe and use the minimum amount of 
>   >expense and effort on this. So given that, what are your thoughts please?
>   >
>   >Jennifer
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets

[Lee A. Stone]

Tom  I would have to feel  up under the back of the sink to see how 
this was plumbed in  but I know  a foot or so up from the floor he cut 
in some new plumbing as the old shutoffs were frozen open.. I am not 
really interested in turning it around because of attitude city but  
instead  just tell anyone  who visits that  this is a new style faucet 
andlet it go at that. . you referred to   caluking around the base of 
the faucet set I am thinking you  r reffering to plumbers putty right? 
thanks  to all who responded.  one other comment I was going to make  
and Ill pat myself on the back for being smart. years ago  we had 
relocated the washing machine to a different part of the basement and I 
chose to leave the old hot and cold waer shut off  connections there in 
case I ever wanted put in a deep sink. I was glad I did as even after 
turning off the  main  street valve inside the house and after turning 
on the washing machine to drain water back it was   those old faucets I 
had left intact which had to be opened to complete  the task  of 
drainging water back so this plumber , by the way who did this job for a 
rate that was cheaper than the faucet set someone else had picked out.  
My lesson learned from this for the time being is I leave my so called" 
honey do" list if there is such a thing   , would be to projects outside 
the house.. Nuff said. Lee

 
On Wed, Jan 
20, 2010 at 
12:00:13PM -0800, Tom Fowle wrote:
> If the high spout will swing full circle then he could have turned it round
> but unless he soldered it in which is unlikely, it should be easy to fix, 
> except for removing any calk he may have put under the base of the
> faucet,
> Most modern faucets don't even need wrenches except for the connections to
> the shuroffs.
> 
> Tom Fowle
> 
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 07:25:14PM -0500, Lee A. Stone wrote:
> > 
> > yes it is a dual handle  only idifference is  it has a high neck  on 
> > the faucet  .  I was hoping this was some new design.  oh well stuff 
> > happens. 
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 06:52:18PM 
> > -0500, RJ wrote:
> > > Lee, to answer your question. Yes. I take it is a double handled faucet? 
> > > If it is a single lever, most handles are to the right side of the 
> > > faucet. If a double handles, most handle turn on toward you  or away from 
> > > the back flash or wall. And turn off  usually pushed away from you or 
> > > toward the wall.
> > > RJ
> > >   - Original Message - 
> > >   From: Lee A. Stone 
> > >   To: Blind Handyman 
> > >   Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 18:42
> > >   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   Is it possible to put a new kitchen faucet on backwards?
> > >   I hired someone who I thought did a good job to install a new high neck 
> > >   kitchen faucet it is a low end delta and did not go for the higher 
> > >   priced ones as I am told by several due to our hard water and sometimes 
> > >   excessive chlorine we would be lucky to get a unit to last much more 
> > >   than 5 years. so for $132 and change this man installed the new unit 
> > >   and he had to cut one pipe out with a sawzaw . installed to new under 
> > >   the sink shutoffs. Now I am told he did it backwards as the handles 
> > >   must move to the wall to turn on and off. so is it possible to 
> > >   install one backwards? I'm hanging up my handyman apron and thinking 
> > >   of going into the claymoor mine business. Lee
> > > 
> > >   -- 
> > >   The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show 
> > > off
> > >   this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
> > >   hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck 
> > > fell,
> > >   the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and 
> > > returned
> > >   it to his master.
> > >   "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
> > >   "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
> > >   .
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
> > this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
> > hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck 
> > fell,
> > the dog w

Re: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets

[Lee A. Stone]

Naw Bob , I'll let them stew . it works for me.  I know others right 
now who would appreciate  hot and cold running water. frm a fucet that 
does not leak.  nuff said.L

 On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 07:55:55PM -0500, 
Bob 
Kennedy wrote:
> Make us all proud of you.  Take it back off and turn it around...hahaha
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:25 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   yes it is a dual handle only idifference is it has a high neck on 
>   the faucet . I was hoping this was some new design. oh well stuff 
>   happens. 
> 
>   thanks
> 
>   On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 06:52:18PM 
>   -0500, RJ wrote:
>   > Lee, to answer your question. Yes. I take it is a double handled faucet? 
> If it is a single lever, most handles are to the right side of the faucet. If 
> a double handles, most handle turn on toward you or away from the back flash 
> or wall. And turn off usually pushed away from you or toward the wall.
>   > RJ
>   > - Original Message - 
>   > From: Lee A. Stone 
>   > To: Blind Handyman 
>   > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 18:42
>   > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Is it possible to put a new kitchen faucet on backwards?
>   > I hired someone who I thought did a good job to install a new high neck 
>   > kitchen faucet it is a low end delta and did not go for the higher 
>   > priced ones as I am told by several due to our hard water and sometimes 
>   > excessive chlorine we would be lucky to get a unit to last much more 
>   > than 5 years. so for $132 and change this man installed the new unit 
>   > and he had to cut one pipe out with a sawzaw . installed to new under 
>   > the sink shutoffs. Now I am told he did it backwards as the handles 
>   > must move to the wall to turn on and off. so is it possible to 
>   > install one backwards? I'm hanging up my handyman apron and thinking 
>   > of going into the claymoor mine business. Lee
>   > 
>   > -- 
>   > The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
>   > this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
>   > hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck 
> fell,
>   > the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and 
> returned
>   > it to his master.
>   > "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
>   > "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
>   > .
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>   > 
> 
>   -- 
>   The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
>   this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
>   hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
>   the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
>   it to his master.
>   "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
>   "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
>   .
> 
> 
>   
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets

[Lee A. Stone]

the hot is still on the left Bob and it works just fine, no leaks, for 
me that is . I am ready for that cabin deep in the hills with just a 
hand pump for the cold water  and any hot water gets heated seperately . 
..



 
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 07:53:17PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> Sure you can do it either way.  I've heard quite a few stories where they 
> don't care as long as the hot is on the left.  
>   - Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:42 PM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Is it possible to put a new kitchen faucet on backwards?
>   I hired someone who I thought did a good job to install a new high neck 
>   kitchen faucet it is a low end delta and did not go for the higher 
>   priced ones as I am told by several due to our hard water and sometimes 
>   excessive chlorine we would be lucky to get a unit to last much more 
>   than 5 years. so for $132 and change this man installed the new unit 
>   and he had to cut one pipe out with a sawzaw . installed to new under 
>   the sink shutoffs. Now I am told he did it backwards as the handles 
>   must move to the wall to turn on and off. so is it possible to 
>   install one backwards? I'm hanging up my handyman apron and thinking 
>   of going into the claymoor mine business. Lee
> 
>   -- 
>   The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
>   this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
>   hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
>   the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
>   it to his master.
>   "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
>   "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
>   .
> 
> 
>   
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clearing driveway

[Lee A. Stone]

most of last winter we paid 
$30 a shot and our driveway is a straightdriveway of 75 feet  12 
feet wide and at the top it is 24. This winter I foun  another guy who  
veries. if it is a light snow it is $20.  I was all set to put a $1,200  
Sears package double   blower on it but  my plans were changed by others 
so now they can take care of it.  as I can walk to the  road to catch a 
cab.. L

 
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 
07:31:02PM -0500, 
Geno wrote:
> This is amazing to me price you speak of $150 to plow a driveway. I don't
> know what my brother pays in the Hudson outer area, but up here my driveway
> that is normal width, 65 feet and inclined up to the garage, if plowed, it
> was priced at $50 to $60. Then if removed.. Well, we won't go there as one
> might have a heart attack. So I've had a snow king for 15 years and retired
> it with it's wonderful rubber cleat half tracks. I now own another new equal
> to the snow king (called the Snapper) and 18 horse power and love it too.
> Except when it did not work yesterday, after the 13 inches of snow. Come to
> find out a defected gas cap. But, as of today it is all good as he came to
> the house and looked over and replaced the gas cap. Along with a little
> silicone on the cables for the turning of the shot and the top part of the
> shoot for further distance. Oh yes shoveling ones driveway or sidewalk?
> Starting is $15 to $30. So I just do all the work as a team with my son. I
> still use the snow blower.
> Geno

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets

[Lee A. Stone]

yes it is a dual handle  only idifference is  it has a high neck  on 
the faucet  .  I was hoping this was some new design.  oh well stuff 
happens. 

thanks

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 06:52:18PM 
-0500, RJ wrote:
> Lee, to answer your question. Yes. I take it is a double handled faucet? If 
> it is a single lever, most handles are to the right side of the faucet. If a 
> double handles, most handle turn on toward you  or away from the back flash 
> or wall. And turn off  usually pushed away from you or toward the wall.
> RJ
>   - Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: Blind Handyman 
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 18:42
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Is it possible to put a new kitchen faucet on backwards?
>   I hired someone who I thought did a good job to install a new high neck 
>   kitchen faucet it is a low end delta and did not go for the higher 
>   priced ones as I am told by several due to our hard water and sometimes 
>   excessive chlorine we would be lucky to get a unit to last much more 
>   than 5 years. so for $132 and change this man installed the new unit 
>   and he had to cut one pipe out with a sawzaw . installed to new under 
>   the sink shutoffs. Now I am told he did it backwards as the handles 
>   must move to the wall to turn on and off. so is it possible to 
>   install one backwards? I'm hanging up my handyman apron and thinking 
>   of going into the claymoor mine business. Lee
> 
>   -- 
>   The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water. Eager to show off
>   this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
>   hunting trip. Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
>   the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
>   it to his master.
>   "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
>   "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
>   .
> 
> 
>   
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

[BlindHandyMan] newkitchen faucets

[Lee A. Stone]

Is it possible to put  a new kitchen faucet on backwards?
 I hired someone who I thought did a good job to install a new high neck 
kitchen faucet it is a low end delta  and did not go for the higher 
priced ones as I am told by several due to our hard water and sometimes 
excessive chlorine we would be lucky to get a unit  to last much more 
than 5 years. so for  $132 and change this man installed the new unit 
and he had to cut one pipe out with a sawzaw  . installed to new  under 
the sink shutoffs. Now I am told  he did it backwards as the handles   
must move to the  wall to  turn on and off.  so is it possible to 
install one backwards?  I'm hanging up my  handyman  apron and  thinking 
of going into the claymoor mine business.  Lee


-- 
The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
"Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
"Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm

[Lee A. Stone]

did I miss something here? is this unitremembering a face it has 
seen before or are you talking about a unit for  partial sighted 
folks?? sounds like a Nanny  cam set up  is it? Lee

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 
at 11:52:30AM -0500, Dan 
Rossi wrote:
> RJ,
> 
> for 200 bucks, it does the facial recognition as well?  Or just transmits 
> the image?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

-- 
"I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed
 to continue, will probably lead to great trouble It is the
 accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property."
[Ulysses S. Grant]
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driveway Alarm

[Lee A. Stone]

are we  talking about " danger will robertson  danger" ?  I'd suggest 
a motion alarm but   how good are they really? anyone use a motion 
alarm?


On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:54:31AM -0500, Dan Rossi wrote:
> Hey Paul,
> 
> Why don't you also investigate some computer vision stuff with face 
> recognition.  That way, not only does it let you know that someone has 
> entered your driveway, but it can tell you who it is.  OOO, Col!
> 
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail:   d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel:  (412) 268-9081

-- 
"I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed
 to continue, will probably lead to great trouble It is the
 accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property."
[Ulysses S. Grant]
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

[Lee A. Stone]

speaking of propane does anyone know why several years  ago they changed   
the  fill   part of the smaller tanks? we have had 3 5 gallon tanks we 
used for  our  campstoves and  now even the campstove stoves we are told 
have a different hookup. is this another way to fill the land fills and  
produce new products or was there a safety issue? Lee


-- 
There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking.
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] base boards and painting

[Lee A. Stone]

a question to which I do not  know the answer. should Jennifer  put 
something special like a bonding agent  on the old paneling prior to 
actual panting?  It would be helpful for this  senior  blind handman 
as  this will maybe  a spring project in this house.. thanks.Lee

On Fri, 
Jan 
15, 2010 at 
02:06:23PM -0500, Tom Hodges 
wrote:
> Jennifer, I'll give you two tips.
> 
> Number 1, run a bead of caulk where ever two wood panels come together,
> before painting.  If you don't the paint will have a hard time filling in
> the gap.  I'd also caulk at the top of the baseboard and anywhere else there
> is a gap.
> 
>  
> 
> Number 2, Nail the quarter round to the baseboard prior to painting them.
> Quarter round comes in various sizes, 1 quarter inch, half inch, three
> quarter inch, etcetera, so buy the size you need to cover the gap, where the
> carpet was.
> 
>  
> 
> Also, when putting the quarter round in, place the end of shims under it
> about every foot or so.  Then after nailing them in, take them out and you
> will end up with a small gap, which will allow you to place paper under the
> quarter round to mask it off for painting, so you won't get paint on the
> floor.
> 
>  
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
>  
> 
> Tom
> 
>  
> 
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 6:56 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] base boards and painting
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> Good Morning Handy People,
> 
> I am about to tackle a new project in my home. Actually, I am drafting my
> now eleven year old to be my worker bee and "we" are going to do several
> projects around the house. *smile*
> 
> Our first project is to paint that stupid paneling in my living room. It has
> some gouges in it and some wall paper goo still stuck to it that appears to
> be permanent. I can not get it off with physical force or nasty chemicals,
> so I give up. I plan to use some wood putty to fill in the gouge marks,
> prime, and then paint. I will really appreciate any tips for getting this
> done as far as the actual primer and paint myself as I want to contribute to
> the we in this project.
> 
> I also need your thoughts on how to handle the base boards. Last year my
> husband took out the carpet and painted the concrete in that room. The
> floors look really good and we get lots of compliments. He did not, however,
> ever get around to lowering the baseboards or filling in the space where the
> carpet used to be with quarter round. I think using the quarter round is the
> best idea because it means that if we want to put carpet in later we can
> just remove the quarter round and not all the baseboards.
> 
> So now I am trying to decide what to do about the baseboards when I paint.
> Should I paint them too, and then just paint some quarter round and put it
> in? should I even paint the baseboards at all, or leave them wood colored
> with the walls painted? I am painting the walls an off white in a standard
> color and the floors are a natural gold color.
> 
> I know it will be easiest to just paint it, but I also want to consider the
> resale value of my home. Also, we had a flood last week, so I am going to
> have to get a lot of my downstairs baseboards restained anyway.
> 
> This project is taking place tomorrow by the way. Both of my younger sons
> will be gone and the oldest and I will have the place to ourselves to get
> this done. 
> any basic painting tips are appreciated too.
> 
> Jennifer
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking.
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane Tank Sizes mistaken address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lee A. Stone]

well Joy let me just say you added some spark to the list today, and 
that is meant as a compliment.   and yes, lets say a prayer for all 
soldiers  for any country out there fighting. sadly one of thjem or 
more  could end up on this list.  Lee

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 02:52:17PM 
-0500, Joy Cyr wrote:
> To say the least this is profoundly embarrassing, I do beg that you all 
> ignore this note, ... obviously wrong address!
> 
> 
> Please say thank you to Canada's soldiers! Express your appreciation directly 
> to the men and women serving overseas.  Contribute to their comfort by 
> sending them a little touch of handmade warmth  from home.  
> To find out how you can help, please visit www.operationtoastytoes.ca.  Let's 
> show our troops we care!
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane Tank Sizes

[Lee A. Stone]

also  Bob I remember  my Mom had a set of twin 20's or 30's on her 
large camper and where she wintered inKissemee Florida she had to 
simply flip a card up in the front window as a  tanker came thru to 
top anybody off that wanted it. so smaller tanks can be filled from 
the big trucks. 

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 
02:48:21PM -0500, chiliblindman wrote:
> They do have 100 lb tanks with heads that take a fill from a truck.  It is 
> almost as expensive as getting a 20 lb tank filled.  I'm not sure what the 
> cost is, but per gallon probably runs over 6 to 8 bucks each.  If you go to a 
> 100 gallon size, the price will almost be cut in half or less.
> bob
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

-- 
There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking.
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane Tank Sizes

[Lee A. Stone]

Bill, maybe I have the wrong size but is not a 100  pound tank about 
maybe  5 foot tall. they used to come tomy Moms house  quite often  
and then they talked her into  two   of those tanks and in later years  
she had one of those big fat tanks.  I remember because they used to 
have to slide down two  tterraces to get to the tank location. L

 On Fri, 
Jan 15, 
2010 at 01:36:59PM -0600, 
wstep...@everestkc.net 
wrote:
> Lee, I've never heard of anybody doing this, but that's not saying it 
> couldn't be done.  Generally, these small tanks like a 100 pounder are 
> assumed to be empty and often times just swopped out.  
> 
> Bill Stephan 
> Kansas Citty MO 
> Email: wstep...@everestkc.net 
> Phone: (816)803-2469
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -
> From: "Lee A. Stone" 
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane Tank Sizes
> > 
> > is it not possibloe for the polace you buy the  100 pound tank to 
> > have 
> > them come fill it and  do so again when you call ? 
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 
> > at 01:45:20PM -0500, Edward Przybylek 
> > wrote: 
> > > Hi all, 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > I use a propane heater witha 20 LB tank in my garage to make it 
> > through the 
> > > winter months.  Having to refill the tanks can be a problem when 
> > a ride is 
> > > not readily available.  I spoke to the gentleman at the U-Haul 
> > and he said 
> > > he could order a 40 LB tank for me.  A 40 LB tank really 
> > wouldn't help much 
> > > because I usually keep two 20 LB tanks in the garage.  I asked 
> > about the 
> > > next larger size and he said he could order a 100 LB tank.  Not 
> > a bad idea 
> > > but getting a 100 LB tank refilled could be a problem.  Does 
> > anyone know if 
> > > there are any other size tanks between 40 LB and 100 LB?  Thanks. 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Take care, 
> > > 
> > > Ed Przybylek 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking. 
> > . 
> > 

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There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking.
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Propane Tank Sizes

[Lee A. Stone]

is it not possibloe for the polace you buy the  100 pound tank to have 
them come fill it and  do so again when you call ?

 On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 
at 01:45:20PM -0500, Edward Przybylek 
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
>  
> 
> I use a propane heater witha 20 LB tank in my garage to make it through the
> winter months.  Having to refill the tanks can be a problem when a ride is
> not readily available.  I spoke to the gentleman at the U-Haul and he said
> he could order a 40 LB tank for me.  A 40 LB tank really wouldn't help much
> because I usually keep two 20 LB tanks in the garage.  I asked about the
> next larger size and he said he could order a 100 LB tank.  Not a bad idea
> but getting a 100 LB tank refilled could be a problem.  Does anyone know if
> there are any other size tanks between 40 LB and 100 LB?  Thanks.
> 
>  
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Ed Przybylek
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 

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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

[Lee A. Stone]

I am told the new tanks cannot be over filled but  when we first moved 
here in the middle 80's we had two propane tanks with thehigh collar on 
them.  and on a very hot day  all of a sudden we smelled the propane .  
a neighbor who is a fireman   said to open the valve and to shut it back 
off and we connected it to the grill.  that way we could safely burn off 
the excess.  I am also told that propane  is heavy enough  that if it 
was in a closed rom you could move it around with a broom. . . Lee

 On 
Fri, Jan 15, 
2010 at 08:58:25AM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> since it boils at such a low temperature, I wonder how much pressure builds 
> up in the 20 lb tank for a gas grill.  In the hot sun the tanks do get warm. 
> I persume that why the instructions are to turn thetank off when not in use.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Joe Plummer" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:16 AM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.
> 
> 
> Well here in Florida a lot of people use it for heating. They also use
> Kerosene for heating.
> 
> 
> Sign,
> JP ( Joe Plummer)
> joeplum...@tds.net
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Art Rizzino
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:28 PM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors.
> 
> 
> 
> Regarding Propane, it is often used in rural areas where Natural Gas service
> is not available in place of electric or oil.
> - Original Message - 
> From: Dan Rossi
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wireless bad thing detectors.
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Very good point about the propane. I've read that as well, but forget
> about it, since I've never known anyone to heat with propane. I think
> that is because I've typically lived in cold climates. I think propane
> heat is more common in places where heat is not a necessity. I could be
> wrong there though.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu 
> Tel: (412) 268-9081
> 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.

[Lee A. Stone]

one other thing. what is aArmstrong shovel  can you describe it is  it  
of a light weight  metal?Lee


On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:24:06PM -0500, Dale Leavens wrote:
> Not a snow blower, I use the Armstrong shovel and I bank the better part of 
> three sides. Just now it is just about the level of the door knob on the 
> French doors out of the dining room onto the patio. I had to make a little 
> tunnel last year so they could see the electric meter, not quite that high 
> yet this year though.
> 
> You are correct, termites, to the best of my knowledge just are not an issue 
> up here. Ants of various kinds and those darn earwigs. We never had earwigs 
> when I was a kid, never saw them here until about the mid '70s. they don't 
> seem to do any damage except to some plants but they are thick and ugly.
> 
> Actually I am having a bit of a problem with snow this year. Since installing 
> all that lock stone and rearranging things I am running short of place to put 
> the damn stuff. So far we haven't had a lot this year. I am not keen on 
> getting a snow thrower for a number of reasons but may have to in order to 
> throw the stuff far enough away to have room.
> 
> This afternoon I was out moving the bank at the road with the idea of making 
> more space for future dumps when a visitor across the street stopped and said 
> he would shift the bulk of it next time he was out with his loader. It is a 
> huge bruit of a thing which would move the bank easily and hopefully not all 
> my paving.
> 
> He expressed concern about me having a heart attack, I was hoping his 
> daughter-in-law would be impressed with all my hard work and muscles. Careful 
> what you wish for!
> 
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Dale, now lets be truthfull here. can you tell us what kind of 
>   termites could survive on the tundra around you? grins. I cannot 
>   imagine any species of temites that could survive your sub zero 
>   weather. . and do I knot remember correctly back when we first 
>   started the list or am I wrong that on one side of your yhouse you 
>   banked the snow up against the building with your snow blower? just 
>   thought I'd toss in some history here. . Lee
> 
>   On 
>   Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 09:29:42PM -0500, Dale Leavens wrote:
>   > Interesting!
>   > 
>   > I used Liquid Nails out of a gallon can applied with a notched trowel to 
> apply two layers of the extruded Polystyrene foam around the outside of my 
> basement walls nearly 20 years ago and so far it has not damaged the foam as 
> far as I can tell. Of course a lot of it is well below ground where I can't 
> tell but there is some exposed still around basement windows on the north 
> side which I just haven't yet got around to finishing yet and it is just 
> fine. We don't have any trouble with termites so far up here so I don't have 
> any personal experience with that, I have never heard of any insect interest 
> in any types of polythene, foamed or otherwise.
>   > 
>   > Gasoline will certainly eat the foam, I have just put a scrap into a 
> small container of Varsol, I expect it might eat the stuff but so far no 
> reaction.
>   > 
>   > I only have one piece stuffed into a space between the concrete basement 
> steps and the foundation on the west side, it has been there at least 18 
> years with apparently no damage from the exposure although it would not 
> surprise me to find UV would damage it, it seems to make even specially 
> treated Vinyl siding go brittle over time. Still, if it is exposed to the 
> external environment it isn't robust against mechanical damage like abrasion 
> and not particularly pretty esthetically.
>   > 
>   > Actually the heavy plastic might nearly be enough given the biggest heat 
> loss will be air infiltration. There are special grades though with 
> ultraviolet resistance if sun will contact it. Still, by the time you go to 
> that much trouble you probably want the insulation, about R8 for inch and a 
> half and R10 for two inch. How much is enough is always one of those 
> cost-benefit things. you get probably less than R3 from even very good double 
> pane windows so excessive insulation below a sun room with lots of glass is 
> probably redundant. If the cost difference of material is negligible might as 
> well go the extra, it will be the same amount of work. For best outcomes 
> though take as much care as you can to seal air leaks. One way that I have 

Re: [BlindHandyMan] water question

[Lee A. Stone]

just thought of something.   has anyone told you of a change in color 
of the water? Maybe tomorrow you can call your water department and 
just ask if they have made any changes. our problem here is not just 
the hardwater but they at times  overload us on chlorine . I have 
filed com;plaints   but they want  to keep Wendys resturant happy. so 
I say let Wendys install   their own chlorine devices.  so wish at 
times we were on well water  long away from many folks. . Lee

On 
Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 09:33:12PM -0500, Spiro wrote:
> Gas water heater;
> but why the odd taste in the cold water?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Joe Plummer wrote:
> 
> > None of this is easy done. Can it be done yes. That old of water heater
> > especially if it is electric would do more harm than good. It will more than
> > likely break causing you to have to buy another one. My recommendation is a
> > whole house water filter. This will fix your present problem but want fix
> > the pipes or water heater. Also a second water filter on your bathroom
> > lavatories and your kitchen sink and one on your refrigerator, if you have a
> > ice maker or ice and water thru the door. This is just me what I would do.
> > Unless you have plenty of money and then call a Plummer.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sign,
> > JP ( Joe Plummer)
> > joeplum...@tds.net
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of Spiro
> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 4:53 AM
> > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water question
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello folks,
> > My female cohabitants have been noticing the following concerns with the
> > water in the house:
> > cloudy hot, musty smelling and tasting cold.
> > I may have noticed that the other day.
> > We haven't drained he hot water tank ever, twenty years, and I plan on it.
> > but what can one do other than running the cold for 10 seconds.
> > I live in Philadelphia and do not know if there has been a drop in
> > purification as of late.
> > Can one easily clean the pipes?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

-- 
You will remember something that you should not have forgotten.
.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.

[Lee A. Stone]

Dale, now lets be truthfull here.   can you tell  us what kind of 
termites could surviveon the tundra around you? grins.  I cannot 
imagine any  species of  temites that could survive your sub zero 
weather.  . and do I knot remember correctly back when we first 
started the list or  am I wrong that on one side of your yhouse  you 
banked the snow up against the  building with your snow blower?  just 
thought I'd toss in some history here. . Lee

On 
Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 09:29:42PM -0500, Dale Leavens wrote:
> Interesting!
> 
> I used Liquid Nails out of a gallon can applied with a notched trowel to 
> apply two layers of the extruded Polystyrene foam around the outside of my 
> basement walls nearly 20 years ago and so far it has not damaged the foam as 
> far as I can tell. Of course a lot of it is well below ground where I can't 
> tell but there is some exposed still around basement windows on the north 
> side which I just haven't yet got around to finishing yet and it is just 
> fine. We don't have any trouble with termites so far up here so I don't have 
> any personal experience with that, I have never heard of any insect interest 
> in any types of polythene, foamed or otherwise.
> 
> Gasoline will certainly eat the foam, I have just put a scrap into a small 
> container of Varsol, I expect it might eat the stuff but so far no reaction.
> 
> I only have one piece stuffed into a space between the concrete basement 
> steps and the foundation on the west side, it has been there at least 18 
> years with apparently no damage from the exposure although it would not 
> surprise me to find UV would damage it, it seems to make even specially 
> treated Vinyl siding go brittle over time. Still, if it is exposed to the 
> external environment it isn't robust against mechanical damage like abrasion 
> and not particularly pretty esthetically.
> 
> Actually the heavy plastic might nearly be enough given the biggest heat loss 
> will be air infiltration. There are special grades though with ultraviolet 
> resistance if sun will contact it. Still, by the time you go to that much 
> trouble you probably want the insulation, about R8 for inch and a half and 
> R10 for two inch. How much is enough is always one of those cost-benefit 
> things. you get probably less than R3 from even very good double pane windows 
> so excessive insulation below a sun room with lots of glass is probably 
> redundant. If the cost difference of material is negligible might as well go 
> the extra, it will be the same amount of work. For best outcomes though take 
> as much care as you can to seal air leaks. One way that I have used with good 
> success is some of that polyethylene foam you sometime see it in packing, it 
> comes in rolls of various widths probably less than a quarter inch thick. I 
> used it places like joining the extension to the house or in some places like 
> se
>  aling doors and windows to the vapour barrier. Run a bead of calk and set 
> the strip into it and fix it with a few staples then fix the other edge to 
> the foam board also with sticky calk. In the case of my windows I ran it 
> around the window frame in calk and staples then when the window was fitted 
> into the hole pull the foam tape against the vapour barrier and calk and 
> stick it there. Then finish up with a squirt of foam to fill any voids 
> between the frame of the window and the framing of the building. Just how you 
> might do that though depends a lot on the foundation under the sun room.
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
> 
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Michael baldwin 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 8:47 PM
>   Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
> 
> 
>   Liquid nails will eat the foam. You need to use a glue designed for foam,
>   PL300 is what comes to mind. 
>   The tape is house wrap tape. 
>   The xps comes blue, Dow Chemical, and pink, Owens Corning. Around here the
>   pink tends to be much cheaper, not sure why, the R value of 5 per inch is
>   the same.
>   Because, from what i gather, the xps would be installed outside, you need to
>   add something to it to protect it from the weather and UV rays. Some people
>   use a stucco finish, or others use 1/4 inch treated plywood. If the xps is
>   going to be touching the ground, you need to get the stuff that is designed
>   for that. Bugs like to tunnel through it, especially termites.
> 
>   Michael
>   _ 
> 
>   From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
>   On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
>   Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:10 PM
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
>   The Polystyrene we buy usually comes in 2 by 8 sheets with rebate like edges
>   so that they can overlap. It comes in various thicknesses, usually inch and
>   a half or two inches. You can cut it with a hand saw or even sc

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.

[Lee A. Stone]

7
we still pak snow on theNorth and West side of the house   after the 
first few snow falls. does great for stopping some drafts.  and for 
the bilco doors we cover them with plastic and pile the shnow on top 
of that. Lee

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 07:30:40PM -0600, William Stephan 
wrote:
> Yes Dale, very helpful.  The guy at the lumber yard  I talked to was trying
> to sell me plastic sheeting like you might cover a window with, so I'm going
> to have to do some more research into what we have available here.  Thanks
> again.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 17:10
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> The Polystyrene we buy usually comes in 2 by 8 sheets with rebate like edges
> so that they can overlap. It comes in various thicknesses, usually inch and
> a half or two inches. You can cut it with a hand saw or even score it deeply
> then snap it but that isn't as nice an edge. for some reason they usually
> colour it blue to distinguish it from the open cell Styrofoam, this stuff is
> a higher insulation value. There is special sealing tape, it is a lot like
> the wide packing tape you are probably familiar with, when I bought it it
> was red I don't know if that is significant.
> 
> The point is to insulate but also to keep warm air, particularly when you
> have paid to heat it inside.
> 
> Now this stuff can be flammable and is best covered if there is any
> significant risk of exposure to open flame. It can also be helpful for
> holding it into place. You can run screws through something like particle
> board and the foam into structure beyond it. I have used wide washers, a
> couple of inches to hold the heads of screws to hold it into place. A little
> glue like liquid nails or even some calking on the structure then press the
> foam into it should also work well in your application.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
> - Original Message - 
> From: William Stephan 
> To: blindhandyman@  yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
> Dale: all good points really. The only reason I was thinking about a
> temporary set up is that occasionally, the varmint-killing cat leaves us a
> little something under the porch until the possums get it. But, of course,
> if the foundation were blocked he wouldn't be doing that in any case. The
> roof itself, according to the manufacturer, is pretty well insolated. It's
> about five or six inches thick. If the snow ever meltsz, I'll go see what
> the lumber yard has in terms of 
> 
> Extruded Polystyrene. Thanks for the eye-opener.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@ 
> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@
>  yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 21:14
> To: blindhandyman@  yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
> Is there any good reason why you wouldn't want to block air infiltration in
> the summer as well?
> 
> It would be my inclination to wrap the inside of what ever skirting you have
> around the deck foundation with something like extruded polystyrene sheets
> and seal them together with the tape sold for that purpose. I would look for
> ways of sealing it tightly at the top and bottom, keep any air from entering
> or leaving except between the room and under the floor. Unless the dogs are
> piddling through the deck or for some other reason you need to air the area
> to keep stink down there isn't any good reason to loose heated or cooled air
> to the good outdoors and, it is expensive as well.
> 
> I would consider insulating under the roof as well if there is a convenient
> and practical way to do so. You would probably find your heater raised the
> temperature 50 or 60 degrees, you might even find you want to turn it off
> quite a bit.
> 
> If you feel the need to circulate air through the structure you can always
> open the windows and in that way choose when and how much cold you require.
> 
> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: William Stephan 
> To: blindhandyman@  yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:40 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind.
> 
> All:
> 
> We have a sort of three-season room on the north side of our house. It
> faces off into a yard surrounded by privacy fences and a couple garages.
> The room is sort of unique. It started life as just an open deck. We had a
> pre-fabricated aluminum room added shortly after we took up residence here.
> This roo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys

[Lee A. Stone]

I would trust a blind man or woman on a computer before I would   let 
someone from Dodge touch it. Lee

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 07:48:14AM 
-0500, Alan & Terrie Robbins wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> This is an excellent point. My experience with auto, or
> computer repair is unless you can duplicate the problem or
> there are certain predictable things that happen before it
> occurs, more often than not the repair shop can't find out
> what's wrong.
> 
> Al
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Bob
> Kennedy
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:30 AM
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys
> 
> 
> I wouldn't worry yet.  Sometimes a drop of water hitting the
> computer can
> cause trouble like this.  I'd mark it up as a freak until it
> happens again.
> You'll pay a fortune to have someone look at the electrical
> system and then
> get a big CDP, can't duplicate problem  on the service
> order.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Lenny McHugh" 
> To: "handyman-blind" 
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:23 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys
> 
> 
> > Earlier this evening my wife was driving home. For a few
> seconds the
> > gauges
> > on the car went nuts. The speed odometer went up to 80 and
> then back to
> > 50,
> > the gas gauge dropped and the light went on. The temp went
> way up and then
> > back to normal. It is on a 2003 grand caravan. When all of
> the gauges went
> > nuts itonly lasted a few seconds. Wondering if this is
> because something
> > in
> > ghe computer or electrical is starting to fail or if some
> rf got into the
> > system.
> > ---
> > Please visit my home page; it is motivational,
> inspirational and humorous
> > with many resources for the blind.
> > http://www.lennymchugh.com
> > Lenny
> > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use
> BCC line when
> > addressing.
> > Help stop identity theft.
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Send any questions regarding list management to:
> > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com
> > To listen to the show archives go to link
> >
> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAG
> E_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29
> > Or
> > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/
> >
> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
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> >
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> >
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> >
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is.
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] testing

[Lee A. Stone]

test made it thru the snow and ice to upstate NY


-- 
BOHICA:
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] new microwave

[Lee A. Stone]

we have a almost 23 year old  Sharpe   microwave/convectin  set up 
which Iuse  because it is labeled with high marksand a smaller but 
real nice small one. cannot think of the brand name but ittalks clear  . 
Oh we bought the big Sharpe machine thru a rich plan food program  and 
at that same time a Gibson  fupright freezer. I'll post more of the 
gibson another  time. Lee

 
On Sat, Jan 
09, 2010 at 04:57:46AM 
-0500, 
Spiro wrote:
> and believe it or not, in the 1970's G.E. was the one that McDonalds went 
> to for assistance with their cash regesters.
> It seems that the folks they were hiring couldn't keep track of menu item 
> pricing.
>   So G.E. was asked to make a new type of cash regester, one with pictures 
> on keys, that would represent programmed cash ammounts.
> My uncle in G.E.'s valley forge aero-space devsion said "that's the way 
> it's gonna go I tell ya; dummies point at pictures."
> Well, I don't think Bill Gaites would want his users called dummies.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2010, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> 
> > I love the innovation GE always has.  But I'd never buy anything they sell.
> > They always seem to be the neatest and most fragile pieces of electronics.
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Lenny McHugh" 
> > To: "handyman-blind" 
> > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:00 PM
> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] new microwave
> >
> >
> >> We purchased the Panasonic nn-sn-778s. The talking units were too small.
> >> This one is 1.6 cu ft and power 1250 w.
> >> A friend also blind recommended the unit. I know that I will never be able
> >> to use all of the functions but basic should be no problem. There are some
> >> very tactile buttons at the top and the start stop/reset at the bottom are
> >> also quite tactile. Under the numbers 1 2 and 3 there is a very tactile
> >> line
> >> likewise under the next two rows of numbers.
> >> I normally do not purchase extended warranties but I did for this machine.
> >> For an additional $10 I have a second year total replacement.
> >> I don't know if I would ever purchase another GE. In three years this is
> >> the
> >> second that went south. This one was replaced under manuf warranty. My
> >> mother had purchased the same model and replaced two units in the same
> >> time
> >> frame. Karen just looked  up that model and the reviews were not good. I
> >> asked my youngest daughter if she can remember life prior to microwaves.
> >> She
> >> can remember when we brought the first one home. Close to 30 years ago and
> >> costs $600 on sale.
> >> ---
> >> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous
> >> with many resources for the blind.
> >> http://www.lennymchugh.com
> >> Lenny
> >> Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when
> >> addressing.
> >> Help stop identity theft.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >>
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> >> Or
> >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/
> >>
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> >> List Members At The Following address:
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> >>
> >> Visit the archives page at the following address
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
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> >
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> > List Members At The Following address:
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> >
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> >
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] property dispute

[Lee A. Stone]

ah-ha. you bring up property/survey pins.  . In my first two house we 
bought there was no pins discussed.  however when we sold our last 
house the  bank he had insisted on pins.  and I loved it. the neighbor 
to the north who busted my butt about my   bush's on her property was 
way off. the new pins put  us over into the middle of her driveway .  
now in our neighborhood we see more and more banks  insisting on  survey 
pins  . which is a very good idea. Lee

 On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 
04:59:53AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> Yes, I think this goes back to the title company or the appraiser. 
> Whenever I've sold a home, they have to look for the surveyors pins, 
> and if they can't find them, then I've had to pay to have them set.
> 
> My friend in Hawaii bought a home and was told before the purchase 
> that the people next door had put a retaining wall 2 feet inside her 
> propertyline, and then built a driveway on top of it. Since this was 
> disclosed to her before the purchase, she contacted the neighbor who 
> was in the process of selling their property to discuss a solution. 
> When the neighbor sold the property a few days later, the new buyer 
> was not told about the problem, however they were still responsible. 
> After much discussion, the legal opinion was that the neighbor needed 
> to move the retaining wall. The outcome was that they took down the 
> existing wall and put up a new one 2 feet back. My friend chose to 
> participate in paying one quarter of the cost of the rock wall 
> because it was a much nicer wall than had been there before and would 
> raise her property value in the end, and it was a step toward getting 
> along with her new neighbors.
> Betsy
> 
> 
> At 03:37 PM 1/7/2010, you wrote:
> >If your Daughter use a realist ate agent when purchasing this property, they
> >should have had the place appraised, and this guy or gal should have seen
> >the extra footage when checking out the city or county records.  All of this
> >should have happened  during escarole.
> >The title search should  have picked this up too.  Your Daughter may have a
> >liability claim against the broker depending on your state law.  Good luck
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday

[Lee A. Stone]

here you go bob chocolate cake on a platter made by a real blind 
handman.. Lee

On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 
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>   > David, the 11th day of Christmas. We'll do this together, mine is 
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday

[Lee A. Stone]

early happy birthday  Bob and happy birthday to all who recently had 
one. my  now falls on a crap day 911.  Lee

On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 
08:31:38PM -0500, Bob Kennedy 
wrote:
> It's a lousy time of year for a birthday if you're big into gifts.  Everyone 
> is broke...
> 
> But my wife bought me the Dewalt job site radio.  It's a digital radio that 
> will either run on the 18 volt battery or if I plug it in, it will charge the 
> battery.  Kind of a neat feature and I'm always dragging out a charger for 
> all the Dewalt batteries I have to keep charged.  
> 
> One very cool design feature is the roll cage around the radio.  It has a 
> huge base and then a roll cage from the front leg over the top and back down 
> to the bottom leg.  There are 2 of these pieces to protect the electronic 
> parts.  And the flexible antenna is something I always need.  
> 
> 
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lenny McHugh 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:28 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday
> 
> 
> 
>   I wonder how many others have birthdays this time of year. Mine was Dec 24.
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: "Bob Kennedy" 
>   To: 
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:43 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday
> 
>   David, the 11th day of Christmas. We'll do this together, mine is tomorrow.
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Cathy Harris
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:24 AM
>   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday
> 
>   I know all of us as members of this great list want to wish David Ferrin a 
>   Happy Birthday. He celebrating his 21st birthday, todayor not. *smile*
> 
>   Happy Birthday, David!!!
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] toilet supply line exploded

[Lee A. Stone]

so , except for a temp fix what is the benefit of using this flex 
line. ? Lee

On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 06:49:59PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> I had the same problem and mine was only a little over 2 years.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Lenny McHugh" 
> To: "handyman-blind" 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:33 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] toilet supply line exploded
> 
> 
> > My daughter has a major mess in her home. The toilet supply line exploded.
> > It is one of the flex lines and is about ten years old. I never saw one
> > explode before. Her dining room had a major rain storm. there is about two
> > inches of the supply line blown away It is a good thing that they were 
> > home
> > when it happened. If it would have happened when they were at work I don't
> > think they would have a ceiling to repaint and patch. One of the drywall
> > seams actually washed out.
> > I am wondering if I should replace my flex lines. They are older than 
> > hers.
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Special Happy Birthday

[Lee A. Stone]

way to go David.   and save me some of that delicious cake. many more  
birthdays to you. Lee

 On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 09:24:37AM -0500, Cathy 
Harris wrote:
> I know all of us as members of this great list want to wish David Ferrin a 
> Happy Birthday.  He celebrating his 21st birthday, todayor not. *smile*
> 
> Happy Birthday, David!!!
> 
> C
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners

[Lee A. Stone]

Jennifer,  I'll be in touch with the  plumbing  supply store this week 
to ask  was this something you used yourself or only the plumber? Lee

 On 
Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 09:50:21PM -0600, Jennifer Jackson wrote:
> I had a plumber recommend a drain cleaner to me that might be just what you 
> are looking for.  He could not remember the actual name, but he said you have 
> to buy it from a plumbing supply store and that it is a white powder that 
> comes in a bag.
> 
> 
> Jennifer
>  
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: Lee A. Stone 
>   To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:26 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   thanks Bob, I'll have the family look for this stuff. I am holding 
>   back on using something when we were landlords. It was yello 
>   something . smelled like rotten eggs but it would blow anything out 
>   as a matter of fact in the one house we hd there must have been a 
>   big blockage out in the yard , underground of course but soon thekids 
>   came in and said smoke was coming from the ground. what we did was 
>   blow a big hole in the old orangeburg pipe. neighbors did not 
>   appreciate it. . Maybe Monday I will call the town water and sewer 
>   department and when they get a chance they will come by. they owe 
>   me on as I have a 100 foot wide flat snake with a bal on the end 
>   they borrowed for about two weeks. Lee
> 
>   On Sat, 
>   Jan 02, 2010 at 12:48:14PM -0500, Bob Kennedy 
>   wrote:
>   > When I lived in New York, I used something called King of All. It is a 
> crystal form and it came in a round container much like the old Ajax. 
>   > 
>   > Sometimes crystals can reach a clog and instead of dissolving it, become 
> a part of it. 
>   > 
>   > So I would take the crystals and drop them into a glass jar, add water 
> and let them dissolve in the jar. Then I dumped it down the drain. 
>   > 
>   > If you are able to find this stuff, I'll warn you that when you are 
> dissolving the crystals, you might have to use a hot pad or wrap the jar with 
> something because it will get hot. 
>   > - Original Message - 
>   > From: Lee A. Stone 
>   > To: Blind Handyman 
>   > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:23 AM
>   > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > is there a more powerfull drain cleaner that we can buy over the 
>   > counter besides Mr.Plumber. I am referring I think to hair in one 
>   > drain and not sure what they put down the kitchen sink. thanks. Lee
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners

[Lee A. Stone]

actually we recently bought our first shop vac.  you are referring to 
the  vac attached to a 5  gallon  pail right?  thanks.Lee

On Sun, Jan 03, 
2010 at 08:52:28PM 
-0500, Lenny McHugh 
wrote:
> Lee, I should have sent this before. I thought I posted it a long time ago. 
> Anyway my favorite tool to unclog a drain is my shop vac. It has never 
> failed me.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Lee A. Stone" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners
> 
> 
> 
> thanks I might give that a go   before the other chemicals.  tried for
> part of the day to get a  screw plugh  from the bathlub line undone
> today. someone must have put that sucker on   and then  tightened  it a
> few more notch's.  just a screw in plugh  at the end of a 90 degree
> turn  under the tub. Lee
> 
>  On Sun, Jan
> 03, 2010 at
> 04:48:21PM -0500, John Sherrer wrote:
> > Chlorine Bleach is a very good hair desolver.
> >
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> >   - Original Message - 
> >   From: Lee A. Stone
> >   To: Blind Handyman
> >   Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:23 AM
> >   Subject: [BlindHandyMan] drain cleaners
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   is there a more powerfull drain cleaner that we can buy over the
> >   counter besides Mr.Plumber. I am referring I think to hair in one
> >   drain and not sure what they put down the kitchen sink. thanks. Lee
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