Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site
Are you talking about the sound file that ends with a big boom? If so, I did that after the HandyMan list, namely Phil, Don, Don and Tom talked me through fixing my oven. That was several years ago. Glad it is still around. - Original Message - From: Matt To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Hahahah, I enjoied the fixing the oven sound-file. Thanks for making the info available. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Well unofficially it is located at the following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ I took it upon myself to set it up several years ago from messages that were posted on here is where it came from. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com VIP Conduit Tech Support www.vipconduit.com - Original Message - From: Otis Blue o.b...@wi.rr.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Hi, Could someone tell me what's the web site for this list? Otis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site
Thanks! It was fun making it. - Original Message - From: Don To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Yeah, and a great mp3 file it was. Very cool. Don - Original Message - From: contac...@kevindoucet.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Are you talking about the sound file that ends with a big boom? If so, I did that after the HandyMan list, namely Phil, Don, Don and Tom talked me through fixing my oven. That was several years ago. Glad it is still around. - Original Message - From: Matt To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Hahahah, I enjoied the fixing the oven sound-file. Thanks for making the info available. - Original Message - From: David Ferrin To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Well unofficially it is located at the following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ I took it upon myself to set it up several years ago from messages that were posted on here is where it came from. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com VIP Conduit Tech Support www.vipconduit.com - Original Message - From: Otis Blue o.b...@wi.rr.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Blind Handy man web site Hi, Could someone tell me what's the web site for this list? Otis [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Well, that is one myth I am glad to get cleared up. Will you get clarification from your postperson, on what constitutes proper placement of a mailbox post on ones property? - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post According to my friend who is a postperson, that is absurd as long as your mailbox post is properly placed on your property. She said the property owner is not responsible for postal employees who drive incorrectly. It isn't any different than if anyone else drives into your post and damages their vehicle. At 04:24 PM 8/26/2009, you wrote: I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property. Does any one know if there is any truth to this? - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post Hi all, For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty bastard has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4-by-4 piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of damage to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time, won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there anything better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an electric jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Well, in the roomer I heard it was a mailbox built with a brick enclosure that was the culprit that caused the law suit. - Original Message - From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:48 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post If there is I want that law changed. That would be completely stupid considering if the idiot driver was driving properly, other than a medical issue, then they deserve to have their vehicle damaged for hitting the mailbox. If it were me, I'd get a solid steel post with some nice sleeve that looks like wood to cover the outside and see how they like that. I once saw where someone built a brick enclosure around their mailbox post and seem to me they must have had the same problem. Good luck, On Aug 26, 2009, at 10:24 PM, contac...@kevindoucet.com contac...@kevindoucet.com wrote: I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property. Does any one know if there is any truth to this? - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post Hi all, For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty bastard has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4- by-4 piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of damage to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time, won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there anything better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an electric jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Victor, No need to get in a huff about this specific situation. I believe there is an easement along the boarder of all privately owned property witch utility companies and probably other companies have jurisdiction and you have to abide to regulations regarding management of that easement. Power poll, sewer access, signs, water mains and many other things can be placed along your property and you have no say-so. This is just another instance fitting that situation. Take a chill-pill. smile - Original Message - From: Victor To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post I'm sorry, but no one is going to tell me where and how I'm going to put down my own property. I pay my taxes, and they get paid by my taxes to deliver the mail. They will deliver that mail to me no matter where they have to go. I feel it's my own prerogative whether I choose to make their lives easier by installing a curb side mail box or not. If I lived a mile down the road, they would be responsible for getting the mail to my home in the same condition as it left the sender's address, and so I'm doing them a favour by placing the mailbox in a more accessible location. From the way this policy is written, it's like they're doing me the favour by delivering my mail to me. Sorry folks, but this is North America, and that crap don't fly here. Victor __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
Thanks for looking this up. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post This is what I found on the http://www.USPS.com website. It seems to me that there are more rules, but I didn't see them. Perhaps a call to the post office would be helpful. I think their tollfree number is: 800-275-8777 Postal policies for curbside mailboxes Installation of curbside mailboxes must meet specific construction standards, which can be obtained from the local Post Office facility. For United States Postal Service STD-7, Mailboxes, City and Rural Curbside you may write to: Delivery Customer SVCS Equipment, Engineering, US Postal Service 8403 Lee HWY Merrifield VA 22082-8101 The following are a few of the regulations that apply when installing a curbside mailbox: * Important: Before installing, moving or replacing your mailbox or mailbox support, you will need to contact your local Post Office. * All mailboxes must be approved by the Postal Service. * Custom made mailboxes will be approved by the Postmaster if they meet established standards. * Name put on box should be at least one inch high. * Generally, the boxes should be installed with the bottom of the box at a vertical height of between 41-45 inches from the road surface. At 06:26 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote: Well, that is one myth I am glad to get cleared up. Will you get clarification from your postperson, on what constitutes proper placement of a mailbox post on ones property? - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:59 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post According to my friend who is a postperson, that is absurd as long as your mailbox post is properly placed on your property. She said the property owner is not responsible for postal employees who drive incorrectly. It isn't any different than if anyone else drives into your post and damages their vehicle. At 04:24 PM 8/26/2009, you wrote: I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property. Does any one know if there is any truth to this? - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.commailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post Hi all, For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty bastard has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4-by-4 piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of damage to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time, won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there anything better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an electric jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
I have heard that if, in the process of making a sturdy mail box structure, you build a structure strong enough to cause damage and possibly injury to the vehicle or person driving, you can be held liable for damage and or injury to person and persons property. Does any one know if there is any truth to this? - Original Message - From: Edward Przybylek To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post Hi all, For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty bastard has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4-by-4 piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of damage to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time, won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there anything better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an electric jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Same question for an earth home. - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house The research tells me adobe is not good in humid climates. Shane - Original Message - From: kevindoucet.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house is there any concern with humidity or moister with this sort of structure? - Original Message - From: Shane Hecker To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house I'm in south texas. There are no hills to speak of. I heard of someone building an adobe house in this area, but have no idea how well it would stand to a category 5 hurricane. Shane - Original Message - From: john schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house Build an earth home. But, you might need a hill side for that. earlier, Shane Hecker, wrote: I'm planning to build a house in a few months. This question will likely invite some debate, which I think is good. If you wanted to build a house as energy efficient as possible, without breaking the bank, how would you do it? To make things simpler (or perhaps more difficult), there is a $8 budget for building. Shane John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
