[BlindHandyMan] Safety Tips for Winter Walking

2007-03-13 Thread Ray Boyce
Hi All Safety Tips for Winter Walking When the winter air is crisp and the ground is covered with snow, there's nothing like taking a walk to enjoy the beauty of the season - and walking is one of the best ways to keep fit. On the other hand, winter can be a challenging time of year to get out

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread Max Robinson
Hi Richy. Missed hearing from you. Where have you been? If you use something that is electrically conductive, it could get on the insulator between the outer base and the center contact and cause a short. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwith

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread richie
how can a true hippie ever stop??? not me for sure, LOL. kim's man Richie contact information upon request via e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or instant message at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or skype me at richie3424 visit our web site at www.blindbridges.com or join our group at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread richie
I believe if you wanted to do that you would need to use conductive silicon greece. I know we used conductive greece on diodes in alternators and it might work for lights but I'm not sure; it does conduct electricity as well as heat so it sould work. kim's man Richie contact information upon req

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread chiliblindman
I use a spray can of tri-flow I purchased at an electrical supply house. It has a cleaner solvent propellant base that contains teflon. After all else dries, a teflon coating is what remains. I wipe off the excess before using. I had gotten it for car door locks for winter. Water from

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread Mickey Fixsen
I have used a bit of WD-40 for this exact purpose. - Original Message - From: Keith Patterson To: Blind HandyMan Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket? Can one lubricate a light socket? I have a ceiling fan that uses t

[BlindHandyMan] Lub for bulbs

2007-03-13 Thread rj
We use to use something in the plant I worked at for your problem. Can't remember the name of the lubricant we used, but this is what I found on the net. Bulb EZ is a lubricant for light bulbs and lamps and helps prevent socket freeze, cross threading and breakage. Available in 0.5-, 1- and 16-oun

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread spiro
surely something that is non conductive, for if the heat makes it run, it could leak out, thus you'll start higher in the socket and t tip and side are connected. If the material runs out, it may break the glass for ya. We used to put oil on the bulbs to make the place smell nice. We've repl

[BlindHandyMan] Lubricating a light socket?

2007-03-13 Thread Keith Patterson
Can one lubricate a light socket? I have a ceiling fan that uses these small round 40 watt bulbs. No matter how easily I screw the bulbs in, half the time I have to break the bulb to get it out. This is partially the design of the globes that the bulb goes in. You can't get your fingers around th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread Jewel Blanch
You don't know what you may want to do in the future. Maybe plant a privacy hedge inside the dividing fence. If you have permanently poisoned the soil, it is: no go Jo. Repeat spraying with Roundup every couple of months is no great hassle. The reason why Roundup and its ilk only last for a sh

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread mardal dugal
I just got back from M.A and it is cold . my son live there. and want me to live there no way. he is a foot ball player. what a guy. so i live in C.A and miss him.i do know what cold is. mardal carl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: wave a nice thick power tool catalauge under heas nose th

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread carl
wave a nice thick power tool catalauge under heas nose that wil help i'm sure - Original Message - From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:32 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens Well, here's hoping they give him good

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread William Stephan
Well, here's hoping they give him good drugs or whiskey or whatever helps get him through having that done and that he recovers promptly. I myself, slipped on some ice a little over three weeks ago and really sprained my wrist badly. When I finally had it xrayed, the tech said she'd been doing

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread Lenny McHugh
Hi Carl, I have a talking tire pressure guage. I purchased it from sears a few years ago for around $15. Lenny - Original Message - From: "carl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:28 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tyres is thair any audio or tacktile device for tyre p

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread Ron or Susan Denis
It was a gift, don't know but think it was inexpensive. Also on't know if brookstone delivers to the UK. Likely they do but the shipping costs may be unreasonable. RD Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread carl
chears i hav never hurd of this - Original Message - From: Robert J. Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:05 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] tyres What is Brookstone and do they have a web site? As for tire tread depth, I don't have a sa

RE: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-03-13 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Try this Web Site Out for further information http://www.kregtool.com/ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of carl Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:44 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

RE: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread Robert J. Moore
What is Brookstone and do they have a web site? As for tire tread depth, I don’t have a salution for measuring the exact depth. However if you feel between the treads every 6 inches or so you will feel a raised line that goes from the inside of the tire to the out side. Once the tread is worn down

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread carl
wil bruck stone delever to the uk and how mutch did you pay>? - Original Message - From: Ron or Susan Denis To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres I have a talking tire gauge someone saw and bought for me

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread Ron or Susan Denis
I have a talking tire gauge someone saw and bought for me from brookstone. It differs from my visual tire gauge by 3 PSI but the difference is consistent throughout the range we keep our tires and I honestly don't know which of the two is correct. This pressure gauge is simple, holds the meas

Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-03-13 Thread carl
how mutch is this produckt and whair is it avalable from and wil the cumpany deliver to the uk? - Original Message - From: Boyce, Ray To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:00 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review Hi All Kreg Website -

[BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-03-13 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi All Kreg Website - http://www.kregtool.com Kreg R3 Pocket Hole Joinery Kit Review Regular visitors to the site will probably be familiar with the Kreg line of pocket hole joinery products, as we have reviewed both the K2000 and newer K3 models in the past, as well as some of the associated a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread cliffwilson
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[BlindHandyMan] tyres

2007-03-13 Thread carl
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread spiro
safest and fastest recovery to such a knowledgible and generous list member. On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Dan Rossi wrote: > Folks, > > Dale Leavens, one of the handiest of blind handy men, and a pretty darn > good dancer as well, lost some of his grace going down his front stairs on > Monday morning.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread David Ferrin
Here's hoping he'll be back in tip top shape in short order. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens Folks, Dale Leavens, one of the handiest of blind handy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread GenePoole
Woops. Remind me to send Dale some polka tapes. Hehehheh. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:49 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens Folks, Dale Leavens, one of the handiest of blind handy men, and

[BlindHandyMan] off tipic CD player reccommendations?

2007-03-13 Thread Tom Fowle
Please email me with specifics off list as this is really not appropriate here--- Can anybody reccommend a specific commercial CD player that does MP3s and is relatively runnable by a bat? I do not want any of this over priced blindness junk. thanks. tom Fowle [EMAIL PROTECTED] --

[BlindHandyMan] Dale Leavens

2007-03-13 Thread Dan Rossi
Folks, Dale Leavens, one of the handiest of blind handy men, and a pretty darn good dancer as well, lost some of his grace going down his front stairs on Monday morning. A small patch of ice, a slip, and a broken leg. Being in the boonies of Canada, paramedics were prepared to shoot Dale and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread Jennifer Jackson
st may call the police and I'd get ticketed for contaminating my soil. Believe me, this can happen in California. __ NOD32 2112 (20070313) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com - D

RE: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread mardal dugal
damn environmentalist may call the police and I'd get ticketed for contaminating my soil. Believe me, this can happen in California. __ NOD32 2112 (20070313) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -

RE: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread tunecollector
ve me, this can happen in California. __ NOD32 2112 (20070313) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archive

Re: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread Brice Mijares
Personally, I'd be afraid to put diesel gas or any kind of oil on my lawn. Some damn environmentalist may call the police and I'd get ticketed for contaminating my soil. Believe me, this can happen in California. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Great

[BlindHandyMan] fence grass

2007-03-13 Thread tunecollector
If Roundup is so good, why do you have to keep using it? I might use Roundup in the garden for weed control because I will eventually want to grow something in that soil. But for fence borders, grooves in the sidewalk, and along the house foundation, it is good ol' motor oil, baby. Nothing grows.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fence grass.

2007-03-13 Thread spiro
at one point I started planting neighbors along the fence line, but I ran out of energy before I ran out of neighbors. I might start again this season, but nothing grows there, I can guarenty that. (okay, for the humor impared, I was kidding) On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Dan Rossi wrote: > Dale wrote: