Re: [BlindHandyMan] hammering a nail in?

2010-08-24 Thread Jewel
I have a question about driving in tacks where they are so short that there is not enough shaft under the head to be able to hold it. The same applies to small staples. What is the trick to holding them in place before they are anchored sufficiently into the timber? Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] BAH Fw: [Sci-tech] Odd but crual Giant alien weed (this is no joke

2010-07-16 Thread Jewel
John Wyndham's triffids? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] BAH Fw: [Sci-tech] Odd but crual Giant alien weed (this is no joke There have been a few discovered down by Sudb

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tin or galvanized

2010-07-12 Thread Jewel
take a little extra care to see that the coating on the sheets does not get scratched, but a little extra care taken at the beginning saves a hell of a lot of extra work in the longterm. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List&quo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system

2010-07-01 Thread Jewel
Hey Dale! you go and wash ya mouth out! The rest of New Zealand has had quite a deal of the wet stuff this winter, but down here in Southland, we have had hardly a drop! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:29 PM S

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system

2010-07-01 Thread Jewel
Bob! I didn't install the deck myself, but we ran out of boards before it was completed, so it was left to me to put the last few boards on, and I did as you: used a 4 inch nail as a spacer. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bob Kennedy" To: Sent: Friday

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system

2010-07-01 Thread Jewel
My deck has been in place for 10 years and the gap between the planks has never increased. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" To: Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:42 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system Jewel, You bring up an excellent p

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Clamping system

2010-07-01 Thread Jewel
out. Jewel - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] ozone

2010-06-26 Thread Jewel
I have heard it said that you can smell * ozone at the seaside. Is this actually ozone, or just * ocean and related smells like seaweed etc? Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jawhorse, Folding Sawhorse, Clamping Workbench | Rockwell

2010-06-19 Thread Jewel
Oh! I have just read the blurb for the Rockwell JawHorse, along with the price, so the NZ price is near enough to being identical to yours. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: "handyman-blind" Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:23 PM Sub

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rockwell JawHorse

2010-06-19 Thread Jewel
compare to what it is on your market? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Rockwell JawHorse I just picked one up today. They were having a special at Lowes, and I had a gift card. It ha

Re: [BlindHandyMan] baked lumber

2010-05-26 Thread Jewel
There was an instance recently where a piece of furniture made from Kauri that had been buried in a swamp for an estimated 10 years sold for 5$ on trademe, the Australasian twin of ebay. Jewel - Original Message - From: "John Sherrer" To: Sent: Thursday, May

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Putting in a basement floor

2010-05-18 Thread Jewel
perhaps offer a fun-filled holiday to the Rossis. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Vos" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Putting in a basement floor Are there any alternatives for a basement floor other than concrete? We have

[BlindHandyMan] Electronic ear protectors

2010-05-10 Thread Jewel
amount of ambient sound that reaches the wearer's ears. Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders

2010-04-14 Thread Jewel
Like people who have to have every little thing done for them! Where did d i y ever go? and that is a rhetorical question for this list if ever there was one! - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:26 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman qu

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses

2010-04-13 Thread Jewel
that it will not fall out. Jewel "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:55 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Fuses We don't make fuses, we buy them already made. House circuits, when fused use a glass cartridge fuse which screws into a receptacle or socket. Our lamp b

Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?

2010-04-13 Thread Jewel
There are several grades depending on the amount of ampherage it is expected to carry, but, essentially, it is very fine flexible wire Jewel.- Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:58 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders

2010-04-13 Thread Jewel
Fuse wire not available in the USA! What do you use instead for making fuses? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders Hi Jewel, I doubt fu

Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders

2010-04-13 Thread Jewel
, the same as the ones you can get from blind equipment places with the exception that the little piece of tin to which the fuse wire is attached is not there, and it is not necessary anyway. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] chain saw

2010-04-07 Thread Jewel
The chain shouldn't be moving at all when the motor is idling. If you want to be doubly certain that it isn't, pull the brake on. Jewel- Original Message - From: "john schwery" To: Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 2:28 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] chain s

Re: [BlindHandyMan] chain saw

2010-04-06 Thread Jewel
do: anyone can! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bob Kennedy" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] chain saw It depends on what you are cutting as to which direction to hold it. But keeping the tip away from things is very import

Re: [BlindHandyMan] sticky stuff

2010-04-03 Thread Jewel
Sounds like blue tack, or is it glue tack. Jewel - Original Message - From: "lvmumford" To: Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 12:52 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] sticky stuff Hi List, Someone gave me some wonderfully sticky stuff a few years ago and I want to get some

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.

2010-04-02 Thread Jewel
Dan asked: "Can I fall back on the excuse that I am full of mature stupidity and impetuousness?" and jewel answered with: "Welcome aboard Dan! Come: join the club!" - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 4:46

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.

2010-04-01 Thread Jewel
Betsy! Dan can't fall back on the excuse that he was full of youthful stupidity and impetuousness because he and Teresa only bought their castle in the clouds about 4 years ago; mightn't have even been that long! Jewel- Original Message - From: "Betsy W

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.

2010-04-01 Thread Jewel
Dan! When you bought your castle in the clouds, did you give any consideration to all the future sweat and physical discomfort that you were letting yourself in for? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Sent: Friday, Ap

Re: [BlindHandyMan] mail box wet

2010-03-30 Thread Jewel
from continuing to do so? Jewel- Original Message - From: "john schwery" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] mail box wet I have noticed that after a rain, our mail box would have a little bit of water in it. To drill some draina

Re: [BlindHandyMan] not selling to blind explination

2010-03-26 Thread Jewel
Taking that to its logical extreme: the salesman would sell nothing to anybody, regardless of description, as humans have the unbounded ability to injure themselves with anything! Jewel- Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: "handyman-blind" Sent

Re: [BlindHandyMan] "can this be used by the blind?"

2010-03-18 Thread Jewel
below its expenses, and it is now in debt to the tune of about 4 billion dollars. The Government is looking at bringing in a law to make compulsory private health and accident insurance. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bob Kennedy" To: Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tools and those who manufacture them

2010-03-15 Thread Jewel
perfecting garden tools, but, some woman, way back at the beginning, went and got us kicked out of the garden. Touche. From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subje

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tools and those who manufacture them

2010-03-15 Thread Jewel
ess little creep played a major part in his eviction. He didn't have to eat the fruit when his better half invited him to do so! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:47 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Tools and t

[BlindHandyMan] Tools and those who manufacture them

2010-03-15 Thread Jewel
shouldn't cost too much, but such a modification should never had been necessary. I imagine that the tool is manufactured in China, and for the life of me, I cannot fathom why such a glaring fault was not picked up by quality control! Jewel [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: Gerber Legendary Blades: Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard

2010-03-10 Thread Jewel
Maybe they should come with a warning! "This device has been known to cut!" Jewel - Original Message - From: "Max Robinson" To: Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:56 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Recall: Gerber Legendary Blades: Machetes Due to Lacerat

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Shark Bite Inline Valves

2010-03-08 Thread Jewel
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 Valve

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sex Screws - Was: Pop Rivets Question

2010-02-17 Thread Jewel
As Max has, on occasion, pointed out, we are but two countries separated by a common language, so I don't know if this has struck anyone else as being particularly erotic: the words sex and screw being coupled together. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik&q

Re: [BlindHandyMan] lime (not the one you use for drinks)

2010-02-07 Thread Jewel
lime. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Shane Hecker" To: Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 4:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] lime (not the one you use for drinks) Was wondering what lime looks like. Someone told me it has the texture of concrete and it's used o

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Washer drainage hose splashes when emptying

2010-02-07 Thread Jewel
An old nylong stocking or sock pulled over the end of the hose and held in plase with a rubber band or piece of string should stop the water splashing.\ Jewel - Original Message - From: "Max Robinson" To: Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [Bli

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting an angle

2010-01-17 Thread Jewel
saw blade plus room for it to move back and forth. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Kevin Doucet" To: Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting an angle Oh, sorry, I did not ask my question right. After I set the angle with the bev

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Invisible Fencing for Dogs

2010-01-15 Thread Jewel
treet, but it does not prevent wandering dogs from coming off it and invading your dog's territory. Personally, for this reason if no other, I wouldn't rely on one. Jewel -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alarm

2009-12-10 Thread Jewel
Unfortunately, Buddy, though large, hasn't, to date, put the wind up anyone! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Lee A. Stone" To: Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alarm you ae right Bob Lil Buddy would pass Jewel a chu

[BlindHandyMan] Alarm

2009-12-10 Thread Jewel
ing opened. Jewel [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Driving a Nail Straight

2009-12-07 Thread Jewel
A small improvement might be to glue a piece of very coarse emmery paper to the bottom of the guide to prevent slipping. Jewel- Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:25 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Driving a Nail Straig

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
I understand that a haunch of reindeer makes quite an acceptible alternative to the boring Christmas turkey! Jewel - Original Message - From: "jim" To: Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy! no bob we have well beh

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
ening high frequencies had been cancelled out, so life was happier for all of us, Tam, myself and everyone within a radius of half a mile. Jewel Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:28 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy! Now

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
sure that I am, but he is not going to be defeated without very definite proof of that, and, to date, I have not presented that proof! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inve

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
at is, chronically, afflicted with food obsession, but he can, confidently, leave the dogs, unattended, in the car with parcels of meat. Oh, the baby monnitor is a definite possibility! I will beat this bugger one way or another! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Motion Alarm or Chime w/2 Remotes Customer Visitor Chimes pleasant alert ding-dong chime melody when customer enters.

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
Evan, my handy brother says that he will be able to put my anti-pinching gizmo together, but I will keep the motion sensor in mind as well, and could have both. . - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Motion Ala

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-03 Thread Jewel
le again. John http://WhiteCane.org http://BlindWoodWorker.com http://HolyTeaClub.comcom\whitecane http://anellos.ws - Original Message ----- From: Jewel To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [Bli

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Motion Alarm or Chime w/2 Remotes Customer Visitor Chimes pleasant alert ding-dong chime melody when customer enters.

2009-12-02 Thread Jewel
l be able to knock something together. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: "handyman-blind" Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:50 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Motion Alarm or Chime w/2 Remotes Customer Visitor Chimes pleasant alert di

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-02 Thread Jewel
ahoy! Hi Jewel, I've noticed recently trained guide dogs I've seen are much more prone to such inappropriate behavior than they used to be. I'll not subject you and the list to my somewhat prejudiced opinions about why The device is electrically simple, and I bet you can find t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Thanks much.

2009-12-02 Thread Jewel
All that's missing is a baby! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Cc: Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:12 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Thanks much. I just want to say thanks to David for posting my little ann

[BlindHandyMan] Inventors ahoy!

2009-12-02 Thread Jewel
will then charge in and give the offender a right royal rollicking. If I keep this up for long enough: six months should suffice! Buddy WILL give up his counter surfing habits. ANY TAKERS? Jewel

Re: RE: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question

2009-11-17 Thread Jewel
* I am amazed at what some of our blind handypeople do, so it is scarcely surprising that sighted strangers should be even more so! Jewel - Original Message - From: "john schwery" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:07 PM Subject: RE: RE: [BlindHandyMan]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question

2009-11-17 Thread Jewel
Matt! With an order like that, I am not surprised that the staff were friendly! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Matt" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question F Y I... The people at lows were quite fr

Re: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question

2009-11-17 Thread Jewel
everal but it will be worth it!" Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:35 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question What really torques my jaws at Home Depot is whenever I ask a clerk for help finding somet

Re: [BlindHandyMan] surprising question

2009-11-16 Thread Jewel
e will be his last, but he refers to her as his * first wife, just to keep her in line by reminding her that where there is a * first, there might well be a * second, if she pushes her luck too far! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Hodges" To: Sent: Tuesday, No

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Nursery floor.

2009-11-10 Thread Jewel
Dan! With the amount of work you still want to complete to make the baby's palace perfect, you had better tell Teresa to keep off the Harley or the roller coaster for the next few days, or preferebly, weeks! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Stripping paint.

2009-11-09 Thread Jewel
Dan! be assured my friend that answering the whims and wishes of, and being whipped into pathetic subjugation by your new daughter will make all the preparations for her arrival seem but the merest light chores. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi"

Re: [BlindHandyMan] removing rust

2009-11-05 Thread Jewel
? My skin crawls at the very thought! Jewel - Original Message - From: "clifford" To: Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 3:02 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] removing rust Dear List Members: Back when I was tackling more handyman type jobs, I used a product called, N

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning our Upstairs Apartment!

2009-11-05 Thread Jewel
Claudia! Here, on the New Zealand market, we have a product called "sugar soap". If it is available in the States, it is just the job for the job! For all I know, sugar soap may just be a more evocative name for TSP. Jewel From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] I'm a mudder.

2009-11-04 Thread Jewel
For one demented moment Dan, I thought that you said that you were a * mother! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:03 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] I'm a mudder. Last evening, I went

Re: [BlindHandyMan] A closet story.

2009-11-02 Thread Jewel
Do teenagers actually hang their clothes up? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A closet story. Jewel Wrote: > Tom! a woman after my own heart. You put into type my exact thou

Re: [BlindHandyMan] A closet story.

2009-11-02 Thread Jewel
Tom! a woman after my own heart. You put into type my exact thoughts re the removal of the wardrobe [closet] in the kid's room! What a spoil sport dad Dan is going to be! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basement floor project.

2009-10-20 Thread Jewel
With the time and effort you would save, your delayed project schedule would soon be up to speed again! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:27 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basement floor project. Jewel, I have

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basement floor project.

2009-10-19 Thread Jewel
Dan! I would have thought that the project to proceed all others would have been a system for getting your heavy equipment and requirements from street level to your palace in the clouds. Why you haven't put a winch up there and a log slide down to the street beggars me! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Why men collect scrap lumber

2009-09-24 Thread Jewel
description, even to me, the queen of recyclers, but as for the rest, it will all, in due time, find itself fulfilling a new role. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Vos" To: Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Why men collect scrap lumber

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basement door project update.

2009-09-08 Thread Jewel
Dan! When you and Teresa go shopping for toys for your daughter, I suggest that you ignore the "Toys R Us" store and head straight for the nearest home rennervation depot and get her a half-sized concrete mixer! She will be in heaven! Jewel - Original Message -

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Quick patio project update

2009-08-31 Thread Jewel
Dale! you said that you have taken the week off work! What do you call what your are doing? relaxation? Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Posts and concrete.

2009-08-27 Thread Jewel
ram the cement, though I don't think that that is required. It just makes me feel that the compacted cement will be stronger. The concrete will set in a quarter to half an hour. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post

2009-08-27 Thread Jewel
. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post > Where I live, in unincorporated Alameda county CA. mail is delivered to a > slot > in the wall by my front door. Very goo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sex Discrimination

2009-08-27 Thread Jewel
Willamina might be an even better disguise. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik" To: Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sex Discrimination > Oh my, shall I subscribe as "Billie Gallik?" > ---*---*---*-

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post

2009-08-26 Thread Jewel
while the plough lost its blade, or had it bent and buckled anyway! Jewel Original Message - From: "Edward Przybylek" To: Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:07 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post > Hi all, > > > > For the fourth time since I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Score one for D I Y

2009-08-26 Thread Jewel
Dan! I guess that you have learned, may I say "at long last" that a mix of hands, live wires and water do not good companions make! Jewel- Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:38 PM Subj

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sex Discrimination

2009-08-26 Thread Jewel
Bill! try resubscribing, and this time, put on the stilletos, wear your frilliest skirt and don't forget the bare midriff! Jewel - Original Message - From: "David Ferrin" To: Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:39 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Sex Discrimina

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Handy Tip/How To Keep Flies Away

2009-08-20 Thread Jewel
I guess the flies reckon that if the joint can only afford pennies in the bag, the eating is likely to be way below a fly's backside. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Donnie Parrett" Cc: "Kentucky-ACB" Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:38 PM Subject: [Bli

Re: [BlindHandyMan] air power to clear cloggs

2009-08-17 Thread Jewel
Loved the story Clifford! but it would have been even better, I think anyway, if the ranger's wife had been perched on the commode at the time! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] stability of Dingo loader

2009-08-14 Thread Jewel
Dan! with all the rennervating projects you are planning, it might be worth watching Ebay and putting in a bid on a small crane! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wilst we are talkking about building a house

2009-08-13 Thread Jewel
I am sorry, my previous message should have been addressed to Paul, not Lenny! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Paul Franklin" To: Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wilst we are talkking about building a house > > Dale, my So

Re: [BlindHandyMan] wilst we are talkking about building a house

2009-08-13 Thread Jewel
Lenny! On the front of the Dingo, mount a couple of transducers similar to those used in the Kay Sonic Aid, or even simpler, a Laser cane and have the information fed back to you! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Paul Franklin" To: Sent: Friday, August 14, 20

Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house

2009-08-11 Thread Jewel
400 bucks a year for electricity: Dan! Move over buddy! I'm movin' in! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gluing Nylon

2009-08-03 Thread Jewel
Ed could you just heat the opposite surfaces, and press them together so that they bond? Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Patio project update.

2009-08-02 Thread Jewel
I place myself between the handles and pull the wheelbarrow behind me. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Betsy Whitney" To: Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:24 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Patio project update. > Aloha Ray, > I was just curious if you had c

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden

2009-07-20 Thread Jewel
The yeast-based sandwich spread is the inimicable VEGEMITE!!! Jewel On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Betsy Whitney wrote: > >> Aloha Spiro, >> I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based >> sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We eve

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concreting again

2009-07-15 Thread Jewel
Ray! I suppose that it would be out of the question, finnancially speaking, but could you consider having the Pohutukawa lifted out in its entirety, and replanted in another location. It is quite possible to do that with a tree of a mere 18 feet high, but the tree has to be prepared by having

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concreting again

2009-07-13 Thread Jewel
: NZ christmas * tree. Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hungary mission trip

2009-06-30 Thread Jewel
, but when I read of the things you, and many others on this list do, I am completely blown away! Jewel - Original Message - From: "chiliblindman" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:35 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hungary mission trip > I made it back in ve

Re: [BlindHandyMan] One tough weekend.

2009-06-29 Thread Jewel
around the base of the post. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:04 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] One tough weekend. >I had been spending a couple of hours each night last week, digging the >

Re: [BlindHandyMan] floor, steam cleaner

2009-06-28 Thread Jewel
The question I would pose is: what happens to the steam? It strikes me that it would condense on the walls, windows etc, and unless one had a dehumidifier, it would be as though one's home had transmogrified into a tropical rain forest! Jewel - Original Message - From:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Jewel
excuse that the claimant must have angered "god", therefore the occurrence * was under his control! Jewel- Original Message - From: "Victor" To: Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > Hi Scott, > > Whi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt

2009-06-23 Thread Jewel
Don't blind handpersons get deeply-embedded splinters etc? How is this thread getting way off topic? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt >I do believe that we a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology

2009-06-23 Thread Jewel
grass can regrow. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dan Rossi" To: "Blind Handyman List" Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:37 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hydrology > OK, so does anyone know anything about hydrology? I have started digging > my basement doo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Epson Salt

2009-06-23 Thread Jewel
oad-leafed plants such as dandelion, with a knife, cut them off at or below soil level and then coat the raw stump with epsom salts. This will cause the stumps to bleed profusely, thus causing the plant's demise. In fact, if all else fails: give epsom salts a whirl! Jewel

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cordless Fastening in Tight Spots

2009-03-20 Thread Jewel
Bob! How do you know when the head of the screw has gone as deep as you want it to? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Bob Kennedy" To: Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cordless Fastening in Tight Spots I have the Dewalt 18 volt a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Watering a large Garden with water pressure issues

2009-03-11 Thread Jewel
When one installs an underground irrigation system, how do you avoid putting a fork or spade through the hose? Is the hose buried at a depth that the gardener is not likely to reach in his/her labours? Jewel - Original Message - From: "Jeff Kisecker"

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Watering a large Garden with water pressure issues

2009-03-10 Thread Jewel
Don! could you describe these * earth boxes and how they work. To prevent complaints about gardening * not being apros to blind handymen, for what reason defeats me! maybe you could do it on blindlikeme where all topics are on track. Jewel - Original Message - From: &quo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question

2009-02-18 Thread Jewel
ave a dehumidifier if one were to use one of these mops. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] carpet cleaning question It shouldn't be all that difficult for most provided you can sort o

Re: [BlindHandyMan] talking rain gauge

2009-02-13 Thread Jewel
Dale! Have you ever gone out in your stockinged feet to check on Janet's reliability? Would I be correct in saying: "NEVER!!!" Jewel From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, February 13,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] treadmills

2009-02-10 Thread Jewel
. . Jewel - Original Message - From: "Michael Baldwin" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:31 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] treadmills Jewel, Around here it is pretty flat, so walking on a treadmill, I can use the incline, and burn more fat. And trying to walk with

Re: [BlindHandyMan] treadmills

2009-02-09 Thread Jewel
Is that brisk walking max or just a stroll? As for plain walking being as good as a treadmill: I thoroughly agree with that and the wallet is a lot healthier too! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Max Robinson" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:29 PM S

Re: [BlindHandyMan] A little excitement in Hilo, oi...

2009-01-29 Thread Jewel
Just after I sent the last message off, I think that I * did remember the lady's name: Palau isn't it? Jewel - Original Message ----- From: "Jewel" To: Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A little excitement in Hilo, oi... Be

Re: [BlindHandyMan] A little excitement in Hilo, oi...

2009-01-29 Thread Jewel
Betsy! Whence did the rock come? from the hand of an ill-disposed and deranged human, or was it from your goddess of volcanic fire? and I apologize to the lady as I cannot remember her name! Jewel - Original Message - From: "Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press" To: &quo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer and a question

2009-01-13 Thread Jewel
held, there is no exposed tack to whack. Jewel - Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Palm nailer and a question I have a thing for starting nails that is like a thick pair of plyers with vari

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