Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-07-28 Thread Spiro
I didn't have contact with the JB; but it is a metal epoxy. But not all that tough, I was able to use acetone to wipe away a line that ran down one of the pipes. Also, acetone will wash textured spray paint off of glass of a luver storm door. T-top is too high, I'm gonna figure out which end is

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-07-28 Thread Lee A. Stone
never heard of carbon cement and will be anxious to read comments on same. also tell me about using the J B Weld. is that like a toothpaste consistancy ? a job well done. maybe your neighbor is going to a program? Lee On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:17:28AM -0400, Spiro wrote: > Hi, > I just wa

[BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-07-28 Thread Spiro
Hi, I just wanted to give the story of the completion of the clothes line pole project. If you remember, a rather "pickled" neighbor downed my clothes line pole. It seems that sun is faster and cheaper than gas heated appliances and it was a priority. Well stability was the issue and I didn't wa

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-29 Thread Spiro
for a > permanent solution. > > > > e > - Original Message - > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:50 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > > > > > > thanks, what is the corkscrew to

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-28 Thread Dale Leavens
. Is it important to you to be able to remove the post? If not I would go for a permanent solution. e - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole thanks, what i

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-28 Thread Spiro
o: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:35 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > > > > > > Hi, > I have a ?heavy? metal pipe with a 4 spike cap that is used for a clothes > line. > My neighbor across the drive likes his alcohol

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-26 Thread Dale Leavens
are of the pavement and digging it all out. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole Hi, I have a ?heavy? metal pipe with a 4 spike cap that is used for a clothes

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-26 Thread Spiro
I'd rather go pipe for strength and longevity. The only convenient path would be from the pipe to the wall of the house. But that gives for about 20ft of line. I'm thinking of putting on a T piece for 2 to 4 lines total. On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: > n > another thought. are y

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Lee A. Stone
n another thought. are you opposed to installing a four by four post instead of the pipe? I am thinking like maybe a 12 footer with three feet in the ground?. i am trying to imagine your yard. is thee anything else, including a tree that you could run a clothesline too./? Lee -- malpract

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Lee A. Stone
settling perfectly legit > > claims, I would not put it past them to trot out the excuse that the > > claimant must have angered "god", therefore the occurrence * was under his > > control! > > > > Jewel----- Original Message - > > From: "Victor&q

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Spiro
them to trot out the 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: [BlindHandyM

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] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Spiro
yes, deductable is the same; and he is really mentally disabled from years of drinking. Police, well, I'd like to save that for a larger issue. On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Scott Howell wrote: > I realize this might be a bit off topic, but before folks go running > off and filing claims with their in

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Spiro
not sure what to do now that I've seen how close it's broken off. But the ultimate punishment of "Being Him" is exactly what he deserves. On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: > spiro, > Pack the hole and pipe in dynomite and wait for him to drive over it again! > > Hoping there are no Iraq

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Scott Howell
And that may be the case Victor, I'm just saying that at least in my experience, the insurance company was trying to hold a pipe break that resulted in an inquiry by the homeowner, but no money was actually paid out. Nevertheless, the insurance company viewed it as though if I had filed the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Victor
Hi Scott, While I agree with you that filing a claim with your insurance company if there happens something that cannot be controlled by yourself, or the environment, however, this was an accident, and one perpetrated by one who was lax in his responsibility in that they drove drunk. This is n

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-25 Thread Scott Howell
I realize this might be a bit off topic, but before folks go running off and filing claims with their insurance company, you might want to consider this. When you file a claim, it can have an affect on your future premiums or even insurability. The insurance industry doesn't exactly tell yo

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Victor
Hi Spiro, Did this guy not have insurance? If he did, do you not have home insurance? Well, file a claim with your insurance company, there should be no deductible, since it wasn't your fault, and the insurance company will pay for it. When the contractor they hire gets there, make a backdoor

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
this is why we didn't, and I won't go with 2.5 inch cyclone fence pole. On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > good luck with your project. keep in mind the upright weight. add to > that the weight of clothes pulling in the wind. Lee > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 > at 10:34:25AM -0400, Spiro

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Tom Fowle
spiro, Pack the hole and pipe in dynomite and wait for him to drive over it again! Hoping there are no Iraq vets here, but technique works too well there. Kidding of course tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
makes me think, that if I could get something with a long enough horizontal bar; that a "tap bit" of sorts could be used. Get it started, and it either opens the ovoid pipe and goes deeper, or it digs into the inside of the pipe as I walk around leaning into it. Then eventually it will dig in e

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lenny McHugh
We do not need that kind of language on this list. Moderator - Original Message - From: "Spiro" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole I didn't say anything to the police. I'd like to go down with the heavier pol

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
good luck with your project. keep in mind the upright weight. add to that the weight of clothes pulling in the wind. Lee On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:34:25AM -0400, Spiro wrote: > I didn't say anything to the police. > I'd like to go down with the heavier pole 4ft, and above 3ft, I could fill >

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
can get something under >> the cement so it can be rocked around a little. Once it come loose from the >> dirt it can come out in a chunk instead of breaking it all up. >> - Original Message - >> From: Spiro >> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >> Se

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Spiro
I didn't say anything to the police. I'd like to go down with the heavier pole 4ft, and above 3ft, I could fill that a bit with cement. 2ft should do nice to anything with up to 20 inch tires. I could even keep the pole I have, just have the end ground off. Now I have to get that fucking inlet po

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
Spiro, I am talking very theoretical here. do you think you could get a tool that expands, then stick it down in the pipe, expand it and pull the broken pipe up? I only mention it because the new cap the water guys put on my curb box works just like that. As you tighten the nut on top, it d

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
hunk instead of breaking it all up. > - Original Message - > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:33 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > > > > > > the pipe is broken off flush to the gro

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
was this reported to the police? I can tell you because of problems with drunk drivers and other s that a bag of cement will not keep your new clothesline pole up. I like your idea of using heavier pipe but maybe cnsider a deeper support hole with much more rock, etc and lots of loose ce

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Betsy Whitney
o >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:33 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > >the pipe is broken off flush to the ground. >This 4 inch pipe idea is what city people use to keep Friends

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-24 Thread Bob Kennedy
aking it all up. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole the pipe is broken off flush to the ground. This 4 inch pipe idea is what city people use to keep Friends Under Co

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Spiro
in place. Pipe and cement > won't bond together so it won't take much to get it out. You may have to put > a wide board under the jack to keep it from digging into the ground. > > > - Original Message - > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Spiro
; From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:35 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole > > > > > > Hi, > I have a ?heavy? metal pipe with a 4 spike cap that is used for a clothes > line. > My neighbor across the drive likes his

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Spiro
I don't relish having to deal with that knucklehead. But i did look at the event site today. When the pole was bent, (I'm sure you see this coming) it became an ovoid, then sort of football (american football) shaped in order to bend like a straw. That jammed both sides, now pointy into the wall

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Bob Kennedy
won't bond together so it won't take much to get it out. You may have to put a wide board under the jack to keep it from digging into the ground. - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread clifford
, Clifford Wilson - Original Message - From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole Hi, I have a ?heavy? metal pipe with a 4 spike cap that is used for a clothes line. My neighbor across

Re: [BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Victor
Get the guy's insurance to give you the money and hire some contractor to do it for you. I just don't envy your position of having to dig out the broken piece of pole. Your idea sounds ok, but I'm thinking the wiggle would be a bad thing, right? Victor

[BlindHandyMan] clothes line pole

2009-06-23 Thread Spiro
Hi, I have a ?heavy? metal pipe with a 4 spike cap that is used for a clothes line. My neighbor across the drive likes his alcohol consumtion; and he has quie dented another neighbor's fence. He got a big SUV and ran down the pole. It is bigger and heavier than the 2.5 inch in our chain link fen