Stan Calow
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Dave, just noting that houndstooth dovetails are the cover article in the October 22 issue of Fine Woodworking. Haven't read it so dont know if...

Is there any reason not to use metal splines in this kind of situation? More strength and the grooves are only 1/4".

We've taken to doing most of our shopping at Aldi, where we've found most of their store brands are as good as name brands, with a few exceptions. ...

What about grabbing by the collar (if they have one) lifting off front feet and twisting to choke them out? I had a job once, that required a...

There is such a thing as temperament that cannot be completely trained away.

I think its a brilliant idea and worth exploring. I've been to Uluru, and it does make a powerful impression.

I have heard too many horror stories of bad tenants from friends who own rental property, to pursue it. Vacation properties might be one thing. ...

Same way I feel about seeing a normal size guy like Jose Altuve play. Well, except for that cheating thing.

This reminded me that a couple of years ago, a surge took out my garage door opener (and only that). The repairman stronlgly suggested putting an...

I have oversize surgical smocks from a garage sale that I wear, when I remember to put them on.

This pisses me off just reading about it. Talk to an Elder Care attorney, and see if they have some advice. More expenses, but this is ridiculous. ...

Anyway to increase the spreadability?

The power company here has been pushing them pretty hard. I signed up last month after we had several outages and lightning storms in a short period...

Thanks Jim, that is helpful, and confirms some of my suspicions. It's just at odds with the way people typically think and speak of their ancestry. ...

That's why I think the testing services that report your ancestry by countries are BS. Its not like your genes have little flags in them. Or that...

They have a good reputation around here. I almost got a CX-5 last purchase, and would love to have a Miata or old RX-7 as a fun car, if I had garage...

More kids = more workers on the farm. Those that survived childhood diseases anyway.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. But I think its a good idea to write down that family history so you can pass on good...

I've had some luck patching concrete driveway spalling. Using patch mix from the big box, and using concrete adhesive as the liquid part of the mix....

Plain glass blocks UV-B but not UV-A. Dont know about UV-C. There's whole spectrum of UV light that effects things at different wavelengths.

This is small time stuff compared to what's come up, but I like to cut up plastic milk containers, using the tops as funnels for everything from oil...

I understood Brian. I just have a hard enough time taking the All-Star game seriously as a competition.

there is a whole range of wavelength that falls within the UV spectrum.

Brian, thats interesting. I was just saying how much I didn't like that distraction.

. . . more than I should watching Japanese beetles die. watching the Yankees lose. Actually no, I'll take that one back. I enjoy that every...

Michael, how does holding cash make sense in a high inflation environment? Unless you have an account with very high interest?

I think the last several mowers I've had - Honda (2), Toro (2), John Deere, Craftsman - were designed primarily to be mulchers, with bagging as an...