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    OWWM used to have a "Ruckers" forum--people...

    OWWM used to have a "Ruckers" forum--people traveling empty one direction hauled part-way. Mostly used for "old arn" transport. Don't know if that is still active there or not.
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    3M VersaFlo M-407 Hard Hat

    ***SOLD***

    Long F/S post--to provide full background...

    The packaged VersaFlo system from 3M that includes hardhat & blower system (3M model TR-300-HIK) sells for $1,600 to $1,800 (or more)....
  3. Sounds more like a rural mail carrier making 500+...

    Sounds more like a rural mail carrier making 500+ stop/day 5 days a week. Just ran into the lady who was our carrier for the past 15 or so years--she just transferred to a different rural route...
  4. And if it's roof-mounted like most antennae...

    And if it's roof-mounted like most antennae today--i'd pay the $175 for labor. Sunroof in my wife's 2008 Scion Xb needed repair, and the headliner removal step-by-step from All-Data was all i needed...
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    I hadn't looked in a while--place near me is now...

    I hadn't looked in a while--place near me is now at $81 for 5 x 5 18mm ($78 for 4-9 sheets). I'm thinking that 18 months or so it was in the $150 range, but that is a fuzzy memory. Seems reasonably...
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    I've used Street View for the same reason as some...

    I've used Street View for the same reason as some others--to get a visual of a new place i'm going to. I've been using Google Earth since i found it several years ago--often just to noodle around. ...
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    About 25 years ago, a missionary who had spent...

    About 25 years ago, a missionary who had spent the prior 25 years in rural parts of Africa. He had come back to the US about annually, but mostly for family & fund raising. He & his wife were...
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    Sommerfeld Tools is Marc Sommerfeld--and using...

    Sommerfeld Tools is Marc Sommerfeld--and using the o-ring as he suggests works great both for keeping bits from bottoming out and also for setting depth on the matched set bits he makes . Craig (as...
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    For those of you who have opted for the Samsung...

    For those of you who have opted for the Samsung 6--anyone also using United Healthcare's Rewards program for Medicare Advantage? UHC offers direct-connect with FitBit & Apple, other platforms...
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    I agree with Richard on the "2 different...

    I agree with Richard on the "2 different animals". Got my Sorby in about 2018 for just over $300 as an "open box" model, "Deluxe" version if i recall correctly. When i added grinder, CBN &...
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    Time references sometimes get a little under my...

    Time references sometimes get a little under my skin...for example, "10 am in the morning". Is there a "10 am" in the afternoon or evening?? And yet, i hear those references regularly on newscasts,...
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    Try a Coke made in Mexico, icy cold. You may...

    Try a Coke made in Mexico, icy cold. You may relive that moment.
  13. Poll: Yeah, it's kind of easy to understand the South...

    Yeah, it's kind of easy to understand the South Florida "soda" from the amount of migration from the northeast. Really, the same with California too. The little white spaces must be where they call...
  14. Thread: Paper Pots

    by Earl McLain
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    No idea. Even now that i'm over 65, i don't get...

    No idea. Even now that i'm over 65, i don't get a heck of a lot of healthcare mailings. My first wife, who hasn't lived here in 23 years, gets more junk mail addressed to her than i do.
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    Don't sweat the fit of the dovetails, celebrate...

    Don't sweat the fit of the dovetails, celebrate that you get to be back in the shop!! Glad to know you're doing better, hang in there!!
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    Gotcha Derek. I just looked at their site--that...

    Gotcha Derek. I just looked at their site--that is a lot of clips. Hope it works well for you, i don't think my "project manager" would have liked the black brackets.
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    Agreed, except for root beer. If i'm out and have a root beer urge, i ask what they have--and rarely does a place have one i want to drink. I'm persnickity that way...i want a RB made from cane...
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    by Earl McLain
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    ME!! but only 5 days a week (Tuesday-Saturday),...

    ME!! but only 5 days a week (Tuesday-Saturday), and in the 8-12 page range. Comes in the mail, so i read it the next morning. Tuesday's news is usually from the prior Wednesday or Thursday, and i...
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    Yeah Jim, gotta be a "contributor" to view...

    Yeah Jim, gotta be a "contributor" to view pictures. Minimum donation of $6/year gets you pictures and private messages. I'll try to e-mail the pictures to. If that recess in the middle of your...
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    Hey Jim--ran out of Monday before i ran out of...

    Hey Jim--ran out of Monday before i ran out of stuff to do!
    Here's a few pics of what i was thinking of. It is an insert for an old Bench Dog router plate. I also found an unused router plate in...
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    No opinion on the seller, but having had 2...

    No opinion on the seller, but having had 2 carbide inserts break in my planer in the last 10 or so years (both on knots that i should not have run through)...i don't think i'd want one to let loose...
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    No disrespect intended to your employer, but...

    No disrespect intended to your employer, but that's a bit salty. I just looked back at my invoices--for 7 sections totaling right at 70' (7 strands) my total spend was $419--including the swaging...
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    For me... Sprecher's Root Beer Hank's Birch...

    For me...
    Sprecher's Root Beer
    Hank's Birch Beer
    --or--
    Sioux City Sarsaparilla

    One of the above every few weeks. I'm not what you'd call a drinker of pop or soda.
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    Another Mercury user for general use. Glu-Boost...

    Another Mercury user for general use. Glu-Boost for a finishing CA (pen turning). Both have a stainless steel post in the cap to keep the spout from clogging. When i open a new bottle, i usually...
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    I may have a set of those rings (and the router...

    I may have a set of those rings (and the router plate). Let me see what i can find--may take a day or so, as i put a top over that router table for my grinder & lathe tools. If i didn't take the...
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