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    Skews are my favorite tool. I have several and...

    Skews are my favorite tool. I have several and often turn everything for an entire afternoon using only skew chisels. I have found that I do not like hollow ground edges on a skew. I also include...
  2. Depending on what I am checking, I go to state...

    Depending on what I am checking, I go to state court case records and look up the number of times a company has been sued. Especially by consumer orgs.
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    Carle Spin Lathe

    Back some time in the mid 1900's there was a small home metal spinning lathe sold by an outfit Karle Spin Shop Lathe. sold by Karle Kraft Home shops. 12 x 24 inch spinning lathe. I got one, I...
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    things change, things evolve,

    The thread about the transparent wood reminded me of a conversation I had with my grandfather 35 years ago. It was one of the very few times, we sat alone on the deck, had beer and he opened up and...
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    It would be impossible to search for licenses. ...

    It would be impossible to search for licenses. too many private licenses and even wholesale licenses for use. For instance, Lions International has free downloadable programs for it's logos and...
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    it is a little independent out fit, but often has...

    it is a little independent out fit, but often has the same stuff as the Grocery Outlet store nearby. Just sometimes a lot stranger. 15 yrs ago, they had Hawaiian Bread and Butter pickles. Each jar...
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    Every product changes sizes and thicknesses over...

    Every product changes sizes and thicknesses over time. I remember a furor back around 1958 when Hershey bars shrank slightly. I live near a very peculiar grocery store that carries end runs,...
  8. 4 years ago, I ordered some turning tools from...

    4 years ago, I ordered some turning tools from Russia. Tracking showed the tools made it from Moscow to London and then to customs in New York City in a mere 3 mindboggling days. It took another...
  9. Despite their foibles, I do enjoy seeing news...

    Despite their foibles, I do enjoy seeing news reports about the extremely odd route carries across the country. About 20 yrs ago, there was still a guy on a mule that carried up the "hollers" of...
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    Wow. I was thinking about a 12 volt plug in vest...

    Wow. I was thinking about a 12 volt plug in vest for use in my car. that little car, a mirage, heater is about worthless when temps drop to zero. and I thought I could also wear it into the fall...
  11. Congrats. when I retired, Mrs got me a Mahindra...

    Congrats. when I retired, Mrs got me a Mahindra 2555 cab hst. We looked at larger, but got the 2555 because the cab could fit into the pole barn doors. Our driveway is 980 ft long, parking spot to...
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    Yeah. even though the law was partially repealed...

    Yeah. even though the law was partially repealed by judicial decisions, police take great delight in arresting people anyway in PA. It does not even matter how innocuous the conversation. ...
  13. Huge difference in pigments, size of particles,...

    Huge difference in pigments, size of particles, density, etc. Most premium paints are similar in quality, as are most cheapo paints similar in low quality. 30 yrs ago, I bought a 2.5 gallon can of...
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    Things must have changed dramatically. The last...

    Things must have changed dramatically. The last Podiatrist I knew, went to Podiatrist school after just 2 years of college and Podiatry school was only 2 years. I liked the guy a lot, but would...
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    Fiction, but the old Buck Rodgers had some...

    Fiction, but the old Buck Rodgers had some futuristic stuff that is just now coming to pass. Around 1959, the Dick Tracey Comic strip got "pretty out there" with a travel pod that could take you to...
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    Odd things in old magazines.

    Over the decades, I have picked up several old catalogs and magazines. The ads and articles I find amazing. A 1928 Popular science has numerous offerings of correspondence schools to learn...
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    Some states have strange and varied sale taxes. ...

    Some states have strange and varied sale taxes. No tax on unprepared food in PA, no tax on paper plates, but there is a sales tax on regular reusable plates. In PA there is no tax on candy, when my...
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    Almost 30 yrs ago, I went to a big amusement park...

    Almost 30 yrs ago, I went to a big amusement park outside of Cincinnati Ohio. I was warned by a person, to watch every cashier closely. All day long, at nearly every register at nearly every...
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    I was trying to remember how to use a slide rule...

    I was trying to remember how to use a slide rule a few weeks ago when I bought one at a flea market. I remember an acquaintance,, engineering student at Bucknell about 1971, worked an entire...
  20. My experience has been that at soil level even...

    My experience has been that at soil level even pressure treated goes to crap in a couple years. Have you considered trex where it contacts the ground or the new plastic materials and sheathing used...
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    PA stopped using annual stickers on tags about 4...

    PA stopped using annual stickers on tags about 4 or 5 years ago. We have to show valid insurance cards and valid registration to pass safety inspection every year. And police do seem to take great...
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    Maryland has a toll collecting system that relies...

    Maryland has a toll collecting system that relies on camera read tags. One bridge just 40 miles south of me on Rt 40 near Havr De Grace is a whopping $12 toll for a stinking 60 year old third of a...
  23. Poles to carry electric for a neighborhood? Why...

    Poles to carry electric for a neighborhood? Why not underground. I paid to bury my line back my driveway from the road, 890 ft didn't want any crappy poles screwing up the view or above ground...
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    When I worked a summer at Hershey Cocoa back in...

    When I worked a summer at Hershey Cocoa back in the early 1970's, the machine shop floor, except for the pads the machines sat on, were some sort of end grain cobble arrangements. I read that in in...
  25. Now thats funny. You would put in out door...

    Now thats funny. You would put in out door jacuzzis for the right increase in rent. When the complex down the road puts in chargers, the pressure will be on landlords. Those who don't will be...
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