Re: Wind energy a boon for farmers - tenfold returns !
From: Jim Greenfield (greenfield_7_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/04
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Date: 30 Nov 2004 22:30:53 -0800
jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote in message news:<f4CdnWjE16605DHcRVn-qg@rcn.net>...
> In article <3c4afb26.0411291408.2c87310c@posting.google.com>,
> greenfield_7@hotmail.com (Jim Greenfield) wrote:
> >jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote in message
> news:<YfWdnYixr4BUrTbcRVn-jQ@rcn.net>...
> >> In article <3c4afb26.0411281639.37b0bad3@posting.google.com>,
> >> greenfield_7@hotmail.com (Jim Greenfield) wrote:
> >> >jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote in message
>>
> >> >A general shortage of tradesmen here to! Trades became "uncool" with
> >> >the boys when they discovered computers :-(
> >>
> >> My nephew thinks that he can make tons of money by getting a
> >> computer <spit>science degree. If you want to make tons of
> >> money, learn how to plumb.
> >
> >$40/hr isn't bad, eh?
>
> <splutter> [emoticon wipe oatmeal off TTY screen] The union
> price was $60/hr in 1978. I'm sure the union gave themselves
> a raise since then.
I can change a tap washer! Expect me on the next plane!
>
> >>
> >> I had one those male two-legged critters come in because I
> >> had a pipe that was leaking. He looked at the pipe,
> >> pronounced, "Lady, you have a leak." and left. Then I got
> >> his bill for identifying the problem. I guess he presumed
> >> that my followup would convince him to fix the leak. I
> >> estimated that I get the water to stop flowing about three
> >> paper rounds later. So I duct-taped it.
> >
> >Put a couple of those screw tightened hose clamps over it, and it will
> >last for years. A piece of bike tube, even better- stretch it as you
> >wrap it around, then clamp. Dry as!
>
> I did better. I found a plumber who 1.was not lazy, 2. took pride
> in his work, 3. had reasonable rates 4. and actually worked.
> I got so fed up with wrestling with complete idiots, I had
> him replace every pipe in the basement. This was after
> discovering that the guy who owned this place liked mixing
> brass pipe with galvanized.
Buy a lottery ticket!
Are you sure it was the owner who mixed the pipes? It sounds like the
local plumber setting himself up with built-in redundency / "jobs for
life"
> <snip>
>
> >> So why is the water not potable?
> >
> >Just not pleasant to the taste, and leaves a lot of calcium/iron
> >deposits in the kettle etc. It would probably be better if I charged
> >the softener more often :-(
>
> My folks have that problem. I remember Mom straining the
> clothes washing water through five folded bath towels (this
> was before softeners).
Not that bad. Besides, I'd rather put up with bad water than wash MORE
bath towels........(mutter....thanks for reminding me....mutter)
>
> > .. The iron might be coming from the old
> >mains, and the water supplier probably overkills with Cl
>
> Like I said strain it through sand. If the taste is additives,
> then all the prestraining it got is moot.
I'm talking soluble salts, not particles.
That'll do for this; nice talking to you.
Jim G
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