Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / August 2003

I came home a little bit ago to find some orange stripes
painted across our gravel road.   I wonder what the yuppie
hell city is up to now.  Any ideas ?   I would call them but
I never get a straight or honest answer from them.

Zudfunck's Perspective
We have been Deluged since childhood by advertisers representing
Manufacturers that want their products purchased.
Therefore we are a generation of Insatiable Consumers.

I bought some plans for a shed.  I was a little disappointed to be honest,
but anyway I have a question.  Please.
It says to use 2x4 for the rim joist and for the the "bottome sid of wooden
floor" use 2x4 treated floor beams.  The deck is 2x6 material.

Can anyone help me locate a source of detailed repair manuals for a
Vermont Castings Defiant Encore Model 2190 wood stove?  I need to
reseal and make some repairs to the primary air damper linkage.  Any
help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Got a neighbor up the road that's got five of them. How do they help pay the
rent? Eat'em..shear'em?
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I am planning on putting up a new pole next spring.   My thought is to buy a
kit and have a builder frame it, I'll do the siding & concrete work.
What should I look for in a kit?
Who makes good ones, who should be avoided?

im hoping somebody will give me a quick rundown on this guy. ive been lurking a
few days and hope to contribute now and then. i know every newsgroup has its
detractors but this guy seems especially unsuited for the subject matter. how
long has he been a regular here? what is his ...

Here are some pictures of my barns.  I only got pictures of the three best
barns.  I didn't have time to get to number four.  It is really a wreck.
Sorry about the picture quality.  Bad time of day.  Some are blurry.  What
can I say?

I've got a few trees infested with tent caterpillars (a.k.a. webworms). Anyone
got advice for eradicating the pests once and for all?

I'm new to this news group, (I just found it this morning)
My wife and I bought this old farm site last summer and we've been busy
remodling the house (the old kitchen was a bit too spartan!)  One of the
more charming features of the old farm site, is the old red barn.  We've

I've been thinking about getting my own tool sharpener to use for the
mulching blades on the lawn mower and other yard and garden tools.  Many
years ago my grandfather had sharpener in his farm workshop that was foot
powered.  It had a large grinding wheel maybe 2 inches wide and 12 ...

Has anyone used Minwax gel stain? I've read that it doesn't get as dark as
the liquid stains because it's already thickened. I also read not to use it
with a pre-conditioner.
I built a large pine fish tank cabinet and wanted to stain it a dark red

Forgive me if I sound new at thing, but I am hoping to get some insight.  We
have a house for rent with to apartments (one on the main floor and one in
the basement - separate entrance).  We would run a credit check on the
person we finally decide on before signing a lease.    Any ...

Here in hurricane and ice storm country (NC) you'd better have everything in
place to lose power for a week or more (two weeks with Hugo in 89 or 90).
A day? Walk in the park.

After retiring my 20-year-old Toyota truck, I decided to buy a town
car for daily needs, but that leaves me with stuffing my brand-new
Toyota Camry with wood, saws, pulaskis, fence posts, barbed wire, etc.
For some reason, my wife looks unkindly on that idea, so that leaves