Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / September 2003

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht
oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist
and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the ...

           I've seen it mentioned here a couple times about dumping a
gallon of vegetable oil in your septic system when it stinks. Does anyone
know of any ill effects of this? Since it's on the top layer wouldn't it be
sent to the leech field and clog it up?

I am moving into a (very small) house with one of these. Previous owner used
it almost exclusively for heat, and I'd like to do the same. Had chimney
cleaned and lined - it needed it! But the stove looks pretty good.
I can't find any info on this unit on the web or at shops, and ...

Anyone here own goats?  I have questions about raising Angora goats/
(where do you sell the fleece?  How much does it go for?  I've heard
there's a gov't subsidy, but don't know where to find out. )  Plus
lots of general questions about raising goats, like how hard is it to

If you get an e-mail about having made a purchase from 1-800-Flowers.com, and
you need to "click here" to cancel the order, DON'T.
You will be taken to a false site that looks EXACTLY like 1-800-Flowers.com,
where you will be asked for your password.

Anybody know a good way to clean carpets if you don't have electric power
available to run a vacuum cleaner?
Tony

Hey, my good computer went tits up. I'm on my elderly machine
that has a Grand Mal when I try to access the web.
We need Omaha beef prices, as we've heard that beef prices are
*way* up. We're going to start killing this week. I've already

I saw what I thought was the neighbors golden retriever in with our female
llamas this morning.  It was running around frantic, trying to find a way out
of the pasture.   I wasn't real sure of the dog, so I grabbed a pistol and
headed

Tears dripped into my cider when I received this message from NTL
I have spent all day wondering who made the complaint.
Can anyone help?
Security & Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Team - Internet

 I just had a few dozen BIG chickens (5-7 lb) slaughtered, and  ran out of
big freezer bags for the last dozen or so birds.
So I improvised and used the opaque white kitchen garbage bags to freeze
'em in.

Last time I replaced the relay for the well pump a couple of years ago it
was going on at 30# and off at 58#. Haven't had a chance to tear it apart
yet but the pressure tank gauge reads 28# at the shrader valve and the gauge
in the line in front of the tank seems to be fixed at 48#. ...

We have a 1980 Ford 1500 4-wheel drive tractor which still runs great
... except that we just broke the right front axle.  We were quoted an
unbelievable price for a new replacement.  Does anyone have a line on
a used one?  If not, does anyone want to make an offer on the tractor

Dodging military service entirely, as Clinton did?  Or,
signing up for the National Guard, then going AWOL -
DESERTING, effectively - as Bush did?
Please explain your answers.  Use proper spelling,

I swore the next time I drove cross country I was going to try to look some
of you rural people up, but...
I'm leaving in a few hours to go to Oregon.
My troubled kid who was doing so well, decided to start drinking again.  In

I can only say it sucks and it sucks bad.
We now have to follow all their funky rules & regs.
I just wanted to put up a small shelter for the animals.  
Nothing big, nothing elaborate, just a small quansot hut type of deal.