Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / December 2003

My three little pigs are two weeks old now.  They have evolved....
Bruiser can now jump out of the tub at will.  The urge to remove himself
from the box usually strikes whenever he hears me walk into the kitchen, or
if he hears the microwave fire up.

Festivus - For the rest of us!

http://www.udolpho.com/weblog/Default.asp?id=00196&title=Seven-Questions-
for-Michael-Moore
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Seven Questions for Michael MooreŠ Michael Moore has recently asked

And, in Louisiana!
Crossed the state line on Oct.1 and closed on this house
on Oct.28th.
I need to catch up a bit on all these posts, but in the meantime,

Anyone else listening to these (or reading the transcripts)?  I had
incorrectly assumed listening would require broadband but found yesterday
that my 56k (46.6 actual) connection was ok.
What's interesting about it is the "sub-texts" ... why do the USDA and FDA

http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Static/reportcard.asp?timespan=m&sea
rchdate=10/31/2003&searchfor=misc.rural
and here:
http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/Static/reportcard.asp?timespan=y&sea

Many Watching How Mad Cow Policy Unfolds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration's handling of
the mad cow case - a delicate balance between
protecting the health of consumers and of the beef

The frame to my front end loader has some cracks around a bracket that
I want to weld but I am concerned that since the frame acts as the
hydraulic oil reservoir that I could get into some serious risk of an
explosion were I to try welding it...  I really don't want to fill or

Jonathan! HI!!! Nice to see ya!  :-)
Have some fruitcake?
Bob

ok....now I have a spent fluorescent bulb sitting around here.  It
would be easier to store if it were not eight feet long.  Any
suggestions on proper disposal/recycling of this sort of item??
TIA....

Have just bought a John Deere 345 with snowblower and rear chains.
What would be a good choice for additional weights?  JD sells either
rear mounted weights or wheel mounted weights.  Any recommendations?

Everyone have a Merry Christmas or whatever
holiday you celebrate.
Randy
http://members.aol.com/rsmeiner

I posted this a couple of weeks back under a different Subject header and
received no replies; so maybe as a new post?

about hydro-fracturing?  We have a local company that guarantees 100% money

OK guys, cheer up! Play this movie!
http://www.twistedradio.com/show/downloads/whitetrash.asp
Bob

So we would like to finish our basement, or at least 1/2 of it. We
currently have poured concrete walls and a walk out slider on the one
exposed corner. The problem is, the basement is not heated and code
required insulation up in the floor joists, and the mice have somehow