Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / March 2005

I'm in the process of buying a 40 year old house that has two septic
systems, one which I'm assuming is a cesspool or old steel tank that
has no baffles. I say "assume" because when the inspector came to look
at it, he opened the cover and said, "This tank is illegal! I'm not

I was wondering if anyone in this group has ever made rock oil lamps before?
If so, I could desperately use some pointers. I'm trying to make one for the
first time, but I'm not sure how big to make the hole, how large of a wick
to buy, or what type of glass holder to use.

I have been reading some archived posts about this subject.  Let me know if
im on the right track.  I just moved into a house built in 1965, with an
original shallow well.  After a good rain the other day my water has become
brown and muddy.  I currently have the hose running to ...

From: "Robert Cohen" <notmilk@...>
Date: Sun Mar 27, 2005  9:33 am
Subject: Soy Estrogen Acts Like Carbon Monoxide
Soy Estrogen Acts Like Carbon Monoxide

We are building a house that is about 2200 sq ft.  The kitchen and
utility room are at one end and the bedroom/bathrooms are at the
other.  We want to consider either installing two hot water
heaters(one in each end) or a circulating hot water system.  We would

Interested in hearing comments and advice about drop spreader/seeder
attachment
for 16 hp lawn tractor (for a lawn of course).  I saw this Agri-Fab
device http:

More than meats the eye
You may scoff at the idea of an emotional cow, but the latest
research suggests animals might have feelings just like ours.
Laura Spinney reports

I've been away for awhile. I usually just lurk but occasionally will post or
respond. So many broken threads. PETA, veggie Pollyannas' or whatever you
name them these days
.

1.  Because it's a BOGUS comparison
2.  Because causing animals to live is not ethically
    superior to not wanting to cause animals to live.
3.  Because. . .no matter how "decent" the conditions are,

My wife and I are building a new house and we are going to have the
plumber install two hot water heaters both in our crawl space which is
spacious.  One of the heaters will be under the kitchen and service
the kitchen and the adjoining utility room.  The other heater will be

I've seen the 3"x5"x8 landscape timbers used for a round pen. I'm thinking
of using the post for two small paddock areas. The spacing will be on 8
foot centers with the post depth at 3 feet. I'm wondering if this would be
feasible. The cut seems to be center.

I'm a Mexican immigrant to this fine country.
I think loads of American women are eminently fuckable. They're not at
all like the ones back home - they're much better looking and more
docile.

A woman called me and wants 500-1000 chickens per WEEK.  She doesn't want
cornish cross, but something skinny and small.  I'm not sure exactly what,
but I'm working on figuring that part out.  She doesn't know exactly what
she wants either and she is rather clueless about ...

My water system just started acting up.  Occasionally , the hi-pressure
safety switch kicks off the system.  After closer inspection, the
pressure switch shuts off where it should (~75psi).  Then, with the
pump shut off,  the pressure climbs to almost 100psi.