Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / September 2005

Yes, I know one can take the plug out, ground it, and watch for a spark
... but, depending on the location of the plug, sometimes it's not easy to
pull start and watch at the same time.  I've found spark testers that have
a light that's easier to see and I could set up a camcorder ...

Just to let those who were worried about Terri (aka dogsnus) know that she
is OK and although lots of damage, limited power and supposedly no phone,
she and the rest of her family are safe and well.

My husand and I just bought a house on 2.25 acres. We are thinking
about getting a couple hens for eggs. I have no idea where I need to
start. Can anyone give me some advice or a direction to go in?
I really don't know the first thing about raising chickens. I know I

My brother called and wanted to ship me something. He was wondering if we
had UPS service. Then he wanted to know if they could handle a 2nd day
delivery to my area....
I patiently explained that, yes, we have UPS and FEDEX and they can even

bonjour,
suite à la montée de l'ADSL et des accès à haut débit, je viens de
revoir la mise en page de ce traité de "photologie forestière"
l'ouvrage est toujours consultable en ligne dans sa version intégrale,

I saw this in the Chicago Tribune on line edition today.
I think you need a login to see it, so in the interests of those
who prefer to keep their distance from such things, I decided that
(copyright be damned) I'd cut and paste it here.

I got fed up with those cheap plastic gas cans from Wal-Mart.  The
ones with the spouts that don't work so I purchased 4, steel jerry
cans from an online source that we are all familiar with.  The cans
were listed as used so I expected them to be.

We all hope that the next hurricane completely destroys all of the states.
And stop expecting canada or france to bail your lazy, bankrupt a.ses out
time after time.

Called today to get a fuel oil "summer fill" the company has cancelled all
three of their "plans"; #2 oil is, today, 2.59/g.  Plus, the "cash
discount" has gone from being the standard 10-day cash to COD.  (Minimum
delivery went from 100-150 gallons last year.)  I was actually ...

I just bought a used New Idea sickle mower.  I need an exploded parts
picture because it needs some repair.  I imagine they came in the
manual.  Looking on th web all I found were several hungred listings
for auctions selling New Idea implements.  It does not look like New

The guy that did the appraisal said we should have it surveyed with
the fence as the line, instead of defining it as an exact 40.  He said
with the equipment they use now it wouldn't cost much more, and they
"have something to go by".  (the fence)

went into the 7-11 gas station the other day and asked for  five

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in
public schools was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge
who granted legal standing to two families represented by an atheist
who lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court.

No, not the one on my shoulders !!!!!
The head keeps falling off the handle on my manure fork.  
I suppose some JB Weld will fix it, but I am just wondering what was
traditionally done to fix this.  It's the typical wooden handle with a

I was given an old cider press that a woman had in her garden until
the frame rotted to the point of it falling over.  I have re-created
the wooden pieces, but before I put it back together I would like to
clean up the cast iron pieces.  This press is a bit different from