Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / January 2006

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Venezuela, Bolivia Say
No To Foreign Meddling
Latin America Helps Itself
American Free Press

Hey Folks:
We're trying to find an exploded diagram of an
036 Stihl oiler online. I'm not having much luck.
Do you guys know where to find one?

Ok serious question this time. The auto decompression valve on one of
my Stilhs (ms460) pops out each and every time I pull the starter. It
becomes a real pain as it has to be pushed back in each try. Is there
an easy fix for this or any recommendations?

i just would like to know, where it is nice to live in the us.
Jobwise, cost wise, environmentally, etc.
I prefer a mild climate. At the moment i live in Los Angeles, and
living is outrages here. I mean really expensive.

Why do these damn things seem to leak current? My country-cousin keeps
asking me electrical grounding questions but really the damn things
should be quadruple-insulated and not leak any damn current in the
first place. If there is even slight leakage (five volts) horses won't

All,
I always like to find out the general answer to a question before the
experts come out to quote on a project...
With that being said, we are planning on having a new well drilled

That other thread where the guy asked about recommendations for a place to move
to got me thinking about indicators people might look for to point out good
places(or bad places) to live.
One thing that I thought about from living here in the Ozarks, I've noticed a

By chance, when I bought an S10 in 2000, it was one of the flex-fuel PUs
GM produced to meet fleet fuel economy standards.  Of no consequence
though because E-85 isn't available here (N PA).  But there is an article
in today's NYTimes that NY's governor Pataki wants to "make ethanol ...

When I lived in the city, everybody would ring the doorbell.
Now living in a rural area, most people knock on door instead of ringing the
doorbell. And if I'm upstairs, I can't hear them knocking.
Why do rural people do this?

I need a jacket, above all else tough, not so hot that I cant work in
it. I want to be able to sweat like a pig and not get too wet inside,
if thats possible. I need it for logging, so it will get quite a hard
time.

Do not normally forward things of this nature... However,
this one is fresh (1/6/06)
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[OTparellinaturally] Stolen horse in Georgia

I took a drive this morning to the lake that supplies water to the
nearest town to where I live. This 358 acre lake serves about 8500
residents of the city and also serves many county residents.
According to today's edition of the local newspaper the lake is losing

Water coming from my 1500 gln water holding tank
gets too weak, when it's down to 2/3 of the tank.
Anybody out there, who had a similar problem and could recommend an electric
Water Pressure Pump (not a gasoline model), that starts pumping, as soon as

What would be the best way to strip several layers of paint from wooden
storm windows of an old farm house?
Any helpful suggestion are appreciated.