Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / October 2006

Andy writes:
 I just caught a racoon in a cage trap and transferred him(her?)
into a larger cage.  I plan to let it go in a couple days after
just watching it for a little while. He is not happy, tho.

I've been thinking of you recently.  I've been spinning some
Finn/Cashmere and as I only have a small amount I thought I'd ply it
with a strand of weavers silk to make a pair of socks.
I came across a quote today in "Knitting the Old Way" by Priscilla

Can you recommend something I can plant for a privacy screen to shield
myself from the noise and sight of a nearby highway?  I have privets
planted now (don't know the name) which work great until they lose
their leaves. I'm looking for a fast-growing drought resistant and

"Absolutely, we're winning," Bush said. "As a matter of
fact, my view is the only way we lose in Iraq is if we
leave before the job is done."
With the body counts soaring, the country descending

A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus
stop where two Americans are waiting.
"Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?" he
asks. The two Americans just stare at him.

Last year we erected some tanalised post and rail fencing.
We've got a lot of off-cuts which are no good for anything, so I was
wondering about burning them in my wood stove.  However I have two concerns:
1)    Is there a chance that the fumes from the wood could be dangerous if

Use to be if you kept milk, in the refrigerator more than a couple of
weeks it would spoil.
The last two or three or more times we have bought milk it didn't get
use long after its expiration date. However it did not spoil. This is

http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={EBA55617-2676-4091-ABBC-20650EB6FEE1}&l
anguage=EN
Bush Buys Land in Northern Paraguay

i am currently carrying out a self bulid project can any1 out there
instruct or tell me how to build a reed bed system companys are looking
around £1000 to  £1600 to supply the gear to do it surly it can be
done cheaper than this any suggestions please let me know cheers chris

I am building a pole barn.  I am using the modern steel called Pro-Rib
from Menards.  One end of the roof the tin had to be cut.  Now the
corner trim along the roof gable ends up on the top of the rib.  I am
not sure what to do about this??????  I dont believe they make an

Well, not always, but this gives you the general idea...!  I suspect
we'd understand the problem better if the shot included the base of the
tree...
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=108308

It started when I went to cut the grass. I put it into gear and
started to roll, and low and behold one of the tires was flat .
I put the rear of the tractor on a railroad tye to hold it up while I
removed the tire.

... that's being ignored.  That is, the upcoming election.
Bush was in PA on Thursday to lend support to a congressman whose seat had
been considered safe.  (The previous two elections, the Democrats hadn't
even fielded a sacrificial candidate.)  The congressman does have some

My sister and her husband have a house with a spigot on each side.  They
have several hundred feet of hoses to reach a greenhouse and two gardens
and livestock at five locations that change frequently.
They have a valve at each hose junction.  They are afraid of running

I live in Ohio.  I have a duel-fuel system, heat-pump and gas furnace.
I want to know how to get the best energy-efficiency out of the system.
Do I turn off the heat pump and only use gas furnace when the
temperature falls below a certain degree?  Is is best to leave the