Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / November 2006

...that homeowners associations are evil.
"A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine
a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign
that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan."

Remember records?  Well, TV has been so dull of late that I've started
to go through the old record collection and been playing them and some
of them need a good cleaning.
I've used the old fibre cleaner dooverlackie and it doesn't seem to be

Hey You Guys:
A friend of ours winters out in Iowa. We live in Alaska,
where it's hard to find parts for our old tractors.
Can someone tell me an easy way to shop for the stuff we

Andy writes:
 I just saw in a Cabela's 2006 Christmas  catalog an advertisement
for the GAMO  Hunter Extreme pellet rifle.
  It shoots a .177 pelet at 1600  fps

The website http://www.northcarolinarepublicans.org has added a
page documenting "CAIR, Liberal Democrats and Terrorism in North
Carolina."  It is accessable from the "Terrorism in North
Carolina" page.

What the heck far dew yew folks tawk about over yonder way at misc.rural?
Guv Bob

For a (whole house) wood furnace, how do I decide whether to use an
automatic barometric draft control, or a manual cast iron control? The
issue I am getting now is that with the automatic control, the air that
gets in to the chimney is cooling the flue temperature down too much.

It is pretty much a foregone conclusion that some kind of universal animal
identification system is going to befallen us. I'm not at all enthused about
having my personal data in the hands of Conagra, Smithfield, ADM, Tyson and
others so they can freeze me out of markets they ...

OK...I'm posting this unsolicited idea for the sake of others who may
be interested.  It probably isn't original, there are probably better
ways of doing it, and lord knows it isn't rocket science.  But it
worked well for me and I share it in case others might find it useful.

As a man who is absolutely obsessed with hunting and who interprets the
world through the lens of hunting, I see the entire hunting world based
upon four types of people:
#1: The Consistently Successful Hunter

Our small farm in what used to be rural Ohio has a small gas well
my dad had dug.  It never produced much gas, and when my dad
died, my mother just shut it off.
Just out of curiosity, I'd like to see how long the gas would

My best work partner ever is looking for a new buddy to partner up
with.
Loves to work every day, nights(all), weekends and cold or hot weather.
Never complains, Very functional, Turnkey for your convenience.

Does anyone have a Ford 600 manual? I need the
head bolt specs for the 134ci engine. We can't
find our book.
  TIA,

I live on thirty mostly hillside acres in Appalachian Kentucky.  I used
to have a nice tractor, sold it, and am in the market for another.
Primary uses would be dragging firewood down off the hill behind me,
and working about an acres of garden in season.

Here's a tip you might want to try if you have an "airtight" stove (like
dutchwest).  I've had ours for probably 20 years and burn it 24/7 during
the winter months.  Except for minor maintenance (like replacing the
catylytic converter when needed) I always bragged that I could ...