Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / November 2006

The Marine hymn has a statment about it.  It is part of US history.
But did you know?
The Barbary pirates were ISLAMICS even back when Thomas Jeffereson
fought them.

I never understood this.  You bring in 100 lbs of firewood and end up
getting around 3 lbs of ashes.  How can that be?  I realize that the
smoke must have some weight from carbon particles, and some water
evaporates too, but I highly doubt that smoke carried away 97 lbs. So

I've been Googling and Froogling :-) yesterday and this morning in my
search on info about Wen Electric chainsaws. The one I have is Model
5016,16inch,12 amps and 5200 maximum RPM. What I would like to find is
an online parts & repair manual for this chainsaw that I could print off

My preferred supermarket chain (Tops Markets) is for sale and Price
Chopper is the likely buyer.  I've looked at Price Chopper's online weekly
sales flyer for the nearest store (Owego, NY) and the sale prices on items
I buy are mostly higher than Tops' usual sale prices.

I'm looking to open a medical practice in a rural area.  I want to do
it the old fashioned way.  I will make house calls and provide
personal service, unlike the modern facilities today.  I am looking
for a place where there will be enough business, but where I wont be

The Democrats take over.....
Bush can begin digging his grave!!!!
Bush is History !!!!
Bring our troops home NOW.

House seats are supposed to be more or less equal in population.
NY Times has posted a map showing house seats by state with 1
equal-sized block per state.  So VT gets 1 block, NY gets 29 blocks,
etc.

I RECENTLYPURCHASED A HOME WITH A WELL SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. THE PUMP KICKED ON WHEN THE POWER WAS RESTORED..
BUT NO WATER COMES OUT OF ANY OF THE FAUCETS... TO BE HONEST I HAVENT
THE SLIGHTEST IDEA... HELP... I HOPE IT JUST HAVE TO BEREPRESSURIZED

I may need to replace the cover on a well.  It is a dug well, about 20 feet
deep with a 36 inch diameter galvanized culvert as the wall.  The present
cover is made from four non-treated 2x12s with a wood rim nailed around it
to hold the 2x12s together and a tin cover to prevent ...

The overload button on my submersible well pump had to be reset again
today.  This is the second time in 3 days.  Prior to that, it has never
been tripped.  Is this a sign of a dying/soon-to-be-dead well pump?
The pump is a tad bit beyond the expected lifespan of 10 years or so.

"Americans are realizing that you can't found the
politics of a country on patriotic passion and
reflexes," he said. "You can't fool everybody all the
time -- and I think that's what Bush and his

... or you lose your m.r bitching rights!  <g>

tried the process out this morning and it worked so well I
thought I'd share.
http://www.stihl.us/blowers/BG85D.html
vacuumed leaves off the lawn this morning with the riding

Just in time for the mid-term elections, president George W. Bush
makes a plea to feed impoverished Americans who are starving and
homeless.  This plan is being implemented right now, and will begin in
2008.  This program is an effort to bring family values back to

I am considering buying a "tree digger attachment" for my Bobcat 773T.
I need to transplant over 100 small (12 to 60 inches) pine trees.  I
need to move them about 200 feet on average.
Here is what it looks like: