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From: Joerg on 2 Oct 2006 12:31 Hello Ken, > >>My hope is, that at some time, sending an email will >>cost 1-2 cent or something. Seems the only way to put >>an end to spamming. > > Another idea that has been floated is to make it so that to send an email, > you must first burn up some CPU time working on one of the great computer > problems of out time. > > The normal user would not notice if 1/10 of a second was needed to do the > work but a spammer would notice 10,000,000 tenths of second. > That's a good idea for personal sites. For biz it's often not endorsed to load and execute outside programs. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com
From: Joerg on 2 Oct 2006 12:39 Hello Keith, >> >>>>Since the rear window doesn't roll down I had to leave the hatch open. >>>>That load of lumber would sometimes start to sway because it was >>>>cantilevered. >>> >>>That's why I gave up and bought a pickup truck five years ago. No >>>more fretting that some village idiot will claim he didn't see the red >>>flag tied to the load. >>> >> >>True but most trucks only offer an 8ft bed. That would have left 14 ft >>sticking out in this case. Sounds unbelievable but about 12ft of lumber >>fits inside my Montero if I recline the passenger seat and shove the >>lumber all the way under the dash. That way it can hardly pop loose and >>cantilever into the road. > > > You can put it on a rack in the pickup bed or on carriers on top of > a cap. I don't have either and no post holes (they're an > invitation to rust) for a rack. I borrowed a friend's (actually a > dealership he works for) cargo van to pick up some 16' clapboards. > I have rails for a roof rack but no bolt holes. That would make it a pretty expensive accessory for the occasional lumber trip. >>>Also a whole lot easier to load bags of cement, sand and mortar. The >>>high-lipped trunks in the new car designs are murder on the back when >>>you have to lean in and over :-( >>> >> >>Most SUV's don't have that problem. They are almost like trucks. I've >>hauled loads of firewood in mine, plus tile, pellets, cement, HP gear >>and so on. The only problem is you can't get real truck tires for it and >>the Michelin LT 15-inchers squat a lot with a full load. >> >>As for the wood I bought it's increasingly disappointing. Installed the >>last long rail yesterday and this time it was so sappy that it gummed up >>the saw blade all the time. We have 70's style slanted deck railing >>which required and angled cut along the whole length of the support >>boards. Meaning lots of blue smoke. >> > Sounds like the blade is out of alignment with the fence. If it > was that sappy isn't it going to warp like a pretzel? > I checked the blade alignment and it cut fine through the old boards that I had ripped out. Went through those as if it was butter. The long section that I couldn't obtain in redwood because they only had Douglas fir did warp :-( -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com
From: Joerg on 2 Oct 2006 12:45 Hello Jasen, > >>As for the wood I bought it's increasingly disappointing. Installed the >>last long rail yesterday and this time it was so sappy that it gummed up >>the saw blade all the time. We have 70's style slanted deck railing >>which required and angled cut along the whole length of the support >>boards. Meaning lots of blue smoke. > > > Don't they have kiln dried timber over there? > or is this railing going to be unpainted? > They do but it's slim pickings. The long part didn't come in redwood and I was told that it has become next to impossible to buy 6"*24' redwood. Doug fir is often not available kiln dried. Plus I had to pick through at least 15 pieces for every one of them before finding one that wasn't split or warped too badly. > IME dead wood won't stay put unless it's sealed from the elements. > Yes, especially that Dough fir piece that I couldn't avoid. It's primed now but then the weather turned moist and cold so we'll have to wait before painting it. I wish the previous owners had never painted that deck. Staining and sealing is so much better. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com
From: Frank Bemelman on 3 Oct 2006 03:35 "Joerg" <notthisjoergsch(a)removethispacbell.net> schreef in bericht news:lmbUg.9084$e66.8989(a)newssvr13.news.prodigy.com... > They do but it's slim pickings. The long part didn't come in redwood and I > was told that it has become next to impossible to buy 6"*24' redwood. Doug > fir is often not available kiln dried. Plus I had to pick through at least > 15 pieces for every one of them before finding one that wasn't split or > warped too badly. Another tip: never buy wood in bundled 6-packs. Looks nice and straight, until you get home and cut the bands. Jumps around all over the place and the only sensible thing to do is cut 'm up in little pieces for the stove. This also explains why you rarely see professional carpenters at DIY stores. They have their own addresses for timber and don't mind paying a bit more. -- Thanks, Frank. (remove 'q' and '.invalid' when replying by email)
From: Michael A. Terrell on 3 Oct 2006 09:49
Frank Bemelman wrote: > > "Joerg" <notthisjoergsch(a)removethispacbell.net> schreef in bericht > news:lmbUg.9084$e66.8989(a)newssvr13.news.prodigy.com... > > > They do but it's slim pickings. The long part didn't come in redwood and I > > was told that it has become next to impossible to buy 6"*24' redwood. Doug > > fir is often not available kiln dried. Plus I had to pick through at least > > 15 pieces for every one of them before finding one that wasn't split or > > warped too badly. > > Another tip: never buy wood in bundled 6-packs. Looks nice > and straight, until you get home and cut the bands. Jumps > around all over the place and the only sensible thing to > do is cut 'm up in little pieces for the stove. > > This also explains why you rarely see professional carpenters > at DIY stores. They have their own addresses for timber and > don't mind paying a bit more. That's true. I rarely see more than 10 or 15 people in line at a time at the contractor's counter at Home Depot. That whole special order service for contractors is just a smoke screen, as well. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |