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  1. Machine Covers

    We have been using a large grill cover for a couple years.It works good considering we have a vertical burner.
  2. Fuel filling

    Jeff, A small pin hole in the top of the gas can might help with flow.
  3. Anyone live in Lynchburg, VA?

    JOgden, Do me a favor? Ride over to Bar Harbor and take some pics and post them in the gallery.My mom was born and raised there and I haven't been back since I was a teenager.I spent 2 weeks every summer there until I was about 14. The island is one of the most beautiful places on the east coast IMO.
  4. House wash mixture

    Ken, Citracleen in liquid form comes in 5 or 55 gallon drums other than that you have to get a drum kit. It's a multi part mix(part powder,part liquid) so there is no forumla for "by the bucket". I have been experimenting a car wash soap for several months now that performs very well and only requires about 16oz. per 5 gallons of mix. To date I have been very happy with the results we get. Citracleen is a great soap but I found in my area I needed to almost double the mix to get satisfactory result.I believe it has something to do with the water around here.
  5. I just want to know if it your deck Jon.
  6. Best TV series

    Anyone know where I can apply for the real world equivalent of this? I have matches,gasoline and a baseball bat.
  7. Great article

    This is an awesome article that appeared in the newspaper here yesterday. This kid is wise way beyond his years.I applaud him for the courage to speak out in such fashion in these ever increasing politically correct times. Blacks still can't handle truth Steve Butler For the record, I would just like to say that I am a colored/ black/African-American/negro. Depending on whom I am addressing, these terms are interchangeable. I have no immediate qualms with W.E.B. Dubois using negro, my grandmother using colored, my Afro-centric sister using black or Jesse Jackson using African-American. In fact, depending on who is using the "N" word, this term is acceptable for me also in specific environments. My point is that we as a people get wrapped around the axle with respect to the trivial when internal genocide is perpetuating itself daily. Unfortunately, it also has no immediate future hope for reversal of outcome. The real problem I truly have is the lack of direction in which my race continues to trek. Jack Nicholson, perhaps, said it best in his movie role as a Marine Corps colonel by bellowing, "You can't handle the truth." Indeed, this continues to be the case when valid comments about my people are given from others outside our race and even within. Ontario Wooden's column in this newspaper a few weeks ago regarding how our people can begin a positive turnaround for change was factual and accurate. It explained the dismal data regarding income, single-parent households and political influence of my race. As a scholar, I have heard it all before with respect to slave mentality, poor man's envy and inferior educational options as a reason for our pitiful state of affairs. These theories should not be discounted; however, the other side of the fence should be looked at as well. We have squandered many opportunities presented to us as a people. The historic explanations and anecdotes of why we are in our current condition seem feasible; however, like our so-called current black leaders, the suggestions presented to remedy our problems are just too vague. Engaging the youth, using our schools and building stronger families just ain't saying enough. For many of us, buying our kids a new pair of Air Force Ones while giving them a Pop-Tart on their way out the door to school with no close educational monitoring is adhering to these principles. So with the full knowledge that I may be ostracized by the very people I have sworn to project a positive image for, here are some things we all need to start doing as of yesterday: ••Read cover to cover Booker T. Washington's "Up from Slavery," W.E.B. Dubois' "Souls of Black Folk" and Alex Haley's "Biography of Malcolm X." If you do not know your past, you will be doomed to repeat it. ••Start and support businesses by us. Create networking lists at your job, church and social clubs. ••Stop buying things that depreciate in value for your kids and yourself if you truly can't afford them. Clothes, cars, jewelry, pocket books and rims still tell me you are broke and dumb if you can't seem to pay your rent on time or keep the lights on. If you want to look stylish, sport a white T-shirt. ••Stay out of those rent-to-own/no-credit-check/check-cashing joints. Open up a bank account, and live under your means. It's not how much you make; it's how much you keep. Hint: People with money spend other people's money. ••Go to school (both kids and adults) and pay attention. Your grades should be your primary goal. Education will take you places you could have only dreamed of without it. ••Additionally, parents should have a monthly school (if not weekly) progress report on their kids. Do not reward failure. Enough said. ••Go to church. Any church or denomination you feel comfortable with. People will let you down, but your positive faith will last a lifetime. ••Teen pregnancy/single parent motherhood is still on the rise. Since celibacy does not seem to be popular, adopt these choices: either condoms for him, pills for her or clothes stay on. While this list is not inclusive of all our immediate problems we can work on, it is a start. Notice that I excluded dress codes and ethnic mannerisms. Why should we be so different from other cultures in expressing who we are? Hip-hop is great and a true invention of ours. Specific social settings make Ebonics OK once you have earned the "poetic license" by learning the king's English. Embracing our ethnic culture is nothing to be ashamed of; however, using poverty, ignorance or laziness as a stereotypical crutch is unacceptable and downright stupid. We all fall down, but many of us choose not to pick ourselves up. We are masters at generating idiotic excuses. It is at this point when most of us "can't handle the truth." Steve Butler graduated from Central High School in his native Philadelphia. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Norfolk State University and a master's degree in communications from University of Oklahoma. He is a 19-year active duty military officer and adjunct public speaking/cross cultural communications professor at Darton College.
  8. Awsome Christmas light display

    There is a guy that lives in our county that set up a display like this one. He has about $4k in his display and said he will double the price next year and hope to have light displays on 3 acres. We went to see it tonight it's pretty cool to watch.
  9. Great article

    I'll email the newspaper to confim his age.When I read it I also had hard time believing such wisdom could come from someone at such a tender age. 19 or 41 he sunk the nail flush with one swing of the hammer.
  10. Best TV series

    Dirty Jobs on Discovery channel is one of my current favorites.I would love to send that guy into a dumpster corral with a clogged drain and 2" thick in French fry grease.I like the fact the guy is willing to show all the snobs in the world what kind of effort really goes into the jobs they would never consider doing. The Soprano's also tops the list.
  11. How NOT to clean a deck

    OMG I'm blind! Someone please get Roger to put some clothes on.
  12. Are you a BBB member?

    This was something JohnT posted on another site some time ago. This isn't the first time I've read similar stories about the BBB. I have even heard it compared to the Mafia from a few people. The BBB here let me know that since I wouldn't join I wouldn't receive favorable recommendations from them. Whatever, like scare tactics are going to help me decide to spend money on a membership with them. I have had moderate success with our Chamber of Commerce memberships. It's nice to be listed in the directory,but it doesn't bring in truck loads of money either. **********/board/upload/showthread.php?t=3344&highlight=BBB
  13. Trailer Lights

    500 watt halogens work good.You'll need a power supply for them that is capable of running them. We run one light off our skid from time to time,but if we used lights often I would invest ina generator.
  14. Ballpark pricing for awning cleaning

    We clean 2 every 6 months for a local store,each 100ft long. $200 each time so $1 a linear ft works for us. The vinyl are fairly easy to clean with exception of old dried on bird droppings.Be careful not to scrub hard around seams and edges. We work in 8ft sections and this seems to work best and rinsing with low pressure.
  15. http://www.holylemon.com/NightBeforeXmas.html MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
  16. Swivels

    This site sells affordable replacement swivels for most surface cleaners. http://swivels4you.com/
  17. Swivels

    Yep that's me,"The Lord of Darkness and All Things Un-Fun".
  18. Swivels

    I see sharing helpful info isn't valued by everyone. If you don't need it,don't use,it's that easy.
  19. House washing in the cold

    I stopped do these kind of experiments when I was about 17.I watched a guy I know blow his right hand off and that was all it took.
  20. Another low-baler.

    I go covert on guys all the time.I enjoy having pics to remind me why I constantly strive to do quality work.
  21. Another low-baler.

    Hey he must be a PRO,he's got some rubber boots. The pink bucket is a nice touch of color. 1/2 price,are they crazy. I add 25% to my original bid to fix someone else's mistakes.
  22. This demonstrates how PC is damaging our society

    No CYA on my part Jon. The second was copied and pasted from another website.It's just another example of how we as a society are so afraid of offending someone we will turn our back on our religious beliefs,ethics and morals. Political Correctness SUCKS!!!!!!! I don't freak out if I hear 2 Jewish people sharing a Happy Hanukkah,nor, do I do it if I hear 2 African Americans wish each other Happy Kwanza,but maybe in the future if I hear it I'll hire a lawyer to sue them for offending my Southern Baptist Christian beliefs. Merry CHRISTmas
  23. This demonstrates how PC is damaging our society

    Season's Greetings! Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my wish for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, politically correct, non-addictive, low stress, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, as well as the secular practices of your choice, but with full respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. And further, please accept my wish for a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendar of choice of other cultures whose contribution to our diverse society has helped make this country great (not to imply that USA is necessarily greater than any other country, and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, veteran status or sexual orientation of the wisher, wishee or their third party beneficiaries). These wishes are limited to the customary and usual good tidings for a period of approximately one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first. Use of the term "Holiday" herein is not intended to, nor shall it be considered to be, limited to Judeo-Christian celebrations or observances, nor to such activities of any organized or ad hoc religious community group, individual or belief (or lack thereof). In particular, the word "holiday" is used herein without reference to its etymology. Note: By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal, and is revocable ab initio at the sole discretion of the wisher at any time, for any reason or for no reason. This greeting is freely transferable provided that there is no alteration to the original greeting text. Any transfer is to be at the risk of the transferor who, by making such transfer, thereby agrees to hold the wishee harmless from any and all adverse consequences resulting from such transfer. This greeting implies no promise by the wisher to actually take any action or fail to take any action to implement any of the wishes for the wishee her/himself or others, or responsibility for the consequences which may arise from the implementation or non-implementation of same. This greeting is void where prohibited by law, custom or policy and is offered irrespective of any card, hard copy greeting or embarrassing self-indulgent letter summarizing achievements in 2005, however mendacious, which may or may not have been purveyed by myself or any member of my extended family. Best (sorry, reasonably endeavored) Wishes,
  24. Blown Hoses

    They can be repair at a shop that makes hydraulic hoses.We have even had them repaired in the middle. The oldest repaired hoses are used as back ups or on jobs where they'll be run over by a lot of cars. 2 yrs was when we started see them get to a point of no return for repair.
  25. Ha...I have both of you guys beat. We are offering $9.99 any size house.We don't even take the rig we just use the customers garden hose and plain old water. There is just enough PSI to knock down the heavy stuff and we can be done in 30 minutes. We can do 16 a day,man we are rolling in the $$$ now. We all need to get together and have a party.BYOB of course,I need to buy my beer and still have enough left for rent.
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