The Rob

> Only in America........ >> >> ........do drugstores make the >> sick >> walk all the way to the back of >> the store to get their prescriptions, >> >> while healthy people can buy >> cigarettes at the front. >> >> Only in America......do people >> order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet >> coke? >> >> Only in America......do banks >> leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the >> counters. >> >> Only in America......do we leave >> cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and >> put our useless junk in the garage. >> >> Only in America......do we buy hot >> dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of >> eight. >> >> Only in America......do we use the >> word 'politics' to describe the process so well: >> 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning >> 'bloodsucking creatures'. >> >> Only in America......do they have >> >> drive-up ATM machines with Braille >> lettering. >> >> EVER WONDER .... >> Why the sun lightens our hair, but >> darkens our skin? >> >> Why women can't put on mascara >> >> with their mouth closed? >> >> Why don't you ever see the >> headline "Psychic Wins Lottery?" >> >> Why is "abbreviated" such a >> >> long word? >> >> Why is it that doctors call what >> >> they do "practice"? >> >> >> >> Why is lemon juice made with >> >> artificial flavor, and dishwashing >> >> >> liquid made with real lemons? >> >> Why is the man who invests all >> >> your money called a broker ? >> >> Why is the time of day with the >> slowest traffic called rush hour? >> >> Why isn't there mouse-flavored >> >> cat food? >> >> Why didn't Noah swat those >> >> two mosquitoes? >> >> >> Why do they sterilize the needle >> >> for lethal injections? >> >> You know that indestructible black >> >> >> box that is used on airplanes? >> >> Why don't they make the whole >> >> plane out of that stuff?! ! >> >> >> Why don't sheep shrink when >> >> it rains? >> >> >> Why are they called apartments >> >> when they are all stuck together? >> >> If con is the opposite of pro, is >> Congress the opposite of progress? >> >> >> If flying is so safe, why do they >> call >> >> the airport the terminal? >> >> >> >> !

The old man A few minutes before the church services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly,Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate. Soon, everyone had exited the church except for one old man calmly sitting in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. So Satan walked up to the old man and said "Don't you know who I am?" "Yep, sure do." “Aren't you afraid of me?" "Nope, sure ain't." "Don't you realize I can kill you with a word?" "Don't doubt it for a minute." "Did you know that I could cause you profound, horrifying, physical agony for all eternity??" "Yep", was the calm reply. "And you're still not afraid??" asked Satan. "Nope." More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, "Well, why aren't you afraid of me?" The man calmly replied......"Been married to your sister for 68 years."

Here is a website for those of you with children. It allows you to track Santa and sleigh by radar. It's pretty neat, my kids like checking on him through out the day. http://www.noradsanta.org/english/radar/index.html Merry Christmas to all!!! Robert

1/2 way between St Louis and Kansas City Missouri

I was hunting with my niece opening weekend when she killed this nice 8 point buck. The only shot she said she could get was to shoot it in the back of the head, needless to say we didn't have to go look for it. I will try for one during muzzleloader season to even the score!

Check out this web site, it's pretty neat. http://members.cox.net/classicweb/Heroes/heroes.htm Robert

Be sure and click on where it says: info in the bottom middle of the screen after you have watched it. Rob

Is anyone else getting pop ups when they open up the grime scene? I get them when I first open it, and then when ever I go too different forums, they keep popping up. They range from workonline4pay to get your choice of *** partners! I was just wondering what was going on? Robert

I did the adaware like you said Beth. When it got done, there was a 160 files that it deleted. I have not had any more pop ups since I have visited the board again! I was shocked when I got pop ups from here, that is why I decided to say something. Thanks for the quick response! Beth, I have some really awesome pictures of a truck that I recieved in an email that I think everyone would appreciate seeing. I can't get the pictures to post though. Can I forward the email to you and maybe you can post them? Thanks, Robert

I have a virus scan and firewall installed on my computer, I thought that would take care of anything like that. When I log on to other sites, I'm not getting the pop ups. I logged on to the local paper and college, did not get any when I did that. I will run a check and see if I have any thing on my computer. Thanks for the quick replies! Robert

This is a Paul Harvey Riddle When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten Kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors. What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die? Please acknowledge if you know what the answer is, but please don't post it! Thanks, Robert

For anyone who did not get the answer, it was: Nothing!

good point!

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According to the April 2003 issuse of Cleaner Times, here is what the average price would be for this deck as I understand it: 12 x 28 = 336 sq. ft. 336 x $1.50 = $504.00 for cleaning and sealing Steps: 15 x 5 = $75.00 Rails: 75 x 2.53 = $189.75 sanding: .5 x 92.5 = $46.25 total: $815.00 stripping and sealing would be: 336 x 2.02 = $678.72 steps= $ 75.00 rails= $189.75 sanding= $ 46.25 total= $989.72 I will round this to an even $1000.00, and see what the customer has to say about the bid. It does seem like most agree the bid would be in the $1000 range, some a little more, some a little less! What are some of the other ways this is figured, break it down more than this, or strictly by the hour? Thanks, Robert

The first time I read it, I thought that whoever had made it up was out of their mind. I had to think about it for awhile to figure out the riddle. It does makes a lot of sense once you figure it out, but most of us make it harder than it is! Robert

I don't use any paint or stain products from Home Depot. I was painting some barns about 4 years ago, and decided to try Home Depot's barn Paint. I could spray about 3-4 minutes, and then my sprayer would clog up. I had used Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, even Wal-Mart's paint, and never had a problem with any of it. I called the manufactor of my airless sprayer and told them what was going on. They told me that Home depot used a lot of clay filler in their paint, and that was the problem. They told me to either strain the paint or get a different brand. Straining didn't work the best, so I went and bought another brand of paint, and never had a bit of problem again. Of course I was stuck with 5 gallons of red barn paint that I couldn't spray, so I grabbed a roller and rolled the lower parts of the barn with it, just to get rid of it. That left a bad taste with me for anything from Home depot that had to do with painting or staining. I have since then used Sherwin-Williams almost exclusively for painting and staining, but am thinking about trying some Wood Tux out for staining. Will just have to set down and figure out how the price will compare between the two. Robert

Tony, The hand rails are rough, they are what will have to be sanded. The deck floor shouldn't need much, if any sanding at all. Thanks for the reply. Robert

I think it is Behr, it's pretty common around here. The rails will have to be sanded at the minimum. I was called to do this deck a couple of years ago, but it was too wet at the time to do it, and they wanted it done in a very short time. I told them that it would just depend on how wet it was if I could get it done in the time frame or not. They told me that my price was fine, but wanted me to promise to get it done by that certain date. I told them that I coundn't do it, that if it stayed wet, it shouldn't be done until it did dry. They went ahead and had someone else do it anyway. The stain failed, and now it needs to be done again! It could have been just the stain, that it was too wet, or the combo of both! Robert

Alan, Thanks for straightening out the posts. Ron, No, just the top of the deck, rails and balusters, and the band joist around the outside. The sides of the step risers will have to be done, but nothing has to be done to the underneath side as far as stripping it or staining. Thanks, Robert

I posted one in a new thread, didn't think about posting a reply in here until just now, to make them all in the same thread. I will the next time, just have to learn how to do these pictures right! There is also one in the test area, but it wouldn't let me post a duplicate picture in this area. Robert

Here's another picture.

I had a guy call me a couple of days ago and wanted this deck done as soon as possible. I told him it would need to warm up, and at the earliest it would be March or April before it would be warm enough, he said that was ok. The deck is approximately 400 sq. ft, it has 15 steps, and 175 balusters. I told him to do it right it needed to be stripped, and sanded. The guy told me he was going to put it up for sale, and that all he was really looking at was a bandaid fix on it, but to go ahead and give him a price both ways. I told him that I would use either Cuprinol or Wood Tux, he said that Cuprinol was good but had never heard of the other. He then said that he didn't really care, just use the same color and make it look good. I have an idea what I will charge, but would like an idea what other people would charge for doing the deck. It will need to be pressure washed, and then stained. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Robert

Dale, Is Rap even music? Just because hate and vulgarity is put together with some musical instruments does not make it music! Just my 2 cents. Robert

Proves that family and business usually don't mix! Robert