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Thom Stewart December 23rd 04 06:31 PM

For what its' Worth.

The Solstice Season; That is the Time the Sun seems to hang in the Sky.
This is caused by the Earth motion around the Sun with its tilted axis.
It set up the Sun to rise and fall in the sky. The true action is in a
sine wave, with the Solstice periods being the top and bottoms of this
wave. the time period being about 27 days. Half of that time going into
the Solstice and the other half coming out.

So what this means is we'll see a gradual rising of the sun in the sky.
This will seem the be a gradual rise. About 8 days for the first degree
and increasing until it is about 4 days/ degree (actual 3.7} It is this
action that the Sun/Time Tables are set up from.

This knowledge makes it possible to use the extended arm and closed fist
for ball park sightings at local noons. You don't need Time period
tables or sextant. You won't be any where as accurate but with practices
you can get close.

So, watch the Sun's rise in the Summer Sky at noon. A good time for
mid-day cup of coffee

Ole Thom


Thom Stewart December 23rd 04 06:46 PM

Northwest weather; as of 6:AM

Temp 30 degrees F
Humidity 100%
Wind 0
FOG
I thought it was bad until I turned on the TV Weather.
To you people in the Eastern half of the Country. WOW!! Survive!

Called my Brother-in-Law in Philly and he said it was raining and
forecast for 60 degrees.

So to the rest;

MERRY WHITE CHRISTMAS

From Ole Thom


Capt. Neal® December 23rd 04 07:47 PM

Good for you. Nice to hear you row instead of motor.

Rowing is very good for toning up those arm and chest
muscles. Rowing will even make your breasts sag less.

CN


"katysails" wrote in message ...
You get used to it...we were fortunate enough to get a spot on the dock for
the dinghy so ayt least I didn't have to get otu and wade to drag it
in....the trip back from the boat is almost always agaisnt the wind...if
there's waves it can be quite "fun" two strokes forward, one drift back....
"Maxprop" wrote in message
nk.net...

"katysails" wrote in message

I thought the frost patterns on the combing were quite interesting...


I'll bet it was fun clambering into an ice cold dinghy and rowing out to
the boat, eh?

Max




Capt. Neal® December 23rd 04 07:50 PM

Your experience proves dowsing is all a big hoax.

You lived atop a large mountain. Most every mountain
in that part of the country has caves and underground
streams, lakes, etc. along with springs.

If dowsing really worked, the dowser should have been
able to find water existing in sufficient quantity well
above the water table. If dowsing were real, the dowser
should have found an underground lake in a cave into
which to drill. That you had to drill all the way to the
water table proves dowsers are frauds.

CN


"Lady Pilot" wrote in message news:NGvyd.21905$F25.2899@okepread07...

"Martin Baxter" wrote:

Capt. Neal® wrote:
Duh! Like I said, there is a water table. It does not vary more than a
foot or
so in its level. No matter where you drill you will hit it. A dowser is
unnecessary.


Gotta agree with you there Cappy; when we had our well drilled the
drillers asked us where we would like our well and I pointed out a
location about 10' out from the house. The guy gets out his dowsing tools
(two pieces of coathanger wire) and proceeds to wander around eventully
stopping right over the spot I wanted, the wires suddenly cross and he
tells me I'm really lucky, there is water right where I wanted it. My
nightbors had the same guy do their well, same story, funny thing though,
the water in both wells was found at 65'! Uri Geller couldn't have done
better.


A 65 foot well?

I don't have much experience in drilling wells, but when I lived in North
Georgia in the Appliancian Mountains near Blue Ridge, they had to re-drill
to 3000 feet. They remarked about having to do this miracle, but I didn't
have a clew (nautical content) about what the average well would be...

I lived on top of a large mountain, and I guess it was par for the course?

LP




John W. Bienko December 24th 04 01:22 AM


Thom.. ole salt..
Take us thru the fist procedure ,, step by step..
with explanations following each step.
THanks

--
Longing to be closer to to the sun, the wind and the sea!
Spiritually at: Latitude 21 degrees 19' 9" North. _!_
Longtitude 157 degrees 56' 31" West. Aloha! ___o_(_)_o___
q

Maxprop December 24th 04 02:58 AM


"katysails" wrote in message

You get used to it...we were fortunate enough to get a spot on the dock
for the dinghy so ayt least I didn't have to get otu and wade to drag it
in....the trip back from the boat is almost always agaisnt the wind...if
there's waves it can be quite "fun" two strokes forward, one drift
back....


We bought a 3hp Mercury this past summer, and it's a godsend when heading
into wind and wave. It only weighs about 35lbs. so it's a snap to carry and
put on the dink. If your dinghy sits at the dock, you could leave such a
motor attached. It would make life a lot easier.

Max



Maxprop December 24th 04 02:59 AM


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

Good for you. Nice to hear you row instead of motor.

Rowing is very good for toning up those arm and chest
muscles. Rowing will even make your breasts sag less.


Do your breasts sag less, thanks to rowing, Cappy?

Max



Scott Vernon December 24th 04 03:15 PM


"Maxprop" wrote in message
link.net...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

Good for you. Nice to hear you row instead of motor.

Rowing is very good for toning up those arm and chest
muscles. Rowing will even make your breasts sag less.


Do your breasts sag less, thanks to rowing, Cappy?



Must you gay up every post?





Maxprop December 26th 04 05:39 AM


"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

I've had a three point three Mariner on my dinghy for the past
seven or eight years. It's a great little motor. Mine even has
the shifter for putting it in neutral. It just runs and runs. All I've
had to put in it are a couple of spark plugs and a couple of
water pump impellers.


Your engine is the same mill as my Mercury, just with different graphics.
Yeah, neutral is nice to have. They are great little kickers, and
economical to operate as you point out.

Max



Maxprop December 26th 04 05:40 AM


"katysails" wrote in message

Our dinghy would sink with a motor on back...it's a very precarious thing,
our dinghy...


I don't recall--is yours a hard dink? A little kicker shouldn't bother it
any, as long as you both don't sit on the transom knees. g

Max




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