"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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"Don White", why is it the you who live in Virginia have a Canadian email
address?

Say what?
What Gene says I second. Born & still living in beautiful Halifax, Nova
Scotia, although I'm thinking of escaping to the British Virgin Islands to
avoid this cool damp weather..

donny, just WHAT hurricane did you say hit you WHERE and you were unable to buy
a Dietz lantern to light your way for HOW many days?

btw, doonny, have you ever tried to read by light of Dietz lantern? It is like
trying to read by the light of four birthday candles.

"Don White", why is it the you who live in Virginia have a Canadian email
address?

Say what?
What Gene says I second. Born & still living in beautiful Halifax, Nova
Scotia, although I'm thinking of escaping to the British Virgin Islands to
avoid this cool damp weather..

Born & still living in beautiful Halifax, Nova
Scotia, although I'm thinking of escaping to the British Virgin Islands to
avoid this cool damp weather..

Oh, so the words "Tidewater Virginia" means "Halifax, Nova Scotia" in the
dialect you speak among the natives in the frozen Maritimes?

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Born & still living in beautiful Halifax, Nova
Scotia, although I'm thinking of escaping to the British Virgin Islands
to
avoid this cool damp weather..

Oh, so the words "Tidewater Virginia" means "Halifax, Nova Scotia" in the
dialect you speak among the natives in the frozen Maritimes?


Jax, Jax...you've gotta kick that snorting habit. It's gonna get you in the
long run....and it appears to be gaining now.
I never once said I had anything to do with Tidewater or anywhere else in
Virginia...in fact, I've never set foot in Virginia.
Closest I got was either flying over it, or along it's coast on the way to a
Florida vacation. Now please stop this foolishness!

Now please stop this foolishness!

"foolishness"? it is you who considers a Dietz lantern (by name) to be a
safety item.

A candle lantern throws more light, and stores safely and in less space. Get
them in any camping supply store.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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Now please stop this foolishness!

"foolishness"? it is you who considers a Dietz lantern (by name) to be a
safety item.

A candle lantern throws more light, and stores safely and in less space.
Get
them in any camping supply store.

** Advertising says my lantern throws off 12 candlepower....and yes, Lee
Valley does sell 'candlepower' lanterns.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...49770&category
=2,40731

Lehman says it is about as bright as two small candles. So, who do *you*
believe?

two birthday candles. that's useful as a required safety item.


Now please stop this foolishness!

"foolishness"? it is you who considers a Dietz lantern (by name) to be a
safety item.

A candle lantern throws more light, and stores safely and in less space.
Get
them in any camping supply store.

** Advertising says my lantern throws off 12 candlepower....and yes, Lee
Valley does sell 'candlepower' lanterns.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...49770&category
=2,40731

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
donny, just WHAT hurricane did you say hit you WHERE and you were unable
to buy
a Dietz lantern to light your way for HOW many days?

btw, doonny, have you ever tried to read by light of Dietz lantern? It is
like
trying to read by the light of four birthday candles.

"Don White", why is it the you who live in Virginia have a Canadian
email
address?

** Jax... I think you're getting me mixed up with the original poster.
Late in September of 2003 we suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Juan,
which should have been classed as catagory 2 strength as it roared through
here. See the sites Gene pointed out.
I was able to buy a lantern as soon as the stores re-opened...no problem.
My street's power was out for 6 days & nights as I mentioned.
No, I haven't tried to read by Dietz lantern......I was more concerned with
walking around the house without bumping into tables or falling down stairs.
We try to be resourceful in this area..vs NY where all goes to sh*t when a
little brownout happens on occasion.

"Don White" wrote in message ...
"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
donny, just WHAT hurricane did you say hit you WHERE and you were unable
to buy
a Dietz lantern to light your way for HOW many days?

btw, doonny, have you ever tried to read by light of Dietz lantern? It is
like
trying to read by the light of four birthday candles.

"Don White", why is it the you who live in Virginia have a Canadian
email
address?

** Jax... I think you're getting me mixed up with the original poster.
Late in September of 2003 we suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Juan,
which should have been classed as catagory 2 strength as it roared through
here. See the sites Gene pointed out.
I was able to buy a lantern as soon as the stores re-opened...no problem.
My street's power was out for 6 days & nights as I mentioned.
No, I haven't tried to read by Dietz lantern......I was more concerned with
walking around the house without bumping into tables or falling down stairs.
We try to be resourceful in this area..vs NY where all goes to sh*t when a
little brownout happens on occasion.






In 1985, got hit by Hurricane Kate. Didnt have power for three weeks.
Used our trusty carbide lamps for light. Not too useful for sailing
although they would be useful for JAX (throw some calcium carbide into
the bilge to clean it). So why is it that ppl in VA think not having
power for a few days was such a disaster?

gene, you have no reason to lecture anyone on anything mechanical. it took you
yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrs to get a license attainable by 18 year old kids.

you still don't count enough to proofread for.

gene, you don't seem understand. you are not worth proof reading anything
for.


No, Jax, *you* are the one that doesn't understand. You aren't
proofreading in homage to any reader, you are proofreading in an
attempt not too look careless, uneducated, and incompetent to write
comprehensible sentences.

It really is a message to readers about your character and polish. I
can only image that your mechanical ability and understanding of
physics mirrors your sloppy posts. Bolts not torqued. Use of pliers
instead of a wrench. Hammering things into place. Physics principles
used to fit situations that just don't fit. All because you can't be
bothered by the details.

Without going into the content of your posting, doesn't that about sum
it up?