JAXAshby wrote:
jeffies, rational discussion is not possible with what psychologists call
"literate" or "concrete" minds. You lack the capability to understand
concepts. you get ****ed when someone says it's raining cats and dogs outside,
because you KNOW cats and dogs don't fall out of the sky. Only a miscreant
would say cats and dogs fall out of the sky.


But, but, you *just* said it! er, typed it! Who's the miscreant?
-tk (just jumping in, here.)

Besides, the original saying was "Raining splats and big drops."
It's English ryhming speech.

Raining buckets" is just lazy speech, leaving off the inferred "full."


From: Jeff Morris
Date: 12/13/2004 12:02 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

Rational discussion is not possible with someone who thinks he is
demonstrating his superior knowledge by saying: "amps used per hour at
12.8 volts".


Wait a minit! He obviously meant it conducts a number of amps for
an hour! Be fair, you brought it up. Superior to what?

JAXAshby wrote:

rational discussion is not possible with you, dog pile, for if one says z
pickup truck is a Chevy, *you* insist there is no such thing. the closest
thing is a Chevrolet utulity vehicle and everyone knows that is not the

same.


Does painting a dog pile make it better?

fumb duck you are.

the rest of us, dog pile, will continue to use the common usage.



,,common,, useage? A substitute for quotes on an early typewriter?
Common to what?

How can anyone rest whilst doing something?


From: Jeff Morris
Date: 12/13/2004 10:19 AM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

Thanks for a good laugh, jaxie! Even when you try to "clarify" and give
the "formal definition" you get it backwards! What a putz!

Its gratifying to see that you have so completely devoted yourself to
your craft. Every village needs an idiot, and you have perfected the art!

JAXAshby wrote:

follow closely, dougies, one step at time.
"amps" when used in the context of boating means "amps used per hour at

12.8


volts".


What?

erk, snip a page full of (approximately)

Jeeze, did he really "say" that?

ERK!

I'm defendin' and opposin' both sides at once. -Kofi Annan?

"Oh, Ho, Ho, isn't this fun!" -Smith of Smith and Smith.

Please people, be careful with the attributions. Libel is possible
on the internet, as well as defamation. Wouldn't want to misuse the
names function.

The best diesel heater may be a kerosene lamp. If you didn't know
you had one, it's free!

The best Diesel heater can also burn kerosene and alcohol, or other
spirits and liquid fuel, and has a small door for cleaning the
interior, trimming the wick and burning small bits of wood or coal
or even bones in an emergency. (Alcohol strong enough to burn is
called "spirits" in England.)

The best Diesel heater has a dedicated emergency fuel tank full of
potable spirits, held in reserve, which enables it to be taken
ashore for camping on the beach, and can be used to heat water
enough for tea and shaving, and has a hook for hanging up gloves to
dry, a grill for warming up the old boots before eating them, or
grilling seagulls in hard times, or fish in good ones.

The best diesel heater has enough windows in it that it sheds a
little light. Adjustable shades would allow setting the atmosphere
by adjusting the lighting, or for combustion, depending on the fuel
used, quite accurately, we wouldn't want to coke up the exhaust channel.

The very finest includes a water boiler core, useful for circulating
hot water for space heating radiators or for distilling low alcohol
content fermented scraps mash up to potable spirits status. Potable
spirits are also useful as medicinal anesthetics and for sterilizing
improvised surgical implements like sharpened coat hanger wire or
shaving blades.

When all standby alcohol containers are full, the boiling coil could
also be used to power a small reciprocating steam engine, useful for
ventilation by warmed air sucked or blown from fresh or return air
ducts or ventilation or forced combustion draught, or for
propulsion, or pumping fluids including the bilge, or even driving a
dynamo for battery storage and use in the electric trolling motor.

An external charging pump for the steam boiler function would be an
extra cost option.

In a world where "packet" meant the only delivery system in the
world, driven by sail, devices with more than one function were
eagerly sought after and sailors made do, making, mending and inventing.

It seems to me that a person could use a coffee can for a fuel tank.
With an adjustable lamp wick, and an exhaust chamber chimney pipe
with an air to air heat exchanger made from tin cans, including a
boiling coil, would be a possible DIY project, especially with steel
pop rivets and copper flexy pipe.

Maybe a Coleman or pressure kero (diesel) stove snap on burner
chimney accessory, whatever, like a fancy kettle with a ventilated
air jacket and a flexible metal vent stack you could stick out the
companionway hatch?

For occasional use only, of course.

How serious a heating system do you want?

DIY is best of all.

HO HO HO

Terry K

"-Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
-Christopher Cringle.