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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote: On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:47 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: 3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake. What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch? It only has to drain 40 inches a year. Most people don't figure drainage by yearly rainfall. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:55:20 -0800, "Mike" wrote: Leave the boat in forward, connect the winch strap, and winch her the rest of the way up. Keeping the boat in forward, even at idle, will help immensely. Jump back to the helm, put her in neutral, and cut the engine(s). I hope this helps. Everything helps! I note some discussion about methods. Have to figure that out myself. I'm never shy about getting educated, so I expect to spend some time watching others and practicing before I get my feet wet. Luckily, I'm pretty good at backing trailers. --Vic Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited for negligence at the minimum. |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:47:36 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard Casady) wrote: On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:47 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: 3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake. What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch? It only has to drain 40 inches a year. Most people don't figure drainage by yearly rainfall. Why not, if that is the only way water gets into the boat. You don't exactly harpoon three foot waves. You pound them hard with a flat bottom jet boat hull. Your mileage may vary. For the last fifty years our runabout has collected the rain three months a year. We run the bilge pump after rains. Make that more like a foot a year. Rain doesn't count when the boat is in the shed. Casady |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:48 -0500, HK wrote:
Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited for negligence at the minimum. I agree with that, and it set my off "danger" alarm. But I think Mike has a jet boat, so maybe it works differently with them. Still, under power with nobody at the helm just sounds dicey. --Vic |
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wrote in message ... Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity. glyci ************************************************** *** Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole. We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta airport. You can change your shorts now and get back to normal. |
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message ... Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity. glyci ************************************************** *** Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole. We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta airport. You can change your shorts now and get back to normal. Yeah, I looked for the idiot known as Loogy while I was at the Atlanta airport, but everyone I saw looked and acted fairly normal, so I suppose he chickened out. I insisted the next meeting *not* be held in Atlanta, so if the idiot known as Loogy wants to try to assault me, he'll have to do it up here. |
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: wrote in message ... Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity. glyci ************************************************* **** Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole. We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta airport. You can change your shorts now and get back to normal. I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you and the 'HK' guy? |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:48 -0500, HK wrote: Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited for negligence at the minimum. I agree with that, and it set my off "danger" alarm. But I think Mike has a jet boat, so maybe it works differently with them. Still, under power with nobody at the helm just sounds dicey. --Vic Actually, I should clarify. I never actually get out of the boat. I lean over the bow, to connect the strap and use the winch. Rarely do I need to winch up at all though. Additionally, the boat is firmly on the trailer at that point. The most forward bunks are about 18" out of the water. She aint going anywhere but up. I would never recommend doing that while the stern is still floating free. Leaving it in forward simply assists in winching if it didn't ride up to the stop. You need to learn what you can and cannot do with your particular boat. Watch guys single had their boats, and you'll see that this method is not as uncommon as some might think. --Mike |
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Blazer wrote:
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White" wrote: wrote in message ... Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity. glyci ************************************************** *** Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole. We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta airport. You can change your shorts now and get back to normal. I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you and the 'HK' guy? Nothing other than the fact that neither of us are right-wing retardos, like many posters here. You know, like...you. |
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"Blazer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White" wrote: wrote in message ... Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity. glyci ************************************************ ***** Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole. We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta airport. You can change your shorts now and get back to normal. I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you and the 'HK' guy? If you're looking for "special", look no further than the Drone Army..and its irregular compliment of agitators, instigators and facilitators. |
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"Mike" wrote in message ... snip.. Leave the boat in forward, connect the winch strap, and winch her the rest of the way up. Keeping the boat in forward, even at idle, will help immensely. Jump back to the helm, put her in neutral, and cut the engine(s). I hope this helps. --Mike What the hell... is this 'Idiot Hour'? No wonder there are so many screwups at launch ramps. |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:37:14 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Good list. I'll probably renumber things a bit, the big changes being 1. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake. 2. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake. 3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake. 12. Remember tips 1,2,3. =========================== Don't forget tip # 12 :-) |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. ....and beer. |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:53 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. ...and beer. That's just redundant! |
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. |
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Gene wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:29:33 -0500, D K wrote: John H wrote: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art....html?cat= 11 Again, the purpose of the drive on trailer, according to your cite, is to save on winching. If your ramps are not scoured or otherwised damaged by the flow of the water, then by all means drive on. However, this is not the case for most concrete ramps. -- John H They guy that wrote this article is no expert at boating, or writing. It is basic information any one of us could write with some bad info included. What's up with this? "A cheap boat trailer more often than not, won't hold up." Cheap or undersized? What does "won't hold up." mean? "There won't be as much heat or tread wear on the tires if they rotate more times per mile." Really? "It's fairly safe to say that most boat trailers are weatherized and protected from rust. If you are in doubt, it would never hurt to have it rust coated." Rust coated? OK, he's an idiot. Actually, he might have it just right! Park that cheap, undersized, rust coated, trailer loaded with your non-existent boat at your lot and it is liable to last a very, very, long time! Which boat, Gene? Why did you choose to be an asshole? |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:31:53 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:22:34 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. ...and beer. That's just redundant! Speaking of beer, We opened the bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias Friday night. Unusual to say the least, but very, very good. Hard to describe it. It has a very faint taste of beer, but it's probably only because of the hops. It's almost as good to just to hold the glass under your nose and sniff it as it is to drink it. The aroma is fantastic. Only had about an oz. or so, but that was all you needed to enjoy it. Not sweet, not bitter and smooth as silk. I've had some good brandy and cognac in the past, but this was different. Looking forward to the next time. Eisboch |
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"HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. |
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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:12:49 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: Speaking of beer, We opened the bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias Friday night. Unusual to say the least, but very, very good. Hard to describe it. It has a very faint taste of beer, but it's probably only because of the hops. It's almost as good to just to hold the glass under your nose and sniff it as it is to drink it. The aroma is fantastic. Only had about an oz. or so, but that was all you needed to enjoy it. Not sweet, not bitter and smooth as silk. I've had some good brandy and cognac in the past, but this was different. Looking forward to the next time. As you should. I'm trying to figure it out. How long does it last after being opened? Does it make a head? Where can I get some? A case! --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:12:49 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: Speaking of beer, We opened the bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias Friday night. Unusual to say the least, but very, very good. Hard to describe it. It has a very faint taste of beer, but it's probably only because of the hops. It's almost as good to just to hold the glass under your nose and sniff it as it is to drink it. The aroma is fantastic. Only had about an oz. or so, but that was all you needed to enjoy it. Not sweet, not bitter and smooth as silk. I've had some good brandy and cognac in the past, but this was different. Looking forward to the next time. As you should. I'm trying to figure it out. How long does it last after being opened? Does it make a head? Where can I get some? A case! --Vic No head. Not carbonated. Lasts for at least 10 years according to Samuel Adams. (They recommend keeping it refrigerated after opening, but serve it at room temp.) A case of 24 will run you $3,600. (currently $150 per bottle) But the good news is that the bottle is 24 oz. Eisboch |
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? |
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"HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? Not near what it was a year ago. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/cgi-bin/famecgi_fdps |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? Not near what it was a year ago. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/cgi-bin/famecgi_fdps maybe try ... http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Looks like 10 loonies will only buy $7.87 yankee dollahs. |
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Don White wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? Not near what it was a year ago. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/cgi-bin/famecgi_fdps maybe try ... http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Looks like 10 loonies will only buy $7.87 yankee dollahs. :) I'll send you 10 worthless American dollars for 10 "new" loonie coins... |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:48:26 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Probably won't happen since 1 gallon of diesel fuel produces enough power to desalinate about 80 gallons of water. |
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:11:07 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:48:26 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Probably won't happen since 1 gallon of diesel fuel produces enough power to desalinate about 80 gallons of water. Still, that's expensive water when considering how much we use. I recently heard a guy from Levi's state that one pair of 501s uses 975 gallons of water over it's life cycle. Of course, that means growing the cotton to washing the jeans. Still, that's a hell of a lot of water. |
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thunder wrote:
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:11:07 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:48:26 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Probably won't happen since 1 gallon of diesel fuel produces enough power to desalinate about 80 gallons of water. Still, that's expensive water when considering how much we use. I recently heard a guy from Levi's state that one pair of 501s uses 975 gallons of water over it's life cycle. Of course, that means growing the cotton to washing the jeans. Still, that's a hell of a lot of water. You *wash* your jeans? Heresy! Heretic! |
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"HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Don White" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? Not near what it was a year ago. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/cgi-bin/famecgi_fdps maybe try ... http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Looks like 10 loonies will only buy $7.87 yankee dollahs. :) I'll send you 10 worthless American dollars for 10 "new" loonie coins... Our postage rates up here might equal the value of the coins ;-) If you're serious, I'll go to the bank and see if they have any uncirculated 2008 coins. I doubt the 2009 are out yet. The loonies and toonies are great for the card playing set. |
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Don White" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... Vic Smith wrote: On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:33:44 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:39:45 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Here around the Great Lakes water is cheap Heh, just wait until California builds that pipeline... ! They'll have to get approval from the Canucks. They watch that water level like a hawk. I don't think they care to water California lawns. Water is, after all, the source of precious bodily fluids. --Vic Not just Canada... the US states that border the Great Lakes are also very interested in preventing any massive diversions to the US west. Heck, I won't complain about cheap water. But I've seen the issue raised about the local water flow here in Illinois. Diversion into the SAG canal and then the Illinois river it tightly controlled by U.S./Canadian agreements. Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Then sell it. I'd really like to sell them the snow before it hits the ground. --Vic We have a water well here, couple of hundred feet + into the aquifer. Pretty good water, too...we have it tested at least once a year. I believe the current charge around here for well digging is $10 or $11 plus change a foot, so a 250-foot well would run around $2800 to the wellhead. That includes the pump at the bottom of the well. I paid $10. per foot way back in 1976 for a drilled 165 foot deep well with casing from the top to the bedrock (about 25 feet) I thought it was darn expensive then. Hey! Send me 10 "loonies" and I'll send you whatever the exchange rate is in U.S. dollars! What is the exchange rate these days? Not near what it was a year ago. http://www.bankofcanada.ca/cgi-bin/famecgi_fdps maybe try ... http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchform.html Looks like 10 loonies will only buy $7.87 yankee dollahs. :) I'll send you 10 worthless American dollars for 10 "new" loonie coins... Our postage rates up here might equal the value of the coins ;-) If you're serious, I'll go to the bank and see if they have any uncirculated 2008 coins. I doubt the 2009 are out yet. The loonies and toonies are great for the card playing set. Sure, I'm serious! The difference in value between our dollars should cover the postage. I'll tuck in something interesting, too. What, I don't know...maybe a can of Herring. |
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On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:07:22 -0600, thunder
wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:11:07 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:48:26 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: Wait until the price of water out west gets as high as oil, I say. Probably won't happen since 1 gallon of diesel fuel produces enough power to desalinate about 80 gallons of water. Still, that's expensive water when considering how much we use. Most of the small islands in the Bahamas desalinate water with diesel powered generators. The going rate for water at the marinas is 25 to 50 cents per gallon which is cheaper than making it yourself when you factor in the cost of equipment plus maintenance. On the boat we get by with about 15 gallons a day for the two of us. |
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"HK" wrote in message m... snip: I'll tuck in something interesting, too. What, I don't know...maybe a can of Herring. There's probably a law against that... something about cross border pollution......... |
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message m... snip: I'll tuck in something interesting, too. What, I don't know...maybe a can of Herring. There's probably a law against that... something about cross border pollution......... Not to worry...it comes prepackaged as rotten. |
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"HK" wrote in message m... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... snip: I'll tuck in something interesting, too. What, I don't know...maybe a can of Herring. There's probably a law against that... something about cross border pollution......... Not to worry...it comes prepackaged as rotten. mmmmmmmmmm Johnny Rotten.. didn't he play for one of those 'punk groups..'Sex Pistols'? |
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On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:00:19 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: "HK" wrote in message om... Don White wrote: "HK" wrote in message m... snip: I'll tuck in something interesting, too. What, I don't know...maybe a can of Herring. There's probably a law against that... something about cross border pollution......... Not to worry...it comes prepackaged as rotten. mmmmmmmmmm Johnny Rotten.. didn't he play for one of those 'punk groups..'Sex Pistols'? Are you sure you two don't have something 'special' going on? |
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