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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Too bad it wasn't made in Chicago. 8) |
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On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! |
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JimH wrote:
Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. The beauty of it is that I haven't been around most of the day. Went fishing. Even better, my filters don't allow most of the posts from the Seven Little Schitts to appear in rec.boats... |
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Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Ok.... I'll try that.... Gene...I thought you were going to filter out the jerkoffs (and I don't mean JimH)... ??? |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:38:44 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Too bad it wasn't made in Chicago. 8) It sort of was - not location wise but by a genuine Chicago pizzeria operator who moved East. One of the best pizzas I've had in a while. Very impressed. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. Hire a good Amish carpentry crew and relax. They know wood, even ersatz wood, they show up on time, clean up after themselves, they don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do drugs, and they don't steal. Union contractors around here won't touch small-scale individual residential work, like a deck,so when I need carpentry work, I contact one of the elders. |
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"hk" wrote in message . .. Hire a good Amish carpentry crew and relax. They know wood, even ersatz wood, they show up on time, clean up after themselves, they don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do drugs, and they don't steal. Union contractors around here won't touch small-scale individual residential work, like a deck,so when I need carpentry work, I contact one of the elders. Can you recommend a Amish carpentry crew in the CT, MA area? Eisbochish |
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On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message . .. Hire a good Amish carpentry crew and relax. They know wood, even ersatz wood, they show up on time, clean up after themselves, they don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do drugs, and they don't steal. Union contractors around here won't touch small-scale individual residential work, like a deck,so when I need carpentry work, I contact one of the elders. Can you recommend a Amish carpentry crew in the CT, MA area? Eisbochish Try Cane And Reed 95 Hilliard Street • Manchester CT 06040 1-860-646-6586 If there are any, the owners of this business may know them. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:04:33 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message ... Hire a good Amish carpentry crew and relax. They know wood, even ersatz wood, they show up on time, clean up after themselves, they don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do drugs, and they don't steal. Union contractors around here won't touch small-scale individual residential work, like a deck,so when I need carpentry work, I contact one of the elders. Can you recommend a Amish carpentry crew in the CT, MA area? There aren't any. I did have an experience with an Amish barn crew though - that was incredible. I bought a old post and beam barn at an auction - barn and contents - and looked around for a crew to disassemble the barn and rebuild it. One of the local farmer's recommended a crew out of Pennsylvania. After all the prep work on the new foundation was done, I called these guys - they gave me a great quote - deal done. Torn down, transported and the skeleton back up on the new foundation the same day. Barn sides and roofed the next - done. Amazing. |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. |
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On Aug 15, 6:00*pm, hk wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. Hire a good Amish carpentry crew and relax. They know wood, even ersatz wood, they show up on time, clean up after themselves, they don't drink, they don't smoke, they don't do drugs, and they don't steal. Union contractors around here won't touch small-scale individual residential work, like a deck,so when I need carpentry work, I contact one of the elders. Wood? We don't need no stinking wood. Hell, I could install a wood deck but the problem is the older you get the less maintenance you want. Wood decks are a PITA. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. :) Came out pretty good. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. Haul JustWait down to help If he acts up, show him the business end of your framming hammer.. |
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On Aug 15, 6:21*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing.. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. *The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. *Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. *:) Came out pretty good. * Besides wanting a professional looking result I am at the point in my life where I hire professional contractors to do the big house projects I used to do. I constructed 2 wood decks......with the first taking close to the entire summer because I was out of town just about every week. It was a bi-level beauty wrapping around 2 oak trees and was pretty big. No more deck building for me. The only projects I will now do myself are minor fix-up things. Other than that...........I get quotes from 3-4 professional contractors having good credentials and customer reviews. |
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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. Herring is an embarrassment to everyone except his grandchildren, who he bribes with trips to Disneyworld. |
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On Aug 15, 6:20*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. Which is obviously not to improve the tone and quality of this NG. They share that same MO at the *other place*. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:34 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: On Aug 15, 6:21*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. *The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. *Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. *:) Came out pretty good. * Besides wanting a professional looking result I am at the point in my life where I hire professional contractors to do the big house projects I used to do. I constructed 2 wood decks......with the first taking close to the entire summer because I was out of town just about every week. It was a bi-level beauty wrapping around 2 oak trees and was pretty big. No more deck building for me. The only projects I will now do myself are minor fix-up things. Other than that...........I get quotes from 3-4 professional contractors having good credentials and customer reviews. I totally understand where you are coming from. I'm just not at that stage yet. :) I suspect it won't be long though. :) |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. :) Came out pretty good. Eon decking, unlike Trek and similar composites is 100% plastic. We considered it at one point but were convinced to stick with the composites. Apparently, it is tricky to install properly and tends to "pop" and "squeak" due to a higher thermal expansion coefficient. It also is reported to scratch easily. We were told that most contractors try to advise against it. Not knocking the OP's choice .... just stating our experience for the benefit of others. Research first. Eisboch |
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On Aug 15, 6:47*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:34 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 6:21*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. *The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is.. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. *Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. *:) Came out pretty good. * Besides wanting a professional looking result I am at the point in my life where I hire professional contractors to do the big house projects I used to do. I constructed 2 wood decks......with the first taking close to the entire summer because I was out of town just about every week. * It was a bi-level beauty wrapping around 2 oak trees and was pretty big. No more deck building for me. The only projects I will now do myself are minor fix-up things. Other than that...........I get quotes from 3-4 professional contractors having good credentials and customer reviews. I totally understand where you are coming from. I'm just not at that stage yet. *:) I suspect it won't be long though. *:) http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. |
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On Aug 15, 6:47*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:34 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 6:21*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. *:) Sounds good. *Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. * Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. * We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. * The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. *The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is.. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. *Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. *:) Came out pretty good. * Besides wanting a professional looking result I am at the point in my life where I hire professional contractors to do the big house projects I used to do. I constructed 2 wood decks......with the first taking close to the entire summer because I was out of town just about every week. * It was a bi-level beauty wrapping around 2 oak trees and was pretty big. No more deck building for me. The only projects I will now do myself are minor fix-up things. Other than that...........I get quotes from 3-4 professional contractors having good credentials and customer reviews. I totally understand where you are coming from. I'm just not at that stage yet. *:) I suspect it won't be long though. *:) BTW: I researched all the options before I decided on the Eon decking. ;-) |
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JimH wrote:
On Aug 15, 6:47 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:34 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 6:21 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. :) Came out pretty good. Besides wanting a professional looking result I am at the point in my life where I hire professional contractors to do the big house projects I used to do. I constructed 2 wood decks......with the first taking close to the entire summer because I was out of town just about every week. It was a bi-level beauty wrapping around 2 oak trees and was pretty big. No more deck building for me. The only projects I will now do myself are minor fix-up things. Other than that...........I get quotes from 3-4 professional contractors having good credentials and customer reviews. I totally understand where you are coming from. I'm just not at that stage yet. :) I suspect it won't be long though. :) BTW: I researched all the options before I decided on the Eon decking. ;-) Isn't Consumer Union the same company that rated Dell highest in customer satisfaction when you went looking for laptops? If CU rated this product HIGH, you should look again. Whenever I have seen a CU rating on a product I was VERY familiar with, they ALWAYS were wrong. See what the real experts are saying about Dell quality. Dell Quality Control Issues Not Going Away Dell continues to battle quality control problems, and is now offering make-goods to customers who bought 17-inch notebooks with LCD problems. Lionel Menchacha, at Dell's corporate blog, writes: Here's what they found: on some 17-inch LCD displays shipped with Dell Inspiron 9200, 9300 and Dell XPS Gen 2 notebooks, a one pixel wide vertical line may develop across the LCD screen over time. Systems that may be affected by this issue shipped from Nov. 2004 through Oct 2006. Here's what we're doing: for affected systems, Dell is offering to replace any LCD that develops a vertical line within three years of purchase, at no charge for parts and labor. Also, Dell will offer refunds to customers who paid Dell to replace defective LCDs with this issue. The ongoing issues haven't escaped the notice of MGI Research, which offered up this remark: Recent data points indicate that on top of mounting corporate governance and sluggish growth issues . . . Dell may be also battling quality control problems. The quality problem relates to low end servers, laptops, and desktops, not the high-end server models. Channel checks indicate a noticeable increase in the number of machines that need to be serviced by Dell in the field shortly after delivery, and also units returned to Dell for replacement/repair. MGI adds: The rise of problems with low end servers and desktops is troubling -- and our checks indicate that it is costing Dell money and starting to erode its brand. The timing of this quality lapse could not be worse for management, considering the recent announcements about errors in accounting and lax financial controls. An executive of a system builder that often competes with Dell said he finds the company has been much less cost-competitive since Michael Dell has returned to the CEO position at the company, and that the PC maker is exhibiting a certain amount of "confusion" in competing for business throughout this quarter. Cost issues and turmoil appear to be piling on to Dell's quality issues from last year, when the company recalled 4.2 million notebook batteries due to fire hazards. For its part, though, Dell has said it has found its response to customers with quality or technical problems has improved. In the 1990s Dell switched from using primarily ATX motherboards and PSU to using boards and power-supplies with mechanically-identical but differently-wired connectors. This meant customers wishing to upgrade their hardware could encounter unforeseen problems. However, company practice in this respect changed in 2003.[82][83] In 2005, according to the Better Business Bureau, complaints about Dell more than doubled, to 1,533 after earnings grew 52% that year. Consumer complaints about the quality of customer-service mounted, and in 2006, Dell acknowledged that it had problems with customer-service. Issues included call-transfers[84] of more than 45% of calls and long wait-times. Dell's blog detailed the response:[85] "We’re spending more than a $100 million — and a lot of blood, sweat and tears of talented people — to fix this." Later in the year, the company increased its spending on customer-service to $150 million.[86] In May, 2008 the New York Supreme Court ruled that Dell and Dell Financial Services "engaged in fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices, and abusive debt collection practices." The relevant lawsuit aimed primarily[citation needed] to highlight and seek restitution for a lack of technical support given to customers by Dell. The court plans to hold further proceedings to determine how much money Dell has to pay out to customers and how much profit Dell made unlawfully in New York.[87] |
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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Consumer Union would get more accurate product reviews if they used a dart board. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch |
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On Aug 15, 7:20*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...-decks.html?re... http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I *wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch I thought you promised to ignore me....... Regardless...........I did not rely only on CS. I relied on several contractors and their opinion of various decking materials. For every negative comment you find on the internet about Eon..........I can find 5 positive ones. I think the quality of the contractors installation has a lot do do with the complaints. We found a good one. I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. |
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I suspect it won't be long though. :) http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. Next time you want to do some research, instead of using CR, try flipping a coin or using a dart board. Here are some expert reviews concerning the problems with CR reviews: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports http://www.allpar.com/cr.html http://hybridreview.blogspot.com/200...r-reports.html Remember I am the person who told you that you should follow the mfg'ers recommended maintenance schedule for changing your impeller, that you should not install an incorrect thermostat just because that is the one the dealer has in stock, and warned you about the severe problems people have had with Vista. I have been batting a 1000 with my recommendations. I am here to help. |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. You posted about your new deck, endorsing a material that quite frankly is controversial to say the least. You may influence others to make the same mistake you just did. (sorry about that). If you or anyone posts about a product that I may have some knowledge of or experience with, I feel perfectly entitled to offer an opposing point of view and/or recommendation. (sorry about that). There was absolutely nothing derogatory to you about my post, except how you took it. (sorry about that). Eisboch |
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"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Consumer Union would get more accurate product reviews if they used a dart board. Besides their own testing, they rely heavily on the subscribers filling out questionairs. I know, I was slow sending back one and even after I did submit it, they kept hounding me to complete and send it it. |
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"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:51:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 5:55 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:43 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: On Aug 15, 4:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: That about sums it up. What you need is a good, thin crust five cheese pizza. Which is exactly what I'm going to eat at this very moment. :) Sounds good. Burgers on the grill for us tonight. We can finally use our deck tonight and cook out. Our 13 year old cedar deck was beat up and I got tired of trying to maintain it. We had the flooring replaced with Eon Ultra deck boards and Trex railing. The contractor started on Monday and finished the decking and railing today. The skirting will be finished on Monday. So..........we can now use the deck and it looks great! I've been thinking of replacing the deck on our house - been looking into the same deck boards and railing. Don't know if I want to do it myself though. You do not want to do it yourself if you want professional looking results. The guys doing our job were certified by Eon and Trex as neither the decking or railing are a simple installation like wood is. Eon decking was rated best by Consumer Reports testing in a variety of categories. Mechanical fasteners are used below the deck face with no fasteners used on the face of the decking resulting in a very clean look. Our contractor upgraded us to Ultra (heavier) at no cost. Can't be that hard - my next door neighbor did his deck with it and he's a half-wit. :) Came out pretty good. Eon decking, unlike Trek and similar composites is 100% plastic. We considered it at one point but were convinced to stick with the composites. Apparently, it is tricky to install properly and tends to "pop" and "squeak" due to a higher thermal expansion coefficient. It also is reported to scratch easily. We were told that most contractors try to advise against it. Not knocking the OP's choice .... just stating our experience for the benefit of others. Research first. I will - thanks for the info. I need to check with my neighbor - who is a good guy by the way - he's just a putz when it comes to DIY. :) |
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Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. Feel free to ignore the schists and discuss boat. |
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Don White wrote:
"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. Don White wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... Harry is a......... Harry did this....... Don did this......... Harry has a........ JimH did that............... Don is a........... Harry is a............. Harry believes he can........... And all from 5 or 6 members who obviously do hot have a life. That about sums it up. Just keeps on proving why the dwarf army unit was formed... and hilights their simple battle plan. The major John should be ashamed. What would you 3 talk about if it wasn't for the schists? Duh! Boats...maybe. The schitts discussing boats? Most of the schitts don't boat. |
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago: http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors. Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become almost invisible. |
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On Aug 15, 7:57*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: *Tom: *I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it was a great discussion. BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me? |
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JimH wrote:
On Aug 15, 7:57 pm, "Eisboch" wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... I do not know why you (and others here) decided to make this a ****ing contest Dick but that is what some folks want this place to be about. Have a good evening. PS: Tom: I will give you an update on the deck material over the remaining season if you want me to. ------------------------ It's not a ****ing contest. Sure it is. You and Reggie made sure to make it one. Until then it was a great discussion. BTW: Whatever happened to your promise to ignore me? Is someone ****ing on Reggie...again? Good. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/hom...door%20decking http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ratingsmp7.jpg YMMV. -------------- Well, it's done, so enjoy it. But, for the benefit of others, I wouldn't rely simply on Consumer Reports. Here's a few comments about the stuff made by professional contractors: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Simply put, Eon SUCKS! Don't waste your money on this poorly engineered and unbelievably misrepresented (Consumer Reports 04 endorsement) product." --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eon decking is the worse decking material I ever used. My client picked it out. Trying to use the installation instructions, we spent two days trying to install the decking. It was impossible to install the decking per instructions and we did the best we could with it. The expansion and contraction of the decking material is so great that it is dangerous to walk on. After three years, my client (whose husband has died) called me in tears wanting to know what could be done with the decking. She had written to Eon and they wrote back and said the decking was installed improperly. After we had installed it, we found they had just changed the installation instructions! Stay away from Eon, it is the worse of the worse decking made." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " .... I won't offer any warranty on Eon decking anymore. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eisboch This is what we used when we had our dock built 4 years ago: http://www.weatherbest.com/composite...g/default.aspx It still looks great after 4 years in the Florida sun. It does require closer spacing on the stringers however. I was ready to go with wood decking until I saw the WeatherBest at a neighbors. Ours is installed with stainless steel, square drive screws. They have a small head which recesses into the deck when driven and become almost invisible What kind of research did you do when you picked this brand? Did you check CR? |
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