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My stepdad used to smoke. Quit and started chewing. The cancer ate him up before it killed him.


I will never smoke or chew.

When you drop off your resume, politely ask who will be reviewing it. Be personable (dress nice, smile). The next day call the person who will be reviewing it and say something like:

Hi, my...

Yes, but he had to work so hard. He may have stayed late one or two days too, and that's worth a lot. ;)


BTW - Are they looking for a replacement? I would take a month off from my current job...

Wait for it.... wait for it .....

More insulation is better, but you start to see decrasing return for your money. R19 to R40 doubled your insulation. R40 to R60 only adds 50% yet costs the same.

Personally, I tend to go...

DeltaT - good post!

Here's a design for an efficient dryer:

1. Hang your clothes out on the clothesline. :cool:

More seriously:
Develop a small heat pump system. Use it to heat the incoming air and extract the...

What are ultrafine CO2 particles? CO2 is a gas.

I'd have to look at the bills, but last year we paid for ~$170 for the entire year for electricity. Note that we let the temps float during the day and we have a wider thermostat range than most -...

I lived in Cincinnati for a while but always felt "lost". I realized later it was because there were no mountains. Without them there wasn't a way to easily orient what direction was what (mostly...

Would it have been worth it? Probably. the payback would have been 24 years. They also increase the home's value, so the real cost is somewhere between. Would I have done it anyway? Maybe not.
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We have a 4.5KW system that's tied to the grid (no batteries). It is about 6 years old. When we bought it the state had a program that subsidised almost half the cost. We paid approx $23K for our...

If he entered and was accepted onto the Olympic team (without misrepresentation) and then won his event then he should get the gold medal.

Should he have been allowed onto the team? Are there any...

In the shots I saw they sure looked young, 10-12ish.

I don't have access to their birth certificates (if they even exist) so I can't say how old they really are.

A girl I knew in college looked...

Get a ferret. Compared to a ferret, a cat is a lousy mouser. If the rat can go there, so will the ferret.

Rats + ferret = no rats. Leave or be eaten.

Doesn't the last line of the quoted article state "This approach is not currently recommended for use in hot-humid climates. "?

If you're going to run Vista you'll need more ram. The more the better. It's probably ok for XP.

Be careful with that. Some leases state specifically that you cannot change locks without prior permission from the property manager.

Make it quick and the cost is low. Give the criminal the same consideration he gave his victim. Then it's just.

I did try those for a while. The small ones were too small and the large ones took up too much regular mirror space. They work well if you can get used to them.

The problem with Mac systems is they don't have problems. :p

I guess in this case smoking was hazardous to his health. :cool:

Slatts,
Thanks for the heads up. I planned on updating a home PC tomorrow that has ZA on it. Maybe I'll hold off for a while...

That's definitely cheaper. :)

The forum I heard about these was a Mini forum. They don't list the Mini but the poster was able to get some. IIRC, he made a careful trace of each of his mirrors and sent it to them. They made...

I've got a '00 Tundra. It's a good truck. Shortly after I bought it I added a topper. The one problem was my visibility was limited. Blind spots made lane changes a series of mirror glances and...

GM had the EV1 in the 90s. Now one of the more successful cars is the Toyota Prius and a lot of people want a all electric. If GM had continued to build/develop the EV1 they would be way ahead of...

95! BS! I'll be dead before I'm 85.

Let me guess, you've never managed people and you're not happy no matter who you work for. :)

I fell asleep duing that.

I like Pink Floyd, but that makes it painful. :(

Call up an insulation contractor that insulates enclosed walls. They do this by drilling holes. injecting the insulation, and fixing the holes. Check references carefully and go out and inspect a...

Personally, I would feel it's dishonest and wouldn't do it. If I was between jobs and stopped at a store (IE to buy a pencil - 5 min max stop) I wouldn't bother - as long as management allowed it. ...

52 year olds should not be wearing a thong.

Radial Arm Saw - also known as "Finger Chopper"

It could be pricey as they appear to aiming it at copiers and laser printers.

Have them send the check. At least it'll cost them for their time and the postage.

It's already been invented - they call it a clothes line. Unfortunately most of us are too lazy to take the clothes outside or live where it isn't practical.

That's great that the banks are so aware of the scam. Too bad so many people fall for it.

IT. I've been in CA for about 12 years now. came for work, got trapped by the weather.

Why not take them down to the local hardware store? Most will recycle.

Nuclear power is less dangerous than coal. It doesn't generate CO2. There's a pilot project starting where they (at a nuke...

OMG!! In college I was nicknamed bigbird. Are you sure you're not me? Or maybe I'm you. :confused:

Did you know that most of the power in the US comes from coal?
And did you know that coal generates pollution and that some of that pollution is mercury?
And did you know that a CFL, over its life,...

Where do I send my bank account numbers? Should I include my SSN? Did you also need info on my 401K? I could send the deed to my house for collateral if you need it. :p

These systems may not specifically remove ozone but I suspect they would reduce it. They claim to be quite good at removing VOCs.

http://www.naturaire.com/systems.html

I know that in commercial they use lined hard duct a lot. The lining insulates (not a lot) and reduces transmitted noise. Because of the space the lining takes, the duct has to be larger to offset...

Who makes economizers for residential? I've done some googling but haven't been able to find much.

We're doing a major remodel soon. We'l be using a blow in foam so the structure will be much tighter than it is now. Part of the remodel is a complete replacement of the existing AC and heating...

Disclaimer: the following is for NGas units.
There are a few downsides:
> They are flow dependent. If you pull very low flow (<.5GPM on some models, .7GPM on others) the burner won't kick on, so...

summit's post shows he/she has the ability to see the problem from the customer's point of view. Marge probably can't tell the difference between a contactor and a zone valve, nor should she. If...

Do that, then apologize to Marge and I.