Re: [bolger] Re: End of Boatbuilding Season
That's brilliant!
Will order one next time I'm about to buy some plywood.
A tad expensive though: 49.95
Hajo
On Feb 17, 2008 5:25 PM, Howard Stephenson <howardstephenson@...>
wrote:
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Q: How many women does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: That's "womyn" with a Y, and it's not funny!
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Will order one next time I'm about to buy some plywood.
A tad expensive though: 49.95
Hajo
On Feb 17, 2008 5:25 PM, Howard Stephenson <howardstephenson@...>
wrote:
> Here's a useful tool for the next boatbuilding season:--
>
>http://www.gorillagripper.com/
>
> FOllow the link and check out the video advertisement too ;-]
>
> Howard
>
>
>
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Q: How many women does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: That's "womyn" with a Y, and it's not funny!
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Here's a useful tool for the next boatbuilding season:
http://www.gorillagripper.com/
FOllow the link and check out the video advertisement too ;-]
Howard
http://www.gorillagripper.com/
FOllow the link and check out the video advertisement too ;-]
Howard
Steve!
still have the Dovekie. You must have been on Elevenmile in the
morning - same time I row there. The afternoons can turn into
alternating calms and gusts that make sailing difficult. Give me a
shout next time you're uphill.
Jon
> Your post is a execllent reminder as to why I moved off Monument HillLong time no see! I wondered what happened to you. Glad to hear you
> down to (about a 7500ft elev. loss) the Alabama gulf coast. [:)] By
> they way my brother and I had the Dovekie out on Eleven Mile this
> summer. Not much wind but the rowing was good.
still have the Dovekie. You must have been on Elevenmile in the
morning - same time I row there. The afternoons can turn into
alternating calms and gusts that make sailing difficult. Give me a
shout next time you're uphill.
Jon
Jon,
Your post is a execllent reminder as to why I moved off Monument Hill
down to (about a 7500ft elev. loss) the Alabama gulf coast. [:)] By
they way my brother and I had the Dovekie out on Eleven Mile this
summer. Not much wind but the rowing was good.
Steve Alden
Foley Al
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "adventures_in_astrophotography"
<jon@...> wrote:
Your post is a execllent reminder as to why I moved off Monument Hill
down to (about a 7500ft elev. loss) the Alabama gulf coast. [:)] By
they way my brother and I had the Dovekie out on Eleven Mile this
summer. Not much wind but the rowing was good.
Steve Alden
Foley Al
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "adventures_in_astrophotography"
<jon@...> wrote:
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> This winter has been a hard one in CO. My shop is on sparsely
> populated rangeland along a county road that is not routinely
> plowed. For the last couple of months, I've been able to punch
> through the drifts on the county road, and with some effort and
> repetition get up the two-track from the road to my shop. There is
> probably only 12 - 16 inches of snow on the ground, which is not
> normally enough to stop my big pickup, but the area is prone to high
> winds and any ruts or plowing have been covered over sometimes in
> only hours. The top few inches of the drifted snow is like
> concrete. A county plow driver told me that their single-axle-drive
> dump-truck style plows are having difficulty with the drifts, and
> only a road grader will handle some areas, but they only have two of
> those.
>
> Two weeks ago, I was finally unable to get up the two track and
> walked in from the road. Last week the road was so badly drifted
> that I dared not keep going after about 30 yards, lest I get stuck
> in a particularly big drift. Had I thought ahead, I would have
> brought my snowshoes and walked the mile or so from the nearest
> paved (and plowed) county road. I was planning to try snowshoeing
> in this weekend, but I read this morning that the county is under an
> emergency order, and it sounds like the plowing equipment is
> focusing on reaching stranded residents to deliver medications,
> etc. I doubt I'll be able to get within 2.5 or 3 miles of my
> place. That's not too far for me to shoe, but it's probably not
> wise given the typical morning temperatures around -5F to -10F when
> I normally arrive. It sure wouldn't be very good for my dog,
> although he'd never admit it. Not to mention that it would consume
> at least an hour each way. If the wind is blowing too, well, you
> get the idea.
>
> More snow and high winds are expected tonight and tomorrow, so it
> looks like I'm done for at least a couple of weeks, possibly
> longer. I was having trouble hacking firewood out of the big drift
> it's under anyway. On the bright side, Bolger called out of the
> blue last weekend, and I may have something to show of Auriga soon.
> We wait with guarded optimism.
>
> Jon Kolb
> www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
>
When I built my house it was designed around the boat shop, I look at
the snow outside, put on my slippers and trudge all the way down stairs
to get to the shop.
Bottom of the page at
http://209.193.28.16/Boats/Klondike/Rollover/Rollover.htm
HJ
adventures_in_astrophotography wrote:
the snow outside, put on my slippers and trudge all the way down stairs
to get to the shop.
Bottom of the page at
http://209.193.28.16/Boats/Klondike/Rollover/Rollover.htm
HJ
adventures_in_astrophotography wrote:
> This winter has been a hard one in CO. My shop is on sparsely
> populated rangeland along a county road that is not routinely
> plowed. For the last couple of months, I've been able to punch
> through the drifts on the county road, and with some effort and
> repetition get up the two-track from the road to my shop. There is
> probably only 12 - 16 inches of snow on the ground, which is not
> normally enough to stop my big pickup, but the area is prone to high
> winds and any ruts or plowing have been covered over sometimes in
> only hours. The top few inches of the drifted snow is like
> concrete. A county plow driver told me that their single-axle-drive
> dump-truck style plows are having difficulty with the drifts, and
> only a road grader will handle some areas, but they only have two of
> those.
>
> Two weeks ago, I was finally unable to get up the two track and
> walked in from the road. Last week the road was so badly drifted
> that I dared not keep going after about 30 yards, lest I get stuck
> in a particularly big drift. Had I thought ahead, I would have
> brought my snowshoes and walked the mile or so from the nearest
> paved (and plowed) county road. I was planning to try snowshoeing
> in this weekend, but I read this morning that the county is under an
> emergency order, and it sounds like the plowing equipment is
> focusing on reaching stranded residents to deliver medications,
> etc. I doubt I'll be able to get within 2.5 or 3 miles of my
> place. That's not too far for me to shoe, but it's probably not
> wise given the typical morning temperatures around -5F to -10F when
> I normally arrive. It sure wouldn't be very good for my dog,
> although he'd never admit it. Not to mention that it would consume
> at least an hour each way. If the wind is blowing too, well, you
> get the idea.
>
> More snow and high winds are expected tonight and tomorrow, so it
> looks like I'm done for at least a couple of weeks, possibly
> longer. I was having trouble hacking firewood out of the big drift
> it's under anyway. On the bright side, Bolger called out of the
> blue last weekend, and I may have something to show of Auriga soon.
> We wait with guarded optimism.
>
> Jon Kolb
> www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
>
>
>
Hi Tyson,
same time to use epoxy, but it's because it takes that long in front
of the woodstove to get it warm enough to flow through the pumps.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
>we're suffering through a cold spell downplummeting down
> here too..a front came through yesterday and sent temperatures
> into the upper 40's overnight...this morning I had to wait tillnearly 10
> o'clock before th sun warmed things up outside enough to begintaping and epoxying
> the little boat I'm repairing and remodeling...also, with theselow temps and
> drier air we have to water the hibiscus and impatiens or they'llstop
> blooming...My heart goes out to you. I usually have to wait until about the
same time to use epoxy, but it's because it takes that long in front
of the woodstove to get it warm enough to flow through the pumps.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
Sounds pretty tough, Jon...we're suffering through a cold spell down
here too..a front came through yesterday and sent temperatures plummeting down
into the upper 40's overnight...this morning I had to wait till nearly 10
o'clock before th sun warmed things up outside enough to begin taping and epoxying
the little boat I'm repairing and remodeling...also, with these low temps and
drier air we have to water the hibiscus and impatiens or they'll stop
blooming...
Tyson in Galveston
50 F at 11:25......53% humidity....wind N at 8 mph....water temp. 63 F
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here too..a front came through yesterday and sent temperatures plummeting down
into the upper 40's overnight...this morning I had to wait till nearly 10
o'clock before th sun warmed things up outside enough to begin taping and epoxying
the little boat I'm repairing and remodeling...also, with these low temps and
drier air we have to water the hibiscus and impatiens or they'll stop
blooming...
Tyson in Galveston
50 F at 11:25......53% humidity....wind N at 8 mph....water temp. 63 F
**************
The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy
Awards. Go to AOL Music.
(http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)
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This winter has been a hard one in CO. My shop is on sparsely
populated rangeland along a county road that is not routinely
plowed. For the last couple of months, I've been able to punch
through the drifts on the county road, and with some effort and
repetition get up the two-track from the road to my shop. There is
probably only 12 - 16 inches of snow on the ground, which is not
normally enough to stop my big pickup, but the area is prone to high
winds and any ruts or plowing have been covered over sometimes in
only hours. The top few inches of the drifted snow is like
concrete. A county plow driver told me that their single-axle-drive
dump-truck style plows are having difficulty with the drifts, and
only a road grader will handle some areas, but they only have two of
those.
Two weeks ago, I was finally unable to get up the two track and
walked in from the road. Last week the road was so badly drifted
that I dared not keep going after about 30 yards, lest I get stuck
in a particularly big drift. Had I thought ahead, I would have
brought my snowshoes and walked the mile or so from the nearest
paved (and plowed) county road. I was planning to try snowshoeing
in this weekend, but I read this morning that the county is under an
emergency order, and it sounds like the plowing equipment is
focusing on reaching stranded residents to deliver medications,
etc. I doubt I'll be able to get within 2.5 or 3 miles of my
place. That's not too far for me to shoe, but it's probably not
wise given the typical morning temperatures around -5F to -10F when
I normally arrive. It sure wouldn't be very good for my dog,
although he'd never admit it. Not to mention that it would consume
at least an hour each way. If the wind is blowing too, well, you
get the idea.
More snow and high winds are expected tonight and tomorrow, so it
looks like I'm done for at least a couple of weeks, possibly
longer. I was having trouble hacking firewood out of the big drift
it's under anyway. On the bright side, Bolger called out of the
blue last weekend, and I may have something to show of Auriga soon.
We wait with guarded optimism.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
populated rangeland along a county road that is not routinely
plowed. For the last couple of months, I've been able to punch
through the drifts on the county road, and with some effort and
repetition get up the two-track from the road to my shop. There is
probably only 12 - 16 inches of snow on the ground, which is not
normally enough to stop my big pickup, but the area is prone to high
winds and any ruts or plowing have been covered over sometimes in
only hours. The top few inches of the drifted snow is like
concrete. A county plow driver told me that their single-axle-drive
dump-truck style plows are having difficulty with the drifts, and
only a road grader will handle some areas, but they only have two of
those.
Two weeks ago, I was finally unable to get up the two track and
walked in from the road. Last week the road was so badly drifted
that I dared not keep going after about 30 yards, lest I get stuck
in a particularly big drift. Had I thought ahead, I would have
brought my snowshoes and walked the mile or so from the nearest
paved (and plowed) county road. I was planning to try snowshoeing
in this weekend, but I read this morning that the county is under an
emergency order, and it sounds like the plowing equipment is
focusing on reaching stranded residents to deliver medications,
etc. I doubt I'll be able to get within 2.5 or 3 miles of my
place. That's not too far for me to shoe, but it's probably not
wise given the typical morning temperatures around -5F to -10F when
I normally arrive. It sure wouldn't be very good for my dog,
although he'd never admit it. Not to mention that it would consume
at least an hour each way. If the wind is blowing too, well, you
get the idea.
More snow and high winds are expected tonight and tomorrow, so it
looks like I'm done for at least a couple of weeks, possibly
longer. I was having trouble hacking firewood out of the big drift
it's under anyway. On the bright side, Bolger called out of the
blue last weekend, and I may have something to show of Auriga soon.
We wait with guarded optimism.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm