Techdirt: Nice Work Retrieving That Magic Sword… But Now You Need To Pay Uncle Sam For It
greedy bastards. both the ones that file the lawsuits and the irs. a pox on both their houses!
Linux.com | Updated eBay tools leave Linux users in the cold
short and not so sweet: STUPID!
Today was a not day for the most part. The pain in my hands and arms has been on extra special today so sitting and doing little but reading books and computer. Still hurt but not as much as trying to use them for anything. Hope to get some things done tomorrow but time will tell. Typing is hurting a bit over the top too so will close for now.
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for the winter. Got the back shed area walled in and 2 windows installed by late afternoon on Monday the 16th. Then came the rains. 6:30 this morning the dead pine goes down. Been wind and rain all night but at that time most of the wind had died down. The crack and then fall was a not good sign and then the lights going off and computer backups beeping was the kicker. Didn’t hit the dwelling or barn just took the power line out. As in out for the count. Caused traffic on Cedar Springs road to hault for a while. I went out and pulled the line out of the way of traffic and tied it off so it couldn’t fall on cars or whatever. The two cops sitting blocking traffic just looked at the line now 20+ feet in the air and ignored me. I watched them a bit and then rain started again and I went in to call the power co and report the line down. I went back out after getting the down line reported about 5 minutes later and the cops were just leaving. Guess they figured the elves had fixed things. Course I was wearing camo pants, a tank helmet liner with headlight on, and a dark green military officer style coat so maybe they didn’t see me. Or want to admit it anyway. 
Got the tractor and came up and finished pulling the broken tree trunk down off the standing part which was about 8 to 10 feet high. Threw a strap over the trunk and used it to pull a logging chain over and around it. Hooked it to the tractor and pulled it down. Still hung in a tree on the other end and not on the fence yet. So I go and unload the trailer and put it under the trunk where it goes across the drive. Built up under it with cement block and cut it. both parts fell on the trailer (17 feet long home made out of moble home axles, ibeams and 2 inch oak decking so not a whimpy lawn mower hauler) and didn’t hit the exposed water line on one side or the fence on the other. Cut it again over the fence and both parts missed doing damage. Went to cut the piece on the other side and a guy from the contractor the power co uses for building lines asks me if I can move the trailer and tractor. I tell him yes that I am trying to get the tree gone so they can get in. Get it cut and move the trailer. They come in and put a new tri-plex line in from transformer to pole by the barn. 400+6 feet. They had a 400 foot roll of wire that was 6 feet short so there is one splice at the transformer end. But an hour and a half of work by 7 folks got us power back before noon.
Got to get the underpinning finished. Took many gallons of water under the end wall of the trailer. Dug new ditches and got it under control but the rain was stopped by then so… Will finish underpinning and then see if it happens again next rain. If so will have to figure an underground water channel from the hillside across the way. There are several others within 600 feet that spew water when it rains much so tis not impossible. If so will try a french ditch and may anyway just to make sure any that builds up will be drained off before coming in.
Spent the afternoon cutting up the pine and clearing some of the other crap out from in front of the qhut. One trailer full moved across the creek cut to length for seating when we have the airsoft games. One more load in the morning of privit and fresh broken oak limbs.
Hands and arms are quite painful so will close for the nonce.
BOFH: Let the games begin | The Register
There’s more than one way to skin the manager.Â
Inflatable Fist Flicks the Bird - Gizmodo
Glad I don’t drive much any more. I’d have to have one of these and an onboard air compressor, to hell with the pump…
Jen and a leaf blower at a Sci-Fi convention
She loves guys in kilts.
Techdirt: Would Jesus Get Music From P2P Networks?
Considering the susposed fact that he threw the money changers out of the temple I think he would tell the RIAA and MPAA to kiss his ass. But I suspect that would just get PETA on his case…
Most preachers that I have met are a bunch of money grubbing asshats that are in the religon business as a way to make money by not working a real job. I have no use for them or their deaf/dumb/blind/can’t-think-for-themselves born-again followers and think the world would be a better place without them in it.
The ones hollering the loudest about people stealing from them by sharing music are the ones that work the least and want the most. I fart in their general direction!
Beyond Pollution, Inc. - AirTap Water Heater Add-On
Interesting concept. Would have to see more info from some independent testing labs before investing that kind of money into an add on to a standard water heater.
This is a great little house built out of mostly indignious materials. So many things about it I like I can’t list them all right now. Am gonna have to spend some quality time thinking on this.
Looks like a good deal. Wondering about using these for path/road lighting down to and around the camp ground. Should be able to use them a LONG way from the current source on even small wire. Guess the only one way to find out if it will work or not is to buy a batch and try it.
Just finished (cross fingers) Frank Andrus site. Still need pictures of the originals but other than that tis done. For now. Any and all feedback is appreciated. And if you see something that you would like have at it.Â
MapMuse.com - Find your favorite brands and interests across the US!
Cool site. Did a search on used book stores and am gonna have to take a trip. Lot of them close enought to visit. Good stuff. Well worth a bookmark!
The Oct. Daily Zen reading.
This planet is crazy: Friday the 13th is unlucky, so are his roots
And now that it is (friday the 13th that is) here is a bit of history. Interesting read.
BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Lost city ‘could rewrite history’
Don’t you just hate it when that happens…
Radioactive snails lead to Spain-U.S. atomic probe | Reuters.com
Sound tasty. So there are 3 bombs underground in that area and folks still living around them. Nice of the governments to show so much concern…
