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Revi,

I think that metal roofs not only last longer, but perform the functions you point out quite well (especially allowing snow to slide off). I need to re-shingle next year and am considering m ...

I bought it from a video store that was going out of business. I really liked it! The Postman is the perfect post-apocalypse doomer movie. So what's not to like?

How much better the book is.

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Thanks, Ludi.

Hey red pill,

I suspect this reply is going to be a lot of random observations and opinions.

Appreciate the fact that you're asking those questions and that you're uncomfortable - it's real livi ...

My sister told me that there are Chinese busses that go from Boston on down the east coast that are supposed to be cheaper and more reliable than the major buslines. On Amtrak, the Acela is still run ...

I'd get a good pro chimney-sweep in to evaluate the situation for you. Ask around to find out who's good in your area. This is not something to take chances on.

- Ed

Alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, drugs....

That's some of the ways - YMMV Wink

It's not like I have an on/off switch to provide me with eternal spiritual fulfillment...

None of us do - it's a matter of ongoing effort. Sometimes we get the fulfillment part; probably most of t ...

About wedges: There's only one kind to get. It's like a regular iron wedge that someone took in his hands and twisted along the longitudinal axis. This "twisted" wedge exerts far more splitting for ...

Interesting thread - I certainly agree, and I'm many, many years out of school.

I keep having this recurring setting in my dreams. I'm going to college part-time to get my BA degree, even though I ...

Great post! I agree. We can only prepare the best we can, and then hope that it's enough. Anything could happen in the meantime, and it probably will!

Yep, and there's always the ultimate power ...

...I ordered a hand forged limbing axe from Garret Wade because I’m a tool freak and had too much money at the time. But it’s sweet, about half way between a hatchet and single bit axe in ...

... Actually I suspect the truth is that behavior and thinking aren't really such separate functions as we moderns seem to believe, but the relevant point for someone who's intellectually inclined is ...

We live in front of a field that has been reverted to conservation land. For years it was mowed grass. The variety of edible "weeds" growing back there after 2 years without mowing is amazing.

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I vote for the wood, too. More flexible configuration, not too difficult to do.