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  Topic: water plans
oldstyle

Replies: 5
Views: 548

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:02 am   Subject: Re: water plans
Thanks for the thoughts. I'll answer what has been asked.

The city water is good, it has a clean report and is not heavily chlorinated. I have drank city water from this county and found it doe ...
  Topic: water plans
oldstyle

Replies: 5
Views: 548

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:16 pm   Subject: water plans
I live in the city, but have purchased land and in the process of developing it with a goal of moving out in the coming years.

My current decision point is water. I have spoken with some driller ...
  Topic: THE Energy, Computing and the Internet (merged)
oldstyle

Replies: 490
Views: 7591

PostForum: Conservation & Efficiency   Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:27 pm   Subject: Re: Maintaining the internet
This is something I am qualified to talk about, it's my day job that pays the bills and has been for over a decade.

canus, routers do not resolve names to addresses. The DNS system resolves name ...
  Topic: BP gives up on renewables
oldstyle

Replies: 37
Views: 2917

PostForum: Economics & Finance   Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:06 pm   Subject: Re: BP gives up on renewables
Full year earnings for bp was 17.2 billion, with a profit of that being 2.97 billion. I would point out that when it was created BP did give it a 4 billion dollar start, and committed to 8 billion mo ...
  Topic: BP gives up on renewables
oldstyle

Replies: 37
Views: 2917

PostForum: Economics & Finance   Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:21 am   Subject: Re: BP gives up on renewables
british pirates...
  Topic: Inflation still pegged at 4.4%
oldstyle

Replies: 38
Views: 2420

PostForum: Economics & Finance   Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:02 pm   Subject: Re: Inflation still pegged at 4.4%
Construction materials are up 30% over the last 3 years.
You know, the stuff we build stuff with.

Thirty. Percent.



(*edit* - percentages)


I dont think thats correct at all. Lumber is ...
  Topic: time for a check up
oldstyle

Replies: 11
Views: 988

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:18 pm   Subject: Re: time for a check up
sdcoyote,

It sounds like you have taken practical and sensible approach to this and that is something I agree with and deeply respect. To adress your open ended question on water supply I would a ...
  Topic: I need to build a house (mortgages)
oldstyle

Replies: 15
Views: 1359

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:42 pm   Subject: Re: I need to build a house (mortgages)
I agree with stryder, dont discount building your own on a pay as you go basis. Here is some inspiration. Go look at http://www.countryplans.com/

Spend about an hour a night reading the forum ove ...
  Topic: Any advice on a sewing machine?
oldstyle

Replies: 15
Views: 1790

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:28 pm   Subject: Re: Any advice on a sewing machine?
Thanks for all the great information and suggestions. I'll keep digging around and report back when I find something.
  Topic: Any advice on a sewing machine?
oldstyle

Replies: 15
Views: 1790

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:14 pm   Subject: Any advice on a sewing machine?
This is something my wife has been asking for and wanting for quite a while and has been continually been delayed. I have tried to do some research online and asked some friends, co-workers and relat ...
  Topic: How does refinery industry works?
oldstyle

Replies: 1
Views: 784

PostForum: Welcome   Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:32 pm   Subject: Re: How does refinery industry works?
Most oil companies are ran internally as separate companies under one name. Exploration and Production (commonly called upstream), find and get oil out of the ground. They do well during oil price b ...
  Topic: [Opinion] 5 Rules for PO Prep.
oldstyle

Replies: 208
Views: 47356

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:51 pm   Subject: Re: [Opinion] 5 Rules for PO Prep.
Much great information and ideas are in this thread. I dont wish to repost what has already been said so I'll go in a slightly different direction. In preparations I have considered many different s ...
  Topic: Simple honey wine
oldstyle

Replies: 9
Views: 1320

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:10 pm   Subject: Re: Simple honey wine
How much warm water should the honey be diluted/mixed with?

Just enough to get the honey out of the container and into the bucket. Then just a little more to dissolve the honey into somewhat consis ...
  Topic: Simple honey wine
oldstyle

Replies: 9
Views: 1320

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:53 pm   Subject: Re: Simple honey wine
How much is 3.5 pounds of honey in cups?

As you would normally buy it in the store, one pound of honey is about 1-1/3 cups. A 3-pound container holds about 4 cups honey. so 3.5 pounds for this re ...
  Topic: Simple honey wine
oldstyle

Replies: 9
Views: 1320

PostForum: Planning For The Future   Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:20 pm   Subject: Re: Simple honey wine
mercury,

Yes I have made this, and it's pretty decent given enough time to age. It's not the best mead I have ever tasted (that would be the pomegranite + concord grap + orange blossom honey reci ...
 
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