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    Don't buy gravel when it has rained!

    A great decision!
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    Don't buy gravel when it has rained!

    (and by that I mean hundreds/thousands of gallons for a large shop and parking area) At 9 pounds per gallon? AAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKK! I may be a complete *******, but I think I can multiply!
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    Don't buy gravel when it has rained!

    I would definitely agree with this if I was selling gravel......
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    Cant fit new joists for sistering

    A sideways split is far more serious than a lengthwise split. A sideways split almost always comes from a knot or a younger fracture from the tree. A lengthwise split doesn't sound like much concern to me from your explanation, unless it eventually runs across all grains. If it doesn't, put a...
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    Cant fit new joists for sistering

    Go to any sawmill and you can special order any length and size you need. It will not be much more expensive and will be rough cut. (most mills don't have planers). But you must negotiate a price before they cut it for you, otherwise, they will be at liberty to charge their own price. If they...
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    Don't buy gravel when it has rained!

    I've seen guys go out and buy gravel and rock over and over when it has rained in the past week. These materials are like a sponge and absorb 50% of their weight in water. You can look at a pile and it looks dry, but dig down a few inches and it will be sopping wet. You'll definetily know when...
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    I am not a smart man!

    Fortunately, this is one of the LAST guys you would have to worry about. We have alot of Chicagoians that have moved down here to Tennessee and they are all gruff and coarse. I was a cop for 12 years and everyone of them are good friends. Chicago is a tuff town that breeds tough people. When I...
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    I am not a smart man!

    Sounds to me that you are WAY overdue at being a country boy. I would look for about five acres out in the country with no stipulations on it, and set a nice repo doublewide on it. Less a threat of thieves if it is far enough off the road and hidden by woods. Now is a great time to buy real...
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    Help! Huge square nosed wrench

    No, this looked just like an everyday flat nosed pliers but was huge. I have a wire stretcher pliers like the second picture, but these were bigger, beefier and alot better. When I set them in the corner with my Remington 870 pump, the back of the handles would reach the center of the bottom...
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    I have collected too much junk

    For me, it quickly gets to the point that I can't FIND what I already have and wind up buying another one. Soon after, the old one falls out and hits me in the head.
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    I have collected too much junk

    A garage sale. You'll be suprised how fast it draws people in and what they'll buy! Things you honestly thought about throwing away! A "Garage sale" sounds more valuable than a "Yard sale".
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    Refrigerators in the cold

    Nothing technical here. I had the same problem with my Crosley double. I turned up the temp (lowered the number) on my fridge side a little and it solved the problem.
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    Help identify screwdriver

    I believe you are right, that is an older type of popular mechanics made by a different manufacturer and sold by them. I might have a couple left that lost the lettering that looks just like that.
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    Help! Huge square nosed wrench

    Help! I had the perfect side cutting square nosed wrench for putting up barbed wire to keep our mini donkeys from roaming the countryside, but someone carried it off. You could literally break the barbwire if you pulled it too tight! It was about 18 1/2" long and had orange foam on the handles...
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