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Hey Michael, I am still getting the "you're inactive" emails from the site even though I have posted a few times this week. I tried to send you a message and it says that you cant receive them or your email box is full I can't remember. Any ideas? Thanks man.

When I first built my small cabin I stained it for color then applied teak oil. After the teak oil, I mixed 50 50 paint thinner and exterior varnish. The thought was varnish would be thin enough to do a good soaking into the wood grain and not cause a pealing flaking problem in the future, requiring the need for excessive work on sanding and refinishing10 years down the road. However, after talking with a log home inspector, he told me that if he finds a log home that has been varnished that he would turn down the entire sale of the property and should never, ever varnish a log home. That moisture gets under the varnish and starts rotting the logs with mold. W…

I rely on various step stools & seats to save me precious minutes on my feet. But lately I've broken a good plastic folding stool... my fault & was pushing back on it to reach something & it couldn't take the diagonal pressure. And I'm no light weight, either. I've noticed a reasonably nice aluminum step stool at Harbor Freight... http://www.harborfreight.com/step-stool-working-platform-66911.html but the latest ads were still higher than I wanted to pay. ($29.99 off a "list price" of $34.99... no one should pay list at HF) I Googled "Harbor Freight step stool" and came up with http://www.retailmenot.com/coupons/stepstool which showed a coupon code 85…

I was just informed of this tidbit of information about Salmon River Rural Fire Department. I was listening to the Fire Chief talk about ground we cover. We cover 67 miles of the canyon floor plus 12 miles on either side of the main highway. Then you have to cover all the side roads leading away from the main highway and 12 miles of either side of that road. So, Salmon River Rural is the biggest fire department for coverage in the state of Idaho. Then we rank 5thin the nation for size of district. We have 6 fire station scattered along the canyon from Pinehurst Station #1, White Water Wilderness Ranch #2, Rapid River #3, Lucile #4, Slate Creek #5, White Bird #6. Each sta…

(10 years ago roughly) Well I got to a story to tell. About 10 years ago I was over a friend house. He was digging through a drawer in the kitchen looking for something and he spun around... "Hey you need a cell phone take this one." At the time I wasn't a big cell phone fan but for free why not? So I grabbed the cell phone and charger cord. In the next few days I go out and bought some time for it and tried to active the phone. Come to find out it can't be done. So I called TracFone and they told me the phone was too old and would have to be replaced for FREE. Wow! So I gladly boxed up the old phone and mailed it back to TracFone and within about 2 weeks go my new ce…

http://elmelectronics.com/obdsoftware.html Since I'm looking for ways of hacking the CANBus and the CCD network for information I figure I would share my findings for software and other goodies along the way. I guess it might be time to create some articles on this so others can jump in as well. Here is the company that sells the Bluetooth dongles or WiFi dongle for (Apple products). http://www.obdlink.com/

That's what my 95 yr old grandpa always told me anyway but here's the glitch, I go in complaining about a pain in my left arm for what is commonly known as a torn rotater cuff. Told them I've had the pain for several months and only hurts when laying in bed a certain way or when lifting my arm straight up. So before seeing any doctor, without any warning they immediately place me on an EKG machine and get a bill for $750 plus the regular doctor bill. I know nothing is wrong with my heart and all the doc says is go for more tests and without warning he is done and walks out. That's it? I thought to myself.... what about my other concerns about aging...never been old before…

Went to Big-R to get some chicken feed.......... I walked out with enough grass seed for a yard 5 times bigger than mine and a new garden tiller I will not fail at growing grass this year.

OK folks I know over the years folks question others driving conditions and vehicle use ect. Well as some many Know I live in and work in the country so I drive 40 miles of gravel County roads daily 4-5 days a week. It has been raining here this week on and off and I just happened to have the camera in hand yesterday and snapped some pics of my DDer 2010 1500 hemi after running my usual daily work run after ONLY a 1/4 inch of rain. It gets way worse at times. I did require 4X4 in 2 mile long stretches where they are pulling shoulders back up to the road surface so there is a lot of dirt and grass on the road top making it really slippery. It is fairly clean in these pics…

Hmm, sounds like there are a few here that are gaining interest in this hobby more and more. I figure at the very least you guys could follow me as I post up occasionally about this hobby I'm pursuing as a career. It doesn't have to be just that. Anyone else here who keeps these insects post up on the progress and include some pictures too if possible and share this with others who can't or don't keep bees! Id like to see how each of us are doing around the nation and all the factors that come into play. So, whose got them? My pictures are soon to follow. A little bit about my experience: - this is my second year of beekeeping and I picked up 2 nucs my first y…

I would like to say "Thank You" to a anonymous person for the gift he sent me. WeatherTec Vent Visors Husky Floor Mats

I can believe I done it. Some where down the line I managed to delete my own truck from the Garage section. Well I guess now I can rebuild my garage area for my 2002 Dodge...

I got a phone call from a Michael West in the McCall, Idaho area. He had question about a high idle box he had in his truck. It looks like one of the older one that a gent made over in Cummins Forum. (Can't remember the name). But we had a nice long talk about Cummins Diesels and different things. He's got a beautiful 2001 Dodge Cummins White short bed with 35" tires. Very clean. But now he wants to get into the economy mode and longevity part. So I gave him the quick lesson on diesel and tuning and how it works. Mike doesn't own a computer but he does have a smart phone. So his limited on abilities on the site hopefully he creates a account to hang out. Mike did say …

I can't believe the numbers of crowds and cars. It's like it happened over night, not like the usual yeah there is a few more around each year. It's more like all of a sudden. For instance, a 20 min. commute now takes an hour and roads are overwhelmed with traffic. Is it like that at your place?

My stepdad sent me this picture from work. I'm not sure what failed but it was only 100k for a replacement engine. Yes that is a pile of metal in the oil pan.

Ever since I quit my job down at Lindy's shop I've come home and kind of had a slow week then JAG1 (Michael) shows up and I do a Injection pump for him. I send him on his way. Then my business kicked off. I've managed to have a car in the shop every day of the week so far. Kind of nice. Oxygen sensor on a Dodge Dakota. Then flip over and chase a freon leak on a Subaru. Then this morning friend calls me to tell me his Chevy truck failed at the gas station in New Meadows. Then get home and tear a Chevy Blazer apart to get the blend door motor out of the dash and then re-seal (o-ring) the A/C system. Been nice...

Well I got a neighbor that stopped in last night to tell me here sister in New Meadows, ID is have vehicle problems. The vehicle in question is a 2004 Dodge Dakota 4.7L V8. She was explaining a surging issue she has been having issues with. Before I left the house I grabbed my Android Tablet and the OBDLink LX Dongle. So Looking over the vehicle its just a good old used Dodge Dakota and nothing seemed out of place. So I hooked up the OBDLink LX and turned on the ignition and read the error codes. It came up right away with error code number and the generic definition of the code. (Oxygen Sensor) Then I figure I would verify the code is real so making note of the code numb…

Did you burn...................or have you burned, in case you're still burning to heat your home this Winter/Spring??? For me, I'm probably just under 3 full cords of wood. I was burning much higher BTU rated wood this Winter vs. last Winter, and that made a HUGE difference in my wood consumption when compared to last year. My "ranch style" house is not very good at being a good candidate for a wood stove.....................but I make it work.

Gotta move out of the place were in now and do it before May 22nd! Landlord died and his wife sold the place.buyers are waiting on closing. Meanwhile i just got approved for a usda. Loan and am on the hunt for a place of our own. Trying to buy one and have it lined up instead of being a nomad. I really hate moving... On the other hand I've got my bees in! Picked up 12 nucs last week. Hopefully ill do better this year. I broke my phone too. It's an android device need to know if anyone else has used gmail to backup and restore their phone with it.having a hard time figuring it out. Mike, i still have my donation in mind, just been saving my beans just in case i…

Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14-16 men’s work boots. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines. Leave a note on your door that reads …… Bubba, Me and Marcel, Donnie Ray and Jimmy Earl went for more ammo. Be back in an hour. Don’t mess with the pit bulls. They got the mailman this morning and messed him up bad. I don’t think Killer took part, but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of ‘em in the house. Better wait outside. Be right back. Cooter.