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http://www.spiders.us/species/filter/tennessee/   They're good spiders to have around.  They eat lots of other less desirable critters. 

    ID to vote?  :rofl:     Yes, it should be valid, but don't be surprised if you get questions about it. 

Off topic.... Bought that same quadrotor for my son for Christmas last year. It wasn't assembled correctly from the factory and was completely uncontrollable. Once we got that sorted, the 2 minute battery life made him lose interest quickly. We traded it for a regular helicopter and he was much happier. Still a cool little quad. Flying it in the dark is neat.

Not enough to do much? Other than dramatically accelerating nearly every form of degradation a fuel system is subject to, that's all. Ethanol is a hygroscopic oxidizer. I can't think of anything much worse to add to an open fuel system. Cars with closed fuel systems that were designed with E10 fuel in mind and are driven frequently don't have many problems. Putting that same fuel in small engines that may not get used for months at a time with open fuel systems that were designed 30 years ago, carburetors, and metal fuel tanks.... it's horrible.

What they said....  Get a tent that's rated for at least 1 more person than you intend to put inside it.  My tent is rated for 6 and it's plenty cozy with just 4.  It'd be spacious for 2.    Get good sleeping pads or an air mattress.  If it's just you and the wife, sleeping bags won't really be necessary until it gets cold.  We've been fine with just a bed sheet and a blanket or two.   Get a ground cover / footprint / tarp to put under the bottom of the tent.    Don't take a cheap tent camping in the rain.  It'll leak and you'll be miserable.  A light shower, fine.  Real rain with wind and such... no. 

I need to quick being a slacker and get my arms around some reasonable method of water storage. 

If there's people involved, it's bound to be imperfect. In very high volume manufacturing there tend to be no small mistakes.

What, no pics of the cut? :D Nice knife. Pardon my ignorance, what's the purpose of a tip like that (or lack thereof)?

Those raspberry pi things are really cool, but my kids are far too screwdriver and hammer oriented for one.  Maybe in a few years. 

  No, she was not named in the initial suit, just him as the author and the publisher.  When he was killed it all fell into her lap as executor.  It'd be that way anywhere unless he had a will that named someone else as executor of his estate. 

  Yes. 

    Right.  He did not sue Kyle's widow.  The lawsuit was filed about a year before he was killed.  Since Kyle's wife was the executor of his estate, she had to deal with it after his death.  That's just how it works.

To the OP.... I gotta admit, that's really, really cool.  Probably right at the edge of my skills, meaning I think I could do that but it would take a looong time.  Having to work for a living really gets in the way sometimes.          Agreed.  Dad built me a treehouse out of left-overs from a deck we tore down and rebuilt.  I spend many an hour playing in it and it was awesome.  If my current yard had trees of acceptable size, I'd like to build one for my kids too.  But they have a pretty sizable playset that they use regularly so I'm not too worried about it.             Yep.  Sometimes it just takes a little nudge and their imaginations will go further than you ever thought possible. 

    Very interesting.  While I still think Ventura is a schmuck, this has swayed my opinion of the suit and judgement. 

Picked up a bottle of Elijah Craig 12 yr several months ago but only recently opened it. It's really good. Nice and smooth without much bite. Not as much burn as I expected for 94 proof either. Moderately priced... I think I got it on sale for about $32. :up:

    It just occurred to me...  Maybe I missed it, but I don't recall seeing any of the ladies weigh in on this one.   Are we that intimidating?        Or are they that unwilling to admit we're right?     :hiding:   :)

Sounds pretty close to me. 

Nice work!

Once upon a time, when a guy ran his mouth and then got his teeth knocked out for it, the other helped him up, shook his hand and they went about their business.  Now we write books and file lawsuits.  :shrug:     Personally, I think the whole thing is sophomoric at best.  It's what happens when two guys with big egos collide. 

    Be aware that if you spray it and it kills the entire plants on the neighbor's side, they might be pissed.  Have you talked with them about it at all?  I believe you're legally allowed to deal with foliage that over-hangs your property, but I think that's restricted to simple pruning.  Being in a rental may add further complication.  I can't tell the condition of the fence from the pics, but keep in mind that the fence might fall down if you cut all that stuff back.  It's good that you've got pictures of what it looks like now.   A little googling tells me that if you do spray and kill the plants that are rooted on his property, that'd be bad.  I'd just take a pole saw or chainsaw and hack everything on my side. 

He won....   http://news.yahoo.com/jury-awards-ventura-1-8m-defamation-case-182537219.html   :shake:

    Yep.  Or a bow saw and a ladder.  An  $8 bow saw will cut through stuff up to 3-4" in a minute or two.  I trim one of my neighbor's trees routinely.  When I have to duck to keep from whacking my head while mowing, it's time to prune again. 

  Yep.   We try to vote in people who share our ideals about various topics of interest.  But it's very hard to find someone who agrees you on every significant issue.  I'll be honest and say I don't really care what the candidates personal opinions are on anything.  His/her personal opinion shouldn't matter in the slightest.  The majority opinion of the constituents is what matters.    I've read a number of times that various elected representatives stated something to the effect ..."I couldn't in good conscious vote for/against _____"  That's total BS.  I don't give a crap what your conscious says... that's not your job.  Your job is to do what the majority of your constituents tell you to.  Period.  If you can't do that you're not representing them anymore, you're representing yourself.  And when that happens, the only ethical thing to do is resign.  But when did ethics have anything to do with politics...?

So you've been dating for 10 years, since you were both teenagers.  How long have you been engaged?  If more than 1 year, bail.  Neither of you has the commitment necessary.  People who want to get married get engaged, make wedding plans, and get married, typically in less than a year.  People who aren't sure stay engaged for a long time and talk about getting married some day.    Both of you need to go live life for a while (at least a couple years) and learn what its like to be an independent adult.  Maybe you'll get back together later after you've both grown up a bit, maybe not.  Counseling is a waste of time/money at this point. 

    Exhaust... yep.  WFO (Wide Friggin' Open).  Honestly I don't run my weed eater wide open all the time, the vibration gets to my hands after a while.  What I do is use it normally, then when I'm done I hold the throttle wide open for 10-15 seconds then cut the ignition.  I have removed the exhaust and cleaned the carbon build-up out of it once in about 10 years.  But it was running fine at the time, I had it apart anyway as I learned that cleaning the engine with a pressure washer was a bad idea....  :doh:   I don't drain the fuel for storage, I fill them all the way up.  Gasoline breaks down in the presence of air so if the tank is completely full, there's very little air present to cause the gas to degrade.  And that's with 100% gas and stabil.    Newer equipment will necessarily have smaller orifices in the carbs than older stuff.  The new stuff runs on a leaner oil mix 50:1 and run leaner in general for emissions reasons.  Older stuff has bigger holes and is less likely to gum up.   In addition to the Berryman carb cleaner recommendation, an ultrasonic cleaner can help a lot to clear gunk from the tiny holes.  Just be aware that ultrasonic cleaning will erode the aluminum housings so be judicious with how much you use it.    As for using wire to clean the holes.... do that very carefully.  If you push a wire that's 0.011" in diameter through a hole that's 0.010", you've just enlarged the hole by 10% and that will have an effect on how the engine runs.  I prefer to use carb cleaner and compressed air (and safety glasses!).  A bristle from a nylon brush is much less likely to do any harm.