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    Re: Do you wear a watch?

    I work with my hands, I don't wear a watch, aring or a bracelet.
    I got rid of all that decades ago, and I am very happy,
    I use a wind up mechanical alarmclock in the workshop, to adjust the time on...
  2. Thread: Dogless

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    Re: Dogless

    You love dogs.
    Maybe you can consider this as an opportunity to make another dog happy, like adopt one from the (what's it's name? is it dogpound).
    Just saying :)
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    Re: Woodenboat Forum attire?

    Crocks do not exist, they are a product of a boat building deprived mind.

    Just build another simple canoe and your 'Crock' nightmares will cease.
    Just saying :rolleyes:
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    Re: Woodenboat Forum attire?

    I just threw all that lot away, so I gues I am (fourletter word)ed.:p
  5. Re: Where do all the illegally logged tropical woods endup?

    I think that forestry and fishing share the same problem, we harvest without replanting.
    The day we stop doing that, "We all will be saved ".
  6. Thread: Uh oh....

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    Re: Uh oh....

    Ok I admit that I am completely lost.
    At first this thread was all about pink trousers and lime green shirts.
    Now all of the sudden it is all about helmets, and going faster than speed limits,...
  7. Re: What to do when you're mad at your Maserati dealer

    Am my eyes betraying me or is it true that they can't even make the slightest dent in the carroserie with their sledgehammers.
    An other explanation could be that all chinese are a bunch of wussies,...
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    Re: WSJ Climate Denial

    OK so we all go to hell in a short time because of our stupid behaviour.
    This is a theme that has been chewed over all over the internets, for ages.
    Now what are we going to do to stop this from...
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    Re: WSJ Climate Denial

    And there is no guaranty that they will stop the rising temperatures.
    An alternative would be to learn to deal with it, in doing things like buiding better defences against rising sea levels.
    We...
  10. Thread: Paleo Diet

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    Re: Paleo Diet

    I think you nailed it.
    For me there are two categories of food,
    1) the stuff that comes all prepared and packed in a box or wharever
    2) the stuff you buy and have to prepare yourself

    The...
  11. Re: For those of you with brand new babies in the family

    Cute :)
  12. Re: do other countries have a prevalence of personal mini storage warehouses

    Don't forget the background checks to get a permit :rolleyes:
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    Re: WSJ Climate Denial

    Yep.
    Same here the logic was ice age = low temperatures = a lot of water retained in the form of ice = a lot of deserts.
    On the other hand high temperatures = a lot of water vapour = a lot of rain...
  14. Thread: Uh oh....

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    Re: Uh oh....

    If you mean that to go with the pink trousers, yes I agree with you, that would be the winning outfit :cool:
  15. Thread: Uh oh....

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    Re: Uh oh....

    What no pictures, no thread!!
    A dressing up real loud thread without pictures in the 21th century??
    I do beg your pardon.
  16. Re: Pirate ship finally out of the garage and ready for rigging.

    How come I missed all this :confused:

    I am really curious how this will work out.
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    Re: John Henry... Easy scarfing and glueup

    Great build!!
  18. Re: Truth - Personal admissions of bombastic behavior.

    Yes, very unfortunatly :pmad:
  19. Thread: Bye bye beaches

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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    I am not denying the effect of burning fossil fuels.
    I clearly stated that this contributes to the global heating.
    In other words, we are speeding up the process.
    It can not be true that man made...
  20. Thread: Bye bye beaches

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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    You nailed it.
    We can only partly resolve the problem.
  21. Thread: Bye bye beaches

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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    I don't know, that Afsluitdijk is plenty high.
  22. Thread: Bye bye beaches

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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    Of course it is very stupid to pollute and go at natural resources like there is no tomorrow.
    But that is not the point I am making.
    My point is that we humans contrbute to the global heating, but...
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    Re: Subverting astroturfing - a modest proposal

    I have been living without a landline for ages, and stopped watching TV, so I can't really say.
    When I was still watching TV (2 years ago) it was not to bad, compared to, for example presidential...
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    Re: Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark

    The planet is heating up, with or without us, its just that we are speeding up the process.
    The Global Warming scientists, want to make us believe that we can stop that proces, and keep the status...
  25. Thread: Bye bye beaches

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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    The planet is heating up, with or without us, its just that we are speeding up the process.
    The Global Warming scientists, want to make us believe that we can stop that proces, and keep the status...
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    Re: Subverting astroturfing - a modest proposal

    It used to make me very angry.
    Until I realized that my anger wouldn't change anything, I no longer put negative energy in trying to convince a mulehead.
  27. Re: Why was this such a bad car? WARNING--Corvair content

    That's right, the original 1200 cc engine was underpowered, and Volkswagen's solution to that problem was to increase the cc to 1300 and mount twin carburetors.
    My dad owned a van with the cc up to...
  28. Re: Heritage Report Author: Hispanic Immigrants May Never "Reach IQ Parity With White

    Maybe The Onion is no joke :confused:
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    Re: First 3D printed gun succesfully tested

    Absolutely brilliant with this tecnique the world will turn into an absolute dawg eat dawg place.
    $8.000 dollars any small gang could poney up that kind of money.
    Next will be 3D printed rockets,...
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    Re: A cold molded canoe?

    Moulding type, hull and deck
    Heat/pressure moulded
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    Re: Seriously Phillip

    That confirms it, its people that's the problem.
    It's not guns that bump up old threads to harass one member ;)
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    Re: Yet another really tragic shooting

    Was it also God's will to go and buy a 5 year old a 'toy' that shoots real .22 ammunition?

    The fact thet there are toy manufacturers who produce real guns in handy formats so 5 year olds can...
  33. Thread: windoze 8

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    Re: windoze 8

    XP still running one A OK on my old puter!!
    I'm going to throw in my 2 cents worth.

    Do like I do and never NEVER EVER be the first to launch yourself into any new Microsoft product.
    Read the...
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    Re: House Paint for the topsides???

    Enamel paint does not come in only "ueberglossy" you can get mat or semi glos.
    Anyway I hate the sight of a thick layer of cheap paint on almost anything.
    I take pride in a smooth mirror finish, be...
  35. Re: Does anyone here live near an offshore wind turbine farm?

    As far as I know only the land based windmills pose problems.
    People living next to them complain about a very low growling sound and they feel vibrations.
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    Re: May I introduce you to the Flywood Family

    I'll send Flo-Mo a PM.
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    Re: May I introduce you to the Flywood Family

    Are your plans for sale?
    They look great.
    I particulairly like the double enders.
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    Re: Electrical question

    That is the one and only thing you should NOT do.
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    Re: Electrical question

    In the Netherlands the microwave gets an elecrtic group (circuit?) of its own.
    Anyway kitchens here get 4 groups IRRC, because of the number of high energy consuming appliances.
    Just saying.
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    Re: the seriously ugly boat thread

    Things like that don't exist, quit eating them mushrooms.
    Dang. :rolleyes:
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    Re: the seriously ugly boat thread

    Mushrooms.
    Must have been really good mushrooms to create a thing like that.;)
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    Re: Artillery of the Great War

    You're right I did not mention the tanks, nor the agressif constant machine gunning of the enemy trenches.
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    Re: Another job almost well done

    What did the class cover?
    You got me curious now :confused:
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    Re: House Paint for the topsides???

    Give me a good enamel paint anytime, it brushes out into a really thin film and will give you a mirror smooth surface.
    But you need to be able to paint.
    My favorite enamel brand says: Brush out to...
  45. Re: New type of battery, roughly ten times smaller but just as powerful

    Numerous computer manufactorers have gone belly up because they wanted to push their own systems.
    IBM PC compatible is the only thing that is still alive.
    Talk about standardisation ;)
  46. Re: New type of battery, roughly ten times smaller but just as powerful

    Exactly!
  47. Re: New type of battery, roughly ten times smaller but just as powerful

    When you stop for gas, do you, or don't you trust the guy at the pump to sell you a quality product?
    What I am saying is that it makes sense to have battery reloading stations, rather than places...
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    Re: Artillery of the Great War

    I think that the succes was because all the army units were used together, infantry, artillery, cavalry and airforce, (the Handley Page bomber).
    And absolute secrecy was maintained.
  49. Re: Rescuing the original Mark V 39 " Heart of Gold II"

    maybe I missed something (which would not surprise me) but what is the colour scheme?
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    Re: Dutch Barge Yacht capsize video

    You are right, they do this quite a bit.
    These barges used to be freight carriers, and they were manned by a skipper and his 'matroos' = sailor.
    The race is a complete challenge because these...
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