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It is a pain, and the beverage stores fought the legislation, passed in the 1970s. It was also one of the most popular bills for the general public ever passed by the state legislature. Might add...

The deposit required on cans and bottles in Michigan has done a good job of retrieving most bottles and cans. Dunno why it isn't a national phenomena. At ten cents a can or bottle, a lot of people...

Reykjavik is plagued with one or two murders a year. Windsor generally goes two years or so between murders. It's about the same size city. Windsor also has legalized prostitution and pot, was...

Might also add that Reykjavik is far more dangerous than Windsor, Ontario.

Might note that Iceland is only twice as safe as Mexico City, which is twice as safe as the U.S.

Well, what he did was replace the rigging, sails, rebuilt the motor, new ground tackle, etc. The rebuild parts were considerably more than the original boat, which as I recall was about $6,000 for a...

It does have to be complicated. It's in the state constitution that the tax department has to be obtuse, obstinate, and complicated. Simple, straightforward operations are against the law.

I guess I might add that the reason my friend decided to rennovate a used boat was that they are so cheap you can't even buy the materials for the same cost. He ended up selling it in Australia...

A friend built two boats, circumnavigated in both, then for a third effort bought a used boat and refurbished it. I think he did about five voyages around the world in all.

Tesla's most optimistic projections imply dealerships selling about three cars a month. That's the main reason why they would like to do without dealerships. One of the reason for dealerships is...

You do have to go through a dealer, but you don't have to haggle about the price. The dealer would be quite happy, as would the manufacturer.

This has to be the quote of the month. Maybe worth a T-shirt.

The ranking story is the best defense against a slow news day.

That procedure is available at most major manufacturers today, although few take advantage of it. The anticipation of getting a deal from current inventory is too strong. Many manufacturers have...

After maybe 15 years or so of a small business having to deal with the nightmare of sales tax departments for a single state, the idea of dealing with multiple states on the internet is a...

I don't pretend to understand the Tesla financials, which ought to be the issue with the stock price. Basically, you are looking at a company with about 80 engineers, a free plant, and $450 million...

I read this to ask whether epoxy is a suitable coating for white oak. I've has some coated white oak that lives off and on in bilge water for some 30 years that is still clear. All glues have some...

It happens here fairly often, although most houses are too far away from the water;s edge to end up with much more than a pile of ice in the yard. Has been a few years, though.

We were talking about this the other day. We remembered making those things as sub-teens, oblivious to the concept of getting sprayed with lye.

May be the last great open-road race in the world. The toll among spectators, let alone the drivers, ended the rest. Oddly, a friend who used to road-race bikes lots of years ago just confessed a...

Nader's book was about the Beetle and the Corvair. It was the Beetle that burst into flames, along with rolling over. The Corvair merely rolled over.

There is the aft stateroom, with headroom.

Not great places to fall asleep on the beach.

One manslaughter, no murders. I have known two who were murdered, however, and one cannibal.

Ditto.

Maybe if that woman is eight feet tall.

I'm not sure what the Old Town is made from--I was just assuming. It's quite tough, fairly flexible, but holds it's shape. I think it is Royalex.

Out 14-footer is about 50 lbs. We used to use it as a tender, easily lifting it on deck. We were paddling around and someone said: "I didn't know you could put a canoe on a sailboat.", as if there...

Detroit has generated electricity from waste for about 40 years. The plant has been under attack by environmentalists since it opened during the mid-1970s energy crisis, for its contribution to air...

Only canoe I've owned is an Old Town Royalex. With oak, caned seats, I've always thought it was one of the best expressions of aesthetics and modern materials. Along with the toughness, the...

Our local channel did a followup where they showed exactly how the game is rigged. It had run earlier on a consumer-affairs type segment.

You gotta love the guy--looking for sympathy with that giant banana in his arms....

Apparently the cargo was five military trucks.

I would plug the hole on one side of the case, then redrill it with the bushing on the other side as a guide. Could be plugged with a plug cut from wood, or even solid epoxy with structural filler.

We have a deck over the back porch, which is the roof for the porch. It is constructed with a mildly pitched roof covered with rubber roofing--flamed down. On top of the actual roof, we have...

Came out yesterday, and half of one side and bottom is sanded. Raining again today.

So how did they do the animation?

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Well, actually, only one is a regular.

We keep a cover over the whole cabin. Works fine unless you want to go sailing. The butterfly hatch has fittings to hold a canvass cover that were installed when the boat was built in 1936.

The real question is whether one truly opposes the other.

We've come a long way from the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, haven't we?

The "someone" is Waste Management, incorporated in Canada. It's protected under NAFTA, according to court rulings.

We talking about sirloin strip?

Does all this mean Toronto will begin taking care of its own garbage?

First project was a sailing rig for an eight-foot Chris Craft pram, when I was about 11 years old. First boat was a dory, designed while folding stiff paper, built in plywood, when I was about 22.

Shrinking usually stopes after about five months, when the planking drops to 75% moisture or so. The amount depends on the species.

What's down in zero gravity?

Halle Berry was 2003.

This is the latest season I can remember. Usually we are stepping the mast by now, instead are only now hauling to do the bottom. Only a handful of boats have been launched. Still close to...

I've never seen 3/4 mdo; most of it seems to be 1/2 ins., which is quite stiff, and should be adequate.