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[robm]

I run into the store stocking from far away all the time. In my small town, there are chain 3 stores that sell shoes, all part of the same corporate...

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He did get elected as US President once, despite losing the popular vote. Probably not his own strategy....

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Kippers are smoked herring. They may be canned after smoking, but "fresh" kippers are a lot better.

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The biggest difference now is some of the more ridiculous charges they mention are just now being imposed, and there are NO flights for 50p! They are...

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LW, you are lucky. If you have extra, I am sure you can find a market several hours (or degrees of latitude) north. I am not sure about shipping hay...

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Hey, LW, How was your hay crop this year? Did you get enough to get your critters through the winter, or are you looking for extra freezers?

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I thought those things were flat trackers, not scramblers (which became motocross) or TT bikes? It doesn't look that able for the claimed applications....

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Eventually, the USSR was allied with us. Initially, Germany and the USSR divided up eastern Europe between them, with a non-aggression pact between...

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There is one in Builds and Repairs, 30% complete, available for cheap...

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This might be a sign that there are elected Republicans that aren't RWWs? And are trying to rein in the ones that are?...

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It shouldn't, as pension income is essentially deferred income from labour, so should be taxed as if it were labour income. And when the pensioner dies,...

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This is brilliant! And those women can both sing and dance....

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Yes. My parents once mailed a bulky parcel (sheepskin rug) from Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides to Vancouver, BC. It made the trip in 5 days, they...

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I am willing to bet it is both. The "organized" part fence the stuff the homeless and addicted "acquire" for them; perhaps they...

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I find th efloat switches always work fine. It is the pumpshaft that seizes with lack of use. My first pump was easy to disassemble and lubricate,...

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My house has something similar, except I think the stream crosses the back yard. When I first moved here 30 years ago, the sump pump got a regular workout....

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That makes sense. The crossover not only reverses the drive, it puts more wrap around the pulley so it won't slip when loaded....

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Wow! He had a home machine shop, as well. At 1:40 odd.

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I agree. And make it a life sentence!...

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I have always liked Wordsworth, I had no idea he had travelled as far as the Hebrides; he is more famous for his poems written about the Lake District,...