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[Rich Jones]

They are big! Ours has three 12'x16' chambers in the front of the church and another the same size in the rear up on the balcony....

[Rich Jones]

It's coming out now that the bus company had a less than stellar safety record.
Failed many inspections although this bus had recently passed i...

[Rich Jones]

Bummer. He was one of the really good ones.

[Rich Jones]

Dang. I knew he had cancer but was hoping for another outcome.

[Rich Jones]

Glad to see this. Once he went into hospice care, I thought it would be lights out.
I've always admired the man. Plus, he is a woodworker!!

[Rich Jones]

Finding people to work on pipe organs is not easy. It's a dying art.

[Rich Jones]

To the original OP, I'm glad that organ found a home. Being so expensive to maintain, a lot of them are ending up at the
scrap yard and being replaced...

[Rich Jones]

We are in the process of updating the 100-year-old pipe organ in my church. I have the dubious honor of being one of the guys
overseeing the work....

[Rich Jones]

This really has me PO'd. The Dems have a slim majority in the Senate and this greedy SOB pulls this stunt.
You just know he won't do the right thing...

[Rich Jones]

I still have my Launchings hat from when my fantail launch was featured in those august pages.
The problem is that the hat is a hideous mint green....

[Rich Jones]

77-year old retired teacher and the 43-year-old high school band director both dead. 5-6 kids in critical condition.
Front tire blowout on the...

[Rich Jones]

When he planed the two surfaces smooth, didn't he reduce the thickness?
How would the repaired piece then be flush with the main surface?
...

[Rich Jones]

I read that the 40% pay increase over 4 years is a swipe at the top level management who's pay/compensation has supposedly
gone up 40% in the last...

[Rich Jones]

Jorden was ranting and raving conspiracy theories and demanding simple yes or no answers to asinine questions.
Garland attempted to give reasonable...

[Rich Jones]

This is what I said when the so-called freedom caucus first showed up years ago. It did not happen.
The crazies simply do not care. They come...

[Rich Jones]

Our host, WoodenBoat magazine, has both a classified section in the magazine and on their website.
You could also try Facebook Marketplace.
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[Rich Jones]

The air is sweet as it can be here in central Vermont. Canadian brush fires must be out.

[Rich Jones]

I get a bit upset when I see a house or pick-up truck festooned with Trump flags and the such.
But then I am comforted with the knowledge that their...

[Rich Jones]

Sure, the shot didn't kill you, but do you have any idea of the number of government nano-chips that are now in your blood stream?
I've heard they...

[Rich Jones]

When I built my "big" boat (20') many years ago, I had to rip some of the aft frames about half way up to get them to steam bend without...