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rafters or traditional?

JimK — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:24:51 GMT

scheming further on a new garage/shed complex under new PD rights -

say 15m long X 6m wide X 2.5m to eaves, dual pitched roof (4m ridge ),
block/brick built, stone slate (aka "greys") roof (probly Grays
Artstone or similar - (anyone know of their competitors?) or maybe
cheap indian sandstone?

So current ponder:- roof structure - manufactured rafters or old
school (beams, purlins rafters etc) ? Of course it will need BRegs -
are ther tables in the Approved Docs somewhere to give me an idea what
I am looking at???

I'm interested in opinions/ experiences/info about both but especially
the latter - it appeals so far! because there would be more storage
options, it would be DIYable, and for the site, a damn sight easier
than trusses to get it delivered....

Cheers
JimK

substitute for gruyere or swiss

biig — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:17:55 GMT

"biig" wrote in message
news:ho2ebi01c4@enews2.newsguy.com...
> What is a good substitute for these cheeses in a savoury bread pudding.
> I have havarti, cheddar and mozzarella...thanks...Sharon
>

Mozzarella is too mild, IMO, for that. Either of the others should be good
but havarti is closer in flavor to gruyere. You can even use both if you
don't have enough of one.

Mirin question

biig — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:16:16 GMT

I went to the store yesterday looking for mirin, which I've heard is
rice wine vinegar?? All I found was seasoned rice vinegar which contains
rice vinegar, water, sugar and s***** Will this substitute for mirin in a
soup? thanks...Sharon

Tuning for economy

John — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:50:35 GMT

John wrote:
> My wife has a Daewoo Kalos (04) (alright - don't laugh).
>
> I feel it isn't as economical as it should be but I don't want to
> throw money at a garage if there is nothing that can be done.
>
> Does anyone know if a garage would be able to improve it? (over and
> above changing the air filter, etc) Can anything on the fuel
> injection system be checked and adjusted?

that is the problem, cheap cars using outdated designs will be unlikely to
be as economical as something bang up to date and more expensive to buy.
What you save by buying the sort of car you have may be (will be) outweighed
by its lack of economy and rapid depreciation.

Almost nothing (in practical terms) is adjustable in the way of ignition and
mixture on modern cars.

I would expect something like that to do somewhere between 30 and 35 mpg for
reasonable length journeys

As to whether it is uneconomical, mostly that will be down to the way it is
driven and maintained: engine wise: oil and plugs are the most critical, the
engine management will accomodate a dirty air filter for a long time. Good
quality tyres that are correctly inflated are a good way to improve economy,
but driving habits and journey type and length will probably outweigh
everything else.

Rain

Dave Hill — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:13:18 GMT

On 2010-03-20 10:13:18 +0000, Dave Hill said:

> After a nice dry spell where I managed to get all the rotovating done
> early we have had 2 days of rain and over night it didn't stop.
> The water is running off the fields above us as the ground can't cope
> with the ammount comming down.
> No toads last night, either the rush is over or it was just to wet for
> them.
> David Hill

We had streams of water running through the nursery yesterday and it
didn't stop raining all day. It's doing so again now and shows no sign
of letting up. I can barely see the edge of the field opposite us.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Reminder - "Breaking Bad" season 3

Mark Lindamood — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:04:17 GMT

On Mar 19, 9:29*am, Mason Barge wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:58:43 -0400, David wrote:
> >Starts Sunday
>
> *Woo hoo!

Just from what I read of the opening scene, there's been no loss of
momentum, either. I'm psyched!

Replacing the drive belt on a tumble dryer

Zen83237 — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:55:04 GMT

Zen83237 wrote:
> ok getting the broken drive belt was easy but how do you get the new belt
> in.
> Do I assume that I have to release the drum from the seal at the front to
> get the new belt over the drum.
>
> Kevin
>
>
Sometimes it is easier to lay the machine on its face, detach the back
bearing and slip the belt over that way. Just depends how the machine is
built. When you get about half the screws out you tend to see which way
not to do it!!
Put some precautionary oil on the bushes of the tensioning pulleys as
they tend to dry out and squeak in time.

Good luck

Bob

Internet broken?

JimmyDahGeek'T_SPAM_ME_gmail.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:30:09 GMT

On Mar 17, 5:48*pm, LSMFT wrote:
> Why is it that when I do a Google search for chipper/shredders it shows
> Broken internet.

Bing it all...

Rosie O�Donnell Back to Daytime TV -- The end is nigh!

RichA — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:26:34 GMT

On Mar 19, 10:18*pm, web...@polaris.net (Ubiquitous) wrote:
> Rosie O�Donnell is headed back to daytime TV.
>
> My sources say that Rosie will fill the void left by Oprah Winfrey
> starting in the fall of 2011.
>

A shrill, stupid cow.

Best commercial recently

RichA — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:23:43 GMT

The housewife trying to destroy the husband's Ugly Stik fishing rod.

Corvette K-225 (1943) & Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Jim Beaver — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:19:02 GMT

"MichaelW" wrote in message
news:ho1j3k$c37$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>I felt in the mood for some wartime propaganda, so I had a look at these
>two films from 1943.
>
> Corvette K-225 (1943) is the story about the crew and ship and its journey
> with a convoy from Canada to Ireland. The film features Randolph Scott as
> the captain of the ship. Also an unknown actor by the name of Robert
> Mitchum has a cameo as a sailor in a few scenes. He even has 2 or 3 lines.
> The film was pretty straight foreward, although there is something to be
> said for the realism of the film. In some storm scenes, the Atlantic waves
> crush onto the deck and you see that it was made on location. Some scenes
> with German planes, however, feature model aircraft in stead of real
> planes, although scenes from real battles have been intercut quite
> seamlessly.
>
> Five Graves To Cairo (1943) is a story set in Egypt, where a tank soldier
> finds himself behind enemy lines. He assumes the identity of one of Irwin
> Rommel's agents and works undercover at the hotel where Rommel has set up
> his HQ. The film was made by Billy Wilder, and features some nice scenes
> of deception.
>
> Both films end quite patriotically. In Corvette K-225 the heroes are
> saluted with waving flags to the sound of "Bless them all" and in Five
> Graves to Cairo, the hero holds a speech at the grave of his executed girl
> saying "we've got them on the run/ we are coming" and so on.

I was hoping to find out what happened to the girl at the end of FIVE GRAVES
without having to watch the movie. Thanks so much.

CORVETTE K-225 was one of the New York Times 10 Best Films of the Year that
year. Good movie, but pretty much forgotten now.

Jim Beaver

diagnose this

Ashton Crusher — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:58:58 GMT

92 Ford Explorer 4.0L OHV V6 130K miles, 10K on double plat plugs,
nearly new plug wires. O2 sensor was replaced about 40K ago

Sometimes Runs rough when first started. Not just first start of the
day, but even when warmed up and then shut down for 15 minutes it will
often run rough initially like one cylinder is missing.

Roughness usually goes away after it's warmed up but lately it's
started to have a bucking/missing/popping under light acceleration.
Giving it more gas usually smooth's it out. It will run on up to
redline and shift into the next gear and has no problem running up to
90 mph. So unlike what I think of as the typical 'worn out plug"
misfire that shows up at high rpm and high load, this show up at
medium rpm light to medium load.

It has not turned on the check engine light

Any ideas?

Things I'm thinking it might be..

water in gas
bad gas
bad injector(s)
bad coil

diagnose this

Ashton Crusher — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:58:58 GMT

Record number of motorists prosecuted for driving while usingmobile phones

Bod — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:56:32 GMT

On 19/03/2010 22:02, john wright wrote:
> On 17/03/2010 09:06, Bod wrote:
>> On 17/03/2010 00:12, Conor wrote:
>>> On 15/03/2010 22:26, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
>>>> Conor submitted this idea :
>>>>> However....
>>>>>
>>>>> See me after I'd been stood up for 10-20 minutes or carrying something
>>>>> and you'd realise just how bad I am but people like you never do.
>>>>
>>>> Which has what relevance to my comments?
>>>>
>>>> I have no problem at all with anyone making full use of a blue
>>>> badge, or
>>>> the provision of cars for those who have a need for such. I do take
>>>> exception to misuse and abuse of either or both provisions.
>>>>
>>> The point being made is that you're assuming its being abused based on
>>> what you see as they get out which may not tell you the full story.
>>>
>>>
>> We have neighbours who use the badge regularly. They also play golf at
>> least twice a week, which obviously means walking miles. They definitely
>> do not need it. I assume they are not alone with taking advantage of the
>> blue badge.
>
> But as had been said before they may be in temporary remission from
> something like cancer - they, or one of them, may have qualified for
> onre in the past and may again in the future.
>
>

Definitely not, we know them well.

Bod

Toyota says no evidence 'runaway' Prius happened

Cameo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:46 GMT

"pws" wrote:
> This '94 Accord LX is actually pretty nice for what it is. Very good
> gas mileage.
>
> It has pretty high wind noise, but this is also a very lightweight car
> compared to many other 4 door sedans, and I like that.
>
> The seats could be a lot better. This car is cheap to insure,
> however, and it doesn't attract the attention of the various
> ticket-writers, so there are definitely some advantages.
>
> The reliability is what I like about it the most, and at the low miles
> it has, it will hopefully remain reliable for some time to come.

Especially if it was assembled in Japan. Was it?

Toyota says no evidence 'runaway' Prius happened

Cameo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:46 GMT

slightly OT

old timer — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:19:08 GMT

Brian Robertson set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time
continuum:

> old timer wrote:
>> It was reported on the front page of our local paper, if you go to the
>> corner of compton road and whitehall road in west browmwich and look
>> upwards, you will see a floating pair of giant pliers above a house.
>>
>> Apparently a google technician was repairing the camera whilst it was
>> operational.
>
> Rubbish! That's what 'they' want you to think. If ever I saw evidence of
> UFOs, this is it. The truth is out there, and it is disguised as a huge
> pair of pliers ;-)

It's a Vogon constructor ship. Earth is due to be demolished next Tuesday.
--
ξ:) Proud to be curly

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Getting rid of moss in grass

George — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:06:45 GMT

"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
news:t737q5pso8n6meohat9vkukin6fevk399g@********...
>I have some mossy patches in my grass. I know that lawn sand is a
> recommended treatment, but I don't have any lawn sand. I know that the
> active ingredient in lawn sand is sulphate of iron. I have sulphate of
> iron. If I water on a solution of sulphate of iron will it kill the
> moss? If so, what strength solution? Or does the sulphate of iron have
> to be dry, to 'burn' the moss?

wood ash and coal ash dusted over the moss & lightly watered in. works for
me.

rob

OBD-II reader, Brisneyland?

CrazyCam — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:46:30 GMT

Knobdoodle wrote:
> Folks,
> has anyone here got an OBD-II reader (or laptop-cable/software)?
> (Brisbane-Northside preferable)
>
> I'm new to this but apparently the Triumph ECU connector is a standard
> "OBD-II" format.
> Thanks

Hi Clem.

I know it doesn't help you much but I have the USB/OBD-II cable and
TuneBoy software on the lap-top.

The cable came as part of the deal, buying TuneBoy.

I don't have the technical expertise to establish how hard it might be
to knit an equivalent cable, but, I imagine it should be possible.

What, exactly, do you want to achieve?

If you can't get any help more locally, give me an e-mail and I'll lend
you my cable.......Just leave your passport at the front desk! ;-)

regards,
CrazyCam

Tron Monorail

Rob Steere — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:37:42 GMT

"Jeffrey Gordon" wrote in message
news:jeff-591BEB.23030319032010@news.giganews.com...
> Hey... I dunno' why I just thought of this... but is the Tron monorail
> train actually a repaired and repainted Pink Monorail?
>
>
> ~Jeff
> TDC Experiment 626 and Guardian of Stitch Kingdom

No, it's Coral.
(There are photos online of it sticking out of the monorail shop with just
the nose cone done, and the rest of the train the normal Coral paint with
its white deltas)

Rumors/speculation are that the second of the "Tronorails" will be the
rebuilt 12th train, which will be referred to as a yet-to-be-announced
color.

-Rob

Harbor Fright multifunction tool review

David Nebenzahl — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:21:24 GMT

Sorry for another thread on this subject, but I just did my first job
with this tool and wanted to throw my 2 cents worth out there.

I got the old fixed-speed version (for $35--I didn't win the
lowest-price-paid prize here, but still pretty cheap). Just finished an
install of a ventilation fan in the ceiling of a bathroom. I used the HF
tool to cut three holes in the wall: a large on in the ceiling for the
fan, a hole in the corner to route wiring through, and to open up the
existing switchbox hole (and to cut out the old switchbox).

I have to say this was the best $35 I've ever spent on a tool. The thing
worked like a champ. When I bought it, I got both the diamond and the
carbide blades with it, which turned out to be exactly what I needed to
finish this job.

The cuts were done in three stages. I first used the carbide blade to
cut through the plaster. This thing basically went through it like
butter, although it needed a lot of force applied to the tool.

Then, since the plaster had wire screen embedded in it, I used the
diamond blade to cut through the wire. Then I used the toothed wood/soft
metal blade to cut through the lath (it even ate through some of the
remaining wire).

I was afraid that the blades would wear out quickly, but they made it
through all of this cutting with lots of life left to spare.

The tool does get pretty hot after being pushed hard (and one time I got
a hot piece of metal flung onto my cheek as I cut through the wire with
the diamond blade), so it's best to grip it by the rubber.

The other thing I noticed, which would apply to any of these vibrating
tools, is that it's hard to cut something that's not well secured, like
a loose piece of lath; you can see it just vibrating with the tool, and
not being cut.

So in summary I have to say that this tool made this job about 200%
easier than it would have been without it. And for what I used it for, I
see absolutely no need for variable speed.

--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

OT-A Memo From Dick Morris...

JanOrme99 — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:59:18 GMT

We need to start thinking about what this is going to cost and who
is going to pay for it. HINT: It will bem "Wev The People."
Loo0k atb this:

Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 12:22am
A staggering analysis of what health care bill will cost us

Is this an unintended consequence of the health care bill? Or does our
government know exactly what it is doing with the part of the bill
that could bankrupt families?

According to the analysis of this bill by the Congressional Budget
Office - and reported by Pete Winn at CNS News - beginning in 2014,
every American will be required by the Federal government to purchase
health insurance - you could face jail time if you do not. I continue
to believe that mandate is unconsititutional.

If your employer does not offer you insurance, they will have to pay a
fine of $750 per worker that is not insured.

Think about that: If you are an employer, are you going to spend
thousands of dollars per worker per year for insurance? Or are you
going to simply pay the $750 fine?

If the cost of the insurance is left to the worker, how much will it
cost our families?

According to the CBO analysis, the insurance plans the Senate bill
would require families to purchase would cost an average of $15,200
per year in 2016.

�Average premiums among all types of plans in 2016 would be about
$5,800 for single policies and about $15,200 for family policies,� CBO
Director Douglas W. Elmendorf wrote in a letter to Sen. Olympa Snowe
(R-Maine).

But even the bare-bones, minimum coverage required by the individual
mandate in the bill--known as the �Bronze� level insurance plans--
would cost families an estimated $12,000 to $12,500 a year, Elmendorf
told Snowe.

And that bronze level of insurance only covers 60% of medical
services. They say that health care reform will not increase our
nation's debt. But it could add a backbreaking amount to our families'
debt.

At least we'll have insurance for our broken back.

Thanks to orbusmax.com for the tip and link to the CNS News story.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan Eric Orme

Missing from Human Target: "Baptiste"

Mark Lindamood — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:50:28 GMT

When Baptiste and Chance were discussing their history, was there a
single flashback? Or did the writers actually manage to fill in a
significant part of Chance's backstory *entirely* by using dialogue
between two
characters?

I'll have to pay more attention on my next viewing. But if the writers
pulled off the story without using the cliches of filtered lenses,
jump cuts, or other visual cues... bravo!

Colorado 400T navigating to a waypoint as a geocache.

spacecadets — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:49:44 GMT

I am using my Colorado 400T for geocaching. Normally I preload all the
caches I want to try before going out but in some locations and cases
I want to get to a cache that isn't in the GPSr. If I know the
coordinates of the cache how can I enter them as a waypoint and get
GPSr to treat it as a geocache. When I enter a waypoint I don't get
the option of treating it as a cache location. It is treated just as
part of a route. If I tell it to 'Go' it will tell me there is no road
instead of counting down to the cache location.

Any ideas?

thanks

Stephen Fry Visits Mustang Ranch

Mr. Hole The Magnificent: An ABC Studios Production — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:50 GMT

On Mar 19, 6:44*pm, csamp...@inetworld.net (Charles H. Sampson) wrote:
> * * We've recently finished watching Stephen Fry in America, a 6-hour
> series in which the British comedian/actor visits all 50 states. *(Some
> of those "visits" consist of cutting across a corner of the state while
> going to some other destination.) *I wasn't able to find anything about
> it at pbs.org, so I suspect it's something my local station picked up
> independently.

Is the PBS station you watched it on NJN? That is where I saw it too,
I also saw the clip you posted which I too saw on youtube a week or
two back.

I also get 3 other PBS stations out of Pennsylvania where I live and
they have not aired the show, though there is always the chance they
will in the future.

Bigger Than Life new from Criterion

Tom — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:23:11 GMT

David Oberman wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:37:13 -0500, Tom wrote:
>
>> Bigger Than Life is Nicholas Ray at his best. This shockingly
>> entertaining 1956 color melodrama from the singular Rebel Without a
>> Cause auteur stars a blistering James Mason as a suburban teacher and
>> dad whose addiction to a new miracle drug called cortisone turns him
>> into a raging domestic despot. Overturning the contemporaneous clich�s
>> of Father Knows Best with sadistic glee, Ray�s Eisenhower-era eye-opener
>> (shot in crisp autumn colors and nearly noirish shadows) is unlike
>> anything you�ve seen, right up to its thrilling climax. Criterion brings
>> Bigger Than Life, which Time Out �s Geoff Andrew calls �Nicholas Ray�s
>> masterpiece�remarkable and subversive,� to home video for the first
>> time, in beautiful DVD and Blu-ray editions.
>
> I'll be seeing this one, you can bet. I like the fun Nicholas Ray (as
> well as the twisted Nicholas Ray, as in IN A LONELY PLACE).

Yeah, this sounds like a fun house mirror look at American life in the
fifties.

Had you ever heard of it before?

Tom

new tile floor vs door clearance

ps56k — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:08:32 GMT

"aemeijers" wrote
>>
>
> Floor got taller. What did you expect? There is no standard for how high a
> bath mat is. If it bugs you that much, trim the door, or wash the bath mat
> a few times- it'll get thinner.
>
> --
> aem sends...

You left out all the important information..
How many washings? Should he use softener? Hot water or cold? Hang on a
line or is it safe in the dryer? How does one keep their feet warm while
the mat is in the laundry?

LS8a Wing Extensions

Mike Williams — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:06:34 GMT

I'm trying to find out what LS8a will take the 18m wing extensions.
From what I've read, the "Pre DG" Ls8a will and the "Post DG" will
not.

Anyone know what serial number range or year manufactured that might
be?

MW

smoking salmon

Mort — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:02:10 GMT

Sqwertz wrote:

> You have had virtually unlimited patience and positive comments with
> anybody who posts upon subjects that attract your qualified
> attention. And you persist for as long as the useful discussion
> continues. I commend that.
>
> I usually quit before that and stick to my limited hard facts. Many
> of us do. Don't let Kent get you down and don't disappear without
> emailing a few of us after you land that job and get too busy.

Got the offer today, actually.

I'm starting to think Sqwertz is Polish for "Psychic".

--
Mort

What about a new version of Tamron 70-200?

bob — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:41:33 GMT

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:44:36 +0200, "Dimitris M" wrote:

>I have try this lens in my Nikon D700 and I am very pleased by his
>sharpness. I can not spend 1.700-1.800 euros that the new Nikon 70-200 costs
>in Greece, so I wait for a new version of the Tamron with a fast internal AF
>motor and a stabilizer (VC). Is there any info (or rumor) when Tamron will
>release this improved 70-200 f2.8 VC ?

I will not waste my time or money on Tamron or Sigma. Feh.