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Yesterday, 10:19 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Panic ordering during a time of crisis in Lounge

I hope she is staying indoors. I don't know what she has, but any condition would be bad if one would get the virus, I would think. Mark

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Yesterday, 10:13 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Pinning the tale on The Donald in Election 2020

Stealing this. Mark

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Yesterday, 10:00 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

Some years ago, I visited a small museum in northern Wisconsin. Hanging on a wall was what was left of a canoe, made by an indian in the 1600's. And...

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Yesterday, 9:46 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Encouraging coronavirus thoughts in News of the Day

Take care of yourself Nova. I am not being entirely altruistic when I say that. I would miss your posts. Mark

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 7:00 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

I think I live in the best place on the planet. Mark

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 1:56 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread With Long-Term 'Social Distancing' Possible, It's Time To Bring Back Victory Gardens in Lounge

When I was a boy, my family had to move in a hurry because my dad rented out the bar. So, he moved a new mobile home on 10 acres, right next to a...

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 1:47 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Amish in General Discussion

Stuff. Gonna park the RV under the lean-to. Have a tractor/backhoe. Construction equipment like scaffolding. Probably too small, thinking about...

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 1:45 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Panic ordering during a time of crisis in Lounge

I just did the same thing today. We have garage night on Fridays, and I expect the usual 3 or 4 people to be here. Just like last week, we practiced...

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 10:45 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

Bor...ing. Mark

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 9:05 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

Why? Mark

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 8:32 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya in Hunting, Fishing, Hiking and General Outdoorsy Stuff

Many years ago, a state out east either outlawed deer hunting, or severely restricted it. Read an article about the results, there were even...

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 8:25 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya in Hunting, Fishing, Hiking and General Outdoorsy Stuff

Forgive me LM, but as a person that finds hunting abhorrent, you can never understand that we can actually hold two contradictory views about...

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Friday, March 27th, 2020, 8:19 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

Never understood the draw of beaches. If you go on vacation to the "beach", what do you do besides swim, suntan, and drink? In about an hour, I...

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 8:01 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread With Long-Term 'Social Distancing' Possible, It's Time To Bring Back Victory Gardens in Lounge

Lol. I remember some years back that a local shade tree mechanic disabled the safety check valve on his air compressor, then went int his house to...

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 6:14 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Random Coronavirus Observations in Preparations

Ever have chicken feet soup? Yes, its a thing. Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 4:19 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Jo-Ann craft stores are giving away free kits to make face masks, gowns in News of the Day

Picked up some for my wife yesterday. Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 4:05 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Random Coronavirus Observations in Preparations

Back on topic...sorta. They say a lot of people have the Corona virus and don't know it. If they were sick in January, got well, and got tested for...

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 4:02 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Random Coronavirus Observations in Preparations

We would only cook one at a time. We shot em with a .22 No chasing. No scaring. Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 2:20 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Name The Place That You Most Want To Visit Now That You Can't. in Lounge

Wife and I want to try a trip to Maine, New Hampshire, etc. A little bit of a stressful situation for a recovering agoraphobic, but... Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 12:10 PM

80zephyr replied to a thread Amish in General Discussion

Because you only need the strength to carry the loads to run one way. The end walls don't carry much of a load, so they can be designed to any...

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 11:12 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Amish in General Discussion

Strength of materials. 9'0" is the maximum spacing for the trusses, so the building is designed in 9 foot increments. Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 9:42 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Amish in General Discussion

I certainly am. But at 65, I have no need or want to build a shed with 14 foot tall sidewalls. It doesn't help the fact that I don't like heights....

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 9:24 AM

80zephyr started a thread Amish in General Discussion

So, I hired a contractor to build a 40 by 81 foot pole shed for me. He didn't work out, and left the job about half completed. Well, I talked to an...

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 9:21 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Dollar General dedicates first hour of opening to seniors in Disaster Relief

Because I work on stuff. And I would rather do it in the morning. Mark

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Thursday, March 26th, 2020, 8:49 AM

80zephyr replied to a thread Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya in Hunting, Fishing, Hiking and General Outdoorsy Stuff

It amazes me that some here cannot see LM's point. Most hunters wouldn't spare a dime to conservative groups if they could not hunt. She believes...

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