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  1. gravelroad

    Preparing for and surviving fires

    It is a connection to a water source that dose not have any pressure. it could be a cisturn, pond, stream, river, ext. You connect with hard suction line and then pull a draft from a pump. It saves a lot of manpower and time when setting up for a draft. My set up is schedule 80 PVC pipe...
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    Preparing for and surviving fires

    I went with a 250' grass strip for my outer fire line. Driveway cut out 300' wide. Nothing flammable with in 10' of a building. No trees that once falling will land with 100' of a building. This years plan is to finish undercutting everything with outer fire line. Everything on the outside...
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    Preparing for and surviving fires

    Fire safety is different in every environment and the approach should be different. I see in a lot of the fires where there is a huge lack of maintenance and or planning for fires. I have worked with my local fire department, usfa, and the National Forest Service. I came up with a plan on...
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    Company gives firearms fir Christmas

    I would love to be able to carry at my job. I have gone to 2 diffrent active shooter classes this year for my job. It looks like $1,000 bonus this year for managers, $500 for full time, and part time based on how many hours they work a year.
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    Preparing for Winter and Colder Weather

    Typo. But that was funny.
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    Preparing for Winter and Colder Weather

    It was 22 this morning when I fead the pigs before work. Looks like our first snow in the mountains this week. We should get more rain.
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    I did a thinned coat of matte poly, sanded, and 2 coats of matte poly. Se hates the matte finish, but likes everything else. I spent my night sanding. I hope I can get everything finished and moved into the bedroom by Monday night.
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    Preparing for Winter and Colder Weather

    I have done my last mowing, put the bucket on, and the blade on the tractor. I also got the garage cleaned and set up for winter. I'm glad it's going to be below 65 for a the next 10 days. I need to harvest a 150 pig and a 50 pound lamb tomorrow for a party on Saturday. Tuesday I plan on...
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    AdmiraID7 S. It's on of those things that goes back to I think Genesis 34:12, Exodus 22:17, 21:7, and more (I did not check). Those are the ones that stick out in my head. Over the years different cultures in different places carried on different traditions. Asking can also be traced back to...
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    I have all ready done 18 months of her chasing me as I try to run her off before I gave up and dated her for 5 months. At this point why not do life.
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    Had a nice lunch with her parents and a nice talk with her parents yesterday. Her mom still had it in her head that her daughter was pregnant, but I reminded her of a promise I made them years ago. I need to text her mom and tell her it's now possible... Yesterday we had an early dinner and I...
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    After looking at the samples she wants the honey maple with a matte finish. She thinks she wants the walls in the bed room repainted, but I told her will deal with painting in a few months. She talked me into letting her see everything. I hid her jewelry box from her. She did realize it was...
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    I might of started some trouble. My g/f called me and her mom is sure that shes pregnant. It sounds like her mom let her have it when she got home from collage. I think I opened that door and did not close it very good. Her mom texted me as I was talking to my g/f about how fun it was to...
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    I'm all good if she dose not want what I built in the master bedroom. I can cut the head board to a queen for the guest room or sell everything and pick something out from a store.
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    I sent a group text to her mom and dad to set up lunch at my place this week. Moms responded first with "She better not be pregnant". I responded with "That talk needs to happen when shes around and not at a collage class". Dad responded about 5 minutes latter with "It must be time for the...
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    I stained a 3 sample chunks of wood and will poly then for her to look at latter in the week. When I took her furniture shopping she was going from room to room seeing one detail she did not like and off to the next room. Her main issues were queen bed over king and she did not like the modern...
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    I think I'm going to go get a few sample stains tonight after work. I woke up thinking that I still need to take her mattress shopping next week.
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    Preparing for Winter and Colder Weather

    I put "Glass Wax" on my solar panels today and want to do one more coat if I have time. I need to harvest our 50 meat birds in 2 weeks. Move the chicken bedding out of the coop and into there run and make a huge compost pile in there. I need to clean my shop rearrange my shop for the winter. I...
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    Bedroom furniture finish

    When I built my house I was living in a travel trailer. When I moved in I bought only furniture that were needed; recliner, 3 end tables, couch, bed on a metal frame, 2 night stands, TV stand, and a set of drawers. She is not to hard to please. She also jumps into decisions before thinking...
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    Asking for daughter's hand in marriage?

    I really don't think they he will say no. I'm kinda thinking if I don't ask soon he will be at my door with a shoot gun telling me it's time. She was all most 17 when she fell in love with me and I was 20. I had a conversation with her parents when she was 17 about how I was not comfortable...
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