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There's camping and there's tenting. A friend's wife detests tents because, as a kid, every summer they'd go west to visit relatives. Her dad wouldn't pay motel rates so they drove all day and then stopped late, set up the tent, Coleman stove and ate out of a cooler. Next morning it was pile...

Just thinking about a funeral I saw yesterday. There used to be a courtesy thing about letting the procession cautiously run reds. I don't think the cameras care. Nor do they care about your protest ride.

What about the cargo? I assume the shipper arranges to transfer the load to a safe vehicle. Crane or loading service? Really touchy with perishable goods. The original shipping rate was good.

The late Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's buddy did an interesting talk on the difference between greed and envy. He argued that greed could be OK but not envy. Greed is going after what you want to make you happy, a fixed target. Envy is going after something bigger or better than what someone...

Stay where you're to and I'll come where you're at. :) I had to make a winter service call to Jackson's Arm NF. They were pouring concrete using a gas powered drum mixer and my first thought was "Why didn't they call in a ready mix?" Answer: It would have to come from Cornerbrook several hours...

Cultural appropriation. Isn't that where a person coming from a country that is known for its tea exports, comes to Canada and opens a coffee shop.

Go to Dauphin Manitoba, an island of early Ukrainian immigrants. Like any island they have developed their version of the language and culture, totally different from Ukraine.

It's the reason Americans like Canada. We speak English, drive on the right and use dollars. They go to a foreign country but they feel at home.

My brother and his Panamanian wife settled in Boquete. Nuff said. Personally, I don't like beach vacations. I'd prefer to work alongside someone in a similar trade to see how differently they get things done. Looking at scenery is OK but being part of it is enlightening.

Another page from my brother's diary. He, along with his Panamanian born wife, was planning to build houses for the expats. Mistake #1 He bought vacant lots preparing for the rush that never occurred, spending a lot of his limited cash. Banks won't usually lend money on vacant lots so money...

A fiend's dad got tired of his car sitting outside while the garage was full of lawn and garden stuff so he bought a bigger house with a bigger garage. It came with a bigger lot that meant more lawn and garden stuff that needed to be stored. His car still sits out.

I read ~50 SF = $7.00 + per SF. Add in cost of brick removal plus what you find underneath etc. I've been looking at this product for my garden shed but just one ~ 2' lower run below the vinyl siding. Jury is still out. It has funny corner details reminding me of Insulbrick. Is Insulbrick...

I was wondering if tethering a drone was a legal option as long as the tether was strong enough to keep the device from breaking free. I could check the eaves troughs etc and just get in some at home practice.

I am so far behind in computer technology 3D isn't practical. I was fairly successful in my business using an instrument invented in 1836.

Your post is like reading my brother's diary.

Toggle latches? I love Restore.

Most of my pastimes will appear in the "What are you doing around the house" thread but drones interest me. Unfortunately I'm almost directly under a flight path to YYZ. I've just started playing around with casting metal and might try making a ring for the Mrs. I'd like to try street art as...

It's like deer crossing signs. The deer can't read.

My brother moved to Panama and it didn't work out. He planned to start a business down there but was underfinanced. The language barrier was also an issue. He could order a meal in a restaurant but negotiating in a business environment was a no-no. He also went down with a superiority...