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A good Steak sounds good right now I like mine MW with no sauce needed, I use to be MR but to me its more tender on the MW side. Rare seems tough just like well done. Now I put up Burnt because my pastor likes his burnt on both sides??? And I've seen one steak I swear I so it move when he poked it, that was my logger friend Doug and he put tons of salt on it too

Brings me back but, a liitle differant

I love to have the Toyota, buddy got the Dodge with a 6 in it and atuo, very happy with it. I'd go that way for money reasons, and he has took advantage of the warrantys too

I found out that the fax machine had issues also here at work, and that it was a regional problem too, so its gotta be somethen other than our own computer problem

that one

I understand SpeedBead, I set up events for our summer work outings which can average 300+ people, nothen worse thane to have about 2/3rds of them sign up but not show up. hurts money wise. JimZee, when I have employees not respond AT ALL then they are a NO SIGN UP. This does not mess up finances because we don't count them, we only count those that sign up for it. If I was to grip about your comment then I would have no one show up.

anyone else having trouble loading videos up to watch? I've been having this problem at work and at home? loads way to slow-is it the rainy weather, its DSL at work and satelite at home

Dang it Catt, you know what that does to me

here ya go

Dang No way at all, next I have been watching ninja warrior, funny

Has anyone watched these videos on military.com? I was trying to down load this one but found it on YouTube of course http://youtube.com/watch?v=j4BzfRxZVEc

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Yep, if the union truckers get involved then heads would turn then. Do you remember the truck strike in the 70's? Didn't it last a week :-? Union drivers pay is not affected by the cost of fuel. Oil companies have some of the largest Teamster contracts out there. Union truckers have nothing to gain. Ronnie Well that sucks > : I guess big brother will always win or who ever it is. But I did find this http://roundtable.truck.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73519&start=30 Intresting

:-? criminals worry about this :-? > uncool comment

Thats was pretty good ;D

Yep, if the union truckers get involved then heads would turn then. Do you remember the truck strike in the 70's? Didn't it last a week :-?

Some independent U.S. truckers plan to stop hauling freight today in protest of record-high diesel prices that are cutting into profit margins Truckers to Strike Over Record Diesel Prices, Some Paying Up to $1,200 to Fill-Up Many truckers are spreading word of a strike through Internet blogs and over their CB radios, encouraging everyone to put their trucks in park in order to send the message to U.S. oil companies and the federal government. "Make a stand, we're going to unite. It's something we've needed to do," said truck driver Carla Skipworth. Diesel this week was at an average of more than $4 a gallon in Oregon and Washington and nearly $4.12 in California, according to the American Trucking Association. If a trucker is filling up a 300-gallon semi, that bill could top $1,200. Oba Boy!

Our signing of our Life time perimt bill in Indiana Ted Nugent for President

Ahhh, just throw the gun down, it a go off ;D

Hang in there grimlin, I try to think of what could be worse on days like that, or who has it worse (helps sometimes). God does have a sense of humor for sure. He evented teenagers didn't he. He said, "have someone in your own image that denies your own existence and see how that feels" ;D ;D That was a funny there hope it helps

A study by an award-winning cancer expert shows that cell phone use could kill more people than smoking, it is reported. According to the U.K.'s Independent newspaper, the study, headed by Dr. Vini Khurana, shows that there is a growing body of evidence that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer. Khurana one of the world's top neurosurgeons based his assessment on the fact that three billion people now use the phones worldwide. That is three times higher than people who smoke. Smoking kills some five million globally each year. He warned that people should avoid using handsets whenever possible and called on the phone industry to make them safer. France and Germany have already warned against the use of mobile phones, especially by children, it is reported. The study is said to be the most damning indictment of cell phone use. According to the Independent, cancers take at least 10 years to develop, which has influenced earlier cancer studies showing relative safety when using cell phones. I can't keep up with it anymore. Cell phones, bottle water, meat recall. eat eggs, don't eat eggs :-? Crazy

Alright, Nice to see I'm not alone on the jig train I picked up some and tried them last two days. It was the only thing producing. I did the football head 1/8 oz, hung'up a little for me, found out later they are more suitable for rock bottoms, I was in alot of down fall trees and grassy. so today I picked up the round head ones. did the Arkie jerky heads 1/8oz and what a differance. I liked the hook up, they have those wires that you just stick thru the bait, nice for me(beginner) Picked up the renegade standup heads with weedgard, can't wait to try'em

No problem with it. I guess it could be worse and have them hang out on the street corner looking for the next thrill. But, it depends how the parent and teacher represent it and teach it. Just like Pit Bulls, the dog is fine, just bad breeding & teaching

WASHINGTON The U.S. Army on Thursday suspended any further dealings with a munitions contractor that may have fraudulently sold million of dollars worth of Chinese-made ammunition to the U.S. Duh

This is my first deck built boat project. It took longer than I thought. How well you want it to look depends on the amount of time you spend on it. Your prep work is everything in the out come of your boat. Cutting corners will show. With that said, it can be the next best thing to throwing a bait out to the water at 6:00 in the morning. You need safety with this as well, I know personally first hand. I did not invest in a good respirator until later in the project. I paid for this with my health and wallet(which delayed my project by 6 months). Be prepared for, equipment layouts and installation, measuring, timing, counting the cost and patience. Educate yourself first. This way you can mostly flow straight thru your project with minimal delays. I picked up a 1973 1436 flat Jon & trailer. I decided to repaint it of course but, I needed to strip it down to bare metal because it had a previous paint job with visible brush strokes on it. This is where a good respirator is needed(not a simple dusk mask) for those with respiratory issues. Stripping the boat about killed me, well lets say visit's to the doctor were in order. It's a banged up boat, I had some cracks that I needed to fix. Catt(BR Member) advised me to use a small drill bit(1/16th) and drill at both ends of the cracks, This stops the cracks from getting bigger on ya. I took all the hardware off, which was nuts, bolts, handles, and the jerry rigs. I used a paint stripper I got from Wal-Mart for $10 bucks and used 2 of them, it took about 30 hrs for me total to do. I washed down the bare metal with mineral spirits. I picked up some of those welding aluminum rods for repairs. Bought a good propane torch and went to town on it to fix unwanted holes that once held a bolt for some rig. After filling up six of these holes I quit doing it. The metal was warping on me. I took LBH's advice from Bass resource and popped a bolt in it instead with some 5200 sealant. The welding rods worked good for the cracks, So this I stuck with. I made a new transom board because the old one was way to rotten, and I smothered it with Thompson water sealer. Ruff sanded the bare metal and shot a coat of automobile etching primer on it the same day, remember this-if you sand aluminum you must paint it the same day. Give etching primer 24hrs to dry and bite into the metal before applying a finish coat. I picked up some marine olive green paint and rolled it on. I put it on thick and applied 2 coats, a 24 hr dry time between each coat. I had 4 days in this. I got on line and copied some camo patterns. First drawled it out on etch paper, cut the pattern out and traced them on some thick card board and then cut that pattern as well. 3 days on this. My camo background was the tree pattern and then on top I used the leaf and grass pattern. This took 1 full day to paint on. I took LBH's (BR member) advice and did not strip anywhere of the boat that I planned on covering with outdoor carpet or decking. I started out with measuring the front bench seat for out door carpet from Lowes' . I used 3M adhesive glue spray to apply the carpet. This helped me better at applying. I did try the outdoor carpet glue but it cost me on drying time and the worry of watching the carpet rolling back up. The spray was awesome and I highly recommend it. Its fast and keeps you moven right along with no waiting periods. Please ware your respirator for this as well. I first sprayed the top of the bench and the carpet that would touch in this area, I used the wife's pin roller(you may want to ask first) and smoothed out the carpet. I then sprayed the edge of the bench and the face of the bench and then carpet like wise. I applied it by hand at this point. After this I then trimmed to fit on the edges. Now for the front deck build. I did not go any higher than the bench seat. This boat won't see the big waters (liked to have a griz 1448 for those), so it should be fine for my local fishy holes. Ok I did the aluminum bracing, I used 1" by 1/8 thick L-angle, It was a support thing for me, wood would have worked, I chose the aluminum for safer reasons for me . I made three trusses at 3' long, totally custom fit, no formula. I made one and copied the other two from it. I could've over killed it(my opinion) and ran the trusses all the way to the bow but really wasn't needed. You'll see in the photo I have a piece of L-angle laying there, I mounted it to the bow bench(1/4dim rivets), it'll catch the plywood. Me 250# and my 100# son and the wife(no weight intended) stood on the 5/8 plywood and walked about, it did fine. I used a "BigDaddy" pop rivet tool for mounting it to the boat ribs and bench seat. These are 1/4 in diameter rivets they use on autos and they are very proud of them--.61 cents each They was hard to find as well. Your local automobile paint store should have them, so she shouldn't go anywhere. The "BigDaddy gun is expensive depending on where you get it. Starts out at $130 bucks, I've seen it for $40 bucks on ebay--I got this one at HarborFrieght.com for $13.95 isn't that somethen I started out with a piece of cardboard and trimmed out a template as a deck, traced it on the 5/8 plywood and cut, I took off an extra 1/8 inch for carpet clearance. Drenched it with Thompson water sealer. Sprayed the 3m glue and stapled the edges. I cut out a 14" X 16" opening for dry storage, I used the lid and cut back extra off for carpet and hinges. I used piano hinges from Lowe's but, recommend getting longer screws cause the ones that are supplied are to short for this type of job. I also laid down carpet on the floor where the storage would be and mounted the trusses over it. The deck is just sitting on the trusses, this way I can remove it when needed. Drilled holes for the handle in the lid and a hole for the seat pedestal. This all took about 2 days to complete. After applying the carpet to the back bench I pop riveted the seat platform on top. I then started the middle floor, once again using cardboard as a template. Once there I repeated my steps as I did on the front deck. What I did different here is I used 1 ½ by 1/8 thick aluminum square tubing. I ran three runners across the ribs of the boat. I laid down carpet where I planned to put three dry storages compartments. I added 5/8 plywood strips on top of the square tubing, then screwed down the plywood floor(5/8 thick) drenched with Thompson water sealer. This gave me a total clearance of 3 plus inches and its used for the big Plano boxes for plastics, and first aid kit and do dads. I Drilled for a seat pedestal in the middle this way I could take the seat off the back bench and add the pole for a comfy fit. Up front on the bow I made a platform so I could hide the wiring hook ups, and have a place to mount the plug-ins. Well I made a simple little bass boat for me, not big and fancy but enough for me and the family to enjoy. The toys for now are a on board charger, 55# MK hand control TM on the bow and a 525 Hummingbird. I'll add a foot control later on this year, I want to keep it all electric. It was so nice to get back out on the water, awsome to see my son loven it Loven it.