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    chain saw help please

    I own a Stihl 029 saw and have had it for years, I have bent the guide bar and I am looking online for a new one. I want to upgrade from the Stihl bar to another one (mainly because Stihl bars are stupid high and i can get a better bar for the same price) anyway my problem is the saw web sites...
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    Lessons from Haiti?

    you have to put your supplies somewhere. what if they are in the attic and a tornado hits? we can only do the best we can with what we have. that is why i have made friends all around me, if my or one of my friends crap gets destroyed then we pitch in and help each other its already agreed on...
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    .... ice chest full of deer hind qurters;..... Grinding questions

    NEVER, NEVER, NEVER grind up those backstraps, Davey Crockett will come up from his grave and take you to the wood shed. slice and grill thats all you do for the backstrap. cook for 5-10 mins per side.
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    FINALLY got a truck

    she's gonna look good just as soon as you get some mud on her. just kidding its a good looking truck.
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    How did self sufficiency save you money last year?

    for me it has been share cropping, we share crop with 2 other families, 1 right next door and the other is 5 miles away. it has saved me alot of cash in vegetable bills. we have 2 pigs and 2 cows on the other mans land that we are feeding out for meat. i have a flock of hens for eggs and meat...
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    Liberty overall's help please

    i appreciate the input, i took time out to do some research and found out that Liberty overalls are made in china (with a little c) so they are off the menu from now on. the liberty company was bought by Walls so anyone using walls products they are made in china as well. Round House, Pointer...
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    Liberty overall's help please

    Liberty overalls have changed their strap design and now has a bent piece of junk slide adjustment on them and the dang things keep sliding down which to me is more frustrating that pants falling down. Is there a way to fix this problem short of sewing them in place or pinning them in place? Has...
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    Score! Antique store finds!

    i would buy that large stack of cast iron, it is worth it. The griddle alone is worth that and it is already seasoned. Another good find. the $550.00 griswold i saw had a cross on the back of it if im not mistaken. I have never seen a griswold product down here in the dirty south but im gonna...
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    Score! Antique store finds!

    i wasnt sure what griswold was and did a search for them and found a large antique griswold skillet listed for $550.00 not sure if it was a typo or not but the site i went to had alot of griswold and a few wanger skillets and they were proud of them so i say an 8 dollar investment could turn...
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    Wood stove pipe replacement..

    both lowes and tractor supply near me has joints, strait sections and thimbles.
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    A WITTY REPLY

    you gotta love a smart butt woman :gig. that is to funny Hattie. by the way arent you just loving all that global warming? were loving it down here in the deep south too, it was 9 the other day, freaking 9 degrees. This is Alabama for goodness sake, but it was hot in the rose bowl :ya :weee...
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    Wood stove pipe replacement..

    the hardest part is already done for you. all you have to do is match the size and length of the pipe sections. the hardest part i ran into as a gas fitter running chimney pipe was crimping the ends of the pipe that i had to cut so they nested together properly then i found the tool to do it...
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    Splain your user name!

    mine is just a complete lack of imagination, I am a fireman and worked at station 3 at the time.
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