I get so involved with my workshop blog (THMSBlog) and working in my shop, I don’t spend a lot of time making additions to Ramblin’ Dan. I try to keep the work shop talk out of here, but sometimes I just should make some comments. I run a world wide internet based business offering small machine shop tools and parts. About half my customers are outside the USA. That means I do a lot of...
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Health and Comfort in North Texas
To what I am referring is the percent relative humidity (%RH) in the homes in my area and I am sure in thousands of other homes in the southern states. I am a Yankee by birth and a Texan by choice. I have been raised since birth in a business called Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. (HVAC) I am, as they say on Myth Busters, “Don’t try this yourself, we are experts!”, an expert in...
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Every three years I get a notice. It seems to be automatic. I must be an easy target. I have only served (been picked) on two cases. I just missed getting picked yesterday. It was to be a civil case, my first one if I had been selected. The others were criminal cases. I showed up at the Collin County, TX court house 45 minutes early at 7:45 AM. That’s not an early hour for...
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I like the real meaning of words. Many people use words they don’t fully understand. In speaking one can get away with using similar sounding words inappropriately. However, when writing there (their) is no such luxury. The freedom of easily producing and displaying the printed word is now provided by the advent of cheap computers and electronic publication on the internet. This is a mixed blessing. I have witnessed several Internet exhibitions of a fledgling...
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