The grease gun air pockets have been a constant irritation. The
manufacturer instructions say to engage the follower, unscrew the
body up to a full turn and let the plunger push the air out. Hah!
After doing that several times with no change I highly desire a
direct line to the president of the company.
From don.bowen AT earthlink.net Wed Jun 7 23:32:55 2006Return-Path: <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
Bev, probably Don will respond on his own but I just wanted to say that
while he was visiting his son near Asheville, my husband, daughter and I
met him at a funky cafe in Fletcher and had a lovely lunch and chat with
him. He's one of those that you feel like you've known all your life. He
and my husband were able to discuss mechanical details of Don's truck and
shop, etc.
From don.bowen AT earthlink.net Wed Jun 7 23:40:39 2006Return-Path: <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
Has it really been that long?
From erthnsky AT bellsouth.net Wed Jun 7 23:45:12 2006Return-Path: <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
Oh. I thought you meant you left in mid 90s and I got disoriented. Perhaps that's the answer to how I am, not well locked to current
time and space. I launched my unschooled son (currently residing and
enjoying bringing JinShinJyutsu healing and mediation skills to
council at Arcosanti, AZ, while portfolioing his life into a form
credentializable by a college.) Baby is turning 10 and doing much she
was never supposed to develop. The school of our dreams is in it's
second year (took 6 years of political strife to open.)
http://www.ridgeandvalley.org It's a "regular" school but it's base
of studying directly from the environment is perfect for her picture
mind. Her teacher inspired her to want to communicate the things she
is developing awareness of, to communicate in drawing, then writing.
They do primitive life skills so I get to help with bowdrills and
flint napping, burning bowls and utensils and foraging edible plants,
geometry w sticks and ropes and, of course, camping. Takes a very
skilled eye to recognize her Autism. she's amazing. Home remains a
struggle between values. We have a "traditional" garden like he grew
up with in suburbia, complete w spring rototilling and weed overrun
by summer. I've interplanted edibles in the woods edge with my mushroom logs and added fruit trees. Making jelly has been the only
hit with him and he cans cherries, apples, peaches, mulberries, wild
grapes and occasional blackberries. We still get a share in a local
CSA for real vegetables and I drive a school bus to pay for it. I
just fell in love with bees and started my first hive. Traditional
for now, top bar to follow. Predators cleared out the entire chicken
flock (didn't try ducks again after losing them back when.) New
hatchlings still indoors to repopulate because we just can't order
our life without chickens anymore. We lost our tenant who helped me
by gardening and occasional extra hands and I need to find someone
who has some skills they'd like to share to take his place (hopefully
w ability to hook up solar panels we scavenged to heat, the rental
first then us.) Tenant needed more social life and moved to a city. I
still prefer nights of frog calls and 1-2 people conversing on
universal truths under the stars (or not). My social life- permaculture study, beekeepers or cob building on nearby farm. Still
haven't fixed the cabins to year round but have summer hope again
since I won't have to drive to school everyday. House powered by
solar to 90%+. I traded green credits to a company for installation
costs and the state rebated 75% system purchase. Still only small
tank of fish doing aquaculture. Pool unfinished. I can grow most
anything for starting stages but leave a base of a couple plants to
keep system stable when I'm not doing anything special. Can't tell
where the baseball field was. It is finally pasture (reference to
other list folks reading, we bought an abandoned camp for this
homestead.) I'm ready to stop raising sheep just to stop debate over
him as a shepherd. Need to develop something else farm assessable. Well, that's the catch-up. Glad to see you back.
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