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You'll have to be VERY patient, Tom. Inspectors like Chad and Kurt have more hands on experience than pretty much anybody you'll meet. Beats book-learnin' every time. Well, many times.

Chris, What you say makes sense. I don't know how the collars are fastened. Need more info to get this straight in my head. "Common sense" has bitten me more than once here. [:-party]

Yep, thanks Rich.

My ladder has the adjustable legs, but Katen brought up a great point about slipping on a slope. I use the legs to level the ladder if there is a "step" in the grade, but not when the grade is a steady, rather steep slope. Ya gots ta yous ya brain!

Man, ya learn something everyday! WRT the filter, adsorption by activated charcoal is affected by pH, temperature and flow rate. The filter will not work as well when the water is hot, or is forced to flow more quickly (not the case here, but still a fact).

Jim, From HERE (#7) I found: How old is the toilet? HEREis why I ask.

Go HERE for the boot. Go to the TIJ home page. Type in "standing seam" (in the search window) and you will find a whole thread on, well, you know.

That makes sense. It just didn't look right (pun). [] EXCEPT, this picture is on the website I give in the following post! Image Insert: 28.28 KB

Good to know. I haven't seen them personally. Thanks!

Oh, part of the reason I introduced this thread is because it is timely. Friday (day after tomorrow) is the release of Ben Stein's movie "Expelled" The movie should stir much public conversation that is NOT suited for an HI forum. Fun, fun.

All excellent advice. The only general concern I would add is, while you are on the ladder, do NOT reach excessively to either side of the ladder. As obvious as that sounds, many experienced workers have made the mistake of thinking, "I can reach that."

Is there any issue wrt the fact that the collar is not on a plane? That 90 degree bump looks flakey to me and I can't tell from the picture how the boot is positioned at the 90 degree.

[The topic is the ignorant proposal of a stupid law - nothing else.] Very good points, all. WRT this being a bad topic for a "peaceful" board, I disagree. "Peaceful" conversation is rational, and so long as the participants are rational... While it is reasonable discussion for a "peaceful" board, it is not sustainable. I know that. It is not sustainable because just one irrational reply will break it. But that makes this thread no different from threads that have imploded because true believers of one HI organization or another refuse to stop selling their Kool-Aid. Science is part of the foundation on which home inspection is built - so it is important to understand what science is. It is dangerous, for example, to say that a scientific theory is the same thing as a hunch. It is not. That is NOT a gap in theories. In science terms, that is a helluva gap between a theory and a hunch. No surprise. A scientific theory is based on logic or mathematics. It provides a testable model and is based on the natural, not the supernatural. Science does NOT even attempt to prove the absence of the supernatural, and true scientists are not practicing by their own rules if they state unequivocally that there is no supernatural. So science should not offend believers of the supernatural, although it seems to. Simply: Science has its own rules and language. If someone takes a science course, they should expect to learn its rules in its language. There are plenty of courses on philosophy, sociology, and various cultures. They each have their ways to study, converse and learn. That's the beauty of education. What pisses scientists off is when someone tries to introduce into law something that changes the well-defined rules of its (science) domain. That's just wrong. [The topic is the ignorant proposal of a stupid law - nothing else.]

And regarding Einstein, Isaacson’s biography of Albert Einstein is very good. Einstein clearly rejected the Biblical God. He was also a man who wanted nothing more than peace and kindness for the world. The atom bomb, and its picturesque mushroom, managed to blur that fact a bit. I am a deeply religious nonbeliever. A.E.

True! It's always been, "Don't talk about religion and politics." They are irrational topics that feed on people's emotions. And it's no wonder they are gelling into one big mess these days. (I'm not gellin') I'm currently halfway through a book titled, "Lord, Save Us from Your Followers." I think Mike O is right in not allowing irrational topics to be discussed here, which is why I concentrate entirely on the science. If steroids were interfering with science, I might have titled the thread, "Clemens-time." If this were 1897, I'm sure I would be somewhere standing up against Indiana politicians - fighting THIS.

And mason!

Brad, I don't think your response was the one Mike was referring to. Anyway, I don't care about *that* topic, it's the SCIENCE I'm concerned about. Nothing has a right to interfere with rational thought - which is what science is. This isn't delicate, it's stupid. Science questions demand rational answers. It's ok to be wrong. A person can learn to correct a physics/math/science mistake - but only if there is a rational path. Concrete, wood and steel have physical properties that are predictable by scientific methods in the language of mathematics. If someone who can't handle the science provides an "alternative" answer - and by law gets full credit - then education fails. The student will be shocked when he gets to college and tries such a stunt.

What is the world coming to? My answer is just fine, teacher! Note to self: Don't move to Oklahoma.

It's easy Randy. 1. Go to www.paypal.com 2. Click on "Send money" 3. Enter the email address for the recipient. 4. Enter your email address. 5. Type in the amount to send. 6. Enter credit card info and press submit. 7. READ YOUR EMAIL - the one from paypal will include a link for you to click on to confirm your email address. 8. Just enter a password. That sets up an account, but you do NOT have to enter any credit or bank info! That's it BUT RICHARD IS REQUESTING YOU NOT DO THIS, SO IT IS JUST INFORMATIONAL!id="maroon"> But Richard - the business account is free and provides your clients with another way to pay - via your website (There is a minimal fee then.)

Got mine - went via paypal moments ago. Cannon beach? Sounds great. Gray, 42 degrees and raining in Buffalo.[:-weepn]

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Mike, If your video card supports two monitors, that's just how it works. I've had two monitors ever since I built my new system. I keep mail and some forums on the right monitor and do my work on my main monitor. The work is done by the video card.

I don't know... will a wider screen mean he will write longer posts??? Don't think I could handle that! Sure, count me in! It's the least we can do. So let's do it[]

Yep, that's why I asked Chad a couple of weeks back if he is concerned. Blueberry farmers in some parts of the country rent bees. What's the buzz?

Didn't know I was being mean. Sorry. Just tryin' to make a point. Guess I failed.