Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch light
Hi, No, the photocell has only a very small aperature to let light in and it is sufficiently in below the source of light. They are available in the UK and come in both Edison and Bayonet style fittings. Useful for those lights out in the garden for lighting up the driveway. Regards, Mike - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch light Really? A photo cell with switching mechanism built right onto the bulb? Wouldn't the light from the bulb convince the sensor it was always daytime? - Original Message - From: Mike Moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch light Hi, Sometimes the lamp unit has a photocell, which switches on/off at dawn/dusk. However some bulbs also have this unit at the bottom of the bulb. You will know if the bulb has it built in, as the bulb is bulkier than normal. If replacing the bulb doesn't work, perhaps the photocell has blown. I fitted a photocell unit to a metal haylide lamp; the photocell and relay cost only around £8 and the cell itself can be fitted by drilling a hole with the holesaw. The cell has a plastic nut and rubber washers to seal. Regards, Mike - Original Message - From: RJ To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch light You're right. - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 10:28 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] porch light The light bulb on our front porch went out. Question; being that it has some kind of censor that turns the light on once it gets dark and turns off in the morning when it gets light, is it a special light bulb? My wife thinks so, but I don't think so. I think it'll takes any light bulb providing it fits in the fixture. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh
Hello Blake, I would use a commercial dust mop for this task. They are from 24 to 36 inches wide and will do a really good job of gathering all of the crud and directing it to wherever it is that you want it. Most commercial mops are electrostatic so they really do tend to collect everything and they are not very expensive. You will need the mop itself and the handle. The handle will probably last yo for the rest of your life. (LOLLOL) HTH, Cy, The anasazi From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Blake Hardin Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:37 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh Hi all, we have hardwood flors in our house and most of the time i just vacume it and it works out fine but sometimes i think it would be better swept. The problem is how do you guys go about doing this in a large room? Do you use a dust pan and sweep the stuff just towards it around that are in grid paterns? Problem i seem to miss te dust pan hhahaha. I know this isn't exactly a blind handy man question but i thought maybe it would pass. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh
I can not give you advice on sweeping however, it is most definitely on topic. you are seeking help on doing a task as a blind individual. moderator -- From: Blake Hardin blakehardin5...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 7:37 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh Hi all, we have hardwood flors in our house and most of the time i just vacume it and it works out fine but sometimes i think it would be better swept. The problem is how do you guys go about doing this in a large room? Do you use a dust pan and sweep the stuff just towards it around that are in grid paterns? Problem i seem to miss te dust pan hhahaha. I know this isn't exactly a blind handy man question but i thought maybe it would pass. Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
Re: [BlindHandyMan] my Oreck Update!
Excited to vacuum eh? Would you ever be welcome here! I don't suppose you ecstacise over cooking too by any chance? Dale Leavens - Original Message - From: Claudia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:32 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] my Oreck Update! Hi All, It was the switch that had malfunctioned on my upright vac, and I finally took it in today. The gentleman fixed it, in like two minutes! i left the vac there, for a tuneup, so I'll get it back in about 7 to 10 days! I ended up purchasing a new oreck upright vac, that's quieter for about $200. I left happy with my purchase and am excited to vacuum again. Claudia Windows Messenger: cdelreal1...@sbcglobal.net Skype: claudiadr10 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5421 (20100903) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] front porch light
Yesterday we pick up the correct light bulb for the front porch. I believe it was 40 watts as was suggested by the service a tenant. Came home and swamp them out. Turned the switch on and the light came on. This puzzled me as the censor should have known it was light out so the light shouldn't have came on. So we turned the switch off and turned it back on when it got dark. When my wife gets up it will be light and I'll have her check it to see if the light went off on it's own as it should have. I hope the censor didn't go bad. I can't see both the bulb and the censor going bad at the same time. So I'm perplexed at the moment.
Re: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light
Hi, Usually with a photocell it will switch on when the power is turned on, then it adjusts to the daylight. Regards, Mike - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 2:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light Yesterday we pick up the correct light bulb for the front porch. I believe it was 40 watts as was suggested by the service a tenant. Came home and swamp them out. Turned the switch on and the light came on. This puzzled me as the censor should have known it was light out so the light shouldn't have came on. So we turned the switch off and turned it back on when it got dark. When my wife gets up it will be light and I'll have her check it to see if the light went off on it's own as it should have. I hope the censor didn't go bad. I can't see both the bulb and the censor going bad at the same time. So I'm perplexed at the moment. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light
I'm hoping so. - Original Message - From: Mike Moore mik...@talktalk.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light Hi, Usually with a photocell it will switch on when the power is turned on, then it adjusts to the daylight. Regards, Mike - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 2:36 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light Yesterday we pick up the correct light bulb for the front porch. I believe it was 40 watts as was suggested by the service a tenant. Came home and swamp them out. Turned the switch on and the light came on. This puzzled me as the censor should have known it was light out so the light shouldn't have came on. So we turned the switch off and turned it back on when it got dark. When my wife gets up it will be light and I'll have her check it to see if the light went off on it's own as it should have. I hope the censor didn't go bad. I can't see both the bulb and the censor going bad at the same time. So I'm perplexed at the moment. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5422 (20100904) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
[BlindHandyMan] Re: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?
Not clear why it is preferable to sweep over vacuum unless there is debris too formidable for the vacuum however having said that, the strategy for sweeping would be similar to for vacuuming. You work out a pattern which will cover the entire area, say beginning in one corner and moving along the wall maybe sweeping toward the center of the room, then returning that few feet further into the room ultimately until you have more or less crossed the room gathering the dust and dirt to the final corner. Now bend over and sweep the debris gently into the dust pan. Thing to remember about sweeping is that the broom will tend to raise light dust into the air, eventually it will resettle. A push broom may work better, covering a wider area and you tend not to wave it about as one does a corn broom so you are less likely to raise clouds of dust. I have a couple in the yard however I find they don't tend to get as much of the smaller debris as does the corn broom. Harder to get into the corners and such as well. I have never much liked mopping much. A damp mop will do very well with picking up light dust but a dry mop tends to raise dust it doesn't catch. When it comes to washing a floor I feel I really need to get right down onto it and scrub and rinse and wipe more or less dry to do a good job, a mob I really dislike. Loads of folk are perfectly happy washing floors with a wet mop and ringer though. Dale Leavens - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 9:24 AM Subject: Re: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh I can not give you advice on sweeping however, it is most definitely on topic. you are seeking help on doing a task as a blind individual. moderator -- From: Blake Hardin blakehardin5...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 7:37 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh Hi all, we have hardwood flors in our house and most of the time i just vacume it and it works out fine but sometimes i think it would be better swept. The problem is how do you guys go about doing this in a large room? Do you use a dust pan and sweep the stuff just towards it around that are in grid paterns? Problem i seem to miss te dust pan hhahaha. I know this isn't exactly a blind handy man question but i thought maybe it would pass. Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light
Usually when turning on the light the sensor will kick on and turn off after a few minutes, unless you hit the switch twice quickly, and that will keep the light on until you turn off the switch. RJ - Original Message - From: Brice Mijares To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 9:36 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] front porch light Yesterday we pick up the correct light bulb for the front porch. I believe it was 40 watts as was suggested by the service a tenant. Came home and swamp them out. Turned the switch on and the light came on. This puzzled me as the censor should have known it was light out so the light shouldn't have came on. So we turned the switch off and turned it back on when it got dark. When my wife gets up it will be light and I'll have her check it to see if the light went off on it's own as it should have. I hope the censor didn't go bad. I can't see both the bulb and the censor going bad at the same time. So I'm perplexed at the moment. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: a very simple task? Sweeping your flors?Re: [BlindHandyMan] porch ligh
Aloha Blake, I think this is definitely a handyman question. If I am sweeping in the house, I will often sweep all the dust to a corner and then it is easier to get down on the floor and, using a papertowel or a cloth, you can push the dirt right into the dust pan. When you're done, you can also use a damp cloth to get the very fine dust that will probably still be there. Betsy At 01:37 AM 9/4/2010, you wrote: Hi all, we have hardwood flors in our house and most of the time i just vacume it and it works out fine but sometimes i think it would be better swept. The problem is how do you guys go about doing this in a large room? Do you use a dust pan and sweep the stuff just towards it around that are in grid paterns? Problem i seem to miss te dust pan hhahaha. I know this isn't exactly a blind handy man question but i thought maybe it would pass.
[BlindHandyMan] Uses of Molasses: Fact Fiction, judge for yourself!
1. Molasses is used by the Potash industry to clean up groundwater. 2. Used in the manufacture of processed tobaccos. 3. Used in beer making. 4. Added to white sugar to make 'brown' sugar. 5. To make licorice candy. 6. In dog and cat treats. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums2.jpg 7. For fruit smoothies. 8. To make pull taffy candy. 9. For imaging and transfers in lithographic printing when using aluminum plates. 10. For composting fish guts to break down the bacteria. 11. Used in de-icing to make the product stick to the road. 12. In the early weaning of lambs to make the product tastier less dusty. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums3.jpg 13. Used in insect spray together with hydrogen peroxide. 14. As a sweetener in dog food. 15. For the treatment of boils. 16. To make Worcestershire sauce. 17. In the production of mushroom spawn. 18. As an aid to plant growth. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums4.jpg 19. To produce butanol. 20. Used in cattle feed for taste nutrition. 21. As a hair tonic - to darken hair. 22. To aid flowering in the growing of marijuana. 23. As a launching medium for automatic fountains. 24. As a honey substitute. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums1_b.jpg 25. To assist in the retaining of moisture in grass for grazing fire reduction. 26. Mixed with water for easing pain in joints. 27. For upset stomach a mixture of molasses and ginger. 28. For hiccups a mixture of molasses and pepper. 29. Labrador tea - use molasses as a sweetener. 30. To alleviate ear-ache - a mixture of molasses vinegar. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums2_b.jpg 31. To help laryngitis take a mixture of molasses, vinegar lemon juice. 32. As a worm medicine - a mixture of molasses and gunpowder. 33. As a worm medicine - a mixture of molasses and cabbage. 34. In the treatment of exzema - 2 teaspoons of molasses in milk twice a day. 35. As a treatment of baldness - massage molasses into the scalp. 36. As a chest rub - molasses, butter and vinegar. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums3_b.jpg 37. As a chest rub - molasses and ginger. 38. As a chest rub - molasses and kerosene Never near an open flame. 39. As a chest rub - molasses and linament. 40. As a cold medicine - molasses and kerosene by mouth. Not recommended. 41. To treat constipation - two teaspoons of molasses as needed. 42. To aid healing - molasses and myrrh on a bandage. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums4_b.jpg 43. To treat intestinal worms - molasses and flaxseed oil. 44. As a cough syrup - molasses, horehound, wild cherry bark, mullun. 45. In root beer - molasses, sassafrass, maize, root of local smilax species. 46. As a topping for ice-cream. 47. To add gloss shine to your pet's coat...add molasses to their food daily. 48. In ice-cubes for drinks - mix molasses and water to make ice-cubes for iced tea or rum drinks. Delicious! http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums1.jpg 49. As finger paint - a mixture of molasses flour. 50. A mixture of molasses and water promotes rose blooms. 51. As an addition to baby formula for taste and nutrition. 52. To encourage breast feeding massage the nipple with molasses. 53. Add molasses to formula for infant colic. 54. Used in waterproof paint. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums2.jpg 55. As a fuel for automobiles. 56. As a binding agent for coal. 57. Stops the fan-belt from being noisy. 58. As a winter tonic - a mixture of molasses and sulphur. 59. To assist breathing - molasses and mustard poultice applied to chest. 60. Used to attract bears. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums3.jpg 61. Molasses is used in fertilizers. 62. Dip a child's finger into a bowl of molasses the bleeding will stop licking off the molasses will further sooth the situation! 63. Use molasses in the production of yeast. 64. In the production of vinegar. 65. Citric acid is obtained from molasses. 66. Ethyl alcohol is obtained from molasses. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums4.jpg 67. Cure jerky with molasses. 68. Molasses as an ingredient in making bricks. 69. Used in casting molds. 70. Used as a cement binder. 71. Used in plastic. 72. As a coating for pet food - birdseed, rodent pellets (for hamsters, mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs etc.) http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums1_b.jpg 73. Used in fish food. 74. Used in ant farm food. 75. Used in worm food. 76. As an air-freshener - boiling molasses in water. 77. To restore colour to fingernails - rub on hands. 78. Molasses snuff. http://www.molasses.ca/site/img/cookums2_b.jpg 79. Molasses mixed with soap to form a paste in the treatment of boils 80. Molasses ginger to ease stomach upsets 81. It has been reported that a Tablespoon of molasses
[BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
It's 44F here this evening! Who turned off the heat! Didn't get up to 50 all day. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat!
Gosh, I love this weather... Thanks they finally shut off this heat... Now I can get some work done... Frank - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 9:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Who turned off the heat! It's 44F here this evening! Who turned off the heat! Didn't get up to 50 all day. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] What oil to use on Colorado Leather shoes
Hi All My sponge applicator for re oiling Colorado leather shoes has been used up so what leather oil can I squirt into the sponge to make it useable again. I like to keep them in good condition for they are so comfortable to wear. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] What oil to use on Colorado Leather shoes
Don't know if NeatFoot is still on the market or not, but it was excellent for leather foot wear and other leather products. - Original Message - From: rayb...@westnet.com.au To: Blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] What oil to use on Colorado Leather shoes Hi All My sponge applicator for re oiling Colorado leather shoes has been used up so what leather oil can I squirt into the sponge to make it useable again. I like to keep them in good condition for they are so comfortable to wear. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] What oil to use on Colorado Leather shoes
I don't know, from that last email it sounds like molasses will do the trick. cheers, d - Original Message - From: rayb...@westnet.com.au To: Blindhandyman@Yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 7:33 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] What oil to use on Colorado Leather shoes Hi All My sponge applicator for re oiling Colorado leather shoes has been used up so what leather oil can I squirt into the sponge to make it useable again. I like to keep them in good condition for they are so comfortable to wear. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3114 - Release Date: 09/04/10 18:34:00 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
