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Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] cord vs. rick
You think? Our spiders have short legs on one side and long on the other -
makes it easier to run aroun
> Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
> rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
> is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
> Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.
Interesting.
I knew about cord a
When I asked the question, "whatsa rick?", I had no idea the thread
would morph into Haggis and arachnophobia.
Doing a "define:rick" on Google yields:
* pile in ricks; "rick hay"
* crick: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back
(`rick' and `wrick' are British)
* h
I "woodn't" have believed it had I not read it all for myself :-)
K4TO
Thom R LaCosta wrote:
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
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I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on
this thread yet, the
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
You think? Our spiders have short legs on one side and long on the other -
makes it easier to run around mountains :)
Hmmm, another Elecraft secret out of the cave(bag)...the ELMountaineer...
Who started this? Sorry Eric.
When great
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
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I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on this
thread yet, then I realized, it was leading up to the Elecraft announcement
of a new, wood powered transceiver
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From: "W2AGN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have been wondering how come the "OT POLICE" haven't pounced on this
thread yet, then I realized, it was leading up to the Elecraft
announcement of a new, wood powered transceiver. One piece of split Oak
will give 5W out for 6 h
Kevin Rock wrote:
Twice?? Hmmm... I think your count is awry ;)
First you cut it. Sit down and cool off.
Then you split it. Sit down and cool off.
Then you transport it to the wood shed. In my case this is via
wheelbarrow. Sit down and cool off.
Now you get to carry it into the house. In
You think? Our spiders have short legs on one side and long on the other -
makes it easier to run around mountains :)
Who started this? Sorry Eric.
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
On Monday, March 20, 2006 12:02 PM, Thom R. LaCosta wrote:
Look at your own good fortune, you have livestock within easy dis
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Kevin Rock wrote:
Cut + Split + Haul + Burn = 4 warming experiences minimum.
Take care city slickers and country folk alike, Spring is swift upon us.
Of course there is the "being gentrified" area
Walk dog to find contruction sites-dog sees rats, chases
come home and co
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
Look at your own good fortune, you have livestock within easy distance.
Perhaps you have divulged one of the secret ingredients of Haggis
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From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
Warm means two sheepdogs.
http://www.showdogs.dk/images/Faviteas%20Cali.jpg
Simon Brown
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In a message dated 3/20/06 3:53:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
> spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
>
http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm
73 de Jim, N2EY
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Lucky you! We Scottish country dwellers shiver in our caves and watch
spiders. What does 'warm' mean?
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
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From: "Don Wilhelm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:26 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] cord vs.
Kevin Rock wrote:
Howdy,
In this neck of the woods a rick is another name for a face cord.
A face cord is 4 x 8 x the size you cut for your stove.
My stove runs on gas!
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You must be a
Twice?? Hmmm... I think your count is awry ;)
First you cut it. Sit down and cool off.
Then you split it. Sit down and cool off.
Then you transport it to the wood shed. In my case this is via
wheelbarrow. Sit down and cool off.
Now you get to carry it into the house. In this case you are t
You 'city slickers' are missing out on half the 'fun'.
They say that firewood warms you twice, although I will admit that the extra
warming is no fun here in North Carolina in the summertime.
73,
Don W3FPR
> -Original Message-
>
> Us city slickers just run down to the supermarket and buy
Us city slickers just run down to the supermarket and buy a case of the fake
logs. :)
Kevin
N8IQ
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Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:01 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] cord vs. rick
Howdy,
In this neck of the woods a rick is another name for a face cord. A
face cord is 4 x 8 x the size you cut for your stove. Three face cords to
a cord nominally but some folks have two face cords to a cord because they
cut their wood a bit longer. Still comes out to 4 x 4 x 8 for a f
Dave, W5SV, wrote:
Well... Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.
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So we have a "rickup" on the DX signals, do we?
Ron AC7AC
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That made a lot of sense didn't it?
David F. Reed wrote:
Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a
cord is also
replace first occurrence of "cord" with "rick", giving:
Well, a rick is a fractio
Well, a cord is a fraction of a cord; more specifically, a 8'x4'x24"
rick is 1/2 cord, but if 16" pieces, it is 1/3 cord; one-third of a cord
is also sometimes called a fireplace cord, stove cord, rick, or rank.
Webster defines a rick simply as a pile.
Fred Jensen wrote:
Kevin Rock wrote:
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