Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keeping the mice out

2009-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I've always pack steel wool around any pipes coming into or going out of the houses where I've lived. At 01:38 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote: >We've had plenty of mice over the years that have found their way into our >house. >During a recent kitchen project, I had a new stainless steel sink setting in

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keeping the mice out

2009-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
This is a great idea. One day we sat and watch the caulk that we had just put in about three hours before, pop right out of the wall and the little mice hopped right out into the room. The cat was quite animated by it's appearance. At 02:12 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote: >Tom, if you should ever need

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking stopwatches

2009-02-01 Thread Mike & Barbara
Hi Everyone, Thank you all for the great information you have given me about stopwatches. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking stopwatches the ol

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Keeping the mice out

2009-02-01 Thread Scott Howell
Tom, if you should ever need to fill those holes in, you may consider putting some steelwool in there first and then calk over that. THis is a way to prevent the mice from chewing through the calk and gaining entry into your home. Scott Howell s.how...@verizon.net On Feb 1, 2009, at 6:38

[BlindHandyMan] Keeping the mice out

2009-02-01 Thread Tom Vos
We've had plenty of mice over the years that have found their way into our house. During a recent kitchen project, I had a new stainless steel sink setting in the basement. When we got around to installing it, there was a dead mouse in it. Climbed or fell in and couldn't get back up the steel sid

[BlindHandyMan] File - ListInformation.txt

2009-02-01 Thread blindhandyman
List guidelines. The topics that can be discussed on the Blind Handy Man list are as follows. Here is a direct quote from the beginning of every show, "building repairing or maintaining, all designed with the blind in mind". That can be your house, car, or swimming pool ETC. No matter if it

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Talking stopwatches

2009-02-01 Thread Tom Fowle
the old original Sharp "Talking Time 1" had several stop watch modes. Most who still have them won't give them up because of there many fancy operations, but you might put out requests wherever you think appropriate for a spare one. I believe the Braille'n'speak has a stop watch, as does the robot

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Talking stopwatches

2009-02-01 Thread Tom Hodges
I have a VoiceZone talking watch that I purchased from Maxi Aids. Not only does this watch verbally give me the time and date, it has a stop watch and four alarms on it. It cost $20 and they also have others from about $15 - $80. Tom _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Stoves?

2009-02-01 Thread Bob Kennedy
There is insulation all inside a stove. Figure when used the oven is getting anywhere from 350 to 400 degrees or higher. You wouldn't be able to touch it at those temps. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,