Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-18 Thread Kevin Tarr
Kevin Tarr wrote: I was showed by an older electrician how to play with high voltage. I've had 480 dancing on my finger tips. I was with him unhooking a house from the outside electric, which someone turned on. He twisted his ankle falling from the ladder after getting shocked but was

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-11 Thread Kevin Tarr
Was it on this list awhile back (at least back while we were on the Cornell server) that we had the discussion about always being careful to discharge the flyback capacitor before doing any work on a TV set or computer monitor (and at least one person¹ confessed to have learned that lesson

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-11 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: I was showed by an older electrician how to play with high voltage. I've had 480 dancing on my finger tips. I was with him unhooking a house from the outside electric, which someone turned on. He twisted his ankle falling from the ladder after getting shocked but was

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-11 Thread Russell Chapman
Kevin Tarr wrote: at least 29 INCH* * Sorry Alberto I always find it amusing that we measure our TV screens in cm and our computer screens in inches. I know why of course (we still have 3½ and 5¼ inch drive bays as well), but it does seem silly. Cheers Russell C.

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-11 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side Kevin Tarr wrote: I was showed by an older electrician how to play with high voltage

Re: Toilets! Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-05 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:18 PM 12/3/02 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Toilets are useful things that all of us come in contact with several times a day, and when they malfunction, it's a problem. (Notice that a significant portion of the toilet talk is about ones that aren't working optimally, at the very least?)

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-05 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 07:10 PM 12/3/02 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 7:00 PM Subject: Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side I learned the 3 rules of plumbing some years

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
I learned the 3 rules of plumbing some years ago, and I'll share them with you now. (1) Hot water goes on the left (2) Shit goes downhill (3) Payday's on Friday That's really all you need to know. Well, that, and (4) Make triple sure you've turned off the water before touching the pipes. Adam

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Russell Chapman
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: Sounds like working on my bathroom. snip preparatory phase Go to the bathroom and start ripping things out. snip redesign phase Start installing the tub and puncture a water pipe. snip damage repair phase Spent two days repairing it. Reconsider on how you

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: I learned the 3 rules of plumbing some years ago, and I'll share them with you now. (1) Hot water goes on the left (2) Shit goes downhill (3) Payday's on Friday That's really all you need to know. Well, that, and (4) Make triple sure you've turned off the

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Russell Chapman
Julia Thompson wrote: Julia who is hoping not to have to make any toilet adjustments for a good long time to come What is it with this list and toilets? It's like we've outlawed the nazis and toilets have snuck in as our default level that all threads will eventually reach... :-)

Toilets! Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Russell Chapman wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Julia who is hoping not to have to make any toilet adjustments for a good long time to come What is it with this list and toilets? It's like we've outlawed the nazis and toilets have snuck in as our default level that all threads will

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-03 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 7:10 PM Subject: Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side - Original Message - From: Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED