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Old 04-04-2009, 07:30 PM   #1
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Is it just me, or is it a general trend. I got the Sue-haul home. Took out the cushions, started "ripping it gently apart" to see what needs to get done first.

Actually, we could go camp in it right now.

But the Swamp Cooler Must die!!!!!!!!!!! I'll put in a nice vent. Maybe one of those fan/vents.

Is it just me?
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Old 04-04-2009, 07:48 PM   #2
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It's a guy thing!
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Old 04-04-2009, 08:10 PM   #3
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Huh, I could have sworn Pat B and I were both females.....



(Not to mention numerous other females on the board who like to take stuff apart and put it back together.)
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Old 04-04-2009, 10:10 PM   #4
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LOL, 'Brandy' should be chimming in here in the a.m!!!! Too funny....
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Old 04-04-2009, 11:05 PM   #5
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I've got more man tools than most men. Remodeled a home and have built my share of hot rods. Power tools are my favorites I thought my mom would flip when I asked her to buy me a bench vice for Christmas one year.
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Old 04-04-2009, 11:14 PM   #6
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Hi: All...Funny thing I too love to take things apart...Trouble is getting them "back together again"!!! Next thing is; where to store all the leftover parts???
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Old 04-04-2009, 11:15 PM   #7
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Heyyyy I thought my ears were ringing.........yup tool gal here......and I just happen to catch my first BIG fish on the yakima river a true documented 18+ inches...


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Old 04-04-2009, 11:24 PM   #8
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But the Swamp Cooler Must die!

Is it just me?
Swamp Coolers are meant for use in the Desert... to combat the DRY heat. I don't think you have that in Ohio.
My Fiber Stream had a swamp cooler on the roof when I bought it. Totally useless for the traveling I do.
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Old 04-05-2009, 06:13 AM   #9
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Stir the pot!
Stir the pot!
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Old 04-05-2009, 02:21 PM   #10
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Stir the pot!
Get hit with the spoon!
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Old 04-05-2009, 03:11 PM   #11
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Just to set the record straight, last time I looked I was female, 53 and an engineer. I currently am volunteering for the Red Cross in Disaster Services. That's why I wanted a small trailer.

I like to take apart and rebuild things. But, I am a average carpenter....birdhouses, doors and simple stuff are OK. The electrical system needs to be updated to handle some Ham Radios.

The Uhaul....might change the name to "Pearl"...has just simple things to fix. Plus, I have a ton of leftover parts from a cannibalization of an old pop up my friend turned into a flatbed for his truck camper.

Hey Alf, use your cell phone to take pics and label, everything!
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Old 04-05-2009, 03:29 PM   #12
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I see no problem here, my youngest daughter played with trucks and was really pissed when they wouldn't let her play football in school, She even said her middle name was Joe when she was about 9 years old.

She has a pretty good knowledge of fixing things but prefers to let her fiance think he is the tool guy.
(which he is not)
I say go for it, Donna will tell you there is nothing you can't do if you want to do it.
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Old 04-05-2009, 03:38 PM   #13
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... my youngest daughter... has a pretty good knowledge of fixing things but prefers to let her fiance think he is the tool guy.
(which he is not)
She sounds like a great, capable daughter. Good on you for being proud of her and not trying to make her stick to dolls only

It makes me wince a little that people (women) still feel the need to hide their strengths to protect other people's egos, but I guess it's improving as we go along. I'm just impatient about it (but then I don't have a fiance, either... )

Pat: I'd love to hear more about your Disaster Services trailer outfitting and trips, sould you care to share on the board. Thank you for your services with the Red Cross. I hope I don't run across you in that capacity, but I'm glad you are out there!

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Old 04-05-2009, 03:51 PM   #14
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Hi: All...Funny thing I too love to take things apart...Trouble is getting them "back together again"!!!
Have you lost that small part dexterity you had as a youngster?
Well maybe you still are a youngster, I dunno. But I can't do the little work anymore. Small parts hate me. So whatever I take apart usually ends up in the trash... at least if it has #2 machine screws and stuff like that.
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I currently am volunteering for the Red Cross in Disaster Services. That's why I wanted a small trailer.
Awesome!

I think you were right to think about selecting a UHaul. They were originally engineered to be used independently under conditions where taken-for-granted support services become unknown quantities that cannot be counted upon. [b]BUT there is the law of unintended consequences to be factored in as well. (notwithstanding the male attitude, for which I offer a blanket apology).

Evaporative cooling systems operate with simple motors and pumps, that can be powered economically by 12 volts DC. Like human sweat, they add moisture to hot dry conditions, and use moving air to cool. But if the air conditions are already humid; adding more moisture is counterproductive. While evaporative coolers are commonplace in Palm Springs, CA they are absent in Hot Springs, AR.

Air conditioning systems cool by subtracting excess humidity and using moving air to facilitate this cooling. Unfortunately, this extraction process is too power intensive for 12 volt DC systems to operate.

The factory that built UHauls selected evaporative coolers for their operational economy; not their geographic effectiveness. This misunderstanding (probably male induced) contributed to the demise of the rental business model.
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Hi: Pat B... " Use your cell phone to take pictures"; That'd be great 'cept I took it apart and it never worked since!!!
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Have you lost that small part dexterity you had as a youngster?
Well maybe you still are a youngster, I dunno. But I can't do the little work anymore. Small parts hate me. So whatever I take apart usually ends up in the trash... at least if it has #2 machine screws and stuff like that.
Ha, you know you are getting old when you carry a magnifying glass with built in light.
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Have you lost that small part dexterity you had as a youngster?
Well maybe you still are a youngster, I dunno. But I can't do the little work anymore. Small parts hate me. So whatever I take apart usually ends up in the trash... at least if it has #2 machine screws and stuff like that.
I hear ya. I bought a magnetic pad for the times I have tiny screws and washers to deal with. If they're steel, they stick. I bought a magnifying glass with a built in light... that helps a whole lot. It clamps to a table or work bench and swivels. Here's one: Lamp with 5 diopter glass magnification lens
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Old 04-05-2009, 08:01 PM   #19
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Pat,
Nobody ever said I wasn't nosey. It took a little looking. LOL

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Just to set the record straight, last time I looked I was female, 53 and an engineer. I currently am volunteering for the Red Cross in Disaster Services. That's why I wanted a small trailer.

I like to take apart and rebuild things. But, I am a average carpenter....birdhouses, doors and simple stuff are OK. The electrical system needs to be updated to handle some Ham Radios.

The Uhaul....might change the name to "Pearl"...has just simple things to fix. Plus, I have a ton of leftover parts from a cannibalization of an old pop up my friend turned into a flatbed for his truck camper.

Hey Alf, use your cell phone to take pics and label, everything!
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Old 04-05-2009, 08:03 PM   #20
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Ha, you know you are getting old when you carry a magnifying glass with built in light.
Oh geeez! I have one of those.

Our daughter built their patio deck two years ago and brought home a couple of friends from work to help teach her husband how to use tools.
{He's sooo Handy!"}
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