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Tom, my deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your Mother. It sounds like she was well cared for by you and your wife. Mothers are special people and her influence will be with you the rest of your life. I'll second the support for Hospice care. I know it made a difference with b...

If you recall, back a couple years when you asked whether to allow political posts or not, I voted against it because they always end up with somebody feeling Butt Hurt. I still feel that way.


Deleting it was the proper move.

We have had a haze in the sky the past couple days. There was a slight smoke odor this morning, but no more than if a neighbor is using a wood stove. Talked to a friend this morning that has COPD and he said it hasn't bothered him yet. It's a mixed bag: it's hazy, but the haze is keeping the temps f...

I guess that times have changed, but not for the better as far as the borrower is concerned. I once applied for and was approved for a $50,000 HELOC over the phone , while sitting in my office at work. Took about 15 minutes. No fees, no appraisals. Got it through Schwab from the company that is now ...

We have had several Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) over the years. Couple times to buy vehicles, another time to finance college for the youngest. I don't remember having that many fees to pay for any of them. Something doesn't sound right. Of course, it's been some years ago now, and we used a...

I didn't realize that you lived so close to the beach. You could run over for a dip purt near anytime you want.

Of course, being as you are so close to the Arctic Circle, it might be a tad nipply certain times of the year.

Thanks for the invite Jim, but even with as much air travel as I did over the years, I don't see any in my future. I love flying, but I hate airports and the bullshit they make us go through. I have some family connections to the Philippines. My grandfather spent quite a lot of time in the PI's when...

Anything I know I learned over many years watching and talking to real welders. We had some really good welders at the Hydro plant where I spent most of my life and then when I was working for the construction company, they employed Union Millwrights that made welds that looked like art, and did it ...

My understanding of things is that the 6011 has deeper penetration than 7018, but it spatters a LOT more and looks ugly. My experience is that at least the greater spatter is true, can't speak to the penetration angle. I use a needle gun on welds to get them clean of the slag. Also, in my personal e...

I second the motion for 7018 rods. I think you will be pleased with how much smoother your welds will be with 7018 vs 6011.

I know I was.