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I have seen mention several times of old-time makers fashioning reamers from socket bayonets. Probably done with a hand file.

ChasR wrote:there was a show on PBS

I suspect you are referring to The Woodwright's Shop. That was a very infomative show.

djm

What? No Maltese Falcon jokes?





djm

Why, whatever can you mean?



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Spacewalker: "Geez, you can't even take a leak up here without the paprazzi hanging all over you."

djm

Any modern city is wide open to communications interuption. If terrorists wanted to wreak havoc they would go directly at the switching centres, not just a few cables in a field. There is all sorts of alternate routing built into these networks - to a point - but no-one wants to pay beyond that poin...

If it isn't bothering the cat then it needn't worry you. But if you see it is galling the cat, then you can take a wash cloth soaked in warm water and wipe the area down for him.

Cats do not generally take well to immersion.

djm

Never been. I've been to the rest of the Maritimes, even to Maine twice, but not out to the Rock. The weather is a bit more .... intense there. It can cost a bit more, so I'm told. All kinds of every music there. Very nice people. I would fly, as it's faster than boat. Best bet would be to go there ...

Somewhere, in the back my head, come the distance echoes of ....

Duelling Banjos

djm

Perhaps peeplj could tell us what is wrong with the shape of his empty package so that we could add greater depth to the comments.

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Many professional musicians will actually purchase a seat for their instrument. I don't know if pipers can afford to do that, but many guitarists do.

djm

It really does emphasize how Disney turned animation into an industrial process.

djm

Oh, dear. These inferior conjunctions are so unsatisfying.

djm

Thx for the heads up. I've loaded the opt-out in both IE and Ffx.

djm

dwest wrote:That got some folks ticked off.

It's just another Wisconsin statue ...

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Ceili_whistle_man wrote:I am going to live to 150

I'm afraid you'll have to get in line for when they are handing out the new eyballs.

chas wrote:So y'all aren't the Blondie "Die young, stay pretty" types, eh?

No, I'm not blond.

djm