On 2 Nov 2006 11:29:53 -0800, "
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Jules Vide wrote:
Hey, Tony and Hallerb-- I just turned 50, so maybe it's a middle-aged
"thing?" Thanks for the feedback.

I have always been this way

Anyone doing this KNOWS most of the homes troubles like water seeps in
that corner when it rains hard.

EXCELLENT for bargaining......

if you made any QUESTIONABLE repairs Time to unearth them for lower
price!

I want to see if the doorbell transformer I installed at age 11 is
still in use. I remember being very proud of the job.......


I added something to my grandmother's doorbell because she kept
getting confused about which door the visitor was at. I connected an
electronic pulsating buzzer (which is what I had at the time) to the
front door solenoid. The buzzer takes DC so I adder a rectifier and
capacitor. Now when someone rings the front doorbell you get the usual
chime and BEEP-BEep-beep-bp (steadily decreasing volume as the
capacitor discharges).

Since then, that house has been sold twice. I know the new owner, and
that thing is still there.

when your 11 working on line voltage is exciting

If you touch the wrong things, it feels like a thousand hyperactive
ants just under your skin. That's exciting.
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"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
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