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Thursday, November 1. 2007

Thurs nite/Fri AM links

I, the Maggie's Farm News Junkie, am heading off to northern NH for a two-day hunt, but I wanted to get these good links on the board before I leave tonight. The team will fill in, as always.

More on the U of Delaware ideological reeducation at FIRE. h/t, Never Yet

Al Qaida is defeated in Iraq. That's big news, isn't it? And at American Thinker, Al Qaida's downward spiral

The State Department: Who do they think they are serving?

Did those Israeli jets prevent WW 3? Surber

Cradle to grave:  poll says people want free "long-term care." All I want is free beer...and a free new F-150, 4-door with 4WD.

LL Bean opens new Hunting and Fishing store in Freeport. Wonder if they were hearing Cabelas' footsteps.

Give the market a chance: Driscoll/Betsy/Sowell

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Great lineup NJ . Have a rewarding and safe hunt.
#1 Habu on 2007-11-01 20:06 (Reply)
Sadly, the F-150 Crewcab with 4WD won't fit in my garage - not if I want some semblance of a shop. But a Supercab will.
#2 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-01 20:17 (Reply)
never had a crewcab--but it may actually be the perfect all-around vehicle. A 6' bed is plenty, anyway, since who can afford a whole sheet of plywood anymore?
#3 buddy larsen on 2007-11-01 23:59 (Reply)
Those Foggy Bottoms who won't follow orders should resign--or be fired.

Seems pretty simple--if you don't like your job, quit.
#4 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 00:04 (Reply)
Saw Kudlow interview Rudy on CNBC this aft; Rudy sez that, if he's elected, he won't replace 50% of the civil servants who retire during his admin.

Pretty damn telling that a gov't professional such as Rudy believes the staffing bloat is that bad.
#5 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 01:01 (Reply)
Just a feelin; Rudy will open windows and doors for a dastardly draft which will swell the ranks of gummint employees.

Rudabeggar's answer to gun control, methinks.

Then of course, when the GI's are floated back into the pond, great numbers will be channeling into megalithic civil service.


Difference between Rudabegger and Hillbillary ain't more'n a dam and not worth a dam.
#5.1 Leag on 2007-11-02 10:01 (Reply)
My garage has NEVER seen a vehicle. Am looking at a very nice house now that has an attached three car garage, a detached two car garage, a detached workshop and a covered parking space for a motorhome. heh. Would be soooo much more useful and comfy but the mortgage 'crisis' has not had any affect on the fairly steep asking price. Like Buddy says, a truck with a six foot bed does not work out well for construction. I wish it would. Bought an older AWD Aerostar van that seats four crew and carries their tools and it has a roof rack,but they usually have to follow the pickup with the 8 foot bed. The two cute little girls whose Mom was selling the van were crying when I went to pick it up. "You can't sell the Happy Van, Mom!" I told them to call or come over anytime and we would all go for a happy ride.
#6 Patina on 2007-11-02 07:42 (Reply)
That was a happy little anecdote to smile at while enjoying that great first cup o coffee--
#7 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 08:07 (Reply)
Actually, an F150 Crewcab with the 5.5 ft. box would fit. Technically. With two inches between the table saw and the front bumper and two inches from the rear bumper to the garage door. Gotta hang the tennis ball on the string in exactly the right place. :-)
#8 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 12:26 (Reply)
...the man has measured--the truck ain't far away now!
#8.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 16:15 (Reply)
And when you have the brochure on your nightstand, you've passed the point of no return...
#8.1.1 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 16:38 (Reply)
The trick is getting out of the truck and somehow working your way in to the house. A ladder on the wall, a catwalk mounted just under the garage ceiling to let me slither on my belly over to another ladder by the door. Problem solved.
#9 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 16:42 (Reply)
Or a Toyota Tacoma.
#10 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 16:50 (Reply)
I'm gonna try a Tacoma soon's I wear out my F-150, i think. It's not a furrin truck anymore, the plant is only an hour from where i sit.

catwalk--funny, but I was thinking before you wrote that, suspend the table saw from the ceiling with a light chain hoist (or a come-along). heh heh --great minds
#10.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 16:59 (Reply)
Hey. You motorize the chain hoist to start when the garage door opens. Or better yet, you have the hoist and the opener on a single chain. Foolproof.

By the way, if a table saw drops on your hood from a height of 8 feet while in the garage, does that void the warranty?
#11 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 17:27 (Reply)
Coming in isn't the problem so much as driving out. Gotta be quick. Maybe I need to work on the system.
#12 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 17:40 (Reply)
Ok, you need a reduction gear. maybe get an old bicycle and use the sprockets. I'll make some drawings as soon as i can find my amphetamines.
#12.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 19:25 (Reply)
Would it be a problem just to mount the saw on the hood? that'd solve the reverse-out problem, and everything else too--AND, no matter where you might be during the day, if you were to see anything that needed sawing, well, you'd have the saw right there handy.

need to mount a generator in the bed, though. But you'd still have half the bed free for other stuff--not too bad.
#13 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 19:33 (Reply)
I think we need to become business partners.
#14 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2007-11-02 21:00 (Reply)
oh, i've got a million ideas--some of them the sheriff said it was ok to try, too!
#14.1 buddy larsen on 2007-11-02 22:41 (Reply)

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