Hey, there's a new site out there called Rules of Thumb (http://
www.rulesofthumb.org/) that centralizes common and uncommon sense on
all manner of subjects. There isn't a category for woodworking, but
there should be one. I think the rec.woodworking community might want
to put some of our wisdom up there.
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:16:31 GMT, "George" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Makes sense to me.. could be applied to manual labor, also..
>>
>
>Is he a neighbor down there in Baja?
>
Nope, he stands around at the cantina looking for odd jobs..
He did a great job on our patio pavers.....*g*
mac
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mac davis wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:37:46 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:2a9f5d96-818c-4b42-8597-17d952c31456@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
>>> A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
>>> Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
>>> your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
>>> entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>>
>>
>>That works well for telling your wife that you just bought a new tool
>>also. ;~)
>>
> Unless she's a good shot..
>
Yeah, there is that. LOL
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
DonkeyHody
"There's a difference between doing things right and doing the right
things."
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:23:04 -0800, Larry Blanchard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>J. Clarke wrote:
>> mac davis wrote:
>>> On 25 Jan 2008 10:27:57 -0500, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Basic law of nature is that we have thumbs and cats don't..
>>> That's why they have US open doors for them..
>>
>> Nahh, that's just exercising dominance over the lesser race. Cats are
>> quite capable of opening their own doors.
>>
>As the old saying goes, dogs think they're human, cats think they're
>gods :-).
On my regular email sig:
To a dog you're family; to a cat you're staff.
--
LRod
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If you can't figure out how to use it, I probably wouldn't
care to correspond with you anyway.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:32:56 -0800 (PST), Bobthepenguy <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Hey, there's a new site out there called Rules of Thumb (http://
>www.rulesofthumb.org/) that centralizes common and uncommon sense on
>all manner of subjects. There isn't a category for woodworking, but
>there should be one. I think the rec.woodworking community might want
>to put some of our wisdom up there.
Best one is to still have two..
mac
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charlieb <[email protected]> writes:
> Woodworking Rules of Thumb
>
> Rule #1
> Keep your thumb(s) and other parts of your body safely
> away from sharp things, spinning or not.
No no no. That's not rule #1. The first rule of thumb I learned was:
Do not hit a thumb nail with the same force as you would use
to hit a wood nail.
Larry Blanchard <[email protected]> writes:
> As the old saying goes, dogs think they're human, cats think they're
> gods :-).
The way I heard it, is:
Whenever a human feeds a dog, the dog thinks "Why - that human can get
food anytime they want. They must be a God!"
Whenever a human feeds a cat, the cat thinks "Why - that human can get
food anytime I want. I must be a God!"
Woodworkers rule of thumb... try to keep them attached if at all
possible.
On Jan 24, 6:32=A0am, Bobthepenguy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey, there's a new site out there called Rules of Thumb (http://www.ruleso=
fthumb.org/) that centralizes common and uncommon sense on
> all manner of subjects. There isn't a category for woodworking, but
> there should be one. I think the rec.woodworking community might want
> to put some of our wisdom up there.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "charlieb" wrote:
>
>> Woodworking Rules of Thumb
>>
>> Rule #1
>> Keep your thumb(s) and other parts of your body safely
>> away from sharp things, spinning or not.
>
> Rule #2
>
> If in doubt, refer to Rule #1.
>
> Lew
>
>
Ok, you just caused a loop, you fix it. ;~)
"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:37:46 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:2a9f5d96-818c-4b42-8597-17d952c31456@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
>>> A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
>>> Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
>>> your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
>>> entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>>
>>
>>That works well for telling your wife that you just bought a new tool
>>also.
>>;~)
>>
> Unless she's a good shot..
Being from Texas I practically grew up with a gun in my hands. She on the
other hand does not even want to look at one. Her looks could kill though.
;~)
J. Clarke wrote:
> mac davis wrote:
>> On 25 Jan 2008 10:27:57 -0500, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Basic law of nature is that we have thumbs and cats don't..
>> That's why they have US open doors for them..
>
> Nahh, that's just exercising dominance over the lesser race. Cats are
> quite capable of opening their own doors.
>
As the old saying goes, dogs think they're human, cats think they're
gods :-).
Saw a neat rule today - Never play leapfrog with a unicorn :-).
"Bobthepenguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4a5baabc-65e9-4879-9798-af0d631f0b24@j78g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> Hey, there's a new site out there called Rules of Thumb (http://
> www.rulesofthumb.org/) that centralizes common and uncommon sense on
> all manner of subjects. There isn't a category for woodworking, but
> there should be one. I think the rec.woodworking community might want
> to put some of our wisdom up there.
>
Keep rules (especially metal ones) and thumbs away from the sharp spinny
things.
:-)
jc
"DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:2a9f5d96-818c-4b42-8597-17d952c31456@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
> A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
> Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
> your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
> entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
That works well for telling your wife that you just bought a new tool also.
;~)
mac davis wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:37:46 GMT, "Leon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:2a9f5d96-818c-4b42-8597-17d952c31456@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>> Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at
>>> Texas A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding
>>> Vapor
>>> Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires.
>>> "Hold
>>> your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide
>>> the entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>>
>>
>> That works well for telling your wife that you just bought a new
>> tool also. ;~)
>>
> Unless she's a good shot..
Flashing on Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
--
--
--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
mac davis wrote:
> On 25 Jan 2008 10:27:57 -0500, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> charlieb <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> Woodworking Rules of Thumb
>>>
>>> Rule #1
>>> Keep your thumb(s) and other parts of your body safely
>>> away from sharp things, spinning or not.
>>
>> No no no. That's not rule #1. The first rule of thumb I learned
>> was:
>>
>> Do not hit a thumb nail with the same force as you would use
>> to hit a wood nail.
>
> Basic law of nature is that we have thumbs and cats don't..
> That's why they have US open doors for them..
Nahh, that's just exercising dominance over the lesser race. Cats are
quite capable of opening their own doors.
--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:25 -0800 (PST), DonkeyHody <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
>A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
>Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
>your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
>entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>
Makes sense to me.. could be applied to manual labor, also..
mac
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"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:25 -0800 (PST), DonkeyHody
> <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
>>A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
>>Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
>>your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
>>entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>>
>
> Makes sense to me.. could be applied to manual labor, also..
>
Is he a neighbor down there in Baja?
Keep your thumbs on the outside of any piece you're resawing with the
bandsaw, just as if you were bricking a camel.
On 25 Jan 2008 10:27:57 -0500, Maxwell Lol <[email protected]> wrote:
>charlieb <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Woodworking Rules of Thumb
>>
>> Rule #1
>> Keep your thumb(s) and other parts of your body safely
>> away from sharp things, spinning or not.
>
>No no no. That's not rule #1. The first rule of thumb I learned was:
>
> Do not hit a thumb nail with the same force as you would use
> to hit a wood nail.
Basic law of nature is that we have thumbs and cats don't..
That's why they have US open doors for them..
mac
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My first high school biology teacher had "laws":
Niwa's Law No. 1: Sharp things cut.
Niwa's Law No. 2: Hot things burn.
&tc.
I've tought my daughters Niwa's Laws. They grock.
-Zz
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:32:56 -0800 (PST), Bobthepenguy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hey, there's a new site out there called Rules of Thumb (http://
>www.rulesofthumb.org/) that centralizes common and uncommon sense on
>all manner of subjects. There isn't a category for woodworking, but
>there should be one. I think the rec.woodworking community might want
>to put some of our wisdom up there.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:37:46 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"DonkeyHody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:2a9f5d96-818c-4b42-8597-17d952c31456@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> Many years ago I had two weeks of marine firefighter training at Texas
>> A&M. When we studied BLEVE's, (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor
>> Explosions) he told us a good rule of thumb about such fires. "Hold
>> your thumb up at arms length and close one eye. When you can hide the
>> entire event behind your thumb, you are far enough away."
>
>
>That works well for telling your wife that you just bought a new tool also.
>;~)
>
Unless she's a good shot..
mac
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:57:03 +0000, LRod <[email protected]>
wrote:
> To a dog you're family; to a cat you're staff.
Have any of you cat and/or dog owners with a sense of humor seen "Cats
and Dogs"?
<http://catsanddogsmovie.warnerbros.com/cmp/main.html>
It explains a lot. <G>