Well the storm "Ikea" left it's mark in Houston and the surrounding areas.
Galveston is a mess if you have not seen pictures. We have been with out
electricity for 11 days and we have been getting kind grouchy. Fortunately
it has been unseasonably cool starting 2 days after the storm. Typically
the weather returns to hot immediately after but not this time. We gathered
at a neighbors house on their covered deck and drank wine almost every
night. I have a few new brands to try out Swingman. My son had to go
back to college on Wednesday, my wife went back to work yesterday. Oddly
most the public schools started back today.
I have been in 4 previous major hurricanes and they all had a common last
syllable that sounded like the ones in Carla, Celia, Beulah, Alicia, we
almost got Rita 3 years ago almost to the day so I have determined that this
storm was not really Ike, rather Ikea.
I had just started a kitchen revamp job the week before the storm and having
been with out power for 11 days and I am behind schedule. My customer and
neighbor 3 doors down was with out electricity for 11 days and is not
rushing me. ;~)
My 4 most recent fence jobs held up splendidly. Each took the brunt of
the north winds and stood unscathed. The last was 75' long and stood 50'
away from the nearest structure so it took the total force. Attached older
fencing went down on all counts. One of my last customers wants me to put
in another 90' or so.
Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing kitchen
cabinets on my current job. Sample cuts allowed me to easily produce 5,
1/8" thick pieces from 4/4 x 5.5" wide S4S stock with hardly any sign of
tooth marks. Resawing with the Laguna BS and a 1-1/4" Resaw King blade
allowed me to resaw the 5.5" hard Maple almost as fast as I could push the
stock. Following those cuts with a light pass through the drum sander
should make this an easy task.
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing
kitchen
> cabinets on my current job.
Good to see that you came out of it ok. Just a quick question if I may. I
was wondering about the oscillating bit on your Domino. How does it hold up
for sharpness? Can they be sharpened or just replaced and have you had to do
so in either case?
Thanks.
On Sep 23, 4:43=A0pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well the storm "Ikea" left it's mark in Houston and the surrounding areas=
.
> Galveston is a mess if you have not seen pictures. =A0 We have been with =
out
> electricity for 11 days and we have been getting kind grouchy. =A0Fortuna=
tely
> it has been unseasonably cool starting 2 days after the storm. =A0Typical=
ly
> the weather returns to hot immediately after but not this time. =A0We gat=
hered
> at a neighbors house on their covered deck and drank wine almost every
> night. =A0 I have a few new brands to try out Swingman. =A0 My son had to=
go
> back to college on Wednesday, my wife went back to work yesterday. =A0Odd=
ly
> most the public schools started back today.
> I have been in 4 previous major hurricanes and they all had a common last
> syllable that sounded like the ones in Carla, Celia, Beulah, Alicia, we
> almost got Rita 3 years ago almost to the day so I have determined that t=
his
> storm was not really Ike, rather Ikea.
> I had just started a kitchen revamp job the week before the storm and hav=
ing
> been with out power for 11 days and I am behind schedule. =A0My customer =
and
> neighbor 3 doors down was with out electricity for 11 days and is not
> rushing me. =A0;~)
> My 4 most recent =A0fence =A0jobs held up splendidly. =A0Each took the br=
unt of
> the north winds and stood unscathed. =A0The last was 75' long and stood 5=
0'
> away from the nearest structure so it took the total force. =A0Attached o=
lder
> fencing went down on all counts. =A0One of my last customers wants me to =
put
> in another 90' or so.
> Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing kitc=
hen
> cabinets on my current job. =A0Sample cuts allowed me to easily produce 5=
,
> 1/8" thick pieces from 4/4 x 5.5" wide S4S stock with hardly any sign of
> tooth marks. =A0 Resawing with the Laguna BS and a 1-1/4" Resaw King blad=
e
> allowed me to resaw the 5.5" =A0hard Maple almost as fast as I could push=
the
> stock. =A0Following those cuts with a light pass through the drum sander
> should make this an easy task.
^5's, dude! Have a margarita and back to work! (Cool that all is well)
Dude!
Good to see you back with us.
Sis is there in Houston, and on her grid by Reliant Stadium they are
expecting electricity in another 10 - 12 days. The frustrating thing
is that the folks across the street >all< have power.
I think they are about 50/50 in their neighborhood for electric
restoration. At this juncture with the reports of damage still coming
in, I think they are just glad everyone and everything is OK.
About three years ago I took a crew there and roofed their house and
put on ridge AND hip vent as well as the new shingles, and not a
shingle or piece of vent blew off.
Thinking about though, with 110 mph sustained winds, that's probably
as much luck as anything else.
Robert
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Leon wrote:
>
> ... snip
>
> Glad you all are back on line and doing OK.
>
>
> --
> If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Thank you!
"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Leon wrote:
>
> Glad you're ok and back on-line!
>
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solar
> DeSoto, Iowa USA
> http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
me 2! Thanks!
"Frank Boettcher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:43:09 -0500, "Leon"
>>
> Hey, Leon, glad you're back and OK. Haven't missed much here. Mostly
> OT polarized political banter going on.
>
> Frank
Thanks Frank, this one was not so bad wind wise, I feel for those that live
closer to the water. I have a cousin that lived along the water in San Leon
just north of Galveston, they have a slab left.
No, we would just run it for about 3-4 hours out of 12. enough to keep
the freezer and fridge cold and a couple of hours at nite to have some
lights and fans. It was hot in July when the storm hit!! Power was out
for 12 days....
Leon wrote:
> "mapdude" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Yeah, I bought a generator back in '02 when Hurricane Elvis blew through
>> Memphis. All I have to worry about now is can I get gas to run it if I
>> need it.
>>
>
>
> My son has a friend at school that was using a generator that was sucking up
> $100 worth of gas every 3 days. I'll pass. LOL
>
>
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "mapdude" wrote
>> No, we would just run it for about 3-4 hours out of 12. enough to keep
>> the freezer and fridge cold and a couple of hours at nite to have some
>> lights and fans. It was hot in July when the storm hit!! Power was out
>> for 12 days....
>
> Ditto ... Ran it about three times a day, twice, for a couple/three hours
> each to keep the fridge/freezer cold, and once a day, when the sun was
> over the yardarm ... but then only long enough to draw a pitcher of
> margaritas out of the blender.
>
> Tried to give it to Leon when my power came on first, but he prefers red
> wine, or a good sour mash whisky.
Thas rite, thas rite. I'll have to say that Swingman on several occasions
offered everything just short of the world to help us cope. Fortunately we
were able to endure. It might have been a bit too much for us all,
including the Great Dane to have "moved in" with he, his wife, and Grace.
;~)
The big thing last night and this morning was staying awake much past sun
down and much past early dawn. Lectricity Lag messes up you biotanical
clock.
Yeah, I bought a generator back in '02 when Hurricane Elvis blew through
Memphis. All I have to worry about now is can I get gas to run it if
I need it.
Leon wrote:
> Well the storm "Ikea" left it's mark in Houston and the surrounding areas.
> Galveston is a mess if you have not seen pictures. We have been with out
> electricity for 11 days and we have been getting kind grouchy. Fortunately
> it has been unseasonably cool starting 2 days after the storm. Typically
> the weather returns to hot immediately after but not this time. We gathered
> at a neighbors house on their covered deck and drank wine almost every
> night. I have a few new brands to try out Swingman. My son had to go
> back to college on Wednesday, my wife went back to work yesterday. Oddly
> most the public schools started back today.
> I have been in 4 previous major hurricanes and they all had a common last
> syllable that sounded like the ones in Carla, Celia, Beulah, Alicia, we
> almost got Rita 3 years ago almost to the day so I have determined that this
> storm was not really Ike, rather Ikea.
> I had just started a kitchen revamp job the week before the storm and having
> been with out power for 11 days and I am behind schedule. My customer and
> neighbor 3 doors down was with out electricity for 11 days and is not
> rushing me. ;~)
> My 4 most recent fence jobs held up splendidly. Each took the brunt of
> the north winds and stood unscathed. The last was 75' long and stood 50'
> away from the nearest structure so it took the total force. Attached older
> fencing went down on all counts. One of my last customers wants me to put
> in another 90' or so.
> Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing kitchen
> cabinets on my current job. Sample cuts allowed me to easily produce 5,
> 1/8" thick pieces from 4/4 x 5.5" wide S4S stock with hardly any sign of
> tooth marks. Resawing with the Laguna BS and a 1-1/4" Resaw King blade
> allowed me to resaw the 5.5" hard Maple almost as fast as I could push the
> stock. Following those cuts with a light pass through the drum sander
> should make this an easy task.
>
>
>
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dude!
>
> Good to see you back with us.
>
> Sis is there in Houston, and on her grid by Reliant Stadium they are
> expecting electricity in another 10 - 12 days. The frustrating thing
> is that the folks across the street >all< have power.
That is kinda what we were seeing. Across the street neighbors and those 2
rows back got electricity 1 week ago.
>
> I think they are about 50/50 in their neighborhood for electric
> restoration. At this juncture with the reports of damage still coming
> in, I think they are just glad everyone and everything is OK.
It was a 215/35 ratio with us.
>
> About three years ago I took a crew there and roofed their house and
> put on ridge AND hip vent as well as the new shingles, and not a
> shingle or piece of vent blew off.
Fortunately the SW side of town near the city limit is in good shape. Tree
limbs and fences are the major damage.
>
> Thinking about though, with 110 mph sustained winds, that's probably
> as much luck as anything else.
Exactly, Most of our winds were from the NE for most of the night but just
before day break we were getting West winds and they were the strongest.
Seems that most all the trees that blew over were laying over pointing east.
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:IGeCk.1135$x%[email protected]...
> Leon wrote:
>> Well the storm "Ikea" left it's mark in Houston and the surrounding
>> areas. Galveston is a mess if you have not seen pictures. We have been
>> with out electricity for 11 days and we have been getting kind grouchy.
>
> Leon who? <G>
>
> Hey man, WELCOME BAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!
>
Good to be back.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> "Lee Michaels" wrote
>
>> "Swingman" wrote
>
>>> Ditto ... Ran it about three times a day, twice, for a couple/three
>>> hours each to keep the fridge/freezer cold, and once a day, when the sun
>>> was over the yardarm ... but then only long enough to draw a pitcher of
>>> margaritas out of the blender.
>>>
>>> Tried to give it to Leon when my power came on first, but he prefers red
>>> wine, or a good sour mash whisky.
>>>
>> I remember, as a youth, to boil water during emergencies.
>>
>> No need to boil you guy's choice of emergency beverages!
>
> No such thing as " ... a boiled concoction that helps you hang on."
We found that "boiling the ice" did not work out to our satisfaction.
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Leon who? <G>
All you have to remember is he's the guy with all the Festools. I'm betting
they were one of the first things he secured against possible damage from
the storm.
Hell, if I had a Domino, I'd probably sleep with it.
"Leon" wrote
> Thas rite, thas rite. I'll have to say that Swingman on several
> occasions offered everything just short of the world to help us cope.
> Fortunately we were able to endure. It might have been a bit too much for
> us all, including the Great Dane to have "moved in" with he, his wife, and
> Grace. ;~)
Hehe ... wouldn't have been a problem. Despite the 100 lb +/- difference in
weight, Grace, AKA "The Shop Cat Who Pays Rent" (to listen to her bitching
and moaning), could probably whip that big pussy, Mocha, "The Great Dane",
into shape for you! ;)
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"Swingman" wrote
> "mapdude" wrote
>> No, we would just run it for about 3-4 hours out of 12. enough to keep
>> the freezer and fridge cold and a couple of hours at nite to have some
>> lights and fans. It was hot in July when the storm hit!! Power was out
>> for 12 days....
>
> Ditto ... Ran it about three times a day, twice, for a couple/three hours
> each to keep the fridge/freezer cold, and once a day, when the sun was
> over the yardarm ... but then only long enough to draw a pitcher of
> margaritas out of the blender.
>
> Tried to give it to Leon when my power came on first, but he prefers red
> wine, or a good sour mash whisky.
>
I remember, as a youth, to boil water during emergencies.
No need to boil you guy's choice of emergency beverages!
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:43:09 -0500, "Leon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Well the storm "Ikea" left it's mark in Houston and the surrounding areas.
>Galveston is a mess if you have not seen pictures. We have been with out
>electricity for 11 days and we have been getting kind grouchy. Fortunately
>it has been unseasonably cool starting 2 days after the storm. Typically
>the weather returns to hot immediately after but not this time. We gathered
>at a neighbors house on their covered deck and drank wine almost every
>night. I have a few new brands to try out Swingman. My son had to go
>back to college on Wednesday, my wife went back to work yesterday. Oddly
>most the public schools started back today.
>I have been in 4 previous major hurricanes and they all had a common last
>syllable that sounded like the ones in Carla, Celia, Beulah, Alicia, we
>almost got Rita 3 years ago almost to the day so I have determined that this
>storm was not really Ike, rather Ikea.
>I had just started a kitchen revamp job the week before the storm and having
>been with out power for 11 days and I am behind schedule. My customer and
>neighbor 3 doors down was with out electricity for 11 days and is not
>rushing me. ;~)
>My 4 most recent fence jobs held up splendidly. Each took the brunt of
>the north winds and stood unscathed. The last was 75' long and stood 50'
>away from the nearest structure so it took the total force. Attached older
>fencing went down on all counts. One of my last customers wants me to put
>in another 90' or so.
>Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing kitchen
>cabinets on my current job. Sample cuts allowed me to easily produce 5,
>1/8" thick pieces from 4/4 x 5.5" wide S4S stock with hardly any sign of
>tooth marks. Resawing with the Laguna BS and a 1-1/4" Resaw King blade
>allowed me to resaw the 5.5" hard Maple almost as fast as I could push the
>stock. Following those cuts with a light pass through the drum sander
>should make this an easy task.
>
>
Hey, Leon, glad you're back and OK. Haven't missed much here. Mostly
OT polarized political banter going on.
Frank
"mapdude" wrote
> No, we would just run it for about 3-4 hours out of 12. enough to keep the
> freezer and fridge cold and a couple of hours at nite to have some lights
> and fans. It was hot in July when the storm hit!! Power was out for 12
> days....
Ditto ... Ran it about three times a day, twice, for a couple/three hours
each to keep the fridge/freezer cold, and once a day, when the sun was over
the yardarm ... but then only long enough to draw a pitcher of margaritas
out of the blender.
Tried to give it to Leon when my power came on first, but he prefers red
wine, or a good sour mash whisky.
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"mapdude" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yeah, I bought a generator back in '02 when Hurricane Elvis blew through
> Memphis. All I have to worry about now is can I get gas to run it if I
> need it.
>
My son has a friend at school that was using a generator that was sucking up
$100 worth of gas every 3 days. I'll pass. LOL
"Lee Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" is back from the hurrican...
>
> Good to see ya up and running again.
>
> I hear that hurricanes are good for business.
Oddly that would depend on which part of Houston you are in. The local HD
and Lowe's are unusually slow. Farther east and south east there was more
high water and wind damage.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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^5's, dude! Have a margarita and back to work! (Cool that all is well)
Probably be doing that this weekend. Thanks.
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Anyway, I'll be cutting thick Maple veneer to resurface the existing
> kitchen
>> cabinets on my current job.
>
> Good to see that you came out of it ok. Just a quick question if I may. I
> was wondering about the oscillating bit on your Domino. How does it hold
> up
> for sharpness? Can they be sharpened or just replaced and have you had to
> do
> so in either case?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Thank you sir. The bit screws on and off so that you can change out to
other sizes. They have a female thread that goes over a male threaded shaft
on the Domino. The bit is carbide and from what I understand can be
resharpened on the end. They sell for about or less than a decent spiral
carbide router bit. IIRC less than $40. I have cut probably 1200 mortises
in various materials including MDF and see no significant reduction in
performance. Basically I am not at all concerned about bit life. If you
purchase the Domino tennon assortment you get an extra 5mm bit along with an
additional 6mm, 8mm, and 10 mm bit. the Domino come with a 5mm as the
standard bit.
"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Did you really miss electricity or just the A/C ?
Really and truly we missed the electricity. We got electricity yesterday
morning at 9:15 and the AC did not come on until 4:00 pm and then it only
ran about 10 minutes to get it down to 82. It has really been quite
pleasant and 5-6 days after the storm it got quite cool after sun down.
Humidity is only now starting to come a bit closer to normal although the
first 2 days after the storm it was kinda sticky.
"Lee Michaels" wrote
> "Swingman" wrote
>> Ditto ... Ran it about three times a day, twice, for a couple/three hours
>> each to keep the fridge/freezer cold, and once a day, when the sun was
>> over the yardarm ... but then only long enough to draw a pitcher of
>> margaritas out of the blender.
>>
>> Tried to give it to Leon when my power came on first, but he prefers red
>> wine, or a good sour mash whisky.
>>
> I remember, as a youth, to boil water during emergencies.
>
> No need to boil you guy's choice of emergency beverages!
No such thing as " ... a boiled concoction that helps you hang on."
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"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Leon who? <G>
>
> All you have to remember is he's the guy with all the Festools. I'm
> betting
> they were one of the first things he secured against possible damage from
> the storm.
>
> Hell, if I had a Domino, I'd probably sleep with it.
>
>
Safely stored about 6' above the floor.