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I`LL TAKE THIS TIME NOW TO BID FAREWELL TO THIS BOARD AND LET THE RESIDENT EXPERTS TAKE BACK THE HELM...LOL! NOW HOW DO I DELETE MY MEMBERSHIP!

CORDWOODGUY

PAT.....IF IT CAME TO SELF PROCLAMATION AND AROGANCE I THINK YU-DA-MAN.


YOU JUST **** ON A GUY WITH 44 YEARS OF ACTUAL EXPERIENCE.THE ONLY GUY IN THE WORLD TO ACTUALLY HOLD A...

TROYBILT...IF ITS NEW TO YOU THAT COB WALLS CAN CRACK IF THEY HAVE A SUBSTANDARD FOUNDATION...THEN BACK TO SCHOOL FOR YOU!
NORMALLY A COB WALL IS 24"-36" WIDE.[ANYLESS NO R-VALUE]...

EGON..........THE LOG HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION ISN`T REALLY AN ASSOCIATION ITS A GROUP OF PEOPLE BASED OUT OF ONE SCHOOL TEACHING ONE METHOD THAT THEY TRY TO PROMOTE.KIND OF LIKE YOU AFTER TAKING ...

EGON.......THE TRICK THAT PEOPLE DID BACK IN PIONEER DAYS WAS TO BOIL A FEW POTS OF WATER IN THE WINTER.THE STEAM WOULD SEEP OUT THROUGH THE CRACKS THEY DIDN`T STUFF WITH MOSS.AFTER AWHILE IT WOULD...

ECCENTRICFARMER..............I THINK ODDS OF GETTING THE MANUFACTURED HOME TO FIT ON AN EXISTING FOUNDATION WOULD BE LIKE WINNING THE LOTTO.BUT IN THE LONGSHOT IT FITS,YOU CAN BUY ANCHORS TO TIE IT...

JML755.....THANKS FOR THE HELP!BUT I HAVE WINDOWS 98. I FOUND A WAY TO ENLARGE IT ONCE BUT WHEN I GO TO POST IT GOES BACK TO THE SMALLEST VERSION.

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EGON.....I HAVE THE SCREEN AS LARGE AS I CAN GET IT.BUT WHEN I EDIT IT REVERTS BACK TO THE SMALLER SIZE.

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PAT AND OTHERS.......I`VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO OVERCOME MY PROBLEM,BUT NOTHING WORKS.WHEN I GO TO EDIT IT GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SIZE.YOUR CONTROL PLUS + BUTTON DOESN`T WORK ON MY COMPUTER.SORRY!
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WHEN I GET AN EMAIL ABOUT A REPLY TO ONE OF MY POSTS AND CLICK ON IT.THEN I HAVE TO LOG IN BUT HAVE TO DO A SEARCH ON THE TOPIC TO FIND THE POST THAT I WANT TO REPLY TO.IS THERE AN EASIER WAY THAN...

MARC......I HIT YOUR PROFILE WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER YOUR POST.I THINK I MIGHT KNOW YOUR FAMILY.
DO YOU HAVE SISTERS[MICHELLE,HELEN AND ??????]WHICH MAKES THIS AWKWARD AS I`M ANONYMOUS ON THE NET.
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EGON..........THE BULLDOZING WAS IN JAN 07/2006THS MAIL STAR,AND THE ARTICLE ABOUT HIS DEATH OCT 31ST /2007.
I WAS TOLD THAT HE FROZE TO DEATH BUT BY THE DATE I`D SAY HE HAD A...

ERGON....IT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE CHRONICLE HERALD/MAIL STAR.....ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO I BELIEVE.DON`T YOU GET THE PAPER?
THE ARTICLE ABOUT HIM DYING WAS IN THE PAPER THE NEXT...

I`M ALSO IN NOVA SCOTIA BUT HOPE TO ESCAPE.
THE MUNICIPALITY BYLAWS ARE GETTING TO THE EXTREME HERE.IN CAPE BRETON AN OLDER GENTLEMAN WAS REMOVED FROM HIS PROPERTY WHILE THE MUNICIPALITY BULLDOZED...

EGON.........REMEMBER NOW I`M ONLY A LIFETIME STUDENT OF CORDWOOD ON A CONTINUOUS LEARNING CURVE.BUT I CAN TRACE MY TRAINING,PRINCIPLES,PRACTICES AND METHODS BACK TO ITS FIRST WRITEN RECORD 10...

BIRD.......THE ALTERNATIVE_BUILDING PAGE IS OPEN TO EVERYONE TO READ.BUT I ONLY WANT PEOPLE RECOGNIZED IN THEIR FIELD TO POST.
I`VE NEVER CALLED MYSELF AN EXPERT,RATHER I REFER TO...

GOFFRACING AND OTHERS...........I WAS SURPRISED BY THE NUMBER OF POSTS TO THIS AND YET NO ONE MENTIONED THE FACT THAT POWER POLES ARE TOXIC.THEY ARE USUALLY TREATED WITH PCB`S AND USUALLY UTILITY...

HIGHSMITH..........I`D GO WITH EITHER VERMICULITE OR PERLITE AS THEY ARE ORGANIC.THE MESQUITE MIGHT DECOMPOSE AND TURN INTO COMPOST IN THE WALL.PLUS INSECTS MIGHT HOUSE IN IT.IF YOU HAVE TO GO WITH...

I THOUGHT THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD MIGHT LIKE TO VIEW ONE OF MY BOARDS.I HAVE A LIST OF PROS AND CONS FOR A LOT OF THE ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS.I`M SURPRISED I DON`T SEE A LOT OF INFO HERE ON...

I`M TRYING TO FIND PLANS FOR A CONVERSION TO A 500 IMPERIAL GALLON OIL TANK.TO MAKE A WHOLE PIG ROASTER.HAVE SEARCHED AND POSTED EVERYWHERE.


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PS:I USE UPPERCASE...

HIGHSMITH...........HERE ARE SOME COMMENTS I`D LIKE TO MAKE AND CORRECT.HOPEFULLY ,YOU HAVEN`T BUILT YET.

FIRST OFF,YOU ARE SMART TO TAKE TRAINING AS LOG BUILDING IS A TRADE...NOT FOR...