Palin for President?

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

And by the way, Merry Christmas to you mucks, always trying to pick a fight, disparage another's heritage, too busy attacking my provincialism to realize that you're viewing me through the lens of political correctness...or your own provincialism.

Well. I got to say Chas I think you misread my posts or are to sensitive. I loved being a country boy as much as I was proud to be a city man.
Heck to bring up my youngest I moved right into the heart of the country and we live on a dirt road. Sure the neighbors laughed when we pulled up in a brand new Mercedes E350 and we are still ducksoutof water but we do respect the culture or we would not be here.

[merrylander]

My Uncle started the town I grew up in, population might have been 1500, 1600 in the summertime when all the city folk were in their summer cottages. Since they never wintered over all they had was an outhouse on their back property line, you know we could put a 12 gauge lead slug through four outhouses, they were all nicely lined up. Guess the city folk never realized what was ventilating them.

The one room schoolhouse was a little over a mile away at the other end of town, bicycles in summer, walk in winter or tag a ride behind a car, sliding while hanging onto the back bumper, lots of Model As and Chevy four cylinders about. Roads rarely got down to bare pavement.

[merrylander]

Chas our neighbor had to take out what was left of their copper pipe and put in PVC. Our place was built with PVC from Charlotte pipe in the first place. These acid neutralizers are built just up the road in Lancaster PA, guess this is a common problem in the area, what with prevaling winds and all those coal fired power plants to the west of us. It basically is a tall (about 50") fiberglass tank with a long tube like a hot water tank, water comes in at the top and runs through Calcite, a type of rock from GA, up the tube to the rest of the house. Periodically a timer closes a bypass valve and reverse flushes the Calcite through an outdoor vent, so it waters the bushes along that side of the house (and anyone else who happens to be there at 2:00 AM). You have to periodically replenish the Calcite as it dissolves.

[doucanoe]

Chas[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Charles

To Fast Eddie, Blue Streak, and Noon,

Don't expect me to defend the way I live, because it suits me just fine. Besides, we only offer to shoot our best of friends, and not that often. Most of the time we just offer to kick one another's ass.

Gawd, you jokers wouldn't last 15 minutes at Beer Camp!!!!!! Probably get pissed off if you lost five bucks in a nickle ante poker game.

And a couple of other points:

1. I said that I was beginning to feel sorry for Obama ONCE. No need for me to defend him here as you all seem to think the sun rises from his ass.

2. We treat the wimmen folk with respect. Even the one's who are tough enough to set through a game of seven card. Behaving any different would probably get your ass kicked BY your best of friends...and without an apology!!!!

3. We love our ignert hillbilly heritage around here. It's a tradition....sort of a way of showing respect for the truly ignert hillbillies who came before us.

And what's wrong with that?

And by the way, Merry Christmas to you mucks, always trying to pick a fight, disparage another's heritage, too busy attacking my provincialism to realize that you're viewing me through the lens of political correctness...or your own provincialism.

I wasn't put on this Earth to make everyone else happy!!!! And I ain't about to try.

Chas

Hey Chas, no need to defend anything. I have a inside the beltway sister-in-law that believes we suburbanites are ignorant hillbillies Thats just the way the enlightened pseudo intellectual crowd rolls

RC

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Chas our neighbor had to take out what was left of their copper pipe and put in PVC. Our place was built with PVC from Charlotte pipe in the first place. These acid neutralizers are built just up the road in Lancaster PA, guess this is a common problem in the area, what with prevaling winds and all those coal fired power plants to the west of us. It basically is a tall (about 50") fiberglass tank with a long tube like a hot water tank, water comes in at the top and runs through Calcite, a type of rock from GA, up the tube to the rest of the house. Periodically a timer closes a bypass valve and reverse flushes the Calcite through an outdoor vent, so it waters the bushes along that side of the house (and anyone else who happens to be there at 2:00 AM). You have to periodically replenish the Calcite as it dissolves.

Never heard of Calcite, only assume that it is a form of calcium, which would tend to absorb acid.

Lots of different types of PVC (generic term on my part), and I know very little about it. Pex is starting to become popular around here, but I'm a copper/sweat fitting kind of guy. Great Grandfather was an electrician/plumber, Grandfather retired from the railroad and picked up where he left off. I've been sweating copper and fitting black iron (gas lines) since I was 11 or 12 yrs old. Which gives me around 45 yrs experience...on and off.

Pretty much do rehabs/repairs anymore. Was a framing sub for around 10 yrs (probably roughed in 200 houses by the time I was 24, most all on contract), and I still love to rough one in. Stairs and rafters were always my forte...hate trusses. But I'm 56, half blind, back's seen better days, skin doesn't take the sun and heat very well. My days of carrying big, heavy things in the hot sun at a dead run are pretty much over with.

A lot to be said for working inside where it's 75 degrees, all of the time. My crew gets a kick out of it.

Anyway, thanks for indulging me, and the response. Acidic water is a new one on me, and the more I know about problems, the better I can fix them. Other than the fact that I'm forgetting more than I'm learning.

Good day,

Chas

PS: I'm familiar with the outhouse, still like to use one on occasion. My favorite was a wooden box with an old toilet seat bolted to it when I lived in an area where the hoot owls TRULY mated with the chickens.

Nothing quite so glorious as relieving ones self in the majesty of nature in a comfortable manner on a beautiful day. The Moniteau River breaks may not be the Rockies, but but they're still quite lovely. No need for a magazine.

And shooting up the neighbors crapper with a 12 ga!!!! Shame on you!!!

[Charles]

Originally Posted by noonereal

Well. I got to say Chas I think you misread my posts or are to sensitive. I loved being a country boy as much as I was proud to be a city man.
Heck to bring up my youngest I moved right into the heart of the country and we live on a dirt road. Sure the neighbors laughed when we pulled up in a brand new Mercedes E350 and we are still ducksoutof water but we do respect the culture or we would not be here.

No offense Noon, but until you put ladder racks and a trailer hitch on that Kraut car you'll never fit in. Pulling a home made pickup bed trailer, full of firewood with a chainsaw on top...along with an NRA bumper sticker, will get you "In Like Flint"!!!

Ya'll was kinda pickin' on me, so I was kinda pickin' back. Had a good day, was in a good mood, had maybe one or two too many below the belt...and was having fun.

If I didn't like ya'll, I wouldn't talk to you.

And if you ever met my very limited collection of "ignert hillbilly friends", at least the one's who are still alive, you would be surprised at the stature in life that they have achieved, and the advances degrees they hold. Pretty much a bunch of large fish in a tiny pond...but we like it like that.

Hell, we're all a bunch of suburbites, just trying to hold on to the ignert hillbilly culture we were raised into. Once it's gone, it's gone...the thought of which makes me really sad.

The world is so damn serious anymore. It's like you aren't allowed to have any fun. Straight and narrow or the joint.

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

And if you ever met my very limited collection of "ignert hillbilly friends", at least the one's who are still alive, you would be surprised at the stature in life that they have achieved, and the advances degrees they hold. Pretty much a bunch of large fish in a tiny pond...but we like it like that.

I would not be surprised.

That is what my dad taught me and I have taught my kids.

"Better to be a big fish in a small pond."

[merrylander]

This is one of the joys of being a high school drop out, you don't have to put on airs for anyone.

Merry Christmas All.

[piece-itpete]

Originally Posted by Charles

The world is so damn serious anymore. It's like you aren't allowed to have any fun. Straight and narrow or the joint.

Chas

Ain't that the truth. Free my fanny - 'toe the line boy!!'

Originally Posted by merrylander

This is one of the joys of being a high school drop out, you don't have to put on airs for anyone.

Merry Christmas All.

I see I'm in good company Merry Christmas too!

Pete

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

This is one of the joys of being a high school drop out, you don't have to put on airs for anyone.

Merry Christmas All.

Damn, I'm starting to feel uppity. I gots myself one whole year of college!!!!

Reckon that makes me a fart smeller!!!!!

Chas