Recent content by etpm

I'm happy you learned a new word. I love words and there are a lot I don''t use on this site because I know most folks won't know them and the meaning of what I am writing would be lost. This doesn't mean I talk down to folks, just that I write what most folks understand. I love learning new...

Yes, we have to be careful. Which basically means full of care. Care for others as well as ourselves. I am so lucky that I didn't hurt anybody. Nevermind me, other folks are way more important. Eric

Yep.

I have a big granite rock that has a large fairly flat face. I would like to carve my last name and my street number into this face. But I have never carved rock and need advice. Thanks, Eric

Thanks everyone for the positive comments. We all for sure must take responsibility for our actions. Tuesday I have another meeting with my doc to make sure I am OK to drive. There was more than one cause of my sleep deprivation and I have taken care of them all. Stuff adds up incrementally and...

At the time of the accident I was a little woozy from the impact. Later in the day I looked up my meds and saw that the heart medication can rarely cause drowsiness. I spoke with my doc and she said that if it did cause any drowsiness I would get used to the effect within a few days. Or just...

No, I'm sure I will get the OK from the doc. We already discussed this and she said I was safe to drive. But then I got a letter from the state because the state wants to be sure. Of course. I was truly just really sleep deprived and the medication can have a soporific effect. Eric

Several months ago I bought a Toyota Tundra with a little over 40,000 miles. I really liked the truck even though it was hard to park because of its size. Then a couple weeks ago at 1:15 in the afternoon I nodded off for a couple seconds and totaled the truck by hitting a tree. I was sleep...

We are gonna have a waterfall at the very least. Fish too but not sure which kinda fish. Eric

I roughly measured the pond today. 27 by 15 by 4 feet deep. That works out to 12,000 some gallons. It will actually be less. I'm gonna need a big pump to exchange all the water in one hour. Looks like I'm gonna be running a 2 hp pump 24-7. That's gonna be expensive. I wonder if the whole pond...

Thanks folks for your replies, especially fishin coyote. It looks like I'm gonna use something called RPE, which stands for Reinforced Poly Ethylene for the liner. I'm also gonna have 3 inches of sand in the bottom of the pond and at least two inches of sand around the perimeter. I will be using...

Oh Well. Good thing the example is not the only way to achieve passive cooling. Eric

I live on South Whidbey Island and we just don't get that much sun. Still, I am considering one spot close to the house that gets pretty good sun even in winter when the sun is quite low in the south. My wife would like it too. And we are already pretty good about not wasting electricity because...

Along with "Finer than a frog hair" We should include "If a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its butt" And "Is a frog's ass watertight?" I also, when I really want to insult someone will say "Eat Sh** And Die". I hafta be really mad to say it but the visual makes me smile and relieves my tension...

You know, people in the middle east have for centuries made cooling systems that are totally passive. They rely on just wind and temperature and the design of the structure to provide substantive cooling. Links to get you started: Eric