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    Things growing up have fallen by the wayside

    We did something similar to get to and from an old barn we converted to a cabin which was about a mile up the tracks. We'd jump a stopped or slow moving train and then dive off into a designated high grassy or snow filled ditch. Amazing the crazy stuff we did back then and "hardly" ever got hurt.
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    Things growing up have fallen by the wayside

    Grew up in late 50s, early 60s. Cap guns Wooden row boats Bamboo fishing poles Sawdust baseballs Railroad motor cars (we called them Putt putts) Whiffle ball games
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    Mining Interests

    15 years ago that's what everyone in our area thought. When I bought my property I never dreamed there would be gas wells drilled in the area. The recent discoveries with high tech shale gas exploration techniques and the advancement of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking technology has...
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    Mining Interests

    Now that royalties are being paid many sellers retain their oil and gas rights when selling property. If not the price of the property will reflect the future value of the royalties. I get monthly offers in the mail from companies wanting to buy my mineral rights.
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    Mining Interests

    When it all started here the gas companies came in and paid crazy money to property owners to sign gas lease agreements. In the beginning there were a lot of holdouts but the bonus money soon exceeded $5000/acre. Leases paid the bonus immediately with the promise of a percentage royalty once...
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    Mining Interests

    You never know what mineral and gas rights can yield or how long they will produce. We live in the heart of the Marcellus shale formation in NE PA. They started horizontal drilling in our area about five years ago. Our property was averaging about $800- $1000 per year on one gas well. This year...
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    Dental Challenges

    Silver....I'm in the exact same situation as you. Years of dental issues and patching things up until I could no longer keep things together. Had a bridge that wobbled for years finally give out completely. Had a partial made and hated it. Finally decided to just go ahead and have total...
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    Are You Ready For Some Football?

    I've been a huge NFL fan all my life. Usually went to a couple of games a year and never missed a Monday or Thursday night game. Sundays I was camped out in front of the TV morning to night. Completely quit watching two years ago and won't go back. I can't tolerate the drama and antics that the...
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    Advice for Patio Umbrella base?

    I've got a granite base with roller wheels similar to what Mmm Rrr has. I think mine came from Lowes. Works good and very easy to move when you need to. It is lower profile than most others I've seen and extremely heavy. On windy days I tie the umbrella rope to the upwind deck railing as an...
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    How much lawn care do you do?

    I fill the gas cans and keep the lawn tractor topped off. My wife mows our 1 1/2 acres twice a week. She enjoys mowing and I try to keep her happy. If it rains it grows, if it doesn't I save a few $ on gas.
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    Bitter End Yacht Club?

    We have rented houses on Virgin Gorda at Mahoe Bay and really enjoyed it. A short drive to the Baths and not quite as hot on that side. Also rented a house on Jost Van Dyke which is an amazing experience if you like to be away from it all. The challenge on Jost is that you have to do your...
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    Bitter End Yacht Club?

    We did a 9 day BVI bareboat trip this past July. Moored at all the places you mentioned. We were amazed at how well most areas have recovered but as others have said Saba Rock and Bitter End were completely destroyed. For a similar experience to what you described check out Great Exuma in the...
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    Best inventions of past 100 years

    The zipper Sunscreen Seedlless grapes
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    Couples - What do you fight about most?

    We've been happily married for 42 years........46 years total!
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    Outdoor Cooking Appliance Question

    Take a look at the Broil King 5000. Poor/cheap mans version of the Big Green Egg. I've had mine for about 7 years and love it. Was previously called the Big Steel Keg and Bubba Keg. Available Amazon Prime for $855. Does everything the Green Egg does and equally well for a lot less $$$.
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    Kindle Paperwhite

    AARP has a 10% off coupon code off Kindle readers and Kindle Fire. AARP Discounts | Unbeatable Deals and Overwhelming Offers from Exclusive Merchants - AARP Discounts
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    Anyone own a smoker?

    I use a Bubba Keg which is the poor mans version of the BGE. I agree with the BGE owners that cleaning is not an issue and I love grilling and smoking everything on my keg. Also.... beer is a key ingredient whenever smoking anything. It solves the issue of it taking so long.
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    Anyone using a Chromebook?

    I bought a Chromebook a couple of months ago when my laptop died. I still have a desktop for running applications but my nightly internet browsing and email is all done on the Chromebook. It has a few limitations. You can't use Skype and it sucks at spreadsheets to name a couple. Other than that...
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    Guilty Pleasures

    Kookaburra Australian Black Licorice and Yuengling Lager
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    Spreadsheet help needed

    Just put the formula =sum(b:b) in any column other than column b. It will give you the total of column b no matter how many lines you add. Just make sure you don't put that formula in column b or you'll get a circular reference error. For your different sections put your values in different...
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    Anyone own a smoker?

    If you like pulled pork pick up a Boston Butt and some rub and follow the directions on this web site. It one of the easiest items to smoke and always turns out great. Perfect Pulled Pork From Pork Butt Recipe
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    Need Hawaii tourist suggestions

    On Kauai go North one day and explore the North Shore. Stop by Kilauea Lighthouse on the way up. Make sure to spend time checking out Hanalei and the beach at beautiful Hanalei Bay. Drive all the way out to the end of the road to Ke'e Beach and check out the incredible views of the NaPali...
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    Anyone ever have their fuel oil tank cleaned?

    I had a similar problem a couple of years ago and treated my tank with HOT 4-in-1 Heating Oil Treatment. It is supposed to take care of sludge and water problems. I got a couple of bottles of it on Amazon for $17 ea and put it in each time I got fuel oil. Haven't had a problem since. Definitely...
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    New Desktop or Tablet?

    My laptop recently died and I just replaced it with a Google Chromebook. Pretty impressive little unit for $249.
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