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Posted by sosessyithurts on September 1, 2006, 2:46 pm
Ook wrote:
> Concrete. More work. Strongest. Post in contact with concrete may still rot
> out in 10 years. Difficult to replace.
concrete of not the wood is going to get wet
get a bucket of drivesealer, mix some kerosene with it
dip the bottom of the post in it, stack them let them dry...
repeat a few times...
set them in dirt, dirt will settle rilltight
but you haven't said what the application is, or what is going to be
hanging on the poastseseseseseseseseses
it matters not really, you stick two feet in the ground they won't
fall..
you treat the bottoms LIKE I TOLD YOU
they will outlive you
WHATEVER YOU DO RENT AN AUGER
ok, since you're forgoing concrete rent the auger
personally I think you should keep talking about it for a few more days
<G> <--- that's a grin
lastly don't listen to ricdejour he's full of bologna sammiches, really
he is
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Posted by Ook on September 1, 2006, 3:16 pm
> but you haven't said what the application is, or what is going to be
> hanging on the poastseseseseseseseseses
Wooden fence around my 2/3 acre property. Wood posts set 8 feet apart. Fence
will be 6 feet high. I'm thinking of a small support in the middle to
prevent sag, as most wooden fences I see sag in the middle of each run.
> it matters not really, you stick two feet in the ground they won't
> fall..
> you treat the bottoms LIKE I TOLD YOU
> they will outlive you
What is drivesealer? Driveway sealer? Why kerosene, and how much? Will this
work on pressure treated ground contact rated posts?
> WHATEVER YOU DO RENT AN AUGER
High on my todo list. I'm going out today to stake the posts so I can get an
accurate count of how many posts.
> personally I think you should keep talking about it for a few more days
I might - the more I discuss it, the more advice I get, the more I learn,
and eventually I'll know enough (or think I know enough) that I'll be ready
to actually get off of my butt and do something <vbg> <--- Very Big Grin
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Posted by Ook on September 1, 2006, 3:17 pm
> personally I think you should keep talking about it for a few more days
Personally, I have learned tons from this newsgroup. Usenet may be fading
away, but there are still many vaulable newsgroups out there, like this one.
My thanks to everyone that has pitched in with comments. Keep them coming!
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Posted by sosessyithurts on September 1, 2006, 4:27 pm
Ook wrote:
> Usenet may be fading
> away
not if you ask me
google got on the usenet wagon, now google archives these q & a
sessions; thus: Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/
only difference google carries at the big 8 in the heiarchy, they also
allow a user to create their own group, where'as with usenet it's not
so easy to get a group started
I agree, it really is an "on time" source of help
how long has usenet been around anyway? since the days of 300 baud
modems?
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Posted by Ook on September 1, 2006, 5:16 pm
>
> Ook wrote:
>> Usenet may be fading
>> away
>
> not if you ask me
>
> google got on the usenet wagon, now google archives these q & a
> sessions; thus: Google Groups
> http://groups.google.com/
>
> only difference google carries at the big 8 in the heiarchy, they also
> allow a user to create their own group, where'as with usenet it's not
> so easy to get a group started
>
> I agree, it really is an "on time" source of help
>
> how long has usenet been around anyway? since the days of 300 baud
> modems?
>
There are more newsgroups then there have ever been, but a lot of popular
groups I used to frequent have died. I wonder if there are any usage stats
out there? I'd like to see some historical numbers that are probalby more
accurate then my opinion.
I didn't discover usenet until I upgraded to a 2400 modem. I think I still
have a couple 300 baud modems lying around. I used to use a 2400 modem built
for a commodore 64. I built an RS232 interface from Radio Shack parts and
hooked it up to my PC/XT. Worked great :P
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