Who do you support for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2010?

[jeb stuart]

Larry Swanson wrote:

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For a sturdy fence or structure, start with level, properly set posts. Whether your posts are for a fence to protect a vegetable garden or the support for an arbor or clothesline, the techniques for setting posts is the same. Start with weather treated posts, dig a hole deep enough to hold 1/3 the length of your post and check the vertical level of your post continuously. As you plan your project, leave plenty of time for the concrete to cure properly.

i can speak about this:concrete is a poor way to set a post(at least,a wooden one.over time,the wood srinks and leaves a reservoir for water and rot).a much better option is gravel(water seeps through it)another alternative is sand.concrete is a quick fix,but poor longterm choice.i usually charge a fee for stuff like this,but you seem like a nice guy.

[Shoes on the other foot]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>i can speak about this:concrete is a poor way to set a post(at least,a wooden one.over time,the wood srinks and leaves a reservoir for water and rot).a much better option is gravel(water seeps through it)another alternative is sand.concrete is a quick fix,but poor longterm choice.i usually charge a fee for stuff like this,but you seem like a nice guy.

So there actually is a bigger dumb*ss than this Larry Swanson poster... amazing.

[jeb stuart]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

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So there actually is a bigger dumb*ss than this Larry Swanson poster... amazing.

yeah there is,but does that really make you proud of yourself?

[jeb stuart]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

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So there actually is a bigger dumb*ss than this Larry Swanson poster... amazing.

no wonder folks can't find a job.i would'nt hire you are larry to dig a ditch-much less build a fence!

[Shoes on the other foot]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>no wonder folks can't find a job.i would'nt hire you are larry to dig a ditch-much less build a fence!

I believe it would be more likely that I would be hiring you as a day laborer. But keep on trying to make people think otherwise if it makes you feel better about yourself.

[jeb stuart]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

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And what about the many other business that started up and failed? You must realize the failure rates are fairly high for new businesses. Not every business investment accomplishes what your example does. And I didn't suggest that "treasury bonds" were the only form of "stable" investment.
As for the government growing the economy, be very clear, I do agree with you. It's up to entrepreneurs to do so.(We all know the government can't even balance its own checkbook, how can they grow the economy?)
However, I'm just not sure why the working man has to "subsidize" investors by giving them lower tax rates...
I myself am for business taking risks with their own money - I have done so myself, starting my own business after working for others in the private sector for over 20 years. So obviously, I believe in capitalism (and I certainly know risk, that much I can assure you).
Apparently you missed that my comments here were rather academic. One argument says giving investors tax breaks will increase investment, while another view might be that giving investors who put money into more stable investments would insure financial stability. I'm sure that compelling arguments could be made for each view, and a dozen other ideas.
Let's all face it, people with surplus cash will always seek to invest their money for a return - the government doesn't need to give them an incentive to do so.
(And extrapolating on that idea, maybe the government should give cash bonuses (or tax breaks) to the employable-unemployed who actually take the initiative to find a job - it's the same line of reasoning.)

please,no more "extrapolating"- it's giving me a headache!

[jeb stuart]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

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I believe it would be more likely that I would be hiring you as a day laborer. But keep on trying to make people think otherwise if it makes you feel better about yourself.

friend,i kinda doubt that we would ever be workin' togeather either.but i gotta say,as much as i may disagree with bill and his politics- he does know his stuff when it comes to taxes.and God knows i hate to use one of his favorite words,but you are truely 'clueless' when it comes to building,construction,etc,.but try this,see if you can somehow incorporate the word "minizimar" into your next post.it may make it more convincing.

[Informed Opinion]

Larry Swanson wrote:

<quoted text>For a sturdy fence or structure, start with level, properly set posts. Whether your posts are for a fence to protect a vegetable garden or the support for an arbor or clothesline, the techniques for setting posts is the same. Start with weather treated posts, dig a hole deep enough to hold 1/3 the length of your post and check the vertical level of your post continuously. As you plan your project, leave plenty of time for the concrete to cure properly.

That should make a great post !

[Informed Opinion]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

<quoted text>So there actually is a bigger dumb*ss than this Larry Swanson poster... amazing.

I guess the "nice guy" categorization might have been inaccurate, or at least premature.

[Informed Opinion]

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[jeb stuart]

Informed Opinion wrote:

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I guess the "nice guy" categorization might have been inaccurate, or at least premature.

concur on that.and maybe shoe-foot does know more about building than i imply.i base my opinion only on his disagreement with me on the proper(or best) way to set a wooden post.this is not just my opinion,it is a fact.

[Shoes on the other foot]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>concur on that.and maybe shoe-foot does know more about building than i imply.i base my opinion only on his disagreement with me on the proper(or best) way to set a wooden post.this is not just my opinion,it is a fact.

It's a little bit early on a Saturday night to be drinking, isn't it? If that's not the problem then you have serious issues to deal with.

[jeb stuart]

Shoes on the other foot wrote:

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It's a little bit early on a Saturday night to be drinking, isn't it? If that's not the problem then you have serious issues to deal with.

how early is too early? yes, i do have serious issues to deal with.that said,the best way to set a wood post is not one of them.are your issues all in order,if so,what are you doing here on a sat. nite?

[jeb stuart]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>how early is too early? yes, i do have serious issues to deal with.that said,the best way to set a wood post is not one of them.are your issues all in order,if so,what are you doing here on a sat. nite?

and it's not just the drinkin'-y'know,i have been professionally diagnosed as being bi-polar(read yesterdays' posts)so i am self-medicating to try help this problem.are you okay?

[Informed Opinion]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>concur on that.and maybe shoe-foot does know more about building than i imply.i base my opinion only on his disagreement with me on the proper(or best) way to set a wooden post.this is not just my opinion,it is a fact.

I don't doubt you at all.

What's Clint say, other than when he's speaking to a chair ?

"A good man knows his limitations."

I don't know a damn thing about post holes, heck, my last attempt to install a deadbolt cost me a fortune. The locksmith sold me a huge brass plate to cover my embarrassing efforts- so I bow to your expertise.

[jeb stuart]

Informed Opinion wrote:

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I don't doubt you at all.
What's Clint say, other than when he's speaking to a chair ?
"A good man knows his limitations."
I don't know a damn thing about post holes, heck, my last attempt to install a deadbolt cost me a fortune. The locksmith sold me a huge brass plate to cover my embarrassing efforts- so I bow to your expertise.

thanks,but like you(and clint)said every man does need to know his limitations.carpentry,cabinet making,building,etc.are,for the most part,acquired skills.it is my opinion that something like politics is innate or intrinsic.even changing someones' opinion about the matter seems nearly impossible.

[jeb stuart]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>thanks,but like you(and clint)said every man does need to know his limitations.carpentry,cabinet making,building,etc.are,for the most part,acquired skills.it is my opinion that something like politics is innate or intrinsic.even changing someones' opinion about the matter seems nearly impossible.

sorry if you don't understand,i will try to do better.belated hvd,love.yours

[what a nut]

The nuts are really just one person posting under several names. Just look at the time of postings for Synergy & Bill, shows just how stupid they really are.
One thing is painfully obvious about synergy & bill, IT’S the same person. IT has never worked at a company that required real work or planning to earn a profit. IT worked at either a government job, a utility, a hospital or a not for profit or both. Whatever it was the profit was guaranteed and the competition was nonexistent. IT sits at home bored to death posting on topix and cashing IT’S retirement check & SSI check every month. IT has a nice house and a couple of nice cars, probably a corvette, that’s the car of choice for old folks trying to prove they matter. Its all paid for by working people who IT hates. IT thinks that ITS tax money keeps poor folks in beer and flat screen TVs, what a nut.

I guess when IT calls me Einstein that’s a compliment, or maybe IT'S just jealous. That also seems to be a reoccurring them with IT!

[Informed Opinion]

jeb stuart wrote:

<quoted text>thanks,but like you(and clint)said every man does need to know his limitations.carpentry,cabinet making,building,etc.are,for the most part,acquired skills.it is my opinion that something like politics is innate or intrinsic.even changing someones' opinion about the matter seems nearly impossible.

Good point.

I respectfully disagree only to the extent that secure people recognize changing one's opinion in response to previously unknown facts is a sign of intelligence and maturity.

I'm sure that on occasion we all fall short of the glory on this aspect of growing too.

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.�
― Frank Zappa

“It is never too late to give up your prejudices�
― Henry David Thoreau

[Aggie23]

what a nut wrote:

The nuts are really just one person posting under several names. Just look at the time of postings for Synergy & Bill, shows just how stupid they really are.
One thing is painfully obvious about synergy & bill, IT’S the same person. IT has never worked at a company that required real work or planning to earn a profit. IT worked at either a government job, a utility, a hospital or a not for profit or both. Whatever it was the profit was guaranteed and the competition was nonexistent. IT sits at home bored to death posting on topix and cashing IT’S retirement check & SSI check every month. IT has a nice house and a couple of nice cars, probably a corvette, that’s the car of choice for old folks trying to prove they matter. Its all paid for by working people who IT hates. IT thinks that ITS tax money keeps poor folks in beer and flat screen TVs, what a nut.
I guess when IT calls me Einstein that’s a compliment, or maybe IT'S just jealous. That also seems to be a reoccurring them with IT!

Well, at least your user name is appropriate.