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|Irelands child
When I first took the plunge for tools, we had the same kind of MAC and Snap-On guys here. One died and the other retired and the new guys - several over a few years - were never as warm and fuzzy.
I do have to say that I did have spectacular service from Snap-On when I finally finished college and went to work for GE as an international field service manager. I had to set up 2 turbine apparatus shops, one in Egypt and another in Algeria (a wonderful garden spot) with SAE tools. I called the regional office and their saleman was at my desk by early afternoon. I placed an order for mid-six figures. Needless to say, service was fantastic, to the point of personal delivery of tools. I also was able to fill in some holes in my Snap-On tool box at very attractive prices (Craftsman prices).
I'm not crazy about Sears ratchets, but do like them better than Snap-On. I know what you mean about warm, gooey feeling and that is what I dont like. Their internal gears are too fine, and with a bit of wear, ouch, @#%*&* it, another @#*% bloody knuckle.
On the rachets, I have found that the Snap On work the best for me, at the very least it gives me a "warm gooy feeling" using them. But the S-K as well as the later high end Craftsmen are SUPER ratchets, VERY nice.
Today I experianced another reason why I walk on that truck. We have MAC, MATCO (I've known him for about 20 years) and Snap On. They are all wonderful guys that will really bend over backwards for you. So, today I walked on the Snap On truck with a request for a very short #4 phillips screwdriver head for a socket to tighten the hinge bolts on the doors of my 65 Buick. He went to a drawer and pulled one out and handed it to me for free. THAT is the type of service I get and why I am not worried about a few more dollars here and there.
|Irelands child
Yep, I took a swipe at the tool truck guys - but I did have some less than good experiences with some of the local guys in the past - your guys my be great, and the locals here now that I no longer buy tools for my living, may be the best in the world, but as Brian and others have said, personal service counts, and they lost my business due to lack of it - both Snap-on and MAC.
I will debate anyone on quality of Snap-on ratchets. They are the ONLY ones that I have ever had fail with regularity and have a couple of hand scars to prove it - they were repaired and sold. I had them in the Army - and they were junk there as well. I have used S-K with one failure in 40 years - my favorite 3/8 broke the ring gear after several years use. I still have the replacement, tho it's beginning to get sloppy. The two S-K 1/2" ratchets are about the same age and still work like new. My 1/4" is a Sears, a replacement after my S-K set was stolen a few years ago. It is probably replacement #6 or more - and never a rebuilt and will be eventually replaced by another S-K. Sears ratchets......, but warrented forever
We can debate the positives and negatives of tools and how we get them and it all comes down to personal choices and experiences.
|While I still ran my shop I used Snap-on almost exclusively, sure you paid more but you could count on the things always being there and working when you needed them. Now that I am retired and doing "hobby" work I am like a kid in a candy store when I go into Harbor Freight and even though I now own a bunch of that HF stuff I would NEVER even consider trying to use it in a professional shop, with a few exceptions, and I would strongly recommend using the pro brands to anyone making a living with their tools. Cheap tools are usually no bargain when time is money and can wind up costing a lot more than the purchase price might save so save the cheapies for the hobbys and like MartinSr said, Sometimes you have to open that wallet.
|1931 steve
Shoot for what I buy of the Matco truck every Friday night, I should be a spokesperson for the company, or at least a customer of the year candidate...
I haven't been to Sears to buy a craftsman tool in years. Just like Brian said when you make a living with your tools, 4th best just doesn't cut it.
Yes craftsman tools are very good but not as good as the tool truck tools.
I say I pay toooooooo muck for the tools off the tool truck, but every Friday night I'm out on the truck buying more.
Once you think you have bought all the tools you need, is the day you need to get out of the business... there is always a tool that makes a job easier
I love the young guys that start an auto repair job and say I have all the tools I need to do the job, carrying a tool box by a handle. I just smile and chuckle to myself and wait to see the first job they get and see their reaction when the guy next to them pulls out the proper tools and completes a job before they have all four wheels off the car. In this business time is money....
You all are right, some of the costs are just out of line on the tool trucks. However, for a guy who makes a living with these tools "most" of those prices are worth it.
I have a mixture of Craftsmen (all my quarter inch sockets) Gear wrenches (Ace hardware and NAPA labels on Gear Wrench brand) S&K 1/2" deep impack sockets and even some HF (as mentioned in a recent thread). There are somethings I must have Snap On, Mac or Matco, Rachets, screw drivers, and chassis wrenches.
When I am under a car pushing with all my might on a tie rod end jamb nut or control arm bolt I want the BEST wrench I can get. Busting my knuckles on a sharp piece of metal isn't worth the savings. Ratchets, the tool trucks will rebuild my ratchets if I ask them too, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. Screw drivers, holy cow, I remove and replace probably twenty five a day average at least. When the screw drivers tip gets a little worn, I get it replaced by a guy who walks into the shop up to my box, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. I don't buy a lot of tools from them, I have not bought any big ticket items in years and years. Yet they treat me the same as the guys who do.
That service, one on one personal service is what it is all about and darn worth the money.
As the old sales line goes, "People buy from people".
Now I have paid too much (my 50$ dolly I saw a few days later at the Covell booth at a car show for 25$ comes to mind) or I have NOT paid the ridiculas price (280$ for a foam "kit" to line your drawers with that I got from Craftsmen for 45$) as well.
Sometimes though, sometimes, those tool trucks are pretty valuable. And yes the credit is hard to beat. For what ever reason, guys keeping a five hundred dollar tool purchase a secret from their wife, a young guy being able to get a tool on a small pay check, or just plain I NEED IT RIGHT NOW and don't have the bucks.
|belive it or not. Harbor Freight's Pittsburg hand tools have a great warranty, better than Craftsmen's. life time warranty, if it breaks, they give you a new 1, no questions asked, even ratchets. not Craftsmens, you can have this rebuilt ratchet routine, that's even what Snap on does, just fix your old 1, most of the time. I have Pittsburg, Task Force, Craftsmen and Stanley tools myself, they all work equally as good. the Pittsburg sockets seem to not fit as good as Craftsmen or Stanley's but if it's loose, get a comparable size in meteric, it will be a good fit.
|Irelands child
It looks like a big step up from my HF 90 degree grinder. It is a weakling - and when it finally dies will be replaced by something better - it turns Rollocks as long as I have the pressure turned up.
As far as the tool truck guy, Beenaway is correct but I do have a problem with several hundred percent MORE than the US made Craftsman, Kobalt and Husky tools sold at the Big Box stores.
While I do have a lot of Snap-on and Mac tools, I just can't afford them any more. Take a ferinstance(today's prices):
1/2" 12 point standard box/open end Snap-on = $23.95
Same thing - Craftsman = $7.19
3.33 times more than Craftsman !!!!
12 piece set from Sears = $49.99 (1/4" to 7/8")
11 piece set from Snap-on = $337.55(3/8" to 1")
6.75 times the Sears set
Warrantee, from experience, Craftsman is better though you do have to take defects to a store - an inconvenience.
My history with a couple of Snap-on guys was that it was a Spanish Inquisition of questions as to why his tool could have possibly failed. Is their door-to-door convenience really worth that much more?
Don't take this the wrong way - I love my Snap-on's and have several thousand dollars worth of them, but they are far outstripping reality as far as value added. Specialty tools - I advocate the best that you can afford - but can you justify a $300 tool you might use a half dozen times vs a $150 tool that will do the same thing.
Brian probably uses that Matco grinder every day and is well worth every penny it cost him. I can't justify that cost, though a $50-$60 grinder would probably suit me fine.
Oh c*@p, I got my soapbox out again - sorry guys, it's just been put away
|1931 steve
MARTINSR, I have had my angle grinder now for about 4 months, and just love it. You are right its very hard to stall. It is one of those tools that once you get, you say why did I wait so long to replace my old one
As far as the tool guy's go... A good tool guy is worth his weight n gold, There has been many times that I needed that special tool, nobody has it but my trusty Matco tool truck. They are pricey, but just like anything that is easy and convenient.
I think thats the same swivel head cutoff wheel is what I used last year at a buddies shop. Thats one of those MUST HAVE tools. Nice throttle control, gets into just about everywhere, quiet. Wheres that drooling smilie?
I'm not a tool truck guy (He never stops at my office...), but in their defense..
1.) He has all those tools in his truck at a moments notice. There is a cost for that.
2.) He carries everyones tool bill. Theres a cost for that
3.) I imagine he gets stuck alot for deadbeats, or guys that disappear.
4.) He has to eat, fuel for the truck, to be there for you every week.
5.) Whats the cost to make a trip to the store (If you had to pay yourself) Include a separate trip for warranty
It all adds up.
Yea Barry that is true. They are like rolling charge cards. You may not pay interest, as such, but you pay!
You forgot two things.
The store required you to pay for that unit before you got your hands on it.
The tool truck will come every week and collect $5 a week until its paid for.
There is no free lunch.
A guy I now work with just bought a mog welder, I think is says MATCO on it. He says he paid about $1400 for the set-up, with tank and cart, and I think maybe helmet. The thing is exactly the same as my Miller that I got at the local welding supply for $635, including tax. Now my price didn't include the $200 for the tank, $100 for the cart, or the helmet, but that was a whole lot less, for a different name badge and someone to deliver it.
Without a doubt they are rebadged something. The thing is the IR salesman doesn't walk up to me at my stall and hand me tools. Including warrantees, he walks up to me and hands me a repaired or replacement tool, that IS worth something.
|nice tools. I'd wonder if there not just rebadged Ingersol Rand tools tho. I know a lot of Snap on air tools is just Rebadged IR stuff. great tools, that they tack on a few bucks for a nice red grip.
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In an recent interview with the New York Times, George Lucas was promoting his "Red Tails" movie, when he announced his upcoming retirement from the Hollywood business. He will make one final "Indiana Jones" movie, and afterwards, he will retire from making movies & move away from the Hollywood business. (And no, he will not be making anymore new Star Wars movies.)
The new upcoming re-release of all 6 Star Wars episodes in 3-D may be the last time that all of the 6 Star Wars episodes will be shown in the theatres. (This may be it folks, so enjoy it while it still lasts.)
There's no word yet if Lucas will decide to close up shop on ILM or the Skywalker Ranch when he retires, or if someone else will take over the Star Wars & Indiana Jones franchise. (Or if the Star Wars & Indiana Jones saga will also end completely upon on his retirement.)
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College help? Need ideas! *Calling all plant-heads*
Hi everyone! So before I get started, I would like to say thanks to everyone here for everything you guys have taught me and will continue to teach me! I have learned so much from you guys!
On to my question. Basically, I was wondering if anyone could give me advice about college, good majors, career choices, etc.
Here is some background info!
-I am a junior in highschool, so I have a little bit of time to think, but i need to start thinking!
-Next semester I will doing dual enrollment with my highschool and with a local college (Messiah College, possibly HACC (community college) as a second choice).
-When I graduate highschool and go to college, I really want to play Volleyball. So whatever school I go to would need to have an NCAA mens volleyball team.
-I love orchids (DUH)
-I love most all plants, but orchids and phals are obviously my favorites.
-My dream is to be able to make a living breeding phals and open a nursery down the road. Something else such as working at somewehre like Longwood gardens managing a collection would also be really cool. Possibly even teacher Hort or something a college. I don't know exactly, but something along those lines where I can incorporate my love of plants. And if its a career or not, I will indefinitely breed phals, but making it a career would be even better.
-I am a photographer. I have been for a while, I currently do portraits, weddings, etc. I sometimes even work with a marketing company doing headshots for their campaigns and event photography occasionally for them as well. I would like to pursue photography as a second job on the side, or somehow incorporate it.
-I really like working with people!!
-I am very artistic
-I work with my mom and we do floral things for weddings such, so I enjoy floristry and I have a decent amount of knowledge/skill.
-I really enjoy languages. I am currently taking french.
*note I am cyber schooled, so alot of the hands on classes will definitely not be offered by them, making those classes great ideas for taking at Messiah!*
**note-2 I would like to take as many classes I can at Messiah as opposed to at the school**
Classes I'm taking now are
-Honors English
-French 1
-American Government
The way it works is if there are classes at Messiah that I would want to take and they are classes that my school doesn't offer, the school will pay for me to take them at Messiah or HACC. I can transfer now for the second semester; so if for instance, I wanted to take Hort at Messiah I could drop physics and take Hort at messiah in the spring semester.
So the given some background info, I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some insight. I know alot of you have careers similar to what I would like to pursue (Ehum, Peter, *cough*).
So any advice you have I would love. Things like courses you wish you had taken and would find useful now, courses that you took that you would recommend. Possible careers/majors you'd recommend. Any classes you know of that I would take while I'm dual enrolled that would help with the Ornamental Hort/Floriculture degrees?
To those of you who read this whole thing, thanks for reading, and anything you have to say, I would LOVE to hear!!!
My head started swirling with all the areas of interests, but here's my 1/2 cents.
Find a major that gives you flexibility to take what you're interested in but also a smattering of other stuff. The fewer requirements frequently the more flexibility to design your own curriculum. I started out as a bio-major but it was too restrictive b/c it was also pre-med and I wanted to take art, and other stuff. I ended up as a Animal Science major but now grow plants for a living!
Look into tissue culture, right up your alley and it's as much an art as a science in some ways. Also look into Plant and soil Science could give you some good fundamentals to build on. Also start looking into plant breeding (genetics can get pretty esoteric pretty quick). Some plants take years to develop and to get new characteristics, you're young start now and you'll have stuff that people will kill for by the time your in your late 20's!
Good luck!
Hey! It's great that you're going to do dual enrollment since you'll be ahead of everyone else in credits. I highly recommend that you develop good study habits now. I didn't study in high school and just crammed a day or two before; I'm paying for it now in college because I'm still trying to figure out which study method works best for me.
Unless you're getting a scholarship I wouldn't be dead set on them having an NCAA men's volleyball team. You can still play club and/or intramural volleyball at most colleges. I only say this because you aren't going to make a living playing volleyball in 6 years. You're most likely going to make a living doing whatever you went to school for.
I would put academics first and focus on the top schools for biology, botany, etc. Once you pick a school for your major look into minors for the arts or languages you desire. Spanish and Chinese are very good languages to know these days for business purposes.
Personally, I chose chemical engineering when I went to school because it gave me wide range of options once I graduated and it paid well. I did not want to do a major which had a very niche area or small job market. A major like biology can be used in a lot of areas and you could then get a masters/phd in a more specialized area if you so desire.
Make a list of colleges or universities you may want to apply to next year. In-state institutions will offer lower tuition rates and more attractive scholarship opportunities, but don't let that stop you from looking elsewhere. Browse the websites of the schools on your list, research what majors are offered, and narrow down your selection accordingly. Look for the 'Academic' section, or one similar, to find a description of available areas of study.
For instance, on the undergraduate admissions page of Penn State's website, I find this list of majors. I notice that the college of agricultural sciences offers a horticulture major, and gives students the option to specialize in floriculture. The college of science offers a biology major with the option to emphasize plant biology. I choose Penn State as my example because it has a volleyball team, but I agree with UDGags--don't let this become a make-or-break factor in your application process.
I dual-enrolled at a local community college during my senior year of high school. My advice is to knock out as many general education requirements as you can. We're talking general social science classes, like psychology and sociology; introductory science classes, such as chemistry and physics; basic mathematics and writing courses, your college algebras and English 101s. These pesky courses are required by most degrees and will plague your schedule during your first few years of higher education. Use the aforementioned websites to determine which are most likely to be required for your field of interest and knock them out early. They are often easier at the community college level.
Course codes are often helpful in determining which credits will transfer from one college to another, but this is not always the case. I notice that Introductory Sociology has a different course code at Messiah (SOAN 101) than at Penn State (SOC 001). Check in the 'Transfer Students' section to confirm which incoming credits will apply, or contact the institution's admissions office directly.
I find websites such as ratemyprofessors useful when enrolling for classes.
Don't let my input ruin dual enrollment--it can be a lot of fun. If you're taking, for example, three classes at Messiah next semester, allocate two to satisfy general education and pick a fun or interesting third class (I chose Creative Writing one semester). Just bear in mind that arriving at university with most of these requirements behind you will free up space in your schedule for French, photography, and volleyball, in addition to new interests you're likely to discover along the way. Also note that if you acquire a certain number of credits (in Florida, 60) you will need to apply to the next college as a transfer student. Good luck, orchidman!
biology and horticulture/agriculture seem like majors you'd be interested in with you want a profession out of it.
Keep your grades up and concentrate on academics. Don't put athletics ahead of academics. You can play volleyball all you want, but it won't pay your bills.
Men's -anything but football and basketball- will be the first sports to be cut if the athletics budget comes up short or Title IX balance needs adjusting.
Try to narrow your range of colleges as each application will cost something.
Don't put a huge amount of value on a one day visitations or orientation. All colleges and universities put on their best show for visiting families. You can not get to know a town or institution in a day or weekend.
If you get on the National Merit Scholar list, colleges will be seeking you. Some will seem silly and weird. Don't automatically turn them down until you've actually checked them out. Some will offer a free ride. School, unless you are seeking a specific "name" on your diploma for professional reasons - is what you make of it. The quality of the teaching professors is more important than the name on the paperwork. Don't let the number of faculty to students influence you. Every research institution has a substantial number of research professors who don't teach. So their reputation means little to your education.
Just like the military, Make sure any offers you seriously consider, are in writing.
Some schools in areas adversely affected by hurricanes (in the last five years) are still trying to build their classes back to where they were. Tulane made both my college age kids, very interesting offers.
Now is also the time for your parents, if they are planning to help you in any way financially, to look at the structure of their finances. Making some changes while you are a junior may help your shot at financial aid.
Visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ for more information on financial issues. Have your parents look at the forms. Keeping in mind that reporting requirements change. One recent change vastly altered the reporting for some retirement investments.
If you are interested in running your own business, I would strongly recommend business and accounting classes- including web design and accounting softwares. I struggle the most with the "paperwork" side of running my own business.
No matter where you choose, don't spread yourself too thing. Pick a major that you really will be passionate about, you can always take electives or take courses after you graduate to fine tune for your interests.
My biggest regret is that 12 years after graduating college I am STILL paying hundreds of dollars a month in school loans for degrees I don't even use. Don't rush your decision.
i know nothing of business, but if you love plants and want to grow them for a living, being a botany major or something similar seems logical.
the only school i can really speak about is mine: rutgers. Im in rutgers SEBS (school of environmental and biological sciences) and i know we have a major called "plant science" and that we are pretty good at the sciences in general; but cant tell you much about the major as i dont know anyone in it (im an animal science major).
another thing to consider is biotechnology. a lot of plants are produced in vitro nowadays, and there are various needs to know how to produce strains of plants resistant to X or Y. this could easily be applied to orchids, say orchids who dont rot so easy (i never kept one alive over a month).
and of course the business aspect if you want to run your own nursery. however, you could also partner with a businessman down the road for that instead of being a sole proprietor.
so i would recommend a plant science major, economics/accounting/etc. minor, and a few useful biotech classes.
though what you study in school can end up being totally unrelated to your final career. it happens to tons of people and its sometimes a good thing.
I agree with msjinkzd to at least focus on some business, basic accounting, etc. These are things that are essential whether you are running your own greenhouse or photo business, or whatever you are doing, being able to handle the accounting side of things, will make you more independent, save you money instead of paying someone else big money to manage that side, allow you to mange several small business if you do some photos, some orchids, some of this, some of that, save your a$$ from the IRS. Marketing courses as well would be helpful. I don't imagine there is a huge orchid market out there for high end ones, so you need to be able to make yourself standout and marketing helps you with that. If you go the photo side, everyone and their brother has a DSLR camera now and will undercut real photographers rates, so again, business and marketing will help you understand how to make yourself stand out there as well.
Part of the choice, if your plans are to make a business for yourself work based on your hobbies and what you already know what to do, then don't worry about a degree in it. If you don't know if you want to go the self-business route or don't think you can stick it out, then get a degree in the field you feel like you will fall back on. 4 years of school in a horticulture program telling you how to grow flowers would be better suited, as would the money, spending 4 years setting yourself up if you already know how to grow them, but being a self-business requires a commitment to it, self-discipline, etc. It's easy to say, I don't want to work today when you have no boss to call in to, or I'm closing early, it's dead today.
If you truly want to run your own greenhouse with a photo business on the side, or even working the photo side into the plants of nice macro photos, etc, then maybe a business course and pushing yourself and putting the extra money aside, can make your dream come true.
If you rather work after college and play it safe and then try and setup your business while working, then go for something in the fields you like. Just be warned, it's even harder to work a full day at a job, then go run your own business afterwards. You become comfortable with getting paid from the job and the self-business will suffer.
Rather than shine you on as has become the norm in this country I'll share some numbers with you.
We currently owe 16.7 trillion dollars
Our deficit spending is approximately 1.7 trillion per year
There are roughly 326 million men women and children in this country
Our workforce is approximately 130 million.
Of that number 47% DO NOT PAY TAXES.
Given these basic facts I strongly advise you to abandon the entitlement, no child left behind, "I can go to College and then graduate and make money doing something I love" garbage the Govt has pumped into society for decades. Acquire fundamentally productive skills and let your interests be a much smaller guide. Being as you have an affinity towards Botany I would look more into the food market as a grower of produce on a smaller scale.
Many will disagree, but fundamentally our society can not continue much longer. Orchids and ornamental plants aren't going to provide much when people can't put food on the table and the dollar is worthless.
Sorry man. I wish someone would've told me this 20 years ago
As an easier way to understand my point. Gold has been a fundamental standard for currency for nearly all of recorded history. In 2003 an oz of good was $271. It is now $1681 an oz. Did gold (which basically sets the standard for currency) skyrocket or did our fiat (read fake) currency plummet?
Just want you to make an educated decision as to your choices moving forward. You can guarantee that your peers will not. The majority of the current unemployed epidemic are recent college graduates...
Thank you so much for all the advice you guys have! I will consider everything you guys have said! I don't have time to reply to each post ( I'm swamped with homework, gotta keep my grades up!) but if I had time I would! Thank you all, any more advice, as always, is very welcome! I feel a little more secure knowing that I can change majors and change course if I decide to. And in reality, I really only need to decide what gen-eds to take next semester. And since I know the basis of what I would want to study, I can take the classes that I will need, or that would help me, for all of those. A bio or botany would be good, I want to see if i can take horticulture, because that would be helpful. And also through these classes now I can even start to learn what I do and I don't like.
greenman- As far as tissue culture and in-vitro propagation, almost all orchid seeds need to be propagated in-vitro, so even if i don't end up in that field, classes like that are things ill want to take and look into!
I think I have pretty much given up the idea of opening a nursery, at least not as a main source of income. Maybe down the road a ways though!
As far as volleyball, I really really want to play in college. I have played for 7 years and I love it, its a passion of mine, and I would be upset not playing. I also would like to pursue coaching after college as well, i have talked to my highschool coach about this a little bit.
Men's Volleyball
Libero/Defensive Specialist 5'9″+ 5'8″+ 5'8″+
Middle Hitter 6'5″+ 6'5″+ 6'3″+
Outside Hitter/Right Side 6'4″+ 6'3″+ 6'1″+
Setter 6'1″+ 6'0″+ 6'0″+
Many colleges have club volleyball, or you can do volleyball outside of school. Do not base a huge decision in life around a very small fraction of schools that have a mens ncaa program when you can do it outside of school.
I'm not trying to discourage you in any way, just presenting the numbers for you. If it is truly something you are passionate about you need to NOW in your junior year get your name into recruiters from these schools. Talk to your coach he will be the biggest help in regards to getting you recruited by a college. There is only a few programs in Pennsylvania so you need to be very diligent and make sure you are doing everything in your power to be recruited by them. Go to summer camps at colleges, talk to their athetic departments, talk to the coach's even if that just starts with a email, do whatever.
"Hello, thank you for taking the time to read my email I am currently a junior in high school and would love to play ncaa volleyball I would like to know of any information available about your program and how you recruit for your team. I currently play for volleyproX (making it up) and would like to know what I can do in order to make my dreams of playing college volleyball a reality"
You get the point, get your foot in the door now you are going against people who breath eat and sleep volleyball. Start with D 1 colleges and work your way down. Ask if they have tryouts or if it is recruit only. I don't know how large a college roster is for volleyball, ask how many players are on the team...
You see my point?
Take core classes. Communications/English 101, Psychology 101, Sociology 101, Bio 111... the classes you HAVE to take in your first two years, worry about your electives when you are at college this way your core classes will easily transfer to 4 year universities.
I would recommend going to a community college for dual registration, classes are easily transferred out from a community college vs a private religious school.
Look up what people with X degree do, and look at where they live. It might be unrealistic to get a degree with plants if you can only grow plants x amount of months a year because of your climate and instead you would be in a college lab doing research or you might end up doing field research in other countries a majority of the time with a specific degree... Do you get what I am saying? Get a degree with something that will open the most amount of doors for you in the future as well as set yourself apart from others. You need to research specific degrees and what to expect from them, is there anything available for them to do with just a bachelors degree, how many people are graduating a year with this degree and how many job openings are there? I'm just saying be realistic with your degree choice, ask these questions when you are looking for a college/degree.
Not my area of expertise per say, but a few words of advice. Do NOT get a business degree -- DO get a minor in business or accounting or, at the very least, take a few classes. Business majors are a dime a dozen on a good day. Also, I always recommend getting a bachelors of SCIENCE instead of a bachelors of arts. They are tougher degrees, but if/when you need to shop your resume around it is stronger - bar none.
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I am currently teaching English in China. I have managed to create lesson plans without the aid of a book thus far, but now I have run out of ideas, and require assistance in the next Semester. Can anyone recommend a book which fits the following criteria:-
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- 3/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- In a microwave , heat chips, butter and peanut butter until melted. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Spread into a lightly greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. Yield: about 5 dozen.
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Cacao nibs are the essence of chocolate: perfectly roasted cocoa beans separated from their husks and broken into small bits. Nibs add crunchiness and subtle chocolate flavor. They make a great substitute for roasted nuts or chocolate chips, without added sweetness. A unique gift for the home baker!
Makes About 1-1/2 Cups
From The Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg (Hyperion, 2006).
Arnon Oren, of Oren's Kitchen in Berkeley California, created this sweet confection when he was our executive chef. Arnon also served it crushed and sprinkled over a salad of endive, roasted beets, and goat cheese.
Coarsely chop the nibs and strain through a small strainer. Removing the dustier pieces will make a clearer brittle.
Toast the pumpkin seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, shaking often, until they begin to pop, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the seeds from the skillet, and set aside.
Line a baking sheet with a Silpat or brush it with butter.
In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and cream of tartar and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Lower the heat to medium low, cover, and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove the pan lid and brush any sugar crystals from the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush. Continue simmering for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the syrup begins to color. Watch closely, because the caramel can quickly burn. Test the color of the caramel by drizzling a few drops on a white plate. When the color is medium to dark amber, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the nibs, pumpkin seeds, and cayenne, if using. Working quickly, pour the mixture onto the prepared pan and spread as thin as possible with a heatproof spatula or wooden spoon.
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I have taken 3 gunsmithing courses. The first one was in 1975. The school was the North American
School of Firearms, Newport Beach, CA (correspondence course). This course was mentioned in the
NRA Gunsmithing Guide - Updated. I found it to be geared more towards the shooter than the gunsmith.
The school is no longer in existence. Last year I took a "quickie" course from Phoenix State Univ. I got
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A group of American soldiers were laughing and talking as they prepared for a normal mission. They did not expect to engage in heavy combat from insurgents, and naturally their guard was relaxed as they waited to depart. None noticed an Iraqi soldier who placed a clip in his rifle. Suddenly, the air was filled with bullets as the Iraqi soldier fired at the Americans, within moments two fell to the earth with deadly wounds while three others were wounded. Fortunately, before the Iraqi could continue his deadly spree, other weapons responded and killed him. These attacks by Iraqi soldiers on Americans are isolated examples, but they also reveal the presence of disloyal elements in the Iraqi armed forces.
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I have been using wix and purolator filters for years due to them having much better reviews than the "mart" stores Fram and store named filters.
I am trying to come up with information on which of these 2 is actually the better filter, SO MANY reviews and they all seem to be split about 50-50. some say that wix actually has a smaller filter inside due to the coil spring used over the pure leaf spring setup. others say they only buy the pure due to it costing less than Wix. I have never had either fail and never had any engine issues using either one. But I am now driving my first Diesel PU and want the better of the 2 if one is actually better than the other. in our farm tractors and dozers we use Wix due to availability over anything else but for this new truck I can get any brand for it, have also checked reviews of AC delco, bosch, K&N and several others and the wix and purolator still come out on top in all the reviews I have read.
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"We did a really good job dividing up the work," he said. "We had some people with paintbrushes, and some people with rollers. It got done so much faster with all the people."
Medina was one of about 70 students, faculty, staff and alumni who participated in the 8th Annual President's Day of Service on Feb. 25, working on projects to support the campus and the community.
Graduate Fellow Zain Hussain, who organized the event sponsored by the Campus Programming Committee, said the Day of Service was designed to bring together the UST community and provide an opportunity to give back to the campus.
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Begun in 2004 with the inauguration of Dr. Robert Ivany as University President, the President's Day of Service is a tradition that gives the campus community an opportunity to act on the St. Thomas mission of educating leaders of faith and character. The day began with breakfast in Crooker Center with Dr. Ivany, who offered inspiration to the volunteers and visited each project to lend a hand.
In addition to painting the student lounge, volunteers also refurbished five picnic tables, helping to sand, stain and paint the wood benches on the Crooker Patio.
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On my E92, the window switches are a little too far forward....my E90 friends tell me they often open the back window when they reach for the front window....so it is an ergonomic niggle...but certainly not a "worse ergonomics fail" that the thread is looking for. I think the GM hazard switches are the winner for me too.
Similar to Seabirds post about the steering wheel.
I had an Infiniti G20t for 6 years and could never find the horn button when I really needed it!
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I can't even find a picture of the damn thing, it's so obscure.
In case you're wondering, it's in the B-pillar. You've got to open the door, probably exit the car, and then pull the little lever to open the trunk.
"I was thinking about what a friend had said, I was hoping it was a lie."
1. You have another unlock button. Its on your key fob
2. You can program the car to unlock your doors when the keyfob is pulled out of the receptacle. You have a choice of just the driver door or all 4.
What more do you want?
Hazard placement win: R56 MINI. Right on top of the speedometer...when I had to put them on suddenly on I40 yesterday when the car in front of me wrecked and 3 lanes had to come to a grinding halt, all I had to do was blindly slap the top of the dash.
Pic of accident and my car with hazards:
The dump truck nearly split that Impala in half.
Also...what's up with the blink rate of the hazards changing on some cars depending if the key is on or not? When the key is on, engine running, the hazards blink at normal pace...but with the car off, they blink quicker. What's the reasoning for that?
Yes, I own an E90 and I do agree: the cupholders on this car are a joke. They are not designed to hold anything bigger than a 12 oz drink. Your best bet are soda cans. They fit perfectly and there is much smaller chance of liquids splashing onto you or the center console.
i nominate any switches around the cluster on a discovery 1 or 2
impossible to see around the steering wheel to know which switch is where, and whether theyre pressed or not.
I really wish everyone would update their location in their profile!
Someone buy my car already!!
Always looking for free firewood to feed my hungry wood stove!
I wonder who was the idiot at Honda/Acura who decided to change the trunk opening mechanism on the Integra from the 94-97 models to the 98-01 models. The previous 94-97 had a simple cable operated hatch you can open from the inside, or you can turn the key and it opens. Then for some reason on the 98-01 models, they remove the interior cable mechanism with a electronic actuator that fails and costs a lot to fix, when I bought my 2000 this year, the trunk was actually working for the first month or so, then out of nowhere I couldn't open it. The only way to open it is to remove the key and use the backup method of turning the key, holding it for a bit and lifting the hatch.
I'll have to try this fix
Alfa Romeo 75/Milano power window switches. They are mounted in the ceiling. I can imagine people pulling up to toll booths, the cockpit a flurry of activity as they try to figure out how the hell to put the window down. Gloriously Italianate.
There's also the GM Tilt column. So many hot rodders love to boast "yeah, it's got a big block, a/c, tilt, cruise, all the goodies..."
But that GM Tilt column is awful! There are three positions available for the steering wheel:
1. Horizontal like a bus (aka, the fat guy setting)
2. Sort of okay but always just a few degrees from where you really want it
3. Sitting in your balls (really, does anyone EVER use that position??)
Yet they used that bloody mechanism for eons. I never understood it.
New Fun Old Car Stuff Happening Soon.
The tilt column isn't that bad to me
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The Citation wasn't the first GM with the vertical radio, the C2 Corvette had one too. It's not really ergonomically bad for a pushbutton AM/FM like that, it just means the presets go top to bottom, volume on top, tune on the bottom. The last year or two of the Citation got the same basic dash layout as the A-body cars (Celebrity, etc) and a standard GM 1.5-DIN radio.
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I've always hated the trunk and fuel door switches in older fords. You had to lean over, open the glove box and then press a tiny button.
*Usually followed by "where is the washer fluid reservoir?" and "My wife wants shoulder belts in the back."
The chances of your key working on another car in the parking lot were rising every time another car rolled off the assembly line. Their solution was to issue two keys, so even if you were able to open another GM in the parking lot, your other key wouldn't work in the ignition.
Most simple and inexpensive solution ever.
I can't remember where I read/heard this. I might be wrong, but it makes sense to me.
"Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection"


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Re: Weather Forecasts (Chesapeake in this case)
Thank you all again for the valuable information provided. I am adding it all to my repertoire of pre-sail research sources.
Gary, I think you hit the nail on the head. Here is my experience from Monday afternoon:
Left the slip at 3pm, winds were very light (no windspeed indicator on the boat) out of the NW. We expected some more winds and waves once past the jetties, but were disappointed. Once past G1 out of Herrington Harbor North we turned toward shore to raise the reefed main, followed by the jib, fully unfurled.
We made at most 3 knots and barely a hair on our heads would have been disturbed (we were wearing hats) by the sorry excuse for wind. As this was going on for a good 30 minutes we decided to let out the reef.
By the time we turned E out of Herring Bay at R2, winds had increased slightly, and we sailed very comfortably and relaxed on a reach toward G1 in the middle of Herring Bay without a destination in mind.
Eventually, we decided to turn around and get back to watch the hockey game. At this point the winds had picked up further with gusts that prompted the boat to point upwind, which is fine, but it was beginning to feel uncomfortable for my crew every time a gust hit and made us heel unexpectedly.
By the time we tacked our way back around R2, trying to sail 0 True, the wind was now constantly blowing to the point where I wish I could have reefed again. Plus it was changing direction mostly to the NNW, which quickly made us decide to take down the sails and motor back.
By the time we got to the jetties, we were heeling a bit even without any sails up at all.
Yeah, that's about it. 1/3 creeping along with nary a whisp, 1/3 of perfect sailing, and 1/3 of really working and at times freaking out my crew a bit.
Lessons learned:
1) The Chesapeake is, indeed, unpredictable.
2) Keep the reef in when sailing during an SCA - you never know when it'll hit.
3) Take it easy. If you wanted to get anywhere fast you would be on a powerboat.
Anywho - thanks again all!
Re: Weather Forecasts (Chesapeake in this case)
Unfortunately, none of the Chesapeake Bay forecasts are very accurate. My best advice, after more than 6 decades on the estuary, take a good look at the tree tops, the cloud movement, then make an educated guess on the side of safety. The bay can be very unforgiving, especially for those who take things for granted, such as the weather forecasts. Keep in mind there are no repercussions for those dispensing bum weather information. And, they never seem to apologize for a lousy forecast.
Good Luck,
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I've seemed to notice the reliability of SailFlow has gotten notably worse, since they updated their site. And, I don't really like their new GUI either. Too bad. It was a real go to resource for me.
Re: Weather Forecasts (Chesapeake in this case)
try the cbibbs bouys they are still working and give you now conditions. you can down load to a smart phone or I-pad. They are called smart bouys on the app store
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Thank you all for the additional feedback and info. As for the localized SCA parameters - I learned something new again. I do Google just about everything, but this didn't pop up.
Three hours to sailtime now, so we'll see how it goes. I do like the idea of putting up the full main and gauging the jib. Thankfully, I can just furl/unfurl the genny as needed. It'll help to have crew onboard this time, too. I took out a Catalina 27 on Cinco de Mayo, and that was a bit of a pain to single-hand that day.
For what it's worth, I'll post how it went afterwards - assuming I remember to do so, as the post-sail activities will involve watching the Caps in Game 7 at Calypso. (Sorry, Rangers fans)
Thanks again!
Re: Weather Forecasts (Chesapeake in this case)
I have found that Lat-36.com to be most accurate for wind/ weather forcasting. Uses a variety of data
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Good point. Here are two very different examples of SCA, both near the mouth of the Potomac, one gusting and one with waves:
Gusting from the South (small waves near southern shore of Potomac):
Sailing close-hauled on the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, in gusty conditions, on Pearson 28 - YouTube
Waves from a prolonged North wind, fairly stead wind in the teens:
Re: Weather Forecasts (Chesapeake in this case)
The definition of SCA depends on the area (google it). On the Chesapeake and Potomac it is :
Small Craft Advisory
Small Craft Advisories are issued for the Tidal Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay when one or both of the following conditions is expected to begin within 36 hours:
1) sustained winds of 18 knots to 33 knots
2) frequent gusts (duration of two or more hours) between 18 knots and 33 knots.
3) waves of 4 feet or higher
Second, you really need to use NOAA wind speeds. Yes, this was a minimal SCA. Additionally, your feeling on the subject might be different at the mouth of the Potomac in a sailing dingy with a green crew. It is just an advisory. For cruising boats it mostly means clear the table, just in case.
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- NWS says there is a small craft advisory in effect through late tonight from Sandy Point to North Beach. To my recollection, an SMA is triggered between 22-33 knot winds...
As you can see, there is a good degree of contradiction here. Which model should I trust?
Originally Posted by EuroboyDC View Post
Also, given the circumstances, would you go out with a reef on a 30' O'Day 302 or just go full canvas?
I head out plannng to use a full main, usually, then I judge the headsail by the conditions. You can always ease the main to reef once the jib is up. I usually rig everything in the marina for ease of possible use: jib sheets, whisker pole, spinnaker pole, spin sheets, turning blocks, unless I am only going for a short sail. On a number of occasions, it gets stowed without being used that day.
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Small craft advisory numbers are localized. So may be one thing outside of the Chesapeake, they may not be the same in the Chesapeake area. Each local NWS station around the country determines what they consider the wind speed/wave height combination should be for a SCA in their specific area.
At least, that's what was told to us at the weather seminar I took with a NWS forecaster.
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