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RE: Roofing material question
If your trailer has a flat roof, I don't think shingles are recommended at pitches below 4/12.
I can't fathom nailing decking and shingles on trailer roof especially a flat one. I'd opt for an external roof as well--completely independent of the trailer roof itself.
I used ice shield over our entire house roof and good shingles over that--the roofer never did that before at least at this latitude. It costs a little more but you have a roof under a roof.
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traxtermax
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08/28/08 02:05pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Caulking...what do I do?????
Don't use silicone. Dicor for the roof and RV2300 for vertical surfaces or whatever the manufacturer recommends for both.
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traxtermax
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08/28/08 07:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: New RV Anti-freeze
No but with the price of gas and Canadian Club, it may not be a bad idea. :B:B
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traxtermax
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08/26/08 10:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: New RV Anti-freeze
A little more confusion
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traxtermax
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08/26/08 09:47pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: New RV Anti-freeze
I'm not sure if this applies or not but I still wouldn't want corrosion inhibitors in my potable water system if I could easily avoid it.
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traxtermax
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08/26/08 11:27am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: New RV Anti-freeze
For winterizing our camper's water system, I buy non-toxic antifreeze that specifically states it's NOT for winterizing engines. The additive mixed with non-toxic antifreeze to prevent engine corrosion (I forget the chemical name) isn't poison but it's not something you'd want to drink either.
As I recall, some anti-corrosion antifreeze is advertised as "non-toxic" but carries a specific warning against injestion if you read the entire label. What's worse, I think this stuff was on the same shelf and near "real" non-toxic antifreeze (without corrosion inhibitors).
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traxtermax
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08/26/08 11:07am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Driver ed vs. defensive driving discount (NY)
Is she going to take the 6 hour course like you did or skip driver ed entirely?
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traxtermax
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08/26/08 07:58am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Driver ed vs. defensive driving discount (NY)
...completion of driver ed does. But so does completion of the 6-hour class. Driver ed also makes them eligible for a "senior" license at 17 instead of 18 (allowing them to drive after 9:00, more than one other teen in the car, etc.)...
What's more important: ANY discount, or increasing your daughter's ability to drive safely?
Considering some of the extreme teenybop stupidity I've seen on the road, it's obvious to me that many kids today haven't had driver ed.
I think Crowe's point is well taken.
Edit:I think Crowe's point (i.e. "It makes a HUGE difference in their ability to drive, which is far more important than the insurance discount,") is well taken regardless of whether the course is private or school-sponsored.
Edit II: Fixed Edit I and syntax
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traxtermax
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08/24/08 08:32pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: New Locks
Trimax can help you for about $5 per lock plus reasonable postage.
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traxtermax
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08/24/08 06:45pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Travelling to Canada
... That permit does not allow carring in Canada. Your gun will be secured and returned to you upon returning to the US...
If you meant that the Canadians will secure your handgun, they will probably secure the handgun and it's owner. If you intend to keep the handgun in the U.S. before entering Canada, I think licensed dealers can do that but you PROBABLY can't do it in states with stringent laws like New York, Massachusetts (? can't find my dictionary) and maybe others.
We all should have a right to protect ourselves,our loved ones and our personal property no matter where we are in North America. Canadian polititions don't seem to think so. Action and information are needed. Do your part.To do what? Be an obnoxious American? The idea of another country changing their laws to make U.S. citizens happy may reinforce some peoples'concept about "The Ugly American".
I'm off my soap box now but when I re-read your initial post, I got re-torqued so I re-posted.:R
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traxtermax
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08/24/08 10:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Travelling to Canada
...One more reason I'll be spending less time and money in Canada. so go ahead and fill up your 'cry towel' Sea Dog---I'll save as much money as I can going through Canada and spend it in Alaska.
Maybe you want to steer clear of New York too:
A Pennsylvania man planned a trip to Canada but while approaching the New York/Canada border, realized he was carrying his handgun (he had a PA permit to carry). Knowing that carrying a handgun in Canada would be illegal, he stopped at a New York State Police barracks to have them hold his gun until he returned from his Canadian trip.
The State Police confiscated the gun (it didn’t have a firing pin) and fined him $100. He had no idea he couldn’t carry a handgun in New York without a New York permit and he thought he did the right, responsible thing by turning the gun into the State Police—and considering the circumstances, it seemed to be a quick, honest way of solving the problem without consuming a lot of time—or so he thought.
The powers that be will probably waive the $100 fine and New York will return the gun to the guy who is now back in Pennsylvania but he has to have it shipped to a Pennsylvania dealer with a firearms license; and of course, that’s going to cost him some more money.
Now that hsteinle knows the “New York State, United States of America situation”, I guess we better prepare for state bankruptcy, since he’ll be spending little or no money here and that'll definitely put us over the brink. :B
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traxtermax
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08/24/08 07:36am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Travelling to Canada
....We all should have a right to protect ourselves,our loved ones and our personal property no matter where we are in North America. Canadian polititions don't seem to think so. Action and information are needed. Do your part.
When in Rome do as the Romans do, When in Canada.... It's their country and their laws; and, if you think it's dangerous to travel there, don't enter their country.
Why do some people think that every country has to comply with or assimilate United States standards?
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traxtermax
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08/23/08 04:54pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Your Fuel/Oil comments - please post here
$3.26 for reg unl gas here in NJ.
update: $3.23
$3.91 in upstate New York.
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traxtermax
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08/21/08 07:39pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Keyed Alike Receiver Locks & Coupler Locks
Another vote for Trimax.
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traxtermax
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08/21/08 04:42pm |
Towing
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
Bob:
I agree and I tried to address that in the last sentence of my last post. It seems to be a gross dereliction of duty to propose something like this and then have the school district's superintendent sanction it.
Edit: fixed a typo and edited for clarity
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 09:25pm |
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
The other thing I read (and heard from some in the area) is that the old policy was not being uniformly applied. It seemed that some students were given more leeway than others. These rules were put in place in part to attempt to remedy some of the perceived inequalities in the application of the old rules.There’s nothing wrong with rule uniformly but student irresponsibility and administrative stupidity is another matter.
The other issue is the horrible drop-out rate for that system. I read that there is less than a 50:50 chance that an incoming freshman will actually graduate from high school in that district. So the intent of these new rules was to give those kids every opportunity possible to NOT drop out. In other words, they decided it was better to keep them in the system (so they can at least attempt to turn them around), rather than to boot them early and guarantee that the kid would drop out. These kids didn’t become irresponsible overnight and they probably have had many, many chances. It's likely that they have been “problems” since middle school and there is very little that can be done to motivate them, save withholding their welfare check.
You would convulse if you saw the amount of money spent on pregnant kids, truants, and others who don’t respect, or even want, an education.
I can see these rules being totally wrong for a business.That’s how we got No Child Left Behind Act. “Business/politicians” just said, “Get it done" because we, business, can DEMAND anything. Since they demanded unachievable goals, they blamed the lack of success on teachers because they didn’t want to admit that the concept was ill-conceived and apparently based on poor research—if they did any at all. If the kid does not work out, fire their rear. However, a school's job is not the same as a business' job. So letting them try again may be the best option. Suppose public schools could unequivocally adopt private schools rules—study, behave and follow the rules; if you don’t, we’ll disenroll you and you’ll have to attend public school.:R
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 08:35pm |
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
If you have kids in school, or even if you don't, get involved. If you don't like the curriculum, the teachers, or the administrators you can change them!...
I can appreciate your post but this part is a two edged sword. Parental pressures can bring school boards to their senses but they can be extremely harmful as well. You said, If you don't like the curriculum, the teachers, or the administrators you can change them!
It’s not the parents’ job to determine curriculum or hire teachers and such challenges to authority may actually weaken the system. Many times the conflict between a parent and school will surface as an issue with detention, a teacher, dress codes, carrying cell phones etc.
Schools should stand firm and do what’s best for the education of all their charges, not whatever meets with the most public acceptance. Bear in mind that the school has an obligation to all its students and most teachers have heard something similiar to mom confirming that Fido ate their kid’s homework three days in a row. :R
A case in point:
Two large adjacent school districts decided to require their seniors to perform X hours of community service as a requirement for graduation. Parents in each district both praised and complained about the requirement.
District “A” readily succumbed to the relatively small group opposing the requirement.
District “B” held their ground and WON THE LAWSUIT.
Parents don’t respect pushover districts and their divergent, constant pressures can cause school administrators to acquiesce even “puny” parental demands and at the expense of solid educational goals.
Though both districts have students of similar ability and background, district “B” seems to have less “social trouble” than district “A”. They are less distracted from their goal than district “A” and less subject to nuisance complaints.
Parents can not be allowed to push school districts off a solid, educational course especially if they involve minor items like dress codes, community service, etc.
If parents are going to challenge curriculum, they will have to do a lot of research first and I think this may happen when parents perceive that the school district isn’t in compliance with state requirements.
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 07:47pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
Now, if I was going to go into the teaching field myself, I don't think I'd ever touch the public school systems with a 10 foot pole. Not only are they governed by the stupidity of alot of the current government mandates like those mentioned by the OP, but also by the "social mandates" of the big unions, like the NEA.The unions don’t make educational policy. In fact, no where in this thread has anyone suggested that the teachers should be the driving force when promoting/creating school law, goals and curricula. They should. You go to a lawyer for legal help and a doctor when your sick, but when the educational system is sick, parents, politicians and school administrators play a major role and teachers are only consulted/informed after the fact or as a token gesture.
Personally, the best place to be a teacher, for me, would be teaching in a private Catholic School. I'd just need a good strong yard stick to use as a class attention getter (Old teacher I knew would slam one down on his front desk to get the classes attention if they started to slack, or a student decided to nod off ;). That’s one of the things public schools need and don’t have—the ability to create their own rules and eject any student that doesn’t comply with their system. What do you think the Catholic school teachers think of Dallas’s new rules? Right now, they’re probably rolling on the floor laughing and most likely some have died because they can’t catch their breath. Consistency, respect and discipline are key factors in education—private schools don’t care what parents think about their policies but public schools are exposed to every whim, prejudice and counter-productive complaint registered by parents or politicians.
Private schools, don’t care if their drop out rate is 50% and they stick to their standards without any “interference”.
And because private schools are authoritarian and make their own rules, people that respect education accept their strict school policy and probably wouldn’t think of complaining about the things that happen in public schools e.g. dress code. Private schools’ solutions to discipline problems are expulsion into the public school system. Private schools get the cream of the crop, the motivated; public schools must accept all students and they do their best to motivate students, even those who don’t appreciate or respect education.
This isn’t a condemnation of public schools but rather a comment about the limitations placed upon them by the powers that be.
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 07:11pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
Kids aren't even taught handwriting skills here in Michigan, because that's considered "outdated".
It is outdated which is why it isn't being taught in every grade. If you'd like, we can take your child out of computer class and teach them to print or write in cursive neater.That would be a good thing. Computers permeate every facet of public education at the expense of shops, art, music, Home Ec. etc. Why? It's much cheaper and one teacher can accommodate 2-4 times the number of students; plus, renovated shops et. al. yield more classroom space. I've seen college kids print because they can't write. Schools eliminated these subjects for economic reasons and used modernization to justify computer baby sitting (especially in the 80's and early 90's). The point is, things change and there is always more to teach than time.
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 06:40pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Would you want to be a teacher?!?!?
I personally know quite a few who have quit work in order to do just that. :) "Retired" public school teachers are quite common amongst us homeschoolers. ;)
Please SPECIFICALLY DEFINE "'retired'public school teachers" as per this post.
Edit: fixed quote
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traxtermax
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08/19/08 05:09pm |
Around the Campfire
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