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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Sounds like a smart move on the insurance thing..

When you had the weatherseal put down they must have just done one course..
Should have done the whole roof..

Also do you have gutters?

If so rip them off.. They are the major cause of roof ice damming..

I agree and I am having that problem at my shop.. Because of that
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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The only place to have a gutter is over the entry door..

You don't want water dripping into the bags of food when you bring them home..
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by donjamer
The only place to have a gutter is over the entry door..

You don't want water dripping into the bags of food when you bring them home..


Hey Don feast your eye's on this.


EXPENSIVE RECIPE
A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a
very expensive store; i.e., they sell your typical $8.00 T-shirt for
$50.00.
Let's let them have it! THIS IS A TRUE STORY!
My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe
in Dallas , and we decided to have a small dessert. Because both of
us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus cookie."
It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe,
and the waitress said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not, but you
can buy the recipe."
Well, I asked how much, and she responded, "Only two fifty. It's a
great deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to just add it to my tab.
Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement, and the Neiman-
Marcus charge was $285.00! I looked again, and I remembered I had
only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I
glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe-
$250.00". That was outrageous!
I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress
said it was "two fifty", which clearly does not mean "two hundred
and fifty dollars" by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase.
Neiman-Marcus refused to budge.
They would not refund my money because, according to them, "What the
waitress told you is not our problem. You have already seen the
recipe. We
absolutely will not refund your money at this po int." I explained to
the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes which govern
fraud in the state of Texas . I threatened to report them to the
Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office for
engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do what you want..
Don't bother thinking of how you can get even, and don't bother trying
to get any of your money back."
I just said, Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going to have
$250 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that
every cookie lover in the United States with an e-mail account has a
$250 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus..for free. She replied, "I
wish you wouldn't do this."
I said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you
ripped me off!" and slammed down the phone.
So here it is!
Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think
of. I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER
make another penny off of this recipe!
************************************************** **********
NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES
2 cups butter
24 oz. chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Measure oatmeal, and blend in a
blender to a fine powder. Cream the
butter and both sugars. Add eggs and
vanilla, mix toge ther
with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder,
and soda. Add chocolate chips,
Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into
*****, and place two inches apart
on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 112 cookies.
PLEASE READ THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO
EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO
HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS! THIS IS REALLY
TERRIFIC!!
Even if the people on your e-mail list don't eat sweets, send it to
them and ask them to pass it on. Let's make sure we get these ladies
$250.00 worth. Enjoy the cookies, they are good! <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle height=45></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by donjamer
The only place to have a gutter is over the entry door..

You don't want water dripping into the bags of food when you bring them home..
Zero danger of that...I park in the garage and enter the house from there!!!
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGKEN
Zero danger of that...I park in the garage and enter the house from there!!!

At what speed after shopping do you enter your garage?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by donjamer
The only place to have a gutter is over the entry door..

You don't want water dripping into the bags of food when you bring them home..
Good, you're up on the most important rule there is: Never NEVER endanger the food!!

Not only would you cease to be BIGken, Sean would probably never stop by.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sglaine
At what speed after shopping do you enter your garage?
I drive very carefully...especially when I have my sustenance in the Taurus...remember what I told you the last time you were in Greenfield. Don't f_ck with my money...and don't f_ck with my food!!!
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by gray91
Good, you're up on the most important rule there is: Never NEVER endanger the food!!

Not only would you cease to be BIGken, Sean would probably never stop by.
You got that right...my friend!!!
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by BIGKEN
I drive very carefully...especially when I have my sustenance in the Taurus...remember what I told you the last time you were in Greenfield. Don't f_ck with my money...and don't f_ck with my food!!!
I dunno-- without that trusty ruler the Fearless Leader may spring up from behind any given bush (or snowbank) and relieve you of anything ready-to-eat.

 
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BIGKEN
I drive very carefully...especially when I have my sustenance in the Taurus...remember what I told you the last time you were in Greenfield. Don't f_ck with my money...and don't f_ck with my food!!!

Ken if you had a SuperDuty it would be better then the Taurus on your knees getting in and out of it..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sglaine
Ken if you had a SuperDuty it would be better then the Taurus on your knees getting in and out of it..
Listen to your Fearless Leader... Think of the knees. (and get yourself a sale!)
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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Biggie Ken is out to lunch.

 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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Why should that be different from any other time
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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Why should that be different from any other time
 
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Good one Sean, double post
 
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