_A RETIREE'S THOUGHT.._

My wife said, "Whatcha doin today?"

I said, "Nothing."

She said, "You did that yesterday."

I said, "I didn't get finished."

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Here's an easy fire starter to make from cardboard.
- Melt wax from old candles in a double boiler. Takes about 30 minutes.
- Cut 1" x 10" strips from corrugated cardboard boxes.
- Roll strips up and tie with a string.
- Dip these rolls into melted wax, put on safe surface to let dry. Placing on scrap paper (might stick to it), waxed paper, or paper/pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray works well. Placing on plastic wrap might also work, don't let the...

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I thought I would try acid etching my initials into a knife blade with muriatic acid. If the acid gets masked with masking tape, then cut out my design, then add drops of acid for 4 hours, I think that should do something.

Anyone ever tried acid etching a design into metal?

UPDATE: The acid etching worked though I had to use clear nail polish for a mask. Masking tape didn't work. The picture is here:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ead.php?t=7290

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Good lord! I have 24 entries in my blog as of today. I had no idea.

I'm second only to Beowolf who has 56.

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This post is not about this site, but about other web sites with annoying menus. Menus that popup (and sometimes won't go away) when you simply drag your mouse across the screen.

Isn't that annoying? Some programmer tools allow you to set a delay of 1-2 seconds so the menu won't come up unless your cursor hovers over the menu for 1-2 seconds or more. "Hello! Programmers! If your tool does not allow you do set a delay on the menus, don't use it!"

As a programmer...

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