July, 2009 ARCHIVES
Payroll Taxes – how the government taxes the middle class
Regardless of political affiliation, we should all be asking if we, the middle class, can sustain this level of taxation. Payroll taxes affect us, not the wealthy. Small Business Owners and Middle Class American’s are getting taken to the cleaners and there are multiple Bills in Congress that seek to passively increase the tax burden [...]
Chicken Tractor, or Portable Chicken Coop?
On July 14th, 2009, I posted : <here>: ”…The chicken tractor is a 3′x4′x6′ box with integrated 2 bay nesting area. There is no floor, and I built it with detachable wheels so it can be moved around as needed…”
By request, here are some of the original sketches:
Front nesting areas…
When Would a Second-Hand Break the Sound Barrier???
28,800 vibrations-per-hour (VPH)
28,800/60 (Min) = 480 Ticks Per Minute (TPM)
480 TPM / 60 Sec = 8 Ticks Per Second (TPS)
1°=1/360th (Circle)
@ 28,800 VPH, a second-hand’s tip <2.016013 miles long> will break the sound barrier.
<<<<WORKING>>>>
That works, but possibly was a waste of calculation…
Waltham Model 1894 – Restoration Project
An uncle of mine asked if I could “fix” his pocket watch. The second hand had fallen off, and it was “real stiff” to wind. Waltham pocket watches are unique in their strict adherence to serial numbering throughout the company’s history. The records have been transcribed on several websites, making it quite easy to get specifics [...]
Super-Happy-Lucky-Mini-Fig
One of the soldiers from the 54th CON group is assigned permanent personal guard duty for a V.I.P. in Florida. He sent this picture…
Chicken Tractor
This morning we deployed the “chicken tractor” for our baby chicks, their mother (Wendy) and our other broody chicken, Cindy (with her 6 eggs). The chicken tractor is a 3′x4′x6′ box with integrated 2 bay nesting area. There is no floor, and I built it with detachable wheels so it can be moved around as [...]
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