Happy New Year to all

[Vic Baron]

that's it - healthy, happy and prosperous New Year to all!

Vic

[Han]

"Vic Baron" wrote in news:QBa%m.292774$mn3.90127@en- nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com:

And from me to you all too!

[Robatoy]

Same same to all all. Safe and prosperous 2010 and beyond to you and yours.

[Mark & Juanita]

... and from here also. May 2010 bring happiness and prosperity.

[Brian Grella]

Happy New Year to you as well.

So, the big question is do we say twenty ten OR two thousand and ten??

[-MIKE-]

Either, except leave the "and." It's grammatically and numerically incorrect.

[Larry Jaques]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:01 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita scrawled the following:

Dittoes from SoOr. Nappy Hoo Year, watch for drunks if you're out.

-- Sex is Evil, Evil is Sin, Sin is Forgiven. Gee, ain't religion GREAT?

[Larry Jaques]

On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:39:39 -0600, the infamous -MIKE- scrawled the following:

Just Say: Oh Ten. Reason: jus'cuz.

-- Sex is Evil, Evil is Sin, Sin is Forgiven. Gee, ain't religion GREAT?

[Lew Hodgett]

------------------------------------------ Back at everybody and good riddance to the first decade of this century. =============================== "Brian Grella" wrote:

------------------------------------------ I vote for Twenty Ten.

Lew

[Robatoy]

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D"Brian Grella" wrote:

Oh-ten

[Morris Dovey]

I couldn't say it better. Have a great 2010!

[Bill]

My wife and I were discussing this on the way home, and we decided just "Ten" would be enough. The rest of you seems to be deciding between four and five syllables, while one will get the job done.

Happy New Year everyone and thank you for teaching me so dang much last year and for being good company!

Bill

[Dave Balderstone]

At least two out of three!

Happy, happy, joy, joy!

[Larry Jaques]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:05:13 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone scrawled the following:

Happy and healthy, right? Ditto here.

C'mon down. I'll take you out to fine dining at Taco Bell and show you how to use the 3 Shells.

-- Sex is Evil, Evil is Sin, Sin is Forgiven. Gee, ain't religion GREAT?

[Dave Balderstone]

I'd hit that.

Just make sure you have enough powdered toast!

[Larry Jaques]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:44:30 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone scrawled the following:

And gasoline for that smokin' Olds 442. Where'd THAT come from way forward then?

-- Sex is Evil, Evil is Sin, Sin is Forgiven. Gee, ain't religion GREAT?

[Dave Balderstone]

Cupla years back I drove to the homestead to get grampa's boat. Dad had it shrink wrapped for me, after grampa died. It's a 14 foot moulded hull money sink, but it was his, and now its mine. Nothing else matters.

Brother Brian (the useful one of three... high steel and stainless welder, knowns his shit) is there to check things out before I haul off home on a 9 hour drive. Turns out the wheel bearings on the trailer are shot, not unexpected. He has the welding truck and there's a bit of repair that's worth doing. Gets done.

So. anyway.

1957 Johnson Seahorse 35 HP outboard. Brian cracks open the gas tank and starts laughing his ass off.

I have a 5 gallon tank of leaded gas. 25 years, it's been sitting, and likely as good as the day it was refined.

Even better? It's "purple gas". Gramps was a farmer and bought the dyed stuff tax free.

[Lew Hodgett]

Had a 5HP one that was all sleeve brgs.

Mix gas/oil around 25:1, not 50:1 for today's engines and you will be a happy camper.

Lew

[Dave Balderstone]

Yup. 50:1 happened about 1960.

It's a hoot taking my kids out on the lake in Gramps's boat. I'm sure he's laughing his ass off watching me sort things out.

[Larry Jaques]

On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:09:49 -0600, the infamous Dave Balderstone scrawled the following:

Welding + gasoline fumes finally got him, did they?

Oh.

Except in a 2-stroke weed eater, I've never had a problem with year or

5 old gas. You?

Cool! That Olds surely had leaded gas in it, too.

Question: Do you feel that the removal of lead from our ecosystem has resulted in a smarter and more savvy civilization?

I don't, either. If anything, society seems to be dumbing down.

As of yesterday, all contractors in the USA have to test (and control) all paint for lead for areas over 6 square feet. It's going to cost me $25 (min) to test granny's barn paint for lead, so estimates are going to start costing people.

Lead paint was banned for sale in the US 32 years ago.

Do you feel safer yet?

-- Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. --Thomas Paine