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Offline krissel

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« on: May 21, 2014, 10:47:44 PM »
...flood waters?

Well, not to try to upstage Jim and his fence repair, I was desperate to keep the water from pouring into Dad's basement in a recent déluge. I didn't have enough fingers but these worked wonders. smile.gif

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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2014, 05:36:14 AM »
This proves the truth of the old saying: "The pen(cil) is mightier than the sword if you know where to stick it"...   Devilish2.gif
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2014, 10:30:28 AM »
Good thing both you 'guys' are avid, old school writers!

BTW, there are several 'handy-man' sites on the interweb, you should join a couple and share your skills! yes.gif
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2014, 10:47:33 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ May 21 2014, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, not to try to upstage Jim and his fence repair, I was desperate to keep the water from pouring into Dad's basement in a recent déluge. I didn't have enough fingers but these worked wonders. smile.gif

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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2014, 02:23:42 AM »
Showed Caroline that one, Kris.

"That's a typical woman's response to a problem. A man would have been down at the DIY store looking for a long, expensive, complicated way of doing it while the water poured in."
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2014, 12:07:59 AM »
Neil, you married one smart woman.  clap.gif


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