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I don't know about RG but here at RWG we would activate our "contingency plan."

Hey if I was a better shot I'd blast one with my 12-gauge and slugs just to see what happens

I'm pretty sure part of the reason for their severance was due to the attitude of some. Let's just say they weren't team players...

JoeyB that was a great summary of what it takes to build a great 6542. Thanks for pulling all that together in one place!

Merry Christmas, Spooky!

I just saw movement out my window and looked up, and saw Santa taking off with his sleigh! Jump in bed and cover your head lads, he's on the way!!

Merry Christmas guys!

Buy the one for the 1680, they're identical. Merry Christmas!

Merrrrrrrrry Christmas one and all!!

Merry Christmas from snowy and cold Alaska! Yippeeeeeee!!

Precisely. Now, even on the gen brand fora you hear people talking about their new dive watch, and ask questions like "can I take a shower with it?"

Precisely. Anyone with more money than brains can have a new Rolex in 30 minutes. If you want something like this it takes some looking and research and anticipation. And in my case a very generous late friend.

....and she wore a vintage GMT too.

Banned the spammer, but left his ad up for your future purchases, guys. No seriously... don't do it! Even if you DO wear a ROO!

Yeah I'd be more afraid of Uma than the bear, that's for sure!

You bet! But be warned... the last Florida girl that came up here looked like this when she arrived....... And she looked like this in the Spring.......

Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats. Rubber rats drive me crazy. Oh, oops. Sorry.

Last weekend the winds were 120mph at the mountain house, last night they were only 95mph so we caught a break. And it's been warm (above zero) so the wind chills aren't too bad. The one last weekend was tougher, the power went out so I was trying to keep the house from freezing up with oil lanterns. And today?? The sun will come out and the clouds are clearing! It's a new day!

The Long Dark is near the midpoint. Here in Alaska it's been getting darker and darker, but tonight marks Winter Solstice. After 8:30PM local time the sun starts to come back and the days start getting longer again. And none too soon! We've had 5 hurricane force storms in the last month and skies are pitch black by 3:00 in the afternoon. That's a whole 'nother kind of exciting. Hang onto your hats, lads...... the Sun is coming back!

Well said Mike! Where's that DONATE button?

You can go "external" by covering it with an amber varnish to make it look old, but I don't think that will give a good result... it will still glow green through the amber coating. Try going "internal." Cut off a pin to make a square tipped "drill" and roll it between your fingers to drill out the pearl. Be careful. Get the lume out of it, then find some appliance paint. It's an offwhite lacquer and it's pretty close to the right color. You can put a drop on paper and add other stuff like dust or a tint to get the right appearance. Don't go too yellow. Then use your drill/pin and put a tiny drop inside the pearl. Let it flow around and fill the inside, and add a little more until it's not quite "full" of paint. Let it dry and you're done. I did both these pearls with this technique.......

.....or some video? She could have WON on America's Funniest Home Whatever,

In related news, my neighbor gave me a call saying she needed help with her car. It seems during our winter storm last weekend (120mph winds and driving snow) she accidentally left a window rolled down on her Toyota RAV4. In a scene straight out of Hollywood, when she opened the door it was FULL of snow. Literally full. So she began digging. By the time I arrived she had it mostly shoveled out, it took us another 1/2 hour to get it scraped off the roof liner and out of the rear footwells. I got enough ice scraped off the glass that I could see out a tiny patch, and I drove it into my heated garage. It ran water all night, and today it looks a lot happier. Some quality time with a shop vac tomorrow ought to get a lot of the remaining water out.

GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *klunk*

Jesus, Joseph and Mary ... you've got to warn me before you put up pictures of your 6542s!! Epi-pen on aisle four!! *clutching chest*