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Old 10-15-2009, 06:15 PM   #1
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Default News Alert.. Chinese Drywall

Tonight at 6:30 EST on World News Tonight.. channel (7) there is a story about Chinese defective drywall.. if you are interested
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Old 10-15-2009, 06:26 PM   #2
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I heard that story at least 6 months ago. I wish people would wake up and stop buying from China.. The big box stores are loaded with crap from china, as well as our electrical supply houses. Look at the EMT fittings, made in China. The POS ones that you cannot tighten with any tool in your bag.
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Oh, you can tighten them... until the damn screw strips the threads... That is really frustrating. Especially when you have just climbed 40 feet up a motorized scaffold...
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Default here is the story....

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/dangerous-...ory?id=8831562
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That's not what you call 'news'. I would call it 'olds'.......
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This Chinese drywall story is very interesting.
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This Chinese drywall story is very interesting.

I'm trying to put you to sleep so I can steel a roll of the blue loomex from your trunk
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I'm trying to put you to sleep so I can steel a roll of the blue loomex from your trunk
It's "steal", not "steel". And I don't have any loomex. I'm not in Canada. I'm in Los Estados Unidos.
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I'm trying to put you to sleep so I can steel a roll of the blue loomex from your trunk

You can't do that. Peter has already slammed his trunk shut.
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Oh, you can tighten them... until the damn screw strips the threads... That is really frustrating. Especially when you have just climbed 40 feet up a motorized scaffold...
You know those things do the climbing for you right?

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It's "steal", not "steel". And I don't have any loomex. I'm not in Canada. I'm in Los Estados Unidos.
I thought Steelerboy was the grammar teacher on this site??
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I thought Steelerboy was the grammar teacher on this site??
He's part of the Spelling Police. I'm the Captain.
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do you get a little whistle to blow when you catch a bad speller?
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do you get a little whistle to blow when you catch a bad speller?

No, I just take out my .44 and shoot them.
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No, I just take out my .44 and shoot them.
Why on earth would you shoot a whistle?
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You feel lucky................... punk

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Geez, at least put a photo of Clint with it.

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Old 10-16-2009, 12:23 AM   #20
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That's your job.. you really think I could find a pic like that in less than a week
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