What's on your mind today?

[The Magic Pudding]

Pressure canning still scares me.  It's the canner itself that has me terrified

I'm not familiar with canners.
Is explosive release of boiling liquid the problem?
If so a full plastic face screen and covered skin may help.

[KDbeads]

For me, having had one explode while I was around at my grandmothers one day (think I was 7 or and seeing the jagged pieces of metal pot in the ceiling left a wonderful impression on me.  Today they are so much more safe, this one has 2 emergency release spots in addition to the main steam vent.

I also have a piece of plywood handy for placing between me and the canner when I need to adjust the heat.

So everyone knows the difference:
Water bath canner, open, no pressure build up http://www.amazon.com/Granite-2-Quart-P ... B0001UZL8A
I have 2 of these, and you can do the same in a nice big stock pot if you have a large enough cake rack or the like to put in the bottom to keep the jars off the pot floor, so technically I have 5 total and the all get used at some point or other

pressure canner, closed, pressure build up http://www.amazon.com/Presto-16-Quart-A ... t_edpp_url
That one is very similar to the one I picked up.

More educational info:
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/general/re ... nners.html

[pinkocommie]

This stunning little gem showed up in the Rants and Raves section of my local craigslist: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/rnr/1868755286.html

For those who don't like clicking blind links, it's a list of supposed facts and statistics about atheists.  Read on for some lulz.

Hahaha.  I posted this on my blog (with a nod to you) and added a few more in the comments, just for fun -

Haha, when I first started reading it, I was kind of mad and part of me wanted to go line by line and refute it, but then I kept reading and just thought it was hilarious. I feel like adding to it - did you know atheists emit gases that are harmful to the environment? That's right - atheists are responsible for over 90% of pollution on the planet. We also cause crops to fail and scribble in library books. It's a FACT.

[Tank]

This stunning little gem showed up in the Rants and Raves section of my local craigslist: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/rnr/1868755286.html

For those who don't like clicking blind links, it's a list of supposed facts and statistics about atheists.  Read on for some lulz.

Speechless  lol

[philosoraptor]

This stunning little gem showed up in the Rants and Raves section of my local craigslist: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/rnr/1868755286.html

For those who don't like clicking blind links, it's a list of supposed facts and statistics about atheists.  Read on for some lulz.

Hahaha.  I posted this on my blog (with a nod to you) and added a few more in the comments, just for fun -

Haha, when I first started reading it, I was kind of mad and part of me wanted to go line by line and refute it, but then I kept reading and just thought it was hilarious. I feel like adding to it - did you know atheists emit gases that are harmful to the environment? That's right - atheists are responsible for over 90% of pollution on the planet. We also cause crops to fail and scribble in library books. It's a FACT.

I was thinking of doing the line by line refute myself, but decided it's just not worth it.  I'm currently reading the half a dozen or so responses this post garnered.  Oy.

[GAYtheist]

If anyone on here doesn't go to these sites, I would...

http://stfuhomophobes.tumblr.com/
http://stfuconservatives.tumblr.com/
http://stfubelievers.tumblr.com/

I just found this on the site, and it made me smile, and cry a little.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6aet ... o1_500.jpg

[zerofivetwoseven]

This stunning little gem showed up in the Rants and Raves section of my local craigslist: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/rnr/1868755286.html

For those who don't like clicking blind links, it's a list of supposed facts and statistics about atheists.  Read on for some lulz.

Hahaha.  I posted this on my blog (with a nod to you) and added a few more in the comments, just for fun -

Haha, when I first started reading it, I was kind of mad and part of me wanted to go line by line and refute it, but then I kept reading and just thought it was hilarious. I feel like adding to it - did you know atheists emit gases that are harmful to the environment? That's right - atheists are responsible for over 90% of pollution on the planet. We also cause crops to fail and scribble in library books. It's a FACT.

There is one thing I never understand and it's this - if you truly, truly believe that you are going to spend eternity in Paradise after you depart this world, then why would you care one jot if others don't agree?

[Tank]

There is one thing I never understand and it's this - if you truly, truly believe that you are going to spend eternity in Paradise after you depart this world, then why would you care one jot if others don't agree?

Doubt is an insidious feeling  

[The Magic Pudding]

There is one thing I never understand and it's this - if you truly, truly believe that you are going to spend eternity in Paradise after you depart this world, then why would you care one jot if others don't agree?

And why wouldn't you live a virtuous life.
I'm thinking, fun loving medieval popes, apologetic teli evangelists and paedophile priests.

But it's Saturday night here and I'm not of a mind to dwell on these matters.
I'm watching the Movie Master and Commander, adapted from the Patrick Obrien Novels.
I've heard critics pan it, but I choose to enjoy it, I love the Bocherini.

[MariaEvri]

Im thinking that whoever thought that working 5 days so that we can enjoy life on 1 and 1/2 days is just stupid....

[Tank]

I have almost finished ripping up the old floor in the kitchen. I now have two blisters, one small burn and a patch of skin missing off a knuckle, but now the worst is over, I hope  

[The Magic Pudding]

I have almost finished ripping up the old floor in the kitchen.

What does that entail?

[Tank]

I have almost finished ripping up the old floor in the kitchen.

What does that entail?

Two layers of vinyl stuck down tiles (hence the blisters and burns from the stripper) and then the 1/4" layer of plywood screwed down on the original floor to create and flat surface, a lot of the screws had rusted hence the slipping screw driver and consequent skinned knuckles. May well be able to do a wood effect floor this time which would be better as I would not need to relay the plywood again. I quite enjoy DIY once I get going, I have a high static inertia when it comes to that sort of thing but once I get going it gets done. I knew a chap who was sod for starting things but not finishing them. His wife got his attention and her own back by, how shall I put this, getting him all excited and then leaving him to finish  

[The Magic Pudding]

Two layers of vinyl stuck down tiles (hence the blisters and burns from the stripper) and then the 1/4" layer of plywood screwed down on the original floor to create and flat surface, a lot of the screws

If you're getting rid of the vinyl and plywood, did you really have to separate the two?
You'd have to find the screw holes, which may be in a predictable pattern, then stanley knife the vinyl along the joins in the plywood.

[Tank]

Two layers of vinyl stuck down tiles (hence the blisters and burns from the stripper) and then the 1/4" layer of plywood screwed down on the original floor to create and flat surface, a lot of the screws

If you're getting rid of the vinyl and plywood, did you really have to separate the two?
You'd have to find the screw holes, which may be in a predictable pattern, then stanley knife the vinyl along the joins in the plywood.

Unfortunately the myriad screws were dotted about rather erratically, in addition about 1/3 had rusted to the point where the pozidrive pit sheered when I tried to get them out. Fortunatly the plywood was only 3mm thick so I jammed a spade under it and ripped it up. I then took a screw driver to the screw heads that were ok and a mole wrench to the remainder. But the floor is now ready to be recovered so it's off to B&Q to choose something.  :verysad: