Wind Power

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:18:56 -0500, the infamous Don Foreman scrawled the following:

You're in luck, Don. It's available used through Amazon.com at prices from $8.98 to, get this: over $200.

I recently reread my local library's copy.

Anyone here make gray eggs?

-- Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil, and still more the man who is indifferent to everything. -- Johann K. Lavater

Excellent book. Read it recently, one of my favorites. I have it in e-book format if anyone is interested. It's long out of print.

Karl, You might want to check out this article:

I drive by this one at least twice weekly. Located in the Willamette valley about

40 miles south of Portland OR.

Only 10 Kw--but 4x10=40. Start your own "wind farm".

Interesting. Thanks W

Model machinist, sailors, ect. Interesting story. I'm about done with it and am going to offer to pass it around via the RCM book club.

Wes

am going to

I found a very clean copy in the used bookstore today. $4 Let me read it first. Then we'll see about lending it out...

and am going to

I bought 83 books last week, for 11 cents each. ($9.13) One is 'Soul Of A New Machine'. It is a decent to good copy. Most of the rest are classic Science Fiction. I dug through about 3000 books for the few that I found

The story of how the Eclipse 32 came to be. Fascinating story.

If you can find a copy, I HIGHLY recommend "Hackers", which tells a wider story of the micro revolution.

There are a lot of used book dealers around here. I'll keep an eye out, now that I'm feeling a little better. Its amazing what a bad tooth can do to your health. :(

Try getting your neck fused, it will screw your life for several months and possibly the rest of it.

Richard W. On the 7th day after surgery.

I have had problems with dental infections for over 30 years, and everyone wants 'to save that tooth, at all costs'.

I had some pulled, because I couldn't afford to have them fixed and deal with my wife's cancer at the same time. My cousin was born premature and had no enamel on her teeth. She lost them all at 28 because she couldn't afford to keep them.

Have you started to wonder about the incentive for the dentist to tell you to keep them?

Richard W.

the cost for an implant or a bridge may outway the costs to keep it. the long term damage and cost to surrounding teeth if there's a hole may also outway the cost to keep it.

btdt. best day of my life was waking up after neck fusion with no pain, after 30+ years of suffering crippling headaches and sometimes being unable to walk .

Some are greedy bastards, plain and simple. Today, they are forced to make sure it is bad enough to come out, or they could lose their insurance, and license. IOW, lawyers practicing medicine.

(...)

Your dentist hopes that you will never discover:

Search for: "Effect of hydrogen peroxide on developing plaque and gingivitis in man."

1: J Clin Periodontol. 1979 Apr;6(2):115-30.

Also, an excerpt from my posting to sci.med.dentistry about 5 years ago:

Supplies:

Sonicare toothbrush. You can use any toothbrush, of course. The Sonicare just 'feels' more effective to me. If it feels too 'violent', try the Braun. Electric brushes are more fun than the manual type.

Toothpaste (Plain white stuff, not gel). Most gel pastes don't have fluoride. Fluoride is good.

Floss (Johnson & Johnson waxed. Flat, measures about 0.005" thick) (Not the store brand, because that cheap stuff shreds and sticks between your teeth, driving you crazy.)

Hydrogen Peroxide Solution, 3% concentration. Found hidden on bottom shelf, near the first aid supplies. Often in a dark brown plastic bottle. The label will say "For treatment of minor cuts and abrasions." And "For use as an antiseptic gargle or rinse." Get a couple of the smaller 16 oz bottles. It becomes ineffective over time and / or if it is heated much beyond 86 F. Try not to shake the bottle. Leave tightly capped.

The bottle may say "dilute with an equal amount of water." I rinse with the stuff full strength. No problems.

Forget mouthwash. Stuff is completely ineffective for longer than a few minutes. Forget breath mints. Most contain sugar, which grows oral bugs like crazy. Forget chewing gum like 'Dentyne'. Lots of sugar. Read the label first. You will be surprised at times.

First thing in the morning and after every meal and snack, rinse out with an ounce of Hydrogen Peroxide. The stuff is very safe to rinse in your mouth and will not cause discomfort if it comes into contact with oral bugs. Swish a few times and spit. The oral bugs will konk out and be rinsed down the drain. Peroxide foams a little when in contact with bacteria. The stuff has a delicate 'mediciny' taste.

After rinsing, floss. Yank about 24" out of the container and wrap the end around either index finger. Saw the floss between each tooth to get the bad stuff out. There will be blood. There may be pus. This is normal, until your gums are back in shape. After each tooth, wrap the used floss on your finger and use clean floss for the next tooth. When you are done with both upper and lower jaws, rinse with another ounce of Peroxide. The stuff is very inexpensive. You are giving the antiseptic better access to the bacteria in the gaps between your teeth. Swish and spit.

*"Brushing teeth" is just a figure of speech.* Brush only those surfaces that you want to be clean. So in addition to all surfaces of every tooth, you will want to also brush the bacteria off of all other mouth surfaces, to slow the bugs as much as possible. Feel free to rinse the bristles under hot water and reload the brush with a little paste to clean another area. Toothpaste is cheap.

Brush all surfaces, including but not limited to: * Gums, (tongue - side and outside surfaces. Use side-to-side cleaning motion.) * Tongue. Top and bottom. * Roof of your mouth. * Inside surface of your lips.

Take your time. This is a lot more pleasant than a root canal. Ask me how I know that. Go ahead. Ask. :)

The first few dozen times that you attempt to clean the rear part of your tongue and perhaps the rear part of the roof of your mouth, you will gag. Don't worry, everyone reacts the same way to pressure in these areas.

You aren't gonna lose your lunch. But stay near the sink anyway. After a while, you will react with much less enthusiasm.

Soon, you may not gag at all.

Want to know what your breath smells like to others? 1) Sniff one wrist to get a baseline. 2) Lick that wrist and allow it to dry. 3) Sniff that wrist again. This is pretty much what you are radiating."

I will worry about 'brushing too thoroughly' right after I have resolved all the issues I have about being too young, too fit and too wealthy.

--Winston

I don't use a dentist. I go directly to the Oral Suregon. I have had infections at the roots, which damages the bone. By the time my upper teeth were all cut out, there isn't enough ridge left to wear an upper plate. A lot of bad teeth never show a sign above the gums, till the crown crumbles.

Never - it's obvious. It's $100 bucks to pull the tooth, and $1,000 to "save" it. ;-)

Cheers! Rich

So what does H2O2 ttaste like? Inquiring minds want to know.

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller