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General Discussion / My Vote (short article)
« on: March 02, 2016, 07:31:43 AM »
My Vote
By Brian Wilson
March 2, 2016
Maybe if I post it here, the phone will stop ringing, the mailbox will unclog and everyone who really really wants to know will….know.
Actually, I’m really excited about my guy! Can’t say I’ve ever been this stoked about a candidate! How could anyone not be?
Unlike Trump, he has definitive, articulate plans for the future;
Unlike Rubio, he has no checkered “Gang of 8” or other skeletons in his closet;
Unlike Cruz, he has never flip-flopped on essential issues of Freedom nor does his wife work for Goldman-Sachs;
Unlike Dr. Carson, he has zero surgical skills but does posses a dynamic personality and excellent speaking skills;
Unlike Kasich, my guy has a brain, respect for the individual and eschews making Judo hand gestures when speaking; my guy’s father was not a mailman.
The person I’m voting for has always been courteous and responsive to my queries and honestly concerned about my concerns for the future and my family;
He has demonstrated fiscal responsibility, the financial discipline to run clean, efficient businesses; he respects the entrepreneur and importance of the Small Business Owner;
He agrees with me: taxation is theft;
He understands the vicissitudes of “politics”, career politicians and the Siren song of Power;
Just like me, he believes strongly in the sanctity of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, the primacy of the Individual, free markets, Natural Law and Spontaneous Order;
He agrees and believes “the Individual is the smallest minority on earth”;
Unlike Kasich and others, my guy understands “Individual rights are not subject to a public vote”;
He often quotes Henry David Thoreau: “I wasn’t born to be forced.”
He unequivocally supports Self-Governance.
And, yes, he is the “Boss of Me” — and I’m totally OK with that!
That’s why, again this election, I am throwing my entire support and vote for the only person who knows what’s best for me, born to be the only “Boss of Me:
Me.
*copied from: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/03/brian-wilson/vote-3/
In Liberty
Ben
By Brian Wilson
March 2, 2016
Maybe if I post it here, the phone will stop ringing, the mailbox will unclog and everyone who really really wants to know will….know.
Actually, I’m really excited about my guy! Can’t say I’ve ever been this stoked about a candidate! How could anyone not be?
Unlike Trump, he has definitive, articulate plans for the future;
Unlike Rubio, he has no checkered “Gang of 8” or other skeletons in his closet;
Unlike Cruz, he has never flip-flopped on essential issues of Freedom nor does his wife work for Goldman-Sachs;
Unlike Dr. Carson, he has zero surgical skills but does posses a dynamic personality and excellent speaking skills;
Unlike Kasich, my guy has a brain, respect for the individual and eschews making Judo hand gestures when speaking; my guy’s father was not a mailman.
The person I’m voting for has always been courteous and responsive to my queries and honestly concerned about my concerns for the future and my family;
He has demonstrated fiscal responsibility, the financial discipline to run clean, efficient businesses; he respects the entrepreneur and importance of the Small Business Owner;
He agrees with me: taxation is theft;
He understands the vicissitudes of “politics”, career politicians and the Siren song of Power;
Just like me, he believes strongly in the sanctity of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, the primacy of the Individual, free markets, Natural Law and Spontaneous Order;
He agrees and believes “the Individual is the smallest minority on earth”;
Unlike Kasich and others, my guy understands “Individual rights are not subject to a public vote”;
He often quotes Henry David Thoreau: “I wasn’t born to be forced.”
He unequivocally supports Self-Governance.
And, yes, he is the “Boss of Me” — and I’m totally OK with that!
That’s why, again this election, I am throwing my entire support and vote for the only person who knows what’s best for me, born to be the only “Boss of Me:
Me.
*copied from: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/03/brian-wilson/vote-3/
In Liberty
Ben
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Home Made / Higher efficiency conventional build scotch type
« on: March 08, 2015, 02:49:52 PM »
I'm building a conventional with a couple of modifications. We currently heat our house with a napoleon model 1400 that has a Gasification tube and they claim in the 70% efficiency. http://napoleonfireplaces.com/products/1400-pedestal-wood-burning-stove/
We love the stove, so I'm going to incorporate some of its features into a conventional water furnace. I am also adding a few features borrowed from the current boilers on the market and a few ideas of my own (I think).
The firebox is 40 inches deep. The firebox is 1/4 plate, the floor is 3/8 plate. It has air intake in the bottom (also ash falls through), The floor is a V shape to allow ash and moisture and creosote to flow/fall into ash pan. There is slates welded onto the floor to allow a 1/4 air gap between a second steel floor plate. This will hopefully allow moisture and creosote to flow regardless of ash in the firebox. It will also insulate the coals and allow air up around the fire. The gasification tube is bolted in with slots to allow for thermal expansion. There will be plate baffles to keep the heat in the firebox that will sit on the brackets in the picture and rest on the gasification tube, just like the napoleon stove. It will have a ash pan, the ash compartment doubles as the air intake. There is a divider plate to keep the mess in the front. It is at the start going to be naturally aspirated, with a spot to add a fan down the road. I'm not sure if I'm going to go r26 or r40 on the insulation.
I wish I would have started taking pics sooner. There is a fair number in the gallery already with more to follow.
I have a rough sketch with some dimensions I will post when I get to my work computer this week.
Here is the gallery:
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/benamyeby/library/boiler?sort=3&page=1
We love the stove, so I'm going to incorporate some of its features into a conventional water furnace. I am also adding a few features borrowed from the current boilers on the market and a few ideas of my own (I think).
The firebox is 40 inches deep. The firebox is 1/4 plate, the floor is 3/8 plate. It has air intake in the bottom (also ash falls through), The floor is a V shape to allow ash and moisture and creosote to flow/fall into ash pan. There is slates welded onto the floor to allow a 1/4 air gap between a second steel floor plate. This will hopefully allow moisture and creosote to flow regardless of ash in the firebox. It will also insulate the coals and allow air up around the fire. The gasification tube is bolted in with slots to allow for thermal expansion. There will be plate baffles to keep the heat in the firebox that will sit on the brackets in the picture and rest on the gasification tube, just like the napoleon stove. It will have a ash pan, the ash compartment doubles as the air intake. There is a divider plate to keep the mess in the front. It is at the start going to be naturally aspirated, with a spot to add a fan down the road. I'm not sure if I'm going to go r26 or r40 on the insulation.
I wish I would have started taking pics sooner. There is a fair number in the gallery already with more to follow.
I have a rough sketch with some dimensions I will post when I get to my work computer this week.
Here is the gallery:
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/benamyeby/library/boiler?sort=3&page=1
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