Text 32225, 53 rader
Skriven 2007-05-17 13:41:30 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 32210 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
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JAY EMRIE -> CHARLES SCAGLIONE wrote:

Hi Jay:

 JE> My two sons and son-in-law came over the other day and had a garage
 JE> cleaning. I didn't realize just how much "stuff" I had accumulated in my
 JE> 2 car garage. Haven't been able to get the 2nd car in for years. Of
 JE> course with the 3/4 ton long bed PU it wouldn't fit anyway, so we never
 JE> really noticed how bad the accumulation really was. My youngest son took
 JE> it FULL to the dump - cost me $47.00!!! I still have to get rid of two
 JE> folding tables and then I'll be able to get the Mazda mini van in.

Too bad you're not closer to me.  Sounds like you had some good donations that
could have gone to our ministry.  We could always use more folding tables.

 JE> Next project is my 12x20 shed in the back yard. Then comes my computer
 JE> room. I have ben wanting to completely rearrange if for several years. I
 JE> built a computer for a friend that makes cabinets a couple years ago. He
 JE> has been pestering me ever since to let him build a computer hutch of my
 JE> design. Guess I had better take him up on it.

Lucky you. :)  Have you priced good computer hutches at your local furniture
store lately?  I was in the market for one several years ago until I saw what
the going price was for one that I liked.  Would you believe over $1000.00!  I
decided to keep my old reliable Sears executive desk instead.

 CS>> Yes, it sure does.  BTW, where have you been?  Thought maybe you had
 CS>> left on vacation with your travel trailer and gone off somewhere.  Been
 CS>> fairly busy myself with the ministry.  Finally got the children's area
 CS>> fixed up with a new air conditioner.  The hardest part of the
 CS>> installation was running a 240V line from the ancient box outside of the
 CS>> building to where we put the new unit.

 JE> Running new electrical service in an older building can get to be quite
 JE> a chore! In an older building, sometimes the best way is to run a
 JE> conduit outside of the building to the desired location.

That's what we did.  We ran metal encased 12/3 romex from the box through an
already existing opening in the building outer wall to where we installed the
air unit.  The real challenge was finding a double 30 amp breaker unit to fit
in the old box.  The breaker type used in that box is at least 35 years old. 
Since we are leasing we did not want to go the cost of replacing the entire box
with a new one and breakers. That would have cost well over $500.00.

Setting up a ministry in this particular building and location has been a real
learning experience and challenge for all of us.  Now we're waiting for the
first electric bill to arrive from TXU since the air conditioning season has
started. :(

Regards.

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