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    Maybe No Boating on Lake Hartwell This Summer

    Water down about 10 feet. Rainy weather has returned. Just not sure it will be enough to stop the power generation, heat and evaporation from zapping the Lake. COE has been good about trying to hold it steady to 10 or 11 feet down. Now comes their real test when the heat sets in. We need a LOT...
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    Fluoride is Scary stuff according to some "experts"

    Whenever possible, I brush my teeth with Fluoride toothpaste 2 or 3 times a day. No cavities since I have gotten older. You're not supposed to swallow the paste but lots of chemicals enter your blood stream through your tongue. What is a good alternative to Fluoride out there? In our water...
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    No Rain in the South East for Months!

    Soon as La Nina cranks up the rain goes away. You can count on in. The Lakes soon follow suit. Our Lake has been steadily dropping since July. The COE did a good job of keeping it usable for all of the Summer. Extreme heat, wind and no rain for much of the Summer. We had part one of the drought...
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    Ancient Aliens TV Show is so Silly!

    Are these "Scientist " insane or what? Hard to believe I have to pay for this bs tv show. Turns out UFOs came here a long time ago and trained humans to build useless buildings that withstand earthquakes. UFOs let humans borrow high tech equipment to carve stuff on rocks and out of rocks. Then...
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    We have created a Nightmare of Things that Need Electricity!!!

    Solar regulations have made it hard for SC citizens and businesses to supplement our electrical needs until now that is. Things have change to make it feasible to get Solar panels etc and get rebates from the power company. All this delay because Utility companies did NOT want the competition...
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    January is Rough

    2 months left before Boating season around here. Sometimes it warms up in early March enough to go boating. January has to be the worst month. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel in February. All you can see in January is February. Cold in the SE. Only a high of 30 tomorrow. I would...
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    What to do with 6 month Old Fuel?

    I debate this with myself every Spring. I have around 5 gallons left in a external fiberglass 12 gallon tank. I add little Star tron every time I put fuel in the tank during the Summer. 2 cycle mix. I leave the pressure valve a little open during the winter so fuel doesn't find another way out...
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    Anyone as Stessed Out as I am??

    I have seen recent Polls out that talk about how many Americans are unhappy with their lives. I am happy with one side of my life--boating and personal. But I really anxious about the financial side. Anxiety has been building for a good many years now. I can forget about it for awhile when I am...
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    Does Location of fuel tank(s)....

    make a difference in Pontoon speed? I had 2 6 gallon tanks under the seat. I took those out and put a 12 gallon tank on the outside beside the outboard. 12 gallons equaling approx 72lbs. Seems that this new location has drastically slowed down the top speed of the Pontoon. When someone moves...
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    3.0 I/O Mercruiser Not Charging

    I haven't had any problems in a long time. 1990 3.0 Mercruiser I/O 4 cylinder. So were were riding along and I notice the gauge go from 14 volts to 12 volts. So we go back to the dock and I see the blue wire to the alternator has snapped. I repaired the black or brown wire a couple of years ago...
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    Rained out on the 4th

    I can't remember the time it rained on the 4th of July. But here it is streaming up from the Gulf all day. I have seen some trying to boat between downpours. The day isn't over but it doesn't look promising. I don't think I have missed boating on this day except for low water level one year...
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    Running Light 1993 Godfrey Pontoon not Working

    A couple of years ago my 1993 Godfrey Pontoon submarined a bit and broke loose a grey running light wire. So I hooked the three wires back together and the lights started working again. Toward the end of last year it subbed and broke loose the black wires. No lights again. So I go out today and...
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    2 Battery setup

    Had this Pontoon boat a few years. Yamaha 40 2 cycle. No trolling motor --yet. Stereo/CD player/fish finder/GPS. Came with 2 batteries. I unhook the GPS system after using. The FF is built in No way to switch between batteries. Big black cables connect positive to positive and negative to...
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    Anyone Eat Oatmeal

    I have eaten Oatmeal off and on for a long time. I have read where the Old Fashion brand is the best(Micro 1 cup per day). I have stopped eating it at times because it makes my muscles feel weak. I think it has an effect on your testosterone and Insulin levels. That may be the problem. Could be...
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    Vasectomy Anyone?

    I had the big V a few years ago. Nothing really painful about the procedure. The recovery is a bit more painful but not unbearable. Not expensive. The stress/anxiety of thinking about it before the procedure was a problem. Makes you wonder why men with a lot to loose ie paternity suites, don't...
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    Food Allergies

    Anybody else have them? You may have them and not even know it. You may think certain aches and pains are just a part of growing older but they maybe a sign of a food allergy. Wheat and Wheat gluten allergies may cause Arthritis type symptoms. I was having terrible knee problems until I cut out...
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    Straight Talk Phone Plans

    Pros? Cons? $30 vs the $45 plan? Straight talk wireless that is sold at Wal-mart. Not about bashing Wal mart. Just thinking about switching phone services. I don't currently have a smart phone so phone ideas that go with this plan would be good too? Thanks in advance!
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    A Lot less boats on the Lake this Year

    I have noticed a lot less boaters on our Lake this year. Used to be like a major interstate highway of boaters. Now it is like a rarely used back road. Even on the Holidays. I have never seen it like this. We have had lower than usual water levels all season but that hasn't turned the Lake into...
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    Is Anybody as Stress Out as Me?

    Just seems to me that we live in a world of nothing but bad news these days. I know times have been tougher in the history of the world but in this day and age of the worldwide 24/7 news it is in your face all the time. Not all hype either but very real. We are being hit from all angles of the...
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    Battery Cable Connections Vibrating loose

    How do you resolve this problem? My ground cable keeps vibrating loose. I got the positive cable to stop doing it ie locking nuts. The ground wire comes loose at the cylinder on the post. So I go out and buy a cable that has less pieces to put together. A $24, 41" cable. Much thicker cable. I...
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