Subj : Re: Wiring
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Feb 07 2023 05:49:00

-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Actually aluminum wiring came after copper. S'truth.

 DS> And then back to copper after they discovered the problems with it.

Also true ... thank the National Fire Code

 DD> Pop came home with a 200 amp service box and a stack of breakers,
 DD> spools of 12 gauge copper wire and some looooooooong fish tapes and we
 DD> went to work, Let me tell you - fishing wires from the basement to the
 DD> attic  (3rd floor) was a treat. We were helped by the wall stude being

 DS> I had to do exactly that.  In my case I was helped by the fact that our
 DS> house had a laundry shute that was inside a larger enclosure.  I used a
 DS> cord with a heavy lead fishing weight to go down from the attic and
 DS> pulled up the standard copper wires.  I installed boxes for the bedroom
 DS> fan and lights in the bedroom closets.  BUT, I was much younger then!

We had a laundry chute ... from the second floor hallway to the cellar.
Dad made a hook tool out of an old coat hanger (try finding a metal one
these days) and drilled a larger than usual hole in the sill plate below
where the electric outlets would be in the first, second and third floors.

I was in the attic and would drop the fish tape (actually a thin chain)
with a small plumb bob on the end down the wall. Dad would hook it and 
attach a length of clothesline as a "messenger line" which I would pull
up to the third floor and tie off. Then on to the next (carefullu - very
carefully measured) location and repeat. We didn't have cell phones or
even walkie talkies back then. Sure would have made the job go smoother.

 DD> Power outages call for kitchen creativity. Rather than cooking meat
 DD> for tacos, open up some canned chicken. You can season it if you want,
 DD> but to save time, dollop it onto your taco shells with some avocado,
 DD> canned corn and tomatoes, if you have them, for a delicious
 DD> Mexican-inspired meal.

 DS> Boo on the avocado.  Although I have once had a guacamole that was ok,
 DS> I am not a fan of avocado in its many disguises.

I'm neutral on avocado - both the fruit and the colour. I use it in my
pico di gallo and in guacamole. And sometimes as a garnish. But not much
and not often.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Black Bean & Corn Salsa
 Categories: Salsa, Chilies, Citrus, Beans, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Fresh corn kernels *
     15 oz Can black beans; rinsed,
           - drained
     15 oz Can diced tomatoes w/chilies
      1 md Bell pepper; diced fine
      1 md Onion; diced fine
      3    (to 4)jalapeno &/or serrano
           - chilies; seeded, fine
           - diced
      4 oz Can chopped green chilies;
           - undrained
      2 cl Garlic; diced fine
      1 ts (to 1/2 tb) ground cumin
      8 oz Can plain tomato sauce
           +=OR=+
      8 oz Can El Pato tomato sauce
           +=OR=+
      8 oz Can Snap-E-Tom tomato sauce
    1/2    Avocado; peeled, pitted,
           - diced 3/16"
      2    Limes; juiced
    1/2 bn Fresh cilantro; chopped
           Salt & Pepper
 
  Cook corn in a small amount of boiling water for 4 minutes
  or until crisp-tender; drain and cool. Combine corn and
  remaining ingredients.
  
  Makes 4 cups of Pico de Gallo.
  
  * 1 1/2 cups frozen corn niblets, or a 14 1/2 oz can of
  Green Giant Niblets or Mexi-Corn may be substituted.
  
  I've won prizes at several chilli cook-offs with this
  recipe.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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