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nerve-racking experience
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:58:40 -0700, Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:43:15 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch" wrote: On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:07:33 +0100, Linea Recta wrote: I was going to correct you about "nerve-racking", but lucky for me, I checked first :-) Seems that both are correct, but my form, "nerve-wracking", is the variant form. I also always thought that it was "nerve-wracking." You didn't say where you checked, so I just checked in WNI2, and to my surprise found the same thing. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nerve-racking To tell the truth, I really didn't know, since I got there by clicking on my desktop dictionary gadget. I usually don't pay attention to where it takes me, so I had to repeat the look-up today :-) -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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On 1/23/2015 11:44 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
"Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. At least you haven't wracked it yet. |
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On 1/23/2015 8:30 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
"Rod Speed" schreef in bericht Bet you are a smoker. If you're new, Roddy is the butt of the group. -- Ed Light Better World News TV Channel: http://realnews.com Iraq Veterans Against the War and Related: http://ivaw.org http://couragetoresist.org http://antiwar.com Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. |
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"Ed Light" schreef in bericht
eb.com... On 1/23/2015 8:30 AM, Linea Recta wrote: "Rod Speed" schreef in bericht Bet you are a smoker. If you're new, Roddy is the butt of the group. -- Smoking can contribute to contamination of lenses. -- |\ /| | \/ |@rk \../ \/os |
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Linea Recta wrote:
"Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:19 -0600, G. Morgan
wrote: Linea Recta wrote: "Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? My mom used to use a long, soft chicken feather to clean the internal workings of our grandfather clock. I suppose any bird feather would work as well. Gordon |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:14:08 -0600, Gordon wrote:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:19 -0600, G. Morgan wrote: Linea Recta wrote: "Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? My mom used to use a long, soft chicken feather to clean the internal workings of our grandfather clock. I suppose any bird feather would work as well. Gordon I never would have thought of that...Clever. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:14:08 -0600, Gordon
wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:19 -0600, G. Morgan wrote: Linea Recta wrote: "Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? My mom used to use a long, soft chicken feather to clean the internal workings of our grandfather clock. I suppose any bird feather would work as well. Gordon Nah, hummingbird feathers would probably be next to useless for that. g |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:05:56 -0700, Ken Blake
wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:14:08 -0600, Gordon wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:19 -0600, G. Morgan wrote: Linea Recta wrote: "Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? My mom used to use a long, soft chicken feather to clean the internal workings of our grandfather clock. I suppose any bird feather would work as well. Gordon Nah, hummingbird feathers would probably be next to useless for that. g In that case, just use the entire bird...feathers still attached. Hold it by its feet and let it flap away inside the clock. This should clear out most of the lint and dust. ;-) Gordon |
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:54:33 -0600, Gordon
wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:05:56 -0700, Ken Blake wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:14:08 -0600, Gordon wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:19 -0600, G. Morgan wrote: Linea Recta wrote: "Andy" schreef in bericht ... Canned air works better with out the risk of scratching the lens Good alternative, though more expensive. I also need that to clean the interior of (a mechanical) clock, but havn't had the time to find a supplier yet. A supplier of what, canned air? My mom used to use a long, soft chicken feather to clean the internal workings of our grandfather clock. I suppose any bird feather would work as well. Gordon Nah, hummingbird feathers would probably be next to useless for that. g In that case, just use the entire bird...feathers still attached. Hold it by its feet and let it flap away inside the clock. This should clear out most of the lint and dust. ;-) Gordon LOL! |
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