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    New Job at Deere..Need safety shoes with internal metatarsal protection

    All the Deere facilities I have been in have 'moon boot' protectors that you slip on over your shoes/boots and hopefully you use until you find out more information, but I would check first. I got mine at Quad City Safety. Might be a similar store in the DSM area. Most larger retail stores...
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    Best Thing I ever Ate- Sandwich

    You might be my long lost brother. That is about the only sandwich I ever order at a new place. And to be honest, I think my French Dip search started after I ate at JP Sissons after a baseball game when I was in high school. Thus far, none have come close. I am not sure if they are still...
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    Goodbye, great state of Iowa...

    Did you work at the Rock Island Arsenal? I know a few people who jumped ship when they found out they were heading to the Detroit area if they stayed on board. I don't know how bad the area is...I am sure it is hurting, but I've got at least 2 connections that live in the area. Hope it works...
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    New Board vs Wind

    ASCE Code Windspeed is based on 90 mph 3 sec gust for much of the US (including tornado alley). Only on the coastlines does that speed go up, which is due to the sustained winds of a hurricane. This is based on a 50 year return. some other factors: Not sure what importance factor is on the...
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    CRAZY Mizzou fan in section 20, row 34ish

    It wasn't Roger Sprague - the 'tuff as rain' tiger was it?
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    Foundation Repair Companies

    Was your quote for mudjacking or helical piers? The 2 common fixes are pressure injected grout (mudjacking) or helical piers. pressure injected grout works by injecting the grout under the footing, stabilizes the subgrade below footing. helical piers are steel shafts that are drilled down to...
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    Man Cave Project

    Wallruss, Working on my mancave as well. I feel like I am in the same boat as you, I noticed a few of the spots after painting. I think you'll be ok, my wife doesn't notice them and they are hard to spot unless you put a surface light against the wall. I guess one thing I did a little...
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    Lee Picks KState of ISU

    upset pick against ISU college game day picks KSU upset over ISU. no way
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    Pac Ten Weakness

    ARCH- USC had a pretty impressive 80-90 yard drive on their last poss. kinda seem like that whole drive, they picked on #51 from OSU in pass coverage, big catch and run by McKnight and USC TE. got down to the 5 yard line and basically ran it in w/ about 1 min left.
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    ESPN 360??????

    found a site streaming it here: Watch Online tv sports news and entertainment for free at channelsurfing
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    Where can a guy listen to free streaming audio tomorrow night?

    hey just found this site: Watch Online tv sports news and entertainment for free at channelsurfing go down to almost the bottom of the page
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    Quad Cities

    my coworker used to live in some apartments, think it was eagles crest off locust. close to emeis golf course. we work in rock island. it is nice because it is a short trip to 280 and you can get to RI in about 10 min, definitely faster than cutting thru town going on centennial bridge...
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    Baby Planning

    sounds like one of you are stay at home - so daycare isn't needed. just fyi that can run from $100-$250 a week(for infants), gets a little cheaper as they get older. try to get a car seat that handles as many phases as possible. and like others said - do breast milk, garage sale for...
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    Finish the Basement now or Later?

    Lots of variables. is it interior wall or exterior? how deep can the beam be that replaces it? if interior wall, typically see lvl beams with either multiple stud posts, or possibly steel telepost that are about 3.5" in diameter. if exterior wall, you may want to verify you have enough shear...
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    Online jobs

    snowcraig - no sure if it is online, but have you heard of medical transcriptionist? father in law looked into it a while back. I think it is mostly computer typing - transcriping what a doctor says into some sort of medical records. don't know the pay or commitment and it might not be the...