-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
JW> shrinking permafrost ...
JW> As they slowly melt the mud jackers fill the void.
DD> I assume they are using some form of plastic - which may cause
DD> other problems down the road.
JW> Yeah, in the old days they used a mud-like mixture of soil, lime-
JW> stone and cement, and forced it through holes in the slab using
JW> enough hydraulic pressure to raise and level the slab. Hence the
JW> name mudjacking.
JW> Today they use quickly expanding rigid foam. They shoot two
JW> chemicals through the slab which quickly react with each other to
JW> make a quick drying, very rigid foam that fills air holes, displaces
JW> water and is strong enough to lift the slab (and the building on top
JW> of the slab). They can even run it in narrow strips to lift a
JW> foundation wall. It is more properly called slab jacking or foam
JW> jacking. The foam is called polyurethane and it's a polymer. The
JW> two starter chemicals are monomers called isocyanate and polyol.
JW> Every jacking contractor has its own proprietory secret formula.
JW> PU is pretty inert and remains buried so it isn't a future hazard.
Polyurethane is a plastic that I'm somewhat familiar with.
JW> Buildings sitting on really bad soil structures may need repeat
JW> treatments every decade of so.
JW> Loblaws also owns Shoppers Drug Mart now
DD> They sure sound like the 800# gorilla, though.
JW> They are. Our anti-combines people barely allowed the merger and
JW> imposed all sorts of conditions.
Sorta like Farcebook (now Meta)
DD> by comparison shopping I've learned that Amazon is not always
DD> the lowest price.
JW> That's been my observation too. Roslind uses it for speciality
JW> textbooks not otherwise available.
JW> we also have a (non-practising) Mennonite BIL
DD> in this area / Most are Lutherans ... but not all. There are Roman
DD> Catholics, etc.
JW> Ours are either Amish-like Mennonites or randy, whisky swilling
JW> heathens. No middle ground.
Mennonite - Amish with a car. Bv)=
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Title: Amish Pork Chops
Categories: Five, Pork, Vegetables, Soups
Yield: 6 Servings
6 (8-10 oz) center cut pork
- chops; bones optional
1 c Ketchup
1/2 c Chopped onion
10 3/4 oz Can cream of mushroom soup
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
Place uncooked pork chops in baking dish. Combine soup,
ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and chopped onions. Mix
all together and pour over chops.
Bake, covered, for 1 1/4 hours. Remove, cover, and bake
1/2 hour longer or until tender.
RECIPE FROM: http://www.cooks.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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Title: Old Recipe Rhubarb Jam
Categories: Five, Jam/jelly, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
Yield: 12 Pints
15 c Rhubarb; cut up
14 c Sugar
8 Oranges
1 c Walnuts
Put oranges through food chopper. Put sugar and
oranges over rhubarb and let soak overnight. Next
morning cook slowly for 1 1/2 hours. Add walnuts and
put in hot jars.
This makes 5 to 6 quarts (5 to 6 liters).
This recipe is about 50 years old.
Source: The Recipe Book Committee of the Mennonite
Traditional Cooks publication of "GRANDMA'S COOKING"
From: http://www.recipesource.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
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... The red headed guy at the bakery is a ginger bread man.
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