http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:57:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7207 Dad Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:10:45 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7207 Okay, got a clear picture now. We called them 'a brace and bit' and they were used for boring big holes, which I guess was the goal. Okay, got a clear picture now. We called them ‘a brace and bit’ and they were used for boring big holes, which I guess was the goal.

]]> http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7194 daniel Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:04:20 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7194 It was not an electric hand drill, but a vintage hand drill or ratchet brace, it seems. It has the large U shape in the middle that you crank around by hand. A good magnet could bring it back up... It is the same one I used last year to check ice thickness, but never this early, and maybe a little more carefully... It was not an electric hand drill, but a vintage hand drill or ratchet brace, it seems. It has the large U shape in the middle that you crank around by hand. A good magnet could bring it back up… It is the same one I used last year to check ice thickness, but never this early, and maybe a little more carefully…

]]> http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7193 Dad Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:37:51 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7193 Assume it was a cordless drill. Maybe with fresh water it could be dried out and still work. Have never tried that experiment! (Though we did manage to dry out Mom's computer...) Assume it was a cordless drill. Maybe with fresh water it could be dried out and still work. Have never tried that experiment! (Though we did manage to dry out Mom’s computer…)

]]> http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7192 ShackelMom Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:48:56 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7192 I suspected it was not a fall ON the ice that finished off the phone... I guess if one lives by a lake in Michigan, one must fall through the ice at least once! I suspected it was not a fall ON the ice that finished off the phone… I guess if one lives by a lake in Michigan, one must fall through the ice at least once!

]]> http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7191 Mother-in-law Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:18:52 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7191 Hey, if that's our drill, you better go get it right now! Just kidding! Wish I could have witnessed the tumble. Hey, if that’s our drill, you better go get it right now! Just kidding! Wish I could have witnessed the tumble.

]]> http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7190 nathan Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:41:10 +0000 http://samaritan.shacknet.nu/blog/index.php/2006/12/08/its-not-that-cold/#comment-7190 Time for a coffee roast gathering with a polar bear swim ending? First one to find the drill wins! Time for a coffee roast gathering with a polar bear swim ending? First one to find the drill wins!

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