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  • in reply to: Stitchery supplies #483
    bigtreestechman
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    Try Needle In Motion @ 795-8123, in the building across the street from the fire station.  1st floor, on the right hand side of the building.

    I believe she sells some sewing supplies. Otherwise, in Angels Camp there's Country Cloth right by the high school on 49.

    How do I know?  Dana's a quilter.

    in reply to: BigTrees Talk #319
    Anonymous
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    My wife is wondering if there is anyplace in Arnold that sells thread and other sewing supplies beyond the market and pharmacy.  thanks,

    in reply to: New Cell Service #357
    Anonymous
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    Hello all, I tried to use a verizon network extender and the use of it is still not licensed in GSC. Hope that helps.

    After 2+ years of Verizon shutting off my network extender, I yanked it out and sold it on ebay for $195….not bad since I bought it on a promo deal for $100.  I use my cell phone to make outbound calls on Skype…so the only limitation is receiving inbound cell calls.  The family all have iphones, so texting works no problem…

    Once in  a while I will get a signal at our cabin on Hokan Circle…but very erratic.

    in reply to: smoke? #450
    Anonymous
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    Smoke is pretty heavy this morning. The Rim fire has increased to 54,000 acres from 15,000 acres yesterday. It is expected to continue to grow north and east with no containment in sight. So I would expect the smoke to continue to increase for us also.

    in reply to: BigTrees Talk #318
    bigtreestechman
    Keymaster

    In case you didn't notice, I've added a Rim Fire Status module on the left of the page.  These reports are coming from the incident information system at:
    http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3660/

    in reply to: smoke? #449
    Anonymous
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    Summer in the Sierras is grand except for the dreaded fire season.  Our youngest son has been fighting wild land fires, one-after-the-other across Northern California.  So every morning, along with reading emails, newspapers etc, I check the status of the fire he's battling.  (www.inciweb.org)

    I found a link that provides valuable information should we ever have a fire threatening our home with tips that I would never have thought of. 

    http://www.readyforwildfire.org/

    in reply to: New Cell Service #356
    Anonymous
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    I use Verizon, have a place on Hoopa Circle, and my cell phone works fine.
              Scott

    in reply to: New Cell Service #355
    Anonymous
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    I'm pretty sure the "new" cell tower is on Summit Level Road. Some parts of BTV get cell coverage and some don't. Very spotty coverage at best.

    in reply to: Lyme Disease #478
    Anonymous
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    I have not found any ticks or fleas on our cats or dogs except for when we take the dogs down the hill.  After a short walk with the dogs at glory hole a while back I think I must have found 20 ticks on them.

    There are a lot of ticks on the Twin Bridges trail near New Melones Reservoir. They are not deer ticks, but rather American Dog ticks. Dogs aren't supposed to be on the trail anyway, but we didn't know that until we came back. Dogs were full of ticks and my wife had one too! I think it was in the spring.

    in reply to: Lyme Disease #477
    Anonymous
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    Another issue for dogs is heartworm.  Our vet said exposure is more likely in the mountains than on the coast where we live.  Definitely a lot more mosquitoes up here.

    in reply to: Snow Removal – 1 shots #482
    Anonymous
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    Abbots has been pretty good, but keep an eye on the weather, the more snow the more notice to give them.   

    in reply to: Plant Identification #382
    Anonymous
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    Laws' guide to the Sierra Nevada, not sure of the exact title, is indispensible for common plants, birds, and other wildlife.  Beautiful illustrations and brief natural history notes.  Everyone should have a copy.  Good size for carrying around or including in your day pack.  Author is John Muir Laws, most any bookstore should stock it.

    in reply to: Snow Removal – 1 shots #481
    Anonymous
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    We've used Abbots for the last two years for one-shots and they are great.  As weekenders, we arrive late on a Friday. I just tell them when I'm showing up, and the driveway is clear.  I've even had them do a second plow over the weekend with just a phone call, or panicked waive at the end of my driveway.

    in reply to: Snow Removal – 1 shots #480
    bigtreestechman
    Keymaster

    Last winter was a ridiculously light snow year.  We could easily have four times the amount of snow next year.  Just in the last 7 years I've seen berms on the sides of the roads nearly 8 feet tall.  The first winter I came up here we got 6 feet of snow in 4 days.

    in reply to: New Cell Service #354
    Anonymous
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    Hello all, I tried to use a verizon network extender and the use of it is still not licensed in GSC. Hope that helps.

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