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Skriven 2008-02-11 10:45:14 av Glen Jamieson
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 JW> small diameter hoses that can be snaked down 1/2 inch water
 JW> lines. They feed from and recycle to a large bucket with an
 JW> immersion heater in it.
 GJ> I see.  Fascinating!  It would make all these tasks a lot easier if
 GJ> the plumbing was designed so that such a hose could be easily
 GJ> introduced and fed around bends in the pipes.

 JW> They do!

And so the technology of living in an extreme environment is developed.
 
 JW> a transformer with cables and clamp (a "hot shot" or "buzz box")
 GJ> That is a good idea!  It would not have to be direct current.  AC low
 GJ> voltage would be quite adequate.

Even underground pipes could be thus heated by bringing connecting
cables to the ground surface, so the transformer could be easily
connected, with the voltage adjusted to give correct current.
 
 JW> I'd ask the steamer guy but he never stops to chat in this weather;
 JW> he just rushes to the next job. He probably won't even sit down for
 JW> a minute and invoice me until March! 
 GJ> Then when the thaw comes he will go off to a Caribbean holiday.

 JW> I joked with Ron about that. The previous owner of the business
 JW> bought a Hummer one spring. This guy is leaning towards a large
 JW> power boat. He's made $21,600 in the last 12 days! The truck rents
 JW> out at $100 per hour. He puts in a 12 hour day and an employee puts
 JW> in a 12 hour night shift and earns $50 per hour.
 JW> When Ron retires, the employee will probably pay the truck and hire
 JW> his own night shift guy; that's what Ron did when the Hummer guy
 JW> retired.

Definitely a good business to get into, with intensive winter work and
long summer holidays - or an alternative business, such as builder.

After a 12 hour shift defrosting pipes, you could relax with a:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Hot Rum Toddy
 Categories: Beverages
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      1 lb Dark brown sugar
    1/2 lb Butter, salted
      1 t  Nutmeg, ground
      1 t  Cinnamon, ground
      1 t  Cloves, ground
      1 t  White cardamom,
           -ground
           Dark rum, top-quality
           -(a standard "fifth"
           -will serve 12)
 
  MAKING THE BATTER:  Put all batter ingredients (everything but the
  rum) in a food processor and run it until the mixture turns creamy.
  Fold it down once with a rubber spatula to make sure the spices are
  blended in, and run the food processor some more.
  
  Scoop the mixture into a plastic container, and refrigerate.  It will
  keep for many months in the refrigerator, even though it contains
  butter.
  
  MAKING THE DRINKS:  Fill a coffee mug half full of boiling water.  The
  easiest way to do this is to put a mug of hot water in the microwave.
  If you don't have a microwave, then fill the mug with boiling water,
  pour it out, then fill it half full of boiling water.
  
  Add about 2 generous tablespoons of batter.  Stir until the batter
  dissolves in the hot water. I use a small wire whisk for this
  stirring.
  
  Add 2 jiggers (about 3 oz) of the best rum you can afford.  When I
  make this in quantities for parties I like to use Myers Dark Rum.
  
  NOTES:
  
  *  Ultimate hot buttered rum recipe -- I started making hot buttered
  rum from a Trader Vic recipe 15 years ago, and I have gradually
  evolved it by adding more spices, more butter and less rum.
  
  The way you make a hot buttered rum is to add some "batter" to some
  rum, and heat it. I like to keep a made-up batch of the batter in the
  refrigerator in an old margarine tub. For parties I make up a fresh
  batch.
  
  *  One theory of hot-toddy making is that it is impossible to use too
  much batter, and you should keep stirring more in until you are bored
  with stirring.  Another theory of hot-toddy making is that it is
  impossible to use too much rum, and that you should keep stirring in
  more until your friends panic.
  
  : Difficulty:  easy.
  : Time:  5 minutes.
  : Precision:  no need to measure.
  
  : Brian Reid
 
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