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Highway Watch is yet another civilian distributed counterterrorism program. Basically, truckers are trained to look out for suspicious activities on the highways.

Why? Two things: training, and a broader focus than terrorism. From their overview:
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Most laminates are generally available in two thicknesses…

The type you find at Lowes and Home depot is referred to as “counter Grade” - it is thick enough to provide some protection from deep scratches going thru the product, and the other common type used in the industry is “VT” (i think it stands for very thin ??) -

VT is much thinner and can be easily formed around much much tighter corners - without heating -

I used VT on all my cabinet doors and any vertical work - because it is much easier to work with - just score and snap -

I think wilsonart and formica are the biggest suppliers.

- Pete/RTS Daytona

Actually there are three grades of laminates. The thickest is standard, then postforming, used to make preformed tops, and lastly, vertical grade for walls or surfaces other than tops.

- robert mc8

from the BusNut Online Message Board

What is the general rule as to when should I use wet sanding versus dry sanding?
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Turn your vehicle into a refuge - not just a functional form of transportation. It should be a place where down time is comfortable (hint: try living in it before you hit the road). “My bus is like a cocoon,” he wrote in his autobiography. “I can be close enough to the so-called real world that I could reach out and touch it, yet I can be as quiet and alone as I wish.”

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For all the Busnuts out there, no better way to usher in the New Year than swappin’ lies and enjoying more than one hundred coaches, at Jack Conrad’s…

BUSSIN’ 2006!

Wannabe’s Welcome
Thursday, December 29, 2005 through Sunday, January 1, 2006

Early Arrivals OK - beginning on Monday, December 26, 2005

To be held in Arcadia, Florida at Horizon Coach
(approximately 90 miles S/E of Tampa, Florida)

Room for 200 + coaches. DRY CAMPING ONLY

From Unplugged Living: Solar Learning Vacation in Arizona:

Solar Energy International (SEI), in co-sponsorship with Tucson Electric Power and The Solar Store will hold a 6- day hands-on Solar Electric Design & Installation workshop. February in Tucson, Arizona.

Participants in the Photovoltaic Design & Installation workshop will learn how to use PV technology to produce their own solar electricity. The workshop will include tours, guest speakers and hands-on labs. This workshop is for the beginner who wants to use PV on their home or business and for those seeking employment in the solar industry. Workshop page at SEI.

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