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What's New This Week? We tried our first maiden voyage of our wireless rearview video system between the back of our trailer and the truck. At first we were really disappointed because the picture kept rolling and flickering like an old 1950's television.
We went across a bridge and it cleared up. On the other side it started in again. Once we were on the freeway it got better. At least it was better until we went under some power lines. Sure enough the picture got all messed up again.The prognosis is that the electro magnetic interference (EMI) from the power lines messed up the signal between the camera and receiver. Now I have to figure out what to do about that because if you drive along a road with power lines beside it you have a constant disturbance that is unacceptable. Stay tuned, we'll figure this out yet! DigiTalkThe most common form of phishing is where you get an email from what appears to be your bank asking (fishing) for information about your account. They will have your banks logo and look very official. Often they will come under the guise of needing to update your password or other account information. Your bank will NEVER ask for this sort of information with an email so don't fall for it. Protect your information like your financial life depended on it because it does. Question everything and don't take anything for granite. If you think you've really gotten something from you bank or credit card company don't be afraid to call and DON'T send any information by email. You might just save yourself a ton of grief! SITE OF THE WEEK
Since we didn't get to go to the museums we wanted we found the next best thing. We weren't able to go to New York to see this museum but they have a good web site for touring. The museum is the old Intrepid aircraft carrier that has been fully converted into a place to see the workings of a big ship, airplanes and space flight relics. They also have a nuclear submarine, the Growler, and one of the Concord supersonic transport jets.
To visit the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum you can go to Pier 86 12th Ave. & 46th Street, New York, N.Y. or check it out virtually by going to www.intrepidmuseum.org/index.html. They have a great link to the Growler web page that goes into great detail about the submarine. To get the most out of the web site click all the links in the text. They take you to details on every airplane they have displayed and many other things.
MARILYN'S CORNERWhite Picket Fence Napkin Rings
These cute little picket fences will dress up a summer picnic table or a elegant tea party! They are fun to make and a great project to have your kids help with.
 Here's what you'll need:
Popsicle sticks or 1/4" wide craft sticks.
Cut craft sticks to approximately 1/4" wide and 2 1/4" long. You'll need 8 pickets for each ring
 Make enough for every place setting. They are so fun and easy to make you can write your guests names on them and let them take them home with them. We hope you enjoy Marilyn's Corner and look forward to all the fun things she brings you each week. If you have a fun project that would be suitable for our newsletter we'd love to share it with our readers. Just contact marilyn@runnerduck.com and we'll do the rest. Remember we have all of our past projects archived on our web site at www.runnerduck.com. Just click on the Projects or Kids Only Eggs.
Kids Stuff
Save big at our Baby Bonus Days sale! We've got great buys on new-baby must-haves, from nursery furniture and playards to safety gates, monitors, and more. The Tempos
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We're getting ready to take a little trip with our camper and would like to try and get as good of mileage as possible. We've talked in the past about how important tire pressure is. Another important thing is weight. We know that we will be traveling to a state park that has water, power and sewer hook-ups.
For this reason we will not be filling up our 40 gallon water tank prior to leaving. We'll take a gallon of fresh water with us just in case we need a drink along the way but will not drag the 333 extra pounds of water with us.
If you plan ahead a little bit you can save quite a lot during your travels. In our case this will make quite a difference since the first leg of our trip is over a mountain pass.
If you have a conservation tip please send it to conservation@runnerduck.com and we'll post it in our newsletter.
THIS WEEK'S FREE RECIPE
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Party on!
Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to marilyn@runnerduck.com.
Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the NEW July recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.
We'd be happy to post your favorite recipe there or in our newsletter and give you credit. Just drop a line to marilyn@runnerduck.com.
More Wood Pushers
Last week we showed you a flat wood pusher which is great on plywood and wide stock. This week we have a few ideas for pushers that can handle thinner woods and cuts. It helps making narrow cuts while keeping your fingers away from the saw blade.
Here's what you'll need:
1/2" solid wood or Baltic Birch plywood. Do not use ordinary plywood because it can have voids that might weaken your pusher. This could really be hazardous if your pusher broke in the middle of a cut.
Layout one of our patterns onto a piece of wood or make one of your own.
Cut out the pusher using a band saw, scroll saw or coping saw.
Smooth the edges of the handles with a router roundover bit or sand them smooth. Do not sand the edges of the pusher part.
That's it! You can experiment with different patterns to see what fits your needs best.
We hope you liked this project. If you build it and your friends ask where you got such a clever idea, please tell them that you got it at RunnerDuck.com.
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Dave K. sent us this joke so blame him :-)
Three blondes had just bought a can of One Calorie Cola and were anxious to
try it for the first time. So the first blonde opens the can, the second
blonde pours it into three glasses. The third blonde eyes the three glasses
suspiciously and says "I wonder which one has the calorie?"
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