a man has K umbrellas, evry day if its raining he will take one to work & in return if raining he will take one to home… if the probability of raining in each day of year is p(i) & i=1 … 364 , 365 then how many times he will be wet?

This is a follow up to my original question about putting granite vertically on a fireplace metal insert. Thanks for the responses. So what I’m going to do is is use a liquid nails adhesive for marble and granite. The similar PL product wasn’t in stock. I called LN’s and they said I should be fine as long as I keep the tile size under 8×8. The product is heat resistent and non flammable when dried. For the floor in front I will be using Customs Green & Black MarbleThin-Set Mortar. It is a black granite I’m laying. Do you think I should still try to score the metal a bit before using the adhesive. Thanks.

My gas tank cap is actually stuck on! A few months ago I purchased a "Locking Gas Cap" but I have no idea what make or model it is because I threw away the packaging. However, it does look and operate similar to this gas tank lid I found online at:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/…&catalogId=10101

I have used this for months without problem… I have always simply:
1. Inserted my key and turned it to the left a quarter notch
2. Then twist the lid to the left ( just like a regular gas cap twists off)

But today I went out to buy gas and could not get my gas tank cap to budge! I could turn my key but the gas cap itself seemed stuck. It will not move to the right or left.. I am planning on going to my local Auto Lube in the morning if I can’t figure out a solution tonight.. I have a bottle of WD-40 but I’m not sure that would do any good… ? Any opinions????? Please help or I’ll be stuck in my hometown tonight. Nooooooooooo

Thanks in advance!
To answer your questions, the temperature dropped dramatically today.. It may be frozen…
But the tank was about a quarter of the way full… So a vaccum may be the problem…. My whole family has tried it, so.. more force isn’t possible.. At least, tonight.

Thanks for the quick responses!

we’re going to be installing a pellet stove & need to run the pipe out of the house, in this case our living room to the outdoors. How do we know where or were not to cut so we don’t hit electrical wiring/conduit? We want this to be a one shot deal as we don’t need any extra drafts! haha

We live in SW MO & the rain has turned to sleet and ice, with snow coming after that. We live out of the city limits in wooded sub. We stand a good chance of losing power. I wanted to know how much wood do I need for one whole day?
I appreciate your response.
I have wood outside, I just wanted to make sure I have enough.

can tortilla press make wheat rotis
http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Cast-Aluminum-Tortilla-Press/dp/B00004UE8E

wheat flour & water mixed to make the dough, then when the ball is pressed would it come out clean or will it stick.

I have four indoor rabbits that produce lots of poop. Has anyone used rabbit manure before in gardening? They use a litter box full of wood stove pellets. Does that make any difference to plants?
Anyone interested in buying some?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&item=200036720603&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Have you ever experienced soaking, you know getting a bunch of people together just lounging around in whatever position that relaxes you and meditating on Jesus. He then visits you in your mediation and physically speaks with you taking you to heaven or any other place your meditating on. And to help with the connection to the holy sprit you throw a beach ball painted with fire kind of like what is painted on a hot rod, to catch the fire . Also with a person going around the room with an electric cord (unplugged) touching you so you can get plugged in to the Spirit

soaking
http://www.crossroad.to/Q&A/church/postmodern/soaking.htm

I live in the upstairs of a house that has an illegal basement apartment and I split the bills with the man that lives downstairs. He has a hot tub and I"ve been trying for a year to get him to put it on a timer or turn it off for the winter. I’ve talked to the landlady about it several times but nothings ever happens. He pays extra a month for the hot tub which I agreed to a year ago BEFORE I knew anything about hot tubs. The bill is in his name and I know he is going to blame me for the high bill cause I choose to heat the upstairs with energy efficient oil radiator space heaters this winter instead of the gas furnace (he asked me not to use the gas but to use the fireplace instead). I told the landlady I want to put a killawatt on the hot tub but she said no. I don’t know what to do, I cant’ afford my 1/2 of the bill which I know is mostly due to the @*$& hot tub!!!!
He says he needs the hot tub for medical reasons. Also, I live in Seattle and we were snowed in for a couple of weeks and I could see the melted snow all around the hot tub and on the lid were the heat was "leaking" out!!!!
My lease states that we will split the bills 50/50 and that he will pay an extra dollars per bill for the tub.

The August – October bill was 7.

He also has a clothes dryer, an extra freezer and a block heater for his truck.

The land lady is tried of me complaining and is putting us on a month to month lease when my lease is up next week. She is taking over the bills and is raising our rents to cover them.
The hot tub is on 24 hours a day every day, even when we were snowed in!!!
This place has the most amazing view that I could never afford on my salary. She gave me a great deal on the place and I think I understand why now.

We have a fireplace we eventually want to add a gas insert to. For now we want to remove the chimney (it leaks and after trying a number of things it still leaks) and repair the roof.

My question is can we remove the chimney in the attic and 2nd floor (the cement blocks and whatever else is there. We are going to remodel the bathroom, so that wall can be opened no problem.

We like the brick fireplace on the first place, and would like it to remain. We are hoping to add a gas insert someday. So will leaving the cement bricks in the basement & first floor be unstable? Or is it fine? Just seems wierd to have this hole from the downstairs fireplace going up to a floor upstairs.

Also – I assume we will need some duct for the gas insert. Can this go out a wall instead of up? Or should we put a vent in now? About how much space does that use up? I assume more than the size of the pipe itself.

Is this something we’d need a mason for or could our general contractor do a lot of it?
Who would actually put in the vent necessary for a gas fireplace, and will we need to know which gas fireplace we’ll buy?

Sorry for so many questions in one. Answering any of them will be appreciated.
How do I know if the chimney is a support for my house?
Our general contractor is a carpenter as is his father (father / son team). Who would I get another opinion from? A mason? A ‘builder’? About what should I expect to pay for this opinion?