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   TomTheToolMan | Jun 27, 2000 09:26pm | #1

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   I know red works pretty good, (as in dont wash off) not sure how many lines you can get out of it whie wet.

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   Mike_Smith | Jun 27, 2000 11:04pm | #2

   *gee jim... short of tarping the foundation..i think u r SOLsorry..b but hey, whadda i no ?

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   Steve_G | Jun 28, 2000 06:34am | #3

   *Red is the color you want, I would try a fishing line, the line itself won't absorb the water a cotton line will. But I think Mike is right, you're SOL, because the chalk will turn to goo with the first snap.Steve

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   Thomas_Moen | Jul 06, 2000 03:15am | #4

   *Here's how we do it in rainy western Oregon. Have a squeegee and a straightedge standing by. Seconds before you snap the line, squeegee the deck, snap it quick, then use the sraightedge and pencil to mark the line before the chalk washes away. Works fine, but takes longer than normal. You'll still soak your line, though. Have lots of spare chalk boxes.

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   jim_"crazy_legs"_blodg | Jul 06, 2000 02:12pm | #5

   *I wonder if those Japanese ink lines would work?

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   David_Flores | Jul 15, 2000 06:50am | #6

   *I am surprised that no one mentioned concrete dye. We used to frame a lot of homes during the Texas monsoons and we always used black dye.

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   BG_71 | Jul 19, 2000 11:57am | #7

   *Use red chalk, have a bunch of reels, and just keep pulling out dry line. When one reel runs out, get another. Then stretch them all out and wait for the sun. Big pain, but it works better than watching Oprah.

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   The_Tennis_Court_Builder_...on_t | Jul 25, 2000 05:19pm | #8

   *That's been my method too agent BG....near the stream drying chalk lines...aj

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   nathan_wegemer | Aug 09, 2000 07:08am | #9

   *Have regularly snapped large pieces of real-estate in the rainRed "oxide", which is nothing more than dry concrete dye.The proper mix is what is missing from the equation. Too little chalk, weak line. Too much chalk, seized line. Just the right chalk, beautiful line. Just pull it tight like you're trying to hurt the guy holding the dumb end.Use the new black and yellow boxes with the speed retrieval, and the free-spool option when depressing the handle. Best in the rain, no question.Get a squeegee for the larger puddles, then snapi one time! The line will be fat, but will the excess will wash away leaving a good line.Best foul weather snap option I saw was a dry line, on layout, and spray painted with white paint. Remove the line, and you have a white strip with a crisp line where the dry line was. Had to do it when it was dry, of course, but the line was really durable over the course of the winter.

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   nathan_wegemer | Aug 10, 2000 08:06am | #10

   *Hey Jack, what I'm dying to know is are there any big b FISHin that there stream of yours?

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   The_Tennis_Court_Builder_...on_t | Aug 11, 2000 01:46am | #11

   *Tiny fish,.,..big boys in the lake and even bigger in the nearby ocean over by our buddy mike smith,...I play vball with a gang that caught their limit on one casting....eigth stripers came in on two tangled lines...hundreds of pounds of summer eating every Wednesday after the vball....Cajun,,,buttered,,,poached...now I'm hungry!Time for catchin some grub, near the stream,aj

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   jim_at_great_white | Aug 11, 2000 01:46am | #12

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   monsoon season just hit Colorado and I was wondering is there a way to snap lines on a foundation that is wet or while it is still raining.I know I could use a new line every time one got all gunky inside,however,I was hoping for a better way, i.e......different chalk(or a substitute)or type of line that resists the moisture.

   jim