Well, umm...I really don't know, or can't say...until the time comes when my calendar frees up a bit & I hear of a show I think I can make. We're moving horses to different stables right now, just started up a horse biz, are having one of our dogs spayed (so recoup time coming), will most likely have jury duty in last week, have a wedding to attend & blinds will be delivered that I have to install! :D And that's just this month! =)

I have pictures of Makaha Sunn in my little battery camera, Richard has seen them. I will bring my camera to our meeting so you can see them. It is really hot colors, kinda like Gold Coast Cotton Candy, but more orange. It just had buds when I went down week before last. I took pictures, but it doesn't do her justice, they are so tiny. I did not take pictures last weekend, I was too upset, and wanted to get home. Emerson sent me a picture of Broomstick, and the colors are alot like Glady's O'Neal, but it has hugh open blooms. I am not partial to yellows, but it sure did look pretty. He said he will promote it next year. I felt I better get it now, its going to be impossible to get next year. Barbra

Romex can't be run because of the sheath. (Wires must be loose in conduit) there is NO requirement that wires be loose in conduit. if you know of one post the code. the conductors must be derated, and may require a larger conduit, but it can be done. you cannot use NM-B in conduit outside because NM-B is rated for indoor use, not for wet locations. you CAN use UF. UF is outdoor grade "Romex", while NM-B is indoor grade. for the ease of installation and maintenance, i PREFER wire in conduit over CABLE in conduit, and some inspectors take the clause about for protection to mean a SHORT run so they won't allow it. most THWN wire is also THHN wire. the W jsut means the insulation is rated for wet locations. the wire inside the insulation is the same. is there a specific reason you did not want to use wire, but use cable?

My mood today is not good- several issues involved, some involving folks encountered elsewhere with the IQ of a brick. To stay on topic, sort of, I just got my copy of the 2008 NEC. New houses will be more expensive to wire for code compliance. The State of NC typically makes the new NEC effective April 1 of the year stated on it (2008). This after the NC Building Code Council meets in Myrtle Beach, SC. Can you say Chivas Regal? See how it works? It is being said that rising interest rates on variable rate mortgages is causing many of the present-day foreclosures. So at one interest rate level, folks could afford their house. At some higher interest rate level, it became unaffordable. So at some payment amount, a one dollar increase becomes unaffordable. No doubt, some code changes do eliminate some folks from home ownership. The person originally posting this thread mentioned personal pecuniary difficulties, which I hope are temporary. My reaction was prompted, in part, by by the very dangerous nature of the proposed installation. I hope the installation is delayed until it can be done properly. But have we sometimes carried the concept of safety to extremes, to the point that people are deprived of necessities? My wife's family lived for about a year in a farm outbuilding with sheets hung for room divisions. No electricity, no running water. It was all they could afford at that time. Higher housing costs have the greatest impact on the the poor. End of this rant.