Govoner Signs Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act .

Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill passed during the special legislative session on Wednesday (July 14) that will support Missouri’s automotive industry and jobs. The Governor was joined by auto workers as he signed House Bill 2, the Missouri Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act, at a UAW Local located near the Ford Motor Co. plant in Claycomo, which employs about 3,700 workers.

The Missouri Automotive Manufacturing Jobs will allow qualified manufacturing facilities or suppliers that bring next-generation production lines to Missouri to retain withholding taxes typically remitted to the state. To be eligible for these incentives, manufacturers would be required to make a substantial capital investment in production capacity and put people back to work. Incentives would be triggered only after a company had made a firm commitment for that investment and workers were on the job. Strict requirements would force a company to repay the incentives if that commitment were not upheld. The total amount of incentives under the act is capped at $15 million a year.

I guess if folks understand what you’re talkin’ about, it doesn’t really matter that what your sayin’ doesn’t actually make any sense.

I’ve always thought the term cat fishin’ was a little misleadin’. ‘Course the same is true for ice fishin’, and pond fishin’ I suppose.

Then there are those expressions like sky high and low down. I guess just one word isn’t sufficient to express the extreme of high or low.

It’s prob’ly not reasonable to assume that we humans would always say exactly what we are thinkin’ or really mean, ‘specially considerin’ how much most of us talk. We all take short cuts like "cat fishin’" when we know they’ll be understood. ‘Sides, if ya have to explain it, you’re prob’ly in the wrong conversation.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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THIS IS A HAMMER

By Samantha Mazzotta

Don’t Put Off Minor

Shingle Repairs

Q: While cleaning out the gutters a few weeks ago, I noticed a couple of shingles on the roof that have been torn slightly, one with a chunk missing from the corner and the other looks loose or pried up. What’s the best way to fix them? Should I look for underlying damage? -- Earl C., Omaha, Neb.

A: Small tears in asphalt shingles can be patched up pretty quickly using roofing cement. Brush any debris out of the torn or bent area and apply a good amount of cement, then tack down.

A shingle with a torn-off corner can be patched by cutting a similar-sized piece from a spare shingle and applying roofing cement both to the underside and along the tear. However, this won’t last very long, so the entire shingle should be replaced within a few months -- or you can replace it right away.

Note: Always secure yourself with a rope or harness, and never work without a helper.

To replace shingles, you’ll need -- in addition to new shingles -- a flat pry bar, a hammer, roofing cement, 7/8-inch or 1-inch roofing nails, and a utility knife.

Carefully slide out damaged shingles, beginning with the topmost shingle. Pull out old nails in the repair area, then inspect the exposed building paper for damage. Patch small tears with roofing cement.

Working from the bottom of the repair area upward, install the new shingles. These should overlap and stagger the row of shingles below. Nail in roofing nails at the tab slots.

The uppermost shingle won’t initially be nailed in, since you need to slip it underneath existing shingles. Instead, flip it over, apply roofing cement to the underside (the part that will slip underneath the shingles above) and gently slide into place. Give the cement a minute to set, then have your helper gently lift the edges of the shingles above while you nail in roofing nails.

While you’re up there, it’s a good time to inspect the rest of the roof and make spot repairs, using roofing cement, to common trouble spots like the flashing around the chimney or roof joints.