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  1. Posted

    I agree we all watched the same show, but there were different arcs for different people. That's why it was a big selling point of who gets the throne. It had people invested in different characters.

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  2. Posted

    9 minutes ago, High Exposure said:

    False. 

    You just watched 8 seasons of a show about a kingdom. A story of a realm - not a race, a family, or an individual. You may not like that fact, but it wasn’t your story to tell. George RR Martin has said since the beginning the kingdom is the main character.

    I was never Team Stark or Team Lannister or any other house. I was Team Westeros. We were watching a history, not a biography.

    Very presumptuous to tell me what I was watching. I was watching Jon snows story since he took over nights watch. But how clever of you to tell me I didn't know that I was secretly more interested in the kingdom this entire time!

    Yeah...GOT is so popular because of team westoros.

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    31 minutes ago, High Exposure said:

    What makes you think honorable character  and being a righteous ruler have anything to do with the plot of this series?

    Ned Stark was arguable the most honorable man in the show and was portrayed as being the best possible choice for king out of anyone in the whole series.  And they lopped his head off on the 9th episode.

    This wasn’t a story about people, their lineage, or their character. This was a story about a kingdom.

    Well people don't follow stories about a kingdom, they follow characters. The whole following of the show was team Stark or team team Lannister, etc. Based on the characters within their particular house. If your takeaway is that this is a show about the kingdom then that's your interpretation. Doesn't mean it's justifies the wasted character arcs. Still far-fetched he needed to be a targarean just to make it by her dragon. 

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    15 hours ago, raz-0 said:

    They didn't flush his story of being a targarean, I just think it failed to be explained explicitly. 

    My take is that Dany got a bit paranoid and doesn't trust her factions to guard her, so drogon got the job. Had John not been a targarean he would have just gotten eaten.

    He had to be a targarean to save westeros from Dany freeing everyone with murder.

     

     

    Sorry, it seems a stretch to me that the reason for developing his lineage, building two seasons dedicated to that lineage in conjunction with his honorable character making him the best suited for a righteous ruler, was just so he can get past a gaurd dog when the time came, does not seem remotely reasonable to infer from the show. Maybe that is what you interpreted it as. But I'll be damned if that is what the writers/george r.r. martin intended.

  5. Posted

    SPOILERS BELOW!!!

    Honestly if youre in this thread you probably risk spoilers anyway but just to be fair.

    The ending itself, I wouldnt have minded. It was the way we got to the ending that I hated. I would have been fine with Jon not getting the thrown. Maybe in his righteousness he would be named king but he turned it down and proposed the governing system that they ended up with. I would have been ok with that. But his story as a Targarean was built up the past two seasons and this season up til the finale, was just flushed down the toilet. 

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    What is astonishing, is that this mindset, these people, are what tyranny is made of. But in their mind they really think it is justified. Somewhere in their heads, the rationalizing machine is cranking out the notion that its ok if we strip people of rights in order to achieve security. That people might end up assaulted, raped, killed because they have been legislated out of the ability to self defense, and that is justifiable to them and therefore worth pursuing. They weigh the options in their head and they say, I'm ok with innocent people suffering because I had the best intentions.

  7. Posted

    In an effort to be helpful. What kind of advice are you looking for?

    Some general advice:

    Make sure he does his homework on the job he wants to do. Is it garunteed? What happens if he doesnt pass the tests to meet that job? Does he get reclassified? The military is a great place to learn a skill and network with some amazing people. What are his goals? Does he plan on going to college eventually and plan to use the military to assist in that goal? Does he want to use the military to gain experience and do something similar in the civilian world? These are all things I used to tell my junior Marines to consider with life after the Corps, just in case the military career is not for them. I hear too often about people who join to serve, with no plan after enlistment then they get out and find their skills of slaying bodies not as marketable outside of law enforcement and security.

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    On 5/5/2019 at 10:18 PM, Golf battery said:

    Friggin best time of my life.  Pt.  Two weeks of shooting.  3 meals a day.  Loved it. 16 weeks of fun.  It was easy if you are in outstanding shape.  And i was.  My body is falling apart now. Ughh. 

    Most fun you never wanna have again. Errr

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  9. Posted

    On 4/27/2019 at 9:01 AM, JC_68Westy said:

    The negative posts in this thread are a good example of how people in NJ are "different" from people in other states.  Something about NJ seems to make people negative about everything, including being negative to people trying to provide alternative solutions to the gun law problem in NJ.  The same is true for any 2A issues, the negativity stifles everything.

    people always find something to bitch about. Free speech and all, which they are completely entitled to. Just know they kill their own morale and perpetuate a doom and gloom which isnt really helpful.

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  10. Posted

    it pains me, to see the amount of ignorance and patting themselves on the back while giving up our rights that these kids support. No one standing up and calling out the stupidity of infringing on our rights in the name of safety. It rips at the fabric of our core to see people so willing to give up liberty for percieved security. Yes it is cliche, but it holds true all the same. When I think of the amount of self sacrifice to preserve our constitution and to see people who never made such sacrifices be the first ones to say "I dont need these rights, go ahead, take it", it is beyond pathetic.

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    I'm in the research phase at the moment. I did see toth tools for the front rivets and also the long rivet tool. I'm trying to not spend too much on tools that I wont be using again if there is another option. If not, then i'll deal with the options available. So far there are 6 short rivets for the front trunnion and 2 long rivets for rear trunnion. Am I missing anything when it comes to rivets?

    My current plan is to buy a receiver and an ak parts kit (minus receiver, trigger group, and furniture). The barrel and front trunnion will come preassembled and headspaced so I'm looking to just assemble the rest.

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    7 minutes ago, Ian S said:

    I’ve done Romanian, Polish, and Bulgarian kits with pre-drilled holes and everything went together well. I did an Egyptian with no pre-drilled and I was able to line up the trunnions and receiver with a vice and c-clamp under the drill press. 

    If you talk to the receiver manufacturer, they might steer you one way or the other, pre-drilled or not, based on the kit you’re going with. Don’t worry if they suggest pre-drilled. The jigs make it easier, but you can get through it pretty easily without. 

    Is there a trick to make sure the barrel is aligned with the receiver when you smash the rivet? Wouldnt want a crooked receiver to barrel and have to redo it.

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    I've built AR's, which I consider to be a walk in the part given how everything is machined precisely. I would like to build an AK via a parts kit and a receiver with pre-drilled holes. What is the general consensus among the AK builders? Is a receiver with the holes predrilled good enough? Since I only plan on doing this once or twice I dont really want to invest in all the jigs for proper hole placement for drilling the trunnion holes. Anyone here with experience? 

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    3 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

    Ok, so are you sure that the interior wall that runs parallel to the two perimeter walls is also load bearing?
    Also, are there any perpendicular wood blocking 2x6's installed to stiffen those long-span 2x6 attic joists, to prevent any bending or twisting?

    AVB-AMG

    Yes the interior wall is load bearing. So with a single 20.5 joist, do I need about 10.25 on each side? Do I need the full 10.25 or can I get away with shorter? (Such as 8.25 or whatever is acceptable) I ask for reasons of getting the wood up there. Manuevering up there would be easier around stairs.

  18. Posted

    20 minutes ago, AVB-AMG said:

    @EngineerJet:

    Ok, if I understand you correctly, what you have sketched above is a plan layout of the existing 2x6 attic joists, rendered in brown colored lines, that span perpendicularly from the exterior/perimeter house bearing walls to the load bearing interior wall.  In an earlier post, you mentioned that the total horizontal length from the two perimeter walls is 20 ft. 6in.  If that is the case then the actual clear span of the existing 2x6 attic joists from each perimeter wall to the central load bearing interior wall is 10 ft. 3 in.  That is a reasonable span for that size wood joists to serve their original purpose. 

    Again, if I understand you correctly, your proposed 2x4 risers, rendered in blue colored lines, are just placed on top of the existing 2x6 attic joists, running perpendicular to them.  By doing that, you are not increasing the stiffness or load bearing capacity of the existing attic joists.  All that does is add additional weight (load) on the existing 2x6’s.  Then you would lay your plywood floor sheathing on top of the 2x4 risers.  I would not recommend you do this layout, as you propose….

    Let me explain in more basic terms to try to avoid confusion.  To ensure that you can safely create an attic space for storage purposes, one sensible option would be what @Malsua had originally suggested and I further elaborated on.  That is to augment the existing 2x6 wood attic joists by fastening, (sister), another 2x6 wood joist to each existing joists, running in the same direction.  When you do this you would offset them in the vertical cross-section by two inches (2”), as illustrated in my basic sketch attached here as a pdf file.  You would need to connect the two attic joists with a secure fastener that would be strong enough to ensure that the two “ganged” 2x6’s are now working in tandem structurally to create a stronger load bearing horizontal member (joist).  That is accomplished by using 3/8" x 2 1/2" stainless steel hex head screws that are installed in a staggered configuration at 16 on center (O.C.) to gain the desired stiffness and bearing properties that will allow you, as well as any future owner of your house, to store whatever you want within reason, up in your attic space. 

    I hope this clarifies what I am suggesting you consider doing.  But as I had recommended earlier, the best route to take is to have either a licensed Architect or a Structural Engineer to come to your home to see for themselves and to verify exactly what your existing conditions are and to then perform the necessary calculations to determine what your various options are.  That would not be too expensive and worth the gained peace of mind that whatever you ultimately decide to do will be adequate, as well as safe for your needs.

    AVB-AMG

    Section Sketch of two 2x6 joists sistered together.pdf 84.39 kB · 2 downloads

    Appreciate the suggestion. Would the sistering joist need to run the entire span of the existing 20.6 feet? Or am I using smaller sections to sister on the existing joist? If I'm using smaller sections, how long should each section be and where along the existing joist should they be placed?? One section in the middle? two sections at every third? Itll be a huge hassle if i have to get another 20' member into the attic, lol.

  19. Posted

    14 hours ago, AVB-AMG said:

    That is a very sensible option.  If the O.P. is going to go to the trouble of augmenting the existing 2x6 wood joists in the attic, I agree that instead of using 2x4 members, to use 2x6 lumber, and then stagger them in section by two inches (2") which would add both stiffness and load bearing capacity to the joists.  When I have done this in the past I recommend using  3/8" x 2 1/2" stainless steel hex head screws staggered at 16 O.C. to gain the desired stiffness and bearing properties. 

    This is my current attic plan for the 2x4 riser. The brown lines are the joists, the black line is a wall that runs through the house and the blue lines are the proposed riser. Its not to scale and the number of joists are not exact, just a rough sketch. You had mentioned staggering them in section by two inches. How so?

    House Sketch.png

  21. Posted

    3 minutes ago, PK90 said:

    So. What does that have to do with the insulation thickness? Stupido!!

    Really? You should have at least R30 in the attic. Did you buy without an inspection?

    We did an inspection but we were fine with it at the time. With the cellulose we have about R20 now. Again, our heating bill wasnt even that bad without the insulation so we are fine with R20 for now. Later down the line I can always increase it.

  22. Posted

    9 minutes ago, PK90 said:

    Soooo, where is your insulation? Between roof rafters? Hammock type? Sprayed on roof? Rigid above rafters? Do you not have at least 9" between joists?

    We made it through the winter with virtually no insulation. We just bought this house in the fall and there was about an inch of super old fiberglass insulation for the whole attic. Our heating bill wasnt that bad, so we recently added cellulose up to the top of the joists, giving us total of 6 inches. It should be good enough for now, but I like to keep my options open, thus the riser.

  24. Posted

    2 minutes ago, EngineerJet said:

    I'll mainly be loading towards the center with the wall support and avoiding the ends. from center id say i want a storage area to span maybe 12-14 feet. Mostly christmas decorations and other boxes that tend to weigh less than 4 pounds. All the boxes with the exception of one are all super light my wife can one hand them. The heaviest single box is around  30+ pounds. Everything else we can kick around the floor.

     

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