Everything posted by 45Doll
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What's everyone doing with their pandemic isolation free time?
Well I took care of all the odd jobs around the house and the honey-do list. So for laughs I decided to solve the Standard Model langrangian . Suprisingly, the answer was: W=.45
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NJ needs COBOL programmers
The new director of the NJ Department of Labor.
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
I was also wondering about microfiber towels. I'll have to look into that.
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
Facemask Gumbo in a crockpot?
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
If all the filters dry thoroughly for more than 72 hours, or are heated to 150F for a half hour, either inside or outside the mask, any virus clusters should be inert. The virus just needs enough time and/or encouragement to deactivate. Adjust time parameters to your level of comfort. An inert virus 'particle' is no more dangerous than dust. BTW, I checked the 3M 8210 Plus mask specs (the ones I have) and the storage temperature peaks at 86F. So if I use heat I might limit the oven to 100F and just leave it in longer.
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NJ needs COBOL programmers
I'll trade a week's worth of COBOL programming for a permanent NJ license to carry a handgun.
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
Yes I saw those temperature references in the articles. And heat makes a lot of sense, as long as the mask remains intact.
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Sanitizing and Reusing Masks
Early on before the panic buying started I bought a box of N95 masks. We only use them when we go out, and we're not directly exposed to infected people in our home. So we don't need a ton of them. But disposing of them after one trip to the grocery store seems a waste. What if this goes on much longer? You can hardly find them now. Can they be re-used? Can they be sterilized? I thought of a number of methods: microwave, alcohol dip, wash with soap and dry. The bottom line: no, those sterilization methods are undesirable. The completely effective thing to do is just let the mask sit. Why? Because the virus body has a limited period of viability measured in all cases of less than a week. (Note: detecting a virus body is one thing. Detecting a viable (active) virus body is another. We've known that all along. The virus can't live forever outside a host. Eventually it becomes unviable.) So, after use we'll 'quarantine' our masks for at least a week. Probably on the porch in unfiltered sunlight. (UV light also damages the virus, but can't solely be depended on.) Here are two articles for reference. Does microwaving disinfect masks? What is a reliable way to disinfect masks?
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Dual residence and FID.
A perfectly reasonable question. We built our dream house in 1993 and we still love it. So we're holding on to it as long as we can. We honestly haven't seen a comparably sized and priced house that compares with it. At least for our taste. Living in a house you took three years to design is a unique experience. Not that there weren't a few mistakes (there always are), and some things are now outdated. But we, and especially my wife, still love it.
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NJ needs COBOL programmers
I believe the core of our air traffic control system is still running on 1960's IBM mainframes. There was a project in place to rewrite and replace it, but they couldn't get it to work as well as the old one. Looked around a bit, but couldn't find current information.
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Dual residence and FID.
Eventually we'll migrate to PA. Downsizing, and NJ is too expensive.
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NJ needs COBOL programmers
Probably running on an IBM mainframe or AS400.
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Effectively Washing Your Hands
The information in this video is accurate, and correlates with other sources I researched. Somehow I was personally unaware of the 20 second requirement for washing to be effective.
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Army Mom New to NJGF
Welcome. We always welcome Excellent Wives. I know, because I have one. And thank you and your family for their service to our country. Keeping up with NJ gun info is a challenge. We all strive to meet it. And ultimately 'drive down the curve', to put it in current parlance.
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Prep For Quarantine / Pandemic
I asked my cousin who works in hospital administration to find out if they are tracking deaths by distinguishing between the following: Died with the corona virus. Died because of the corona virus. If I get an answer I'll post it up.
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NYC Exodus.........
One of my PA contacts reports that buses with NY plates have been unloading in Hazleton. https://fox56.com/news/local/luzerne-county-manager-requests-national-guard-assistance
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New permit for gun I already owned to receive from FFL it was shipped to from out of state?
Yes, that's true. I wasn't envisioning the OP retelling the entire saga. Just ask the pertinent question. That's a question I'd like to know the answer to frankly. When a S&W pistol was shipped from my FFL to S&W for repair and later returned to my FFL, S&W had swapped the frame so the serial number changed. And then I needed another P2P to get it back from my FFL because it changed. Otherwise, I wouldn't. But never mind. The OP can go the new permit route.
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New permit for gun I already owned to receive from FFL it was shipped to from out of state?
Call the firearms unit in Trenton and ask them.
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Prep For Quarantine / Pandemic
There are many choices. I didn't think any of them fit.
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Prep For Quarantine / Pandemic
For my education, what is OMO in this context? I know it's not 'open market operations'.
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Prep For Quarantine / Pandemic
You know when restaurants are allowed to open again, I doubt that all their clientele is going to come running back. Will restaurants have to 'social distance' their tables, thereby cutting occupation and revenue? Will that mean staff also runs at less than before? Can they operate on that reduced revenue? They had to ditch the inventory they had when closed; where's the money come from to restock? And so on. I saw Jon Taffer on Fox a few days ago, and he didn't paint a rosy picture for the restaurant and bar industry. Not in the next 12 months anyway. I credit him with some of the above. Seemed very likely. Oh, here we go. His interview is here.
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New permit for gun I already owned to receive from FFL it was shipped to from out of state?
Did you show the FFL the executed purchase permit for your pistol and that the serial number matches?
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Several Ammo sites no longer shipping to NJ? (They do now!)
From the SGAmmo website at 18:20 on Thursday: Due to the danger from the Coronavirus, SGAmmo has sent all employees who have been deemed to be at higher risk on 2 weeks paid leave, leaving us with approximately 25% of our normal work force. We will be running a skeleton crew for the immediate future, however this greatly reduces our capacity to pick, pack and ship orders and we will only be listing very limited selections of ammo for sale until things return to normal. There will be times when no products are listed, but options will come and go as capacity allows. Orders placed at this time are expected to ship Friday the 3rd, Monday the 6th or Tuesday the 7th.
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Prep For Quarantine / Pandemic
I had my sinus done once. He said "This is going to sting." He wasn't kidding!!!