Howard

Does this mean we now have to turn in all our belt loops, as you can do the same thing by hooking your thumb in your belt loop. And holding the gun at waist level does not make it anymore inaccurate than holding it up with a bump stock. Stupid law to make something illegal that was already illegal as it is an adjustable stock.

It is true that the sales tax has dropped, but this crazy tax has not. Further, buying pre-owned does not save you tax - you owe sales tax when you buy a pre-owned (aka used) car. If you buy from a dealer you will pay it. If you buy from an individual and don't pay it then you owe use tax on it. With the state in the fiscal condition it is I would not bet money you will get away with that anymore as it only takes a few lines of computer code to check those taxes against vehicle registration data.

While this has been around for quite a while now, I never knew about this way the the swamp dwellers in Trenton screw the people of the socialist people's republic of New Jermany. Just saw this in an email I get from Kiplinger: New Jersey: $100K Mercedes = $400 More Tax Want to own a plush or fuel-thirsty ride? That’ll cost you extra in the Garden State. New cars that cost $45,000 or more or have a combined EPA fuel-mileage average of 19 or below pay an additional 0.4% when registered, on top of New Jersey’s 7% sales tax. The tax dates to 2006, but notably, the dollar value hasn’t been adjusted since then, even as the average price of a new car has risen (it’s almost $35,000 now).

PVC gas piping - never seen that before. Hey at least they used primer to get a good joint It could have been worse - just pushed the piping together with no glue at all. Ha Ha !!!

Thanks. I have a few questions, will handle by PM shortly.

Thanks for the feedback. I had looked at the newer Honeywell Lynx systems and was not very impressed - but the VIsta might be an option. Which one do you have, is it the 20P? What does it cost to monitor the system on cellular? Does it also communicate via phone or IP if the cell signal is not working? I have a Moose Siren on my current system, sounds like it might be a very similar one to yours. I also have a strobe light and another siren in the house. The issue I have found is that these days people don't even pay attention to these sirens. I had the strobe going for almost 24 hours on mine and nobody, not even the police, stopped by or called. Central station monitoring is the only reliable method for doing something when it trips. I do like the idea of it also being interlinked with my cellphone, but that is secondary. You point on monitoring being tied to only one provider is something worth verifying as that would be a deal killer as you are left with a paperweight if they go out of business. What monitoring service do you use. Thanks

Strobes and sirens are almost totally worthless. I have had a system I am looking to upgrade for 25 years - and no one pays any attention to the sirens or strobes anymore. I had a problem a few days ago where the strobe was going non stop and no one called no one stopped by, did not get a call or stop by cops either. People are totally desensitized to these things and the only thing worth anything is a central monitoring system that calls the police and the systems that interact with you via your cell phone. So how much do these simplysafe systems cost and what is the monitoring cost. Just yesterday I posted a similar post asking about a system I am considering that interacts with Alarm.com. I communicates via Verizon network and via wifi as needed. What I like about this one is that through a $100 module I can convert all my existing wired contacts, PIR, glass breaks stuff and feed it into the new system wirelessly which will save a lot of money on sensors. Also it communicates on encrypted signals so jammers won't take it all down. The actual system is Qolsys IQ Panel 2. Here is a video about it: Oh a few other features I like is it will recognize up to 5 bluetooth phones and when you enter once you get within 20 feet of the panel with one of those it will automatically disarm so no need for you to actually do anything. It will also interact with Alexa which is nice. The monitoring is fairly cheap too and on a month to month basis for only $18 a month with no extra cost to buy the cellular capability and no separate fees for that.

The main board fried on my 25 year old burglar alarm system and am looking to replace it. Any recommendation on what to go with? I found this Qolsys IQ Panel 2 which looks nice but don't really know too much about them. What I like about this is I can get a board that will take the 12 wired zones I have and convert them to wireless to go to this system. Also kind of nice that you can have an app on your phone to view status and arm and disarm and when you walk in the house it will disarm when you linked phone gets within 20 feet of it.

Actually some powders react inversely to temperature and the pressure goes up as it gets colder.

I believe you. I had a big BMW 740 IL with rear wheel drive and Blizzaks on all four corners. Threw a 60# of cement over each rear wheel and that car could out drive most four wheel drives. Winter tires make a HUGE difference.

I did not post that stuff online, just sharing info I found on the Interwebs.

Actually you can.

To start out with if this violates any board rules - well please delete. Obviously if you are going to use the software you should probably pay for it, but I like to try software before I buy it as there is so much crap out there. Found these sources elsewhere to download (illegal of course) Turbotax for this year for free:

I find it very strange that some of the people here that think these out of stater's should get off are the same ones that are just as angry that Hilary Clinton got off based on similar selective prosecution. Her defense of oh I did not mean to do anything illegal is just as wrong as these peoples'. You break the law you suffer the consequences. Ignorance is not an excuse. These laws need to be changed, not be selectively enforced.

Well everyone can have their own opinion. Mine is either you enforce a law, or you change it. You don't make case by case exceptions. Not far from me there are two churches both on streets that don't allow parking. In front of one they park there for church every Sunday morning and nobody gets a ticket. In front of the other one the sign says no parking anytime except Sunday morning and they legally park. At the first one everyone that parks there on Sunday should get a ticket, not because I have anything against people going to church but because the laws need to be enforced. Either change the law, like they did at the second church, or enforce it. To turn the other way for certain people is wrong to all the other people that do the same thing but at times when you decide to enforce it. These gun laws are plain stupid and do nothing to protect anyone. They are just as stupid as it would be to not honor driver's licenses from certain states.

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2017/12/florida_woman_arrested_after_cops_find_loaded_hand.html Woman arrested after cops find loaded handgun in her purse A Florida woman was arrested after cops found she was carrying a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets in her purse during a traffic stop, Frenchtown police said. Cops stopped Donna Marie Gracey, 59, of Seminole, Florida, on Tuesday for having tinted windows and a view obstruction on Bridge Street in Frenchtown. While she was searching for her license, officers spotted a concealed weapons permit, according to a press release. An investigation revealed Gracey had the handgun in her purse, authorities said. Though Gracey had a permit to carry the gun in her home state, New Jersey's strict gun laws require weapons to be stored unloaded and locked in the trunk. While legal to possess hollow point ammunition, there are heavy restrictions in N.J. regarding transporting and using the bullets. it is also illegal to possess hollow nose or hollow point bullets unless you are engaged in one of the activities that are considered "exemptions." These include: hunting, fishing, and target shooting. Gov. Chris Christie has pardoned a number of out-of-state residentswho were caught with weapons, but is against a GOP-led bill that would allow gun owners with state-issued concealed-carry permits to carry in states that allow concealed weapons. Christie is against the change, noting it's a state's rights issue that the federal government should stay out of. Gracey was charged with possession of a loaded handgun and possession of hollow point bullets and summonses for tinted windows and view obstruction. She was released pending court. Sophie Nieto-Munoz may be reached at [email protected]. Follow her at @snietomunoz. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Well here is another one for those that like to help out of staters: http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2017/12/florida_woman_arrested_after_cops_find_loaded_hand.html These laws need to be changed, and going out of our way to help non-NJ residents is the WRONG approach. These people (again nothing against them as individuals) need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent and rot in a New Jermany jail - then and only THEN will the Dems in Trenton do something to change our laws. They don't give a crap what the few conservatives in this state want. However, when they get the angst of the rest of the country on them, well then they might do something.

Because that is what they would do to any of us honest law abiding citizens and non citizens should not get preferential treatment.

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. Nobody is mad at the world as you put it. Yes it is a matter of fairness. The Short Hills four should be in jail for life, or better yet in the ground. This crime is far lessor and should be punished less harshly. That said it is plain and simply wrong to treat non-residents better than residents.

We agree to not agree. There is no reason out of state people should be treated BETTER than in state people.

While this sounds like a nice act of kindness, there is a flip side to it. Why on earth should out of state residents get better treatment than actual residents of the socialist people's republic of New Jermany. Nothing against any individuals, but I would like to see the full force of the law used on all these out of state residents with them given the maximum sentences. Then and only then might something be done to change these laws. Why should you or I face the cold hand of the law but those that don't live her get off - that is plain wrong. The law should be the law, and most of these gun laws should not be the law.

You probably could, but in NJ that is a criminal act. The issue I was talking about is the state police wants the basepad epoxied on magazines that started at a higher than legal capacity and then were neutered to the state limit.

I was responding to the part where you said "It’s still not 100% the fed is going to take these prepayments...."

Well it would be kind of hard for the Fed to not take them. Prior to the law it was allowed. The law changed that as it applies to State and local taxes, but made no mention of property tax. While that may sound trivial, such a correction would likely now require 60 votes in the Senate to accomplish. It is much more likely that hell will freeze over than for 9 Democrats to help the Republicans fix a mess they will say they created on their own.

I think they may have changed that rule. RTSP used to neuter 17 round Glock magazines by placing a rivet in the side of the magazine that "permanently" blocked the follower from allowing more than 15 rounds to load, the base plate could be removed. During the last go around where the state wanted to drop to ten rounds they went to the state police to get permission to neuter people's existing 15 round magazines to 10, not just for ones they got shipped in new from out of state. They told me that the state police told them they were no longer considering the rivet to be "permanent" but they would not go after them or customers for existing mags that were altered that way. They told them that for all future work they had to insert a block and then epoxy the base pads.