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Now now..... You saw that news report where the anchors got "Bababooeied" with those names when that aircraft crashed in San Franscisco.... (We Tu Lo, etc.).

Man, I haven't had Chinese in at least a couple of years. Been trying to lose weight and avoid the sodium/MSG. But when I did: 1) Shrimp & Lobster Sauce; 2) Moo Goo Gai Pan 3) Shrimp Egg Foo Yung 4) Beef/Roast Pork Lo Mein 5) Egg Rolls 6) Beef (or Shrimp) & Broccoli etc. etc. Yeah, probably standard Americanized take out, but it was good where I had it. I used to love to go to Jing Fong in NYC for Dim Sum. So much so, that actually going for Dim Sum In Hong Kong was a bit of a let down. "Real" Dim Sum seems to de-emphasize (if not eliminate) fried things like "pigs in a blanket" or "bacon wrapped scallops" or "crab claws" etc. etc.

Yes, they did. And there was resistance to do it again in other cases. Which is why it may not happen with this one. But if ever there was a case for braking that policy, national reciprocity is it!

I think the county prosecutor would probably be reluctant to bring such charges against the PD. Remember, they are co-dependent on each other in re: their regular work. It's just like good LEOs tolerating bad ones and not ratting them out. You might just have to depend on that bad LEO for backup in a deep dark alley one night.

But how long will that take (until summary adjudication)? The state can delay...delay....delay until the plaintiff runs out of money and can't proceed any further. But the one thing they do understand is receipt of Federal aid. They understand that real good.

Sadly, this mindset is what I fear you'll have to look forward to if/when "national reciprocity" ever happens. States like the PRNJ will totally ignore it... taking a "So sue us..." position... knowing they'll probably have the legal/financial resources to outlast any such plaintiff. Again, the only way to ensure compliance with national reciprocity that I think would be effective is to tie it to federal funding to that given state.

Have you noticed, though, that the local LE authorities no longer participate in the show? During the first season, the Virginia ABC was directly involved. In subsequent seasons, the Sheriff from Graham County, NC was directly featured on the show. Now, none of them are involved, and the only LE we see is if they get stopped by a local LE for a traffic violation or something. I'm wondering which side decided to withdraw LE's presence on the show - either LE itself, or the producers.... This leads me to believe that it's possible that the show is "scripted..." (i.e. they aren't really producing shine but are only going through the motions for the TV show). This, to avoid any *real* legal issues...

You'll owe the Taxman *anyway.* At least for any income you earn in NJ or property you own there. You'll have to file a "NJ Non Resident" return. I kept my pink P2P copies. In fact, I still have one unused P2P, originally authorized by my former CLEO (expired now, of course) that I intend to "frame" as a memento of what I went through up there.

Precisely. That's what I did, my first trip down (i.e. my "official move" trip). I packed my car and headed down. The relief I felt when I crossed over the Del. River on I-78 was phenomenal. The only other concern was the brief 10 minutes I had to spend driving through MD on I-81. After that, not a care in the world.

Isn't it pretty much "northern VA" that's the issue, rather than the entire state? Granted it's turned Blue anyway, but most of it being from Northern VA and the DC influence, right?

So sorry to hear of this. I enjoyed our "debates." We didn't see eye to eye on everything, but who ever does? Condolences to his family and friends. RIP.

So Sorry for your loss... But, hopefully, you'll see it as a gain, in time. Remember, you can always visit your friends or have them visit you. In fact, that could be a new business opportunity. Open a bed & breakfast and charger "peak season" rates in the Autumn (i.e. "Autumn in New England..."), etc. etc. Best of success in your new ventures.

This is the same building (or next to it) that handled "B & R Uniform," right? Where all sorts of Police/Fire/EMS got their uniforms? A shame.

Well, some will. I applied for addl. P2Ps twice after the first set that came with my new FPID. Yes, I still had to fill out all the state required docs, and I did the on-line criminal background check instead of the fingerprinting. But I don't think my PD sent out reference letters those additional times, especially when I picked the same references over again. And that brings up a good point. To the OP, I assume you went to Ident-to-Go to get your fingerprinting done for your initial application. When you do subsequent applications (i.e. for additional sets of P2Ps), you should not not need to do this (unless your local PD wants to be an "alfa-hotel" about it). You need only do the "Criminal Background Check" in place of fingerprinting. You can now do this on-line via this website: Form 212A On-Line... It costs (or costed when I did it) $18.00 instead of about $60.00 for fingerprinting. Your local PD (or NJSP barracks) has to give you a "municipal identifier" to enter when you fill out the on-line form. Be sure to collect the receipt number and then feed it to your local PD (or barracks) so they know it's tied to your application. It makes things move faster.

Welcome from a former NJ'ian. You might want to invest in this book - NJ Gun Law by Evan Nappen. It will tell you what you need to know about NJ law, what's legal and what is not, etc. In what municipality do you live? That will tell us how long your wait for your FPID and/or P2P docs might be. Although the state guidline is 30 days, and although there are specific forms to complete, some municipalities take much longer and require more forms and documents to fill out (some on purpose to discourage you from applying). Read up here on "Operation Strikeforce" which is an effort to force those municipalities to comply with state guidelines for issuing permits, and FPID cards. Once you acquire your firearm, as others have said, get some training on how to use it and keep it safe. Again, welcome.

Apparently, you are being unreasonable, if the "research" gets in the way of purporting the desired agenda.

Agreed. There's still a lot of "anti-gun" spin in the article. Although it's good that our folks got the "last word." Excellent job Smokin!

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I don't know if facial disguises would matter, as the usually go after the registered owner, first, right? Is is not up to them to prove the weren't the driver?

Hopefully, the property is *away* from the PRNJ!

I can't forget, either. I was there. I was in my office on Greenwich St. in TriBeCa when the planes hit. Still, somewhat "in denial," I called a fellow employee (and internal client) of mine working at 7 WTC (where we had rented space). To my surprise, he answered! All the alarms going off in the background were horrific. He stayed on he phone for about 20 seconds and then had to go. Thankfully, he got out, as did everyone we had at 7WTC. Only 4 of our employees were casualties (4 people making sales calls in 1 & 2 WTC). Everyone evacuated my building and were just milling around on the ground, trying to account for co-workers, etc. We then heard this collective SCREAM from across the street. We all stepped into Greenwich St. just in time to witness the South Tower collapse right in front of us. Shortly thereafter, all those below a certain rank (which I was) were told to leave the area and head North. I found refuge at a cousin's apt. in Chelsea, and for the night in her parents' apartment nearby. This, because mass transit was completely shut down. I got home OK the next morning. We were not allowed back into TriBeCa for 3 weeks and, when we were allowed back, we had to show ID and proof of employment to LE that was maintaining a perimeter on Canal St. for another 3-4 weeks thereafter. The smell lingered on for months (i.e. burnt electrical wires and asbestos). Horrific. For me, it's not a question of "forgiveness." It's about holding people "accountable" for their actions, and "never forgetting.." i.e. never letting one's guard down against those that might do the same to us. Sure, I can forgive, but one still must accept the consequences of their actions. I could forgive a BG that murders a family member of mine, but I will ensure they still "ride the needle." And we must always be "on guard" to prevent any future attacks. I think, sometimes, people grow complacent after a long time has passed since the last "incident." Never grow complacent. Always stay "on guard." Never forget.

Just out of curiosity (since I have wondered), is the "salute" exclusive to military/veterans only? Would it be bad form for a "civilian" to salute (if done properly and in good faith) if they wished to do so, as opposed to "hand over heart?" I recall, as a HS underclassman, being at one of the "commencement" ceremonies (with local LE present to watch over things) and seeing one of the LEOs salute at the National Anthem as opposed to hand over heart. Now, it's possible that he was a veteran, but I don't know. As for "cover" on or off, is not the location a factor as well? That is, cover "outdoors" uncover "indoors?" Some of my initial EMT training was at the Bergen County Police & Fire Academy in Mahwah, and I recall there being signs near the outer entrance to the building. As you entered, is says "Uncover..." with a drawing of a man without his cover on. One the way out, the opposite sign "Cover" with the converse drawing (man with cover on).

All is well in Tampa Bay, this morning. The night passed well. No power loss, so far. I haven't been outside long enough for a full damage assessment, but it looks like there isn't much at all.Just some branches to rake up. All we're dealing with now are the back end winds of the trailing outer bands. We appeared to have been spared. I hope those that weren't recover quickly.. I'm worried about some friends that had to ride it out in the keys. Stay safe, all!

Thanks! Put both on my "Wish list." I don't think they'd be delivered today or tomorrow, even with Amazon Prime. The night has passed well, but I expected that. The storm has started to turn northward, but did not get far enough out into the gulf for us to miss the eye or the eye wall winds. Key West is getting the worst right now, and Miami is getting there. Here's a spread of live webcams. My area is closes to the webcam on the lower right. We'll see. I'll be back later this evening if we still have power and Internet.

My neighborhood has realatvely new houses (14+ years old). Built well after Andrew. But most of them don't even have shutters. One guy was lucky enough to to get some plywood and his his windows boarded up. But no one else. But they have been very good about bringing in any free objects that might be "projectiles." We'll see. Unless it goes further west into the gulf before it turns (which I hope it does), we'll start to get the outer bands tomorrow evening into Monday. We should get the eye by Monday Morning. I'll post again this time tomorrow with a status update if I still have power and Internet access.