Scorpio64

Best summer work (landscaping) pants I had were Blackhawk ultralight I got a few years ago when Blackhawk sold out to PSA. I wish I had bought more 'caus the three I bought are worn out.

I think they stopped making Levis for men about a decade or two ago.

Unless the pitbull really likes you and tries to sit on your lap.

Now.... I'm not say'n you should do this, but.... I heard a story where a guy put a canister of teargas in a box and somehow rigged it to a motion sensor and a timer so that the canister would pop 3 minutes after the box was purloined. I guess it worked like the dye packs they put in the big cartoon moneybags bank robbers make off with. I bet that was fun.

If you scare them to death, does that count?

Pffft.... noobs. Claymore FTW.

Even if they know the frequency, they can't necessarily open the door. Most openers have a programmable code that must be matched in transmitter and opener. Kinda like your car's key chain remote. Also, I have a little gizmo from HF, a motion sensor that lets me know when someone is on my front porch. Very handy.

Yes, that's pretty much what I said. A surge protector with a line conditioner built in IS a power strip too. All collies are dogs, not all dogs are collies. Simple power strips cost about $8 to $10, a good power strip, with surge protection and line conditioning goes for $60 to $80. You don't need a UPS to get good line conditioning, but I do recommend them for desktop computers. While we are on the topic of UPSs, just because it's a UPS does not mean it's putting out a quality signal. Consumers tend to buy the cheapest crap made in china and an off brand UPS can put out a bad signal. I'm a big fan of Kill-A-Watt. Bought one six years ago. Besides fulfilling my nerdly tendencies, it is a useful tool. Not just for determining the load, but also basic analysis of the signal on the grid as well as the generator. Don't assume that the power utility is providing you a full 110 Volts or that the power coming from the pole is always clean. A failing transformer on the utility pole can screw up your electronics just as good as a jobsite generator.

I'd say some gennys put out dirty power, not most. They are much better these days than they used to be. Keep in mind that many generators are for construction sights and whatnot and a saw couldn't care less if the power is clean, so avoid basic job site generators. Dirty power or not, I use surge protectors (power strips) with line conditioners built in to clean up and mellow out the signal for my TVs and computers. So, even if you have a crappy generator, you can still correct any signal quality issues with the right power strip/surge protector. They ain't cheap, a good one will run about $60 to $80.

Central air can demand as much as 3KW when the compressor motor and duct fan turn on. But, let's say it's a medium sized window or wall unit, that can demand 1500 to 2KW on start up. All the lights in your house probably only take 500W all together if they are ALL turned on. Assuming you have CFL or LED bulbs. A flat screen TV does not eat up much power either. Multiple computers can gobble up electrons fast too. What ya really need to do is grab a notebook and visit all of your appliances, even the coffee maker. On every appliance is the max rating either in Watts, like a light bulb or hairdryer, or in amps, like a big motor. (A*V=W) You need to collect that from ALL your appliances and come up with a total surge demand and a normal operations demand. If you under estimate, you could trip a breaker when you make that pot of java in the morning. Six circuits on 10A or 15A breakers add up (in Watts) to 7,200W for six 10A breakers and 10,800W on a 15A circuit. If you go with a genset that will pump out the max rating for all six circuits simultaneously, you don't need to worry so much about load balancing. Keep in mind, six 10A breakers does not give you 60A of power unless you have a 7200W generator. You can get by with a 2KW genny, a 4KW is more gooder, and a 7KW would set you up comfortably.

Yes. If you are going to wire it into the breaker panel, code dictates you have to have an interlock, so only utility or generator is connected to the panel at any given time. Apparently some linemen got zapped by generators feeding back to the grid while they were restoring power.

Get yourself a 5000 to 7000 watt generator with at least a 20% surge capacity, slap a tri-fuel kit on it. Use gas if you want, run out of that, use propane, run out of that, use natural gas. If you are handy, you can install a 4 or 6 circuit transfer switch and power up the essentials. Of course, extension cords all over the house is fun too. If you have a natural gas grill, you already have a hook up, otherwise, you will have to spend a couple more dollars having the line installed.

Stackon has a nifty rifle length in the wall lock box. Since you have a gym in the garage, you could mount a cheap dressing room length type mirror on a hinge covering the lock box. Hidden in plain sight.

Griz, with all due respect to your experience, I disagree. 1) Get a lawyer to investigate the matter and have the warrant revoked. This can be negotiated with the prosecutor and judge. The right lawyer can accomplish this task. It does not mean the OP is out of the woods, as he needs to address the original misdemeanor charge(s). If it was a criminal charge, it would be a different story. The problem with just going to the court to post bail is that they could arrest and process him before he can post bail. A good attorney can prevent that from happening. 2) 22 years is a long time. That leaves a lot of wiggle room for lawyerly maneuvering to have the charges dismissed, as would be the case if the PO who wrote the complaint is no longer available, but this is where the lawyer should be earning their pay. One way, or another, the OP is going to have to shell out some money and deal with the court. But, there is a possibility that the matter can be settled without leaving a strike on his record. Based on the response he got on the initial contact with the Belmar court clerk, I'd say trying to resolve this without a lawyer would be unwise.

That's just it, you just don't know. Simply offering to pay the fine while there is an outstanding warrant may invite Five-0 to your doorstep. Talk to your lawyer. I'm not a lawyer, just saying what I'd do. Don't forget, this is NJ, even the simplest things can easily get out of hand fast.

Well, yeah, but even if the fine is just for a misdemeanor, and there was a warrant, that goes on your record. Paying the 350 is the easy way out, but it will give you a black eye. I'd try to make it disappear, like it never happened. A good attorney could make that happen. Basically, paying the fine may open a can of worms.

That seems like the best plan.

If FPD says there's a warrant, it's developed beyond a fine. The warrant may be expired and need to be purged. I'd call the court clerk and see what can be done about that. Do not admit anything, just say it was so long ago I can't recall.

If this happened 22 years ago, the statute of limitations has likely expired. I'm sure that you have been pulled over at least once in the past 22 years, and this didn't come up during the stop? hmmm.... I think maybe there has been a clerical error somewhere.

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I have enough of this stuff to last two...maybe three "Sandys"

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My generator shit the bed last week when I went to give it it's quarterly exercise under load, so....... we are going to get hammered. That is, unless I fix the generator in the next 24 hours, then the storm will track elsewhere.