Scorpio64

Everything will remain in their possession until it's determined administratively (ie Red tape) whether you will get it back or not. Them being in your possession would be ideal, of course, but it's a good sign that they are still at local PD. I would go to local PD and talk to Chief and ask for help. Not saying or asking anything unnecessary. Right to the point. My shit was taken, I cooperated, I went to court and the reason you took my shit no longer exists. Here is the proof, exactly how do I go about getting my shit back. Please don't tell me you are not involved and I have to talk to someone else. You have my shit, what do I need to do to get it back. I'm asking you to please help me understand this process. Not that I've had a lot of involvement with police, but in all my years I only came across one that was a dick. If working from the top down isn't working, try a different approach, starting from the bottom where your personal property is physically located, up to the pen that needs to sign a paper authorizing the return. It's all part of the process. If you meet with the chief, one of two things is going to happen. The chief will either be helpful or unhelpful. If the latter happens, at least you know what you are dealing with.

You can score 55gal and 20gal drums all day long at a car wash. Ya don't even have to ask, if they are by the dumpster.

Your genny has more than enough "umph" for the well pump, but you kinda got skrued with a 30A 240 outlet. A genny that size should have a 50A outlet. Instead of the winding being tapped for a 50A circuit, I'm guessing it is two 110V 15Amp circuits combined. Which means the 30A circuit is shared with the 15A circuits. Look at it this way. Your genny has the potential to push 83 "peak" Amps. Your well pump demands 24A on startup (that still seems kinda high for a 3/4 HP motor.). If every appliance kicked on at the same time, there would still be 59A available to them after the pump gobbles up what it needs to start. Of the half dozen3/4 Hp 220V motors I checked the specs on, they generally require about 5 to 5.5 Full Load Amps (FLA). So, if a 230V 1 HP motor is rated at 7 FLA and 21 startup amps max. Then a 3/4 HP should demand 5.25 Amps at full running load and just under 16 Amps, or, about 3,500 surge watts on startup. Something else I noticed is that most 208/230V motors run on 50Hz instead of the 60Hz we are familiar with. If the motor is set up for 50Hz, it can still be used on a 60Hz supply. However, two things are going to happen. 1) it will run 20% faster and 2) it will run less efficiently, drawing more current than is needed and will convert electrons to heat instead of work. I dunno man. Something isn't adding up here.

Are your firearms and FPID still in Mon Co. possession (at your local PD) and waiting on Mercer to authorize return? I'm still having a little trouble understanding the chain of physical custody vs administrative custody.

1) is the "state" holding your personal property. Just a tip. Stop calling your firearms weapons. Also, is it the state holding your property or is it a county prosecutor's office? 2) do you have any correspondence (letters, emails, record of phone call etc.) where someone officially denied you the return of your "personal property"? 3) did you also surrender your FPID?

Besides the submersible pump, what other well related gear draws current? Trying to get an idea of the aggregate draw for well water. I'm guessing that the pump draws around 8A on startup, which is pretty typical for a 220V submersible, that is only 1,760 Watts. After the motor spins up, it only draws a couple Amps.

50 BMG ammo runs about $3/rd now. A real bargain.

Is there a safe word in case the generator doesn't start?

Well, that certainly does change the equation. On one hand, you have the security of 24/7 power, even if you are away, and having a standby genny can only increase the resale value of a house, it could also be the deciding factor whether someone buys your house or another similarly priced one. A standby genny is an attractive feature and adds value. OTOH, there's the cost. Will you recoup the cost of having a standby installed? Maybe, possibly, but probably not 100%. Any depreciation is the cost of having no hassle 24/7 security. Two days after Sandy utterly devastated the Jersey shore (where I live), I saw fuel trucks making deliveries, one right across the street from me. Home heating oil is highly regulated and the state gives homeowners a lot of protection. If it's 10 deg outside and your oil is about to run out, or has run out, then you will get a delivery. I would not volunteer that your genny runs on diesel though. Handling diesel fuel is terribly smelly. The odor seems to get everywhere no matter how hard you try to contain it. Exhaust fumes though, are not bad, especially if the engine is properly tuned. If you are basing the smelliness of diesel on following @Zeke in his big ol' pickup truck, that malevolent odor is not the truck. . Diesel exhaust does smell different, but it's no worse than gasoline. I will have to admit, propane and NG fumes are barely noticeable. Inverter type generators are by far the most quiet. This has more to do with how the generator makes electricity and the typically smaller engines in them, than the fuel type. Diesel comes in second place because of it's inherently higher torque and the lower RPMs needed to do the same amount of work over time and turn a dynamo. Gas engines are governed to spin at 3600 RPM, whereas diesel usually operates at 1800RPM. Lower RPM = lower noise. Necessary is a subjective word. Strictly speaking, having a generator is not at all a necessity, but a luxury. Most homeowners don't own one and they seem to survive okay. If one can afford a hassle free standby generator, and keep it running 24/7 when the lights go out, why would anyone in their right mind try to get by with a portable. The best genny to own and how to use it is simply a matter of how much luxury one can afford. When one has anywhere from 150 to 500 gallons of diesel already on site, there is no need to go to the gas station or rummage through people's back yards.

Propane (and NG too) is a great alternative to gasoline for many reasons. However, we are overlooking the fact that Peel has a 300 to 500 gallon reserve capacity of heating oil on hand. While propane has a huge advantage for long term storage, that is not an issue when a constantly rotated stock of heating oil is available. With propane, one would need a a dozen 20# tanks or couple 100# bottles on hand to ride out a major interruption. The primary advantage of propane is that it can be stored for decades. That's incredible shelf life, but fuel storage is not an issue in this instance, so we need to look at other pluses and minuses of the various fuel types. One gallon of propane produces 84.000 BTU, compare that to the 124,000 BTU diesel puts out and diesel/heating oil wins hands down for efficiency. Diesel is almost 75% more efficient than propane. Additionally, diesel is already on hand, and heating oil companies will be able to deliver within 24-48 hours, after almost any major outage. Unlike gas stations and propane refilling stations, home heating oil companies have an emergency delivery plan. The same may be said for propane delivery, but why store 200#s of propane when there is already a big old oil tank available. In my opinion, a 7.5kW to 10kW Kohler diesel standby generator with auto transfer switch is the way to go in this instance.

Here is a calming cute kitten. Watch, and enjoy some happy neurochemicals briefly.

I would have noticed someone as handsome as I, who also shoots sub moa groups. Musta been @silverado427then .

Hmm.. There's a good chance that we've crossed paths at R-14. It was last year, but I distinctly recall watching a guy in the lane next to me punching holes in the ground with a bulb auger.

Water purification is a critical part of every prepper's kit. Period. Access to potable water is secondary only to security in the prepper's list of priorities.

I do not trust plastic, no matter what the epa says, for long term water storage. For indefinite storage, I buy water in glass bottles every week and shelve them upright in the basement. They are expensive, but won't become contaminated. ^^^This For like ten, maybe fifteen bucks you can buy a digital thermometer that will tell you the high and low temps and humidity in a 24 hour period. Put one in the basement and I'm sure you will find that it does not get as cold as you may think. Back in 2015, NJ had several days where the temps were below zero. If your pipes didn't freeze or burst then, I doubt bottled water would be a problem . You could always put a bottle or two of water down there and see if it freezes. If you are going to do that, then why not put two or three FDA approved 55gallon drums down there and fill them up to about 85%. Water expands 9% when it freezes. A few years ago I canvased folks who depend on freeze dried food while they are off the grid for extended periods. The kind of guys that drive up to three hours off the closest major highway to get to their cabins. Some of these guys go into the mountains for months. The overwhelming majority recommended Mountain House. I bought about 8 of their offerings that interested me. They are actually very good. The pasta meals are better than canned pasta. The food is hella salty though. You got that backwards, sister. Water is more essential than food. If you run out of water, it don't matter one bit how much food you have. Maybe, unless you have like 100 cans of sweet peas. I guess you could get by for a while on sweet pea water.

"expanding" what rights. these rights are already ours. The CNBC title should read restoring constitutional rights.

I have an AR-308 upper/lower set I've been sitting on for two years now. Have not settled on a cartridge for it, but if some great deal in .243 or 6.5cm comes along, it may get me to put that bitch together. Also looking, mostly window shopping, for a thermal scope with 640 lines, at least a 25mm objective, 30hz or better and a minimum of 10x magnification. As soon as I see one with good ratings with a cost around $3,000.00, I'ma jump on it. I really Really REALLY want to do some night feral hog hunting.

You can buy fancy chamber flags but their zip tie flags are just fine. I prefer the zip tie flags because I store most of my firearms flagged. They are cheap and the flexibility lets me close the action most of the way or all the way on many of my rifles and shotguns.

That's an excellent point, I was going to mention it but got lazy. It seems like a common sense easy thing to do, but it's more difficult than one would think. I have a habit of putting targets off to the left when setting up staggered targets at multiple ranges.

Plan ahead for cease fires, have all your targets and related gear off the bench and ready to go when they give you the green light to head down range. If you touch anything on the bench during a ceasefire, be prepared for a dressing down. If you are shooting out at 200 yds, put up multiple target stands. For rifle, I bring two 2'x4' sheets of Coroplast (corrugated plastic) and staple them to 5' landscaping stakes, driven well into the ground. I can put 4 to 16 targets on each. Coroplast holds staples very well but I prefer adhesive backed splatter targets with adhesive hole covers for speed. 200 yards seems like 2 miles when everyone is waiting for you to check or set up targets. I don't recommend their targets on a stick, the ones that you have to use a post hole digger to plant. They suck in so many ways. Difficult to see hits and half the time the wind rips them off the stake, or blows them over. All of their other targets are good. Those signs you see all over, on the sides of highways, the going out of business sale, I buy junk cars, political signs etc., they are made of coroplast, and make great target stands, especially if you hunt small game. Don't rent their spotting scopes, they are cheap to begin with and have been abused. A Harbor Freight el cheapo scope works better than theirs. If you save your brass, do not pick up anything over the red line while the range is hot. You can only pick up brass that lands over the line during a cease fire. After you check your targets, pick up brass before you cross the line and post a red flag. or is it green flag? fuck, whatever. Just pick up brass on the pad and on the dirt at the appropriate times. EDIT: You can shoot water filled containers. Seeing them explode at 200 yds is a real hoot. You can't shot soda bottles filled with soda, you can shoot a soda bottle you refilled with water. They are real strict with food targets, especially sugar. They wouldn't even let me shoot peeps bunny rabbits on a kebab stick.

That NJ banned feature has been 100% effective. There has not been one drive by bayoneting anywhere in the US. :/

I can't speak for others, but I plan on moving to a red state and will continue to vote conservative. As far as I can guess, liberals are either too stupid, too dependent or too attached to an idealistic belief system of sunshine and lollipops to change Thus, they continue to vote the same way in spite of having ruined the place they came from. Liberals are takers, they tap one place dry and move on to another victim community to sink their parasitic teeth into.

Real knife, apparent murder/suicide device..... does a bear shit in the woods.

He was wearing a murder/suicide vest. EDIT: Turned out to be a fake explosives device.

Not really. I can't wait to move to free America, the thought is not at all "whimsical". The point here is, 44% of NJ residents have little to no love for this socialist state. People do not leave states where they are free, prosperous and get to keep more of the money they worked for.