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  1. Police just write the ticket it is the court system that is responsible for justice. I am happy with that what if the police could dispense justice and decided to target one race/creed/color of people ? The lack of facts will make this easily debated both ways so civilian driven justice is no good either. Art
  2. Looks like a good time to post this. please take a moment and read this The RulesWe'll keep it simple. Be nice and be respectful. Like your Mom probably told you, if you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all. Debate is encouraged, but please follow the basic guidelines of debate. No name calling. Back up your claims with proof. Don't get your knickers in a knot if someone disagrees. KEEP IT CIVIL! Things that will not be tolerated. Flaming, baiting, name calling, prejudice, racism, sexism, sexual comments and inuendos, swearing, spam, and general boorishness. Deleted or locked posts. If you disagree with a moderators decision to lock or delete a post, send them a Personal Message. DO NOT make a post complaining about it. We have opened the forums to children so we expect you to show them how adults should behave. Spam will get you banned faster than anything else. Spam is any unsolicited business ad or offer. If someone happens to ask about a product or service you may offer, then you are of course free to mention it. If you come in here and spam, you will be given a pretty rude welcome by the population and it will only hurt your business! We have very reasonable ad rates and can set you up very quickly. Contact TJQ for ad rates. We would prefer that you do not post pictures of fish caught out of season. Please do not post VERY SPECIFIC information on fishing spots, ie pinpoint locations and maps. It is our belief that sharing this type of knowledge to the general public is not at all good for the resource itself. When communicating info on spots, please keep it to email or a PM. Please do not post copyrighted material. Please keep your avatars tasteful and not degrading or insulting to any race, sex, religion or political entity. One image in a signature is allowed. Images in signatures must not be greater than 500 pixels wide and 75 pixels in height. Signature images must not be more than 100K in file size. Its OK to have a link to a website in your signature line, but if you do so it is mandatory to have a prominent link back to www.ofncommunity.com on the site. Signatures must also conform to language and content guidelines. Please keep signature lines brief, a line or two of text is fine. No lists! If you post is not about fishing please put "NF" at the end of the subject thread! If your post contains hunting images that may offend some, please note Hunting Images in your post description. We have a group of Administrators and Moderators all here to help you out.If you have any questions, ask us! Troublemakers will be warned and then if that doesn't work, placed on a Mod Queue. This means every post you make will need to be approved before it is visible. If being in mod queue doesn't help, offenders will be banned. Posting profanity, (swearing) is not permitted (this includes video)! Neither is the use of creative spelling or intentional mispelling, the use of symbols in place of letters and acronyms to get around the word filters. Offending posts will be deleted! We have children on the site, so behave accordingly. Before posting anything in the classifieds be certain to read the classified rules. Get together threads may be requested to be pinned, but no longer than 30 days before the event. AND JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR... these are the terms you agreed to when you registered... Thank you Art
  3. You missed your other trip when you came down to the D.C. area and didn't call me. Art
  4. A quality unit works fine. We have 4 dogs that are contained and after a few years it may or may not be working all of the dogs know the boundaries. Art
  5. My theory is the Celsius scale is to blame for the drama of how cold it is. With Fahrenheit it is 32 degrees and water freezes while you all are already at 0C. I personally find the weather outside to cold for me when I feel the hairs in my nose freeze when I inhale. Art
  6. While it worked in days of old it does not work in today's society. I have 20 acres that is huntable and it is posted for legal reasons. I have had people go on the neighbors property and cut a shooting lane thru my property facing my walking trails. I have found tree stands with people in them leaving trash and stuff all over the ground. I had a neighbor get sued for the injury of a trespasser on his property. While he won it cost him money and a lawyer. It is better to post it and allow only the people you can trust to be in back woods and be thought an unfriendly neighbor than the legal possibilities that now occur. Yes I do remember and long for the good old days....... Art
  7. The word you are searching for is Canada. Art
  8. You got an ugly foot......just saying....lol Art
  9. Before you drop it make sure you can qualify for a new plan that is less expensive. A preexisting health issue can make it difficult to get insured. art
  10. Congratulations on the new baby. Art
  11. I got you a present I also have found shouting "give me back my Jacket" during an argument derails the other side really good too. Art
  12. You are correct Trump can't sing worth a darn. Please don't misunderstand this, William Shatner is one of my hero's he has survived longer than most actors in Hollywood and has turned tragedy into opportunity more times than I can count. Art
  13. I would buy 2 tickets for this half time show
  14. This is going down hill to fast. Art
  15. Ahhh got it it is a term we don't use when discussing rods. We refer to the speed and weight of the rods. Parabolic is a word we use when we discuss discs. I use rods ranging from 10ft salmon/ slow rods which are very limber with 2oz of lead and circle hooks for catfishing to ultra light/ fast rods for smallmouth. I have a few of the old glass rods for heavy catfishing and my best catfish catcher is an old fenwick flyrod that Spiel built as a baitcaster man that thing just doesn't miss a single pull down. Thanks Chris it is not only a catcher but it also won't let a novice lose a fish. Art
  16. Dave didn't you have some hockey kick boards from your boat bunker project? A few strips might help stop future holes? Art
  17. Yea I'm in trouble with this too,it wants to sell me paper from a local office store. I guess i need to look at more "manly" items to get the pretty women. Getting older sucks............ Art
  18. Sean I am not sure what you mean by parabolic it is not a term I have heard before in fishing rods. That aside the best fishing rod is the one that feels good in your hands. All of the major name brands are made with quality material and the difference between a 100 dollar rod and a 300 dollar rod is usually the hardware it is made of. A synthetic handle is much cheaper than a matching cork handle and ceramic guides are less than titanium guides. Both of these examples are the difference between the rods but unless you love cork and need the rod to be lighter are expenses you may not need. Rod materials are important in the blanks but an IM8 blank is the same IM8 blank material from brand to brand they differ in the way it is spun and or bonded together. Machine wrapped versus hand wrapped make the cost of a rod higher but for the average person you will not be able to feel the difference. With all that said look at the St.Croix series they are a very good bang for the buck. You can also look at other major brands either higher in price or lower in your budget. I am lucky that a good friend of mine (spiels custom rods) built me my first custom rod and has over the years made me 8 more. I just had to describe what I wanted it to do and he has been able build not only a great rod with state of the art materials but the look and feel can not be matched by any other rod i have held to date. This might also be the road for you but a warning from me is in order, don't do it unless you look at a custom rod as a work of art and a treasure to be cared for the rest of your life. Art
  19. O come on guys everyone knows an electrician is nothing more than a plumber who had 1/2 his brain removed. lol You also can click on the picture and it should open in a big window Art
  20. See if this clears it up. The 3/4 is black pipe and the green is !/2 inch. art
  21. We have 4 ad slots located 2 rectangles at the top 1/4 and one at the bottom they are Google driven and use your history to decide what ads you get. The top 1/4 to the right is our ads that you can purchase or sponsor for your personal business or use. They cycle through the ads we have sold. We keep our ads to a minimum using them to pay the bills. If anyone does want to place an ad feel free to contact Roy he will guide you thru the process. We have a pretty good spam filter here Roy works hard hand in hand with our provider to keep us safe. Thanks Roy Art
  22. The tee input side is 3/4 so we are feeding 72 fixture units of water. the two other outlets are 1/2 inch . Each of the outlets that are 1/2 will feed 2 fixtures. so with the set up we could feed 2 on the left and 2 on the right side of the tee. I am not a pex fan it loses a lot of diameter with fittings as pointed out it is very restrictive also because of the hoops and bends it loses a lot of flow. All of the houses that I have input on I advise copper if not then 3/4 cpvc through out the house using 1/2 only at the final connection. The people that spend the extra 20% all love the way they can run two or three faucets without a pressure loss and temperature change. Art
  23. The pipe rating for 3/4 copper is 72 fixture rating meaning I can supply that number of outlets and still hold the pressure within acceptable limits in water pressure loss. The rating of 1/2 inch pipe is 2 fixture ratings. It means If we have one 3 fixture bathroom then it can be plumbed 1/2 hot water one for the tub one for the sink. The cold water feed is 3/4 meaning up to the bathroom we would have a 3/4 tee with 2 1/2 outlets to be within code. The effects of pipe size is pressure drop as other fixtures are turned on and the friction loss of piping. The friction loss of copper is the least loss while plastics are a major loss as distance increases. Given a static pressure all pipes will go to example 50 lbs with no flow. Turn on a faucet that is equal to the flow in the pipe and you will have no pressure loss but have a flow rating of the pipe. This means a 3/4 pipe will flow 20 gallons a minute while a 1/2 will flow 4 gallons a minute ( numbers are for examples only). If you add the friction loss of plastic or galvanized and you can drop even more. This is all part of the local codes and engineering in the USA they are our guidelines we use while the physics are universal the code requirements are different from code governing rules that Canada follows. The last thought of volume and velocity is as you create back pressure by making a drop in pipe size you are not increasing the pressure greater than the feed pressure you are only creating lower volume without a decrease of pressure. If you start with 50 lb 1/2 and 50 lb 3/4 your bucket will fill faster with the 3/4.. Art
  24. Thanks Dan that is a great explanation of the volt drop test. Art
  25. You can use the meter to see what the voltage drop is when you try to start the battery. The best bet is to take the old battery and have it load tested if it fails then your problem is solved. If it passes the new battery might be just strong enough to possible mask a going bad starter motor. Art
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