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  1. A gas powered pressure washer might be the way to go, or a gas powered pump.
  2. None at all, I would give them a ringing endorsement!
  3. By giving the name, are you endorsing the manuacturer? If so, Ugliboyz baits...
  4. U.S. names Asian carp czar, from The DRUDGE REPORT, finally some movement on this. Maybe we can keep them out of the Great Lakes. Backfire U.S. names Asian carp czar September 8, 2010 10:57 AM | No Comments The White House has tapped a former leader of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana Wildlife Federation as the Asian carp czar to oversee the federal response to keeping the invasive species out of the Great Lakes. On a conference call today with Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and other congressional leaders, President Obama's Council on Environmental Quality announced the selection of John Goss to lead the near $80 million, multi-pronged federal attack against Asian carp. "This is a serious challenge, a serious threat," Durbin said. "When it comes to the Asian carp threat, we are not in denial. We are not in a go-slow mode. We are in a full attack, full-speed ahead mode. We want to stop this carp from advancing." Asian carp, which have steadily moved toward Chicago since the 1990s, present a challenge for scientists and fish biologists. The fish are aggressive eaters, consuming as much as 40 percent of their body weight a day in plankton, and frequently beat out native fish for food, threatening those populations. They are also prolific breeders with no natural predators in the U.S. The fish were imported in the 1970s to help wastewater treatment facilities in the South keep their retention ponds clean. Mississippi River flooding allowed the fish to escape and then move into the Missouri and Illinois rivers. Some species can grow to more than 100 pounds. The challenge for Goss, who was director of the Indiana DNR under two governors and served for four years as the executive director of the Indiana National Wildlife Federation, will be to make sure millions in federal money is spent efficiently, to oversee several on-going studies -- including one looking into the possibility of permanently shutting down the Chicago waterway system linking Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River--and to bring together Great Lakes states currently locked in a courtroom battle over the response to the Asian carp threat. "Certainly there are some legal questions that are in process, but there has been a history already of good cooperation among the states," Goss said. "I believe that will be one of my strengths, talking at the level of the department of natural resources in each of the states so that we can very carefully coordinate our efforts." Today also marks the second day of what is expected to be a three-day hearing in federal court in Chicago to deal with Asian carp. Michigan and four other Great Lakes states are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to try and force closure of two shipping locks in the Chicago waterway system that could serve as a barrier to keep Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. Testimony on Tuesday focused on the reliability of the environmental DNA research that has been used to track the movement of Asian carp through the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal as they have inched closer to Lake Michigan. The architect of the research, University of Notre Dame scientist David Lodge, said the method is sound and that Asian carp pose a "a very imminent risk of invasion." He added that such "invasions are often irreversible." Attorneys for the defense countered that the DNA research has never been used in this manner and was unreliable. They argued that even scientists disagree about the likelihood that Asian carp are capable of sustaining a large and destructive population if allowed to enter the Great Lakes. --Joel Hood
  5. Send it to me as well...
  6. Rig with a three way swivel, one ounce for every ten feet of water, and try trolling a spoon with a TON of line out. I do not know the formula, maybe someone can help with that.
  7. The reason they do is; They charge a twonie a minute and it's a coin slot....
  8. Thank goodness you're not a plumber, they deal with male and female fittings all day long, and the worst of it is s short male - male fitting is called a nipple! You'd have to hook up a shower and use it right away.
  9. Wonderful post, right now I am struggling to come up with a story to share at my oldest daughters wedding in t-26 days.....The next years will be wonderful, and trying all at the same time. All the best.
  10. Thanks for this, I did not think of that. I guess I will have to spend the money on fuel line and do it as per the factory.
  11. I have dual inboard tanks on my boat. If I were to take the two pickup lines and connect them with a "T" and then connect to the motor, will I be able to draw from the two tanks at the same time and eliminate the tank selector valve? I would like to try to keep the boat balanced as it uses fuel without thinking about it and eliminate the concern of, "Do I have the correct fuel gauge on?" Edit: As well, where is the best place to get a new primer squeeze ball?
  12. I have to cancel, family obligations.
  13. To post pics, highlight the img box on the pop down box in photobucket, copy and paste
  14. The best method of cleaning fish is the, "Can you show me that again?", method. As for books to read, nothing beats time on the water with someone who is more knowledgeable than you for learning the in and outs.
  15. Now, thats entertainment! Amazing dancing.
  16. Your welcome, I enjoyed the day, but not the heat..... Oh, I got my work done too. You may be better off with pics in your head, the real ones may have had me in them.
  17. I have a scroll saw that I never use, or if you go to a pawn shop they always seem to have them for cheap. Use mine in my shop, of pick up a used one.
  18. WTH!!!!!!!!!!??????????
  19. Gee, thanks for the support dan...
  20. I'ma thinkin on it.....
  21. That sounds like a plan....BTW ask anyone, I am HORRIBLE company. Just so ya know.
  22. Not the type I am looking for.....
  23. FIRST QUESTION: YOU ARE A PARTICIPANT IN A RACE. YOU OVERTAKE THE SECOND PERSON. WHAT POSITION ARE YOU IN? ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ANSWER : IF YOU ANSWERED THAT YOU ARE FIRST, THEN YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG! IF YOU OVERTAKE THE SECOND PERSON AND YOU TAKE HIS PLACE, YOU ARE IN SECOND PLACE! TRY TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME. NOW ANSWER THE SECOND QUESTION, BUT DON'T TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU TOOK FOR THE FIRST QUESTION, OK? SECOND QUESTION: IF YOU OVERTAKE THE LAST PERSON, THEN YOU ARE....? (SCROLL DOWN) ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ANSWER: IF YOU ANSWERED THAT YOU ARE SECOND TO LAST, THEN YOU ARE..... WRONG AGAIN. TELL ME SUNSHINE, HOW CAN YOU OVERTAKE THE LAST PERSON?? YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS, ARE YOU? THIRD QUESTION: VERY TRICKY ARITHMETIC! NOTE: THIS MUST BE DONE IN YOUR HEAD ONLY. DO NOT USE PAPER AND PENCIL OR A CALCULATOR. TRY IT. TAKE 1000 AND ADD 40 TO IT. NOW ADD ANOTHER 1000 NOW ADD 30. ADD ANOTHER 1000. NOW ADD 20 .. NOW ADD ANOTHER 1000. NOW ADD 10. WHAT IS THE TOTAL? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE CORRECT ANSWER..... ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ DID YOU GET 5000? THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ACTUALLY 4100... IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT, CHECK IT WITH A CALCULATOR! TODAY IS DEFINITELY NOT YOUR DAY, IS IT? MAYBE YOU'LL GET THE LAST QUESTION RIGHT.... MAYBE... FOURTH QUESTION: MARY'S FATHER HAS FIVE DAUGHTERS: 1. NANA, 2. NENE, 3. NINI, 4. NONO, AND ??? 2. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIFTH DAUGHTER? ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ DID YOU ANSWER NUNU? NO! OF COURSE IT ISN'T. HER NAME IS MARY! READ THE QUESTION AGAIN! OKAY, NOW THE BONUS ROUND, I.E., A FINAL CHANCE TO REDEEM YOURSELF: A MUTE PERSON GOES INTO A SHOP AND WANTS TO BUY A TOOTHBRUSH. BY IMITATING THE ACTION OF BRUSHING HIS TEETH HE SUCCESSFULLY EXPRESSES HIMSELF TO THE SHOPKEEPER AND THE PURCHASE IS DONE. NEXT, A BLIND MAN COMES INTO THE SHOP WHO WANTS TO BUY A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES; HOW DOES HE INDICATE WHAT HE WANTS? ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE HE OPENS HIS MOUTH AND ASKS FOR IT..... DOES YOUR EMPLOYER ACTUALLY PAY YOU TO THINK?? IF SO DO NOT LET THEM SEE YOUR ANSWERS FOR THIS TEST!
  24. Heck when you work with him it is like a day off..... Two Tone, maybe I'll paint the ceiling two tone.......
  25. I am looking for a hook up on the evening of Aug 30. I can travel an hour in any direction to do this. So if there is anyone who wants to go fishing on Monday night, let me know, via PM or post.
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