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Most stoves are plugged in the wall with a 3 wire or 4 wire plug. Yank that sucker out of the receptacle ... please hold the receptacle with one hand and the plug with the other. Stove is now dead. Do what you gotta do and plug her back in. I have replaced two elements on two different stoves, not a big job. Borrow some magnetic nutdrivers if you don't have any, it will make the job much easier.

Another great ending yesterday in Chattanooga. 12/20/2009 - Registered Gun Carrier Shoots Home Invader - Breaking News - Chattanoogan.com Police said a registered gun carrier used his weapon on two men carrying out a home invasion at his residence on Sunday. One of the home invaders is listed in serious condition at Erlanger Hospital following the incident at 6207 Stockton Dr. According to the homeowner, Marcus Grier, he stopped by his home briefly to use the bathroom. He said he had his gun with him at the time of the home invasion. While at home, he said he heard someone enter his residence. He was met by two armed men who told him to give them his money. Mr. Grier told police that he began firing at the pair and shot at least one of the suspects. A short time later, one of the men, Leon McKinney, showed up at Erlanger suffering from several gunshots wounds to his chest and legs. The second suspect is still unknown, but investigators are working to identify him.

Sweet ... lunch hour stress reliever! Anxious to see what kind of range facilities are there and I do hope they put money in ventilation. My only complaint with Carters is no ventilation, breathing in those fumes is not healthy. +2 with his used gun prices, I have gotten fair deals from him with used firearms.

It is still as valid today if not more so ...

Found this on another forum ... What say ye? Letter writing campaign anyone? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Finally .... A Plan That Will Work Vermont State Rep. Fred Maslack has read the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as Vermont 's own Constitution very carefully, and his strict interpretation of these documents is popping some eyeballs in New England and elsewhere. Maslack recently proposed a bill to register "non-gun-owners" and require them to pay a $500 fee to the state. Thus Vermont would become the first state to require a permit for the luxury of going about unarmed and assess a fee of $500 for the privilege of not owning a gun. Maslack read the "militia" phrase of the Second Amendment as not only affirming the right of the individual citizen to bear arms, but as a clear mandate to do so. He believes that universal gun ownership was advocated by the Framers of the Constitution as an antidote to a "monopoly of force" by the government as well as criminals. Vermont 's constitution states explicitly that "the people have a right to bear arms for the defense of themselves and the State" and those persons who are "conscientiously scrupulous of bearing arms" shall be required to "pay such equivalent." Clearly, says Maslack, Vermonters have a constitutional obligation to arm themselves, so that they are capable of responding to "any situation that may arise." Under the bill, adults who choose not to own a firearm would be required to register their name, address, Social Security Number, and driver's license number with the state. "There is a legitimate government interest in knowing who is not prepared to defend the state should they be asked to do so," Maslack says. Vermont already boasts a high rate of gun ownership along with the least restrictive laws of any state .. it's currently the only state that allows a citizen to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. This combination of plenty of guns and few laws regulating them has resulted in a crime rate that is the third lowest in the nation. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." This makes sense! There is no reason why gun owners should have to pay taxes to support police protection for people not wanting to own guns. Let them contribute their fair share and pay their own way. Makes sense to me!

If they are that upset with CO2, what is the reaction going to be when they start attacking CH4 ??? Start taxing farts? (methane gas)

For qualifying? I shot two eyes A triangle for the nose. A crooked smile ... was a bit disappointed with my results. And then focused on different parts of the black for the rest. I just listened to the instructions, they did not want tight groups and distinct holes and that was exactly what I gave them ... without even breaking a sweat. I can shoot quarter size groups at 15 yards with the Buckmark, off hand without resting on a bag. I had nothing to prove and had a load of fun doing it. The instructor just looked at me and grinned. I made my point. I also use small bore targets when I shoot my 1911, I find it more challenging and easier to diagnose my mistakes. Does this lack of testosterone make me a bad person? According to SWMBO, I am going through male menopause ... still not at the Viagra stage yet!

Actually the instructor repeated several times not to shoot tight groups. Each hole has to be counted separately. If you have two holes touching each other and it is obvious, they will count for two shots. If you punch a hole out the center, how does one prove how many shots did it? As usual, some people didn't listen, their bolls were much bigger than their ears. Even if it was stated several times, they did it anyways. Kind of like this place, reading comprehension suffers at times when emotions and testosterone kicks in. I am as guilty of it as the next person, no one is perfect but there are a lot of people that believe they are ...

Use a .22 as they are easy to handle. And inexpensive to practice with. I scored a hundred on both written and the qualifying shoot. My Buckmark feels and handles like my 1911. Forget about going there with the biggest, baddest gun. All they want to see is if you can shoot what you aim at various ranges. HINT: Shoot at the target head for the close range session and keep the body mass for the distance session. Don't try to shoot tight groups, if the bullet is in the black, it counts. I had a couple of idiots in my class that shot 3 inch groups and barely passed as the bullet holes were not distinct and could not be counted.

Gunbroker and search will answer that question. Use it all the time for a sanity check and validity of local pricing.

He is not willing to change his attitude, business practices and adapt to current business methods. I gave him a couple of chances because I felt the way you do. I drive by the place every day. Last time I was there, I walked out shaking my head and drove to VOW in Cleveland, picked up two handguns and almost $500 of ammo. I had the money, willing to give him a chance and I respectfully asked him to reconsider. You can make money in today's marketplace. Like the carpet rider says, "Adapt or die". I don't feel sorry for him, he's making his own bed.

You are not missing much ... been there three times hoping that each previous time they were just having a bad day. Drive by it every day and I will never enter the place again. Very little stock and a lot of old chit priced high. Transfer fees are outrageous. Take a ride to Cleveland and check out the shops there. Worth the ride. My favorite place in Cleveland is VOW - Volunteer Ordnance Works.

Actually met him several times. The CFO of the engineering firm I worked for managed the Mansfield baseball park that King donated to the city. (that in itself is an awesome story) He is totally laid back, unpretentious and always wearing old jeans with a sweatshirt. He is an incredible philanthropist. If you know of a small town that needs a library, he has a foundation that offers generous grants to get one started or expanded. BTW, the parallels between Maine and Tennessee are quite astonishing. I feel just at home here as I do in my home town where I grew up. Living in the Bahston area really sucked. When I came down here on vacation, I waited ten days for the southern hospitality act to die. It did not and within three days of returning from said vacation, I made up my mind that I was moving where people are friendly, courteous, compassionate and just plain nice. The only real differences between my home town culture and down here is they speak french up there. And this is the Buckle of the Bible belt. I hated working in the Massachusetts/NH area.

Lesson learned from my father ... NEVER finance a toy, ever! The couple of times that I did, I ended upside down when the fit hit the shan. Today when I buy a motorcycle, gun or any other non-necessity, I save and pay cash.

Welcome from another ex-Mainer, grew up and spent most of my life in far northern Maine. Moved down here a couple of years ago and never looked back. If I would of known what I know now thirty years ago, I would of moved down here in a heartbeat. Oh ... Mainer => Ayuh Southerner => y'all Only things I miss about Maine are moose meat, fiddleheads and Cortland apples!

So much for catching some fish ....

Nope, though if you do get one, it would be wise to protect it. Insurance deductibles are expensive when money is tight. And the problem won't leave till you address it.

I bought the old relay logic type washing machines for this very reason. They last 30+ years if maintained and are reliable. The electronics don't do much for you if you step back and look at the big picture. In the future, these electronics will be tied into the "Smart Grid" and will provide some energy savings. For now, they just add complexity and unreliability. Cliff's notes version of what is written below ~ If you have fancy electronics in your appliances, invest in several layers of surge protection devices to protect them. For those of you that do have electronics in any of your appliances, you need to invest in a whole house surge protection device. (SPD) Plus add consecutive layers of protection as needed downstream. Why? Because there is no way to protect any of your 220 volt appliances. These electronics work on 5 volts and can only get hit so many times. As for your other 120 volt appliances, how many of you have them protected? A good system starts at about $500 and can be as high as $3k. Anything less than that is garbage. Good ones rely on several different technologies. Poor and cheap ones only have MOV's in them. The quality ones use silicon avalanching diodes, spark gap triggering and MOV's to protect against the different waveforms and electrical events. There is no one SPD that will do it all, you need to apply them at the service entrance of your home, and then every place downstream that requires protection to "wick away" the event. Some companies to look at are: AC Panel Mount Products (The TDX TVSS units are the minimum I would consider.) Residential Surgelogic SPDs (you get what you pay for, look at their high end ones. The hundred dollar ones are only good to protect a branch not a whole house.) PHOENIX CONTACT | TRABTECH Surge Protection Phoenix Contact is another reputable company to look at. The NEC and UL implemented the UL/ANSI 1449-3 standard as of September this year. It is aimed at industrials but there has been significant changes in residential construction as well. The problem lies with the states not adopting these changes as they occur so contractors will not spend the money needed if they don't have to. The motivation that is driving these new regulations is the increase costs of repairing and replacing the current technological offerings that are damaged by not only large electrical events. There is also types that have small electrical events that just keep pinging away till the circuitry fails. A good SPD will protect against all these events.

Everytime I put one of my dogs down, I cried. Not ashamed to admit it either. It was the absolute least I could do.

Nope, if it is secured in an appropriate container and under 50 pounds, you should be OK. Ammo cans are not good containers, you need something that will vent the gases. My fire chief in my old hometown gave me hell when I was a dealer and told me if my house ever caught fire, he was letting it burn down. That is when I started checking on regs.

Should you do have a fire and the investigators discover it, your insurance will refuse to pay. Fifty pounds of powder is a lot of power.

Dogs that are tied outside slowly go insane. They are a pack animal and your family is its pack. You isolate it and it will go crazy. Best dog I ever had was a Dobe, I swear to this day that dog could read my mind before I could. Now I have a mountain cur that was dumped in my neighborhood last fall. She is a great dog and appreciates us adopting her.

I use a bottle of MAPP gas with a self igniting torch head on it. With that, I have started fires in downpours. Obviously, I don't backpack but I always bring one along for just that reason. Believe it or not, an Indian showed me that! Never forgot it and brings a smile to my face every time I use it.

Wasn't in Ooltewah, was in Orono, Maine ten years ago. They were going in and out of where the outside water faucet came out of the vinyl siding. Tried spraying wasp killer and got nowheres. Chair and vacuum took about an hour and a half. Vacuum sucked them up as they were trying to fly in and out of the hole in the vinyl siding. We called those yellow jackets and I think down here y'all call them hornets. Either way, they have very nasty dispositions. Your bugs are different down here, never saw a carpenter bee till this past spring up at an old general store by the Devil's Triangle. Never saw a black widow till I moved down here. Maine is the only state that doesn't have poisionous snakes. They do have brown recluse spiders up there but I never saw one. I did get rid of a couple of those long skinny black and red wasp nests on my house and my next door neighbor's back porch. He thought I was crazy till I got rid of it for him. Just hung around till there were no more, almost a dozen of them. <shrugs>

Can this ruling apply in Milwaukee?