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RE: DUI questions
Sheeesh! If we were really serious about stopping carnage caused by drunk driving we'd simply give the cops the right to park at the exit of every bar parking lot! Of course that wouldn't be politically correct though to infringe on someones right to get plastered and behind the wheel of a car without giving the cop probable cause to check him out before he commits a moving infraction!
Good idea, except for the fact that there are far more bars than there are cops and not all drunk drivers come from bars. You would have to include restaurants, parks, rave parties, house parties, and a variety of other places.
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03/06/10 05:38pm |
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RE: DUI questions
The numbers that I've seen pretty much support the thought that the roadblocks are a large waste of manpower with low success rate, as in number of DUI's versus the number of people stopped and the number of LEO's involved.
To me it makes more sense to get these cops out on the streets looking for DUI's instead of sitting around waiting for the DUI's to come to them.
The theory behind the checkpoints is to educate and to prevent and no necessarily to make arrests. They do make arrests, but the idea is prevention. Whether that is working or not I don't know, but I do know DUI related deaths are going down over the years. It's hard to attribute that to any one thing because there are a lot of factors in play. Having paramedics respond to accidents really reduced fatalities as did other factors like cell phones because help could get started faster.
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msmith1199
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03/06/10 05:35pm |
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RE: DUI questions
We have them in the Los Angelus area. But most intelligent intoxicated people know how to make a u-turn, or turn off on a side street.
Municipalities in South-Central Los Angelus like Hawthorne and Inglewood regularly block off a random street in the mornings or evenings, always during rush hour. They do it just to earn revenue, but in the name of "public safety". Most intelligent folks know to make a u-turn or to turn off onto a side street whenever you see the blinking lights up ahead.
And most cops will know to look for the people that are turning off and the will follow them to see how they are driving. In California you can't be pulled over for simply avoiding the road block, but most agencies will assign a few motor cops to watch for those avoiding the check point and they will stop you if they detect any signs of impaired driving or any vehicle code violation such as not having a license plate. And if you think DUI check points are revenue generators you are sadly mistaken.
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03/06/10 05:26pm |
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RE: Will you look at me funny at rally if I don't have Genturi?
I can see how the generator exhaust may be a problem if it's blowing right into the coach next door, but with diesel gensets, doesn't the exhaust sink to the ground anyway? Wouldn't blowing it straight up just cause it to come straight back down?
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msmith1199
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02/23/10 10:36pm |
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RE: Craigs List & towing FEMA trailers?
Can't hurt to inquire about it. Like was already said, if they ask for some type of up front fee or any personal info like your SSN or bank account info, then probably a good idea to hang up.
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msmith1199
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02/23/10 05:15pm |
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RE: What is decent pay for odd jobs?
We live in a small town in Idaho. We would like to hire out for some odd jobs. Such as painting our shed (12 x 24), stacking firewood, mowing and weedwacking, remove debris (old fridge, water hoses, sink). This stuff was left on our property by the previous owner. HELP us clean out garage, etc...
So cash per day ... what can we anticipate paying? Thanks!
If I were you, I'd offer pay by the job versus an hourly rate. That way they can goof off and it's not on your time. Also, there is an argument to be made that they are not an employee if you pay by the job. Something you should keep in mind is there is a variety of different laws on this kind of stuff so you decide if you want to just hire labor or hire some type of a licensed contractor or licensed handyman type person. Hiring somebody off the street who isn't licensed potentially opens you up for liability if they get hurt or any other number of things. But that's your decision to make. People hire others for cash all the time and don't have problems.
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msmith1199
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02/23/10 05:10pm |
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RE: The future of energy in two days and counting !
I'd hold off until this is shown to NOT be a perpetual motion machine (or other scam). It sounds like he has come up with an efficient fuel cell, which is a very promising and legitimate technology. It is encouraging, but promises are easy to make and even easier to break.
If it's a scam then E-Bay, Google, Wal-Mart and Staples all got victimized.
Unless he gets the price down these things aren't worth it right now. E-Bay installed five of the boxes and they say the boxes cost up to $700,000 each right now. So five would have cost $3.5 million. The E-Bay ceo said the boxes saved them $100,000 in energy bills in nine months. That means they will break even in about 26 years.
FedEx in California just had Bloom Boxes installed. Since it is green energy, in California 20 percent of the cost of the boxes is subsidized by the state. There is also a 30 percent tax break from the federal government.
Okay, so 13 years to break even.
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msmith1199
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02/22/10 05:14pm |
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RE: The future of energy in two days and counting !
I'd hold off until this is shown to NOT be a perpetual motion machine (or other scam). It sounds like he has come up with an efficient fuel cell, which is a very promising and legitimate technology. It is encouraging, but promises are easy to make and even easier to break.
If it's a scam then E-Bay, Google, Wal-Mart and Staples all got victimized.
Unless he gets the price down these things aren't worth it right now. E-Bay installed five of the boxes and they say the boxes cost up to $700,000 each right now. So five would have cost $3.5 million. The E-Bay ceo said the boxes saved them $100,000 in energy bills in nine months. That means they will break even in about 26 years.
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02/22/10 11:59am |
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RE: New Credit Card Rules Start Today
Read the fine print on those 1.9% checks. You'll probably see there is a 3% fee just to use one. The low rate usually only lasts for about a year. So the APR is really 5% or more, which in some cases still isn't bad. I bought a Hilton Time share with one of those checks on my Marriott card. Got Marriott reward points and still got a good break on the interest on the time share. Speaking of which, Hilton has a really good program if anybody likes time shares. I have a Marriott one too and Hilton's program is so much better.
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msmith1199
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02/22/10 11:51am |
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RE: Deadliest Catch's Captain Phil had a stroke
Looks like Phil died back on Feb 9th.
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msmith1199
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02/21/10 06:30pm |
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RE: My official hate GMC thread!
No vehicle should need multiple expensive repairs at or before 60,000 miles. My 2003 VW Golf diesel only needed a coolant temp sensor replaced under warranty until I sold it at 80,000 miles.
Plenty of vehicles go many, many miles without a mechanic ever touching it except for routine service items.
I agree. Everything on a vehicle (other than the normal expendables) should be designed to get you at least 80k or more miles. Of course that's assuming you do your part and take care of it and drive it correctly. Any thing routinely failing before that and the manufacturer should step up and take the blame for the design flaw and fix it.
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msmith1199
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02/20/10 11:55am |
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RE: rotater cuff surgery
How long to recover from rotater cuff surgery? It's been 3 weeks now and shoulder feels great but Doc. says at least 3 more before I even attempt to golf again. What has been your experience?
Thanks again for all your input.
Nels
Listen to the Doc. I had lower back surgery a week ago today and I feel great, but the doc is saying taking very easy for the next five weeks at least. I'm going to listen because I don't want to have to do the surgery over again.
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msmith1199
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02/19/10 10:06pm |
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RE: Own a Laundromat?
Instead of a laundramat, how about a coin operated car wash. I have 3 friends that had these, and they all made good money. You don't have to have all the stuff required for a laundramat like rest rooms, etc.,etc. Yes, you do have maintenance on the pumps, hoses, lights, etc., but much of that can be taken care of by a retired guy with some simple mechanical skills. I also know some guys that I used to work with that are doing just that.
Again, location is a biggy. Two of these guys have their car washes near apartment complexes where the car owners have no place to wash their cars but the car wash.
And lets just say this, it's hard for "someone" to know exactly how many quarters are going through the machines.
I've seen several of these coin operated car washes that also have coin operated dog washes. What a great idea. I bet that one is a money maker too. I don't have one near the house or I would take my dog to one of those.
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02/19/10 10:02pm |
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RE: My official hate GMC thread!
I love it when they know about the problem but it's your responsibility to fix it. Yup, we know we screwed that up and it shouldn't have broke, but the good news is give us $2000 and we promise to make it right this time.
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02/19/10 11:11am |
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RE: Own a Laundromat?
a friend of mine opened a laundromat a few blocks from a local college AND added an espresso bar. He makes good money from the drinks students buy while waiting for their laundry to finish.
Location, location, diversity, university!!!
Adding food to your business means more regulations you have to follow and more licensing requirements, such as food handler's license.
So? Sounds like a great idea to me.
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msmith1199
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02/19/10 11:00am |
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RE: Own a Laundromat?
I too have looked into buying a laundromat. I didn't buy it because I just didn't feel comfortable with the business itself. When an owner tells me they have lots of unreported income so the financials they show on their tax forms is low, I'm gonna run every time.
When they tell you that, tell them the reason you are looking for a business like this is because in a few months you are retiring from your civil service job as an auditor for the IRS. See what their face looks like then.
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msmith1199
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02/18/10 08:10pm |
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RE: So what's up with the Forums?
I know, lets convince Affinty to quit advertising on the forum they provide for free, and we'll all agree to subscribe and pay a monthly fee to be here. Whose in?
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msmith1199
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02/18/10 11:05am |
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RE: Odd Image in Pic
I'm gussen that you have a UV filter on the lens to protect it, I have found that that extra piece of glass will result in troublesome flairs particularly when photographing the sun or lights a night.
Please let me know if I am right.
Joe
That's my guess too.
Especially when using a slow shutter speed (as evidenced by the spark trails)
I think this answer is correct.
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msmith1199
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02/17/10 05:14pm |
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RE: You know you've had enough winter when you see this:
You guys are so lucky. With the dumb old sunshine and warm temps here my lawn has started growing so fast I have to mow it once a week now.
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msmith1199
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02/17/10 12:59pm |
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RE: Question about passing a bicyclist.
As a driver who bicycles quite a bit, I wonder how other people feel when coming upon a bicycle rider who is riding with traffic and one who is riding against traffic.
For me, I get a queasy feeling when I see the person's face and see them wobble as I move way to the left to avoid them. When I come up to a rider going with the flow I still move way left but feel much more relaxed.
The only thing I can think of that causes this feeling is a perception that those riding against traffic are not real confident riding in the street.
With the flow and obeying traffic laws or against the flow, does it make any difference to you?
When I ride out in the country where the roads are narrow and there is no shoulder I often ride against traffic. The reason I do that is because traffic is real light and when a car does come I pull off into the dirt and stop if I have too. I don't like to trust drivers coming up behind me not to run into me. It's easier for me to see them if I'm facing them and then I make it my responsibility to get out of the way.
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msmith1199
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02/16/10 02:14pm |
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