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developed to gain their input on how well the procedure is being used in signing and marking curves. It may well be
would work and the likelihood that those responsible for plac- that routine decisions are made by technicians with engineers
ing curve signs will comply. becoming involved only when atypical or more difficult sit-
uations are encountered. However it is still the non-engineer
who is defining such situations.
PRACTITIONER SURVEY The MUTCD is the most widely used guideline because
most respondents claimed that it (or a similar state version)
To obtain a broader view, a nationwide survey of practi- was used in their jurisdiction. The ball-bank indicator is
tioners responsible for specifying and implementing TCD the most common device for determining advisory speeds
treatments for horizontal curves was undertaken. Consistent although many respondents use road geometry or test-drives
with other project tasks, the emphasis was on rural two-way, in addition to or instead of the ball-bank indicator. Many
two-lane roads. An estimated total of 1,250 practitioners from respondents indicated that much of the training for sign spec-
state, county, and city agencies in all 50 states were sent a ification is done "in-house." While standards and guidelines
20-question survey by mail or e-mail; 344 responded. Those are accepted, they are not always followed. In-house and
who received the survey were asked to respond and forward other forms of peer-to-peer training can lead to consistency
it to as many people as they deemed qualified to answer the over the years within a jurisdiction, but not necessarily
questions. For this reason, an exact response rate cannot be among jurisdictions. This inconsistency among jurisdictions
determined. However, based on the 1,250 that were sent out, can also be seen in the low level of response to questions
344 responses would represent a response rate of 25%. Of asked about practices in other jurisdictions and in the fact
the 344 practitioners that responded, 177 (52%) were from that respondents thought that practice such as setting advi-
state agencies, 144 (42%) from county agencies, and 20 (6%) sory speeds was done less consistently in "other" jurisdic-
from city agencies. City officials were not targeted for re- tions relative to their own. Respondents also often answered
sponses because of the project's rural-road focus. In states "I don't know" or left these questions blank, which also
where the state DOT has jurisdiction over all roads within the implies a potential lack of sharing of best practice among
state, county responses were not available. The largest num- jurisdictions.
ber of responses (37, 11% of the sample) came from Michigan Curves within the respondents' jurisdictions were reported
counties, which could influence the results. In most cases, to usually be signed and marked according to the standards.
however, the Michigan responses did not vary significantly Advisory speeds seem to be determined somewhat consis-
from the others. In cases where the responses from Michigan tently within jurisdictions but not among jurisdictions or across
were substantially different from the rest of the sample, both a state. The potential differences in procedures for determining
sets of responses were examined and reported. advisory speeds notwithstanding, the consensus is that many,
The practitioner survey provided some valuable informa- if not most, speed advisories are lower than needed and, most
tion about the state of the practice for curve-related TCDs. assuredly, not too high. Questions about consistency in the
Based on the relatively high level of response and the numer- use of curve signs and in particular advisory speed signs
ous comments made on survey forms, it is clear that the sign- yielded lower response rates. This may be due to the fact that
ing and marking of horizontal curves is an issue that many respondents are worried about liability or to the fact that they
practitioners find important. However, some responses were are not confident that all the curves in their area have appro-
not easily interpreted. For example, one of the primary priate signs or advisory speeds. Respondents did not feel that
responses to the question "Which horizontal curves are the curve TCDs were overused, and some even commented that
most difficult to sign and mark appropriately?" was "inter- signs might be underused in places. One common observa-
section on curve." However, there is a standard intersection- tion was that budget and staff limitations have an effect on
on-a-curve sign (W1-10) available in the MUTCD, so it the selection and placement of TCDs on horizontal curves.
would be expected that this situation would not be difficult Many respondents pointed out that personnel in many more
to sign. It could be that respondents who checked this answer rural jurisdictions know the standards, but do not have the
felt that this sign was not adequate for communicating the sit- financial resources, the staff, or the equipment to perform
uation to drivers, or they may not routinely use all TCDs at studies and/or place signs. Similar to the focus group results,
their disposal. the clear picture that emerged was that rural jurisdictions and
Not surprisingly, agencies generally sign their own roads. those with limited budgets have less comprehensive curve-
When they do not, it is usually done by a higher government related signing than more urban or richer jurisdictions.
authority. While states and counties usually employ engineers When broken down into state and county jurisdictions,
and technicians, cities and townships often have other per- answers about signing consistency did not change greatly.
sonnel such as a sign manager or road foreman responsible State-level respondents tended to be more uniform and posi-
for the selection of TCDs for horizontal curves. The large tive in their answers than were their county-level counterparts,
numbers of non-engineers involved in day-to-day signing calls but still had a negative view about practices across the state or
to question when, how, and by whom "engineering judgment" at different jurisdictional levels within a state. At the state level,


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Chapter 8. Lime Softener Operational Enhancements.
Chapter 9. Granular Activated Carbon.
Chapter 10. Plant Operations Manual.
Chapter 11. Taste-and-Odor Control.
Chapter 12. GAC Adsorption and Microbial Degradation.
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This is another 1/200 model I painted to use with Wings of War. It is made by AIR200. This one is not metal it is resin which is great for using it on a stand and keeping it light. I put a WoW ME 109 in for scale.
There is not an official card for the B-17 in the game yet, but I found one someone made on another site, so we can put it to work right away until WoW officailly does the unit someday.


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Our Intelligence And Special Ops Triumph Over The Worst Obama's Marxists Can Do.
From all reports, it was a nearly flawless operation with the exception of the loss of one helicopter. We'll probably never know all of the details, nor should we. Special operations / black ops are just that… highly clandestine, and therefore almost always top secret.
It's also a singular truth that the left, starting with Jimma Boy Carter, has been steadily eroding our intelligence community's ability to defend our country's interests throughout the world. Even Carter's bumbling incompetence couldn't match the decimation of the 'first most ethical administration in US history'… that of Billy Jeff Clinton. He, Hillary, and the rest of the Marxists in his government, did their best to decimate not only the intelligence community and cripple their ability to do their jobs, but leaked classified information at every opportunity.
Our 'assets' (agents and informers) were compromised all over the world, and many lost their lives to this shameful treason… the Clintons, along with Senator Dianne Feinstein, whose husband Richard Blum has been in bed with the Chicoms for over 25 years. Deeply embedded, I should say. He and his leftist wife have made multiple millions of dollars, literally on the backs and bodies of our gallant and magnificent military. This is the pedigree that our increasingly onerous Hussein Obama brings to the table. Another snake in a long line of snakes.
In my article the day before yesterday I alluded that this operation was not any great act of courage by the Enlightened One, but rather the culmination of ten years of hard and concentrated work set in motion by George Bush. Obama never would have made such a move on his own.
What happened was that he was forced into giving his ok for the operation. Obama, the great lover of all things Muslim, would never have given up his icon except under huge political duress. He was faced with the political certainty that if he buried this intel, someone would release it during the hottest part of the 2012 election cycle and that, on top of the rest of his dismal performance, would put finis to his second term aspirations.
The surest indication of the truth of this is that Obama didn't get the ratings 'bounce' of which the left was so palpitatingly expectant. It didn't happen. Nothing Obama can say or do is going to sway the American people, no matter what the legions of his Lame Stream Media have to say about it.
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LOL@Skippy--what an impotent and small man you are!
I had to stop by just to see if the head Tea Bagger was having an aneurysm or a complete mental breakdown. It appears that he is in the middle of mental break. Like most conservatives they keep throwing up in their mouths with the very thought that President Obama did in 2 years what Bush could not do in 7 years (not to mention that Bush abandoned Afghanistan to go off to Iraq) . Skippy's hatred of President Obama boarders on a serious sickness. His irrational view as displayed in his diatribes can only be rooted in an extreme form of mental illness. GET HELP YOU SICK F**K
Enhanced interrogation led to Osama's location
First the associated press runs the story, then Time joins in,(link) and the reality of the Bush era creeps in ever so slowly into the news cycle. The NYT acknowledges the details, but downplays it, as Bush's success doesn't fit the "storyline" of Democrat history.
The Democrats are becoming hysterical, as demonstrated by gunthestops parting comment.
Evidently Radriguez knew enough to be "interrogated" himself...
Jose Rodriguez ran the CIA's Counterterrorism Center from 2002 to 2005, the period when top al-Qaeda leaders Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and Abu Faraj al-Libbi were taken into custody and subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques" (EITs) at secret prisons overseas. KSM was subjected to waterboarding, sleep deprivation and other techniques. Al-Libbi was not waterboarded, but other EITs were used on him.
"Information provided by KSM and Abu Faraj al-Libbi about bin Laden's courier was the lead information that eventually led to the location of [bin Laden's] compound and the operation that led to his death," Rodriguez tells TIME in his first public interview. Rodriguez was cleared of charges in the video-destruction investigation last year.
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To truly protect marriage, should divorce be banned? One man is trying to get just that on the ballot
"If marriage is so sacred, why do half of them end in divorce?" and "How is my gay marriage affecting the health of your heterosexual one?" are common refrains from those in the anti-Prop 8 camp. John Marcotte is gearing up to put an end to that argument. The founder of rescuemarriage.org is collecting signatures to get a new initiative on the November ballot—one that would amend the California constitution to ban divorces throughout the state. According to the proposed ballot language, the initiative "changes the California Constitution to eliminate the ability of married couples to get divorced in California" and while doing so, "preserves the ability of married couples to seek an annulment." A Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance's summary both predict it will result in "savings to the state of up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually for support of the court system due to the elimination of divorce proceedings." Marcotte's point might be tongue-in-cheek, but his efforts are sincere. How will it frame the next wave of gay marriage arguments and what does it say about the current state of political discourse in the golden state?
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Firstly, yes I'm still drawing but I'm doing projects that I can't put publically I'm storyboarding part time with my friend for the YouTube cartoon Tequila Tae Kwon Do (www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZ3J7….
Secondly, my day-job has finally been letting up. For a long while, like October till June or July of 2012-2013, we were cranking out 11 movies for 3D.. We were doing 84 hour work weeks and that's just dang draining... and on TOP OF THAT
I got pregnant in February XD So first trimester, I was exhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaausted and working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week... and that was on a cut-down schedule. Hours are better now, but it felt like I needed at least a month to decompress.
On top of ALL OF THAT, I was doing a smidgen of freelance and did 2 issues of CVS's Factorman Soooo, crazy sorry I haven't been updating DeviantArt/Tumblr and showing stuff. BUT! Hopefully that'll all change once this baby is outta me around Thanksgiving. ^_^ I have crazy dreams of doing freelance and personal artwork during maternity leave, but I also understand that might be just crazy. I would hope handling multiple demanding jobs will prepare me for motherhood. Will it?! We'll see!
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I'm building a 4' wide walkway around the side of my house coming off of a deck. It's about 9' off the ground. While placing the joists, I've discovered the last 6 or so are shorter dimensional heights coupled with a slope on the beam. If it were only an 1/8th", I'd live with it but they're closer to 1/2" and a couple are 5/8ths. I can't find 2x12's rough sawn in my area or I would just use those. I've placed the taller joists to that end already and I'm still short. I'm considering placing a strip of treated wood or plastic wood on top of the beam and resting the joists on that or shimming each joist up individually. Is that a bad idea? Should I shim on the top of the joist instead? What's the limit on shims anyway? |
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- Posted by john_hyatt (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 21:22
This is typical of any framing lumber including rough sawn if fact its really different from one to the other much more so than standard s4s material. You can either use a power planer to make them the same on top or shim up the lower ones. Using strips on top wont work all that well. J. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 14:35
I agree with John: shim the short ones from below, where they rest on the beam. If they're really 1/2" off, then it's more "chunk of wood" than shim, but large shim/small shim it doesn't matter. To lessen the difference, can you put the shorter joists on the beginning of the beam, and the taller ones on the part of the beam that slopes down? |
- Posted by brooklyndecks (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 18:01
If you bought your joist material at the same time/same place, there is no way you'd have a 1/2-5/8" differential amongst them. Sounds like your problem started with the posts/beams. It always helps if you start with a good foundation, as problems just multiply as you move up. That said, you can shim up the individual joists, and make it good. We just had a thread about a similar problem here at the gardenweb. Check it out for some pointers on fixing bad joistage...see the link below. I hope you build a good railing for your walkway. Post some pics steve |
Here is a link that might be useful: fixing bad joistage
- Posted by john_hyatt (My Page) on Tue, Aug 10, 10 at 18:29
Thanks Steve and the Weedster, Good to see youall. J. |
Brooklyn, you're right. I decided to add the walkway after I bought the other joist boards. I'll look at your link, thanks! Weedster, I did move the taller joists to that side. But the 1/4" difference in the joists coupled with the difference in beams (It's a 24' long run and I split 2 beams over a post) has me in this little pickle. I was actually contemplating notching the other higher joists underneath to split the difference but they have 3" ss annular ring nails toed through them into the top of the beam and those nails are not "quitters". Would it be better to shim up the beam instead? Or ripping one long shim out of some left over 4x12 to attach to the end in question? Since it's elevated, I'll probably stare at shims under the beams and point them out in disgust to everyone that comes over. Thanks for your advice guys! |
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Method of rule, or policies, of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union and his imitators elsewhere in the Soviet bloc. On taking power, Stalin brooked no dissent from party policies, of which he assumed the role of sole infallible interpreter. He postponed the struggle for world proletarian revolution, focusing instead on socialism in one country. He decreed the wholesale collectivization of Russian agriculture and a program of rapid industrialization, which, though broadly effective, resulted in the deaths of many millions. Purges in the 1930s (see Purge Trials) resulted in the deaths of millions more, as opponents were branded traitors and executed or sent to the Gulag. After Stalin's death Nikita Khrushchev repudiated Stalinism (1956) as an aberration. See also Leninism, Trotskyism.
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I live in Boyne City Michigan which is in the northern part of the lower peninsula. My gardening season doesn't start until late May-early June and that's if the weather cooperates.
I have a very short growing season basically I have from late May-early June until October (maybe November if I'm lucky). Warm weather vegetables (cucumbers, any kind of squash, melons, beans, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and okra) don't grow as well here because the summers where I live our mild; as a result they also tend to be cooler. To heat up the soil so the seeds will germinate faster and so that I'll get bigger yields and have healthier plants, could I use black trash bags on top of the soil to heat up the soil? Would I have to cut holes in the trash bags that's equal to how big the plant will be, or can I just plant the seed and just cover the soil with a black garbage bag? Would I need to use a double thickness of the black garbage bags? Also I plan to use bottle cloches with warm weather vegetables in addition to covering the soil with the black trash bags. Bottle cloches essentially act like a mini green house and will heat up the growing area for the seedling by 10-20 degrees. If I use the bottle cloches in addition to using the black garbage bags will I be overheating the plant? |
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- Posted by nycynthias Z6 NY (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 15:08
You can try the black plastic bags to warm the soil, but I would NOT plant through them! They're meant to go on top of your beds a few weeks *before* your last frost date and be removed when you actually plant out your transplants. Remember, plastic isn't porous, so among other issues, if you leave the plastic there after you plant, no water can get to the roots. The cloches are fine but they're really meant to protect young plants, as opposed to warming larger plants during the growing season. A general note about cloches--the glass ones are tricky since they don't ventilate, and with the cloche alone you have to be very vigilant about regulating the temperature. I personally prefer to cut the bottom off a 2 liter coke bottle and leave the cap off, as an individual cloche for a young plant. If you would like to try to extend your growing season a little later into October, that can be done--but I would recommend constructing hoop houses or row covers. That will give you much better coverage for an entire row/raised bed, and can help prevent frost-nipped plants that you're not yet ready to surrender to the autumn weather. It might buy you a couple of weeks if you are lucky. |
You know Michigan State University has a great agricultural extension service and provides all sorts of "how to garden in Michigan" publications online. If you haven't already done so, you really need to explore their website as all of their information would be specific for your garden. Your local county extension office can also be a big help to you and if they have a Master Gardener Program you can even work with other local gardeners. I linked their publication on using plastic in the home garden below for you but they also have tips on how to grow all kinds of vegetables in Michigan gardens. Dave |
Here is a link that might be useful: Plasticulture For Michigan Vegetable Production
- Posted by thepodpiper so. east mi. z6 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 19:03
I am not sure why people say to not use black plastic or not to plant through it but my whole garden is covered with black plastic and it works wonders. If I lived where the temps were much higher I would'nt use it but in Mi., for me it works and I will continue to use it. Take a look at some of my pics and you can see the black plastic in my garden. |
Here is a link that might be useful: garden pics
BP is a personal choice; some have very strong opinions for or against it. I used it for the first time last year, and loved it! Pics are below, but here's some thoughts: Warms soil- CHECK! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Another pic of Garden w/Black Plastic 2009
I LOVE my black plastic. I buy it in 20 x 100 foot rolls at Home Depot or Lowe's. To cover all of my planting beds, it takes about 12 full rolls. Luckily, it lasts about 3 years -- good thing, since the price for that size roll has increased to about $80 the past few years as oil prices spiked. As state above, it warms the soil, prevents almost all weeds (a few do get through, especially in the 2nd and 3rd years as you get more holes), traps moisture, etc. I take a drill with about a quarter inch bit, and drill holes all around the roll right through the cardboard box, spacing the holes about 3 to 4 inches apart. This five minute job results in the plastic being studded with thousands of little holes, big enough for good drainage but small enough to prevent weeds from growing through. IMO, black plastic garbage bags are too flimsy, and probably a lot more expensive per square foot than 6 mil black plastic. |
- Posted by bmoser z6PA (email@example.com) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 23:19
Black plastic mulch doesn't need to be thick to be effective. Actually clear plastic would warm the soil better but then you would have no weed control. I lay a few miles of 4' rolled black plastic every year by tractor pulled plastic layer and wouldn't plant most transplant crops without it. However I would not plant seeds and cover with plastic as mentioned. If you are not transplanting through it cut a "X" slit with a knife and tuck the cut corners under, plant your seed and cover over edges with a little soil to keep wind out and prevent the plastic from smothering your seedlings. If you have a larger area covered you can either poke holes in the plastic or put drip tape under for water supply to plants. The problem with even small holes is that grass will find the light and before long you may have defeated your purpose of weed control. If you are serious about season extension consider also using a floating row cover over newly planted crops that are set out a few weeks earlier than last expected frost date. You get the protection of the cloches without the potential hazzard cooking your plants if the sun gets to them before you do. |
- Posted by kawaiineko_gardener 5a (email@example.com) on Thu, Mar 11, 10 at 13:31
Well I don't know how to make floating row covers nor do I know what they look like. Also I'm on a very limited budget so I don't think it's an option to make them at this point and time. Regarding the cloches, I plan to use the 2 liter pop bottles for my seedlings. They're mainly going to be used to protect my seedlings from windy weather; the fact that the cloches act as a mini greenhouse is just a bonus. Should I put holes in the cloches using a drill bit? If so, how many holes per cloche and what would the size of the holes need to be (1/4", 1/2", etc.) I'd like the holes to be big enough that my seedlings won't be overheated but small enough that windy weather won't knock my seedlings down. The normal rules of gardening don't apply to me, because Where Can I find black plastic that is used for gardening? Here are the dimensions for each container below: 10 gallon (have 4 of these) Length-19" 15 gallon (have one of these) Length:23" I have a container that is roughly 10 gallons, but slightly smaller so here are the dimensions for it: Length:19" The other containers I have are a 5 gallon circular container and pots that have rims with a diameter of 9" and 10". I don't know the dimensions for these though. I cannot afford to spend $80 on the black gardening plastic. Can you recommend a place that sells it cheaper? Over the internet is fine, so long as I don't get ripped off with shipping and handling charges. |
K-g: Most any hardware store or general merchandise store (Meijer, K-mart, Home Depot) will sell 10 x 25 foot rolls of 6 mil black plastic for around $12 to $14. Look in the paint department -- its used for dropcloths, among other things. Regarding clear plastic -- as the one poster above said, it does NOT keep down the weeds. I put a big section of clear down years ago, when I was first doing this. I figured weeds would grow under it, but it would keep them down. WRONG -- they pushed it up 2 to 3 feet off the ground in some spots. Even though they were half cooked, the weeds just kept growing -- nasty things like pigweeds and sow thistles. |
I'd use the heavy duty trash bags as you originally asked. Nothing wrong with that. |
I use trash bags too...works fine. One thing I'm doing this year is poking holes occasionally along the plastic for moisture, as there was no moisture underneath when I removed it. But, the area around the plants were fine, had a good crop. |
Soil in containers warms up much faster and can get too hot much faster than in-ground beds. So much of the above advice may not apply to you growing in containers. 40 degrees poses no problem for most things as the soil will be warmer than the air. And with plastic containers you will lose some heat out the sides of the containers too, not just the top. So while you might want to use the plastic trash bags initially you'll need to watch the soil temperatures closely to prevent plant damage once the summer heat arrives. Dave |
- Posted by starwoodfarm (My Page) on Fri, Mar 12, 10 at 10:45
There's also olive mulch which warms the soil better than black, but still doesn't let the weeds grow. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Solar mulch, olive colored
I have black trash bags cut and covering the soil now (I had some left from last year) and I also used black landscaping paper. My only intent is to heat up the garden faster than the rest of the year prior to me planting. I'm in zone 5 so any extra heat I can get in the ground earlier would help. |
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Well in regards to using the black bags or the black roll people are referring to, I'd be using primarily for warm weather vegetables (zucchini, cucumbers, butternut squash, maybe okra, maybe eggplant, green beans, tomatoes, and watermelon). I realize that cool weather veggies like cool weather but I'm concerned about night time temperatures for cool weather vegetables; that the temperature will drop down too low even for cool weather vegetables. Another concern is that it will slow germination which will defeat the purpose of growing my cool weather vegetables early. |
- Posted by gardendrivenlife 6a (My Page) on Fri, Mar 12, 10 at 22:05
2 litre bottles with the cap side up, then unscrew to ventilate |
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I can't believe our relatively new (2006) dishwasher is making such a loud noise now - started this past winter. Is there an appliance messageboard I could go to? Most likely we'll have to get the Sears repairman here but I guess I'd like to see what others have experienced and learned. Thanks! Ann |
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Last week I encountered a situation where a 5 ton Trane XB10 unit had been installed to replace a 4 ton Goodman unit, the 4 ton Goodman A coil was used. The home owner said unit was installed by tech engaged by his homeowmers insurance after his unit was damaged by a tree limb. The home owner said the techs did not change anything on the furnace, simply removed freon from damaged unit cut it out installed the Trane unit, charged it turned it on and left. Homeowner said unit worked fine and cooled well. Setup has been in service since March. I have seen 4 ton A coils that could be converted to 5 tons by changing the metering orfice, however the guy swears techs did not even go into basement. Whats you guys thought on this? I explained the situation to the home owner and he ask me what should he do. Now the man is retired and on fixed income. Should he just leave thing alone and hope for the best or should he try to make the insurance company replace A coil ? I in all my years in the hvac field have never encountered such a deal. What the proper thing to do? Incidently the Trane unit appears to be used was manufacured in 07 but appears to be in excellent shape. |
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- Posted by tigerdunes (My Page) on Sun, Nov 27, 11 at 16:33
A matching Trane coil should be installed but first question I would want answered is whether existing furnace has a 5 ton rated blower. And what about idea of the larger AC condenser? How was this arranged? Through the insurance company's agent? Or perhaps through one of these awful third party warranty companies? Eventually homeowner will most likely have trouble. Perhaps this is a case of an unethical HVAC company akin advantage of a senior. This makes me mad. IMO |
- Posted by tigerdunes (My Page) on Sun, Nov 27, 11 at 16:51
No this is just a big mess. What is location? What size home? Ductwork most likely is not sized for a 5 ton. Homeowner would be better served if used Trane was removed for a good basic 4 ton 13 SEER with matching evap coil. IMO |
We have serviced this furnace for years and it is a Goodman GPS 120 and if I remember right does have a 5 ton blower. From what I can gather the work was done by someone sent by a home warranty company. They did not give the homeowner anytype paper work. Simply showed installed unit got it running and left. I though his homeowners policy had arrainged this but after talking to him again found out it was one of the home warranty outfits. The whole setup is quite odd house is 1700 sq feet and the 4 ton unit was too big, however someone installed it along with the furnace to replace an old gravity unit was not the best installation but whoever did the work lucked out and setup worked fine kept house comfortable and the years we have been servicing unit it has given minimum problems, we have replaced the timed fan board and a gas valve over about 15 years, other than this just cleaned burners, oiled vent fan motor and cleaned coils. A higher effeciency setup would definitely be better but I doubt they can afford it and are stuck with the Trane unit. I want to do whatever I can to help them and would like to do whatever I can to make the Trane last as long as possible. |
- Posted by heatseeker (My Page) on Mon, Nov 28, 11 at 8:51
It sounds like it is a five ton a coil, if not you can install a five ton metering device. But like I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. Now if there are condensation problems that is a different situation . |
Heatseeker, according to the home owner setup worked fine,no condensation issues, said his electric bill actually was a few bucks lower than with the old setup. I had him turn unit on and it seemed to run smooth and the amp draw was in proper range. The whole setup is quite unique have never seen such a cobbled up installation that worked well. When the old gravity unit was replaced someone left the old 8 inch vents in tact and made sheetmetal adapters to make regular vent pipe connects from furnace plenium. They also used the old gravity return which is located in a hall way, several grates are installed in room doors and as weird as it is setup keeps house comfortable and the utility bills are within reason. We have not changed anything on setup, have simply repaired and cleaned furnace. I would like to do whatever I could to help them keep the setup operating. I hate to see people get cobbled up work like this. However as heatseeker says if it ain,t broke, don,t fix it. So maybe it would be wiser to just wait and see. |
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I went to my local welding place to get my co2 tank filled and since the set screw that holds the wheel (blue) broke off and it was not secure. Does anybody know where I can find a new set screw to repair it? I was able to get it filled at a paintball place but it cost me 17 dollars for 5 lbs when the welding place would have charged me 8.
Look up a fire safety shop, my local one is Koetter Fire Supply. Cheapest fills and hydro tests, and they should be able to fix your tank.
I don't know the rule with CO2 tanks but it seems weird that neither of my acetylene tanks have a wheel on them you use a little wrench on the valve stub and it looks looks just like the pic of your tank without the wheel. The wrench is chained to tank though that may have something to do with it . I have a 10 lb one for plumbing and a 20 lb tank in the garage and they refill them all the time. I would think an open valve would be a little more of a problem with flammable gas .Both of these tanks are from the 50's Maybe they were busting your balls ?
'The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.'- Ronald Reagan
Someone could possibly open the valve, remove the wheel, and drop it somewhere inaccessible and everyone in the room asphyxiates. Safety guidelines are based on worst case scenarios I suppose.
same could happen with my tanks .. Maybe if the wheel was somehow attached to the tank. Little chain and some JB weld ? I would just take a left handed drill bit and try to get the broken piece out first but not many people have access to them. Gets f'd up just tap it a little larger . Edit: maybe just JB weld the head from a small bolt on there .
Hardware store or auto parts should have set screws. edithttp://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2115


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From the moment we became missionaries, it seemed like Satan tackled us on every side.
I was opening the gate to our home when the wind from an unexpected storm yanked it from my hand, knocking me on my face and gashing my ankle clean to the tendon.Six stitches and a pair of crutches later I was back home, ready to unpack and start my new life as a missionary. From that point on, it seemed that Satan tackled us at every side.
Our vehicle was broken into. Our groceries were stolen. I got bitten by a dog. Our baby got roseola. We were robbed. We had problems at work. But each time God performed some miracle—great or small—to confirm that He was with us.
Living in the tropical country of Papua New Guinea, we often faced health challenges. Many times, one of our kids would have a fever that wouldn't respond to medication. While they slept, I would pray and cry, asking God for help because I felt I couldn't take it anymore. Each time this happened, our child woke up well!
We had been in the country only a few weeks when our daughter's temperature soared to 107.5. We tried medicines, cold baths, charcoal—everything we could think of. As we prayed for guidance, I suddenly remembered meeting a young mother at church who had given us her phone number. I called her, thinking she might be able to recommend a good hospital.
Imagine our relief when we learned that she was a pediatrician and her husband was a surgeon! The couple rushed over with their medical bags, examined our daughter, and made plans for her to be admitted to a hospital. They even took charge of supervising her treatment and arranged for us to stay with her.
To determine what was wrong, our daughter needed an X-ray. But here, as in many countries, there's often a long wait to get one. To complicate matters, it was a national holiday. But, once again, God sent an angel. The only person trained to use the X-ray machine (he wasn't scheduled to work that day) just happened to walk down the hall. Our doctor friends asked him do the X-ray on the spot. This gave us the diagnosis—pneumonia—and allowed immediate treatment. Within 24 hours her temperature was down enough for us to go home!
Security was a constant issue. One morning during worship with the children, we talked about God's protecting angels. Then I took my daughter to run a few errands. We were in a store when I realized we were being watched by a group of men. I saw them split up and begin to surround us. One of them had what looked like a knife behind his back. I grabbed my daughter and ducked under the racks and ran for the guards. The young men weren't caught, but we were safe. Turning to me, my daughter exclaimed, "Mommy, Jesus sent His angels to protect us!" It was a wonderful lesson for her about God's protection.
Another time a construction worker told us that his wife had seen two questionable men come to our gate during the previous week. One stood guard while the other took out a key, opened our gate, and entered our yard. When the men saw the construction crew within view, they quickly left, no doubt intending to return later. As soon as our night guard arrived, I told him, so he could be on the lookout for these intruders. His response was chilling but humbling. "Several times during the past week, something told me to 'urgently go to your house!'" he said. I had been alone with the children all week, yet God had not left me undefended. He spoke to our guard—another of His angels.
One time I was out shopping with two friends and a guard. While the guard ran an errand for me, someone stole my purse. In it was a significant amount of money, my phone, my driver's license, and a bankcard. After so many difficulties this seemed like the last straw! I went home crying and claimed what was by now a very familiar verse: "I will contend with those who contend with you" (Isaiah: 49:25, NIV).
Amazingly, my husband called 30 minutes later, telling me that he had my phone, card, and driver's license. It turned out that another customer overheard me report the theft and took it upon himself to get my phone number and my husband's. He texted the thief and talked him into returning my things. He then called my husband with the news, apologizing for the behavior of his countryman. Another angel.
Every time we were overwhelmed with discouragement, God did something to remind us of His care. Several times we ran out of money, and our food was nearly gone. Suddenly every fruit tree in our yard produced fruit.
The climax of our experience came at the end. We are still trying to understand why God allowed things to happen as they did, but we do know that He displayed His presence and protection to us in a mighty way. Our son had become critically ill. We had already flown him to a clinic twice, but the cause of his illness couldn't be found. The decision had been made to give him the strongest medicine available, and if that didn't work, he would be taken by medevac to Australia. The third time he became ill we were unable to fly, so we drove—something very difficult in a country where torrential rains wreak havoc with the roads and crime can create security issues.
We had traveled for an hour when we came to a one-lane bridge. An oncoming bus pulled aside to allow us to pass first. The road was full of car-sized holes, and where the bridge reached land on the other side it was particularly bad, so we proceeded very slowly. Just as we were reaching the bad section on the other side next to the bus waiting its turn, another passenger bus came flying toward us. With an embankment on one side and the waiting bus on the other, we were two seconds from a fatal head-on collision. Yet God created space and the bus crashed between us and the other bus. Our truck took most of the impact.
We knew that loss of life was likely and had been told that in situations like this, it's imperative to keep driving to a safe place. In shock we noted that we were all unharmed (although glass was everywhere, including in my mouth and in my children's ears). We quickly drove to a nearby store, reported the accident to the police, and called for an ambulance. We prayed for the people in the crashed bus and drove the remaining hour to the clinic to tend to our critically ill son.
Upon arriving at the clinic, we discovered that the impact had nearly torn the bed off our truck and had broken the leaf spring that holds on the axle. For a full hour, we had driven over huge potholes with only a little safety wire holding the axle together.
The staff rushed my son to the doctors while I told the story of our accident. They decided that the treatment was working and could be continued in-country, but a new crisis developed. There was increasing concern for our safety as reports were coming in of deaths from the accident. (We later learned that the bus had gone over the bridge and 12 people had died.) When someone is killed, it's the custom of the village people to kill the person they hold responsible. Because we had been part of the crash scene, we became the recipients of their wrath.
The clinic's compound security guards came to tell us that angry villagers had come looking for us. The guards were able to turn them away, but they only left to round up more villagers before coming back after us. The clinic packed a bag with all the medicines my son would need for the next week, and the guards told us, "You must get out of here now!"
They had us lie down in a truck with guards in one truck in front of us and in another truck behind us. They urged us not to let anyone see us. We lay against the floorboards praying, my sick son screaming in pain and confusion as I held him down, not knowing what we might encounter in an area where people still use guns, bush knives, clubs, and spears to fight. When we got to the grass airstrip, the guards quickly got out, encircled us, and shuttled us onto the waiting plane, which immediately took off. Within a week we were advised by embassy and church officials that we should leave the country permanently for our own safety.
What a disappointment! This was certainly not how we dreamed that our mission service would end. However, looking back, it's humbling to see the many things that God did for us. He miraculously spared our lives multiple times, and although we were literally running for our lives in the end, no harm came to us. We learned that God is stronger than anything and that He never leaves His children. We saw Him work through many wonderful people. And someday, we will understand it all.
We're the Kennedy family from Tennessee—Shelley, Kyle, Nova (6), and Kameron (4). We served as missionaries in Papua New Guinea, where my husband maintained the mission planes for Adventist Aviation Services. We're now in Tennessee working on airplanes and raising our children, waiting to see where God leads us next! —Shelley Kennedy
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New question: I'm getting ready to pretty things up a bit more... I want to mulch around everything I've planted in my raised bed. I'm not sure how to go about it. I'd like to create a very lush xeriscape look over time- lots of different plants filling in together and maybe adding some intersting garden junk/art over the next couple of years. I like bird baths and trellises and pottery gardens, etc... Well, I have a loooooong way to go, but anyone have any suggestions on what to start with as far as an attractive and effective mulch? Should I do an organic mulch and gravel over top or just gravel or just bark??? I have no idea where to begin. If I do gravel, any suggestions what kind looks very natural and rustic? Thank you!
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I prefer gravel since it doesn't harbor nearly as many bugs as bark does, roaches and earwigs in particular. But it does have it's drawbacks. My biggest complaint is gravel can both reflect and retain A LOT of heat, which can fry newly planted things and make your house more expensive to keep cool. It's also really common here in NM, so your yard will look like everyone else's with gravel. If you do go with gravel, don't get "crushed fine." A friend of mine did, it was the consistency of sand - and in the first rain it turned into a muddy mess. I've got two or three types of gravel in my yard, I think one is called river gravel, and is 1-2 inches across for each rock. Another is what I call "pea gravel" as most of the rocks are the size of large peas. And then I have crushed lava/pumice, which is also about 1-2 inches for each rock. The 2" layer of pumice/lava was the first to disappear into the landscape, then thinner areas of the 4-6inch layer of pea gravel, and the 4-6inch layer of the river rock type migrated down the very gentle slope of my yard, so there wasn't much near the house, but there was quite a pile down by the sidewalk. It's only about a 2-3ft incline over 30-40feet, so that kind of suprised me. This all took place over the course of about 6-7 years. Hope this gives you some ideas - good luck! --Bob |
Thanks again Bob! That is exactly the sort of information I needed. I was sad and disappointed to hear about the "crushed fine" because I really liked the look of it, but I could see how it could turn to mud in the rain and sometimes we get a lot up here, so I'm really glad you warned me (and also that I made myself wait to check responses because I almost got some in a fit of research thwarting impatience). I'm starting now, after doing more reading, to get worried about the pine needles that are accumulating in the area. I'm going to look at small size river rock first I think. Luckily I have no slope to deal with. |
Or, what if I use just pine needles? Would that work for these types of plants? I don't know how it would look... |
I wouldn't use pine needles until we get out of the fire danger. They are very flamable, and they could be blown by wind if in an unprotected place. Even though you say you get rain, those needles could cause you problems. |
Thanks for the pine needle info! From what I hear there was just a fire up here last night. My husband smelled it through the window and then we turned on the news. They got it out right away though. I'm going to end up doing a mixture of rocks and gravel I think. I'll get the rocks from my property (a property never had so many rocks) and buy gravel. I think I'll start out with a small amount for my small bed and give the plants a chance to grow in. Heather |
- Posted by dallasbill z7 - Dallas, TX (My Page) on Fri, Jun 9, 06 at 13:51
I realize that I am in a different zone than you, but we travel to Santa Fe a lot. Have you considered shredded cedar mulch? For some reaon, the gravel is ubiquitous in NM but like the poster aboev said, it retains heat like crazy and it washes away. Cedar mulch will not wash away, even down a slope. It retains water in the ground below and it is an excellent insulator from heat. The oil in it smells great and is a natural deterent to many bugs. Over a year you will have to add more the next year, but the decomposition simply adds to the flower bed's healthy soil. Lay it down to at least 2-3 inches. Tamp it down lightly and give it a quick soak with the hose and enjoy! |
I'll offer a little more on gravel recommendations. My experience has been that if you can get crushed gravel, instead of river rock or pea gravel, it tends to knit together more over time and doesn't wash or roll away nearly as much. If you can get small crushed gravel (not 'crusher fines' which are almost sand, but 1/2" or so crushed gravel), this provides a really good environment for a lot of reseeding plants like Cal. poppies, Gaillardia, Callirihoe, Mexican hat, Desert four o-clock, etc. These are almost like weeds in my dry garden, so I think finely crushed gravel may help you with your desire to keep the area filled in. The four o'clocks would really help with the 'lushness factor' with the onset of mid-summer, when many of the rest tend to dry out. |
Gravel is the way to go, if you NEVER intend to keep digging within your beds. Unfortunately, it also gives naddah back to the soil. Your soil will not improve through natural decomposition. 3/8 minus, WASHED, gravel, .. may allow you to pull back (rake away) the ground cover. The coarser, cleaned, grade, would allow air circulation...something crusher fines will not do. Organic mulches do tend to give critters, desireable, and UNdesireable a haven. If you want to "garden", you may have to accept part of the natural world? |
- Posted by xericgardening (My Page) on Mon, Jul 10, 06 at 13:22
As a previous resident of Santa Fe, I can tell you that I much preferred shredded cedar to gravel. Gravel will embed itself into your garden, and is a devil to get out. I have used gravel in the real "desert" areas of my garden, but I didn't plant anything under it. There are seeds down in that caliche that have been there since before the cattle and sheep overgrazed. Much of it is different types of prairie grass, which will germinate if given the chance. However, I like the look and smell of shredded cedar, as well as its water-retention capabilities, and the fact that it can decompose. You may want to check the link below for more info on mulches and xeric gardening. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Desert Gardens
- Posted by strudlahead (My Page) on Sat, Jul 29, 06 at 12:27
I'm loving my course cedar mulch. Looks nice; keeps weeds way down; reduces water needs for wanted plants; allows me to continue planting at will. I have seen about ten earwigs, but I'm not bothered by them. |
Well, I haven't done anything yet. The plants are starting to grow in a little better and I'm really liking everyone's suggestion about cedar. I think I will do that. I have a few rocks in there I've been collecting from around the property as well. Shudavies, thanks for the plant recommendations, the four o'clocks would look nice (looked up a pic). I've added the desert gardening link to my favorites list. |
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The 5 coolest movie trailers of 2010 showcase popular super heroes, mythical creatures, eccentric pirates and a Sci-Fi legacy. 2010 was a phenomenal year at the movie box-office and 2011 promised even more long awaited remakes and movie series additions.
- "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Released to the worldwide web, the this cool movie trailer of 2010 features some of our returning character favorites like Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Captain Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush). But we were also given sneak peeks at new characters introduced in this latest Pirates installment. One in particular that looks promising is none other than Ian McShane ("Deadwood, Pillars of the Earth") as Blackbeard. "On Stranger Tides" catapults Captain Jack on an adventure seeking out the fountain of youth. Along the way he'll encounter zombies this time, and one that should be watched is played by Derek Mears ("Friday the 13th" -Jason/2009 and "Predators" -the classic Predator). Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom will not be featured in the fourth Pirates film.
- "Iron Man 2." In this 2010 cool movie trailer, the world finally saw Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle) transform into Iron Man's ally and partner, War Machine. The "Iron Man 2" trailer also introduces us to Tony Stark's new foes like Sam Rockwell's character Justin Hammer and Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko. Rounding out the cast in this 2010 movie trailer, Scarlett Johansson portrays The Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff and Gwyneth Paltrow reprises her role as Stark's assistant and love interest, Pepper Potts.
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'I just want out! How do I get out!' cried Elizabeth as she looked around for a way out. She wiped her eyes when she got up and walked towards the door. She quickly tried the door knob, but no use, it wouldn't budge. She then, began to pound on the door. As she pounded on the door; she started to cry again, and gave up the pounding as she fell to the floor in tears.
As she sat there and cried; she thought about Isaac and Raven and who'd she loved more. But why couldn't she choose? All she knew, was that she wanted to get out of there, and go home. She wanted to be normal again, and she wanted her nother back. 'I can't do this no more! I can't choose and I'm not going to choose!' cried Elizabeth. If she wasn't going to choose, then what would she do? She had to get out, and wanted to get out, but how? She sat there and cried as she thought.
'This sucks!' yelled Michelle when Isaac and Ryan told her what went on. They where all standing on the deck, as they paced angrily back and forth.
'I know, but what are we going to do? We have no idea where Elizabeth is,' said Isaac as he leanded on the railing and watched the water.
'But she knows that she loves Isaac so what is taking her so long?' asked Michelle.
'She doesn't know who she loves,' said Isaac disappointly.
'She couldn't possibly love Raven?' asked Michelle angrily.
'We don't know,' said Ryan.
'But what would happen if she would pick Raven?' asked Michael.
'If Elizabeth would pick Raven and kiss him, then we would disappear. We would seize to exist,' said Ryan.
'Like, we wouldn't be on Earth anymore?' asked John.
'Yes,' replied Ryan.
'What if she doesn't choose anyone and wants a normal life?' asked Michael.
'Then, you two would be back in school, but John you would have never met Michelle, and you guys wouldn't be friends with Elizabeth, because her mind would be erased and she wouldn't remember anything about us or anything that has happened,' explained Ryan.
'Woah, this does suck,' said John.
'Yes it does,' said Isaac.
'So what? We wait and see if we disappear?' asked Michael as they all looked at him.
'Well we can do that or we can help Elizabeth find the rest of the arrows,' replied Ryan.
'What's the sense in that if we are just going to disappear,' said John disappointly.
'We don't know that...that's why we can start looking for the arrows, just in case,' said Michelle as she put her arms around John's waiste.
'But where do we start looking?' asked Michael. He was standing with his arms crossed.
'That's what we don't know,' said Isaac sadly. He didn't care about the arrows right now; he just wanted Elizabeth back so he could hold her and tell her that he loved her.
'There has to be a way to find the rest of the arrows,' said John.
'Yes, but we have the slightest clue,' said Michelle. Isaac didn't say a word, but just walked passed everyone and itno the house.
'Where's he going?' asked Michael.
'He just needs sometime to think. He's pretty upset, because he let Raven get Elizabeth,' said Ryan.
'But we need his help,' said John.
'Believe us; Elizabeth's not going anywhere, because Raven likes her too much to hurt her,' said Michelle.
As Elizabeth got up; she seen the sun coming through the windows. 'It's morning already?' she asked herself, as she went to get up and her stomach growled. 'Ugh! I'm hungry,' she said as she held her stomach and walked into the kitchen, hoping to find food. When she reached the white refridgerator; she opened the door, and looked inside. To her surprise, the fridge was full. So, Elizabeth closed the door and looked into the freezer. The freezer was also packed full, which scared her a little bit. How long was she suppose to stay here? She thought to herself. As Elizabeth thought about this, her stomach growled again, and she pulled out a pack of sausage and eggs from the fridge, and began to cook breakfast.
After Elizabeth was done eating; she cleaned up, and wanted to shower, but no clothes. 'This sucks!' she yelled as she sat down on the couch. 'There has to be a way out of here,' she said to herself as she looked around. When she sat up on the couch; she noticed the notebook with Raven and Isaac's name on it with question marks. Elizabeth then thought about Isaac and what he was doing and if he was thinking about her, like she was thinking about him. She had missed him, since they haven't been able to really spend time with each other that much. 'I have to find a way out of here,' said Elizabeth as she stood up quickly. She ran to the front of the wooden door, hoping that the door was unlocked, but there was nothing. She tried the doorknob till she was red in the face, but nothing. She tried pushing the door as she turned the doorknob, but nothing. it was like she was never going to get out of there.
After trying to open the door for half hour, she finally gave up. 'There's no use, it's like he barricaded me in,' she said to herself as she caught her breath. When she turned to face the living room, and leaned against the door; she decided to check the whole house. There had to be another way out of there, other than the front door. So, after Elizabeth caught her breath, she began to walk to the back of the house. She decided to work from the back and make her way to the front. When she finished checking the bedroom, she went into the library. It wasn't a very big library, but it had just enough books to keep Elizabeth occupied. The room had three bookshelfs along the back of the room, and a desk sitting in front of them, with no computer.
Elizabeth also noticed some pictures hanging on the walls. The pictures where of her and Raven, as they where holding hands and walking in the park, and Elizabeth was smiling and it looked like Raven was to. When Elizabeth looked at these pictures, she just laughed to herself, thinking that this couldn't be true. She then turned around and seen a window and peered out. She didn't see nothing but woods for miles. 'Of course...out in the middle of nowhere,' said Elizabeth as she walked over to the nice shiny brown chair, and sat behind the desk. She sat there and tapped her fingers on the desk, thinking about what to do next.
When she couldn't think of what to do next, Elizabeth turned around to check out the books, maybe there was an idea there. As she lifted the books out to read the titles, nothing really interested her until she went to pull the last book from the shelf, but it only tilted. 'This one must be stuck,' said Elizabeth wehn she tugged on the book some more and heard a click, and all a sudden the bookshelfs opened up, and showed a dark passage way. Elizabeth's mouth dropped open in surprise, as she stood up to peek through, but couldn't see nothing, because the tunnel was too dark. So Elizabeth grabbed her cellphone. turned on the flash light, and began to slowly walk down the steps.
Isaac was in his study pacing back and forth, thinking about waht to do to get Elizabeth back. He just couldn't believe that Raven had taken her and hidden her again. But where has he hidden her this time? He thought to himself. As Isaac thought, he just got madder and madder. So, he walked over to the recliner chair, picked it up, and threw the chair across the room and the chair slammed into the wall, knocking some of the wall to the floor as the chair fell with a big thud. 'Now that won't work,' said Ryan as he was leaning up against the door way with his arms crossed.
'What do you want?' asked Isaac angrily as he went and plopped down in the chair behind his desk.
'I just want to come and talk to you to see what you where thinking,' said Ryan when he walked into the room.
'I'm thinking about how I let Elizabeth down, twice,' said Isaac disappointly when he put his hand to his forehean and scratched it.
'You didn't let her down,' said Ryan.
'How do you figure?' asked Isaac.
'Well, is she hurt?' asked Ryan.
'No, not that I'm aware of,' said Isaac. Everytime that Elizabeth gets hurt, Isaac feels her pain, and knows exactly where she is.
'Is she dead?' asked Ryan.
'No,' said Isaac.
'Well then, you didn't let her down,' said Ryan.
'I just don't know what to do. I don't know where she is or how to get to her,' said Isaac.
'Don't worry, we'll find her like the last time,' said Ryan.
'But dad helped us the last time, and he can't help us this time,' said Isaac angrily.
'We'll do it on our own. We can show everyone that we can this ourselvs,' explained Ryan.
'Ryan, I don't know where to start. I don't even know where Raven is,' said Isaac. Ryan leaned on the desk before speaking as his wings fluttered.
'Who knows more about Raven than dad?' asked Ryan. Isaac just looked at him confused. 'Who did dad say that Elizabeth came in contact with to make her think that she doesn't love you?' asked Ryan. Isaac thought for a couple of minutes till it hit him.
'Raven's fairy,' replied Isaac.
'And where do fairies live?' asked Ryan.
'In the woods, underground, in hills, or in the mounds of rock,' replied Isaac.
'That's who we need to look for and that's where we need to start looking,' said Ryan.
'I don't know, this might take forever,' said Isaac.
'Isaac, if you want Elizabeth back, then this is what we have to do! We can't be afraid!' yelled Isaac as he slammed his fist down on the desk as he broke it, and stood up when his wings began to flutter.
'Then help us get Elizabeth back! Help us get the one person that you said you couldn't live without back!' yelled Ryan.
'Alright, I'll go,' said Isaac. 'We'll have to search every woods, and every inch of the globe!'
'It doesn't matter to me, I'm in,' said Ryan.
'But what about the others? Fairies don't like too many people around,' said Isaac.
'We'll just tell them what's going on. Michelle should understand,' said Ryan.
'Alright, let's go and tell them,' said Isaac. He quickly walked out of the room, followed by Ryan.
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"Good! Now they'll have to wear PvP gear to PvP!"
Will there be less T6 in arenas? Probably. Will this completely remove T6 gear from arenas? Probably not. This change will probably not do much for double dps 2v2 teams. The fact is, a Rogue will have to wear 450 resilience to bring the damage reduction of the Cheat Death effect to 90%... but there still is the change where your health is brought down to 10%.
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Now every Rogue will have to put their T6 and Warglaives away... it's too bad that all of the Rogues have gear like that.
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JALPAIGURI: A 34-year-old man allegedly raped a four-year-old girl on Tuesday and then choked her to death to cover up his heinous crime.
The incident took place at Kailashpur tea estate in Kranti. When they came to know about it, the residents of the garden beat up the accused, Hiren Munda, with iron rods and bamboo sticks. The man is currently under treatment at Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital.
The girl's mother is a casual labourer of the garden.
On Tuesday morning, the girl was playing in the courtyard of her grandfather's house when Munda allegedly picked her up, took her to his house and raped her. where her mother, a casual labourer, had left her before going to work. The girl's father works as a labourer in Siliguri. Finding the little girl unattended, Munda allegedly picked her up, took her to his house and raped her. Realising the possible repercussions of his act, he then allegedly choked the girl to death and dumped her body near the garden's hospital gate - known as Lohagate among the garden residents- once it had become dark.
Returning from work, the girl's mother started looking for her, but realized that she was nowhere in her grandfather's house. She started looking for her and soon neighbours joined in the search.
Her body was finally found near the Lohagate around 9 pm.
Looking at her body, it was apparent that the little girl had been raped. Garden workers initiated a hunt for the culprit on their own and started checking the dwellings.
On searching Munda's house on Wednesday morning, garden workers allegedly found some clothing of the girl and severely beat him up.
Suspecting that Munda had raped and murdered the girl, locals severely beat him up with lathis and rods. He is now undergoing treatment at Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital.
Malbazar SDPO Arindam Sarkar, the SDPO of Malbazar, said they were probing the incident. "The accused is undergoing treatment in hospital," he said.
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