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That white mini van is pissed you cut him off. Kidding.

We are losing contact with the very thing that helped us get this far. Some people continue to work on the skill of hunting and passing the knowhow on to others. Today in America, that makes you a sadist. Yes, we mass produce foods now, both on the farm and manmade. But, most people are ok with not knowing the details of their food source. Someone prideful shows pics from a hunt, and we treat it like they went to another country and raped children. We don't know the laws there, but we make an uninformed assumption, based on our perception and limited Krogering experiences. Yes, they used a Guild and that's viewed by many as cheating. You can't just show up and walk into the bush there and say I'm here to hunt. You need the Guild, who has permission, let alone to help you. Good KILL's

No issue. There will be other times.

I'd be glad to help, Dave. Good to see you on here. We need a few more RX guys on here.

Thanks. Looks wise, it isn't all that different looking. The condition of it is way better and the fish are doing very well. I should have added that I have been steady pellet feeding them for 2 months now. The hope is to keep the pond from freezing in a small area over the winter, so I can continue to feed them. The new aerator will help with that. Water is a little low right now. I have been running the hose from the well to it for a couple hours a day, the last few days.

Hit up Wagner. He was looking for something for the track.

Have you seen the pics I have posted? http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116882&page=4&highlight=fishing No shark's, but it's been a fun year. Those stripers are going to be a lot of fun once they get to the 12" + mark.

I know this may not be interesting to many, but having spent a bit more than a year working over a pond, I thought I would share some info. We bought our house last year with a 1 acre pond on the property. This was a huge draw to me buying the home; as I had been wanting to be able to relax by the water, and fish more. There was a ton I did not know about pond care and maintaince, to have a healthy pond. I wasn't looking for a swimming pool, just a great environment for healthy and hopefully big fish. There were a good assortment of fish in the pond already, a big ass carp, bass, crappie, blue gill, and catfish. How many of what, I had no idea. I added feeder minnows, 50 catfish, 50 bass, and 200 blue gill last year. I also added 10lbs of feeder minnows in late fall, and then again once the ice melted this year. In the Spring I added 30 hybrid striped bass, 3 carp, and 5lbs of feeder minnows. The algea was the first thing I had to get under control. I did use an algaecide and water dye. Dying the water dark blue makes the pond look great, the dark water stops light getting to the algae, therefore stopping growth. But, it wears off. I was treating once every 2 weeks and struggling to get head of it. Then winter came, so there was nothing to do but wait. I read a lot and planned for spring. As soon as the water melted, I walked the edge of the pond with a swimming pool net, scooping out every bit of algae. This sucked, a lot. BUT, it turns out, that is what was needed. I have treated with algaecide a few times, but very lightly and only in some areas. I no longer have an issue. Most ponds have a muck issue. Muck is the breakdown of grass, sticks, leaves, and anything else decaying at the bottom. This is where methane gas can build up and be bad for your fish. I have used a liquid muck treatment a few times now, and it has cleared up the water well. You have to be careful using this in conjunction with any algaecide, so as not to use both items in a close time frame. Even though this is all "safe" for the fish, you can still screw things up. Follow the directions. In my opinion, the number one thing for a healthy pond is aeration. This has been the biggest consumer of my planning, time, and money. I built a solar powered surface aeration pump set up. The pump was a 7.3 AMP pump and it was killing my electric bill. An additional $100 a month, and I wasn't running it all that often. So I went solar. Everything is perfect and running great; until I decided I didn't want the surface aeration. A submerged aerator is better off for a pond because ponds get thermal layers, deeper than 4'8". There is literally a cold line in the water. There is very little oxygen below that mark, limiting fish habitat. A submerged aerator will act like a blender and mix the water and temp, all the while pumping massive amounts of needed oxygen to all levels. You have to introduce the submerged aerator a little at a time. To do this, run it for an hour, and then off for 3 hours. Run it for 2 hours, then off for 4 hours, to building up to running it all the time. Doing it in this interval will get the temps to neutralize and you can get to leaving it on all the time, which is what you want. If you just dropped it in the pond and turned it on, you could have what is called pond flip. You basically flip the cold layer and the gasses from bottom to the top, the fish die off because of the temps, gases and oxygen levels not changing yet in the flipped layer. Huge fish kill could result. The sweet thing about the submerged aerator I picked up is it runs on .5AMPs. Stupid low draw, therefore, no more need for the solar setup on the pond. Not sure what I'm going to do with it all yet. Over all, it has been a lot of managing. However, I have caught some great fish this year, and the pond is right where I wanted to see it for this time of year. I will continue to add 10lbs of feeder minnows in the spring and fall, as well as add stock of fish as I see fit. I do plan to rebuild the dock with composite wood, it needs redone. Next year and the following year should have some fun sized striped bass, and more large mouth in the 4lbs range.

No issues at all. We took the battery out of the car. About every 3 months my buddy would go out and put it in, then start the car to let it run. There were a few good storms, but nothing ever showed on the car.

I had a car cover made for the Subaru for when I was out of the contry and it was being stored in a driveway. I just checked my emails, but couldn't find the company I went with. It was about $200 for a cover specific to my car, and it had a cable looped in the bottom of the cover, so I could secure the cover. I was made of a thricker, breathable material to prevent condensation gathering. I know this isn't much help, but know that is out ther. GL

Dat whole family is getting paid. Situation sucks, and I hope they all end up ok. Hitting a pedestrian with the right of way is the biggest, case closed pay out, there is in the legal world.

I'm looking to be there close to noon. PMing you. Not looking like others can make it.

Most rifles like this have quite a bit of polymer in the making of the stock and hand guards. Polymer is very durable and aids in the weight reduction on these rifles. These weapons both have polymer gear on them. If you are interested in buying, the best thing to do is see it in person and get hands on. A uniformed person can confuse polymer for plastic.

Looking to hit up some go kart racing at lunch. Went there last week and had Donatos deliver pizza and wings for under $20. Got there about noon, got in 2 races, ate, and went back to work. It was a little over an hour at lunch though. Anyone for today?

For Ebola, I think we will have no issue. But, it does make you wonder some things. I'm still stunned they brought infected people here. That is a huge WTF to me, but they don't call me to get the ok on things like that.

Marc is also the best finance guy I have run into in 15 years. That's coming from a guy who was a broker and had Marc do my mortgage. It's not that he is good, he's the man.

Howard is teaching with me on this one. I can do 5 more people.

Dude was soooo FUNNY. Sad day. RIP

I'm looking for more on this. Not finding anything. I get that it tends to kill the person quickly. Interesting read: The current Ebola outbreak in Africa has been going on for several months. It hit the American news cycle big time on Monday because an American doctor contracted it while in Africa. And someone on a plane there was found to have the disease. The media is asking, “Could it come here?” This is not the first outbreak in Africa, but past ones have been localized to small villages. The usual outbreak runs its course and eventually just goes away. But this one has been spreading—to multiple regions, including large cities. This is serious business. For those in Africa, it’s a nightmare. Horrible. Devastating. But here are some more facts to put it in perspective for the rest of us: Ebola has never been shown to spread from person to person by air droplets. The reason colds and the flu are so contagious is they do spread that way. Someone posted on my Facebook page that their local news said Ebola does too. Well, it doesn’t. It could mutate, but that’s pure speculation. And that’s where you might get the wrong idea from my first sentence. Ebola is highly contagious, but not from respiratory air droplets. Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids: blood, semen, vomit, feces, saliva. The World Health Organization says it can spread through sweat. An American doctor recently infected was in Africa caring for multiple infected people at their sickest, under less than ideal conditions and in close contact. How he got it exactly has yet to be reported, but no doubt, despite the best precautions, the longer you’re potentially exposed and the more fluids you’re exposed to, the more likely you’re going to become infected. For example, there could have been a break in the protective gear, an area not cleaned, a contaminated-needle stick. Ebola does not penetrate intact skin. Certainly, you don’t want to get any fluids on you, but technically, the only way they’re going to infect you is if they come in contact with mucous membranes (like in your mouth, nose, vagina, rectum) or enter through a crack in your skin. Yes, the USA Today headline seems, to me, a little misleading, but it is true. Plane travelers can carry Ebola. They could carry any virus, for that matter. As with most infections, once someone gets infected, symptoms can take several days to show up. Before they get sick, they could travel. They would be contagious. But, you don’t get Ebola from casual contact, so even if you were to sit next to an infected person for hours, you’d have to come in contact with bodily fluids to be at risk. That’s unlikely, especially if you use good hygiene like frequent hand washing, which brings me to the next fact. If an infected person comes to the United States or another developed country, when they get sick (and these people get very sick) they will be transferred to a hospital and put in isolation. Even the health care workers who first come in contact—before the disease is diagnosed—will be protected by the common practice of wearing protective clothing and masks. As we know from the doctors infected in Africa, this is not foolproof, but in the tragic instance that someone—health care worker or not—comes into direct contact with the infected person’s bodily fluids, they will be isolated, probably immediately or certainly at the first sign of symptoms. One of the big problems in Africa is the very sick are often treated at home. And even if they’re not, many clinics have conditions that would be considered appalling here in the United States. They just don’t have many good, clean, up-to-date health care facilities. Preparing for burial is also often done by family members at home—another way people are exposed. The probable reason this outbreak is spreading over various regions in Africa is this: Family comes in for funerals, etc. They get infected but don’t get sick right away, so they go home. They’re treated in their home and spread the infection. Here in the U.S. and other places, public health is on high alert for someone getting sick who has traveled recently in Africa. The Ebola virus has only been known about since 1976. Past outbreaks have come and gone rather quickly, so it has been harder to study. New facts will emerge. On the other hand, much misinformation will be spread, as is often the case with scary diseases. See number 1 about the newscast. Some will spread that as fact. I mean, it was on the news. Headlines are there to get your attention. Read beyond them. These days, headlines are not known for accuracy. They’re written to get you to click and read the article. How many Internet headlines have you clicked on only to find the real story is something totally different? And, actually, if you read the entire USA Today article, you’ll find some very good content.

I agree. When I first heard they were bringing the issue to the US, my initial thought was WTF are they doing? Isn't there an island somewhere for a controlled environment? People make mistakes. That vile wasn't suppose to be with that vile, or something like that and we have a huge problem. Jeffro, the virus is not fake. I could care less about the media side of things. However, this is a very real problem. Africa is a nightmare with this out there. Yes, it has been around for more than a decade. But, there still isn't a 100% fix for it. And given it mortality rate, that is pretty scary.

I only looked at a couple packs, just passing by them. I did not look in detail at all. Although, the ones I saw were $275+. I am sure they have many that aren't as expensive, just as I'm sure they have some that cost more. Hope that helps a little.

Monday bump. It's this weekend.

I thought I was going to hate this over priced outdoor store. I don't. The clothing alone, is what I have been looking for. I like function, far more than fashion. The clothing is pricey. I don't mind that for things that will last and are highly functional. The selection of outdoor equipment is really nice. I just did a primitive'ish hike and camp trip a few weeks ago. I could have found all the gear I needed in REI. Much of it I already had, but there is always something you want and they have it. They also have a member program that pays you at the end of the years on REI products you have bought. Along with member discount coupons. I just got $20 off my purchase from there offer a couple weeks ago. In short, if you are an outdoors person or shopping for someone who is, check this place out.

I'm a little put off by that outlook. Kudos for helping others, too bad for you getting the virus. What if we didn't have doctors willing to go over and treat the virus? The flip side to that is, what if the virus came to the US in and animal and spread? But, we never helped other countries with it, for us to learn about it as well as help them? Virus's and diseases are things that don't get better with time. I get what you mean about not wanting to do it yourself. But, I think saying too bad for you, to the people who are willing to be exposed to it comes off a bit narrow minded.

I just posted some info on my Facebook page and thought it would be interesting to hear the thoughts of CR on the topic. In short, media is reporting to scare people, not to inform them of how the virus spreads or what to do if concerned of infection. That info is here http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ Key facts Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. EVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%. EVD outbreaks occur primarily in remote villages in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. No licensed specific treatment or vaccine is available for use in people or animals. Transmission Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest. Ebola then spreads in the community through human-to-human transmission, with infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and indirect contact with environments contaminated with such fluids. Burial ceremonies in which mourners have direct contact with the body of the deceased person can also play a role in the transmission of Ebola. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness. Signs and symptoms EVD is a severe acute viral illness often characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes. People are infectious as long as their blood and secretions contain the virus. Ebola virus was isolated from semen 61 days after onset of illness in a man who was infected in a laboratory. The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms, is 2 to 21 days. That is just a quick copy and paste from the link above. Scarey cliffs: 50-90% of people who get it die from it. No known, proven treatment. The only plus side to this thing is there's nothing to support it being able to be spread airborne. Virus's and chemical attacks are the nastiest things I can think of.