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I went to H2O one year and had a great time - no problems. The second time, it was an insane shitfest. The event is now hooligan centric, so I'm not at all surprised to see cars crashed into trees, curbs, stairs, buildings and lots of tickets being handed out. I am surprised by the OCPD effort to do a 'zero tolerance' thing. The event does bring a lot of revenue and publicity, like it or not. I know that doesn't excuse any of the recklessness, but it's a gamble against the small businesses in the area to lose the annual event in favor of 1 week's violator revenue. OCPD posted a list of potential violations which, while they do technically jive with the state code, are being enforced to an extreme. Most days, a cop really couldn't be bothered to stop and write you a ticket for a rear or side window sticker outside the allowable 7" square (yeah, I looked it up), or to impound your car for a performance exhaust. But hey, these punks are here for the show! Bust 'em down. This is the only actual, legal leg to stand on, I think: There are a bunch of people being dicks out there, and I can see a case for escalation. There's a lot of potential for collateral damage to non-punks though, especially for things like Front Plate, Loud Exhaust, Low Suspension, Window Sticker etc. * The actual punks can be impounded/go to jail though. Stupid Games / Stupid Prizes.

Here ya go. http://yooying.com/ocpdrollcall

That's a pain in the ass for sure. Lighter recoil spring and/or new mag spring should help open up your ammo options.

* Useless information dump below: That non-cycling PMC may still be hotter (higher FPS). It's all counter-intuitive; A fast powder and heavier projectile produce less felt recoil than a slow powder and light projectile - but a fast powder imparts the whole force needed to unlock the barrel and run the slide back over the hammer at the beginning of the discharge, which is the hard part.

Didn't see that coming Ouch

* Frunk

For whatever disaster you can imagine, at the end of the day the problem is this.

CZ P07 in Decocker-mode

That's the Oppo unit, right? I signed up on the forum, but it looked like way too much a pain in the ass to actually get ahold of one. I don't play the exclusivity thing.

http://mlpforums.com/uploads/post_images/img-2684968-1-127749088467412934814901199_UncleSam5.jpg

Ah, that explains the trafficjam shitfest.

We just wanna listen

staaaaaaaaaaaaaaahp

Audi A3 red to white Plasti-Dip: http://youtu.be/vrh7pyveJlE Bbcode failure, sorry

I did have our resident CR arborist come out, and he referred me to a larger outfit. They wanted something like five grand to take a few branches. They really are big and tricky, so I understand - but I'm not willing to fork that out to only partially address the real problem.

I agree - you should see the tree in the backyard for which the street is named. Straight as a pin, really beautiful. But this one, though you can't tell in the photos, is a menace. From above, it's kind of "P" shaped - AEP chops half of it off regularly, and the leg of the P is this giant troll branch that troll squirrels use to bomb my cars/house/child with acorns from 30 feet. I've got what'd pass for hail damage!

I peeled my dipped avant this weekend, after 2 years: http://i.imgur.com/TtKSKo2.jpg Here's a quick video of dipping the other car - this one didn't peel as nicely because the dip wasn't applied thickly enough near the bottom of the car. You asked about paint prep - for this one, just an alcohol wipe. For the avant above, I clay-barred and alcohol wiped. If you mean masking and stuff, don't work too hard on masking windows, trims, even headlights / tails. I just stuck a piece of tape on them, and when the dip was dry it gave me a starting point to peel. As long as you've got a hard line, the stuff comes right up.

I've got this massive tree on the easement / island in front of (and over) my house - it rains debris and is generally screwing up my property, the street, sidewalk and cars. Any tips on having the city take care of it / remove it? I submitted a request on 311.columbus.gov, but last time they just sent AEP to make the tree more lopsided than it was before. http://i.imgur.com/5KzJHpb.png This branch in particular hangs over my garage / cars etc. (Worse than it looks.)

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http://bit.ly/1rWcCc4 I feel like you're not trying very hard - this one's $20k http://images.autotrader.com/scaler/544/408/images/2014/5/5/371/958/38226951850.371958228.IM1.02.565x421_A.565x392.jpg

Love my Roomba. We put some googly eyes on it and named him Rupert.

Tamarack Jack is awesome. We make a point to find them during the 4th July Parade on Karl, get their coupons and visit DQ regularly. Brave folks, have employed many good kids from the area. The 4th of July Parade is another sign of life/tradition in the community. Rode my bike in it as a kid. We had some ignorant and rude folks this year who wouldn't get out of the way (gotta get that candy!) but it's very cool when everybody comes out to see. On sentimental value, Kar-Mel was my parents' house, I grew up there and I've taken a lot of steps to rationalize moving back. I'll probably not be the guy to talk you out of it - I want as many good people in the area as I can get. When the old house became mine, I fixed the it up was my only purpose in life. Having rented it to my lady's family for a bit (don't rent to family, ever) I'm ready to reclaim it. I figure I'll get my money's worth of the renovation, enjoy the place 'as it should be', and my own son will play in the same yard I did - have the same bedroom, that whole bit. Close a chapter. Selling the Forest Park place gets me out from under a mortgage, clears up debts and puts me in a place to kinda get it in gear for the future. But as Nate points out .. it might be a trap. We'd like to stay in that house for about three years, and bail out just before it's time for my son to go to school. Hock the place and buy something like Mojoe's got. A little space to breathe and be safe. End ramble.

I've got a house in Kar-Mel (Morse/Karl) and Forest Park (Sandalwood/Karl). Here's what you've got from my POV. Commercial: The area is in a commercial property swing. Starting with Northland Mall, business began to shut their doors - Chesrown, Kohls, various legitimate restaurants and retailers. The vacant spaces have mostly been repopulated - Northland Mall is a state department plaza (worker's comp, etc? Nice property), Kohls is now the board of elections. Recently we've built Menards, the Capital Area Humane Society, Turkey Hill, the Chipoltes and AT&T stripstores. Northwest of Morse/Karl is bad - Chesrown is turned into yet another halfass, shitball church thing. The Patio Shops strip is at rock bottom. Hell, even the BMV is gone. I think you've got a liquor store, chinese, pizza, and some phone card / wig shop. The retail property has become inexpensive, and we see that reflected in the small businesses. Education: Run far away. Brookhaven's closed, Northland's a pit, the Elementary schools are all rated 1/10 on GreatSchools.org, and this year, I'm ashamed to see DeSales building a big-ass gate/fence. State: There seems to be some interest - a lot of money spent on roadway improvements. Karl Rd's been dug up half a dozen times, they spent eleven million dollars on sidewalks along Morse Rd, and most recently they've re-paved and added bike paths to Sandalwood, Tamarack Circle, and Morse Rd. That along with the Northland plaza building . . it might be a good sign. Residential: Okay - you've got four types of neighbors here. 1) Old Folks who remember when Mr Karl's Farm was here. They've owned the place since it was built, they take good care of their shit, and they know everything. 2) Working Families who bought the foreclosures and estate sale properties . Real, regular people who are interested in having an honest life. I've got four really nice new families on my street. We barbeque, watch the dogs, compliment the new flowerbeds - good neighbor stuff. 3) Low Income Apartments. The worst part of the area. These are mostly in ancillary locations; Red Robin Rd, Kings Hill Drive, Tamarack Circle, and Ironwood/Arborwood. Because of the location, they have to come through the nicer residentials to get the bus / blunts / booze / whatever. These are the bastards that steal from your cars and generally fuck things up for the rest of us. 4) Subsidized housing. Though the apartments are the biggest blight by quantity and activity, this 'Group Home' 'Church House' stuff really sucks. In Kar-Mel, I've got two mentally disturbed folks loitering or otherwise being present for no reason. In Forest Park, I've got a houseful of rotating tenants who've absolutely no dignity or respect for those around them. They've no interest in taking care of the property or persons, just hitching a free ride. So, it could go either way. I'll offer this though - please don't rent your place out. Live in it or sell it instead. Property values for me have come back to "almost-there" (at least in Zillow's world). IMO, IANAL, YMMV. http://i.imgur.com/092v6xN.jpg

$0.046/round after tax (that's 1600 rounds right?) Pretty good, 'cept I'll never buy anything that says Remington on it.

I read an interview with an anonymous Comcast employee in the Customer Loyalty (read: retention) department; They gave the info that a retention employee can lower your bill by ~24% before getting 'dinged' for it. He suggested you call and negotiate a 20% discount, and that it shouldn't be too difficult. Might have to add home phone to make the package work. <shrug> Comcast sucks.