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  9. Lithium jump starter recommendation

    in Passing Lane

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    I can tell you that at least some of these lithium jump packs will not even turn on if they don’t sense some voltage. I decided a little over a year ago to buy the biggest thing Matco sells, and “it’s capable of starting semis!” Lol. At least that’s what they said. It jumps most stuff, but there have been many cases where shit is totally dead and it doesn’t do shit. For use around the shop the traditional big heavy jumper with a battery in it still has a place.

     

    I realize the topic of this thread doesn’t involve heavy use and what you guys are using them for that they should work just fine. I would only want one to keep in a car for use in a pinch. I wouldn’t want one to use on a regular basis. When I need a new one for work I’ll be going back to the old style.

     

    That's a great point. The NOCO has an "override" button for exactly that scenario, but thinking back, I may not have used it, which would explain why it didn't even try to start the van. I only owned it a couple days at that point and later learned about the override button. It might be worth looking into whether yours has a similar override.

  10. Lithium jump starter recommendation

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    I have the NOCO you're looking at.

     

    I used it to jump a 4cyl accord twice within 5 minutes in freezing temps when the booster was 75% charged. There wasn't an abundance of cranking power, but it started.

     

    It failed to jump a totally dead 6cyl van (didn't even crank), but in all fairness that van took another vehicle with jumper cables over 15 minutes to jump. I actually think the booster would have done better with the dead battery disconnected.

     

    I like that NOCO is an Ohio company, and it is a quality unit, but I'd go bigger than the GB40.

  15. Car loan

    in Passing Lane

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    No.

     

    Do you have another vehicle you could refinance? BMI credit union is 3.24% on a 36mo loan. If you refinance an existing loan through them (refi for more than your vehicle is worth and use the balance to buy the CRV) you get $250 incentive. Use my referral and get additional $50. I've been happy with them.

  17. AEP recreation park near McConnellsvile ?

    in Play in the Dirt

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    I'd be up for exploring, but the AEP regulations state the vehicle must be street-legal and stay on-road.

    https://www.aep.com/environment/conservation/recland/pdf/BackofReCLandMap1-29-13.pdf

    There aren't many places to legally ride SxS on public land in Ohio that I'm aware of - sounds like your experience is the laws are not enforced.  I had a buddy come into town and wanted to rip into the woods on a SxS and set up camp somewhere remote (which is legal in his state) - I couldn't find a way to put it together in Ohio.

  18. Issue 1: Reduced Penalty for Drug Offenses

    in Dumpster

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    So non violent drug possession stops being a felony with long sentence (trafficking offenses are excluded) and non-violent convicts of any stripe can work to earn credits off their sentence by participating in programs. It's not advocating that all non-violent sentences be reduced to below felonies.

     

    I understand the amendment.

     

    If passed, how would this amendment be different from current sentence reducing initiatives in place in the prison system today? Would this just make it a right to a reduced sentence, and today it's up to the discretion of the institution? You mentioned a parole board would make a similar determination today.

  19. Issue 1: Reduced Penalty for Drug Offenses

    in Dumpster

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    I particularly love that we can give out Narcan like its Halloween candy now. We now forgo the death by respiratory arrest so that we can eventually get to the phase where their heart becomes so infected that it starts eating itself from the inside out. We put them all on a list where if they can stay clean for 6 months, a Cardiothoracic surgeon will slap a new valve or two in there for them, because that's a cheap surgery to have done. However, the vast majority never make it to that point (because they can't stay clean) and end up rotting away for weeks in an ICU while their entire system shuts down. That's also a cheap thing we as the taxpayer end up paying for.

     

    You're right, but that's a separate issue than what is proposed on this ballot. These habitual Narcan runs are stealing EMT resources from other patients. Every life is valuable but how can you justify a third revival of a drug OD versus a contributing member of society who is having cardiac arrest? Needle exchanges or safe places to shoot up are starting to make more sense.

  20. Issue 1: Reduced Penalty for Drug Offenses

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    That's just the summary, if you read further down it (pages 3-4 of this document https://www.sos.state.oh.us/globalassets/ballotboard/2018/2018issuesreport.pdf) clarifies it long form that it applies to drug convictions and drug convictions reclassified as other non-violent offenses.

     

    As I read it, I do not see anywhere that it reduces sentences for Burglary, robbery, larceny, assault, etc. Assault and Robbery would be excluded because they are violent offenses anyway...but it doesn't exclude a person who has both a conviction for robbery and an conviction for drug possession from having the DP portion of his sentence reduced. It does exclude murderers, rapists, and child molesters from receiving any benefit of the bill. Section F covers who the reductions retroactivly apply to and it's pretty clear:

     

     

     

    I will say that it's not worded the best so it sounds like everyone but rapists, murders, and kid fondilers are getting a break, but it's pretty upfront that the intent is specifically to target non-violent drug offenses.

     

    But let's assume that it wasn't - the program is pretty specific about reducing the sentence 1/2 a day for every day that the individual participates in a rehabilitation or education program, so they don't get it automatically - the prisoner has to work for it. This is similar to what a parole board would consider without the actual hearing to make the determination, so is it really a problem if they are reducing the sentence for lesser crimes as long as the person is showing an effort to improve themselves?

     

    I re-read the amendment. It's definitely a sentence reduction for all non-violent offenses, not just non-violent drug offenses, which is misdirection in my opinion. This issue is largely touted as drug related but it is more than that.

     

    Since you seem to be in the know, how is this language different than current sentence reduction programs that you eluded to?

  21. Issue 1: Reduced Penalty for Drug Offenses

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    That's just the summary, if you read further down it (pages 3-4 of this document https://www.sos.state.oh.us/globalassets/ballotboard/2018/2018issuesreport.pdf) clarifies it long form that it applies to drug convictions and drug convictions reclassified as other non-violent offenses.

     

    As I read it, I do not see anywhere that it reduces sentences for Burglary, robbery, larceny, assault, etc. Assault and Robbery would be excluded because they are violent offenses anyway...but it doesn't exclude a person who has both a conviction for robbery and an conviction for drug possession from having the DP portion of his sentence reduced. It does exclude murderers, rapists, and child molesters from receiving any benefit of the bill. Section F covers who the reductions retroactivly apply to and it's pretty clear:

     

     

     

    I will say that it's not worded the best so it sounds like everyone but rapists, murders, and kid fondilers are getting a break, but it's pretty upfront that the intent is specifically to target non-violent drug offenses.

     

    But let's assume that it wasn't - the program is pretty specific about reducing the sentence 1/2 a day for every day that the individual participates in a rehabilitation or education program, so they don't get it automatically - the prisoner has to work for it. This is similar to what a parole board would consider without the actual hearing to make the determination, so is it really a problem if they are reducing the sentence for lesser crimes as long as the person is showing an effort to improve themselves?

     

    Not necessarily, but if that's the case I prefer to see the amendment clearly stating such, with accompanying information around how it is retroactively applied, etc. This section reads like a rider bill to me.

  22. Issue 1: Reduced Penalty for Drug Offenses

    in Dumpster

    Posted

    I think this is what kills it for me, this bullet does not seem specific to drug-related incarceration:

     

    Require sentence reductions of incarcerated individuals, except individuals incarcerated

    for murder, rape, or child molestation, by up to 25% if the individual participates in

    rehabilitative, work, or educational programming.

     

    So, 25% reduction in sentencing for burglary, robbery, larceny, assault, etc?

  25. Mid Ohio 7/9

    in Track is Crack

    Posted

    On 7/6/2018 at 4:50 PM, jacobhawkins said:

    Todd (not the midget) @bandit, Matthew @MatthewPowerPlug, Nathan @Limitedslip7, George @i-Zapp, Rick @durk, Me.  @street pilot?

    Of course the more the merrier, have a buddy coming around 2 on his RSV4 for an evening "private fancy boy" session.  I'll hang around, might stay for Tuesday also if I'm not beat to hell.  @DerekClouser and @what should be around for Tuesday and it'll be fun to ride with them.

    Don’t worry about including me in the garage I wasn’t planning on it. The sun might help my spray paint dry HA!

    but I can chip in if I’m upsetting the balance for everyone else. 

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