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Now that's the DuBois and Sandy way!  Let's see if we can screw the other over!  Why work to actually improve the area when you can aim to seek vengance.
Seriously, though, the influx of 'outsiders', migration of DuBoisians into Sandy, and the relatively few of the younger generation who desire to stay in the area, realize for the area to thrive the need is to cooperate.  
Fortunately, the old fossils who prefer the 'old ways' of division, resentment, and adverserial actions are being 'replaced'.

As a non-native to the area, an all Sandy administration would be equally as bad.  Of course, considering over 50% of Sandy voting residents voted for consolidation, the Sandy separatists are the minority.

Bit much it is.  Kinda cheapens the look.

Would that make it a transcar....an electric car claiming to be a gasoline car just because it can make the sound of a gasoline cat?
Dont be peeking under that hood.

Are they aimed at the lots?  If so, then folks watching their property.  If aimed at busy insections...great.  Remember those cams are there so so the next a-hole that runs the red light cant lie his way out of it.

Are they aimed at the lots?  If so, then folks watching their property.  If aimed at busy insections...great.  Remember those cams are there so so the next a-hole that runs the red light cant lie his way out of it.

Actually, my keystoker is boiler.  Really, anthracite doesnt produce much smoke.  Has it own stack.  From just looking at the chimney, very little chance you would notice anything.
Those of us who still heat with coal supposedly number less than 200,000, but stokers and coal seem to be popular.  I have  6 or 7 friends with keystokers. Someday, I fully expect coal prices to reach a point where it is no longer economical.  But, as long as the anthracite mines keep producing, I am good to go.  Since it also heats my hot water, I can heat 3200 sq ft to 72F and all the hot water I could ever use for about $220/month at current prices.

Not too many years ago, I was looking at backup power for my home.  Local power was notorious for going out for multiple days multiple times per year.  Of course, solar was considered.  To offset some of the cost, I considered the posibility of using solar to run my furnance, circulating pumps, and well.  Solar couldnt could not do that at a reasonable cost.  Ended up with a stand alone generator.  The interesting part of all this, which amused the solar guy to no end, was the fact I was attempting to run a keystoker coal furnace using solar.  Using green for not green, or how to be green and not green at the same time.
In terms of alarmists, they do serve a purpose.  If you look at images of Pittsburgh in the late 40s, or traveled to coal towns bathed in black coal dust, or saw massive pipes dumping raw sewage into rivers, or had a favorite fishing stream ruined by acid mine drainage, you do realize the massive environmental damage man can cause.  Unfortunately, most people shrug their shoulders and ignore it.  Usually takes a small group of alarmists to create change.
On the other hand, the non-alarmists ( for lack of a better term) are typically NIMBYs.  They complain about windmills ruining their back porch view, yet will also complain if someone strip mines their favorite hill top of if drilling rigs pop up like weeds.  And no one wants to drive behind the vehicle spewing all sorts on noxious black smoke and fumes.
Now, I am not pro-this or anti-that type of person.  I dont think we are going to melt all the ice caps in 2 years.  But, if you think dumping all this crap into the air, water, and land is not having any effect, your are as nuts as the alarmists.  Somewhere, there is an acceptable compromise.  People shouting at other from the far ends of the spectrum solves nothing.

Not too many years ago, I was looking at backup power for my home.  Local power was notorious for going out for multiple days multiple times per year.  Of course, solar was considered.  To offset some of the cost, I considered the posibility of using solar to run my furnance, circulating pumps, and well.  Solar couldnt could not do that at a reasonable cost.  Ended up with a stand alone generator.  The interesting part of all this, which amused the solar guy to no end, was the fact I was attempting to run a keystoker coal furnace using solar.  Using green for not green, or how to be green and not green at the same time.
In terms of alarmists, they do serve a purpose.  If you look at images of Pittsburgh in the late 40s, or traveled to coal towns bathed in black coal dust, or saw massive pipes dumping raw sewage into rivers, or had a favorite fishing stream ruined by acid mine drainage, you do realize the massive environmental damage man can cause.  Unfortunately, most people shrug their shoulders and ignore it.  Usually takes a small group of alarmists to create change.
On the other hand, the non-alarmists ( for lack of a better term) are typically NIMBYs.  They complain about windmills ruining their back porch view, yet will also complain if someone strip mines their favorite hill top of if drilling rigs pop up like weeds.  And no one wants to drive behind the vehicle spewing all sorts on noxious black smoke and fumes.
Now, I am not pro-this or anti-that type of person.  I dont think we are going to melt all the ice caps in 2 years.  But, if you think dumping all this crap into the air, water, and land is not having any effect, your are as nuts as the alarmists.  Somewhere, there is an acceptable compromise.  People shouting at other from the far ends of the spectrum solves nothing.

Not just teens.  Population growth seems to unevenly distributed to the shallow end of the gene pool.  

Hey now, dont want to supress anyone's freedom of expression. Half the under 30 teachers probably have their own OnlyFans page. Cats are very popular as pets and  many enjoy showing off their pussy.

Hey now, dont want to supress anyone's freedom of expression. Half the under 30 teachers probably have their own OnlyFans page. Cats are very popular as pets and  many enjoy showing off their pussy.

I have no problem with his delivery. I find a lot of what he says funny like calling ME a pot stirrer. 

Hey now, dont want to supress anyone's freedom of expression. Half the under 30 teachers probably have their own OnlyFans page. Cats are very popular as pets and  many enjoy showing off their pussy.

This a hoax, urban legend....at least the litter box trend.  Now dressing as cats...real thing.  Mainly a tiktok thing, but is cosplay.  Cosplay is basically dressing up in cotumes.  Usually its as superheros characters, anime characters, etc.  Sometimes people create their own character or alter ego.  Harmless enough activity.  Some of the costume construction and makeup is quite remarkable.  Not sure why the cat thing caught on.  Maybe because its quck and cheap...cat ear headbands and satety pin tail.  Of course, cats are usually considered cute and adorable with a potential mean side.  That could be some of the attraction.  Unfortunately, on many social media, the cat image has become highly sexualized by a lot of the 'performers'.  Unfortuately, most of the furries in schools are preteen to mid teen copying their older girls.

This a hoax, urban legend....at least the litter box trend.  Now dressing as cats...real thing.  Mainly a tiktok thing, but is cosplay.  Cosplay is basically dressing up in cotumes.  Usually its as superheros characters, anime characters, etc.  Sometimes people create their own character or alter ego.  Harmless enough activity.  Some of the costume construction and makeup is quite remarkable.  Not sure why the cat thing caught on.  Maybe because its quck and cheap...cat ear headbands and satety pin tail.  Of course, cats are usually considered cute and adorable with a potential mean side.  That could be some of the attraction.  Unfortunately, on many social media, the cat image has become highly sexualized by a lot of the 'performers'.  Unfortuately, most of the furries in schools are preteen to mid teen copying their older girls.

Did ya lose your big spoon, Mr Pot Stirrer?

Just got yourself crossed off the preferred neighbor list.
To be fair, I baited the hooked.  Got one on the first cast, though wasn't exactly sure who it would be.
Whenever I state I am Catholic, someone feels compelled to want to debate/discuss Catholic teachings.  10 times out of 10, the discussion is meant to point out everything wrong about being Catholic.  Seriously, do you guys all take the same classes?  I could list your probable top 10 points of discussion and get at least 9 of them right.  Typically, you guys will use the same maybe 8 to 12 biblical quotes, as if being able to drop a few religious quotes make you a better Christian.  (Hey, at one time, I could draw the entire Periodic Table, recite The Jaberwocky, Kubla Khan, and recite 6 or 7 of Shakespeare's most famous soliloquies, but none of that made me an expert in poetry and literature nor a Nobel prize winner in chemistry.  It did win a few bar bets and impress a lady or 2.)  And most of you guys are hypocritical in telling me I need to open to Christ and welcome Him into my life.  But, if I am not doing your way, I am doing it wrong.
I am Catholic.  I gets its teachings.   If you thinks it is wrong, that is your problem, not mine.  Go pound sand.  You have demonstrated why I would prefer the gay couple with the trans kid.   For all I care, they could worship the Great Pumpkin.  I don't have to agree with their life to talk about the best fertilizer or whether or not Pickett is the future of the Steelers.  I don't judge them, they don't judge me.  Life is good.  The overtly religious guy on the other side of the fence? Busy judging me for being Catholic.  Just can't help himself.  I can always build a higher fence.  Maybe the next time I  find a rattlesnake under the shed, I will toss it over the fence for you to use in your next religious meeting.
 
 

Best bet is to contact an electrician.  Portable generators can be wired back through your electrical panel, but it must be done correctly.  They can also help correctly size the generator, based on your needs. 
I have a 9000w which can easily run all my essentials...well, septic pump, furnace and house lights.  We can use the cooktop.  We do shut down or avoid using things so as to not overload the generator.  When the power goes out, I throw a special breaker, drag out and start the generator, and plug the generator into a special plug on the outside of the house.  I also have a 'mini shed' I built specifically to cover the generator.  The generater sits about 20 ft from the house...limits the noise and fumes.  Takes 5 minutes to get up and running.
Decent generator, with wheels and electric start wiil set you back around $750-$1000.  Can spend way more. (I have one generator I use regularly...a 8000w Predator from Harbor Freight--a Honda knockoff I bought for about $850 about 5 yrs ago).  Generators need to started at least evey few months.  The electrical work might cost around a $1000? -- really no idea, just a guess.  (An electrical contractor friend did mine for a pizza and 6- pack.)

If biology isnt too important, why do you have to have all these workarounds to overcome biology? 
I have decided to identify as a 6ft 9 in African-American who can perform windmill dunks.  I want to try for a basketball scholarship and eventually the NBA.  The fact I am a 5/8 white dude with no practical basketball skills shouldn't matter?  Hey, my feelings will be hurt.  Everybody and everything needs to adapt around me.  Right?  Well no, I accept my biological/genetic limitations while being able to celebrate their chromosomal advantages.
Uterine transplants have occurred.  Some woman have even grown babies in these transplants.  Nothing about the process is even remotely natural.  From implanting the embryo to extracting the uterus so the baby can be born.  I suppose you could transplant a uterus into a man.  Still not even remotely natural.  Remember, men can't produce eggs.  Probably a lots of risks to the baby..all the added sythetic hormones and anti- rejection drugs.   But, hey, what's the big deal of sacrificing one human so another human can feel good about themselves.
I get it.  You want the world to conform to your view.  Biology is not plug and play...no matter how you wish it to be.  You want to create a synthetic world.
So, you willing to pay for my hair transplants?  My own damn biology is getting in the way of my happiness.

If biology isnt too important, why do you have to have all these workarounds to overcome biology? 
I have decided to identify as a 6ft 9 in African-American who can perform windmill dunks.  I want to try for a basketball scholarship and eventually the NBA.  The fact I am a 5/8 white dude with no practical basketball skills shouldn't matter?  Hey, my feelings will be hurt.  Everybody and everything needs to adapt around me.  Right?  Well no, I accept my biological/genetic limitations while being able to celebrate their chromosomal advantages.
Uterine transplants have occurred.  Some woman have even grown babies in these transplants.  Nothing about the process is even remotely natural.  From implanting the embryo to extracting the uterus so the baby can be born.  I suppose you could transplant a uterus into a man.  Still not even remotely natural.  Remember, men can't produce eggs.  Probably a lots of risks to the baby..all the added sythetic hormones and anti- rejection drugs.   But, hey, what's the big deal of sacrificing one human so another human can feel good about themselves.
I get it.  You want the world to conform to your view.  Biology is not plug and play...no matter how you wish it to be.  You want to create a synthetic world.
So, you willing to pay for my hair transplants?  My own damn biology is getting in the way of my happiness.

Being called a man or woman already embraces a wide range of characteristics.  There are very masculine women and very feminine men.  Whether you like hunting and rebuilding transmission or prefer needlepoint and flower arrangements doesnt make you a man or a woman.  Biology does.
I get it where you would like to discount or ignore biology.  It is something you cannot control or change.  Sure, you can cut off parts a manufacture parts to create reasonable facsimilies, but it it will never be or function like original parts.    You can also take drugs to suppress natural hormones or mimic hormones you cannot produce, but you are actively choosing to alter your biology. You will never be a biological father without testicles nor a mother without ovaries.  Sure, you can change the words all you want, but it's not going to change reality.  Painting it red and slapping on a Porsche insignia does not make an old Cavalier a sportscar.
At any age?  Really?  You want a 6 yo to be able to alter their physical and chemical biology by their own choice, long before they are capable of creating a true understanding of, well, anything?  A group that changes their favorite color from week to week, you think they should be able to make life altering decisions?
If you are self-identifying, you should be self-paying.  Self-identifying implies you are making a choice.  No one should pay for someone else's choices.  I would feel more manly and virile with a full head of hair.  You willing to contribute to my hair transplants?  How about paying for implants for women that would feel more feminine with bigger boobs?
I really dont care how you desire to self-identify.  I will even use your preferred  pronouns.  However, stop trying to pretend there is no difference between men and women.  Stop pretending biology doesnt matter.

Being called a man or woman already embraces a wide range of characteristics.  There are very masculine women and very feminine men.  Whether you like hunting and rebuilding transmission or prefer needlepoint and flower arrangements doesnt make you a man or a woman.  Biology does.
I get it where you would like to discount or ignore biology.  It is something you cannot control or change.  Sure, you can cut off parts a manufacture parts to create reasonable facsimilies, but it it will never be or function like original parts.    You can also take drugs to suppress natural hormones or mimic hormones you cannot produce, but you are actively choosing to alter your biology. You will never be a biological father without testicles nor a mother without ovaries.  Sure, you can change the words all you want, but it's not going to change reality.  Painting it red and slapping on a Porsche insignia does not make an old Cavalier a sportscar.
At any age?  Really?  You want a 6 yo to be able to alter their physical and chemical biology by their own choice, long before they are capable of creating a true understanding of, well, anything?  A group that changes their favorite color from week to week, you think they should be able to make life altering decisions?
If you are self-identifying, you should be self-paying.  Self-identifying implies you are making a choice.  No one should pay for someone else's choices.  I would feel more manly and virile with a full head of hair.  You willing to contribute to my hair transplants?  How about paying for implants for women that would feel more feminine with bigger boobs?
I really dont care how you desire to self-identify.  I will even use your preferred  pronouns.  However, stop trying to pretend there is no difference between men and women.  Stop pretending biology doesnt matter.

Being called a man or woman already embraces a wide range of characteristics.  There are very masculine women and very feminine men.  Whether you like hunting and rebuilding transmission or prefer needlepoint and flower arrangements doesnt make you a man or a woman.  Biology does.
I get it where you would like to discount or ignore biology.  It is something you cannot control or change.  Sure, you can cut off parts a manufacture parts to create reasonable facsimilies, but it it will never be or function like original parts.    You can also take drugs to suppress natural hormones or mimic hormones you cannot produce, but you are actively choosing to alter your biology. You will never be a biological father without testicles nor a mother without ovaries.  Sure, you can change the words all you want, but it's not going to change reality.  Painting it red and slapping on a Porsche insignia does not make an old Cavalier a sportscar.
At any age?  Really?  You want a 6 yo to be able to alter their physical and chemical biology by their own choice, long before they are capable of creating a true understanding of, well, anything?  A group that changes their favorite color from week to week, you think they should be able to make life altering decisions?
If you are self-identifying, you should be self-paying.  Self-identifying implies you are making a choice.  No one should pay for someone else's choices.  I would feel more manly and virile with a full head of hair.  You willing to contribute to my hair transplants?  How about paying for implants for women that would feel more feminine with bigger boobs?
I really dont care how you desire to self-identify.  I will even use your preferred  pronouns.  However, stop trying to pretend there is no difference between men and women.  Stop pretending biology doesnt matter.