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Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

March 15, 2021 11:33 PM Forum: Politics

Covid-19 data and graphs

Posted By Greg Shaffer
I have to admit I have my concerns regarding the "vaccine". By no means am I knowledgeable regarding gene modification/manipulation but I do know that there has never been a vaccine that manipulates mRNA sequencing (I think that is the correct term). WHat they are doing with it does not fit with the CDC's definition of a vaccine.  I am also uncomfortable with what I think they will ultimately come right out and do which is force it on us.  

March 20, 2021 10:34 AM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

“Not confirmed” status on my paid post??

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Originally Posted by Stephen Dubois
I am a supporting member and I placed a wanted ad for a Meade reducer and it’s got a “Not confirmed” status. Why??

My bad there’s an extra step I’d missed. I selected the Confirm button and it went away.

Yep gotta hit that Confirm button lol

That said, I dont see any classifieds listed for you.....did you delete it?

You also posted 4 copies of the same post.....

March 20, 2021 10:38 AM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

After my original sale went through.

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Originally Posted by Jim Cosentino
I can't post any thing new for sale after my original sale went through. I post a laser Collimator with 2 pictures. All the info is right I hit the confirm button for my post, everything seems right? When I go back eyepiece category my post is not there. My account goes through 12-2021, what gives?

I just looked and there are 5 copies of the same ad all with unconfirmed status.....go to your profile and view your ads there. Open one of them and hit the green "Place Classified" button. Then delete the rest of them smile

March 21, 2021 10:03 AM Forum: Politics

Lumber Prices. Spiking??

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Originally Posted by David Cotterell
In my neck of the woods a spruce 2x4x8' dressed stud was about $2.50 - $3.00  a year ago.

Today i checked.  $8.00......  Plywood Aspenite sheets which used to be $10 are now nearly $40....

Apparently low interest rates are driving a housing boom which supply cannot keep up with.  At least, that's what they told me at the Home Depot....

I'm thinking of having a garage built here but not at these lumber prices...

Is this happening in the USA too?

Dave

It jumped pretty high a few months ago, in some cases nearly 3 times the prior to covid prices.....Then it started falling back almost to normal a month or two before the election. After the election it spiked again but not to the previous highs yet.....It will continue to rise somewhat commensurate with fuel costs.... 

March 22, 2021 12:47 PM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

Scam Alert

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Lots of red flags on that one right out of the gate.....I would have ignored the ad for the following reasons

1. Brand new member

2. No transaction history

3. big ticket item as their 1st ad

While I have given the benefit of the doubt a handful of times to a seller like that, never for more than $100.....$3000? No way smile

March 22, 2021 11:05 PM Forum: Politics

Lumber Prices. Spiking??

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Originally Posted by James Brown

CN has always been that way - I don't know if a study has ever been done, but I personally think that using screen aliases causes some folks to wildly inflate the size of their technical expertise.   Some of the opinions on equipment and observing posted there are downright funny.  Still, If I am thinking about buying or selling gear, almost all the relevant internet research hits are from CN. 

Jim 

You mention the single most irritating thing about CN for me.....The use of "handles".

March 25, 2021 02:34 PM Forum: Politics

Ruger AR-556 pistol

Posted By Greg Shaffer
LOL....Does this look like a pistol? It is not.

https://ruger.com/products/ar556Pistol/models.html

March 25, 2021 09:13 PM Forum: Politics

Ruger AR-556 pistol

Posted By Greg Shaffer
Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

No, it looks like an assault weapon to me. 

A misuse of the term but it is simply an AR15 variant.

March 26, 2021 03:40 AM Forum: Politics

Ruger AR-556 pistol

Posted By Greg Shaffer
No it is not an assault weapon..... It is simply a semi-automatic rifle functionally no different than a Browning BAR that looks like an assault weapon.

March 28, 2021 09:34 AM Forum: Politics

Ruger AR-556 pistol

Posted By Greg Shaffer
And still the AR15 is functionally no different from the BAR.....which is a hunting rifle. Assault weapons contrary to opinions of the gun grabbers have a fully automatic mode.....AR15's do not.

Factoid: I am not referencing the BAR military model.....but the sporting model BAR which was NOT used in the military and does not have a fully automatic function. It is a hunting rifle and it looks like a hunting rifle. Both the sporting BAR and the AR15 are functionally the same.

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