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RE: Medal Detecting
Yeah, one uppity Arkansas State Ranger and a lost contact or dropped lower plate could be a problem. However, taking this literally, one could legitimately decline to pick up their dog's droppings ("organic material") but I won't be the Huckleberry that tries that tactic.
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chuckster11
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02/10/12 12:21am |
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RE: Williston Wal-Mart cracking down...
Relocation funds and housing bonuses are quite different than employer provided housing. What your employer did not do was provide housing for an new employee--that is extremely rare except in cases like the North Slope where no private housing was available or able to be built--then some kind of contractor has to be hired to provide habitation. From the article I read the oil companies are working with the city and county to provide some assistance with infrastructure needs.
However, I am sure that some assistance is given for managers and top line personnel when their services are required.
I have a feeling that many of the problems are folks associated with the growth in the community--transients that arrive without having a job and looking for work either in the oil fields or the community. That could be difficult.
There was a long article in the local paper her about a former resident that has moved to Williston to drive a oil field service truck which discussed the difficulty of living in a fifth wheel with his wife and kids during this current winter--pay was great but the living conditions pretty rugged.
I'm sure that things will level out after the initial boom and the dust settles.
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chuckster11
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02/10/12 12:15am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Williston Wal-Mart cracking down...
My point was that the oil companies were both being blamed for and being held responsible for these WalMart campers--they are not. If and when they lose needed workers for their efforts in North Dakota, when the lack of housing hurts their ability to extract the oil, then they should act. Until then there is profit to be made by real estate development.
I can't think of a reason why money cannot be made by fulfilling the needs of gainfully employed oil field workers.
It is a sign of the times when some believe that somehow employers, governments, social agencies are responsible for providing housing for well employed workers.
I'm sure once the winter is over, the speculators and builders will do what they do best, provide shelter for those that want it and RV spaces for those that need such facilities. Nice thing about capitalism is that services follow the money.
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chuckster11
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02/09/12 08:51pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Williston Wal-Mart cracking down...
You assume that the people camping at Walmart were oil field workers. That may or may not have been the case, many may have been drawn to Williston for other reasons related to the oil field work, which brings up the normal and natural "solution" to problems like this--let normal business practice take up the challenge of taking advantage of the great business environment. If there is money to be made in creating RV parks, apartments, housing, etc. someone will step up with the money and build the facilities and make a profit doing so. It is not the job of the oil companies to provide housing, only to make a profit which provides jobs. It is not "government's" job to provide housing either. Everyone has choices and if you want/need work and can find it in North Dakota--go, be employed, work, profit but don't demand that WalMart and/or your employer provide housing. If the oil companies need workers and if the only way to get those workers is to build housing, housing will be built. Obviously the oil companies aren't at the point now so it is time for enterprising builders to step in and fill the need.
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chuckster11
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02/09/12 11:09am |
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RE: Is your home haunted?
No. It is impossible for my home to be haunted because I live in a condo and no one has ever heard of a "Haunted Condo"! I'm safe.
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chuckster11
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02/09/12 10:58am |
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RE: Medal Detecting
That is interesting! I had no idea a state park would be that restrictive and if I read this correctly, if you were walking along a stream in an Arkansas State Park and spotted ("...search for, by any means...") a gold nugget you could not remove it. I wonder if this rule is enforced or they just restrict folks with metal detectors?
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chuckster11
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02/08/12 10:42pm |
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RE: Williston Wal-Mart cracking down...
This has nothing to do with Walmart or camping at Walmart but, as an observation, it sure is nice to see a discussion about too much work creating a problem for too many people!
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chuckster11
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02/08/12 07:30pm |
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RE: Medal Detecting
An all encompassing term to define those who focus on grammatical errors, spelling errors, etc instead of the question asked. I'm sure you got my drift.
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chuckster11
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02/08/12 12:51pm |
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RE: Medal Detecting
Nice work grammar police, especially with a new member--guess you showed him. Mikey, welcome to the board, I do not know the answer to your question but in my very limited experience (I have never "detected") only Park Service Battle Parks prohibit metal detecting. However, maybe one of our good members who does use these devices will answer your question.
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chuckster11
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02/08/12 11:00am |
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RE: Super Bowl Commercials
It must tough to come up with new ideas and especially for an audience that has grown to expect the commercials to be even more entertaining from one year to the next. I can see the ad people really stretching in some of these efforts, stretching to be different, unique, humorous--the commercials never seem to meet our expectations. Maybe it's time to just sit back and enjoy the athletic event and let all the advertising and half time stuff go--after all, the game is what is important.
Maybe I'm just getting jaded but I didn't think the commercials were up to past efforts but since the Budweiser Frogs quit competing with the Lizards it hasn't been the same for me.
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chuckster11
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02/06/12 08:36pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Super Bowl 1/2 time show!!!
I guess you didn't hear about the middle finger during the halftime show.
Hey, between runs to the kitchen to load up with food, the performance seemed to be ok. I'm not familiar with Madonna's stuff all that much but the show seemed lively, noisy, and not the least controversial so I'm a happy camper. Game was great.
I have now but I watched this part of the performance and didn't even notice the gesture and after watching reruns, still can't see it so I missed whatever message this singer was sending. You are right however, this apparently makes this half time show controversial.
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chuckster11
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02/06/12 10:01am |
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RE: Superbowl Sunday!
I didn't have a "favorite" in this matchup so it was really fun just to sit back and enjoy the Superbowl as a football game. I thought it was a great game, plenty of good plays, some mistakes, and some nail biting at the end. All in all, not a waste of time in the least.
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chuckster11
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02/05/12 11:45pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Super Bowl 1/2 time show!!!
Hey, between runs to the kitchen to load up with food, the performance seemed to be ok. I'm not familiar with Madonna's stuff all that much but the show seemed lively, noisy, and not the least controversial so I'm a happy camper. Game was great.
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chuckster11
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02/05/12 11:43pm |
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RE: Health hazard of double dipping at parties
The stress associated by worrying about this sort of thing is probably much more unhealthy. In the end, something is going to get you so, what the hey?
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chuckster11
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02/04/12 01:39pm |
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RE: Law & Order in the Federal Park System
If the situation is as described in the news article and that is always iffy with the press, then the Ranger most certainly overreacted. There was no threat and no crime that rose to the level of using force to detain the dog owner. I have a feeling the ranger will lose her job, rightfully, and the tased dog owner will be compensated. The ranger had communication with other officers, could have followed the guy to where ever she could have enlisted the help of other officers to identify the character. There is no law that says any of us have to carry identification in public places.
I was an LEO long enough to know that if you try to physically restrain an individual, you had better have a really good reason for doing so and "Not minding me" isn't good enough especially under this particular circumstance.
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chuckster11
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01/31/12 03:34pm |
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RE: Where Were You?
Honorably discharged from the military and going to college. I was campus cop and 1968 was the one year I believed that America had flown apart--after living thru that 12 months I learned how tough the average American really is.
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chuckster11
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01/31/12 10:47am |
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RE: Insurance
Pretty good company, large with a fine claims staff, you shouldn't have a problem with Farmer's in loss situation.
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chuckster11
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01/29/12 10:48am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Wheelchair lifts forced upon campground pools
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chuckster11
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01/28/12 08:57pm |
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RE: Trade my 4x4 for a 4x2
Maybe Supercharged will get a "TOFER"--300 responses and 3000 views with this fine thread! I know that will grind some guts but I'm rooting for the 4x2 fan on this one.
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chuckster11
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01/28/12 01:27pm |
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RE: Wheelchair lifts forced upon campground pools
It all comes down to a discussion of just how much of the human playing field can be leveled and for me, considering the ADA, I think there are unreasonable expectations and demands being made on both the business owner and the taxpayer. Some grades simply cannot be made even, some expectations cannot be met, and at some point society has to understand and accept the awful reality that fate deals some bad hands.
It is so easy to be high minded and compassionate when you are spending someone else's money, like the taxpayer's and my customer's but at some point, like now, the well goes dry.
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chuckster11
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01/28/12 11:56am |
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