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Pouring a 30"×40" concrete pad on top of concrete floor?

High strength ready mix should do just fine, dont get it too wet, like a moderate porridge. I never hurts to roughen up the existing slab and or use a bonding agent, but with the rebar inserts and weight of a 30"x40" slab its not going anywhere. If you just have to, use a grinder and cut 1/2" grooves but not too close to the edges. Tap the edges of your form so te mud will settle and not leave voids on the edges.

Let it cure for at least a week as it takes 30 days to dry about 80%. IIRC Be sure to have a steel or magnesium trowel for finishing the surface.

We may finally know who’s been to the island

What is more likely that Chicom/Iranian/Russian leader would stick his dick in US kid under Jew camera and US political elite would keep it quiet or that half of the US political elite would stick their dicks in US kids and fight tooth and nail for details not to be revealed. Really dude in your other posts you keep telling us how corrupt, despotic and ruthless those nations/leaders are and now you come up with theory that one or all of them would fuck on foreign enemy soil a child procured by an american jew and them unable to procure locally? Do you realize how stupid such a theory reads?
Which is the nation of vile, decadent, amoral and sex driven culture? Amero-english one with Europe following closely so to find the “clients” one only need to look in the “mirror”.
Issue at hand is that obviously people on the list are of such wide political spectrum that doing formal process would unhinge the US system and probably remove veil of lies over peoples eyes and just might cause a revolution - which is an obvious no no for everyone involved including non guilty gov officials.
Unfortunately Trump is a failed experiment and whats coming is nothing good, american people did their job, peacefully tried to bring about change and as it can be seen it aint working.

Fuck Pritzker

And he will probably stay in office until his gravy choked arteries clog sufficiently. Illinois, New York and California are in an all out war for corruption supremacy, and Illinois has been in the top 3 since the 30's. I haven't believed there has been a fair election held in that state in my lifetime. I think it goes:

"Yep, results are in, I counted them myself, and I won by a landslide again".

And then eventually they piss off enough people in the federal government to get a prison sentence to make room for someone even more corrupt.
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Pouring a 30"×40" concrete pad on top of concrete floor?

Let me preface this - I dont know shit about concrete. The most I've ever done is mix up some quickcrete in a bucket and poured it into a hole in the ground to repair a fence post.

I would like to pour a 30"×40" pad, 6" tall, in my basement utility room to elevate a gun safe to protect it from any possible future water on the ground. The floor is a 1960's era poured concrete slab. It has a very smooth, almost polished finish. The floor has a gentle slope towards the center of the room so I need to have a flat pad.

My plan is to drill the current slab and hammer in maybe 6 pieces of rebar vertically so they stand 4" proud from the existing slab (and therefore will be 2" below the top of the new pad). Then pour the slab. Then finish with a sheet of heavy duty plastic on top, followed by a bit of carpet. Once the safe is dropped on the pad, I'll drill the 4 anchor holes and secure with Titen HD anchors from Simpson.

I've watched a couple YT videos and have a pretty good idea about the general process but I have some specific questions:

- Whats a good, self leveling concrete mix to buy that will withstand ~1500 lbs of static weight?

- I presume i will want to roughen up the surface to promote adherence. Whats a good DIY tool option for that? Then I'll apply a bonding agent before pouring.

- What else should I be thinking about or doing to make my life easier and ensure this pad stays intact and doesn't fall apart in 5 years?

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I'm a slow learner. 🙃

I have another from a GI coffee table around 0400 trying to find the phone so someone could say, “This is a recall. Report for duty immediately.”

Like I couldn’t hear the base PA system playing the William Tell Overture at 135 db.

Lapua 6.5 144gn Max Range Target

I know a batch of these new lapua bullets arrived in the states about a month ago and sold out real fast. Just wondering if anyone on here was able to scoop some up and have been able to do any testing and have any feeeback; take any bullet measurements and how they are shooting? I’m curious how close they are to the Berger 144’s. I’ve heard they are slightly different in shape/dimensions and have a tighter closed meplat. I’ve always liked lapua bullets. Easily the lapua scenars are the most forgiving and accurate bullets I’ve shot but bc has always been lack luster. The scenar L’s are probably the most consistent uniform bullet I’ve seen for weight and dimension. I’m hoping this new 144 has the same pedigree.

Long range 22 LR

Yeah, if you want a general purpose .22 that you are just going to buy and shoot, go with either the T1X or the CZ. If you are going to modify it to fit some role, the CZ is kinda like the 10/22 of the rimfire bolt gun world.

Mine has a Lilja on it. Although I wasn't impressed with the machine work and was much less impressed with the customer support, I have to admit it's a hammer. Since I intended to shoot SK out if it, I set the headspace to .039, pillar bedded the action and torqued to 35 in-lbs. I've shot it against vudoo and RimX rigs and from an accuracy perspective, it holds its own. When it came to positional shooting, I'm at a disadvantage because mine isn't setup for that.

We may finally know who’s been to the island

I can't believe I'm reading this shit here.

There is no crime worst than crimes against children. I pray to God he returns and deals with all those involved to include those who turn a blind eye to this for any reason, no matter what it is.

This was/is pure evil and for anyone trying to white wash it for any reason tells me all I need to know about their real morals, an where their priority's lye. For if they will go along with this B/S or turned a blind eye to it, they will other things as well. What a cluster fuck but at least its nice to know who the fuck stands, were.
You are, of course, right. I'm just saying that we don't know what the stakes are at all. Maybe I AM being an apologist, and maybe getting too creative in possible theories, but that they're hiding it all 'cuz they're all soulless, evil, deamons doesn't track with me.

What if they have senior Chi Coms on film at the island and these are the ones holding back an invasion of Taiwan? What if they have senior Iranians who are feeding us all the goodies on the IRG because of the dirt they have? You can say the same about any of the scumbags running shit hole countries and our "allies" across the pond. Not hard to see how this may have been the biggest CIA trap in history, or that they weren't involved and it was all Mossad, but they have all the dirt now, and the cost of it was as astounding as it was morally repugnant. Having international leverage of that caliber, when none of it can ever be taken back, may outweigh justice, and not just in the minds of bad actors, but in the "good" ones too. I just don't believe it's to protect powerful people. I just don't believe it's for nothing. Maybe that something falls utterly short of the crimes, and the moral flexibility necessary to do it should be multiple death sentences, but maybe not. It's all speculation.

We have no idea what Epstein was into or who else (besides one prince and Maxwell) was involved or anything. Right now we only have what's public, and that shit, as horrible as it is, happens here everyday and it's happening now. That's not an excuse, it's a fact. I'm throwing this out there as another uninformed theory to explain it rather than Lucifer controls everyone's heart who is in government and they're hiding it all just because they're evil, which I do not believe.

There has to be a reason for all this, and too many people know about it and have seen the evidence to hide it forever. I'm just saying that it has to be something huge and scary for not one of them to take the hard line and the unequivocally moral position. What could be worth prostituting yourself for this? That's all I'm saying. Not excusing it or saying it could be worth it, but there has to be a bigger reason for those who said they were going to expose it to suddenly reverse course, and it has to be for more than self preservation.
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Flooding in TX Hill Country/Kerrville

TEXAS FLOODS: In a stunning announcement Austin Fire Chief, Joel G. Baker, is accused by his own firefighters of blocking the deployment of rescue teams to the catastrophic flood zone in central Texas.
According to reports the state of Texas requested help but Chief Baker allegedly said no because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government despite Austin having the best water rescue team in the state.
The union says they specifically trained for Hill County… for this very moment…
Below is a statement released by the Austin Firefighters Association.
“The Austin Firefighters are outraged by Fire Chief Joel G. Baker’s decision to deny the deployment of our highly trained swift water rescue teams to Kerrville until July 4th, despite the State of Texas calling for assistance on July 2nd. Only 3 AFD rescue swimmers were sent—far too late to save lives.
Our Special Operations teams are some of the best in Texas, but because of Chief Baker’s refusal to deploy them, lives were likely lost. His decision, based on a misguided attempt to save money, is unforgivable. The department is reimbursed for deployments, but Baker failed to understand that.
Starting Tuesday, we’re launching a vote of no confidence in Chief Baker, and we’re holding him—and anyone else responsible—accountable.
We’ve held off speaking out while victims were still being recovered, but it’s time for the community to know the truth.
We hope you stand with us in holding Chief Baker accountable.“


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Seen video of him using the same inclusive language as the asst fire chief in LA. Wants to broaden the DEI in the department.

Vortex 1-10

Looking into a new mid range optic for my AR. Looking primarily at Vortex since I’m deep in their lineup at this point in my life lol Would love the Razor 1-10 but out of my budget. I’ve been seriously impressed with the Venom/Strike Eagle line for the price and features.

Anyone else think a 1-10 Venom/Strike Eagle FFP available in MRAD with a 34mm tube would be a hot seller for them?
I agree. Although I am a fan of the Venom LPVO for what it is, a decent low priced optic; I don't mess with anything under the PST line.

Although the 1-10 Razor can be used as a mid range optic, I wouldn't call it a mid range optic. There are scopes that would perform much better than the Razor in that role for a fraction of the cost. A Leupold Mark 4HD, at less than half the price, would perform better at everything, except having a 1x. Although a bit longer than the Razor, it weighs about the same.

Of course, if you NEED a 1x or some other attribute that the LPVO offers, like size and/or weight, then there are alternatives. The Credo 1-8 is a killer scope, although heavy. The Eotech 1-10 is very nice too. I understand that the 1-10 Credo is lighter and nice also, but I’ve never run one.

Honestly, I'm not crazy about the 1-10 Razor. The 1x is truly useless without the illumination. If I was going to spend that kind of money, I'd be looking at the ATACR.