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    Gene Hackman

    I am GUESSING that what was measured and cleared for CO was the atmosphere inside the structure... Most fire services have that capability. Pulling blood post mortem by 7-9 days isn't something they are going to do in the field, and my guess would be it would be within the scope of an...
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    Gene Hackman

    Just one possible scenario - If you leave your car running in the garage, it will fill a home with CO and kill the occupants. After a time, the car will run out of gas and the CO levels will dissipate, especially if you have any sort of recirculating AC running.
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    Best off the shelf med kit (IFAK)

    having an IFAK and no training is exactly equal to bringing nothing. Use someone that has at least 10 years riding full time as a paramedic (not EMT) as your source for expertise. Even that level of training varies by state. When I graduated, I calculated I had about 1600 hours in... and even...
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    where to buy match grade 223 these days, looking for something akin to mag length 75 gr HPBT

    The title says it pretty well. I haven't been staying current and am hoping someone can connect me with a reliable dealer that is selling match grade 223 ammo that is mag length , decent quality with a heavy pill (69-75 gr).
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    Is something going on in Ukraine?

    If they are US territories, such as South Carolina or Virginia, the answer in the 1860s was fuck no, we will kill your ass.
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    Ohio Disaster

    OMG.. hydrogen chloride... run for your lives.
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    Ohio Disaster

    I found this link https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=15933 -I see several confirmations of spill and contamination. -I see statements on and around the 6th indicating that the railway hired contractors to perform mitigation -I see the planned burn off was first mentioned...
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    Ohio Disaster

    Train transportation is significantly better than over the road when it comes to central sources... the train manifest would have been available, the rail resources would have had similar info, and just about every fire department in the US knows how to contact CHEMTREC. Detailed facts would...
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    Ohio Disaster

    What I wrote, exactly "The gas is pretty bad news and you really do not want a cloud of it floating through town (vapor density is 2.2, heavier than air)... so one option to mitigate it is actually to burn it off." I don't see any defense of the local firefighters in my quote. Maybe you...
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    Ohio Disaster

    Some interesting facts shared in this article which strikes me as 'fairly responsible' in stark contrast to much of the drama filled anecdote being flung about like Monkeys with a bucket of fresh poo...
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    Ohio Disaster

    Easy folks... this is not the first spill of this type in history. To put this in context, think about how much PVC pipe and other PVC material we use in normal construction and daily life. PVC is a polymer (many molecules linked together) made up of Vinyl Chloride monomer. The stuff is...
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    Cleaning house. One bolt action (caliber) for the man that probably doesn't need a bolt action.

    UKD long range shooting... the modern evolution (last 30 years). .308 -->.260 --> .260AI --> 6.5 Creed there were dalliances along the way... .243 and 6.5 x 284, but way too hot and wild to be an enduring relationship
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    Basic Upper Receiver + BCG - best place to buy

    Thank you everyone for the great information. Time to spend some $.