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    Ames shooting

    It was reported that the officer who fired the shots at the vehicle is the same officer who fired the shots at the vehicle I mentioned on S. Duff a year ago. The same outcome (nobody actually killed) happened both times. Either he's just got bad luck, or he's not afraid to step in front of a...
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    Ames shooting

    People take a passive, flippant attitude towards what really goes on in Ames. If you listen to the police scanner, there are a lot of run-ins with the S8 crowd as well as all sorts of other Ames lifers who have been troublesome (and white!) X number of arrests at Apartment Y usually...
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    Did your 1000 dollar bill include the concrete? I'm curious to know what a 10x12 foot concrete pad would cost as well if it's feasible to do something like that. Based on the 90 dollars a yard I've heard it costs to pour concrete, that's another 1200 dollars right there it seems.
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    American Pickers and Pawn Stars

    cyinne: A lot of the profits are a gimmick for TV. If it was so easy to make money doing this, every con artist in town would be a picker or a pawn broker. I feel the same way you do. -espeically- for old people. A young moron is still young. He might learn someday. But as you age...
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    I'm planning on building it on skids and having it sit up off of the ground. Just a meager garden shed to park my mower in. That way if all hell broke loose with the city, I could hook it up to a fork lift and move it to the other side of the yard or whatever. I might run to the library to...
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    I want a wooden (or steel sided) shed just due to aesthetics. I refuse to have any plastic ones on the property ;)
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    American Pickers and Pawn Stars

    If I remember right, about two years ago, they had a link to a web video they had made by a professional production company in Wisconsin. This company films pilot episodes that they pitch to the big networks like Discovery or whoever. It was a 15 minute or so long video showing them going...
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    Yep, I completely understand that labor makes up a significant portion of the cost. Do any of you have some plans for a simple shed? By 'barn' shed, I mean the ones with gambrel roofs (look like an old barn.) I'm thinking gable roof sheds should be cheaper to build, but you sacrifice...
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    Want to buy or build a 10x10 shed in Ames

    I'm wanting to install a 10x10 (or larger) shed in my back yard. Lowes sells kits, but I'm curious if I can get one somewhere else or build my own from plans and save money. The budget is 1000 bucks. I can have an 8x8 for that price, but so far I'm in the dark on the 10x10 stuff. I just...
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    American Pickers and Pawn Stars

    I believe the first weekend of June is 'Picker Days' in LeClaire, IA. There's a celebration being hosted at their shop. I've been in the shop because I know Mike. He's always turning up stuff that makes me jealous and at prices that make me even more jealous. I've got the middle man...
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    Vinyl Album Collectors?

    I've got the 12" of the Pacman related Atari songs. They're all terrible, but the record is in pristine condition. You can typically find that album for a buck at any record store in nearly unplayed condition. In terms of fidelity, I don't have thousands of dollars of equipment, so...
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    Vinyl Album Collectors?

    I bought a new turntable last year and have been adding to my collection. I try to only buy records that are in good shape. I am into lounge, exotica, surf rock, and whatever... Trying to throw together an extensive collection of the exotica stuff like Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny. I...
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    SMILEY FACE KILLERS

    I hate to break up the love-fest, but: See, this is tangible stuff we can talk about. RustShack, are you truly one of Jon's acquaintances? If so I'd like to hear about the things you've heard about the case (that you feel like sharing) that the general public doesn't know. You don't have...
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    SMILEY FACE KILLERS

    Everything I've read in the newspapers says that the 10:57 cell phone activity was simply a ping where the cell tower made connection. He didn't place a call. Unless someone can point me to that piece of info, not posted here, I'd like to think it was just the cell tower hitting the phone...
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    SMILEY FACE KILLERS

    Someone asked about Chamberlain being roped off that night. I believe it was roped off Saturday (the 23rd) for the mini winter X games thing, but it was clear the 22nd. Snowboarding event to storm Ames Smiley faces or no, the weird thing to me in these cases is that the person is missing...
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    Commercials you hate.

    I hate that US Cellular robot. It's just some ********* using a robot voice and the things he says and the way he says them irks me. "Who knows more about batteries than a robot? Nobody, that's who." ?! Also they act like giving you someone elses' crappy used up battery is a good thing.
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    Bitten by Dog

    I own a dog, so I'm more lenient in terms of immediately reccommending that you kick the dog. The sort of person who had the instinct to abuse the dog just because you're within your rights is not the sort of person I'd ever want to be associated with. That said, I'm a responsible dog owner...
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    Bandit Burrito in Johnston...

    The pancheros in Ames has been skimping on the food lately. I had to tell the guy to keep dumping on RICE for god's sake the last time I was there. I go there because it's close, but Flying Burrito delivers the most food for the dollar. I think either place serves equally unhealthy crap...
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    Urban Exploring at ISU

    Well, I don't know if my stalker-fu is stronger than others who have posted on the message board or not, but.... I now know the name of the person that owns the land. I also know what pieces of land he owns. I have highlighted it in red: As you can see, he owns everything surrounding...
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    Urban Exploring at ISU

    I know what I want for Christmas now... A geiger counter. I've lived here a while and have heard a lot of half-truth rumors. I've explored many buildings on campus and like to take photos. I've been chased from the 'shrine' by its owner. I got into photography too late to get in on...
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