On Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 AM , Thomas DeVane McGee transitioned peacefully to his heavenly home surrounded by his family, ending his battle with brain cancer. DeVane was born in Panama City, Florida, September 18, 1947 to J. T. and Helen McGee.

DeVane was an amazing husband, father, and “Papa” to his grandchildren. DeVane met his wife, Mary Jarman, in high school and they became good friends. He and Mary graduated from Rutherford High School in 1965 and they married in August 1967. They had two children: Kelly Denise Ball and Kevin Bruce McGee.

Typical weight and dimensions of industrial PVC and CPVC pipes equal to steel pipes schedule 40 and 80 are indicated in the table below.

• ASTM D1785 Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120 is manufactured to meet the needs of a broad range of industrial, commercial and residential piping systems. ASTM D1785 covers pipes made for water distribution and irrigation systems.
• ASTM F441 Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80

In Illinois, possessing so much as a single round of ammunition without a Firearms Owner ID (or FOID) card is a serious crime.

How serious?

Well, residents of Lake in the Hills, Illinois got a first hand view of that law being enforced last Thursday, when a SWAT unit rolled up on a house where a 20-year-old man was believed to be possessing ammunition without a permit. //

In most of the country this wouldn't be a crime at all. Illinois, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are the only states where a permit or license is required to purchase or possess ammunition, and California and New York require background checks on the sale of ammunition. //

Illinois' FOID card requirement has been ruled unconstitutional more than once, but each time the state Supreme Court has reversed those decisions on technical grounds while avoiding the underlying constitutional question. My hope is that Illinois residents will one day not have to worry about the FOID card, but for now be aware that any bullets you might possess without the proper paperwork could lead to a very loud, chaotic, and potentially deadly visit by the police.

Pipes and Tubes - Imperial vs. Metric Sizes
SI vs. Imperial pipe sizes.

The size of pipes, fittings, flanges and valves are often given in inches as NPS - Nominal Pipe Size, or in metric units as DN - 'Diametre Nominal'.

DN Diametre Nominal & NPS Nominal Pipe Size Table

Metric Pipe Sizes DN per ISO and NPS equivalent for DN6 to DN2200, NPS Schedule 5 to 30

Dear Men Who Think They Are Winning When They Are Actually Losing,

You cannot find a woman of genuine character if you are not operating as a man of genuine character yourself. That is not unfair. That is just how it works. //

You want a woman who chose you. Not settled for you, not defaulted to you because you were convenient, not attached to you because of neurochemistry you both generated before you even knew each other's last names. CHOSE you. With her eyes fully open, knowing who you are, and deciding you are worth building with.
That woman exists. She is probably not the most exciting woman in the room. She is probably the one who is a little harder to access, a little slower to give herself away, a little more certain about what she is looking for and not particularly interested in apologizing for it.
Stop chasing the race. Start choosing wisely.