https://land8.com/members/stevemercer/activity/ Activity feed for Steve Mercer. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 157ec07280380bfe96fac80e24c55a68 https://land8.com/forums/topic/southern-exposure-an-interesting-observation/#post-159169 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:05:45 +0000 Hi Thomas,
How did you eat your lunch and check your eye-lids for light leaks at the same time?  Must be a true multi-tasker!
LOL!
 
Happy Holidays!
 
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]]> 0 04a35901ba400b4724d7827b473bc96e http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-modelingrendering-software-for-landscape-design/#post-159415 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:51:00 +0000 Unfortunately the answer to your question is it depends.  Overall workflow is always a consideration.  It does you no good if you have to jump through extra hoops to go from your concept, and construction drawings to your 3D perspective drawings and then start over in the rendering department.  Overall my workflow is BricsCAD (a AutoCad clone) an…[Read more]

]]> 0 5128316ca11aa624b74da48ea3e25cf0 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/#post-159897 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:03:49 +0000 Hi Guys!
 
I thought of you when I saw this today 🙂 !

]]> 0 f72068462efeb1ce9b08ff86615f55cf https://land8.com/forums/topic/recessed-utility-access-lids-for-unit-pavers/#post-159535 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:57:06 +0000 Hi Daniel
 
Here is a link for a mfgr of the recessed tray covers discussed on http://www.pavingexpert.com/recess01.htm.
 
http://www.aquacastltd.com/recessedtraytype.html.
 
Best Wishes,
 
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]]> 0 b9bc31885d206b88489adba5bce9c468 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/2/#post-159907 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:35:17 +0000 I prefer John Smith of the Jamestown era… “if you don’t work you don’t eat”
 
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]]> 0 7a771a2172a33e257f73bee0fe37b483 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/2/#post-159919 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:54:50 +0000 Democratic Socalism… Now that is an oxymoron if ah ever heard one!  Ah think you need to take a few less drags of whatever you are smok’in Jon because it is effecting your better judgement.  Keep that up and the boys in white coats are gonna pay you a visit.
 
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]]> 0 0bc6f9387a89c229947aa1c9c08f2caf https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/5/#post-159960 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:35 +0000 It sounds like we have more in common that we do differences Craig.
 
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]]> 0 d4e23b572c795b6428218d1063c127fc https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/5/#post-159962 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:18:29 +0000 I would say that Mr. Madoff is reaping what he sowed right now don’t you think?  He is likely to die in prison that in my opinion is far worse that shooting him.  Losing ones freedom for the rest of your life is a pretty stiff penalty don’t you think?
 
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]]> 0 45fb9be4fb7736d7f7d9463474361b5a https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/5/#post-159963 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:08:10 +0000 I wonder if you have ever run a business Craig.  Any business owner will tell you that they have fought hard to get where they are.  There is a wealthy elite class and there are the wealthy on paper.  By the time you add up all the commitments and responsibilities shouldered by many business owners they are not making as much as you think.  Cap…[Read more]

]]> 0 de08372f8121f36cbc9e646fcce1e373 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/6/#post-159967 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:37:08 +0000 Yes there is a group of Americans who are not just worried about the here and now.  This group of Americans not only look at the individual trees in the forrest but the WHOLE forrest.  We as Americans cannot continue to spend our way out of this national crisis that we are in.  At some point someone has to hold the line on the out of control sp…[Read more]

]]> 0 1dd62a2a64e2dd91cb429a276d1f9e63 https://land8.com/forums/topic/3d-software-suggestions/#post-159624 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:28:08 +0000 sketuchUP, sketchUP…SKETCHUP!
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]]> 0 51660233d341497200aa5fdf40f55a9e http://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/6/#post-159970 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:44:29 +0000 the evil environmentalist … tongue in cheek of course :-).  I certainly didn’t advocate no government.  Whine yes but there will always be whiners.  That is just a human nature trait.  There will always be politicans that don’t agree with the status quo.  That is the nature of politicians.  I don’t necessarily see that you need large gover…[Read more]

]]> 0 2742583ace1e500134b0d2dd90420a1b https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/6/#post-159972 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:44:18 +0000 There is another way to regulate business Roland.  Make the penalties for damaging the environment, people, and other people’s property so severe that business can’t afford to cause harm.  However, government’s attempts to legislate common sense will just raise the cost of doing business for everyone and make American businesses less competitive i…[Read more]

]]> 0 9efaa434284432c3a31385c2fa1791e6 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/6/#post-159977 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:05:15 +0000 maybe… but most certainly and evil evironmentalist!  🙂
 
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]]> 0 9bbd43665929aa224e46f78d7483298e https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/6/#post-159978 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:03:03 +0000 Well said William!
 
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]]> 0 b4347b35dc8b13d778fc094912bef8b3 https://land8.com/forums/topic/cad-programs/#post-159669 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:09:22 +0000 I use Carlson Survey (which runs on top of Intellicad)
I also use LandFX (which runs on top of BricsCAD) and LandFX has a plug-in to Sketch-UP
 
Carlson is most useful for interacting with my Leica Robotic Total Station survey instrument
LandFX is most useful for my Construction drawings and deliverables.
SketchUP is most useful for Drawing in 3D…[Read more]

]]> 0 dceaa3e44c629e7d90c9825cc3575fbe https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/7/#post-159995 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:33:21 +0000 No,  I just shoot the robber!  Then I call the police.
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]]> 0 3167e2eb73c9ad54cf983e8ad6297081 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-159996 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:29:19 +0000 Hee Hee! (it keeps the conversation lively though does it not?)  You heard about the feller that fought the pig in the mud haven’t you?  (After fiight’n with ’em a while the feller began to realize that the pig liiked it thar!)
 
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]]> 0 af66b854bbe74d4a128d002a9429c456 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-159997 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:23:57 +0000 No the difference between you and me is that I get politicians attention at the ballot box.  While you try to get their attention through media stunts called protests.  Until you have a Million plus march on Washingtion you won’t even register as a blip on their radar screen.  Meanwhile I will be working at my job ( a 7 day a week job no le…[Read more]

]]> 0 beb8cc4b871d1234b6b323f3b761c9cb https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160003 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:49:40 +0000 I don’t know of anyone who has more influence in the down fall of our economy than Barney Frank!  And he is still in Washington making the same bad choices he has always made!
 
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]]> 0 cf79c7453a62b0a7abbd180595c538b4 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160004 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:47:04 +0000 Well said Jarrod!  Well said!
 
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]]> 0 de3562ac44dc66539fa944dd72126d74 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160005 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:45:12 +0000 Protesters by their very nature love to argue with the fence posts!  There are many great examples illustrated through the course of this thread!
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]]> 0 8394f012f6c0d2e6eb4efd1857afc280 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160006 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:40:51 +0000 Here, Here! one of the very few inteligent insights I have read on this topic!  Besides  Most everyone at those organizations are dope heads that have been using so long it is affecting their good judgement anyway!
 
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]]> 0 52a1a104b2ca32f85f42f5cd2678367f https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160007 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:34:15 +0000 Gamed Huh?  That reminds me of when gas prices rose here in Louisville, and Marathon Oil supplies most of the gas stations in Louisville,  Many people started to bad mouth Marathon Oil.  My uncle use to haul gasoline OTR.  When ask that same question… his response was It was Marathon’s Oil… they purchased it/made it,  They can sell it for what…[Read more]

]]> 0 9c59e3bced1ea91f4b0e86f8e928dd7c https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160008 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:27:17 +0000 No Heather you were Robin Hood in a past life.  Rob (Steal) from the rich and donate (give) to the poor even those who can work but prefer not to.
 
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]]> 0 dcaef85833e1ca61982f8a31fc8d80fd https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160009 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:23:35 +0000 Well said Jordan!  I think Heather- flying under the flag of Progressivism is actually a socialist/communist.  Maybe she should move to China.  You know they say you never appriecate what you have until it is taken away from you.
 
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]]> 0 8e188ef6968fef1592d90bd0a89e681a https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/8/#post-160010 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:20:05 +0000 Cornel West Huh?  What a radical left wing trouble maker.  You fit well running in his circle Heather!
 
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]]> 0 f2d166b59c7107458c3f12f043a39c68 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/9/#post-160011 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:16:57 +0000 We I suspect that all industries need some immigrant labor.  If for no other reason than to hold American workers to a quaity standard.  I am sure if you are a practicing LA even if you do not build you have been on the Job when a Landscape Contractor is working.  I am sure you have seen for yourself the difference of how an American crew work…[Read more]

]]> 0 0464c38c42cd31b0cc4ac2d541826951 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/9/#post-160012 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:07:01 +0000 Yeah well BOTH parties were guilty in this financial melt down… That includes your party to Heather!
 
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]]> 0 5e16b3a0fbffe0cd1009f74c4a00da40 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/10/#post-160026 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:06:41 +0000 I am concerned for Agriculture!  And you and every other American who likes to eat and have reasonable food prices and horticultural products better be to. Cause in our politicians zeal to slay the evil illegal immigrant they may do irreputable harm to Agriculture!  And that hurts every American!  And the protestors who complain about illegal im…[Read more]

]]> 0 90c92bfc35e09ba579e545fa64373e18 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/10/#post-160038 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:11:57 +0000 It is very easy to make those determinations Trace from your arm chair armed with the benifet of hindsight. Shucks I could make every decision correctly too if I have the benifit of hindsight.  “Never critisize a man until you walk a mile in his shoes”  you have heard this be for correct? 
 
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]]> 0 119dd9dad1127a22a67c1bb406a7ba83 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/10/#post-160039 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:59:25 +0000 This is because the banks are getting free money from the Fed and then the Fed is paying banks interest on the money the bank in loaning the Fed.  (by buying T-bills) the bank has no risk and no motivation to loan to small business.  Until these failed policies are changed we will remain right were we are… in a HUGE financial hole!
 
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]]> 0 52b3aa0e336a2d755463b9c45574c378 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/10/#post-160040 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:42:40 +0000 Well it is interesting you bring up the subject of immigration.  Since a number of states are performing their own experiments by inacting draconian immigration legislation.  When the state of Georgia decided that all employers were required to use the National E-verify system as a condition for employment. There were farmers who  had thousands of…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d24ce47fd7b210d7e18ca6c7ebc5e4b https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/11/#post-160049 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:11:45 +0000 Those guys certainly do a better job of explaining the situation than the protesters do!
 
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]]> 0 07c8dea2b2cbe826a27d5a109327390b https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160057 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:22:38 +0000 I was not referring to Cain.  I was referring to his PLAN. His plan proposes to scrap our current tax code and replace it with his 999 plan.  You may not agree with the details but it is a clean break from our current convoluted tax code.  I am sure it would piss off a lot of CPA firms and H&R Blocks who exact their annual fees from us ta…[Read more]

]]> 0 5090cebbc6d32f18705499bc62a06784 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160059 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:09:06 +0000 So you don’t think the person who is investing is never going to pay tax on that investment?  What about when they retire and suddenly are reqiured to liquidate their positions in the market which you are requried to do currently. You don’t think they are going to pay 9% of a much bigger number? You are just taking a snap shot of a single year.  Y…[Read more]

]]> 0 91ad7673fe0085f16776c0be45f19fe2 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160061 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:35:10 +0000 I do believe in a government role in terms of regulation.  I do however have issues with government trying to regulate common sense.  For example,  Last year my dad decided to tear down a 20 year old greenhouse that was built in a hurry 20 years ago because we were out of production space,  It was just a small simple wooden structure with a cor…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b6acbe5ca420e49d1c1760e34071152 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160066 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:51:07 +0000 Don’t sweat it Heather,  just like Newt recently said.  Congress created it (the Fed) they can also change it or eliminate it.
 
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]]> 0 7f318d4d7aaf2f70b1bacb3d59e0ee2e https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160067 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:47:36 +0000 It is always a pleasure talking to a stauch Democrat who always believes that government should protect me from myself.  No I think that neither party has the answer.  The answer lies somewhere between the two parties.  Now if we could just get them to actually talk to each other…
 
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]]> 0 5baadca69e0c0224d5c83d9195234bcf https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/12/#post-160068 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:33:15 +0000 Well actually a person making 20,000. is already paying way more than 9% What Cain is proposing is No more payroll taxes for you the employee or the employer either one.  When you factor that into your calcluation you would be much better off under Cains plan and I believe business (especially small business) would be to.  I know because I pay t…[Read more]

]]> 0 69440ce0c2a7734787fe9e4233d7fd64 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160072 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:59:55 +0000 I don’t really think it matters to much Trace,  Any one of the Republican Candidates would be a breath of freshair over what we have now.  I haven’t seen much in the way of results with this President only a whole lot more debit on the books,  certainly not a better economy, certainly not more jobs.  Just what has he done.  He has taken lots of t…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d2870244f1222b8b9d32fc847cc1933 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160074 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:51:15 +0000 Jimmy Carter… now there was a real flop of a President.  Bush every time of course.  That is not to say that in retrospect I agreed with every policy that was apart of GW’s administration.  But on the other hand he too had a tough go of it. It is easy for anyone to arm chair quarterback his decisions.  Just remember, America was attacked on our…[Read more]

]]> 0 64d5ee05f3c1dca484de65dceecb6c40 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160077 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:36:32 +0000 0 9a26ac4e66661f087f541e3a81d088c7 http://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160080 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:22:23 +0000 Protest if you like Trace.  But the true power that every citizen holds in a democracy is their vote.  I bet you don’t even bother voting.  Are you registered?  I suspect not.
 
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]]> 0 63fdc2c7a3e421de0a9fb2c977f3ebab https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160081 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:18:10 +0000 I guarentee you that if the Fed is proposing legislation affecting GMO’s (genetically modified organisim) for all you fellers who don’t read.) They most certainly request (routinely) responses from Monsanto as well as the rest of the industry before the legislation is voted on.  And if you don’t believe me then you are revealing your own i…[Read more]

]]> 0 008faef5ff64ef0dfd872e879772f14d https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160083 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:10:22 +0000 I think you have that backwards Heather.  In the age of the internet it is much tougher for the media to controll anything.  That is why News organizations and Newspapers are struggling so. Revenue is down and the internet is the culprit.  Ordinary people now have a very useful tools for organizing.  You no longer need the media to organize.  The…[Read more]

]]> 0 7158a84e62de6c513e16aae8397fb817 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/13/#post-160085 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:02:20 +0000 The fed is doing what all central banks are task with doing controlling the economy.  And in a gobal ecomomy it is not just the US the Fed has to be concerned about.  I am not making excuses for them.  I submit that maybe this Gobalization notion is not such a good idea after all.
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]]> 0 bea895ffcb6942073e5ff4e2ab665d63 https://land8.com/forums/topic/occupy-wall-street-are-you-with-it/page/14/#post-160086 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:56:13 +0000 There is a big difference between the Federal Reserve and the Banks! Make no mistake the Fed is in charge.  They control all the rules, including how much reserve money the Banks are required to hold.  A lot of people do not realize it but every time a Treasury bill is auctioned some one is obligated to buy it.  If foriegn or private investors do…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d5f60b92291115c3fb84a44e967ea7a https://land8.com/forums/topic/we-need-some-new-blood/#post-160219 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:58:43 +0000 And in this economy… what makes you think that getting a higher degree will have ANY bearing on getting a job?  It will certainly put you deeper in debt!
 
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]]> 0 35c58d6c8544fd60fed8a3d63cec5381 https://land8.com/forums/topic/we-need-some-new-blood/#post-160221 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:07:56 +0000 Hi Terry,
 
My point is that you can become over qualified.  Many employers will not hire you if you are overqualified for a position.  They feel like you will stick around until you find something better.  So unless you are going into research or a goverment position that requires a higher degree or you plan on teaching,  arbitrarily making a de…[Read more]

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