On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:07:07 GMT, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote:

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:34:55 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

I have run my Airco Pulse Arc 300 (3ph) on my 5hp rotary converter
with .35 wire. Worked pretty well, but damn it made the electric
meter spin like a dervish. Ive not tried to run it on single phase
as I loaned it to a buddy who does have 3 phase in his shop, but will
be getting it back soon as his shop has my warehouse attached..and the
City is going to turn it into another badly needed abandoned empty lot
at the first of the month.

Say what? They going to tear it down with nothing going up there?

There's got to be more of a story behind this - the ink isn't even
dry on the Supreme Court eminent domain ruling, and CA is supposed to
have some pretty strict Eminent Domain restrictions over and above
what the Feds just bestowed.

As in, today they wouldn't be able to get away with bulldozing out
"blighted" Chavez Ravine for "housing projects" then conveniently have
the project fall through right after the Brooklyn Dodgers announce
they'd like to move west...

If a municipality already owns the land and building, it isn't in
imminent danger of falling down, and they have no use for it, offer
them a few bucks of month-to-month rent to leave the building
standing.

Even if it's a token rent in exchange for taking care of the place
till they come up with a use for it, it's probably more than they'll
get for a stupid vacant lot - you can find those just about anywhere.

-- Bruce --


Ayup. The very large oilfield shop (complete with 8' radial arm drill,
Rockford shaper, 36" x 15' lathes, etc...is owned by one of the local
empire builders.

The land is owned by the railroad. The tracks were removed 10 yrs
ago, and a bike path put in.

Evidently the owner wants to build some housing elsewhere in town, so
the city wants him to remove the building before granting him a permit
to build on the other side of town.

I understand that if the renter can come up with $2,000,000 liability
insurance per year, he has a chance of keeping the building..but he
claims the amount per month will double his rent.

Ive sublet a corner of the machine shop to store machines. The rent is
the odd occasional bit of tooling and bits and pieces that I give him.
Plus I supplied him with loaner machine tools, so there is no cash out
of pocket and is a win win for us both.

He gets tech support, machine tools etc..and I get a decent sized
corner of a 140 foot by 60 foot steel building, with 1000 amps of 3
phase, a 10 Ton overhead crane that runs through the building, etc
etc.

He is a transmission rebuilder and race car builder. Disabled vet
also.

The street that the shop is on, was the main hub of the oilfield
warehouse/supply/services part of town. Since the bottom fell out of
the oil field in the early 80s..most of the buildings have been torn
down, and there is nothing but a half mile of dusty empty lots with a
bike path running through it.

So while its not being done under the eminant domain thing..tis being
done via blackmail. No permits until the 'eyesore" becomes another
dusty empty lot. Its a dying town unfortunately, and the city fathers
think it will come back. One of the old builders here claims they are
going to turn it into a retirement community. Right..they closed the
hospital 5 yrs ago, and the nearest medical services is in
Bakersfield...35 miles away. Lots of folks are going to retire here.
Ayup. A Kmart, an Ace hardware..and a main street filled with empty
storefronts and For Rent signs..that have been up for years.

Gunner, a bit ****ed off.

"Considering the events of recent years,
the world has a long way to go to regain
its credibility and reputation with the US."
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