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ark_mod t1_jeajmqn wrote

It looks like OP got the real answer in other responses. To explain in more detail for others...

What pinstripe suggests isn't easy at all for 99% of people and is the wrong way to do it. Yes you could disassemble your motion sensor, rewire the sensor, modify the external housing and run extra wires to the switch. But why? Depending on your skill level it could look professional or it could look like someone hacked you the electrical box... Not to mention the labor involved and the fact that this custom solution will be very confusing to anyone that does work in the future.

The correct way to do this is purchase a motion sensor with a built in always on feature. As others mentioned you just need to flick the power off/on to get it to stay on. Leave it off for longer you reset it. The switch then has standard wiring instead of a custom solution. If in the future you (or the next owner) wants to replacev the light they can without dealing with a custom switch and wiring related to modifying the sensor box.

My point - the are "off the shelve" solutions to this issue. No need to custom modify the light and sensor to achieve this.

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ark_mod t1_j60ptxd wrote

Of course they did - they don't want to be accused of having stolen goods.

The reality is if you file a police report you will get your coins back from the pawn shop. However, the police will file charges against your parents.

You would need to decide - do you value your relationship with your parents or your memories with your grandpa more.

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ark_mod t1_ivk7lry wrote

You actually meant "despite not being charged". In America large amounts of cash can be seized and kept by the police without every charging you with a crime. It is then on the owner to price the cash was legally acquired.

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ark_mod t1_iu0qvqz wrote

Ahh Bingo! Georgia is an awful state - sorry to those from Georgia.... It's true. They are a southern "former confederacy" state with a huge racism problem. Take a look at the Arbery case - 3 white dudes chased a black man for been "in the wrong neighborhood" and killed him. I am sorry if your only experienced in America was in Georgia. They have good food and good music but have a history of racism and electing idiots.

They have issues with supressing the vote (remember no water in voting lines - lines created by having reduced polling sites in heavily populated democratic and regions with people of color).

They also may elect a former football player who is a chronic liar and complete idiot to run their state because - and I not kidding - football is popular in Georgia. This man is running on a platform of anti-abortion and has had multiple girlfriends come forward saying they were pressured by him into aborting they're baby with him. Yet they would rather have him over a democratic pastor and business man who had been involved in government for years. No let's give it to the lying, cheating person with no government experience because - football.

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ark_mod t1_iu0m00y wrote

I think it's more nuanced than this. Your statement on how rampant this is - well I can't speak to the southern Republican led states with a history of racism (excuse me confederate states rights) but in the states I lived in this wasnt a huge issue. The only areas that did have this stuff locked up did so for good reasons - they were high priced items that often got stolen. To be clear I lived in Milwaukee near the Walmart on Capital. This was an area with high crimes rates. People regularly got shot in a neighborhood a few blocks south. Their were almost always cops dealing with crime in the area. Also FYI - MKE is one of that most segregated cities in the US to this day. I point this out as there are white, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods in MKE. The business owners often reflected the residence due to how segregated MKE is. If you're been discriminated against by someone in your neighborhood chances are they had the same skin color.

Now the argument on why the products are more expensive - that may be valid. However I don't think it's discrimination for a store in a high crime area to lock up products that are high cost and get stolen often.

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ark_mod t1_ir1f3bz wrote

I'm not a contractor but I have done some electrical work.

In my experience this could be an issue. What happens if someone moves in after you, looks at the circuit wiring in your fuse box and assumed the 6 guage was wired to the outlet. They could try to draw too much power and start the wires on fire. Assuming your breaker is sized correctly this shouldn't be an issue.

Your concern on bending the wire is invalid in my opinion. Wires are meant to be bent - just not repeatedly. I would use the thicker guage wire the entire run. Have you considered mounting the charger to a different joist and running the wire at a 90 rather than a 180?

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