diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
index e4e6bda2..8646f87c 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
@@ -277,10 +277,8 @@ namespace netgen
 			     NgArray<INDEX> & lindex,
 			     double xh)
   {
-    static int timer = NgProfiler::CreateTimer ("adfront2::GetLocals");
-    NgProfiler::RegionTimer reg (timer);
-
-
+    // static Timer timer("adfront2::GetLocals"); RegionTimer reg (timer);
+    
     int pstind;
     Point<3>  midp, p0;
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshing2.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshing2.cpp
index 685d4865..01303834 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshing2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshing2.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ namespace netgen
     NgProfiler::StopTimer (ts3);
 
     static Timer tloop("surfacemeshing mainloop");
-    static Timer tgetlocals("surfacemeshing getlocals");
+    // static Timer tgetlocals("surfacemeshing getlocals");
     {
       RegionTimer rloop(tloop);
     while (!adfront.Empty() && !multithread.terminate)
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ namespace netgen
 
 	double hinner = (3 + qualclass) * max2 (his, hshould);
 
-        tgetlocals.Start();
+        // tgetlocals.Start();
 	adfront.GetLocals (baselineindex, locpoints, mpgeominfo, loclines, 
 			     pindex, lindex, 2*hinner);
-        tgetlocals.Stop();
+        // tgetlocals.Stop();
 
 	NgProfiler::RegionTimer reg2 (timer2);
 
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ namespace netgen
 
 	if (found)
 	  {
-            static Timer t("ApplyRules");
-            RegionTimer r(t);
+            // static Timer t("ApplyRules");
+            // RegionTimer r(t);
 	    rulenr = ApplyRules (plainpoints, legalpoints, maxlegalpoint,
 				 loclines, maxlegalline, locelements,
 				 dellines, qualclass, mp);
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/ruler2.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/ruler2.cpp
index b37c3b1b..30085de1 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/ruler2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/ruler2.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ namespace netgen
 			     NgArray<INDEX> & dellines, int tolerance,
 			     const MeshingParameters & mp)
   {
-    static int timer = NgProfiler::CreateTimer ("meshing2::ApplyRules");
-    NgProfiler::RegionTimer reg (timer);
-
+    // static Timer timer ("meshing2::ApplyRules"); RegionTimer reg (timer);
 
 
     double maxerr = 0.5 + 0.3 * tolerance;
@@ -76,6 +74,9 @@ namespace netgen
     NgArrayMem<int,100> tempdellines;
     NgArrayMem<Element2d,100> tempelements;
 
+    // a least 2 * maximal number of old points in rules,
+    // what is actually 4 now
+    double oldumem[20];  
 
     elements.SetSize (0);
     dellines.SetSize (0);
@@ -457,7 +458,8 @@ namespace netgen
 
 			if (!ok) continue;
 
-			Vector oldu (2 * rule->GetNOldP());
+			// Vector oldu (2 * rule->GetNOldP());
+                        Vector oldu (2 * rule->GetNOldP(), &oldumem[0]);
 		      
 			for (int i = 1; i <= rule->GetNOldP(); i++)
 			  {