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So, some of you may know, I have been on a perpetual job hunt for 5 years now.  I have never been unemployed during that time, which I am very thankful and blessed to say.  I lived 100miles apart from wife for 4 years while she was in med school. I tried for years to find a job nearby and nothing panned out.  When she graduated we moved to Nashville, and I have been fortunate enough to have enough contract work with my previous company to sustain a full time salary on part time work.  But this required a lot of travel and out of town stay, as well as a lot of physical field work.  But thankfully today, I officially accepted an offer from the Tennessee Division of Forestry as a Program Specialist in charge of the State Forest program across the state.  Its a really great opportunity and I fell truly blessed to have been selected....FINALLY!!! A lot of prayers were answered this week.  

Perhaps a ban on Illegal Immigrants would be more effective.

I was in the six item express lane at the store quietly fuming.  Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with groceries. Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward looked into the cart and asked sweetly, "So which six items would you like to buy?" (Wouldn't it be great if that happened more often?) ------------------------------------------------------------ Because they had no reservations at a busy restaurant, my elderly neighbor and his wife were told there would be a 45 minute wait for a table.  "Young man, we're both 90 years old," the husband said. "We may not have 45 minutes."  They were seated immediately. ------------------------------------------------------ The reason politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would "hate" to have to make a living under the laws they have just passed. ------------------------------------------------------ All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle. They reached the altar and the waiting groom. The bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand.  The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly.  As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card. ------------------------------------------------------ Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. ------------------------------------------------------ Three friends from the local congregation were asked, "When you're in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?"  Artie said, "I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man."  Eugene commented, "I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people's lives.." Al said, "I'd like them to say, 'Look, he's moving!'" ------------------------------------------------------------ Smith climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God. Looking up, he asks the Lord. "God, what does a million years mean to you?" The Lord replies, "A minute." Smith asks, "And what does a million dollars mean to you?" The Lord replies, "A penny." Smith asks, "Can I have a penny?" The Lord replies, "In a minute." ------------------------------------------------- John was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully, "Give me one last request, dear," he said. "Of course, John," his wife said softly. "Six months after I die," John said, "I want you to marry Bob." "But I thought you hated Bob," she said. With his last breath John said, "I do!" -------------------------------------- A man goes to see the Rabbi. "Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I    have to talk to you about it."  The Rabbi asked, "What's wrong?"  The man replied, "My wife is going to poison me."  The Rabbi, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?"  The man then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's going to poison me.  What should I do?"  The Rabbi then offers, "Tell you what. Let me talk to her, I'll see what I can find out and I'll let you know."  A week later the Rabbi calls the man.  He says, "I spoke to your wife on the phone for three hours. You want my advice?"  The man said, "Yes" and the Rabbi replied, "Take the poison."   -------------------------------------- I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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  kind of ironic...you put organized thought into your choice to wear a shirt that has a symbol of chaos and disorder   kudos...you're coming around

I would rather play with Anna Kournikova than a computer any day!

  I'm 100% up for a shoot but it sure would be nice to be on some privately owned land. All due respect to RSO's, but it's nice to just shoot without parental supervision.

BATFE is just one of many government agencies that need to go away sooner rather than later.

Well, I'll try to put more notice out next time. Today was really last minute. Since I was downtown, I decided to pay a visit to my favorite Memphis political institution, Ms. Jacqueline Smith. From there, Central is right across the street, so I enjoyed some wet ribs and greens.

I thought the same thing.

Since writing laws on mystical paper is effective, they should write a law banning large-capacity stupidity...but then the state would drown. Oh well, learn to swim in Arizona Bay as it's been sung. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=neGdoqsuiN8 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

I think a great place to start is with Lysander Spooner. More specifically his "No Treason: the Constitution of No Authority". After that I would read Herbert Spencer's "The Right to Ignore the State".

 I had a great time. I'm just now putting two and two together on who all I met aside from the guys I've met before, but it's all coming together.    We need name tags if anyones taking notes....

Good to meet many of you as well, and to shake hands with some of you I didn't get the chance to meet.   As for meeting more people next go round, someone needs to Mad Hatter it up.   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tYXfssLOSM[/media]

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First time I've ever put thought into an article of clothing. Feel honoured dammit! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

Yeah I felt the same way. Which is why we need to follow up with a range day! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Actually it's my first AK. This was sort of an impulse buy, and I hope I'm not in over my head. I also hope it will be decent when I'm done. I know this is a different animal than an AR build, but I'm looking forward to learning. I'll need a barrel, a receiver, some tools and a ton of advice :) Here's the kit... http://www.midwayusa.com/product/909439/military-surplus-ak-47-polish-under-folding-stock-parts-kit-762x39mm

I am looking into having an intro to IDPA shooting class. Class would cover basics the new competition shooter needs to know. We would start with class time to cover handgun knowledge and equipment needs. Head to the range for proper holster draw and target engagement. Movement, use of cover, reloads and shooting on the move.  Lots of one on one training. Class size would be limited to 10. Location in middle Tennessee area.  I would be willing to travel to other areas of the state. Round count would be 200-300 rounds, fee in the $80-$100 for 8 hour class. Looking for feed back only at this time.   Feed back is good, taking names for class. PM me.

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Wish I could have been there, Joe. Stage designs look good. I hope to attend a match soon. -DP

  ATF just needs to stop harassing people. Guns were all good and fun until they showed up and pooped in the punchbowl.

  ATF has never made a distinction regarding "permanent" or "lock in place" etc regarding a stock. They simply determine whether something is a stock or not based on .. well, based on their own say so.   But now, they are extending SBR to include items that are NOT stocks, by their own call. Which so far include braces and cheek rests. By simply adhering to the USC definition of rifle, ie, "...designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder."   Assuming they remain consistent with this, then I don't see how they could assert that the device under discussion doesn't do the same, ie, redesign the firearm to be fired from the shoulder, the same determination they made with the braces and cheek welds, which they say redesigns the firearm when used against the shoulder.   - OS

  Who says the button creates chaos? It's secretly is a pizza button.

  but the mechanics of that button must work in an organized manner to create the anarchy.

Member of Dirty Ole man Club made this post.................. :rock: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Yeah, it always amazed me how boats down there come from the factory with a bunch of good looking women on them. Well, they do come with the boat, don't they? :pleased:

Willis, you need to write them and tell them to get their yarmulke outta their butt and make a tactical shotgun to complete the trifecta. I love it. One gun I SERIOUSLY lament selling is my Galil.

Maybe, maybe not but I sure can't deal with iced coffee...yuck. Of course the British Empire was built upon hot tea as it hydrated the person drinking it in hot and dry as well as hot and humid climates. But once it's past the breakfast coffee time I'm all about the iced tea! Sorry I missed the M&G, had to pull a midnight shift last night, hope another M&G comes around that I can attend.

Are you saying I am simple? :)

  Government agencies have to do something to justify their existence. It really doesn't matter if that something needed to be done in the first place. Action is what is important, not justification or results.

Did you say you would abuse me for my Scorpion? Man that's harsh, NBS. Really cold..

    Sounds like you two sissy bears are on the same page.....wishful thinking?   Besides, I'd only use him for this Scorpion.  :rock:

  Probably would. :)  I have 4 of his triggers on AR's. I'm a huge fan

Dang, I guess I'll just send in all my 12guage flares, one at a time.

Cool. So it's the little black button on the hand guard? That's what I suspected.

You need to check blow by, which is pressure coming out oil fill hole. Take the cap off and set it upside down over hole if it will blow it off or you just feel a lot of air coming out engine is worn. Oil leaking out of drain hose under motor, a little on it is normal but soaked or you can see where it's been coming out a lot is bad. Check oil and the level, diesel fuel in oil is bad. Also I like to buy stock old man trucks. If it has a delete it probably had a tune and other stuff which means it could be hot rodded. That's bad on a stock trans. Remember these trucks come with around 700 torque at the engine. The stock trans is only designed to hold that much. I don't want to talk you out of it I just want you to be well informed because repairs your not ready for are very pricey on these trucks.

Yep I enjoyed it. It's pretty easy if you mention coffee, food and guns in one thread folks just show up. :up:

It's only certain gas models and all diesel. Much of this has to do with faulty tie rod ends. If they let go you loose all steering. It is on their heavy duty steering which is all diesels.

AFAIK, he's awaiting trial. He entered a not guilty plea in January.

As Ol' George Strait sang: "That's why I hang my hat in Tennessee."   In California, the state's Penal Code reserves most gun ownership and carry issues at the State level, not the local level. Three times in my lifetime San Francisco has tried to ban guns only to be overturned immediately by the state appelate court system for this reason. Like others here I can't see why the locals are acting against large capacity magazines when they are already outlawed at the state level. Maybe they ran out of the really important stuff to outlaw - like declawing cats and using plastic grocery bags. Or like Garufa says maybe they're after the ones made before they were grandfathered in - which tends to put LA Ordinances into conflict with state law.   I left California 19 years ago because I could see the ship listing heavily to the left and I wanted off before it sank. The latest trend is for the State's 43% conservative minority to pack up and leave like I did. I just hope I live long enough to see the situation arise out there where the only people left to pay for all the entitements are the people receiving them.

I'll bet the trigger doesn't suck anymore.

Well, some great minarchist books (minimal government) are written by F.A. Hayek, like "The Constitution of Liberty". There is a book call "Anarchism" by Woodcock that highlights anarchy as a movement and philosophy in it's earlier days, but I don't recommend it unless you have an exhaustingly open mind and are fine with reading highly scholar books or discourses. Plus, it doesn't get onto ideas like Voluntaryism, Agorism, Anarcho Capitalism or Market Anarchism since all of those ideas post date the book; it focuses on important Anarchist thinkers, libertarian communism, libertarian socialism, individualist anarchism (like philisophical chaos), Mutualism, and Anarcho Syndacalism. Some of those ideas are just way too dated or out there for the me to recommend that book to the average reader, but it's still fantastic in its own way. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

L'Chaim!!!!       ...maybe not to your enemies.

  Funny, I was thinking the same thing on the way out the door. I only got to talk to half the people there. I also felt bad about that.   Silver lining: at least I didn't have to listen to Ted rant about anarchy all night. LOL just kidding, buddy. I swear. Just had had to say that, since you wore the tshirt and all.

Just thought of something else to check, hours. Sometimes if used for work they are ran a lot with low miles. Is it 168k miles with 8k hours or 15khours. It's a big difference on engine wear.

Pretty good turnout tonight.   Perhaps in the future we should set a timer and after X amount of time we play musical chairs so we can meet everyone. Kinda felt bad about shaking hands with people I didn't talk too all evening and saying "nice to meet ya".   FYI, if you were on my side of the room, I'm the guy who told the "my brother-in-law bought an off road segway" story.

Congrats!  Super sharp looking.  I'll tell you, nothing looks as sharp as a waxed and clean black ride.

"The second happiest day of your life, the day you got your boat.  The happiest was the day you sold it ..."

10MM - - - YES!!!!!!! :woohoo: I get to post my favorite cartoon.......