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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.  

As we were having a dinner for two of my friends/ co workers today for their retirement, it was pointed out to me that except for one older fella, whose only there because no one has taken the time and trouble to get rid of him, it was pointed out to me that I've now been there longer than anyone else.   It seems like just a few days ago, I showed up one February morning. Looking around, most of the guys reminded me of my grandfather.   Man, life sure sneaks upon ya.   I'll certainly miss these guys, and the knowledge they'd amassed, along with the many that have left before them. I don't think I'll be able to fill their shoes.

Order from them?  Nah, I just like to give 1/4 of may salary to them every once and awhile.    No risk!

I've already did this a couple of times, if I walk up and see a gunbuster sign on a restaurant i'm turning back around and going somewhere else. If they don't want me there, I don't want to spend money there.

To his credit, even in a time where none of us even knew what a helmet was - much less owned one - the kid did put on an old Army issued M1 helmet that somebody had for his inaugural trip down the hill.   The funny part of this story was that someone played a joke on him and put a pair of underwear around the headliner on the inside.  So, after the wreck he was left lying in a neighbors yard bleeding and hurt.  The helmet had of course gone flying in the crash, but he was left with a pair of underwear on his head.  So, all us kids came running up to see how bad he was hurt, only to find him lying semi-conscious with a pair of underwear on his head.   I haven't thought about that in years.  People are looking at me like I'm nuts as a sit here laughing as I type it.

I like the water-ducks-back post. When you're carrying a gun and an altercation is offered, swallow your pride and walk, run, crawl, swim, slither, meander, or fly - but evade the altercation at all costs. You'll wake up a lot happier the next day. Believe me - a LOT happier.

https://youtu.be/I1L3YtlHuqA

Raoul and Trekbike it ain't the milage it's all that cheap gas.

For literally decades now. Top rate company and quality gear.

It'd be even cooler if they made clear barrels.

But you can't change the video, which he released.  The video backs up his statements.

I waited until Jan 2013 to go from XP to 7, skipping Vista entirely.  I'm comfortable waiting for 10 to work itself out and see what it can and can't do.  Between having a dual boot with Win7 and Linux Zorin, I can afford to wait.  

Who would be the power that 'investigates'? They oughta be investigated by our CIA to see if they could come up with a better Ponzi scheme to boofoo them outta more money. Likewise, some young bored hacker should out there writing worm viruses to seek out Isis and other terror org. financials. Who wouldn't laugh their azzez off if someone stole Taliban identities to buy a few million dollars worth Amazon goods?

  Excellent. I doubt seriously that Cooper would have been that clear cut about it. Slatery has clearly delineated the intent and wording of the statutes involved without bending over backward to find gray areas as Cooper would likely have done.   Who says elections don't matter, even when your goobernator is a RINO?   - OS

Time to build a net gun to catch one alive.

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/catfished-girls-scam-isis-on-social-media-for-125374397897.html    The Chechen women are under investigation for fraud after they allegedly scammed IS members into giving them money on the pretense that they would use it to travel from their homeland to Syria. The ladies got away with some $3,300    Fraud you say? I think they should get a medal!

I don't think open carry is all that good of an idea but I don't like to see a citizen get his second amendment rights violated.   http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/07/open-carry_christmas_eve_gun_s.html

Oh yea, that reminds me, a P51, too! And I am impressed at your dedication to carry a chainsaw with you at all times, haha!

Yup, was just there a few minutes ago. ;-) By golly I just got a box o' lowers a couple weeks ago! Oh well, adding one of these tp the list.

Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative!

A lot of the profiles have to do with weight, gas port length, and heat dissipation. I'm sure you can get a guru on here to talk about barrel harmonics, but I don't know much about music.

Heck, I can do something no 25 year old man on earth can do - remember Harry Truman!

Wait until the day comes when you find out where grumpy old men come from. One day your sitting in the recliner and think of something that needs done. So you say to yourself I'll just go do that it'll only take a minute. Then you try to get up and your 60 something year old  body says sit down dumb a_ _, where do you think you're going.  :shake:

Lower made in TN too yeah? I know the boys down in Dyersburg are making some clear ones. Pretty cool

10 minutes with a Swiss file followed up with a black sharpie.

Top notch video and what an unusual reciever! Your video production and presentation skills are excellent. Well done!

It happens and you sit there and kind of wonder where all the time went, but through it all there were many accomplishments and goals that were met and exceeded.

I gotta say this is an awesome video for the engineer in me.

Is it possible to replace the backer with more leather? Removing material from the sight isn't that big of a deal. If you are ever in my area I can help you or you can use my tools to do it yourself.

Yeah, you may have a point.  So let's just move the age of majority back to 21....and that may still be too early in some cases.

They talked to the drone pilot last night and he refutes everything the guy is claiming. He also has flight log data to show he was at approx 200ft when it was shot and it wasn't just hovering. He even stated that if someone was looking under his porch he would shoot it too. He basically said the guy is lying and it appears he may have enough info to prove it. I am not saying this should make a difference if facts prove otherwise, but the pilot looked and sounded very reasonable. The guy who shot it looked a little more red neck. I think this may be a case of a good old boy getting a little carried away. The quad in question is exactly like mine so I know exactly what data is available. He has the flight path, speed , height, and GPS to show exactly what happened. In fact, I would say the guy that shot it was extremely lucky to hit it. It looked to me like he broke a propeller with a lucky shot if the guy was at 200ft. Looks like the damage was from the fall. I think the shooter may be in a lot more trouble than he knows if all proves to be true.

I woke up early and rubbed off the striker safety plate with a belt sander and then smoothed it. Put it all back together and bingo it resets like lightning and has a crisp feel about it. I would guess around 5+ lbs. The ejector is now milled off and installed to clear the thumb safety spring. Sunfish

Between competing addictions it's a challenge to feed both!

They learned that trick from the guy living in the WH...

I think I've about convinced myself to buy the tools to finish mine. So if anyone wants to get together for a build party I would be down for that.

So really.......?  Slapping a car makes it stop? How?  I would definitely spend my time and energy removing myself and child out of the way.  Remember an armed society is a polite society and we are surrounded by idiots.  If you carry, it is assumed you have the brains and maturity to avoid confrontation.  The OP made a mistake by not being apologetic as others have suggested.  Brief and get the heck away.  If the pedestrian was 'drunk' call 911 and let the LEO have the extended conversation.

Well, the would-be superspys must have seen things in pretty good detail as they saw enough detail to know who shot their drone down as they later came to his house, calling him an 'S.O.B.' and so on.  Personally, I would have blasted the thing out of the sky and then practiced the three 'S's (shoot, shovel and stfu.)  "Drone?  What drone?  I have no idea what you are talking about.  Surely you weren't using a drone to invade my family's privacy."

Toys back then prepared us for war. 

Im sure half the things I did when I was younger would be considered domestic terrorism now... Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Folks used to have more kids back then because odds were you were going to lose a couple of the weaker specimens during the raising process. This was not a bug, but a feature.

There should definitely be some rules of "trespass" that have to be observed by drone pilots.  And thats not just a height restriction, anyone deliberately filming others private fenced yards should be illegal.   If it doesn't have a reasonable view from public property you shouldn't be able to film it with a drone.  

    Thats a good question.  It will involve much more data analysis and GIS mapping work than field work.  I will be managing the program for all state forests. So all timber harvesting and inventory data, as well as training any foresters on new technologies.  I'll also help facilitate the sale of timber off the state lands.  The state owns 170,000 acres quantified as "State Forest".  This does not include "Parks" which do not harvest timber.  State Forests are listed in state code to be "demonstration areas" for the public to see how good forest management is performed, as well as generate revenue, and provide recreation.  I'll be jockeying a desk for a majority of the time, which is ok with me.  The older I get the harder it is to maintain a hard outdoor pace that field forestry requires.  And after the heat of the last few weeks, I'll enjoy some AC 

Whatever intend to shootin in. Each gun is different and that's the difference between reloading and handloading. Every gun I own has their own preferences and I load for each accordingly. Saving factory boxes from the trash at the range and marking them accordingly helps a lot.

Best? A Hendsoldt 6-24x72 maybe?

  If Sig doesn't make quality AR's I guess I got lucky because my M400 has performed flawlessly and is very accurate.  I did drop in a Timney trigger from Brownell's on sale and improved my groups.

Sam is about a hundred years old. He's a grumpy f@rt, and works his own schedule. He can fix what ails you though.

5 grains of Bullseye behind a 230 grain fmj projectile. If it was good enough for Uncle Sam, it's good enough for me.

I cant wait for these knifes, they are going to be Badass!!!!!!!

The man fled?  Maybe they should pass the offering plate around again and get the good pastor some training????

I see a lot of this sort of stuff in my line of work. My advice to you would be, always keep your cool. Don't think you have to prove your manhood, no need to escalate things. Sure, he struck your car with his hand and that probably made you mad. Let it go. When you strap on that pistol, you've got to learn to be humble and very forgiving. I probably missed something , but I never got the impression you were in fear of your life in your situation.  As Jonnin pointed out, if your car is close enough that he can touch it, the other guy might have had a real concern about the proximity. Personally, I like to make eye contact with a driver before I'll walk behind a car like that, especially if I have a kid or wife in tow. While it sounds like you did the right thing, just remember there are always two sides to every story.  I'll play devils advocate here. Let's say he gets on TGO when he gets home and posts this:    "Just about had to pull on a guy. I'm still shaking. I have Parkinsons and it's hard to walk straight sometimes. I was in the parking lot at Rural King walking my grandson to the store when this jackass almost backed over us. I slapped the rear of his car to make him stop and he started swearing at me. Words were exchanged and he threatened to get out of the car and whip my ass. I'm pretty sure he had something in the car with him. He seemed all pissed off for no reason. When it was over he squealed off and almost hit two other cars. Started to call the cops but my grandson was already pretty upset. This guy is lucky he didn't try to get out of that car is all I can say. I'd hate to shoot someone over something this stupid especially in front of my grandson."   See how easy it is to make you the bad guy here? It's not worth losing everything financially or otherwise over words in a parking lot. If two guys try to car jack you or rob you in the parking lot, that's a whole other game, but something like you experienced was just simply not worth going to jail or spending every penny you have to defend yourself in court. Glad it turned out okay for you.