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I'm thinking....  I probably have 15+ backpacks & totes laying around. Several friends the same.  Now to fill them back-packs up with foam p-nuts and take a gang to the movies.  Let the mayhem ensue.   B.   edit to add - so... I had a another thought on this - foam p-nuts ........setting on top of a balloon inside the bag.  Use your imagination for the rest.

It looks like a target.   :D

Here's a nice set headed to a fellow TGO member for a nice gift.

An hour of watching the new characters on this show kind of left me cheering for the zombies ...

it is about concession money, they use guns as an excuse.  Personally I factor in the cost of a drink and snack if I go to a movie.  More often than not I limit it to a bottle of water. I am a man, I can go two hours without eating if'n I want.  But if I want popcorn, six bucks or whatever is not a deal breaker. I see a movie maybe every year or two. Fury was the last one.  Can't recall the one previous.   What qualifies a teenage ticket taker to look in anyone's bag?   Woman are protective about that stuff,  yeah most will succumb to police at a stadium etc...  But letting some random person look,  not so much.   And really if all they do is peer in, how many woman could throw a pistol in the purse and it get lost in all the stuff they seem to carry?     Funniest is that most people carry concealed in their waistband. Looking into a purse or backpack will not stop 99% of us from just walking on by.

  Directv's HD channels are outstanding, far superior to Comcast's, but I cannot speak to DIsh (haven't tried them).  The price gouging/changes happen with every one of the providers, although I have learned a trick with Directv, I only watch HBO shows, the rest of the series on the other premium channels don't interest me.  So... I have the cheap $49 package + HBO.  Well, about every 3-6 months Directv runs a special where HBO is only $10/month so right before the deal ends, I call them up to cancel and they offer me the same deal again to keep it, and sometimes throw in some other free previews for 1-3 months hoping you forget to cancel and they start charging.  I just set a notification on the calendar of when to call in and cancel and have been doing it for about 18 months now and never had an issue.

If you are wise enough to know where and when "rock bottom" is, you should become a very wealthy man.

For me it's not about the efficacy; it's about privacy. Corporations are constantly looking for ways to invade our privacy, and many people in this world just have an "Oh-Well" attitude about it that I can't support.

It was SLOW, like watching paint dry. Show focused mainly on a heroin addict 

I lost this this old hairless friend after 14 years and raised him from bottle feeding till day he had to be put down and my friend sent me this story. His name was Buttons Dogs In Heaven? An old man and his dog were walking down this dirt road with fences on both sides, they came to a gate in the fence and looked in, it was nice grassy, woody areas, just what a 'huntin' dog and man would like, but, it had a sign saying 'no trespassing' so they walked on. They came to a beautiful gate with a person in white robes standing there. "Welcome to Heaven" he said. The old man was happy and started in with his dog following him. The gatekeeper stopped him. "Dogs aren't allowed, I'm sorry but he can't come with you. What kind of Heaven won't allow dogs? If he can't come in, then I will stay out with him. He's been my faithful companion all his life, I can't desert him now. Suit yourself, but I have to warn you, the Devil's on this road and he'll try to sweet talk you into his area, he'll promise you anything, but the dog can't go there either. If you won't leave the dog, you'll spend Eternity on this road. So the old man and dog went on. They came to a rundown fence with a gap in it, no gate, just a hole. Another old man was inside. "S'cuse me Sir, my dog and I are getting mighty tired. Mind if we come in and sit in the shade for awhile? Of course,there's some cold water under that tree over there. Make yourselves comfortable.You're sure my dog can come in? The man down the road said dogs weren't allowed anywhere. Would you come in if you had to leave the dog? "No sir, that's why I didn't go to Heaven. He said the dog couldn't come in. We'll be spending Eternity on this road, and a glass of cold water and some shade would be mighty fine right about now. But, I won't come in if my buddy here can't come too, and that's final. The man smiled a big smile and said "Welcome to Heaven. You mean this is Heaven? Dogs ARE allowed? How come that fellow down the road said they weren't? That was the Devil and he gets all the people who are willing to give up a life long companion for a comfortable place to stay. They soon find out their mistake, but then it's too late. The dogs come here, the fickle people stay there. GOD wouldn't allow dogs to be banned from Heaven. After all, [url=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Kasey%20and%20Girl%20Dog/Buttons_zps90ecb31d.jpg.html][/URL]

  I like the .338 Lapua option.  Don't think of it as a feral cat, think of it as ballistic gelatin on legs.  :D

My thoughts(worth at least twice what you are paying for them): I have watched a couple episodes of that "Doomsday Preppers" show and what bugs me is people think they know the exact disaster that is going to happen. The scenario laid out in this thread is entirely possible, but so is a natural disaster, so is some sort of illness/epidemic. Preparing is important. I put zero energy into trying to predict the future.

I think its been over 5 years if not longer for me. Its sad that people have to be afraid to go and enjoy the theater.but last time we went..everyone had a cell phone out.. the screens where annoying, to much talking on them and texting..I just rather sit in bed with Dolomite, havea bowl of snacks and watch it on my 60 inch TV.Plus the older I get,I get irritiated with things easier, I cant stand crowds( usualy some idiot in it)..waiting lines and and people standing to close to me..

Zombie lives don't matter?  :grouchy:

This show is gonna suck. Please prove me wrong.

What are you guys doing to cut the cable bill?   I'm thinking this: http://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna_DVR_s/336.htm​   Plus my WDTVLive, which plays all the "ripped" movies I have, plus YouTube / Netflix /  Hulu...   What's been your experiences?   Has anyone used the ChannelMaster? I like it for the stuff that my wife want's to record like Survivor that doesn't show up on Hulu until way later.

    Totally OT but a guy way on the other side of the hayfield here had a game camera set up.  I am pretty sure he has an extensive collection of me riding by on the quad. :rofl:   Cracks me up when I ride by at night.

Welcome to a new addiction. There is at least one type of local club competition going on every weekend. MCTS in Dickson shouldn't be too far from you and they have something every weekend as well as the Tuesday night events at the Nashville Armory. MTSC in Manchester and Brush Creek up around Alexandria are also great places to shoot. If you are ever up around Gallatin on a Wednesday evening I've heard Tenn Action Pistol puts on a good indoor match as well. They do all have one thing in common, super nice people that love new shooters and seem to always be willing to help out and give advice.

Back in the England I was a very ardent airgun hunter. This was my absolute pride & joy.... An Air Arms s410 in a hugely expensive custom stock. I had the trigger lightened to 1.25lb, the valve timing altered to less than 18mSec. Fitted a solid brass bolt, Weirauch silencer & Hawke Optics 6-24x50 scope. It was limited (by law) to 12 ft/lb of muzzle energy, so velocity was only 544fps. My best grouping was with Bisley Magnum 18gn pellets & was under 0.125" at 50yds. I dumped so much money into that gun it's not even funny. I want to say that between the rifle & charging gear I had in excess of 3 grand invested.

  Little known fact: a Tennessee Black Panther is actually the juvenile stage of the Tennessee Bigfoot.     - OS

You picked a good coach. Enjoy your newfound ammo freedom! 

There's always a 'correction' coming, and there will be one after this one.

Finally got around to asking him. It was a bullet lube press. I forget which brand and all, but if you need to know I will ask him again.

I don't see this as a safety issue, I think this is more of an issue of them wanting to go through your bags to make sure you don't bring in a 50 cent bag of candy and you buy one from them for $8.00 instead.  Same thing with drinks.   Would almost guarantee that they have some think tank/group in the company trying to figure out a way to get more money, and lost sales due to people sneaking in food/beverages is high on the radar.  That's where they make the most profit.

Cause I need more cowbell

I'd just make sure the firing pin is loose.  If not and the pin isn't coming out easily, heat the bolt up to 150-180 deg and soak it in solvent.  I've never taken mine apart.  All I do is shoot some aerosol solvent in there and blast it with compressed air. 

Just got back from the race.  Guess they're not going hardcore on the Confederate flag as I thought they might be.  There was a guy with a rebel flag track side and no one asked him to leave.  Plenty of mini flags about.... hats and t-shirts too.  Guess they're only on the lookout for one of those 10 foot flags. :squint: On the way in, there was a vendor selling t-shirts with the Confederate flag on it and it said "If this shirt offends you, you need a history lesson."  I bought it and put it on... got quite a few compliments. :up: So yes, Bristol is still Bristol.  Guess they don't want to tick off their fans.  Attendance is down and they don't want to make it worse.

Then there is always just forgetting the WMA's and parking your duck boat at an island somewhere and duck hunt. I see that quite a lot.   Dave

I wear a thin jersey glove with the finger tips cut out if I'm going to load a bunch of rounds.

I bought my 36 new a couple of years ago. Haven't shot it a lot, but it's been flawless. I have a 30s as well.

I think Crepe myrtles are the cockroaches of the plant world. you can't kill them. Upon moving to our current home, my wife wanted them cut back from around the garage. I did. Then said why don't we just remove about half of them. Again, I did. Just cut them down with a saw and clippers. Dug up the root balls and threw them out beside the road for garbage pickup. Those suckers started rooting again. We now have another line of them. They just won't die.

Kinda slow getting started which is understandable for character building I guess. The wife said that I'm gross because I thought the female zombie in the church was sorta hot ;)

  Kinda a slow start, but I realize they have to establish the characters and all in normal life.   I don't like the kid much.

Or it could be a non-feral pet cat that kills things.

Yup it's a cat.   As an ecologist I hate the phrase "shoot, shovel, shut up" but in this case, cats are an invasive destructive species. I would firmly support open season on feral cats.

A cat. The head is a blur, but looks like an ordinary house cat to me.

Yea Bristol use to be a standing room only crowd but I did notice a lot of empty seats both Friday and Saturday Night. I have to hand it to the people of Bristol raceway. The ceremonies that take place just before the race was a very dedicated American Loyalty Program for sure. No other tracks put on that kind of ceremony.........Give the 3.. :up:  :up:  :up: for that. 

I used to never miss a NASCAR race, on T.V. or live, until Brian France destroyed it. I would rather go and watch "paint dry" then what NASCAR has turned into. :2cents:     A few years back you couldn't get a ticket to Bristol unless you had connections or paid a scalper. Now they have empty seats. I'm glad to see what's left of the fans still remember their roots and show Brian France what he can do with PC rules.

I travel a lot throughout TN MS and AL, I've seen more stars n bars than ever at full mast on pickup trucks and homes. Reminds me of a parking lot at a hank jr show!

was in G-burg and Pigeon Forge yesterday.   There is no shortage of Confederate flags or things with the flag on it for sale there.

Im hearing that they were USAF, not Marines...

  It will change the crime rates in Detroit. What will be interesting to see is how the left spins it when the crime rate drops from the Chief's urging for all of Detroit's citizens to carry. There will be a overall decrease in crimes but mostly violent ones because citizens will fight back, they will kill some criminals and then the criminals will begin to realize that their free for all heyday has come to a screeching halt.   I honestly wish there was a legal requirement for every single citizen to own at least one firearm, doesn't mean you have to carry it, use it or even take it out of storage because knowing that everyone you come in contact owns a gun would make a lot of bad guys think twice about committing crimes, especially violent ones. Or better yet take all the old surplus firearms and reissue them to the citizens of the country. Make it a lot like a civilian version of the 1033 program for LE except for civilians and call it the "militia program". Use the Second amendment as the justification to create a militia, arm the members of the militia and train those who agree to join a militia. Send a militia, not military, ID card with every gun letting the owner know that along with the gun comes the responsibility to protect the nation, themselves and their loved ones with their newly acquired firearm. Let active duty military train the small groups of militia members in basic firearms, survival and fighting skills. The active duty military can use it as an exercise in training indigenous people.   So many things I would change about this country if I could.

I agree that the certs are becoming less of a thing for employers. I'm a Windows Server guy, and probably half of my team have any kind of cert at all. My company is sending us to advanced VMware training and going to foot the bill for the certs, so I'll certainly go for those tests, but they hired me this year, and my MCSE is in NT4, with maybe one or two MCP's from the last decade. So, they didn't really care about my certifications. What they were interested in was what I knew.   I think I recall you do a helpline of some sort, right? You might want to send a resume here http://www.sciworld.com/careers/ They are the company that runs IT at the plant in Oak Ridge. I know they just had a couple of HelpDesk folks move on, they have a Desktop position open and I think they may have a server position or two open up recently. There have also been a few jobs posted at the lab recently as well. If you have not already, open an account at the ORNL careers site and check the listings regularly. Either of these will be the best options salary wise with remaining in your area.   If you haven't already, get a linked-In account and sign up for new job alerts. You'll start seeing jobs show up that don't appear in the paper.   The usual progression that I have seen is Helpdesk to Desktop specialist to either Server support or some specialty application, like SharePoint or Web design. If you have been in HelpDesk, you easily qualify for a Desktop type position. That would give you the opportunity to move around, meet folks and make a name for yourself. Find the people in the area you eventually want to be in, and start making contacts. Be the go-to guy and you'll get noticed among your co-workers and management.   The big areas I see right now that I would be focusing my career on if I were looking to move up are Virtualization (VMware or Hyper-V), anything made by Citrix, Cyber Security, or Networking (Cisco). On a desktop side, you should know Win10 and Win7/8 inside out, as well as Office. Practice installing and customizing these. Maybe even get certified in a few of them, if for no other reason than to get the training. The certs are a bonus.   The thing you gotta do is be constantly moving toward your goal. Every Monday ask yourself, what did I do last week to get me closer? Every week, do something... Put in an application, go on an interview, read a book, set up a new PC, learn a new feature of Windows. Picking on you a little, I recall you being irritated with your job several months ago, and now I hear you say you are going to wait until Winter to get really motivated. There is no time like the present, start now!   Good luck

I always get an isle seat.  Not because I am worried about a shooting, but because I inevitably have to pee.

  Then it's ok that I have the Sanford and Son theme song running through my head while gazing upon the bench? 

"Shooter are you ready?" :squint: (me) - "front sight"  "front sight"  "front sight"   "Stand by"  BEEP!! :squint:   "Oooo targets!!!!" :dirty:   :rock: POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW, POW . . . . . . . :ugh:   :ugh:    :censored:  "front sight"  "front sight"  :wall:

Well if they can find full auto weapons on the trees in Georgia, I am sure they will find the same in California.

I'm really looking forward to this series. Lo-Cap  mags and bullet buttons to the rescue!!!!

Yeah, GAS is a thing in the gun world too. If I had to rationalize my guns beyond being able to afford them and wanting them then I'd have a lot more room in the safe to say the least.

Knives are ten times worse than guns. They are my only other real obsession.