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He turns 21 next wknd... :woohoo: Passed with 100% on the written test and shooting proficiency of course :) We paid all his class and permit fees for his birthday present... Chip off the ole block :) :) [URL=http://s82.photobucket.com/user/wayne121170/media/IMG952015102995150923_zpstrvz1uy0.jpg.html][/URL]

Well, I was going to try backing away of somethings mentioned and bacon was one of them. Well, Kroger made me buy bacon yesterday. They had Wrights thick sliced bacon in 40 ounce packs for 5.99 normally about 5 dollars more so I bought 2 packs. Going to have breakfast for supper tonight. Eggs, bacon, Skillet Fried taters with onions and some toast. I thought about biscuits but have to draw the line somewhere so going with wheat toast................. :whistle: :whistle: 

That's crazy. We do about a dozen a day from Bud's, KY Gun Co, etc. That's an extra 12 customers each day that come in that might not have known about us otherwise. Hello? Free advertising?   SMH.

WOW!!!!!!   It must have been monumental to have pissed off Leroy.

ET and all... I've been patiently waitin for this Frontier Firearms thing to come up... As the God Man said: "... And you will know them by their works..."...    I have refrained from sayin bad things about the folks at Frontier, not because they weren't true; but because i figured it would come out sooner or later... This overbearing, dismissive attitude has been goin on for the last 12 years or so; at least... Looks like the chickens have come home to roost...   My particular run in was with the harpy that is evidently the owner's wife (...or girlfriend...)... She, was (...or still may be...) either a sheriff's deputy or policeperson in the kingston/roane county territories... She used her loud "command voice" on me over presumin to take the ejector rod out of a used Ruger SA to inspect the barrel and verify the cylinder was marked to the gun (...it was used...)...She evidently thought i was about to steal a part or wasn't smart enough to put it back together correctly... The whole thing smacked of a police encounter with a fugitive...   I had my then 12 or 14 year old son with me, so i didn't paint a "verbal picture of what i thought of her and her "command voice" and retail skills were at the time... I politely handed "the weapon" back reassembled correctly and told her where she could put it...I also reminded her that i wasn't her dog and didn't appreciate being hollered at like one...  One of the guys tried to smooth it over with me, but to no avail, as you all can tell... It is beyond me why anyone would do business with this trash...   I have not darked the door of their establishment since that time; and i will not in the future... Further, ive regularly told this little story to everyone ive met in a face to face situation when the subject of Frontier Firearms comes up...Now, all of you who read this post know it too..     In the interest of "full disclosure"; i never had any trouble with the guy i took to be the owner or any of his employees... This monstrous harpy was the only one that i ever saw being rude, and i had seen it a time or two before our particular run in... I figure the owner is henpecked and is afraid to call her out... I say the hell with the both of them... Her for bein an overbearing jackassette and him for bein a weenie... They dont have anyting i need...   leroy

A while back, I bought a set of tires on the classifieds here that used to belong to David. On the way home, I stopped at Discount tire in Lebanon to ask how much they'd charge to mount and balance them. Their price was high, so I said thanks and started out the door. The salesman stopped me asd asked what I'd pay. I told him what I could have it done for locally, and he invited me back in for them to do it at the same price.   Well, they did a great job, and were very nice and professional. I remembered that. Last week, I was looking for a set of tires for my son's truck as a birthday present. After pricing tires, I ordered a set from the Gallatin location. I went to have them installed today, and after pricing some trailer tires, I pulled my trailer with me, and bought tires for it as well. Again, I was met with the most friendly and professional people you'll find.   Also, I can't find anywhere to beat their prices. I'll be dealing with this place until something changes.   I like to read about good experiences with local businesses, and thought I'd share one. If you need tires, this is a great place to go. :up: :up:

She has admitted to doing something to actually violate the Stolen Valor Act. She bragged about getting military discounts at various places. She needs to feel the wraith that is our veterans I will go ahead and get the ball rolling on her demise.

I think every gun store has hired the wrong person a time or two, but when the owner is whack there's no excuse for it. I have bought several guns from the owner of Specialty Arms and found him to be a pleasant and an overall good experience each time. The last time I went in there to purchase a Ruger I got a relatively young employee whom I'd not seen before and who seemed to be an impersonal ass-hat. The owner wasn't around or I would have said something to him about it. That particular day I had both of my sisters with me, and we had visited Guns-N-More too. The contrast in experience was such that they remarked to me that they wouldn't buy from Specialty Arms. You can't do much about owners, but a word to the owners are to watch their employees when they don't think that you are watching. Don't take anything for granted that could risk your business.

Does this mean Maggie is single?

On October 15 CSXT announced they would close the yard in Erwin Tennessee then 5 day later the annouced they would cease operations in Corbin Kentucky this is the tale of one mans last run on the Clinchfield Railroad. ​My last run Following last week’s announcement regarding reduced operations at the Erwin, Tenn., terminal, CSX Engineer Joe Barrdocumented his last run on the Clinchfield Route. Written by Joe Barr Last night and into this early morning has been bittersweet. I want to keep this moment, this memory, for as long as I can, so I have chosen to document it here. It’s 4am and I have just completed my last run out of Erwin on APBR A202 pool turn on CSX's former Clinchfield Route. When all this came about with the closure of Erwin Yard, I was heading into my off days Wednesday and Thursday. The last trains out of Erwin had pretty much come and gone by the time I marked back up Friday at 00:01. It seemed my run was over on my beloved southend pool turn. I even noted on another post that, "If only I had known my last trip was my last trip, I would have savored it a bit more”... I called the Yard Office yesterday afternoon to see if there was anything else to go, maybe I could get just one more. The Yardmaster told me, "I'm sorry Joe, but there is not.” So that’s it. I am 1st out, and it’s over. I picked up my daughters from school, head home and resort back to staring into the void... My natural state for the last few days. Then the phone rang at 15:30, it was the crew caller calling me for a relief job to relieve Q69615 at 17:30. I was to taxi to Marion and take the train to Bostic. This was it, this is my last run. I got it. A short run, but a good one. Thank God. I show up at the yard office where there were a few guys coming in from their last run, others just came in to see who was there. The general conversation was asking what the others were thinking about doing, “Where you going, Nashville? Birmingham? Etowah? Tampa?”. Followed by the “It’s been good working with you”, then the handshakes, the hugs, the misty eyes, the turns and walks away. Same as it has been down here for the last few days. My Conductor and I finally loaded up our taxi with our grips and orders and headed to Marion. He's a fine man, a guy I went to school with who is also an Engineer that has been cut back to Conductor in recent months. He jumped in the front seat, and I got in the back. That’s the way it is. I am sure there is a story as to why, but if I have been told the story, I have since forgotten it. The Conductor sits in the front seat, the Engineer in the back, always, that’s just the way it is... There was some small talk, about where he might go, the kids, where would be the best place for the kids, and schools. But mostly quiet, a bit somber. We arrived at Marion where we relieved a seasoned crew, both were Engineer’s, one a few spots behind me in seniority the other cut back to Conductor. There was the typical chit chat you get when you relieve a crew, but this time it lingered a little more with finally, handshakes, firm hugs, keep in touch, and the it will be alrights... My Conductor and I loaded up, contacted the Dispatcher and started on our way. It was extremely sentimental to me. Not knowing what the future holds, this is my chance to savor the run. I ignored the Automatic mode (Trip Optimizer) and chose to run this train Manual, like I was trained to do years ago by men who were considered giants of the Clinchfield. We tore out of Marion with 4 locomotives (2 of them dead in tow) and 7400 tons of mixed time freight. I pulled them through “Jacktown" then I started to throttle off and set up the dynamics to hold us back down the hill to Prison Curve. Come back on the throttle a couple of notches, then back off to dynamic to get us through the dip at Muddy Creek, where you come off of them again and get back in the throttle. All while maintaining 45 mph. This is where he shared with me, “The fastest I have ever been on a train was right here". He told me what the speed was, it was pretty impressive, but he was a bit reluctant to tell me who the Engineer was. We laughed and he said, “I thought we was going to send it all out in to the cornfield when we hit the curve!”. That’s how most good stories go out here, they are always the kind that in the moment it’s pure terror, "we could die here", kind of stories, but after some time has passed, you can share them with that nervous laugh that comes out when you reflect on the fear, but cover it with the laugh. After the dip at Muddy Creek we started up the hill to “Fero", where you top it, then proceed down Vein Mountain. I set my dynamics up and proceed to bunch the train up against me gently like I have done so many times in the past. Like I was taught, when the slack comes in lightly. “You have to feel it in the seat of your pants” kind of lightly. He said, "this train is all messed up, empty's on the headend and rear, with loads through the middle". I told him, it felt fine. I could feel the loads in the middle of the train slightly come in on us and press us up to 40 mph where I held them with dynamic. Once we got by the 40 mph speed board I put 1st service train brake on and eased up the dynamics. The train responded perfectly, and we cruised down the mountain at 40 and hit the 35 mph speed board at “Sandfill" right on target. Now, this isn’t bragging. This is pride. We still have that on the Clinchfield. Some choose to do it, some choose to do it right. As we glided down Vein Mountain he says, "It's been a honor to work with such a great engineer like you." I buckled, it’s been an emotional week, and to get such a compliment at that moment was unexpected and moved me to tears in the darkness of the cab. I didn't say anything for a moment, then I told him he was one of the best out here, I never heard an ill word about him. My compliment was weak compared to his, but it was all I could muster. We went a couple of miles in silence when he said, "hey man, if you don't care, can I take 'em a couple of miles". This broke me down. Knowing that there may never be another chance again for him to run a train down the Clinchfield, I knew this trip was just as important to him as it was to me. I said, "I got what I wanted, I nailed both speed boards, you take 'em down the big rail. (Meaning, run them through Thermal and on to Logan, the 50 mph track.) He got in the seat, and said "I just don't think I'll ever get to do this again." I said, "take 'em as far as you want". We sat in silence both of us trying miserably to hold back tears as he ran them at 50 mph through Thermal and on to Tate where you hit a pretty good size dip called "Panic Dip” I finally spoke and said “When I started running I always feared this spot", He said, “ yea, I think they named it appropriately”, with a little bit of a chuckle, I had to lightly give a laugh too. He ran them like a champ through the dip right on 50, like he has done numerous times in his tenure on the Clinchfield. He finally spoke up once we were by “Dairy Farm” and said, “Thanks man, you can take them back now." I patted him on the back. We both sat down and continued in silence, I couldn’t dare look at him, the emotions were just too much. We got the train to Bostic, switched it for the outbound, and by the time we were done, the outbound crew showed up to take over and on to Hamlet, NC. We had to hang around there a little while waiting on our final taxi ride home, so we just kind of stood out there and watched our train pull out of the yard. The yard office sits right next to the track so when a train comes in or out, the noise is pretty loud, joints cracking, flanges rubbing the rail. Metal on metal noise… But then the rear comes by, the noise fades, and all you see is a blinking red light silently going the distance up the hill, then disappears in the darkness. After a little while, my Conductor says “I wish I had taken a picture of that engine. I have a picture of the first engine I ran, I would have liked to have one of this one too.” I had thought the same thing earlier, we should do a selfie, our last run on the Clinchfield with engine 233 in the background, but I blew it off. I regret that now… Our taxi finally showed up, and with it was the best driver Bostic has to offer. Just the man we needed for the quiet ride home. A quiet ride where memories play out in your mind knowing this is it, it will all be different now. The ride none of us wanted to take ended two and a half hours later, in the parking lot of the Erwin Yard Office around 3am. Just in time to see the last train of 20 some cars and 8 engines head out of Erwin. This is it. The yard is empty now, no crews, no engines, only a couple of cars for the industry we have left in Erwin, and lonely switch target lights. It’s over. God has been with me all day, I have felt it. Everything has been placed perfectly for this day. The pride held by every man doing the job today, that they have done for years has been immeasurable. Faced with what we have been given, every one of them continues to carry the Pride and Responsibility they have had placed on them by becoming Engineers, Conductors, Carmen, Electricians, Mechanics, Signalmen, Yardmasters, Clerks and so many other titles on the Clinchfield. I pray that where ever they go they have the respect they deserve, because they are simply the greatest people I have ever met. To put it in better words, my brothers and sisters of Erwin Terminal, we are the CLINCHFIELD.

I had one issue a few years ago. They ordered in some Michelin PS2's and it turned out they were very short dated. Tire rubber starts aging as soon as they come off the production line. The manager told me there was nothing they could do about it. Long story short - I called Michelin's corporate office and they immediately drop shipped four freshly dated tires from the factory! And covered the reinstall at Discount Tire. The Discount Tire manager was not very courteous on my return but it got done. THANK YOU MICHELIN! It really does pay to check the age code on your tires. Each manufacturer's code is available online.

  But unlike all those, TWD has had solid writing that has risen well above "the hero always saves the day and doesn't die" cliches. Once you give the zedism itself your required suspension of disbelief, its strongest suit has been character development and interaction, all within the overarching theme of "no one is safe".   Indeed, the zombies themselves became of secondary interest for me by the third season at the latest, they're just the necessary ongoing background antagonist element that spurs the more interesting parts of the story along. I've said it before, but the quality of the writing could have supported any "apocalyptic" scenario as impetus, though admittedly the popularity of zombies certainly got things off to a more instant popularity than would have others.   Though various faves have survived plenty of close shaves, some dependent on fortuitous split second timing and whatnot, none have really risen to "oh, no way" levels. In short, we haven't been "tricked". But if Glenn is still alive, in this case it seems almost certain that we will have indeed been tricked by a dramatic cheap shot.   - OS

  This is the EXACT business mindset all shops should have!!!  If they walk inside your store, for whatever reason, you benefit.  

I really feel as if I have been fair in my criticisms, perhaps too much so.  In a nutshell, the original issue was related to a special order my wife placed for a Uberti Cattleman to give me as a Christmas gift.  When she ordered it the first part of November, the clerk told her the gun was in stock with the distributor and it would arrive in about a week.  She paid the deposit and waited.  It didn't arrive until well into January, which is very likely out of the hands of the people at FF.  Here is the rub: 1) She was told when the gun was ordered that it was in stock and would be there in a week. 2) When the gun was not in stock, the people at FF did not call her to let her know. 3) When she called multiple times, they gave her the run-around and basically lied.  The gun was always "on the truck for the next delivery" or "definitely on the way."   4) Christmas came and I got a nice picture of the gun with her story about how she was being treated.  I then started calling and got the same treatment.  They always said, "we called and they said it's in stock and will be shipped out tomorrow."   5) I finally called and said we just wanted to cancel the order and they said they could not do refunds on special orders. 6) When the gun finally arrived the second week of January, we went to pick it up.  The manager made no apologies for what happened and made no effort to make up for the hassle.  As I was talking to the manager about the issue, the owner came up, butted into the conversation without so much as an "excuse me," and talked to the manager about something else.  I have always been under the impression the owner was well-aware of who I was, why I was there, and what problems I had experienced.  Thanks to all of that crap, my wife has sworn off buying guns forever and she hasn't set foot into a gun store since.  No kidding on that. She wasn't a gun person to start with and that experience totally tainted her. I even gave the place another shot after that - not sure why, but I guess I try to give people the benefit of the doubt.  I was looking for a specific handgun and called them multiple times over the course of a week to see if they had it and if not, what it would cost to order it.  I was promised a return call every single time, and on the last call I got the owner's wife who was referenced above.  She was rude, huffed about how she didn't have time to look up a price, and would call me back later in the day.  Needless to say, I'm still waiting on that return call.   Now, according to the owner of FF, since this all happened a few years ago my complaint is not valid, and he even accused me of being dishonest about ever being a customer.  I have looked at some of the other complaints people have left and I don't think there is a single one where they admitted the possibility that they did anything wrong.  Even in my complaint I posted a couple of days ago, he had every opportunity to try and make up for it, but instead he went on a rant and then maliciously sought out my other pages to harass me.  Real high-class guy.

  Oh, it does for sure. On both sides of the coin, even.

I was thinking something similar yesterday.  Is it just me or does the gun business seem to have an above average number of these sorts of people?

I still do not have a date, but if you all who have a knife coming please send me an email rovmanwillis@yahoo.com I need it to have 1. Your Real Name for shipping 2. Your TGO name so it gets to you 3. Your address where you want the knife shipped Please give me this info as an email and as soon as you can so I can prepare my end to get these out to you when I receive them

I don’t know this guy and have never been to his store, so this is not about him directly, but it seems when you own a gun store you can do and say pretty much anything you want, and change anything you want, and stay in business. The good news is that we are getting more and more FFL’s that actually have storefronts and good inventory. Competition should help the buyer.

Desert ironwood scales really set the look of this off IMHO. They were provided by the customer.

Well Done to the TAP crew!  :up:   I had a great time - - - well except maybe for that center mass head shot on the no-shoot!  :yuck:

Meh... are you listening, Hornady??? Now, THIS... would change EVERYTHING. Until then... go back to sleep.

I say that this is an effort by the sissy vegetarian tree hugging leftist to first declare that meat is bad and then do what sissy vegetarian tree hugging leftist do, ban it to protect us from ourselves.  Never trust anyone who doesn't eat bacon, never!

I got no issue calling somebody out. If they are a legit vet it's pretty easy to tell talking to them, but if I had doubts I'd ask for a DD-214, and would have no trouble producing mine if it's asked for. I have no respect or tolerance for people lying about military service. I've got brothers who are permanently scared and a few who never came home, and lying about it is disrespectful to them in the worst way. If she never graduated boot camp then she's not a veteran, and I'm not sure they even give DD-214's for failure to adapt in basic. Ask for help honestly and I'll give you the shirt of my back. Lie to me and I'll laugh at your calamity. 99% of the wounded vets I know have to have it pried out of them, and most veterans won't push their vet status out of humbleness Sent from behind the anvil

Here is a taste of what my company will be bringing. Was to lazy to dig through the other safe and the rest of this one. Ha. I'll have suppressors for about every gun, including my M249. [URL=http://s95.photobucket.com/user/eat7thirdythree/media/Posties_zpsrqzgjz8u.jpg.html][/URL]

I guess they have once again changed their minds on meats. Last night on the news they announced that any processed meats can be a cause of cancer and that smoked meats are as bad if not worse than smoking  cigarettes. They also said pork is a red meat after is has been advertised as the other white meat for years. They also say grilling meat on a grill compounds the dangers and make them far more dangerous than smoking cigarettes. I damn sure wish they would make up their minds on what is going to kill me and get it over with. Look how hard every fast food restaurant has been pushing bacon on everything they make. I guess all of them are working over time to give folks cancer. Below is a link about this and as far as I can tell the article is pretty much a toss up between "Chicken Little running around screaming the Sky is falling" and "The little boy that cried Wolf".  If you read the entire article you will probably be as confused as I was to all of the crazy findings of many different findings of many different groups.     Myself I agree with one woman interviewed while coming out of a grocery store when ask about the survey and it's findings. her reply was " Everything causes Cancer according to some organization, Everyone dies of something and all lives end" and she walked away.    I find things a little different in one sense. Back many many moons ago when my Grandfather and all his brothers were farmers and raised all their own meats and processed their own meats and grew their own vegetables they all lived to be quite old. My grandfather was 96 when he passed away. He had 3 brothers and they all farmed. The brother that passed away the youngest was 88 when he died. So with that said, I don't think it's the meats killing anyone but the chemicals that the big farmers are using such as growth hormones that cause faster growth so they can get their stock to market quicker is the real culprit in the meat.....................jmho      http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/26/hot-dogs-bacon-and-other-processed-meats-cause-cancer-world-health-organization-declares/

Couldn't care less. :)

Willis, thank you for organizing this.  I absolutely cannot wait to get this beauty in my hands!!!  Christmas is coming early!!!  Thank you, sir.

Well..she lied about her .mil service.. maybe she lied about her abuse also.. she certainly plays the victim good...

Etowah is a pretty good place to work out of. I spent 27 years as a locomotive engineer running back and forth from Etowah to Corbin, KY. The South End running to Atlanta is a better run. Our run has a lot of mountains, tunnels, and bridges. My favorite run was always the spur line to Tellico Plains. I loved working the local and going through the mountain country to the little town of Tellico. My grandfather used to be the freight agent in Tellico and always walked down to meet me at the train.

I see your point, after all grits are probably terrible for you by the time they're doctored up to taste with all the butter, cheese, salt and pepper and all.     :yum:     Well that kicked it, I'm going to have a big bowl of cheese grits with diner tonight. I'll eat an extra big one in your honor Bersa. :up:

  A 1/2 cup of grits and you have pretty much the perfect meal!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YdNmK77k

So they have an online store to that will deliver tires to your house.  So I priced the set I wanted, free shipping, no tax, $40 online discount, and $50 FJ Cruiser Forum discount.  I would still have to pay installation and disposal fee.  So I called Discount Tire in Cool Springs and he matched the price with all the discounts and tax everything included.  I ended up saving $20 out-the-door over the online price including installation.  So they called me when the tires came in.  I went on a Saturday, the store was packed.  They were all happy and smiles, friendly greeting.  I thought, "this will take forever".....45 mins, all 5 (rear spare) mounted, balanced, ready to go.  I will definitely be a return customer.  

Great match, hope to see more in the future. Apparently I shoot better when its dark and can't see my sights.

Vegetarian:  old Indian word for poor hunter

So I tried something new last night. Mounted a game cam down range. There are over 2k pics to go thru, but here is a good one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome time. I think all indoor matches should be shot in the dark. Very well done TAP, good JOB!

Totally surprised Van Winkle and the BATC stuff has not come out yet.  Any day I suspect.  I am slow to answer the phone anymore.  Every other call is about that stuff. I suspect this will be our smallest allotment.  More stores to divide it up with.   We get people who ask if we are excited about selling it.  LOL.  I wish it would show up so we can get rid of it.  The competition over getting a trophy bottle of Larue or Pappy is ridiculous.  The stuff is mostly over rated.  It is driven by the distiller's limiting the release of it.  I don't fault them either.  It takes a long time to make 18 year old whisky. Or 15, 12, whatever.  Elmer T Lee used to sit on our shelves and collect dust.  Literally it was almost cut from inventory more than once.   If you want a good bottle and not play the trophy game,  buy a bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel, or a bottle of Weller Reserve.  

I've bought tires there several times for 2 cars. Never have been unhappy. Always friendly, quick service. I also take advantage of the lifetime FREE rotate/balance every several thousand miles. I use the Mt. Juliet location. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Then you probably ought not eat sausage balls. They're delicious little blobs of greasy fatty goodness. Wonder if you could substitute something like corn meal. Or does that have lots of carbs too? Edit... Yep. Sorry. :)

It takes two weeks for the your bidy to generate immunity. If you get infected with the flu anywhere from 4 days prior to the vaccination to 10 days later, people will think either the vaccine didn't work or the vaccine gave them the flu. Can the vaccine cause you to feel sick as your immune system responds? Yes, but it is rarely as bad as the flu itself. If a person gets full-blown flu soon after the vaccine, it means that they should have been vaccinated sooner, not that the vaccine gave them the flu.

CARBS!!!..  :(

Maybe one of them Hornanday bewlitts melted in your barrel.

I'd have to tell a store like that I bought them all for $1.00.  :D

I had a brilliant idea the other day....lop the top of a jalapeno, stuff it full with sausage ball mix and bake it up.  That sounds real good to me.

You are correct sir, about the GB and GOA sites. they pretty much gouge on everything, guns included IMHO. But actually, my point was that this site used to say "sold out" practically from top to bottom of that list. Now they all say "In Stock", or did when I posted, and I haven't seen that in a couple of years. The prices are less than they were 18 months ago, but now with availability being what it is, I'm hoping the prices will fall like a rock. 

I don't think there is enough pasters in Sumner co to patch all the holes you would make!

Since when was bacon considered a processed meat? I'll give up bacon when they pry it from my cold dead hands... Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Don't feel stupid.  I've seen you do a number of generous things for people over the years.  Perhaps nothing is more noble than serving others, yet if you do it long enough you are going to get taken advantage of.  Chock it up as part of helping others and remember that your generosity may have resulted in a decent meal or a fun toy for a child that most likely leads a pretty bleak life.