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It finally arrived today.

I think there is probably a reason DOG is GOD spelled backwards.

My girls:

If only it was the Democrats. The governing class doesn't give a #### about us. Feel free to choose a party to piss on. They're both the same.

It sucks for the UT players but honestly Army deserves it a lot more than we did. I'm glad the cadets get to play after winning 9 games they deserve it.

I've never believed its something you can avoid getting all together rather than delaying "your turn". A politican standing behind a podium will comfort some and enrage others but won't change the course of what the entire world is facing.

He's a politician. You won't get an honest, candid, straight answer out of him. I learned this lesson in 11th or 12th grade. Our English teacher (I was her pet student) had somehow managed (campaign contribution?) to get 2 competing state senators to come to our high school to field some questions from the students. In hindsight, it was a well organized photo op before an election. Teacher told me I would be picked to ask a question of the candidates, to dress nice (cameras boy!), and make it a good one. Being familiar with the slimy nature of swamp critters I earnestly tried to craft a question about abortion such that it could only be answered binary: yes I support, no I don't. News crews filled the parking lot, the cafeteria was re-arranged into a stage, lights, camera... The first SOB spent about 7 minutes going on and on and on about I don't even know. The second guy chimed in and said his stance was pretty much in agreement with his competitor. Neither one said 'yes' or 'no'. They're all liars, bums, and crooks. If their lips are moving, they're lying to you. Theres a reason we used to tar and feather them. If they survived the process, they would never have that role again. The stains and boils were permanent you see? Gov. Lee did what all good Politicians do. He danced the two step, catered to both sides of an issue and created non-commital action. So he can say he did something out of one side of his mouth while saying he didn't out of the other. #####g politicians... hate them all, worst scum of the earth.

99% of the time that I get a call from someone not saved in my contacts it is spam. I don't even answer them. If it's important they will leave a voicemail.

Life Goals: Strive to be the person your dog thinks you are.

Dogs are the best.

We got a great view 2 nights in a row with my Leupold spotting scope. At 60x, you could see 4 of Jupiter’s moons clearly tonight and Saturn’s rings were no problem either - even here in the city lights.

Im actually shocked that anyone in fentress county hasn’t seen any hogs. We used to manage 25,000 acres up there and it was flat out covered with hogs. One neighbor farmer killed 35 in one weekend. as for Tennessee as a whole we have plenty of hogs but nothing compared to some other southern states especially Texas. A few years ago TWRA took hogs off the big game species list making them illegal to hunt. Now you can still kill them on private property and such but the biggest problem was commercial hunters and guides were transporting wild hogs all of the state to make a profit. So delisting the hogs made it easier to prosecute and cite anyone who had hogs. Hogs are one of those things that we’d never eradicate. Not enough hunters or trappers anymore to even make a dent.

16 pounds of badass! Well she thinks she is......

Newly acquired M&P. Accuracy is on par with my other 2.0s, that is to say, excellent.

I'm thinking the only thing worse than a bad deal is making another one to go with it.

For less than .10 cents a day you can rid yourself of that annoying blue banner. Just saying...

My good friend Bill Irwin is the only blind person to thru hike the entire Appalahcian trail. He did this with help from his guide dog. His dog had no training how to read trail markings but lead him the whole way. Bill and the dog have both passed on now but quite an inspiring story. https://www.guideposts.org/better-living/travel/led-by-faith-to-conquer-the-appalachian-trail

They are being decided based on what the politicians think will make them look the best. You only need to look at who its killing to see who should be first. This ain’t rocket science, yet they want to make it seem like it is. My 90 year old parents are in assisted living and suppose to get the vaccine this week. I’ll feel a lot better when they do.

I feel the same way for the most part. Trump was the 1st I could trust for the most part, Lee came in a close 2nd.

ATF, FBI, NSA, CIA, EPA, DOT, USPS, DOE, DHS, NASA... Does it REALLY matter which alphabet agency it was? Pretty much all the same assholes regardless.

The radiologists I support in Nashville have all either gotten the first round of the vaccine, or are eligible for it. Internally, we prioritized those who are hands on with patients doing procedures, followed by those with exposure in proximity, then those who read ED studies from home. You may think it's weird that someone who sits at home for their shift gets some priority for the vaccine, but when that person is reading trauma and stroke cases out of the ED, I promise you want them healthy and focused. The idea behind the emergency medical community going first is to ensure hospital staffing can be kept stable and absorb what still comes as the vaccine makes its way to the general public. A lot of facilities have had staffing issues from a COVID spread, and that can cause some pain points in a hurry. I'm all for the elderly getting it in high priority after that. Admittedly, I've not followed the order of vaccination outside of my work...I figured since I'm not clinical, I'll get it when my PCP says it's available. I'm content to wait my turn so others in more need can go ahead of me.

Young ones and smaller ones eat just fine. They are generally leaner than factory farmed hogs. Taste can vary depending on what they’re getting in their diet. Interestingly, people often describe it as meatier tasting than regular factory farmed pork. As with any hunt, I think treating the animal with integrity after the kill has more impact on taste than anything.

I say that about all my dogs.......

So very right on both counts here.

Most people don't deserve dogs.

Two of my buddies and I drove down to Texas on Saturday, hunted from 8:00 pm till 3:00 am, slept 4 hours, and drove back. Ended up with 25 pigs in hand

My take on the new check

So true...

congrats! very creative on the original post

Some years back, after we had to put down our Chow, my wife went hunting for a new companion for me. She visited the shelters and picked up several. Then one licked her face and peed on her sweater. That was it. She had claimed my wife. Molly came home with her that afternoon and has been with us for 12 years now. They all do this...but Molly has eaten her way into my life and heart like none of our others have. Lying at my feet right now. No greater love on this earth than that of a dog.

We had a small function to view the conjunction. You can see the two planets, distinctly, with the naked eye - they appear very close. A friend had a nice telescope and Saturn's rings and several of Jupiter's moons were readily apparent. If you get a chance, look up abut 17 degrees from the horizon to the west around sunset.

We were walking through humane shelter and Ginger picked us. She wasn't even close to the type dog we "wanted". Best dog I've ever had. But then they've all been the best for that time in my life.

Outstanding! Congratulations! Now the original post seems brilliant.

But “The People” aren’t fed up with it. If they were; Biden and Harris wouldn’t be preparing to take office. Am I wrong?

I made a small tweak that might diminish the size of it slightly, but otherwise it's working as designed. It is a nag message. It's the small price a person pays to use TGO for free.

My wife is a physician and she got hers last week. Her hospital is very similar to what @btq96r outlined above. One note on the question about mobile hospitals is even if they have the need they likely don't have the staffing to support one without using the national guard (which is possible) but I just don't think most states are to that critical state just yet. I agree with hospital front line staff getting it first as they are the most important defense at keeping most people alive, covid or non-covid related. The vulnerable population are close to follow and we should see an increase in availability soon. What we have to keep in mind is this is a 2 dose vaccine so when you hear numbers about total doses sent to states or regions they must reserve half of those for the second application otherwise this is all for not. I don't think at this point they can reliably expect to have enough doses in the future so they will set them aside now just in case. So if you hear news people losing their #### about officials setting doses aside or reserving them this is the reason.

Congratulations I was clueless.

The mystery of rational thinking and of being in charge are obviously above my pay grade.....

My only lever gun is a 99, so that's my vote..

I've heard so many conflicting stories about eating wild pig. It's hard to know what the truth is.

I do something similar with my WiFi: I name the SSID "NSA Surveillance" and broadcast it.

I would say nullification works one way but not the other. California can ignore federal immigration laws as they see fit because they know the Republicans will sit on their hands. If tennessee decides to do the same for firearms then the democrats will come down anyway and the Republicans will comply. You'll also hear news stories night after night about how tennessee is a hotbed of criminal activity and gun violence because they don't comply with federal law. The law is not about what is legal its about what you can get away with and I just don't think Republicans, as a political group, have proven they have the gumption to weather the attacks they would face by doing this much less make any real push back against the democrats. If you're playing football your team will not win if they take a knee everytime they get the ball. Republicans hava tendency to get a ball and a clear path and then just take a knee or at random a member of the team starts helping the other team....etc I may be wrong, this is all based on my opinion and what I've seen.

Why not? How many states have legalized marijuana when it is illegal on a federal level? It should work the same with guns.

I considered buying a RMR cut slide (or having the slide milled) for my Glock 26. For only a little bit more I bought a Masada that was already optics-ready to experiment with dot sights.

Here my Rossi m92 I mentioned earlier, that my dad engaged the reciever. I did replace the wood with Precision Gun Works wood. It's my kids favorite shooting gun, not to mention mine! It's as great as a tactical/shtf gun as it is a great wall hanger.

Man, I miss a few hours and all hell has broken loose. I love it. I just want to thank the staff for the work you put in here. It is still the best run forum on the internet.

I just spent the last two hours listening to these podcast. Lots of good info. The guy sounded as giddy as me when he started talking about the green reticles. I’m feeling pretty good about my Holosun purchases. I have three 507’s, a 507k, a 515 and a 530, all with green reticles. I own several RMR’s, and I know they are the gold standard, but for now I’m extremely impressed with a brand that I would’nt have even considered just one year ago. Good stuff.

I took this guy this morning about 30 minutes after daylight.