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Her ability to deflect political stuff and just serve the people of Sevier county and the state at large is so polished that no amount of money or training could buy it if you wanted it. She is as good a patron saint as Tennessee could hope for. She deserves a statue. I hope they’ll honor her wishes and wait until she’s gone.

Trying really hard to respond in a way that isn't snarky. People on this very forum celebrated when RBG and McCain died. Both sides are nasty these days.

She’s one helluva business lady. I admire that. She avoids controversy by steering clear of politics. A lesson that should be learned by other entertainers.

The thing that’s interesting to me about Dolly is how she really does seem to thread the needle and avoid controversy. With someone of her status, I expect that’s due to three things: 1. A very specific focus on staying out of those topics and situations. This is a craft, and she’s good at it. 2. To that end, she’s almost certainly cultivated a team of people around her who she’ll listen to and can tell her, “You know what? Take a pass on that one.” I can think of a lot of celebrities who could take lessons on this one. 3. She’s probably honestly just good people. This just can’t really be faked - at least not for long. I expect she’d fit in just fine at any of our dinner tables. There’s an old story about her breakup with Porter Wagoner and the court full fights that went on for years after that where he basically tried to destroy any career she might have thereafter. But fast forward a bunch of years to when he was bankrupt in the late 80’s. If my memory serves me correctly, she basically bought his old studio out of foreclosure and gifted it to him. That lady has never forgotten where she came from. I hope folks will say the same about me if I make it to her age.

I can’t say I’ve ever been a big listener. But as the parent of three children, I can’t think of anyone who’s actually done more for the children of this state. My oldest is 14, and I think she was among the first group to be a part of the statewide Imagination Library - where if you’re not familiar any child in Tennessee can receive one book a month in the mail addressed to them at no cost until their fifth birthday. We’re an affluent family that read to our children every night - but man did my kids look forward to getting those books in the mail. They’ve of course outgrown most of them - and though we’ve set some aside to keep and pass down - we’ve passed a ton more along to refugee groups and mission points we support. I’m certain there’s some kid in Haiti or Tanzania who knows the Little Engine that Could or Llama Llama Red Pajama because of Dolly. My wife teaches in a exceptional education in a school that is extremely diverse - both racially and economically. I can say that for some of the kids she works with - those are the only books they had ever owned. She’d get their vote.

While I like his explanation of what 41F is, that does not (in my opinion) cover very much of the benefits of a trust. Yes, many people used trusts before 41F mainly for the benefit of avoiding fingerprints and passport photos. But there are many benefits of using a trust that have nothing to do with tax stamp application process. That video doesn't address those, likely because it was not intended to state "why a trust is no longer the benefit it used to be." That majority of benefits still exist and really the only one that disappeared with 41F is avoiding the fingerprints and passport photo requirements. I have run into many instances where having a trust would be highly beneficial beyond the issue of getting the tax stamp. 1. Possession by Trustees - this has been covered many times, so I won't go into detail here. However, I am personally aware of several instances in Middle TN where someone has come into contact with LE (traffic stops, call to DCS, etc) when the individual tax stamp holder was not present, but the NFA item was. This could be particularly important for individuals who travel regularly and leave the NFA item (i) in the house with someone else (like a spouse) or (ii) in the possession of someone else (which happens regularly with deployed military personnel). 2. Passing NFA Items to Younger Generation - this has been covered and I won't go into detail here. 3. Simplicity after Death - a will typically works, but does your will deal with the possibility of a beneficiary who is not legally eligible to possess the NFA item. You might be surprised how often this happens. Also, NFA items cannot be easily divided, so if you have (for example) 3 NFA items and 2 beneficiaries, who gets what? NFA trusts generally take care of this issue. 4. What if You become an Ineligible Person (temporarily or permanently) - This one has come up several times. An older gentleman had a WWII battlefield "trophy" he registered with the ATF in 1986 (no trust, though). A few years ago, he had a conservator appointed over him, making him ineligible to possess firearms. Since he hadn't passed away, the NFA item could not just be passed on to his son (who obviously wanted it). In addition, the gentleman's conservator could not legally possess it, either (and she wasn't "gun friendly). The item had to be destroyed or sold. Similar issue has arisen in several divorce proceedings lately, with the husband having an Order of Protection issued against him. When that happened, husband was ineligible and there was no one to take possession while the Order still existed. Several people have had to sell or destroy NFA items under these circumstances. If a trust had been in place, the ineligible person could have been removed as a trustee and another trustee could have possessed the item. These are just a few of the odd circumstances where a trust is better than individual ownership. We would love for the previous benefits to still exist, too, but there are still many benefits of a trust.

I don't think comparisons of this site and others (left or right) are apt. A higher standard of decorum is a good thing about this site. We should hold ourselves to it here without regard to the rest of the internet. The vitriol of left or right isn't my vibe, so I think that's why I keep coming here. Even if I don't feel compelled to celebrate his career, I've enough compassion to have a thought for Rush's struggle with cancer, along with his family and their loss. Cancer is a horrible thing for someone to endure in their final days, also hard on the family and friends. Good thoughts are free, so I'll run some up.

Dolly is a great woman but I simply don’t understand the recent obsession with her. She does not deserve a statue or bust, lol, of any kind. She is STILL ALiVE. She does have the class and humility so lost on most these days to realize that.

We got ripped off in Knoxville. Nothing in East Tennessee.

We should open a "Bubba" museum. That rifle would have surely been worthy of it's own display. Looks awesome now, though.

I don't know a good way to measure it, but we got a pretty good snow/sleet/rain.

I’ve seen a few more reports of child fatalities and near fatal accidents around the state. Be careful y’all. Don’t mix powered vehicles with sleds and take extra caution around formerly liquid bodies of water. I also had a friend slip on the ice and break his shoulder and now he will be out of work for 3-4 months. I grew up in this (dad was stationed in South Dakota for 8 years) so I’m not telling y’all to be terrified of the snow and ice and stay inside. Go out and make memories with the kids and grandkids! I’m just reminding y’all to take extra time to consider the dangers of the the “hey y’all, watch this” fun. Stay safe, y’all.

I don't recall anybody here telling them to "rest in piss" or that they were glad they lived long enough to get cancer. There's really no comparison between the two sides.

I recently picked up 2 new Westinghouse Dual Fuel 9,500 running watt generators. Both fired up on the first attempt on both gasoline and propane. These produce a lot of power for the money, and have really nice features like electric remote start, and a built in battery charging system, to keep the battery nice and fully charged when not in use. Much like guns and ammunition today, generators are selling like crystal meth in a low income housing project. They're getting very hard to find in stock, and at a good price. Between the fires out West, the hurricanes and flooding in the South, and now with the recent snow and ice storm in the Midwest and Northeast, supply is outstripping demand. A lot of people who were on the fence, and thinking about buying, are now scrambling to buy one. I bought these 2 last December. So far we haven't needed them here.... Yet. But I fire them up every few weeks, to make sure they're ready to go if and when the time comes.

Once again, Dolly proves that she’s likely the best human being currently on the planet https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/02/18/dolly-parton-declines-proposal-to-build-a-statue-of-her-on-the-tennessee-capitol-grounds/ This is borderline political, but I think it is neutral enough to pass muster.

Last time I was there, at least half the rides were down for maintenance. It is clean, but no cleaner than Holiday World, and over twice as expensive. I’ve never been to Six Flags in Georgia, but was amazed how nice the one in Virginia is. I guess what I’m trying to say is that Dollywood is a rip off. In the interest of full disclosure, I feel the same way about most everything in Sexier County.

I don’t know what goes on in the rest of the state, but I know here in Nashville it’s managed by the local chapter of the United Way. It certainly wouldn’t surprise me to find that the legislature had provided funding or anything like that - I’ve yet to find a politician that won’t try to co-opt a good program to their benefit. But,I know we’ve donated in the past, and the tax statement we’ve gotten at year end has come from the Imagination Library/United Way.

You have no idea what I'd do for that pistol, but I damn sure wouldn't carry it!

Savage 1907, Government Model .45 ACP

My kids have all received/receive the Imagination Library books. They look forward to and love those books. They’re each going to have those sets saved and given back to them when they bless us with grandchildren (when they’re grown ass, married, adults.) Dolly would get their votes too. This conversation reminded me that I had been planning to make a donation to the Imagination Library. You have the ability to direct it to your local affiliate, so Crockett just got some more money in its fund.

It’s all right. Everyone is entitled to be wrong.

She deserves something. That there's a girl who parlayed a little talent into success and never forgot who she is or where she came from.

Or just nature's way of cleaning up the gene pool a bit ...

May have missed it here, but I don't remember seeing it. Seems Henry has a recall. https://www.academy.com/content/dam/academysports/product-recalls/henry-recall.pdf

Statue? Nah. Medal of Freedom? Unnecessary. I nominate Dolly for Sainthood.

Her husband was sick the first time, and Covid the second time. Biden’s team has already approached her about it and she turned it down to avoid the appearance of “doing politics”. So the answer to the question you posed? It is Yes.

I’ve never been to Dollywood, but I’ve noted over the last few years how many moms I’ve heard say, “We went to Dollywood. That place was clean.” As someone who grew up at Six Flags where you had to be careful about touching anything for fear of either getting a handful or chewed gum or an STD, that comment has stuck with me. Theme parks aren’t really my thing - but I expect it’s kind of like the old Van Halen green M&Ms clause. If they care enough to get it clean enough that moms of young kids notice - they probably also care enough about things like maintenance and safety that you can feel good about getting on that ride.

Colt 1903 or 1908. Amazing how thin a proper steel pistol can be.

Dolly is a wonderful human being. When Gatlinburg was burning she took her own money to help displaced residents. It’s not the only thing she’s done either. She’s as down to earth as one can get. She deserves some recognition for her accomplishments but if she doesn’t want a statue then that’s up to her.

I may he the only guy in Tennessee to say this, but I friggin despise Dolly Parton!

Instead of 35 deg and rain 6 days out of 7, I'll take snow every time.

We measured 5” of snow/sleet on the back deck this afternoon. SW Nashville near Lipscomb. yes I still have Christmas lights up. Made for a nice photo.

So is that an FN Mauser action or a Sako? Model 70 Winchester? Of course the stock is beautiful, but I think the color case hardened bottom metal and the cross bolt really add class. The Supergrade stock swivels are a nice touch as well.

I don’t make the rules but air freshener doesn’t count. I haven’t been to a gun show in years but there was always a couple of men that smelled like they haven’t bathed in two weeks . I doubt that soap and deodorant would be big sellers.

Not necessarily. It makes it well known to the feds that we are in an area that does NOT approve or want gun control. That makes us a hard target instead of an easy one. Look, I came from California, home of MILLIONS of illegal aliens living off the government tit. Totally flaunts fed law and the feds did nothing about it. The times the feds raided tuna factories and almond fields they got the cold shoulder and zero help from the local LEO agencies. The state filed lawsuits against the feds and tied it up in court. Also look at the pot thing. Totally illegal by fed law, but CA (and other states) allow it to flourish and the feds do nothing about it. I'm not saying that local LEO's would physically be able to stop the feds from doing whatever, but the feds don't have the resources to go door to door and prosecute everyone with an AR or an ammo can full of P-mags. If Tennessee refuses to prosecute, then who will?

As near as I can tell, we got an additional 1-2 inches overnight here in East Nasty. Probable depth with the first ice/sleet is close to 7 inches here. So I have little interest in going out. Blessed with plenty of food. No power outages, and have internet and cable operational. So wife is happy with Hallmark channels and westerns, and I got the pc to play on. All is good. Until I run out of fresh milk. Then I'll start to panic.

I was without power for about 7 hours on Monday evening. I have a fireplace and was able to keep the main room around 60, but wouldn't want to have to do that too often. I live far enough out that if something really bad happened, I expect I would be one of the last to get service back. I have been talking about buying a whole house generator for a few years. That was enough to push me over the edge. It won't help this time, but in a few weeks that concern will be eased. They aren't cheap, but the peace of mind will be worth it. As a side note, I am becoming a big wimp as I get older.

I'd put any of our comments up against even the lightest left sites comments any day. And I am a little out of tolerance lately.

375 tables. I wonder how many will have junk vs actual gun stuff. I will guess 300 junk and 75 gun stuff.

There is one scheduled for the end of the month in Columbia at the Armory. Not sure I will go as I have bought enough this last month to last me a year, but sometimes you can't pass up some rare guns.

Goodbye to the man who saved AM radio.

Par has increased .125 in the last 2 days, treasuries getting some play right now. And yes, while the base rate may be 2.5, depending on the product, term and LTV, you may have a rate adjustment depending on risk

I have a PDF of some M1 loads for cast bullets, and I thought I had some other M1 pet loads for regular rounds too. I'll see if I can find it, if I do I'll post it here. Cast in the M1 Garand.pdf

Not to belabor the point too much, but bear with me. In 1997 if you only had 10 mags and a preban mag was $100+, then rebuilding magazines was a reasonable option. In 2020 when you can buy single magazines for as little as $10-12, or have 100 magazine cases drop shipped to your house for $8-900, there’s no reason to spend the same amount on rebuild kits. Don’t overthink it, just buy more mags. This is mostly focused on AR mags, but Glock mags are cheap and readily available right now as well. Most damage that renders a magazine unusable is to the body itself. It isn’t the follower or spring wearing out. It’s the body cracking, denting, or feed lips deforming in some way. Buy more mags. If you have guns with expensive mags, buy one or two as you can. If they’re out of stock, set up alerts with the various retail sites. (Gunmagwarehouse.com) Buy more mags.

Try to find Garand specific data. The Military M2 Ball round it was designed around operates at lower pressures than commercial .30-06 hunting ammo. Too much pressure can bend the operating rod. The data you have is correct for the Garand. He's a link to an excellent article about this subject. Not Your Father's .30-06

I've used 47.0 gr. IMR4895 and have used 48.0 gr. But, 47.0 gr. shoots a little better. I would think the 155 gr. would be fine with the same charges. I'm not using mine for hunting, so its just a target load.

Modern heat pumps operate better at low temperatures than older ones - but the fundamental problem remains - there's just not much heat to pump in from the outside if you will. Somewhere in the 25-30F range is typically where running the heat pump isn't going to really be efficient anymore. If your heat pump automatically switches over to auxiliary heat - it likely knows where that efficiency point is and fires up auxiliary as needed.

That’s only $30 over MSRP. Not bad if it’s brand new. Then again G&A always has weird prices. The Python is the only Colt that ever interested me. Maybe now that CZ is taking the reins they’ll start making some blued ones.

I wonder how our forefathers ever got by before firearm trainers came into being? Yes, that was sarcasm.