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My wife has been in the hospital from a mild stroke Saturday night. Still has weakness on left side and dizziness but no paralysis Positive attitude and good indicators from the neurologist. I have been watching God heal her before my eyes, so I humbly ask all of your for your prayers to continue this miracle!

Been there, done that, many times. We used to have our office over by the bunkers, and used to get constant calls to come in in the middle of the night or early morning, never fail someone would clip a deer on the way in, just threw it in the back of the truck and had it for lunch or dinner that day.

The new generation “meatless” burgers are strange when you look at how it’s made. They’re taking protein from plants - adding enzymes - and basically making lab grown meat. It didn’t come from an animal - but it’s meat. I channel my grandfather on the stuff. He would have said, “I trust cows more than I trust chemists.”

And yet, they have shut down many businesses, forced others to halve their patronage, and forced quarantines for people that have ultimately come up negative in tests. I feel that something is very wrong in the reported numbers, and may, or may not be proven right when total TN deaths come out. We make a giant deal out of a very small percentile when it benefits the talking points, but ignore them when it counters them. Just doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy about ANY official info anymore.

Nothing wrong with road kill as long as it's fresh, and not bruised.

I’m not averse as a concept. Just depends on how fresh.

I think the argument can also be made that some that have taken the vaccine are no longer being careful. I know I fall into this category. I stopped wearing a mask months ago and go all sorts of places that are full of people. I still wash my hands because people are nasty but I could definitely be more careful.

Over the last few days, I have been watching Him heal her before me eyes. He is letting me see the victory, not the battle. I am overwhelmed by all of you, your selfless prayers and positive thoughts.

I am truly thankful my last 2 daughters have decided to get their families Vaccinated for Coved. We have been pleading with them. My wife just lost a great nephew and his dad is on a ventilator now. Both were not vaccinated, and one has paid a great price because of it. We are praying for the nephew and things are not looking good at present. He has been on the ventilator for 2 weeks tomorrow. I just hope my daughters, and their families have time to get this accomplished and get fully vaccinated. I am going to try and get a booster in October.

If there's no meat, it ain't a meal, it's a snack ... I know this isn't your first time here, Erik ... Don't beat yourself up, derailment is inevitable around here ...

First two games so far. Pickett County finally threw in the towel this year and gave up on having a football team. They are sure enough a small school. When we built a new school in Lafayette, we offered to build it large enough where RBS kids could go there as well. It would have been good for the whole county in my opinion. The folks over there threw a fit and flatly refused it. I do not feel sorry for their football team.

Had both Moderna shots at the VA, and will get the booster when available. To me not getting the shots is Russian roulette.

You know, when you look at it like that, then why are we concerned with the death rate? It's about that too...

As can I, except that I won't eat something trying to mimic something else. I love my vegies, but they look and taste like themselves.

If it's one thing the MSM has always excelled at it's spewing partial statistics to align with their narrative. This is nothing new.

More importantly, consider this. If 5% of a given population is generally expected to develop a disease, and then we give 1,000 people a drug trial. If after being given that drug, 50 of them develop over the next few years, does that mean the drug causes that disease? It depends. It certainly is interesting. But my point simply being that just because a person's conditions worsen after receiving a drug, that does not mean the drug itself is in any way responsible. It could be, or it could be that the person would have developed it anyway. Of course, that's the opposite end of the same argument many are using for COVID (died of COVID or died with COVID). Now, if in that same population 400 of them (40%) develop the disease instead of the usual 5%, then that's definitely worth looking at.

Great! Please eat more so there's more real meat for us carnivores.

Yea, and I have heard dating a tranny is like the real thing too Nope, got to have the real thing, and until they kill off all the deer and wild hogs, there should be plenty of supply for some time to come.

Plants grown in a greenhouse turned into "meat" grown in a lab. What could go wrong ? I guess they could add the necessary drugs into it to make sure your body can process it. And as someone who's spent years sampling the different alternative sh!t these mfgrs churn out to get around something real I can tell you those animals are there for a reason and it's not for "emotional support" chickens .

If you cant get the votes in Congress to take the guns....turn them into paper weights. Check! Meanwhile, you are suppose to pretend that waiving the sanctions against the Russian gas pipe line earlier in the month was not contradictory. All this on the heels of using the Mexican Govt as shills to sue US gun manufacturers....in the hope you believe it was actually Mexico's idea. Because they are just now figuring out that Cartels are a problem. This is the kind of stuff that makes me stay off the internet for stretches.

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Just a heads up if anyone in the area wants to take a look. Starts 8/27 at 8am. https://www.estatesales.net/TN/Burns/37029/2868591

I'd love to be able to look through all those bullet molds but that's way too far for me.

Greg, I remember that. As you and I have both given examples, RBS has a history of refusing assistance. Too much pride, maybe. Both the MC & RBS teams would have been better, as one, and all in our area knows it. County politics also largely responsible.

It's a little like a train full of Taliban, it needed derailed, for a little while at least.

The RBS football team has always had issues. Small town, small school, small team in #s. We ( Trousdale Co. ) used to play them every year; in the same region. They never had the best support, coaches. They did have a few good athletes, just not enough. I recall one year, we beat them 91-0. We finally began giving the ball back when they couldn't score, rather that run another play. Always felt bad for them. Sometimes they barely had enough player to have a team. They played with heart tho, always respected them for that. I thinks Covid has hit them this season. Forfitted 1st game, I believe.

With stage 4 colon and liver cancer along with 5 bypasses, I chose to do the right thing for me and my wife who has MS. You can do whatever the hell you want if you catch it and die well to bad.

My wife is an ICU nurse. At this time all but 1 of their patients are COVID positive non vaccinated and on vents. while it is indeed unsure of the long term side effects of the vaccine. We know for sure the long term effects of not getting the vaccine and have a bad case of Covid

Butchered a number of deer that were hit by cars.

No, neither do I a mask. I was simply pointing out the line of equivalent thinking. Something can be helpful but not foolproof. If used correctly something can help keep you safe. A hardhat doesn't protect you if you get hit on the head by a 10 ton boulder. A seat-belt doesn't help you if you get squished between two 18-wheelers. A gun doesn't protect you if you get caught-up in a missile strike. Is it possible that a mask helps slow the spread of viruses? Pointing to two people you know and saying "they wore masks but still got COVID" does not mean that masks do not work at all.

That didn't stop them from making all the headlines about this CCP virus when it was well under that.

I know people that caught covid right through those BS masks. I have no faith in them.

If we're getting a <0.01% chance of something become the driver of headlines, we're just not going to make it as a society.

Even small impacts of climate change (man made or natural) are a big deal to anyone who produces our food supply, so it should matter to us down the line as consumers in every sense of the word. When those at the production stage are worrying, it's not good. I've not tried the faux meat yet, and don't plan on it anytime soon. But remember, large innovations often enough are shunned by the current generation, then adapted by the next one. This is a generational move underway, so any grumblings on our part may be short lived.

Not really well prepared on this front at the moment. I was keeping boots and change of clothing in a bag for a long time, but seem to have moved it out. Just a thought from an old geezer, keep a few days/week supply of any meds you might take on a daily basis. And remember to change them out about every month to keep them fresh and viable for use.

From a local (to me) pulmonary doc. I thought it was worth sharing... "Dear Paducah – I have been a pulmonary and critical care physician in this community for 15 years. I love the people of Paducah, and I consider myself lucky to practice medicine at Baptist Health with some of the best physicians and nurses I’ve ever known. For the past 16 months, I have been treating COVID patients in the ICU. It has been challenging and at times heartbreaking, but I was able to remain positive knowing incredible work was being done to develop a safe and effective vaccine. Sadly, with local vaccination rates below 50% and hospitalizations rising rapidly, my optimism is fading. I decided to speak out now because I think it is important for residents of Paducah to have a clear understanding of what is happening locally. As a member of Paducah’s medical community, I have no ulterior motive. My goal is simply to save as many lives as possible and to base my decisions in science and compassion. Here are the realities of COVID in Paducah as of August 1, 2021: • The local case count is rising quickly. One might look at it complacently, as a relatively low number compared to the number of cases we had back in the winter. However, hospitalizations are increasing alarmingly. The outbreak in Missouri is overwhelming the CoxHealth system in Springfield. At the rate that our cases, hospitalizations, and ICU admissions are increasing, that is a realistic possibility in Paducah also. I think this is due to the severity of illness the delta variant causes compared with prior variants. • Recent reports indicate 97% of hospitalizations have been for unvaccinated patients. Our local experience is consistent with this. We have had vaccinated individuals test positive for COVID in Paducah, but serious disease and death have been almost exclusively among the unvaccinated. • Death from COVID is usually due to respiratory failure, and it is a ghastly way to die. We have witnessed several tragedies over the last 3 weeks as COVID has started devastating patients who are much younger and healthier than those during previous waves (30 to 60 years old vs. 60+ before.) My pulmonary colleagues in other KY cities and nearby states are seeing the same trends – the people coming to the hospital are younger, sicker, and predominantly unvaccinated. • For now, we have enough ventilators in Paducah. But I think there is a misperception that having ventilators means we are well equipped to save people who are seriously ill from COVID. The sad reality is that the minority of COVID patients who are put on a ventilator survive. My thoughts on the vaccine: With the increased community spread locally, our best defense is to get more people vaccinated. I know not everyone has direct access to a lung doctor, so I want to tell you what I tell patients every day in my office when they seek my advice on whether to get vaccinated. • I reviewed the vaccine trials and have confidence that the vaccines are safe and effective. Over 339 million doses of the vaccine have been given in the United States. To date, 3 confirmed deaths have been linked to the vaccine. These deaths were the results of blood clots following the J&J vaccine. • The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are very similar to each other and have shown better effectiveness vs the delta variant than other options. So Pfizer and Moderna are both great options – just make sure you get two doses so you will maximize your protection. • Medications now in common use for other conditions have been studied far less than these vaccines prior to approval, and frequently are used for treatment of conditions for which they were not originally developed. One example: Viagra was studied in 3000 participants vs 70,000 in the mRNA trials leading to FDA emergency use authorization. • If you get critically ill, I will do everything I can for you, but it might not be enough. The reality is that the drugs and treatments we have to fight COVID are often not enough to prevent death. The best prevention tool we have is the vaccine, and the vaccine will only help BEFORE you contract the disease. • We each have the individual right to choose whether to be vaccinated, but that comes with the responsibility for the choice’s consequences. The decisions we make as individuals affect the health and welfare of our entire community. If our hospitals continue to fill up with COVID patients, our ability to care for non-COVID patients and to do elective procedures will be affected. Your decision to be vaccinated will also help me and the other indefatigable healthcare workers in this community. We are not an unlimited resource."

If you're all thumbs like me, this makes things a lot easier. I got mine at Basspro

Mr A J sir, I have added you and your bride to my prayer list. Not one of us knows of GOD’s plan for your wonderfull bride. But HIS WILL will be done. Stay strong and steadfast in your commitment to GOD and to your bride and HE will provide all your needs. Warm regards and prayers, Follow Me

Nice article in NRA Rifleman mag this month, about Remington ammo making comeback. Lengthy article, but nice read. Sounds promising.

Maybe you can't tell them from meat. As an avowed carnivore, i can. There's a reason why we have incisors you know ...

AKA Satan, if you're a religious type person.

LOL! Funny story! Older folks used to say sulphur was good for arthritis & other ailments. Never heard any of them say anything about disposition nor looks.

Not the praying type, but would Iike to add all my hopes for your wife to recover and your getting to take her home soon.

Here is SGAMMO’s opinion from today’s email blast. Take it as you will. “There has been a lot of people asking me about the sanctions on Russian ammo imports put in place by the US state department this past week and what it means for the future of ammunition supplies. There will be more clarity in several weeks when we can see the publication of a Federal Register notice expected on September 7, 2021. The state department announcement can be seen at this page - https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-united-states-imposes-additional-costs-on-russia-for-the-poisoning-of-aleksey-navalny/ My Russian Ammo Sanction Opinion - First, I hope you don't 'shoot the messenger' and I'd like to pat everyone on the back and tell them things are going to be okay but that wouldn't be truthful. In my opinion the sanctions are a major game-changer in the ammunition supply chain that is already strained. For the time being and based on what we can see so far, we believe that this will be the effective end of Russian made ammo in the USA as it plays out over the next year or so as import permits expire or are filled to the quantity limits, and in doing so eliminate supply of a huge portion of the ammo in the US commercial market. From what I understand, the USA commercial market consumes around 800,000,000 rounds of ammunition from Russia every year, roughly 800 semi truck trailers worth in a mix of the most popular calibers. For the immediate short term we expect ammo to keep coming in from Russia but I expect the importers to raise prices substantially which is understandable to me given its the end of the lifespan for their business model. The calibers we believe will be most effected are soviet metric calibers like 7.62x39, 5.45x39, and 7.62x54R because there is almost zero available manufacturing capacity for these calibers outside of Russia and what little exists will not make a significant impact in filling the needs of the USA commercial market without Russian ammo absorbing the lion's share. In addition to these calibers, I estimate that the Russians supplied 30% to 40% of the 223 Rem / 5.56 and 9mm Luger consumed at the shooting ranges across this country, and large portions of the 45 auto, 9x18 Makarov, 30 carbine, 308 Winchester / 762x51, 380 Auto, 300 Blackout and 6.5 Grendel. I see this as a potentially devastating blow to the supply for of 223 Rem / 5.56 and 9mm Luger, where the reduction in supply from Russia will be difficult to make up in the short term for other manufacturers who have already been unable to keep up with demand this past year. Consumers who have used Russian ammo regularly will have to move on from Russian made ammo to those other products made elsewhere and in doing so absorb the supply and prolong recent shortages. Again this is my opinion, based on my knowledge of the industry after 20+ years experience, and how things play out over time could be different. For me, selling Russian made ammo is about 40% of my business, and while we plan to source as much supply as we can from other sources, we do expect this to have a major negative impact on supply for 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 5.45x39, 9mm Makarov, 9mm Luger, 223 Rem / 5.56 NATO, as well as the other mentioned calibers.”

I've been listening to Pam a lot lately.