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I have gotten into stream fishing where I wade and walk the bank so I don't like to carry a lot of stuff. I have a small tackle box, maybe 4"x8" that has six compartments. I carry a Rebel crawfish which is always my go to lure. A small Rapala, a Hoola Popper, chartreuse jigs, a couple or rooster tails and chatter bait. This combo has served me well over the years and has rarely left me wanting for something else.

Wow, impressive sir! Nice to have you around!

I'm going to guess that you were on Alcoa Highway? I pass through there 4-5 times per week. I'm not too impressed with Alcoa PD. Like the others have said there is no duty to inform in TN. I combed over TCA searching and could find nothing. I also had an attorney friend look and she couldn't find anything either. You did the right thing, no sense in arguing with a cop. I guess if you wanted to be a smart@$$ you could request the officer to show you where it says anything in TCA about having to inform an officer that you are carrying but I wouldn't do that myself. If I were you I think I may place a phone call to the chief and inform him that his officers are accusing citizens of breaking laws that don't exist, I'm sorry but that is simply harassment when an officer is accusing you of doing something illegal when you are not. In Blount Co. if you mail in your proof of insurance and a $75 dismissal fee they will throw out the financial responsibility thing. I know I got hit with it last Friday.

Good going, now you have completely ruined this gun, it is no longer a collectors item and you have stripped it of any significant resale value. Good job, you have ruined a classic. :sarcastic:

Don't reload and sell ammo, that is illegal without the proper licensing.

I started watching SOA over this last winter. I've watched all of the Netflix seasons. For the first time in 2+ years I really hate not having TV.

She brought her mother and I the current issue of G&A and asked us to read it to her. Naturally I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a pic!

Glad the seller did what was right. On the other hand this thread had me feeling really good about the like new Kimber Ultra II I paid $700 for last week with 250 rounds of ammo, an extra mag and a Serpa. I would pay $300 for a gun like this that shoots okay though.

It's a great functioning gun but for its size and weight there are so many better options for me to carry.

Good point. As a buyer if I'm going to pay for a new gun I want a new gun. No reason in chancing that the one I'm buying is hot. Probably a slim chance but still. Those guys with the tin foil hats may be willing to pay full retail for your LNIB firearm but you are going to have to sweeten the deal for me.

I once did my whole house with the stuff. Pretty much what has been said already.... I agree 100% don't get the cheapest stuff out there, I know it's cheap but it's cheap for a reason. If your floor is not perfectly level you will drive yourself insane trying to install the floor and it will develop cracks in short time.

I'm having a hard time imagining using rock salt. Lead 8's work just fine. All I've ever eaten on them is the breast, as far as I know that's all of the meat that is on a dove. I'd say the average dove breast is about the size of a chicken egg. Doves have such a high mortality rate and short life span to where most that are alive this dove season will not be this time next year.

I eat them, I think they are hard to beat actually. I like to marinate them in Italian dressing, wrap a piece of bacon around them and grill them.

Anyone holding any dove shoots that will be open to the public? Haven't been on a good shoot in a long time.

If you decide to involve authorities I would suggest doing so via prepaid cell phone and don't give your name or address to dispatch. I live in a rural area where there is little compliant to shooting of any kind, yet one guy about a 1/2 down the road will call the sheriff anytime anyone within ear shot fires a gun. Example, neighbor A kills a raccoon in his chicken coop around day break one morning, neighbor B calls the sheriff and reports that he saw neighbor A shoot a deer (this was summer time.) Neighbor A hears on the scanner that neighbor B has called the cops on him. Cops show up and asks neighbor A if he had been firing a gun that morning, neighbor A told the deputy the truth and the deputy told him there was no problem with that at all. Neighbor B has called the cops on me several times, they have showed up at my place several times, each time they were friendly and told me to carry on. My point is just be careful if you do call the cops as it is likely to get around that you were the one that called which could cause you more trouble.

I've seen a lot of deer drop to the SKS over the years. Very adequate rifle.

I'm a big ultralight fan. I find it takes much less effort to find lighter gear than it does to find bigger fish.

Another prime example. I don't get that one much because my family is pretty traditional and I never bothered to get married. My brother on the other hand did and he and his wife don't want kids, not anytime soon anyway. Both of us are a good bit past the age when most people start having kids. My sister in law finally get my parents to can it when she replied "Maybe you should talk to your other son about having some kids, he might be able to help you there!"

I'm completely ignoring this post!

Haha, I'm no internet tough guy, I wasn't being defensive as much as I was thinking about how the way a write my ads may not be too inviting for buyers. It seems like if you are a nice guy in the ad and don't lay down some ground rules then people just run all over you and try to take advantage of you. It's a slippery slope, to nice and you get run over, firm wording and you look like a butthead.

Seems here lately a lot of people stick their noses into my life without invitation. I'm always getting comments such as "I don't know how you live that far out in the sticks, hopefully one day you will be able to move closer to town." And "That doesn't sound like a very good job, why don't you go put in an application at XXX?" Here is the thing I'm pretty happy in most every aspect of my life. People make assumptions that I am forced to live "out in the sticks" while in reality that is what I have wanted since I was a small child. I work a job that I really do like and I don't think many people can say that. I'll never be rich but I make enough money to be pretty comfortable and I'm happy with it so I don't know why everyone else cares so much. And if I hear one more person tell me that motorcycles are dangerous and I shouldn't ride them I just might scream.

I'm not opposed to haggling if it's haggling for the sake of haggling, I do that myself. But when it is rationalized because a 15 year old vehicle has something that is a normal wear and tear item that pisses me off. Reason being I was selling said vehicle very cheaply. If you walk around the vehicle and assess every single minor imperfection and adjust the price for such you could claim that the vehicle would be worth something but to make this particular vehicle like new it would cost 30 grand. That's why it's being sold as is as a used vehicle. It's not a collector piece, it's something that is functional that you don't have to knock the mud off of your boots before you get in it and you can scratch it without getting upset.

Perhaps I might be turning sellers away with some ads then. I don't think that I have ever been as blatant as placing the phrase "Don't waste my time" in my ad but I've certainly written things like "No test rides until money is in hand" when selling a motorcycle and "I will not meet you anywhere, if you want to see this item you will have to come to me." As for the first, the item was a very fast motorcycle (GSXR1000.) Generally when I sell a motorcycle my policy is cash in hand you can ride it, you don't like it and bring it back in one piece I will return your money. This seems to keep the tire kickers away, it's amazing how many people will show up with no intention to buy just because they want to ride your bike. The second phrase I put in there I use because I don't want to drive an hour to meet someone just to hear them say that it is the wrong color or they don't have the money right now. My Craigslist listings are probably pretty abrasive but it's only because of the bad experiences I've had with the site, yet it still seems the best way to sell used items that I know of.

I used to live there, about an hour away now. Pretty nice area with a few sketchy people in town, really nice when you get out of town a little way. Mama Mia's pizza is a must do in Kingston if you like pizza.

I don't get it, you either want the item or you don't. I'm not wasting a sellers time if I don't know. If I don't have the cash to pay for something at that moment I'm not going to hassle the seller. As long as the item is as described and the price is agreed on I don't understand the whole "SPF" thing either. As long as we are talking guns and whatnot we are usually talking a matter of a few hundred dollars. "SPF" sounds like you are awaiting a call from a financial institution to make sure that your loan has been approved or something. Another thing that gets me when I'm trying to sell stuff is people who want a discount because the item is used. Case in point I have an SUV that I've been trying unsuccessfully to sell for a while. It's a clunker, it's got 250,000 miles on it, it needs certain things done mechanically which I have always disclosed. I had one guy come look at it and he tells me I need to knock $100 off because the door bushings are worn out. Really? Dude, I'm asking $700 for this vehicle that has a quarter million miles on it, anyone should be able to deduct from that information that this is not a certified preowned, like new vehicle.