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  Hey!  I don't need a big truck to have a small pecker!  I can do that just fine without the truck, thank you very much!

C-more all day.

Commenting here so I can follow.  I've been looking to order some unfinished grips for my 1911 from Ahrends Grips.  Would be good to have some advice from our woodworkers here so I don't screw it up.

I believe it is the perception that it is beneficial to an administration which wants to say terrorist attacks haven't happened on our soil during their tenure. Seems a losing battle after Boston, Ft Hood, Times Square, Dallas, Chattanooga, San Bernardino.... but it seems they're still fighting the good fight.

Obama himself referred to the Ft Hood shooting as terrorism in his Sunday night address a few weeks ago. Better late than never? He does have a history of denying acts of terrorism until a much later date.

It's a quad band phone, so it will work anywhere in the world, to include the US.

  Both vehicles I own I purchased brand new as well.  It had less to do with having a new car smell, and more to do with the warranty.  While my truck has been out of warranty for quite a while, my wife's SUV still has 4 years left on it, which has been great.  She has 70k on it so far with only a few minor issues which the dealership was able to take care of in a few hours.    I base opinions on observation and experience, and, as I said earlier, envy isn't an all encompassing motive for everyone buying something new or nice.  But a good chunk of people I've observed like to spend money just so they can show people that they have money to spend (when they really don't).  It's some kind of disease which comes from all the commercialism and pressure from society to project a certain image.  People who won't shut up about the expensive toys they buy are like the people who won't shut up about their crossfit workout.  They need that validation through having people envy them.  It's sad.  I have a lot of buddies over the years go bankrupt over the need to always have something just a little nicer than the rest.  These are the people I'm talking about.  There's a lot of them out there.

  Like I said, to each their own.  However, people buying things they can't afford does have an affect on us all.

  They can't.  I've had my truck paid off since Obama first moved into the White House, and my wife's SUV was paid off a few years ago.  I thought that was the point, but talking to most folks, they bounce from one car loan/lease to the next.  Seems like so many folks want to drive a brand new car every few years.  It's just a waste of money.  Especially since I'm convinced that the majority of these people only want new, shiny cars, because they want others to be envious.  I figure this is the case, since every time these people get a new car they are big about showing it off to everyone, making sure to say, "check out my new car".    Same goes for people who buy super expensive cars.  It's for image.  I had a buddy buy a brand new BMW a few years ago.  He got out of the Army to go to college.  I go to visit him and he's living in a shared apartment with three other students.  He shows me his car, and I'm like, "what the hell are you doing living here if you can afford a Beamer?"  He responds with, "The reason I live here is because I have to pay for this thing."  Just doesn't make any sense to me.  But to each their own.  Americans are to debt as heroin addicts are to heroin.

  I couldn't live without a 4 door truck, now that I have little ones.  Plenty of room for their car seats, and they love riding in daddy's truck.  It's a special treat for them, since momma refuses to drive it.

Thanks for showing me that. Signature is updated. Sent from my iPhone using tapatalk. Now here are some senseless lyrics from Beck: In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey Butane in my veins So I'm out to cut the junkie With the plastic eyeballs, Spray-paint the vegetables Dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose Kill the headlights And put it in neutral Stock car flaming' with a loser And the cruise control Baby's in Reno with the vitamin D Got a couple of couches, Sleep on the love seat Someone keeps saying' I'm insane to complain About a shotgun wedding And a stain on my shirt Don't believe everything that you breathe You get a parking violation And a maggot on your sleeve So shave your face With some mace in the dark Saving' all your food stamps And burning' down the trailer park (Yo. Cut it.) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? (Double-barrel buckshot) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? Forces of evil in a bozo nightmare Banned all the music with a phony gas chamber 'Cuz one's got a weasel And the other's got a flag One's on the pole, shove the other in a bag With the rerun shows And the cocaine nose-job The daytime crap of the folksinger slop He hung himself with a guitar string Slap the turkey-neck And it's hanging' from a pigeon wing You can't write if you can't relate Trade the cash for the beef For the body for the hate And my time is a piece of wax Falling' on a termite Who's choking' on the splinters Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? (Get crazy with the cheeze whiz) Soy un perdedor* I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? (Drive-by body-pierce) (Yo, bring it on down) Soooooooyy.... [Chorus backwards] (I'm a driver; I'm the winner; Things are gonna change I can feel it) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? (I can't believe you) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? [Repeat] (Sprechen sie Deutsch, baby?) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? (Know what I'm saying

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I bought my quad cab Dodge Ram 10 years ago brand new for 22k. No options. I have roll down windows and I like it. FTW. I doubt I could find a truck like mine these days. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When in doubt, get a Glock. Not bad prices I'm seeing here on all models listed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  Eh, I'm not so doom and gloom, because I'm a history buff.  I'm not just obsessive about historical information, I find it more fascinating than any other study.  It leads me to the conclusion that our time is not so important that it will be end times.  Sure, things never stay the same, but if I was living in Germany 70-80 years ago, I most certainly would have believed the world was coming to an end.  I'm inclined to believe that, barring an extinction level event (viral, comet, environmental, rapture), there is no such thing as an "end"; just varied repeats of what has already happened several times over.  Even if worldwide civilization came to a screeching halt tomorrow, with 95% percent of the world's 7 billion+ humans dying off, mankind will continue.  It may continue with people drawing on caves and making stone tools, but it will continue, and I find that somewhat comforting when considering the apocalypse.   As for efforts that don't matter, well I'm an SME.  I have a lot of time in Iraq.  A lot.  It's hard to believe my efforts really amounted to anything, which is a difficult pill to swallow when considering how crucially important we took our mission, what we risked, what we lost.... but it just is.  It's another page in the history books that I was part of, and I can't see it as objectively good or bad, because history doesn't stop.  It's the whole Sa Weng Shi Ma philosophy.   In regard to dry holes, or wet holes put in people who didn't have it coming, it's why folks like myself make such a big deal out of dual source/multiple source reporting.  Single source is a roll of the dice, and a lot of people were willing to make that bet because they like shiny objects, valorous award, and sexy hits where they can showcase their rare talents.  That's simply my opinion based on observation and experience, but you won't hear many people in the biz cop to that; too many are guilty of it themselves.  You can't attribute that to the overall way things are done, when they're done properly.  In the instance of domestic terrorism, intelligence agencies need that multiple source reporting as well.  To you, the simultaneous purchase of cell phones by several middle eastern men may be nothing; something reasonable based on context.  However, when that information is paired with other information that has been reported on those same people, perhaps a picture is now being painted.  That how it works.   Now, with all that said, I highly doubt that there is anything nefarious going on here.  If I had seen this go down, it's extremely likely that I wouldn't have reported it, nor would I have felt compelled to report it.  While it's possible that an active domestic terror group would be that stupid to create such a footprint, it just isn't likely.  I would have assumed they were purchasing them to resell, or they were engaged in some other illicit activity not related to terrorism.  That is based on my experience.  However, your average everyday person, who has been binging on fear porn for the past few weeks may have a much different take on it, or feel as if they aren't knowledgeable enough to make the determination, so they are being safe rather than sorry.  All very reasonable behaviors.  I'm not going to judge here.  We all have different experiences, and I feel as if it's more dangerous to encourage people not to report suspicious behavior than it is to encourage them to report suspicious behavior.  That goes in line with the obvious issue of political correctness killing people.  In nearly every instance of domestic terror so far, there are stories of people who didn't report information because they didn't want to feel or be accused of being racist/bigoted/islamophobic.  A lot of people are dead because of that: 9/11, Ft Hood, San Bernardino, etc.   ETA: Spell check doesn't recognize "islamophobic" as a word, which is good, because it isn't.  There is hope.

  I'm just happy to have come to this thread and seen dem boobs in your avatar.

Any EO he comes out with, I have the intention of violating it on principle.  I don't have any guns I'm in the market for right now, but I'll make it a point to buy/sell if it is a violation of an EO.  I think he's finding out this week that he doesn't get to be a dictator.

  I've seen a loaded steel AK mag stop a 7.62x39 round fired from an AK at a distance less than 50m.  If the mushroomed in steel was bent back, and some duct tape wrapped around it, I bet it would have still worked.

  You didn't address any of the things I brought up in the post you quoted.  You simply defaulted to "I just think you're wrong because (enter irrational emotion here)".   First, how can you reconcile your statement regarding suspicious behavior being subjective just after you say in your "opinion" the behavior isn't worth reporting?  If it's subjective like you say, then some folks find certain indicators more suspicious than you do.  That doesn't make them bad or as you stated, "snitches".  I wish there were more "snitches" that came forward regarding the over 20 hijackers involved on 9/11.  There were some, but there wasn't enough coordination between intelligence agencies, nor were there enough "snitches" that came forward to help put the pieces of the puzzle together.  There were plenty of people after 9/11 who had contact with the terrorists who believed something was amiss.  Like you, they didn't want to be "snitches".   I wish there were more "snitches" prior to the massacre in San Bernardino.  As this investigation progresses, I can assure you it will come out that there were many people who had concerns, but failed to report for reasons you cited.  You've yet to develop a cogent argument regarding "snitching" being more harmful to the safety, security, or rights of American citizens than keeping your mouth shut and minding your own business.  Simply stating that "we can't trust the government no matter what, because they will develop their own narrative (paraphrase)" is absolutely ridiculous.  Just because the possibility exists that they could do that, or even that they have in some cases, is not a viable argument against reporting something suspicious.  It just isn't, and you're being obtuse regarding that, as is exampled by your failure to address any of the points in my previous post and retorting by comparing me to a "crabby old grandma" and stating that if I don't believe your nonsense that I am "lying to myself".  That isn't a rational nor fact based response to my points.  It's simply a display of your intellectual dishonesty.

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I can't find where anyone is suggesting anything remotely close to that, so I'm not sure what your point is. We're talking about reporting suspicious behavior to law enforcement; that's it. If you can show me how reporting something to law enforcement or law enforcement asking questions is a violation of someone's rights, I'm all ears. That is all this is. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies don't have some magical wand which grants them the power to information just for being investigators. They require people. Human intelligence remains the most critical means to gather information, and many times, the way law enforcement are notified about criminal (or terrorist) activity prior to the act. Think about the 9/11 hijackers. Two of them were reported on while in flight school because they were suspicious. What other way would intelligence agencies find out about this? Their magic wand? Just think if more people would have reported suspicious activity related to these terrorists. It would have prevented the deaths of thousands of your fellow Americans, without infringing on the rights of a single one. I need to have it spelled out for me why this is a problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mine finally made it to me today with a special surprise inside. It's found a home on my plate carrier, and will be bleeding hogs in the spring. I can't thank Willis and the guys at Protech enough. I'm about to be their best salesman. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a good point. It's the same reason why I've been scooping up cheap AR lowers as they have become available. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Okay, sure. As for disagreement, you posted nothing in response other than your assessment that I read a different article. That isn't in dispute, because I surely did. Other than that, I don't see where you disagreed, since you posted nothing challenging my statements on their merit or logic. ETA: Of course the victim's dog bit the kid. It was minding its own business with its owner on a leash when it was attacked by another dog. If the kid decides to get so close to the attack, he's going to be seen as a threat too. What can't be argued here is that this man and his dog were minding their own business when they were aggressed. They reacted to a situation they didn't create. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well that's your choice, but one cannot say as an absolute that a deadly weapon should be the go to device in every scenario. I carry my pepper blaster whenever I can't carry a firearm, as well as certain scenarios where I'm more likely to encounter unarmed threats. An example is at the gas pumps, malls, parking lots. I've been approached and harassed by homeless people and young people more often at these locations. These are times when people may harass or attempt to put hands on you, yet the likelihood of them being armed is low. I guess what I'm saying, I have it for the scenario where I would otherwise use my hands, but would be overreacting by pulling a firearm. Why not just split the difference, present the non lethal, and go from there? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk