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When I took the TWRA boater safety course in 2014 I specifically asked the TWRA officer if you could carry in a boat and he said that you could. He said TVA had rules against firearms at boat ramps but as long as you weren't brandishing or shooting it then you wouldn't have a problem with TWRA.

Yep. Quite an exercise to explain $200.

Wow...interesting. Strange how things can suddenly get changed without reason, but someone somewhere is responsible for that discharge getting removed. Makes you wonder. Glad you got it straightened out. Thanks for the update.

I tried to get a duplicate at the same time that I got my intitial permit and they said you can't do that...you have to get a permit first then come back and order a duplicate. So a couple of years after getting my initial permit I went back to order a duplicate and they looked at me like I had horns growing out of my head...they said you can't get a duplicate permit, only a replacement if you lose it...several workers behind the counter nodded in agreement.

I just keep losing pocket knives to TSA becasue i forget to leave them at home...that's why i carry a cheap pocket knife.

1942 I believe. They are the pre-model 10 and are great shooters. ..their quality is good.

When I was with Comcast I never rented their modem...always provided my own, but every couple of years I'd notice a modem rental fee start showing up on my bill and would have to call them to get it removed. It happened too often to be an error.

+1 Me too...that's the music that I remember coming from the console stereo in my home as a child (1960's).

+1 i bet if you call them 5 times you will get 5 different answers.

Like the OP i grew up going to Sears... made my Christmas list to Santa from the catalog and loved the candy counter. Haven't set foot in one in about 5 years now. Used to buy Craftsman hand tools for the lifetime warranty but virtually all brand name hand tools have lifetime warranty now.

Pretty darn cool. Thanks Garufa.

+1 But I'd price the house as if the hvac worked, then plan on reducing it during negotiation because no matter what you price it at the buyer will expect a reduction when they find out that the hvac needs replacement. But I think the best thing to do is go ahead and replace it and then advertise that it has a brand new hvac system...then it becomes a positive selling point.

Came across this article in USAToday...pretty interesting firsthand account of societal collapse. I found it interesting how it happened rather slowly and they didn't realize the severity of it for awhile. Voices: Shotguns trigger exit from Venezuela Peter Wilson, Special for USA TODAY7:01 a.m. EDT October 16, 2016 Having two shotguns knocking against the back of my head led me to do something last month that 1.5 million Venezuelans have done since the late Hugo Chávez started his so-called socialist revolution in 1999: I left the country. It was a difficult decision, one I spent months agonizing over. I spent 24 years in Venezuela, working initially as an English teacher, then as a journalist. Ten years ago, I moved to Tasajera, a village nearly 1 mile high in the foothills of the Andes, where I raised coffee and vegetables while writing on a part-time basis. Living in Tasajera immersed me in a different Venezuela, one that I sometimes failed to see while working full-time in the capital and frequenting the presidential palace. I volunteered at the elementary schools and participated in all of Chávez’s social experiments including our commune. I witnessed firsthand the impact of the revolution on everyday life, both the successes and failures. Shortages began shortly after I moved to Tasajera. They began inconspicuously at first: Instead of three brands of margarine, there were suddenly two. Sugar was sometimes missing for a day or two. Slowly, more and more products — toilet tissue, soap, coffee, milk, flour — went missing. My car dealership suddenly had no spare parts. The pharmacies ran out of most drugs. Dog food disappeared, as did chicken feed. Our newspapers shed pages as they ran out of newsprint. Government offices stopped issuing permits as they ran out of paper. I and my neighbors initially laughed about the shortages. After all, we were all losing weight on the “Maduro diet,” named after Chávez’s successor, Nicolas Maduro. Then the shortages became critical as oil prices remained weak and the government no longer had the money to pay the bills to import basic foodstuffs. The errors of the past — Chávez’s expropriations of hundreds of national companies — meant that Venezuela, which has the world’s largest oil reserves and had more than $700 billion dollars in revenue the past decade, no longer produces much of anything. We rely instead on imports. This summer, gaunt city dwellers started coming to the village, walking around to see what they could steal to eat. Hunger stalked Tasajera as well: One elderly man, abandoned by his family, died of malnutrition in his hovel. Food wasn’t our only challenge. We were treated to constant blackouts and a collapse in government services such as health care and education. The biggest problem was the breakdown in values and the upsurge in crime. After a coup attempt against him in 2002, Chávez “took over” many police forces to ensure their loyalty. Even worse, he armed many of his followers. Many of them are little more than thugs; not surprisingly, Venezuela’s murder total soared from almost 5,000 in 1999 to this year’s forecast of 30,000. We weren’t spared. Tasajera was rent by an unprecedented wave of violence. A gang of teenagers armed with guns they had stolen from their parents or “rented” from rogue policemen began terrorizing the village. Their modus operandi was the same: They would wait in ambush outside a victim’s house in the early morning hours, then jump him when he went outside to start his workday. The victim and his family would be tied up and their house emptied. Some victims were held for ransom. Several people resisted; one of my friends nearly died when the thieves shot him and left him bleeding on the floor. The police did nothing, pleading that they didn’t have the necessary arms to protect us. Many of my neighbors suspect the police were involved in the 50-odd robberies. When I was robbed at gunpoint, my captors — all skinny teenagers with their faces covered — held me for three hours before they let me go, so I could raise a ransom to buy my car back. I heard them bicker over the meager cash they found on me, and realized they were just kids who saw no future for themselves in Venezuela, where the monthly minimum wage is the equivalent of $20. They have paid the price. Two of the four are dead: killed by rival gangs or in a government anti-crime initiative that relies on army death squads to exterminate criminals who don’t have the connections or money to buy immunity. Venezuela is a broken society, moving inexorably to a protracted political struggle between Maduro and his supporters and his opponents that could lead to civil war. I hope that’s not the case; I fear it is. Having two old shotguns against my head made me realize that I — like my neighbors — was likely to be collateral damage in whatever follows. It was time to move to Ohio. Unlike my friends, I could leave. They can’t.

Yep, exactly. Got a Gander Mtn coupon in the mail today for $20 off $100 and thought "time to go buy some powder".

Great article. I like the flowery language that was typical of journalism at the time. I'm not sure that the Garand ended up being the effective anti-aircraft sidearm that they predicted, though. Thanks for sharing.

LMAO. Great!

Went to the fair tonight (fri., 9/9) and there were no metal detectors, wanding, patting, or frisking. There was a KPD officer at the gate and I think I saw them searching a lady's bag but not sure. Was the usual entertaining crowd...always fun to people-watch there.

And he tailgates the truck in front of him...what an idiot. Also compare the amount of rubber that the motorcycles have on the pavement compared to the bike...he's on the thin edge.

I've never heard of a FN49...but now I want one. Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Tell that to the kids that got expelled from school under the school district's zero tolerance firearms policy for playing with airsoft guns in their own yard simply because there was a school bus stop adjacent to their property. Was in the news a year or two ago. Just goes to show that you never know what can happen when "it's to protect the children".

In my prayers.

I've bought two Knox County Sheriffs Office (KCSO) Crown Vics at auction in the last year. I call them the best kept secret in used cars...a helluva lotta car for the money. I've also looked at some of the Knoxville Police Dept. cars but they seem to be in a lot worse shape. KCSO seems to take good care of theirs. The "Performance White" paint is notorious for peeling so you'll see a lot of that. You definitely need to inspect them before you bid because they vary greatly. I've got a nice 2007 that's for sale. KCSO sells theirs on GovDeals.com.

Day-um...18 cents/rnd for .40... I knew I shouldn't have started reloading.

In the Rockwood incident they were supposed to be shooting blanks but live ammo somehow ended up in the gun. Why is live ammo allowed anywhere in the vicinity of where these simulations are occurring!? Every gun, ammo belt, mag pouch, pocket, etc. should be emptied and checked before entering the area...there should be no live ammo even allowed on the property.

Awesome! Thanks to TGO and the donors.