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I use an oil tri-stone to sharpen my knives.  I use a metal steel with very fine ridges that is magnetized for feathering the edge.  When I am using the oil stone I stand with the stone in the middle of my body with both feet square. This is important so you get consistent pressure through each stroke along the whole blade.  The oil serves to help keep the knife from heating up while sharpening and it also shows me the angle of the last stroke when I turn the knife over to sharpen the other side. I try to sharpen the last 8th of an inch of the blade. Turning the blade after every stroke. So my bevel is about an 8th of an inch on each side. The reason for this is you maintain a v shape on the metal and not end up with a u shape. This keeps you from having to spend a lot of time working the u into a v all at one time. Be careful using electric sharpener as it will be very easy to heat up the metal and ruin the temper and the knife will never hold an edge again. It may get sharp but will not stay sharp. There are many good ways to sharpen a knife. I recommend being consistent. If someone ever sharpened my knife I could tell, and it took me a while to get my edge back. As you wear the metal down wear it in a consistent way.  They always told me "you never cut yourself with a sharp knife" the idea is if your knife is sharp you need less force to cut something giving you more control over the knife. The more force you have to use the less control over the blade the more you will end up cutting something not intended. It took me several years of sharpening my knives a few minutes everyday to get a good consistent edge.   My first job was in an old fashioned butcher shop. The 72 year old owner on the 1st day walked up to me and handed me my 1st knife and said “ there are 2 things you do not mess with, my wife and my knife” I still have that knife 33 years later.

A dull knife hurts a lot more than a sharp knife. You can cut someone with a very sharp knife and they will not feel it. A real clean slice will bleed more and not hurt as much, but a dull knife will tear the skin more damaging more nerves. Razor blades are a good example, I know people that have cut themselves with a razor blade and not know it until they see the blood.

I cannot ever see myself using one of these. As a meat cutter for 15 years I was able to learn how to not only sharpen a knife but to keep it sharp. 2 different things by the way. Keep in mind what you may use your knife for. If you are processing a deer you will want a very sharp knife, for personal protection you want a dull knife. A good idea is after you sharpen your knife dull the tip.

I have a sign that I would post if I ever took the time to figure out how, so you will have to take my word for it. On the post between my garage doors I have a sign that reads " Prayer the best way to meet with GOD, trespassing a lot faster".

By then the damage has been done. The court of public opinion has already found them guilty. I have seen cases where the accused is plastered all over the news, but very little is said when the charges are dropped or reduced. The newspapers around here seem to be the propaganda arm of LE. They may not have a criminal record but it will still be very expensive.

  This ones easy. Maybe there was a change in the speed limit that you did not notice. Are you telling me you have never passed a speed limit sign, looked down a realized you were going a few miles over?  Here in Bluff City with the speed cameras on the 4 lane they had to move the 45mph 2 miles from the camera in each direction. So what has been 55mph for as long as I can remember is now 45. Guess were LEO set up their radar? Also there is a place were you merge from one 4 lane to another 4 lane. Not much traffic or activity along this stretch of road. I have found myself going 55 and above many times even though the limit is 45 for several miles before it moves to 55.   Anybody that tells me they have never realized that they were speeding "accidentally" either does not drive, has never driven or is not being honest.

I always warn oncoming traffic of radar ahead. You never know when someone is accidentally speeding and needs a break. Living in Bluff City the radar capital of TN I am no fan of the radar gun. We also have a speeding camera that is clearly just a revenue generator. As someone mentioned before, are they trying to slow people down or raise money.

I have had a security system for 25 years. Where we live there are no neighbors to keep an eye on the place. Several years ago I installed a camera system for even more peace of mind. I really like being able to check on things when we go out of town. Our system has always been monitored. I built a building on my property several years ago and when we installed a breaker in the panel we turned the power off to the house. A few minutes later a LEO came screaming up the driveway. It took a few minutes to convince him we were not up to no good but it was nice to know it worked as it should. This past summer we were out of town and our monitoring company called and said the alarm had gone off. I watched on my phone as LEO walked around my place. It was a false alarm but again it was good knowing it worked as it should. If you are building a house have a security company wire for the cameras and motion detectors ahead of time. You can also get 10% off your home owners insurance if they install smoke alarms and monitor for fires.

This judge is obviously a racist.

Happy black Monday.:)

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If I saw someone walking in the mall with what looked like a AR-15 on his back I would not call the LEO unless I new for sure he was doing something illegal or going to do something illegal.  I do not assume because he has a weapon that he also has bad intentions. The same way I would not call LEO on someone that I noticed CCing. I may make sure I am not in harms way if something bad happens but I am not getting LEO involved just because he has a weapon.

Always were seat belts and would never consider disabling the air bags. I do not see the correlation with not taking flu shots that are someone's best guess. Getting the shot does not prevent me from getting the flu. I use more common since options like proper sanitation and taking vitamins. According to the CDC 5 to 20 % of the population get the flue each year. So I have a 80 to 95% chance of not getting the flu. I guess I have just been lucky so far. Healthline.com list the following as some possible side effects of taking the flu shot. Pain at the injection site, aches and pains, headache,fever,runny nose and sore throat,severe allergic reactions and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Umm get the shot if you want, me I will go with what has worked for the last 53 years for me. Found this on health central. Q: How effective is this year's flu vaccine expected to be, in light of last year's less than stellar results? A: The 2008-2009 flu protection is expected to be much better than last year's. Unfortunately, decisions have to be made on a very tight timeline about what strains of flu virus to include in the vaccine a year in advance of peak flu season, in order to allow time for vaccine manufacturers to make the vaccine. At best, experts have to make educated guesses about what strains of flu virus will be circulating in the coming year. Since a hallmark of flu viruses is their ability to change quickly, it's not an easy task. New strains crop up all the time. It is great to live in a free country where we can each decide what we think is best for ourselves.

I got me a Monster light for Christmas 1200 lumens. I have a Sabre-5 that I thought was brite at 500 lumens but the monster blows it away.  Check this puppy out. www.wickedlasers.com/torch  you can start a fire with that thing 4100 lumens.

Never had the flu shot, never had the flu. I am not sure how they can develop a shot for a strain of flu that has not been identified yet. I researched vaccinations before me kids where born and cannot see where they are worth the risk. I finally had a doc that was retiring that said most where not necessary. I think Polio was eradicated more by sanitation practices than the vaccine. You could get Polio at the local swimming pool. Once they started treating the water it became safe.

Dec. 2012 I heard of a deal Cabela's had on 223 ammo. I called and ordered 1600 rounds, no problem right. Wrong. They started sending me emails stating "sold out" "backordered". As months past they called every once in a while asking if I still wanted the ammo, that they had no time frame for it to be in. They offered other things like dry boxes and so on. I always told them no I will wait. Well I got a call saying the order was in and would be shipped. IT SHOWED UP TODAY!! 13 months later. At the advertised price of 37cents. Yeeehaa.

]Ok so what is considered the Tr-Cites? Never mind I figured it out.... Bristol area... We have spent several vacations in the NC Maggie Valley, Sylva area and just loved it, but my wife is not a big fan of the hilly twisting roads that are so common. We'll that is sort of the only way to get around and up and down the mountains. Which for us is a big attraction. Most places that have mountains the curvy hilly roads go along with them. Get ya a sports car and those roads become a lot of fun to drive on. Mountains also make great backgrounds for a gun range. That is why I can have one in my backyard. Just making lemonade out of lemons. Not wanting mountains will take a good portion of the state away as a option.

For us it was working in the church nursery. One hour with other peoples kids and that did it for us.

I have lived in the Tri-Cites for 25 years and love it. Very conservative part of the state. 15 minutes to Virginia, 30 to NC, 30 to Kentucky, NW North Carolina is some of the most beautiful land in country. This is a great place to live. Traffic is not bad unlike the perpetual road construction in Nashville and Knoxville.

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What exactly are Christians dictating to non-believers? Are the church police going around making you go to church? Is someone making sure you pray. I know of no Christian that wants to force their views on others. What are we pushing on you? I cannot drag someone to heaven with me no more than they can drag me to hell with them.

I have already emailed A&E. They pull him, I pull them.

For some reason I cannot see this guy being exposed by a tabloid as being a big headline grabber. Also not sure being gay is considered a scandal these days. My guess is 95+% of the country do not know who he is, heck I watched the show and I can hardly remember him. Anybody that gets on the show is a good shot, winning means he is really good shot. This announcement does not change any of that.

I will make a deal with everyone right now. I will not talk about who or what I have sex with if you all will not tell me who or what you have sex with. I do not want to know. Still do not understand why it matters or why it is important to "come out". I'll stay in you stay in and we can talk about something else. Went out shooting yesterday got my PPQ out and sent some down range. There may or may not been someone gay there. Didn't ask. I do wonder if those making such announcements are wanting to be recognized as breaking some type of new ground. The first major whatever to come out.