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Pretty sure it's a joke from the inauguration, where he was seen in a chair alone in attendance. There's a million emails and memes going around about it. The sight of him sitting there alone went 'viral' I guess.

Congrats! You might find it interesting that sometimes, reloading is as much of a hobby as shooting.

I'm a little cheap too, but I buy Wrangler mostly because they have a couple extra belt loops that make my carry belt happy.

I've seen it several times at Walmart in Spring Hill and Academy in Cool Springs. People just buy it up to sell on GunBroker.

Check out your local Books a Million or Barnes and Noble. They should have a selection of genealogy reference books to look at. My grandfather used to do a lot of this work, and had several books about research techniques and websites. Some sites were free, some not.

Hi, and welcome. First,I'd suggest reading the book "The ABCs of Reloading". Also, you will want 2 or 3 reloading manuals.... Hornady, Speer, etc. Educate yourself on the rounds you are interested in, powders possible, etc. You will find reloading components hard to find right now. Lots of folks like powder measuring and press preferences around companies like Lee, RCBS, etc. Doing homework is key to reloading. Lots of references here.. good luck.

I was thinking, as unfortunate as this situation is, it's a pretty good trial run for some of us. Almost all of my comms are down, except for 4G. At least we still have power and water. It makes one think about preparedness going forward, especially as cold as it has been.

Best wishes.....

Most people don't deserve dogs.

@pop pop Not to derail your thread, but my dad served in the 'Nam in the Marines, and was critically wounded in the battle for Hue City. He struggled with his experiences for years, and it ended up killing him. Stay strong. Interesting fact.... his dad..my grandfather, was in the USN in WWII, and was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. My brother and I always called him 'Pop Pop'. Thanks for your service, and I wish you the best sir.

Wishing you the best-

Thanks for doing the ethical thing and putting it out of its misery.

Good on you!

Reloading components are already in short supply. I started reloading some years ago not because of price or cost savings, but because I didnt want to have to worry about ammo shortages due to politics anymore. You dont have to have a several thousand dollar setup to reload - you can get quality equipment for much less, and there are many opportunities to satisfy any OCD you might have in the process of measuring case length, working up loads, getting dies set up, etc. If you want to start, assuming you can find the components you need, read up- you'll need some reloading manuals, from Hornady, Lyman, Sierra, etc. I like to cross reference from more than one source. Also check out the book "The ABCs of Reloading".

@pop pop, how are your veins doing since the procedure? I probably need to have this done too. What vein center did you go to?

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Sounds similar to Vietnam?

This is Pepper, our rescue merle colored Blue Heeler. Super sweet, unless you're the Amazon guy, and very smart. Best girl dog ever.

I'm pretty darned pleased with how my preps have gone so far. Two important things I've realized though... 1) other family members in the house use food, dry goods, etc. like we can just run down to the store and replace it easily, and 2) having all 4 of us in the house all the time really points out to me just how quickly things that I've put back get depleted. Good learning experience for all of us. If we took this situation a step further...like no power or water... or no trucks running...I think all of us (society) would be in a very different place right now.

While this may be a little tin foil hat of me, what I have been worried about for years are the bridges across the Mississippi River.

Excellent. One thing my wife is finding out now, is that you prep beforehand. After SHTF, it's too late. Now my preps are not getting me heat like they used to. Weird how that works.

I'm really glad someone stared this thread. I had thought about it, but stopped myself because the situation is still evolving. I'm an old Boy Scout, so 'Be Prepared' is sort of in my DNA. I'm pretty well set, but one thing I have learned... my wife and kids dont understand 'conserving resources' in the same way I do. Edit: if the trucking industry goes to Hell, we're all in a bad mess.

My wife and her family are from Carter Co. I'm getting lots of fun info from them about the shenanigans there. At least her family is actually concerned and staying inside, despite many of the other yahoos around them. They actually sent us a care package of Clorox wipes that no one there was really concerned about buying, I guess.

Absolutely agree. I'm at the saturation point, worrying about my own health, as well as my family's health. Not to mention whatever is left of my retirement fund. I did a bunch of yardwork and took an old car out for a spin today to relax a little.

Most, if not all, of the ATA and SCTP trap matches are cancelled, from what I understand.