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I was thinking I saw it somewhere recently near Nashville.  Had to be either Publix or Kroger as those are the only 2 grocery stores I use.  

I'd really like to make the joke: "we'll their coffee tastes like crap anyway"  ... but I do enjoy some of their drinks.

don't particularly care for auburn, but am an SEC fan so I'll be going for them

+1 on the duct tape and zip ties.   Might be nice to have a few medicinal options with you.   I take an old Rx bottle, remove the label, and put in 5-8 of each of the following: advil, tylenol, aleve, benadryl, and immodium ad. i make sure to mark on the bottle what color each pill is and the strength so i know what i have (for me, each of those pills is a different color) if i took anything prescription i'd put a few of those in ...  i do this for EDC and carry in my back pack, but it might be nice to have an extra set-up in a situation like you mention (for those backaches you get clearing the log in the middle of the road)

  OS is correct that there really is no substitute for insulin ... If your wife is a type 1 diabetic (her body just doesn't produce insulin), there isn't much else out there that would help. If your wife is a type 2 diabetic (either is desensitized to insulin, or doesn't produce enough insulin), there are some things that might help.  There are several drugs on the market (metformin, glipizide) that help control glucose outside of using insulin directly, but honestly the best option for most type 2 diabetics is weight loss and diet control.     However ... I will say that insulin isn't exactly "useless" without refrigeration.  It certainly doesn't do well in very hot or cold temps, but out at room temperature its fine for awhile (for proof, this ADA article says for travel it doesn't matter if insulin is refrigerated: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/when-you-travel.html).  It certainly is "preferred" to be refrigerated, but if SHTF, there's a lot of other things that would be "preferred" over refrigerated insulin.  I'd keep a couple extra vials around, and hopefully if SHTF, things will be back to normal before the supply runs out.

warms his hands by sitting on them and passing gas

likes it when his doctors does the "turn your head and cough" test

[quote name="Oh Shoot" post="1089122" timestamp="1388866419"] Overuse of antibiotics as a nation is the reason we have the super duper killer strep and staph and whatnot strains that have evolved. And as tnguy says, have zero effect on any virus. - OS[/quote] I too would like this more if I could. One thing some people don't realize, the vast majority of antibiotic use in America is in livestock farming. Even if humans quit abusing antibiotics as much, my guess is resistant bacteria would still pop up and "make the jump" so to say from animals to us because of our overuse in livestock.

Just saw this on the news, think it's hilarious the stuff they are coming up with ... I wonder if that's like a tornado of polar bears?

hits on men at the bar

Sounds like the kind of guy who, if SHTF, would want to be in the same house as your with the guns ... ... if it were me, I'd kick him to the curb and let him fend for himself, out with the gangs who know their boundaries.

Just opened my first bottle of the Elijah Craig 12 year and must say its pretty good, especially considering the price point.

Got caught wearing his tutu walking around the town

at what point will they start making up words to achieve the excessive hyperbole of everything?

Let's follow the logic ...    "the study found that almost half of the active shootings are over before officers arrive"   so let's offer new training to lots of officers ...    then present a story where an armed officer ALREADY STATIONED AT THE SCHOOL may have prevented a shooting getting worse as evidence that the training is likely to work ...   :screwy:  seems to me, we should be promoting officer training and placing more armed guards at the school; maybe the NRA is on to something   for what it's worth ... i do like that the story points out that citizens can have an active role in these situation, but wish they promoted a more active role then "run, hide, [then] fight [as a last option]" and that the story at least mentions that someone with a gun may have prevented a situation from getting worse   

that's what she said?! ... not sure if talking about a merena IUD though since this is a birth control thread?

maybe some insight on the prices ... sometime I am willing to pay a premium to have a gun "off the grid" (at least to an extent, depending on the sellers ability to maintain records).  I'll never pay more than what I would retail for a gun like this, but sometime I'll pay the sticker price if the gun is in good shape.

Hello!  :wave:

makes toast with the following process: 1. hang bread on low hanging limb 2. strike match 3. bend over 4. fart on match while aimed at the bread allowing flame to toast the bread   likes the taste this process produces

When I lived in Georgia, I stayed most active on TGO.  I made enough trips back and forth it was worth it.  I did join the GA forums, but none seemed as active, nor as well run as this.  I think if I moved to Alaska I would still participate in this forum.   :up:

enjoys group hot oil and hot stone massages with the previous 5 posters ... especially the "happy ending" part

A Glock have bugs and problems?!?!  :screwy:

Wasn't able to do much research at the time of my initial posting, but now have had a chance to look at it.     Seems to be a glock19 with factory night sights, extended slide and mag releases installed, 3 mags, and a light.  Plus the homeland defender logo on the slide.     I'd agree with garufa above with the value.  From what I saw on old pages of other forums, seems like it originally sold for $600-$700, and came out a few years ago.  I wouldn't pay near that for one now.  The extended slide/mag releases aren't particularly expensive, and are easy to replace on your own (less than 5 minutes if you watch the right YouTube video).  The night sites are probably starting to dim and I would be looking to replace them in the next few years, so that value isn't what it would be if they were new.  I don't know much about the light that came with it, but I wouldn't consider it a great deal of added value, primarily because I wouldn't use it.  As far as the novelty of the HD logo ... enh, I'd be just as happy (if not happier) without it.  The one real plus is the extra mag.     All that said, if I was selling one, I'd essentially price it for what everyone else was pricing a G19 for on this forum.  You could add a few bucks for the extra mag and light, or you could list it without the light and only 2 mags.  I would think about $550 would be the most I would entertain giving someone for the entire package, but I'd try to talk you into keeping the light and giving you $500 for the gun and mags.  I seem to see a lot of G19s listed for around that and they seem to move pretty quickly.   All that being said ... if you believe this post from another forum, this guy supposedly sold one for $1100 a year or so ago ... http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/220452-Glock-G19-Gen-3-Homeland-Defender-NIB-9mm

First off Bersaguy, thank you for "paying it forward" and giving what you can to help those in need.  I know for myself, when my wife and I give (whether it be of time, energy, money, etc.) we get much more non-monetary reward from our efforts than what our input could have done for ourselves.  With that said, it's also admirable that you're seeking out good charities who will use the money for charitable activities, and not padding the wallets of the CEO/admin team.  My wife and I have such a small giving budget (while paying off debts), that what we do give, we absolutely require it to be used for the reason we give it.     Some ideas ... we like to give locally.  Mostly because we can see the impact, and believe there are plenty of people in the Nashville area that need help.  Nashville Rescue Mission is one we give too, or food donations to the Food Bank.  I like your idea of dog food to the humane shelter (will probably do that soon).  Above our tithe to the church, we also give to some ministries we are directly involved in (for example, the Kairos program at Brentwood Baptist).  And beyond that, we don't give to a lot of "national" level charities.     If we were to give some money to a big charity we would choose using one of these methods.     1. Personally vet the charity using some service like http://www.charitynavigator.org/.  I've personally not used that site, but reading through it, it seems like a reasonable source of info.  I found the site by googling "charity vetting site," and there were several other services that listed the same data.  Basically it breaks down the charities financial records and etc. and lets you look at them to decide for yourself how you feel about it.    2.  Find someone you trust, who has vetted charities, and give to them.  I don't mean a friend necessarily.  When we lived in Atlanta we attended North Point Community Church.  Their annual Christmas giving to local charities in the area was in excess of several millions of dollars.  Because they gave such a large amount, the charities (the good ones anyway), would open the books for the church auditors in hopes the church would select that charity for its donations.  So for us, since we trusted the church to do the auditing and select reasonable charities, we gave to those charities approved by them (the church would not donate to a charity if someone on the selection committee had some financial interest in the charity).  Another example might be that Dave Ramsey advertises the http://www.bloodwatermission.com/ charity, and I would feel comfortable giving to them.     3.  Our favorite way to give is something like dolomite mentioned.  Finding an individual who needs help, and giving to them in a way that let's them keep their dignity.     anyway, sorry for the long winded post.  

I live in the Hermitage area, which is between Nashville and Mt. Juliet.  If I did it over again, I'd look about 5 minutes more outside of town in the Wilson County/Mt. Juliet area.  If for no other reason than to get away from the Nashville/Davidson property tax and idiot mayor who wants to spend spend spend.  I also like the Hendersonville area.  Franklin and Brentwood are also good areas but as stated above, a bit pricey.  The Murfreesboro area is starting to build up pretty well and some of the surrounding areas around there wouldn't be too bad to look into.  I don't have much info about other areas of the state.