bersaguy

Don't feel bad buddy, I have fished Old Hickory for about 30 years and can pretty much go anyhwere I want to but about 6 years ago I was running up stream just past the warm water discharge channel and not paying enough attention in the fog that morning and I drove my Skeeter about 30 feet up on a mud flat betwen those 2 islands. Lucky it was all mud cause I was clicking about 60MPH when I went mudding. I called a buddy of mine and it took him and another buddy with both boats both sporting 250 hp motors and 5 broken ropes to pull me off that flat. I still think about that day every time I run past that flat and remember how stupid I was cause I knew better and just got careless 1 time and 1 time is all it takes...........lol As far as not knowing how to get into the steam plant channel even as well and I know it there use to be a small island on the down stream point of the mouth of that channel as you turned into the channel. With all the high water the earth part of the island is gone but the rock part of it is only about 1.5 feet below the surface. Even like I said, as well as I know that area I shut down on main channel and go it on trolling motor now so I don't tear something up.

Yea, the model 85 was the first one that went to the 15 round magazines. I got the gun on a fluke deal. I had a S&W 380 Body Guard that a buddy of mine wanted so bad it hurt. He had the 85 that I wanted so bad it hurt. So he showed up on day and had it with him and the swap was made. Believe me finding a back up magazine for it was vertually impossible. I finally got 3 but had to get a little inventive. I really think you will like the gun after you have put some rounds down range with it. if you decide it is not for you let me know and I will take it off your hands if the price is right.

I guess you can tell by my screen name I am partial to Bersa's. I have a Thunder 380 and a Model 85 and love both of them. I know many people don't think a 380 caliber is a hot enough round but I would not want to find out if it is or not. I think once you put a few mags through it you will like it. I like the wood.

I had a buddy loose a lower unit the other day and another one hit some rocks on a place he always fishes and did extensive damage to his keel and had to put his boat in a friend of mines boat repair center. He is having the keel repaired and having my friend install a heavy duty Hamby Keel protector on it. Folks need to be careful on the lakes that are in draw down for sure and always wear life jackets and hook up those kill switches. It is always wise to check lake levels before going on the water...........jmho

WATER LEVEL 676.70 Feet MSL Saturday, January 21, 2017 7:00:00 AM Level is 6.30 feet below full pool of 683.00

I have not been greg but I do know of several other anglers that have been catching numbers of them. One guy brought 45 home with him about a week ago. They are being attracted to that warm water. If you go up there be careful of the under water rocks and boulders around the entrance to the warm water discharge channel once you leave the main channel. Good luck if you go!!..................

If not mistaken there was 1 time that Donald did pull out his gun and show it to the press during a discussion at a press conference and I think hepulled out a single action Colt 45 and showed it to the press. Rather it was just for show or not I don't know but that is what he was packing that day.................

That happened to me once also. I was going to the courthouse for my divorce and my lawyer walked through metal detector and I hesitated. I looked at my attorney and he knew right away what was happening. He explained to the Dupties at the gate what was going on. They just told me to take it back and lock it in my vehicle and come back in. I did and went right through....................one of those moments.

Not in Memphis but Jann's Netcraft is were a lot of my friends order about everything they use to hand tie flies and Jigs. I have used them a few times myself and service is great. Hope this helps. http//:www.jannsnetcraft.com or you may want to check out Lurecraft which is who I use most

I did some research into PETA about 12 years ago when they went after the Fishing Industry with people dressed up as fish standing on street corners when ever a Big bass tournament was in that town. I learned that 85% of the funds that were being donated to PETA was going to just 4 paid excutives and the rest went to the animals. All those folks dressed up in the different fish costumes and other animal costumes were all volunteers and got paid nothing. The year I did the research PETA had collected over 3.8 Million dollars so those 4 top exec's were making some big bucks for doing nothing except reeking havoc with anything they could find to protest...............

My parents took all four of us boys to the Circus when were were all in grade school at the International Ampitheater in Chicago. I took my boys when it came to Nashville and my grandchildren have all been. I think the elephants are already gone. The animals in the Circus were well better taken care of than the animals used in Hollywood but the Animal Rights Activists don't dare say a word to the Hollywood elites...................

+1 on the TV. Me, a glass with some Black Jack on Ice and the mutt will be making history watching history be made........

I figure history will be made either way so like Omega, not much into crowds especially when I can't go with a heater or 3 on my person.........................

Well considering I am computer illterate for the most part most of this thread is greek to me. I use an old desk top computer that a buddy of mine built for me about 3 years ago and he recomended I sign up wit AT&T for my internet service so I went to AT&T store and ask them what they would recomend for what I was wanting to do. I told them I wanted to be able to surf the web and get on sites like TGO and do other things. The AT&T rep suggested I sign up for Go Phone service with them. I did and paid 105.00 for the equipment to plug into my tower and I got 5 GB of service for $50.00 a month and I am on the computer and on line doing everything I want to do and have never ran 5GB's yet. I just looked at how much I have used this month and it renews in 6 days and I still have only use 3.7GB. I have never had an issues in almost 3 years. Now as far as Comcast. I do have TV service with them and I have 3TV's. One has the big box. 1 has the small box and the other one is on a splitter and what ever is on the main TV is also on the Splitter TV so I can watch what ever I want on my Digital Starter package. Pretty much everything I want to watch. Now I do have to fight with them every year when I get my price increase. I was paying $81.50 for the last year. Got my new bill and they went up to $88.75. I was on the phone and talking with a rep about the increase. When I got off the phone My bill was credited bakc to $81.50 and for the next year it will be $76.97. She put me on another Promotional package for another year. The secret to fighting them is to by-pass the regular customer service clowns and go directly to the people that have to clout to actually do things.. When I call, if I get a person that does not speak clear english I request a person that speaks clear english and I am transfered to what they call the Retention department. They are the ones with the clout. I will post the number below that will connect you drectly wih the retention representatives. Lady I ended up speaking with was located in Michigan. See number 1-800-934-6489. If you get anyone that does not speak english request one and they will put you with someone that can actually help solve your problems...............hope this helps.

Mine started on the Sunday before Christmas. Woke up with scratchy throat, and runny nose, Took some antibiodics and got neighbor that was going out to get me a few boxes of Kleenix. Woke up Monday morning and it had spread to my chest which was burning and cough got worse so cough Pearls began to be required. Never a fever at all. Never stayed in bed and did not really feel all that bad after a couple days seemed to be about over everything except the extreme runny nose and nagging productive cough. I'm keeping Kleenx in business as I have gone through no less than 15 boxes since Christmas and still have boxes all over the house and will need more soon. I did get a flu shot and don't think I had the flu, Just a bad cold.............

I have said it a 1000 times. You don't mess with an old man, he will just kill you and this is a prime example of that. 1 less deadbeat the taxpayers will have to support for many years in jail and another 1 for the good guys...............

I have invested $400.00 once on a handgun and $650.00 on a long gun which I still have both. Any of my others I have were worth more than I gave for them either by getting a good deal or trading around. My income limits my purchases so have not bought anything in quite a while but I have all I think I need to protect my self and my castle............JMHO

Back many many years ago I bought an almost new 1977 Dodge Ramcharger that I dearly loved. It was stock when I got it but after about a year of work it was far from stock. I was a member of an off road club called the Dixie Mud Hawgs and we would go off roading in some serious mud trails. I had a 6 inch Lift kit with 15x35x38 Monster Mudders on my machine and had installed detroit Locking differentials front and rear. Took out the 318 motor and added a HP 340. I took the truck to almost a tank stage but never once stuck it is any mud boggs. Got 3.5 miles per gallon on gas when locked in and it went up to 7.5 unlocked. Came with a 45 gallon fuel tank. I did have to pull out a lot of buddys that would get stuck in them. I had steel studs in the tires. I did learn one very important lesson about 4X4's while I owned that truck. I don't care what kind of rubber and steel you have on the ground. You may be able to go anywhere you choose to go BUT and that is a big BUT on Black Ice you cannot stop any better than a car with bald tires. I slid of the road many times into ditches and the only advantage I had was I could lock everything in an drive back out of the ditch which a car could not do. People for the most part have not clue when it comes to black ice but when I know black ice is on the roads I stay home period.......................

Sounds like some one the gun owner may have known that new that person would be out of town giving them that amount of time to get the safe/cabinet and not be seen.......jmo there. As for my safe and someone stealing it. I won't say it can't happen but I can say they better come well equipt with lots of tools and plan on making a very large amount of noise. I also have neighbors that are extremely nosey and know everything that goes on. They have called me from time to time and ask me if I know about Such-N-Such truck that is in my driveway while I am out and have a full desription and tag number to give me. I have a lot of guys stop in to talk about fishing baits I make and sell so neighbors don't see them enough to know if they belong here or not so they call. My safe is tie bolted to a concrete floor and also a side wall in my house and not garage. I also have every serial number in a floor safe they would have to use a jack hammer to get out. I also have an accurate ammo count so if it did disappear I could give the police an accurate count of that also. This world has gone to hell in a handbag and it is hard to trust anyone if you don't know them or been aquainted with them in some way and then some of them are questionable..................JMHO

IMO many people are under way more stress these days and many times it only takes the honk of a horn to set someone off. There has been many times I have been the second car in line at a stop light and the car or truck in front of me won't move on a green turn arrow or a green light. And when they realize it is green and they begin to move they go when it is yellow. I could have blown my horn but I am not in any hurry to cause a conflict or for that fact to get where I am going that much quicker by just waiting on another light. When I get in my vehicle I put my carry weapon in a holster next to my console cause once I strap my seat beat is becomes much more difficult to gain access to it if needed.

They can mention snow in Tennessee on the car radio and people start wrecking................

I don't think it has ever shown up on any of my posts when I type them but do once I add them to the thread but I might be wrong.

Very sorry to hear of your loss Mac. I have had to go through this several times over the years and it seems to get harder each time...................

I was never much of a fan of MK anyway so no big loss. I did like Greta and never learned why she left. Probably a better offer.

Since I drive a 1997 Jeep Cherokee I no longer carry full coverage on it. If it gets totalled my agent said I would probably get about $1000.00 max on it. That is what I will get paid if I get hit by an uninsured driver also. So now I just carry liabilty and uninsured motorist and I pay my insurance every 6 months. It would cost me more to pay by the month plus it is a pain in the butt making another monthly bill payment. I would pay it by the year but they won't let me. They let me pay my boat insurance yearly and my Renters insurance yearly but not my Jeep. My agent said no one can pay it by the year. She said if the Insurance company wants to raise premimums they won't have to wait a year but can do it in 6 months. She also said she does not agree with that company policy but it is out of her hands.