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That has been coming for years and was only a matter of time. That way they can have control over what a student learns and any attempts to research other stuff is made unavailable to them. I would bet in a classroom setting with that classes program loaded you can only research items related to that being taught by the teacher. Does anyone know if they even offer an American History class in Middle or High Schools these days. I might need to ask my DIL since she is home teaching 5 kids. Last thing I heard back years ago when my boys were in middle school they got new American history books and their was only one small chapter about the Civil war and Slavery was not mentioned in the chapter but mostly about Civil was and Abe Lincoln and a very little on Grant and Lee. I guess that must have been the period in time that they began re witing American History and try to hide the dark days in our nations history. I have never been one to be proud of that time in our country's history but it did happen and should not be hid but condemed to make sure it never repeats itself as at times history does have a way of repeating itself...........JMHO

I never had any birds when I was a kid but my mother did, LOTS of them but she was a Canary nut. I think at 1 time she may have had as many as 50. Some in what I called normal size cages and then some in really large cages. She loved to hear them sing and the bird room was about 1/2 of the back porch all enclosed with storm windows and pull drapes and heated for winter. You could hear them sing all over the house when she had to bird room door open. Back years ago after I grew up ever so often I would have wild Canarys around my house and I could hear them sing so I would put up a couple feeders designed just for them and put the wild Canary food in them and they would come and feed. I had red ones, blue ones and yellow ones and they all had black wings. They would sing up a storm at times. I have not had any in many years now but Doesn't really matter as my hearing is not good enough to hear them any more. Good luck with your new birds!!!!

Thats what happens when new car sales slow down. They make it harder and harder to find really good used vehicles. That is not a new game. They were doing that back in the 70's and 80's to.

The educators in our classrooms today don't want our youth to know about the real history of our country so they just quit teaching it. I learned about history of America all through Middle School and High School and in High School I also took classes in World History. I bet you cannot find an American history book from back when I was in High School in any classrooms today............JMHO

That is why I have always enjoyed the saying, "GOD created all men and Sam Colt made them all equal." I'm 71 year old and my health is not the best but I never leave home without something on my hip well concealed until it might be needed. I hope that day never comes but if it does it will be interesting for sure.

So far the patches seem to be working. I have not been on them to long but am able to be around someone else that is smoking and I don't want to join them and light one up so I guess thats a good thing. I am on level 2 which is 14 MG and will be on that level for at least 45 more days before going to level 3 which is 7MG....................

She was a wonderful person and had a beautiful soul and it took a little building to get her where she was. I didn't put the part in there about her ex peeing his pants when he saw the gun in her hand pointed directly at him and she was not shakng at all. She told him he had two choices Lay down face first on the floor or get shot. At first he hesitated til she clicked the safety off and he peed his pants while getting on the floor. We got a good laugh out of it but I think it did her the most good to know she didn't have to fear him beating on her any more. I wish I could have had more time with her but GOD had other plans but I was blessed all the time we did have together.

Well I was never one to have any kind of alcoholic drink with a meal. Tried it once at a steak house with a steak and it just would not work for me. I was a sweet tea drinker with evening meals and coffee with morning meals.

Well, I have never been what you could call a alcohol drinker all that much but when I do it's normally a Jack Daniels brand of whiskey. Either Lem Motlow, Old #7 Black label or when I get the bug I will spend a few bucks more the buy the Gentlemen Jack. This 1/5th Tommy got me for Christmas I will probably be able to celebrate the year 2020 also if I am still around then. That is how much of a drinker I am these days. Back when I considered my self a drinker I would go through a 1/5th about every 6 months. I would come in from work, get a shower and then pour a little Jack over Ice and sip on it most of the evening while watching the tube and relaxing. Now with my health the way it is my doctor has told me a drink once in a while would be good for me but not every night any more so now it's maybe 2 a month at most so when I have one now I savor each one to the max..............

Well, I am not a Scotch person or a Burbon person so I guess that makes me an outcast because I am a Sour Mash Guy and my Son In Law made my day on Christmas when he handed me a 1/5th of Gentleman Jack. I had just finished up a 1/5th of Black label old #7 and was going to have to make a run to the store before New Years eve to have a toast to bring in 2019 but now all have to do is crack a seal and pour a little Gentlemen Jack on a few cubes of Ice and toast the new year.........................

Back before my wife passed away we together spent at least once a week at the range. When I met her she had never fired a gun of any kind and was just coming out of a very abuasive marriage of 17 years. She never spoke much abou it and I had to drag it out of her what she went through. She had an order of protection out against him after the divorce which he violated regularly. She would call the police but by the time they arrived he would be gone. He actually kicked her door in twice. The police arrested him those two times, slap on the wrist and he was out again. I had a small 25 caliber semi auto I taught her how to shoot 1st so she would at least have something she could keep at home and it would be better than nothing. I was impressed how quick she caught on to the little gun. At 3 yards she was able to to put 5 rounds in a coffee cup saucer size circle. I told her to just focus on center mass and shoot till the gun was empty if she ever had to use it. She told me that knowing she had it and knowing she knew how to shoot it was the first night she actually was able to sleep and rest. As time went on I took her back to the range and moved her up to the 380's and she caught on very fast and I was impressed with her progress. There did come a time that the 25 was needed but she never had to shoot him. He kicked in her front door on a Sunday morning about 9AM. She waited for him to enter the house as I told her to after she dialed 911. When the police arrived he was laying face down on the floor with his hands behind his back and she was sitting in a chair waiting for them to arrive. That was the last time he ever came back. He got 11/29 and 5 years probation and the judge told him if he violated probation he would serve every day of the 5 years. We still went to the range a couple times a month till she passed away and she improved every trip. Like I said earlier, I think all women need to take a course and get trained with a hand gun and get a CCP to protect them selves and their children. I wish you all the best in your endeavor to teach women how to defend themselves.

In all honesty I don't think a lot of these palces really care about your security being the reason they won't let folks that are legal to carry aren't allowed to. I think it's just a power thing saying this is my show and I am telling you NO, you cannot bring your gun in.................JMHO

There was a woman killed by her ex boyfriend just last week that had an order of protection against him. I have thought for a long time that women need to get more involved in firearms and self defense. An order of protection is a piece of paper and will not stop a bullet so next best thing as far as I'm concerned is a trained armed woman defending herself and her children...........JMHO

Well since New Years eve is only a couple days away so how about hearing some of the New Years Resolutions folks here have made for 2019. I have made up my mind to continue not smoking as long as these patches keep working and also lose some of the weight I have gained since quitting a while back!! Also going to try and make a few more range trips to get back on target a little bit. Lets hear some others!!!................

I think you are correct TGGG. The couple next to me I would say are just a tad older then Millineums but not by much but they don't act like them from what little I have spoke with them. I know they are believers in GOD as it said GOD Bless hand written on the envelope. As far as the news goes I don't pay any attention to what they say about people at all. They are not capable of judging people.......JMHO

Sometimes things happen and a couple did on Christmas for me this year. To begin with my land lord showed up at my home on Christams Eve to wish me a Merry Christmas and handed me an envelope with a card. I thanked him and wished him a Merry Christmas and we shook hands and I bid him a safe trip home. I had some new neighbors move in on the other side of my place. A young couple, He is the one with that big Camper he is trying to sell for a friend. Well, I noticed that has was making a few trips with a pickup truck to move their things from their old place and his wife was trying to help him move some of the furniture in and I had a few friends stop by about that time and I asked them to help them so they jumped right in and helped the young man unload the trailer he had behind the pick up and his pickup. I ask him if that was all he had or was there more to go get and he said nope, this is it. He reached in his pocket for his wallet to offer to pay and we all said no and glad to help and as we were leaving I heard his young wife say she would try and get supper made if she could find cook vessels. I had just finished up a 3 Quart Crock Pot of Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup and a pan of Corn Bread so I put about 1/2 of the soup in a tupperware container and wrapped up about 6 pieces of corn bread and I also took spoons and bowls. I walked it over to their door and knocked and they came to the door and I said it's still hot so enjoy. He took it and I said hope you like it and I turned and left. They both work so have not got to actually visit much but we wave when we see each other outside. So yesterday he came over and knocked and I opened the door and it was my neighbor and he handed me a card in an envelope and wished me a Merry Christmas and we shook hands and I told him Merry Christmas in return and we shook hands again and he left. Ok so I opened the card from my landlord and in the card was a $20.00 and in the card from my neighbor was a $10.00 bill. I was not expecting anything from anyone except family. This has shown me one thing there are still people who actually do understand the spirit of what Christmas is and giving. I just wanted to share this experience with folks here because this is something that I would have maybe expected from folks here because folks here are caring about folks but have never had a landlord give me a gift and was surely not expecting my neighbor to do what they did.......................

Since I am not an old gun person I have often thought about 1 thing that has always concerned me. You said the gun is dated back to 1926=27. And I think you mentioned taking it out. I am assuming that to mean to shoot. With the age of that gun. Do you feel safe about shooting it with the modern ammo made today verses the ammo made back in that guns time period. I know that I passed down two Rabbit Ear double barrel shot guns back several years ago to my son and I told him not to ever shoot them because they both had the damascus twist barrels and I ahd read some where that the barrels would not withstand shooting modern 12 gauge shells in them. Not even the lowest brass trap loads. So I am wondering if pistols from back then might have the same issues with modern ammo..............Just curious about it............

1911's are always welcome!!!!

Sam Hoster is about as good as it gets when it comes to gun smiths. He does all my work and is reasonable in his pricing. You will like doing business with him.......JMHO

Not me!!!! I seldom allow Glocks in my house unless a TGOer comes by for a visit and happends to have one on their hip. Then it is welcome..............

I seldom drink alcohol any more but since Son In Law brought me a 5th of Gentleman Jack I will be cracking the seal to toast one with you Raoul and the rest of this big family!!!!!

I heard on the news last night that there was another 2.2 quake near Johnson City last yesterday. Did any one feel it. No one mentioned it on here. Just wondering if it was true or fake news???

Could not have expressed feelings any better!!!! This is the only gun site I am on any longer and the only other site I spend time on is a fishing site I am a founding member of since 2008. Have many friends there also but it is a lot smaller than TGO but the people are also 1st class. Merry Christmas to all and a very Properous New Year to all................

I will wait for it to come out on DVD and buy it. I normally will watch a movie and watch it again a monh later. I have watched both of the John Wick movies about 4 times since their release.

Really!!! It took a few geese to put a passenger jet in the Potomac a few years back. Another time a flock of black birds took one down but was able to land safely with 2 or the four engines functioning. Let a Boeing 747 suck a 4 prop toy into one of it's engines and see what damages it can do and if the plane does not crash it wil have to land quickly. Won't need no C-4 just turbine destroyed.