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I just signed up for Sling tv; they announced just last week that they added AMC to their line up.  So now I will get to watch The Walking Dead at the same time as the rest of you, and my son will get to watch Cartoon Network.  I'm going to try it for awhile and see how I like it.  It also has TNT, so I can use it to watch Falling Skies when it comes on.  It sounds like they may be adding more channels in the future.   At $20/month, it is more than what I'm paying per episode for things that I buy, but far less than cable.  Frankly, I would almost pay the same as I would for cable as long as it wasn't Charter or Comcast.  I could have done a 7 day trial, but they had a prepay for three months and get a free Amazon Fire Stick, so I went for it.

I'm not sure if it is different for a handgun vs a long gun, also.

  I'll take a stab at it.  It is not a link to tn.gov, but it is a link to LexisNexis:  http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/  Search for 39-17-1307 and go to subsection (e), which states:      with subsection (a) being the part that says it is an offense to carry a weapon with the intent to go armed, except when .... and then lists a bunch of exceptions, of which this is one.  But I don't think there is a specific law that says carrying a loaded gun in your car is allowed, because laws make things illegal rather than make things legal.   I'm not a lawyer, but that is how I understand it from being on this site.  If I'm wrong, I know there are many more knowledgeable who can correct me.

What does that mean, exactly? I'm not familiar with the process ( I'm watching now).

As an non-resident who doesn't get to vote, I get the impression that there are a few key people who derail your/our gun rights.  Haslam seems to be one; who are the others?

So what's the worst sign y'all have seen?  So far, the worst that I saw was at the Hunter Arts Museum in Chattanooga--a clear 2 inch square gun buster posted in the center section between to sliding automated doors so that either door could temporarily cover it.   I agree that removing the signs law would be best, but second best would be to make the legal requirement of the signs to be burdensome enough that a business would have to really want to prohibit guns.   South Carolina's version has very explicit requirements on the sign size, word size, etc. such that it is easy for a sign to not carry legal weight.  Of course, we would need to the law to be explicit so that the AG couldn't give the opinion that you could be charged even if the sign did not match the requirements of the law.

I figure part of the explanation for the old clothes was after they started walking on foot, they didn't waste weight in their packs on extra clothes.  Doesn't explain it while they still had vehicles, though.  Maybe, in their unseen efforts to look for food in empty houses, they decided that looking in closets was just too dangerous.  Remember how many walkers they have found just hanging out behind closed doors?  Maybe after a while, you would stop looking for less essential things (i.e., only open that door if there is a good chance of food, ammo, or water being behind it).  Weak explanation, but it is all I have for now.   Also, I think Father Gabriel was absent again.  The logical explanation is that he has guest star status, and thus is not paid when not there.  They could at least have a throw away line that he was at some other house ministering to the needs of their new friends.  Of all of Rick's group, he seems like the one who be most happy to get back to civilization of sorts.  If anything, he should be around to counsel Sasha.

  I thought it was a "W" from the Wolves, but maybe I was seeing it upside down.  I think the A was just some weak symbolism of joining the group, but it is a superficial symbol, easily washed away.  That walker on the other hand--he was committed.  

If you like theme parks, go to Disney World (no one is more detailed in design).  If like amusement parks, go to Dollywood.  If you like the county fair but don't want to wait until fall, go to Lake Winnepesaukah.  I tell people that Lake Winnie is like the fair with the wheels removed, and without the weekly inspection that comes with assembling a ride in a new location each week.  The roller coaster has seat belts that look like they came from a 70 or 80's GM car.  My son loves it (he was 7 the last time we went).

They specifically show her getting more chocolate, which appeared to be individually wrapped for storage purposes.  She gets it before getting the guns.  I'm thinking they are going to discover her with the chocolate, or confront her when they take inventory.  It might be the start of the unraveling of their pleasant social structure, and may test Rick's resolve about just taking it if their hosts can't keep it.   I'm waiting for the point when Rick says, "Screw this.  We're keeping our guns.  If you want us to protect you, then deal with it."  I think the acquisition of the guns is in preparation for that.     Did anyone think it was weird that twice Rick goes for the snubby in the small of his back when he clearly has the Python on his hip?  Once when he is eyeing that guy who protectively puts his hand on his wife, and the second time when he hears the Walker.  I'm pretty sure he did not head to the armory to turn in the Python, I could see the shine on his hip.  Even if he was out of .357, it would still make more sense to use .38 in the Python, right?

I think the horse is a metaphor for the group in Alexandria.  When it was free, it managed to survive without help for months.  Once it got penned, the walkers got it.  Those walls in the compound are great to keep out the dead, but what happens if the people inside need to flee?   Anyone else think that the little bit of stolen chocolate is going to cause Carol more trouble than the guns?  I have a feeling the guns weren't even inventoried, but the food is strictly controlled.  May put Rick in an awkward position if he is expected to enforce a punishment on Carol.

Duracef is a cephalasporin, which includes cephalexin and related drugs.  Cephalsporins in generally are good for skin bacteria (at least they are in dogs); I've always assumed they would be used in humans, but I have never had a doctor prescribe them to me.     Also, PM sent to MrsMonkeyMan2500.

Not a human doctor, but folliculitis is a common symptom in dogs with allergies.  Normally, dogs are treated with something like cephalexin and a medicated shampoo.  Generally speaking, the itching decreases as you kill off the bacteria.  In dogs, however, the skin only gets 3% of the blood flow, so we have to use relatively high doses of antibiotics over a long period of time (2-6 weeks).  Usually, the medicated shampoo that I use is a combination antibacterial + antifungal because fungus is one of the main rule outs for the same set of symptoms.   I have rarely used doxycycline for a skin infection in dogs, but I suppose the types of bacteria common in humans could be different.  Doxycycline does have an anti-inflammatory effect independent of the antimicrobial effect, so you've got that going for you.   In dogs, we often use prednisone at the same time.  Conventional wisdom is to not use corticosteroids in the face of infection because of the potential suppression of the immune system, but we do not seem to have a problem.  However, humans appears to be very different in regards to steroids compared to dogs.  My son was prescribed prednisolone for asthma, and I couldn't believe the dose based on the doses I use for dogs, but apparently it was correct.  When I was young, and sometimes with my son, we were both prescribed antibiotics and prednisolone for bronchitis, so I know there are situations where physicians use them together.  I would call Monday and see what the doctor says; they may have been waiting to see if the doxycycline worked well enough before using steroids.

I used to live near Savannah, so to me its "meh."  However, it has been proclaimed as the most haunted city in Georgia, and there are ghost tours of the downtown area. If you go, read the book Savannah Spectres first.  There may be more recent ghost books specific to Savannah.  I used to really be into ghosts, but I never did anything other than normal history tours that happened to mention ghosts.  If you like history, especially antebellum period, then Savannah is a nice place since Sherman kindly spared the city and gave it to Lincoln as a Christmas present.  There are some houses from the colonial period, which is rare in Georgia thanks to Sherman.     Dollywood, to me, was like a nicer version of Six Flags in Atlanta.  Maybe not as much thrill rides, but it seemed less crowded than Six Flags, more shaded in some places, and the patrons seemed nicer.  Also, I like the mountain setting compared to the concrete jungle of Atlanta (I've live there also).  Splash Country was a smaller, nicer version of White Water in Atlanta.  Sorry, but most of my frames of reference are from Georgia. 

  Corps of Engineers treat their property like a military base and prohibit any carrying (even loaded car carry).  GeorgiaCarry.Org has a lawsuit against the COE currently, and the US district court in Idaho conjunction against enforcing the rule in that district.  In the Georgia lawsuit, the Carter-appointed judge has not been as favorable.

Having extracted numerous teeth from anesthetized dogs and cats, I have great respect for dentists who do the same thing on awake patients.  I know how easy it is to break a root   Of course, when I do it, I have to keep drilling, removing bone, and working at it until the root is removed.  I assume that is why they had to anesthetize you.     Are they going to bill you for what he did do, or does this fall under malpractice insurance?  Not that I'm saying he did something wrong; sometimes teeth break, especially if they are already diseased.  It is human nature to dread telling a patient something bad happened, even if that adverse event was unavoidable, because it will invariably look like it was completely the doctor's fault.

So, I have never been to one of these; I just joined the NRA today.  Is the free exhibit hall worth a 2.5 hour drive assuming my membership gets processed in time?  I remember an expensive parking garage attached to the Music City Center; anyone know if it ever fills up?  I assume all the cheaper parking gets filled faster, but I would hate to drive up there and not have any place to park.  I got lost driving around there the only time I ever went (I think the GPS made it worse).

Any gun is better than no gun, right?  Many of us probably have the same problems with our wives--we want them to carry something, but they just won't, for various reasons.  So you have to deal with two emotions if something bad happens--the pain of the bad thing and the guilt that they missed the opportunity to have a more effective defense.  Ultimately, you can only use reasoned arguments to try to convince them, but the choice is for each individual to make.   It is probably more frustrating to have a loved one get almost to point of effective self defense than for them not even try at all.  Like watching a runner fall down 10 yards from the finish line and not get back up.  Or like watching the Seahawks blow an opportunity that literally fell into their laps is worse than watching them get so far behind that there is no hope of winning.   Convincing a loved one to get a license and a gun, but not carry it is like bitter ashes in your mouth.  In my case, I work with baby steps.  At least my wife will carry a Kimber Pepper Blaster most of the time (still won't at school), and will carry a LCP in her purse if I really insist (such as, "we're going to a bad part of town").  We all know that violence can happen anywhere, but it takes some people longer to open their eyes.

"There is nothing of which to be afraid."  That exchange was pretty funny also.  I can't imagine how they can keep a show like this up.  Since it is on Fox, maybe the producers just assumed they would only get half a season anyway.  

When I saw the walls in a picture from the set while they were filming there, I assumed that the supports were functional and were not meant to be seen.  I thought all the filming was going to be on the inside of the walls, and the walls were as much a way to block the view of the surrounding occupied neighborhood as they were set pieces.  Maybe that was part of the original plan, but they decide to film more on the outside.  So maybe they made them to code and thought they were not going to show much of the outside part.  The scene with Rick walking around the walls could have been filmed anywhere, maybe the director like the way the outside looked.  Maybe there is something to the idea that Alexandria is like a prison for the inhabitants, and the produces are foreshadowing it.   I tried to go find the set when we drove from Atlanta to Destin, but I wasn't successful.  I have relatives who live very near the shooting locations, yet they don't even watch the show.

Upon re-watching, I could not find Wolves written on the wall in the attic, but the comic that Carl picked up was called "Wolf Tracks" or something similar with wolf in it.  There was a poster on the far wall when he walks in, but the resolution on my monitor did not let me read the words.

I didn't realize that Carol's ditzy unslinging of the rifle was part of her act until later.  They made sure that the muzzle was directed at the camera (and the woman just to camera right) at one point to give you the impression she didn't know what she was doing.  I thought it was just terrible Hollywood muzzle control at first, but after seeing her interview, I realized it was all deliberate.   Also, by this point, how much ammo did they have for each gun?  I know there was a lot of distance between Terminus and Alexandria, but they don't seem to have extra magazines and presumably ammo would be hard to find (I think they mentioned running low while they were drifting around before the prison, so it stands to reason they would experience the same difficulties further down the road).  Maybe they gave up the guns easily because they were mostly clubs by that point.  In the last few episodes, I only remember Sasha actually firing.   Another thing I just remember--did the priest have any screen time?  I don't even remember him in the background.  He seems like the type who would most welcome getting back to some semblance of civilization.

My impression is that Alexandria has had very little conflict with other humans, and apparently has not experienced the mega herds of Walkers found in Georgia, so they are a bit complacent.  But perhaps the exiles formed the Wolves, started razing the nearby places, and the "Congressperson" (her words) realized they needed some protection before the Wolves come back.   I think Alexandria will be basically straight up what it is supposed to be, but will turn out to be no better than the prison once a determined opponent appears.  As for the supports outside the wall, maybe that is what happens when an architect (noticeably absent so far)and his son have to build a wall.  I know that I have had plenty of projects that I thought would work one way, but ended up being rigged the opposite because I'm not a carpenter.  The supports reminded me of flying buttresses on Notre Dame.   Did the sneaky girl just walk through the gate behind Rick and Carl, or did she come from some other direction?  Edit:  figured it out, she comes walking along the wall and not through the gate.   When Rick found Carl outside the fence, he probably just thought that Carl was back to his old antics.  He didn't seemed surprised at all.  Heck, if there weren't walkers around, he probably would have asked Carl if he took the gun.

When I go to Atlanta, I usually go between 72-75 mph in a 70 mph zone.  The unofficial rule is that they (GSP) wait until you are 10 over before pulling you over, but I try not to test that, and legally they could ticket you for 71 mph.  Georgia also has a Super Speeder law (more than 85 mph on a highway or more than 75 mph on a two-lane road) that carry a $200 fine.   I think Oh Shoot is right about the 1 year sentence being a misdemeanor (I'm not a lawyer), and they seem to reserve the jail time for really bad repeat offenders because most municipalities just want your money.   Another quirk in Georgia's speeding laws is that local municipalities must wait a certain time after a speed limit change before giving out tickets (I think it is one month).  However, Atlanta now has variable speed limits on I-285 that change with traffic conditions.  Therefore, only the GSP could give out tickets on that road (in theory) because they are always changing.  I don't know personally how that is working out, though.  I try to avoid I-285 and Atlanta in general.

  Georgia seems to have more than a few laws that keep local LEOs (city, county, campus) ticket-writing in check, but none apply to the State Patrol.  For example, local guys cannot use speed detection devices to give a ticket unless you are 10 miles over the speed limit (in zones 25 mph or above).  Also, they cannot use the speed detectors to clock you if you are going down a 7% grade or higher, but this also doesn't apply to the State Patrol.  I assume that the GSP is supposed to have less reason to make speed traps than the local cops.  I have heard them referred to as "God's Special People."   I like that our legislature has put in these anti-speed trap laws, but I'm irritated that basically you have to know about them and raise the issue in your defense.  It seems like if we break a law that applies to us, we get penalized.  But if the local police hand out tickets for speeding at the bottom of the hill, they will still get the revenue unless you go to court and present the evidence (and even then you could have a local judge just ignore the law, potentially).  The worse that happens to them is their wasted time of trying to collect their revenue.   Also, apparently in Georgia, for any speeding offense past the first offense, the potential penalty is 1 year in jail, which has been upheld by the courts.  I'm lead to believe that Georgia is harsh compared to other states in this regard, even if the maximum penalty is rarely used.  It would really suck to get a speeding ticket when you are 18 and a second one when you are 50, and have to face that as a punishment.  It seems like motivation to accept a fine.