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Gents...we're drafted. May the best man (me) win!

It doesn't take an advanced degree in business to know there are plenty of buyers who would jump on those here in the US. The import ban is an annoyance, but quite circumventable with a US based company under the current laws. If they can make a product as quality built as the good old AK, they'll have customers.

Something got messed up with the Draft settings...not sure what, Occam's razor would suggest I accidentally let it scroll to Friday after thinking I hit Thursday, or it was pushed back because of a snafu with analog_kid joining. As soon as analog joins, I'm going to set up a right quick online draft, which will work like an autodraft if you aren't logged in. My goal is for everyone to have their team by later in the day, so that if you have one of the few studs on the Jets or Bills, you can start them if you like in tonight's game. Please don't join the draft and make picks, even though you'll get an email. Thanks.

Tennessee, the patron state of shooting ourselves and each other on accident.

This is the apex of my long term strategy in dealing with Comcast. After my promo deal time frame ended, I negotiated to a $10 raise for the same services (they wanted much more). A few more negotiations and almost three years later, I'm still at that same price, give or take the changes in fees and taxes that come from the government. I simply tell them that I have a budget for internet/cable services, that I can't go over it, and ask them to find me a deal that meets that budget, while still beating AT&T's advertised prices, because that's where I'm going if they can't help me. It takes 40-60 minutes being passed along the chain of customer service people, but the hassle is worth it. The actual delivery of their service is top notch.

Very logical point that we need to consider more. Among those "other such things" you mention that come to mind is having something of decent size and weight that you can move in front of your door. A bookshelf or filing cabinet might work in a pinch if they're sufficient in weight. Great write-up. Thanks for sharing.

Not surprising in the least. I would have been surprised if the police hadn't indicated that they would enforce the cities BS interpretation of the law. If TFA has a specific fund set up to support this lawsuit, I'd like to know and make a contribution. Maybe @Worriedman can fill us in on that.

It's funny, because it's true.

The watch MrsMonkey showed is nice...even if that strap is fugly. Not sure I'd ever buy it, but I can appreciate it from an aesthetic and mechanical standpoint. Speaking of aesthetics and mechanics in a watch, this is what I wear in rotation with its little brother (another Omega from the 90s), and a somewhat "tactical" watch that I need to get serviced.

Okay, so I finally got up to 95% caught up with this. If you're one of the new guys, you need to register for ESPN Fantasy if you don't have an ESPN account already. @XxthejuicexX PM me your email address so I can get you re-added to the list. Everyone else should be able to view their team page, edit their draft settings, and do the rest of the pre-draft stuff. Please reply in this thread if you can't do any of that. I scheduled our autodraft for Thursday morning. Luckily there aren't many good players in the Jets/Bills game, so the fantasy impact if you can't log in before kickoff should be minimized. Shoot me any questions you have. Thanks.

I don't know...even though it's been 20 years, I think that flip flop on hair length will cost them on election day.

It's not a cop out answer. You could ask that question to someone who has lost their freedom through enforcement of those mechanisms and have your answer. You want a specific example, I'm trying to say the mechanisms exist now that weren't in place before 9/11, and their mere existence are a loss of freedom and a threat to my, your, and everyone's individual liberty.

A freedom taken from another American is a loss to me all the same. This is one of those areas where the individual centric train of thought will mean it only matters when it's too late.

While not presuming to speak for 56Ford, how about all the money we are spending (or borrowing) to pay for the surveillance state? The NSA budget may be classified, but I think we can assume it isn't cheap. As to some of the non-tangibles...which are also important: http://www.nyclu.org/pdfs/eroding_liberty.pdf

Unless I know someone, and I mean actually know them, not internet know them, I'd want a bill of sale with enough information to point an investigator in the right direction. Since I'm aware most people would be wary of a bill of sale that provides this information in a private transaction, I make sure I don't buy a gun unless I'm willing to hold onto it until it becomes someone else's property through the execution of my will.

I don't see the difference in opinion as "animosity for our country." One can love their country and still seek to disagree with the policies that it's pursuing, that's a tenet of democracy. If Sept. 11th is supposed to be a day to show the terrorists that they won't destroy our way of life, we can't be afraid about where democracy takes us in the course of a debate. As to your 2nd paragraph...sorry (not sorry) if we violated your safe space. But after moments of silence, we needs moments of honesty about what that day cost us. As far as I'm concerned, a part of our freedoms became casualties alongside the victims and the first responders from that day. Speaking out to those facts doesn't mean I don't mourn the lives lost along with the families and friends that were forever changed any less.

Problem is people (in general) aren't paying attention to what we've lost on those days either.

Where are you getting that from what I wrote, or anything else I've posted on this site?

I'm sure it's a little of both, especially with the "do something" part of the American psyche that still feels like we didn't address the immediate causes of 9/11. Between ending the "trade tool" exemption for carry-on luggage, locking the cockpits, and our first 6-8 months in Afghanistan, followed by an active anti-terror campaign, I think we're better off. The rest of the GWOT has been the letdown. For myself, I choose to remember the courage of those who went without hesitation to ground zero, too many of whom died from illness brought about by the conditions there. I know there are plenty of bad guys out there, but I'm not going to let them scare me into giving up my way of life or taking this day away from remembering what American courage looks like.

You can mark the date and remember the fallen while at the same time deploring the more egregious consequences we inflicted on ourselves in response to it. The two aren't mutually exclusive, and both have their place so long after that fateful day.

I think something to consider is the generational aspect of this debate. Right now we still have a sizeable enough population that remembers the days of mostly cash purchases, balancing a checkbook with a pen or pencil, credit cards needing that hard swipe to get the carbon copy filled out...basically a different consumer experience than we have today. In 25 years, the overwhelming majority will have been using debit cards and online banking from the beginning, with cash being a secondary means of transaction. Going to a more or less cashless economy by then wouldn't sound so extreme.

It's no exaggeration to say this event changed the course of my life in both the short and long term with all that came after. But today I'll pause to remember those taken from us, and those who ran into the danger to save lives at ground zero.

This is how I do it... Ignoring how fat I look in this picture, notice how I have my index (trigger) finger as far out as I can, while gripping the pistol with my other three fingers and thumb as I normally would. I still have control over the movement of the weapon, and the index finger is irrelevant in the process. I've gotten myself to the point of muscle memory that whenever I'm holstering a pistol my booger hook is nowhere near the bang switch and extended in that position as seen here. It's not too hard once you get used to it. Admittedly, I don't re-holster fast when I practice this at the range, since I don't see a super speedy re-holstering being worth the effort to learn. An added benefit is I've found this a sound technique for both OWB and IWB holsters.

I'm not wearing my glasses, so I'm hoping I missed the part where people go to prison for credit fraud and criminal conspiracy. Probably shouldn't hold my breath. $190 million is a pittance for a bank like Wells Fargo. Individuals committed these acts, and with the number of people that did, it couldn't have been individuals acting on their own thoughts.

Since we have a minimum of eight, we'll roll with that, but with one adjustment...we'll skip week 1 in the NFL, draft next week, and start on NFL week 2. I'm starting to fix the teams now. @ou812 PM me your email addy, I accidentally deleted your team. For anyone new, please PM me your email addresses as well, so I can get you set up.