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If it swelled up that bad I certainly recommend that you see a specialist because that indicates that something tore. The last thing you want is excessive scare tissue forming costing you mobility and constant pain.

My father and uncle put like this, "Growing old ain't for the faint at heart!" It's certainly true.

When I was a kid my parents raced sailboats every Sunday, and go on weekend regattas. I've seen quite a few disasters on the boat ramp. I'd keep my wife far from there so that if something went wrong it wasn't her fault.

300 times worse than CO2? We should pit the climate change activists against the PETA activists and watch the fun!

I've known people who have been both shot and stabbed, and they said the stabbing was a hell-of-a-lot more painful. My guess is it has a lot to do with the speed and shock of which the injury occurs. It could also be the location of the injury too.

I think that if one digs deep enough, they will find that big pharma is behind a lot of the criticism. They don't want a generic drug that has been used for scores of years to be the solution everyone seeks. They want to come up with their custom cocktails so they can charge out the butt for it. And even though criticism is coming from doctors people need to remember two things: the majority of doctors make their money solely off of pushing drugs, and big pharma is known to use the AMA to pressure their doctors to accomplish their agenda.

Details, schmetails!

I would have pointed out that O.J. Simpson killed two people with a knife in a matter of minutes.

I wouldn't worry about it. When I was a cop I could tell the difference between those that were given corporal punishment and the "Time Out Kids " that I arrested. The latter were always shocked that they were actually being severely punished by the legal system. Some would even go so far as to beg mommy & daddy to get them out of it. I grew up with parents who had no problems whipping my butt when I deserved it. A few years after I graduated from high school, my mother earned her Master's of Psychology and used it to counsel abused children. She took custody of my oldest niece and became a time out parent. You could tell the difference between her and my two sisters, and it wasn't good.

Thanks, GT

Something like these two. I like the strong, contrasting wood grain and a good seal/polish. If you could do a knife like in the OP with that kind of slabs then I'd be your Huckleberry for one. PS: I have very big hands so you can be generous on the handle part.

So what kind of wood do you have? You made a knife a while back that had slabs made from some desert hardwood and I loved it. Was it Desert Ironwood?

But do we have a chicken dinner?

@Grand Torino is the wood on the second one Purple Heart?

Pointy!

Viruses can mutate into different strains. Those types of viruses prevent the effectiveness of a vaccine. There have been conflicting reports as to COVID-19's ability to mutate. If it is indeed stable then a vaccine can work. If it mutates it could easily be like the flu only deadlier.

I REALLY like the top two. Good job, GT!

I seem to recall a seat like that, but I thought it was aftermarket. In my years on the PD, I was lucky enough to never have a drunk yak in the car.

Yeah, I'm not that into cars - especially ones that old.

I just Googled old Jaguar hood ornaments and they looked VERY similar to the one in the photo. I tried to enlarge the posted photo to be sure and it wouldn't do it.

You must have been able to enlarge the picture to determine that.

It certainly looks like it, but it's more like a Jaguar used as a patrol car. Cars specifically marketed and sold as patrol cars are not stock, and I recall none before the 60's.

A piranha?

Is his name Harry Potter?

They only bother me if they sting me. Just last weekend, I was leaning against a shed when a fellow pointed out to me that there was about a dozen of them just above my head. I responded with, "Ah, they ain't gonna do nothing" and they didn't. Now Yellow Jackets I'd wipe out if I had the chance. I've never been attacked by them but I dislike any critter that'll attack you just for driving over their hole with a lawn mower. I'm also at war with the fire ants on my property. They aren't as bad as the fire ants in the Mojave Desert, but they still will leave some whelps on your hide. I mow the land with a bag of fire ant killer between my legs, and dump it on every mound that I see.