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Yea, me too. I have only paid to have one processed, and that was to make sure the processor did a good job before recommending him to friends. But like I said, I won't do it for others, because it does take some work, and is time consuming to do properly, and I wouldn't feel right if I cut corners just because I wasn't keeping the venison.

Well, our friend passed last Friday, and fortunately for all involved nobody had to make that decision. But, her home hospice nurses instructed the family to up the doses of morphine to make her more comfortable. The Dr had specified the standard 4hr schedule for each injection, but they suggested maybe to do it at maybe 2 hr intervals. Without saying, they pretty much instructed the family how to make her go faster. The family didn't, they stuck to the Dr's schedule, and were a bit peeved about the nurses instructions. Another of her family friends was a respiratory nurse, and mentioned that that much morphine would make her body stop wanting to draw a breath. When we visited her on Wednesday night, I heard the telltale rattle, and later told my wife to be prepared for her to pass soon, maybe in the next 24 hours, I wasn't far off.

Looks like the high numbers of China Virus patients didn't materialize for them.

Lol, that is why I will shoot a deer for friends but they have to get it processed (or do their own) because it is not only labor intensive, but it takes some time, time which I could be hunting.

More than likely you will need a riser or a high mount set or rings. My 50mm just barely sits above the hand guards (flat top), any bigger and it would be touching I'd think. Something similar to this, but be sure to measure from the centerline of your lense to the bottom of your scope to make sure it will clear the rail. https://www.cheaperthandirt.com/parts-and-accessories/parts-by-gun-model/ar-15/mounts/scope-and-sight-mounts/

You may have, not everyone experiences the loss of smell or taste, which of course would make you less susceptible to any further infection from the China Virus. I have been around so many that have come up positive that I am sort of surprised that I have not been forced to get tested, or been quarantined at least. But not a bit surprised at the fact that I have not caught it though, as I too feel I have had it already.

No data from hospitals because they did not yet know about it and did not test for it. I was real sick, twice, June and Dec, last year both times tested for and found negative for flu, and other melodies. Both times my regular cold/flu regimen did not work, and the cough lasted for weeks afterward. Don't know if it was the China Virus or not, but in my case if it was it would not have been reported as the china virus. Many times they will go back and see that certain illnesses and viruses were here before but just overlooked.

I hear you, but sometimes:

He will do, I dropped a small 4, maybe three as I didn't measure, on Wednesday. Usually drop does, so any buck with horns will suffice.

I'm still buying components, but only the ones at a somewhat reasonable price. The problem with selling right now, is that you can't replace what you sell at the price you purchased those components for, so you have to consider the higher replacement costs. I don't sell reloads, but have had a friend or two over to reload components I've sold them. And only do that when I know it's for their personal use. I seen this coming, well before Obama, and stocked up and upgraded my reloading equipment. I also got into casting my own, and searched for ways to make my own powder and primer compounds. I'll probably never need to go that far mind you, but it never hurts to have the information and skill set, just in case.

Here is an archived copy of the Johns Hopkins article in the referenced newsletter (nothing ever goes away on the net). https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163323/https:/www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19

I was/am one of those. As soon as this China Virus is no longer "useful" you will see much less reporting on it. Right now, the election is far from over, so they will still try and use it to do whatever it is they want passed. Problem is, people are getting wise to the BS, and noticing that their "beloved" leaders are not following their own mandates, because you know they are only for us peasants.

MSM said it, so it must be true. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/us/coronavirus-cases-protests-black-lives-matter-trnd/index.html

Why aren't BLM and ANTIFA dropping like flies?, oh yea, only uber right gatherings are super spreader events, rioters are immune.

I tend to believe the tests they did BEFORE the China Virus, and before this became so political. As I have said before, I wear a mask when I absolutely have to, if workers or a bunch of customers don't have one on or wearing them incorrectly, I don't bother. As to the vaccine, nope, I've decided to take my chances. At this point, I have so many doubts about this whole mess, that it doesn't matter to me who says what, I will keep doing it the I have been this entire time. If I get it, officially, I will deal with it, or not, so be it.

Almost made the same mistake, that first one is for venmo, not paypal. Happy Thanksgiving Robert.

Glad to hear, keep fighting it, you should be out of the woods soon.

Ok, I can weigh in on this a bit. I shot one of our old outdated soft body armor panels, Level IIIA, which had already been tested years ago, it still did very well. These are green tips, captured in the panel. I also sent some .40 at it, just for S&G. I could only find one that went through, a 5.56. To be fair, the panel was draped loosely, if it had been solid behind it, it may have been a different story. Fun fact, sometimes you don't feel the hit, until much later when the adrenaline has worn off and the bruising begins.

Well, not without asking, some may want them. Depending on what they look like, they can be used, once rinsed off, to create crappie habitats. I read where many folks do this, some even make artificial ones.

We have a friend who just was notified she had cancer, from going in to get checked to now being given just a few days to live, all in a span of just two to three weeks. Her daughter told us she is tired of fighting so I suspect she will go soon. For her, I'd support euthanasia, instead of going through all the pain and suffering, and the indignity of having everything done for you in the end. It should be a no brainer, when you have a terminal disease and only a short time left, it should be legal to choose to die on your own terms. We have discussed this at length in our family, we don't have DNRs, but have expressed our feelings that if we are being kept alive artificially and the quality of life is just not there, then we will make the decision to let that person go. DNRs are a bit too restrictive IMO, they won't even do CPR, which would suck if your heart stopped and all it needs is a jumpstart, with nothing else wrong.

Nah, I've got scuba gear to retrieve something better from one of the many boating accidents we will be having. Dang, gonna need a bigger boat!

Something is very wrong, maybe this is why the death rate info is not available on the TN.gov or CDC website for 2019, it shows no discernable increase. https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/death-rate United States - Historical Death Rate Data Year Death Rate Growth Rate 2020 8.880 1.120% 2019 8.782 1.120% 2018 8.685 1.220% 2017 8.580 1.240% 2016 8.475 1.270% 2015 8.369 1.270% 2014 8.264 1.290% 2013 8.159 0.090% 2012 8.152 0.090% 2011 8.145 0.090% 2010 8.138 0.090% 2009 8.131 0.090% 2008 8.124 -0.960% 2007 8.203 -0.950% 2006 8.282 -0.960% 2005 8.362 -0.940% 2004 8.441 -0.930% 2003 8.520 -0.330% 2002 8.548 -0.330% 2001 8.576 -0.310% 2000 8.603 -0.320% Similar Countries Ranked by Death Rate Country Name 2020 Death Rate Latvia 14.740 Lithuania 13.910 Croatia 13.206 Hungary 12.697 Estonia 11.835 Germany 11.392 Greece 11.035 Japan 10.865 Portugal 10.813 Italy 10.658 Poland 10.314 Slovenia 10.148 Austria 9.919 Finland 9.862 Denmark 9.848 Belgium 9.784 Puerto Rico 9.734 Uruguay 9.474 United Kingdom 9.413 France 9.365 Aruba 9.296 Spain 9.213 Sweden 9.145 Barbados 9.105 Curacao 9.018 Netherlands 8.908 United States 8.880 Trinidad and Tobago 8.601 Malta 8.530 Switzerland 8.091 Norway 7.960 Seychelles 7.921 Channel Islands 7.872 Canada 7.803 Taiwan 7.760 Argentina 7.612 Cyprus 7.159 Luxembourg 7.114 New Zealand 7.083 Bahamas 6.920 Hong Kong 6.828 Iceland 6.773 Australia 6.647 Antigua and Barbuda 6.474 Chile 6.311 South Korea 6.305 Ireland 6.229 New Caledonia 5.894 French Polynesia 5.806 Israel 5.323 Guam 5.320 Panama 5.136 Singapore 4.752 Macao 4.087 Saudi Arabia 3.557 Kuwait 2.908 Oman 2.451 Bahrain 2.450 UAE 1.586 Qatar 1.298

Edit the post and get rid of some of those hard returns [enter] between sentences. Some forum software can't handle them.

And apparently Rick Schroder, glad to know all of Hollywood hasn't sold their souls.

Well, there was plenty of target practice. [/sarc]