Ronald_55

I have not had this issue, but most of our windows have screens. I do have the woodpecker on the gutters sometimes though. Mine is always early in the morning on a weekend too.

You are very welcome.!

The drive to breed can be a powerful thing

My guess is a breed of moth. Best guess is. Luna Moth. Luna Moth on Wikipedia

What gave it away? Lol

I understand. I am still at the piddling stage, but I like sitting with my lacing pony. My only issues is that I stress over the design long before I even start making it. I over plan things like that.

Looks like some good solid work. Are you hand stitching?

Ok, so not quite as classic, but my first car was a blue and white 1980 Cadillac Coup Deville. The trunk was big enough for a 6' 2" man to stretch out in, you could (*cough*) sleep comfortably in the back seat, and the fuzzy dice on the rearview mirror topped it all off. I loved that car in spite of it needing an engine rebuilt. 35 was max speed on medium size inclines. That probably saved my life though as I had one heck of a lead foot. I hated when I had to sell it. I ended up driving a crap brown Pontiac 6000 for years after that.

Upside we find of Dewalt is that our guys can run by Lowes and buy a new drill or whatever if one dies and they are not close to the office.

I know you have probably already looked, but the 2017 Standard Catalog of Firearms states the post ban Colt Match Target Lightweight is valued at 900 nib, 800 exc, and 650 vg. Take that with a whole spoon of salt though with the way prices are diving. I do not see a definite match for the DPMS there.

Peejman I can't say I have. Dad had lots of vinyl with street racing songs, but I don't remember this one.

I never knew they existed growing up. Of course my dad is a Chevy guy, so we had a 60's Chevy van, a Nova, then an Astro Van. Not a lot of brand variety. lol

That one looks nice. My wife's uncle has a Rambler, but not sure what year.

So Gander Mountain is closing and Bass Pro bought Cabela's. I guess that leaves Bass Pro and Academy as the big box. At least in my area.

That sucks. My Dad was a machinist for years and he had to buy all his own tools. I think he retired with 4 rolling toolboxes full. He said he did not mind because the tools the company bought sucked. I think I have one Snap-On wrench. I think I found it beside the road. Only way I can afford them. Lol Nothing wrong with Dewalt. Our construction guys use them all the time.

At least ask for his old one. I lived off hand me downs at one place I worked. It was IT stuff, but premise is the same.

+1 on this. I am starting to find myself looking for something in .308/7.62 myself. Ar10 seems a natural choice though I might end up in a bolt setup.

When I worked in a retail store we had a shoplifting kid that used his baggy sagging pants specifically to hide things he was stealing. When my boss caught him, he had a crotch full of western braided rope belts. Best we could figure was his friends at the arcade next door must have dared him. Otherwise no idea what he planned to do with those.

I see people talk about burying these, but if you do you better add some supporting structure. These do not handle weight well unless it us directly on the edge. Plus even with waterproofing they will leak at some point.

In my part of TN we just call that "what I keep in easy reach under the bed".

You must have a forklift sitting around to move them.

Yeah, I don't know a wide range of info on them, but my understanding is that the m53 is less desirable for collectors unless it is in tip top shape. Probably why this one got re-stocked. Yeah, I had been seeing $200 or more for ones with cracked stocks and pretty rough condition. I feel like I made out well. Interesting note: I thought this rail was a Bubba home job, but looking around I see that it is probably one that Aim Sports sells to mount a long relief scout scope to the Mosin. I still prefer to put it back to iron sights for now, but I might have to hold onto it in case I change my mind.

M53 from the C.A.I import markings on it. I can't quite see what is hid below the rail. I got my new sight in and tried to remove the allen bolt only to have the head break off at the slightest pressure. Looks like the bolt is aluminum. Oh well guess I drill it out if I cannot get the other end to turn. These are the markings. Boy I hate how ugly these are

I see the difference as how many people they trampled to get where they are. Also a good indicator is if they feel themselves above the rules we are obliged to follow.

@MacGyver Your post has lots of good points. I turn 42 this year too. My life has been different in several ways even thought it seems like we started in the same place. My Dad worked hard and long to make sure we did not feel poor and my Mom stayed home after my younger sibling was born to make sure we got to and from school, had homework help, and a hot supper. I graduated high school at the top of my class and got my Bachelor degree. I worked an outside job and lived cheap in college because my parents couldn't cover the tuition left over after my scholarships and on campus work-study. At the end of 4 years, I could not fathom going farther because I was tired from juggling school work, my job, and the work hours demanded by my scholarship. I did graduate owing nothing though. Now, I work hard like my Dad and Papaw showed me, but I seem to be drawn to companies that end up having layoffs or close outright. That has really hurt me income wise because each time is a setback in pay to start somewhere new. And between jobs any thing that is in savings get cannibalized to pay the bills. So my family is only as good as it is because my wife works and has been at the same place for a lot of years. Even though we gripe about her being looked over for raises and promotions at times, the normal raise structure there has kept her income slowly, but consistently growing. So she is the main breadwinner when the numbers get tallied up. I had always wanted to start my own business, but now see that I would not be comfortable with that risk because of all the past instances where my job loss caused the family to have to sacrifice. My Dad was laid off a few times, once as long as a year, but I never remember feeling strain at home about money. I can't say the same about when I have been out of work. I do the finances and I have been keenly aware of how close we were to living out of the car a few times. So I avoid risk so that I do not have to experience that again. My kids are older now and they would be very aware of how bad things are if we got back into that shape.