TGO David

So I listened, I watched and I read.  I'm still not crazy about the pop-culture slant they went with but all in all it was a good reply.  Good enough that I have upgraded to Life Member.

So here's my take on this...   Something is only over-priced if it is above fair market value.  Right now the market will sustain quite a bit of markup over what it did last week.  If you're really wanting to part with some items that are in high demand right now, you would be silly not to ask the current going rate for them.   It doesn't matter if you are asking a fair price now or three weeks ago, someone out there is going to bitch because they want the best deal possible and feel like you somehow owe it to them to give them that deal.  Don't worry about that.   I would caution you against selling something today that you might not be able to replace again later, though.  Unless you're hurting for cash, I'd sit on those items and see what happens.  It could come to pass that you would end up really, really regretting it later.

Same thing as always... M&P 9mm with spare 17rd mag and my XD-S in my weak-side hip pocket and a spare mag for it in a thigh pocket.

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I'm failing to see the problem here. It sounds like sour grapes.

I haven't heard the recording or seen the transcript yet but I suspect I'm going to be less than blown away by the veracity with which the NRA is going to defend our rights no matter what was said today. And blaming video games and pop culture... Really? No shit that's the best they could come up with? We don't need more scapegoating or buck-passing. Why not just lay the blame where it belonged and state the fact that this was a f#ed up individual who was intent on hurting people no matter what tool was available? Call him mentally ill, which is what he was. Demand that society start addressing THAT problem rather than foist it off on pop entertainment. I swear... What the hell?!

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http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/sandy-hook-mind-control-flicker-effect/   Very good read.

When I built my SBR I went into it assuming I never would want to sell it later.  I still can't imagine wanting to.  If you're thinking you might want to get rid of it later, it's probably not the right thing for you to invest in.

  Sell something now for a few dollars that you might never be able to replace.   That makes sense?

Lately I've had a lot of people who have only recently started caring about firearms ask me about the first ban.  My answer to them is what it will be to you...   It was pretty bad but it's nothing to base your predictions on about what's coming down the pipe.  This is going to be much worse.

To be clear, I'm not going to renew until I hear what the NRA has to say at Friday's press conference.  If they stand with us as gun owners and fight against another so-called Assault Weapons Ban then I will sign up as a life member.  If they roll over, I'm done with them as an organization.   But I'll ping you for that # just in case.  Thanks.  :)

Really don't know what to tell you guys other than this is not a server-side issue. All of my devices (iPad, iPhone, MacBook, home PC, work PC) connect with no problems and remember my login just fine. It ain't the server or the software. It's a client-side problem and there's no practical way for me to troubleshoot that. Sorry.

  Agreed.  A very similar design with comparable construction is from White Dog Holsters.  I ordered from them recently when I couldn't get a RCS holster quickly enough.

I'd try clearing your browser cache including cookies and see if that makes any difference.

Unlocking the thread.  Not sure why that was deemed necessary; following up with the moderator.

  Account suspended for 7 days.  We highly suggest you read the Code of Conduct while you are on vacation from the site.  Name calling and personal attacks will not be tolerated.  If you cannot abide by these rules, do not come back.  

Anyone here have a current code for the $300 lifetime membership offer?

sventvkg has been suspended from TGO for the next 30 days.  I highly suggest that he reads our Code of Conduct during his vacation from the forum and learns to debate issues rather than attacking people.  Name calling and insults will not be tolerated on TGO.

Not really.  Topic Moderation and Prefixes are two totally different add-ons to the software.  They work together just fine, but you have to access each feature from it's respective location.

Last night seemed to be better.

That's Triune, not College Grove.

Welcome to the group!

Not sure but I will check into it.  First glance at the settings a few moments ago looked like everything should work provided the member's account is listed as a Benefactor.

First, this thread does not belong in the Classifieds section.   Second, the proper course of action would have been to ask a moderator to check into it or make an announcement.  Please leave these tasks to the Staff.   Thanks.