TGO David

Guys... let's avoid the bravado and steer clear of anything that can be construed as having racist connotations. I don't mind discussion about these topics so long as everyone frames their thoughts and comments objectively. That doesn't mean we have to be blinded by political correctness, it just means that we need to keep things centered in reality and not stoop to rhetoric or broad assumptions.

So can we hang these mother####ers yet? Is there a rope shortage in Knoxville or something? Anyone who commits as heinous of crimes against others as these vermin did, regardless of race, color or creed, needs to swing from a tree until their legs stop kicking and be left there for a day as a warning to anyone else who would dare commit the same despicable acts.

And... we're done here.

I'm not really sure the "I'll never shop there!" comments from people all across the state carry much (any?) weight with a business who really looks to draw consumers from about a 30-45 mile radius. It's kind of silly, really. I know the guys at On Target and have never gotten a raw deal from them. It's a shame the OP wasn't able to get satisfactory service.

Ok so... I recently bought the Tapatalk HD app for my iPad and am now a firm believer in the software.

That thing makes me want to go out and spend some money. Nice!

That's complete and utter nonsense.

Inventory for insurance reasons.

Agreed with the above. We have several attorneys here on TGO who are Vendors specializing in NFA trusts. I'd give one of them a shout.

No worries here. I'm very equal opportunity when it comes to my assessment of thuggery. Like I said, it comes in all colors, shapes and genders. Be vigilant.

We went sailing by it a few decades ago.

Sure. But those people come in all colors of skin. Like I said, history is rife with incidents where the abused finally got tired of it and started lashing out. This isn't a black or white thing. It's a thug thing.

I think the idea that all of the ones who are itching for conflict are slothful, stupid or don't have the necessary aptitudes for being productive and self-reliant is painting them all with a pretty wide brush. I think that for some of them, they've been taught from birth to lash out at non-black races for "keeping them down" and to take whatever they want by force. You see it in crowds when you get a shoulder from one of them rather than them politely step to the side as you do to let each other pass. I'm also the guy that throws my weight into that shoulder and checks them hard when they do it. It may be a dangerous game to play, but it's all about mutual respect. Most of them time I get some mouthing in return, but they also know that they just found out where the line was with one guy and they tend to respect it, even if they mouth off a little in return. I did 12 years in a public school system where there the student body was easily 60% black and 10% of them came from rough neighborhoods and brought that crap to school. I've seen this behavior my entire life. I learned early that if you stand your ground, you get messed with less. It was all about seeing if you were "hard" or soft. The soft kids had victim mentalities and got picked on a lot.

Rocket on a roller skate.

I'd guess the people who penned this one have enough money; what they want now is uncompromising surrender.

A person would be blind not to see what's going on. You can mistreat a caged dog for only so long before it finally snaps and bites the hand that hurts it. Sooner or later, somewhere, a group of people are going to finally have had enough and pay back the abuse they've received in spades. History is rife with such uprisings. Some people only understand violence. This is why I've taught my own children to never allow themselves to be picked on, but to choose their battles wisely and make it count when they finally decide that it's time to start swinging because there will definitely be consequences to sort out once the dust settles. I figure sooner than later we'll see racial tensions peak in this country once again. Currently it would seem that there is a very violent, perhaps minority, component of black society that is damn near demanding a confrontation. It's a shame, really. Martin Luther King would likely be appalled. Malcom X, not so much.

I'm going to surprise you and say the Focus ST. You guys already own two thirsty vehicles, same as us. If there's one thing I'd add to our stable at the moment it would be a smaller car with better MPG for times when we just need to get from point-A to point-B and would like to save a little on fuel.

Giving credit where credit is due is always a good policy. Hopefully they'll make that the norm instead of the exception.

Was it an ad for 1911 mag(s) ? I saw one from you earlier but it looks like it's pending some sort of edit.

I had originally intended the buttons to be used as a metric of how useful a post was, sort of like the Facebook "Like" feature. It really doesn't need to turn into a popularity thing and I'd hate to have to remove it if it becomes that and people are upset by it.

A few years ago I lost my daughter. I struggled to understand how such a thing was fair or how it could possibly make sense, even to an omnipotent, omniscient God. Some time later it dawned on me while watching some of the trials that another family was going through with one of their teenagers who was greatly in trouble with the law, that our job as parents is to do whatever it takes to set our children on the right path so that when they finally stand before their creator they can do so expecting eternal reward and not condemnation. Sometimes... just sometimes... I think God sees a child that deserves that reward now and takes them ahead of our time. Sure, it's a hard pill to swallow and the rational human side of us wants to be angry. But deep down inside, I think many of us are also jealous of what she has become and where she is now. She got moved to the front of the line, and for that we should be happy. The rest of us are left here to trudge along and hopefully someday join her.

I tried to buy a Jeep from them. They jerked me around. I ended up buying from Chrysler Dodge Jeep of Franklin and they weren't much better. I've heard mixed reviews about Bob Frensley so I didn't bother looking there either. The only Dodge dealership I've dealt with yet that I haven't left with a bad taste over is Beaman in Murfreesboro, and I've only used them for parts.

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From Visa's own web site... http://usa.visa.com/merchants/operations/checkoutfees.html Retailers Can Offer a Discount for Cash and Check Purchases Retailers can encourage their customers to use other forms of payment, such as cash and checks, and can discount for PIN debit and cash and checks provided that the offer is made to all respective buyers. So that seems to be the loophole. It's all the same math, just in how you choose to spin it.