TGO David

Here are my honest thoughts on theories like this that get presented by well know gun-rag celebrities: I have a lot of respect for Ayoob and others like him, however they ultimately are paid for their submissions to these various magazines. After a while one (or at least I do) must begin to wonder how much of what they present amounts to personal hypothesis for the sake of generating a word-count to occupy space in a magazine or on a web site to generate revenue. Sure, I can see where an attorney might try to use your Glock's Ghost connector against you, or your choice of ammo, or your choice of sights, etc. But I can also see where as long as it was justifiable self-defense devoid of gray areas (i.e. a "clean shoot") that they can argue this stuff til the cows come home and it really won't matter much in their favor. Were an intruder to break into my home and attempt to do harm to me or my family and the only thing I had to defend myself with was a camping axe, would the implement used really matter? Oh, I'm sure some sniveling little reporter would try to sensationalize my use of an axe ... but ultimately it would be a clear cut [no pun intended] case of self defense and I would have been well within the law to defend myself with whatever I had at hand. A handgun is simply a more efficient means of restoring a balance of power between an aggressor and the victim. I'm not a lawyer, but I really don't think it would matter a bit if you had augmented your control over a handgun with better sights, a smoother trigger, etc. or chose ammunition with superior ballistics. Just my $0.02 worth.

We've had them for much, much longer than that though. I think you just hadn't noticed them before now.

Eh? You can choose a preferred style here at the moment. I don't understand your statement. Most forums don't give you the option.

Actually that style may become the default and the other may go away. Designing for a 990 pixel width is the commonly accepted norm for most professionally designed sites so that it looks the same no matter what width your monitor is. Many major web sites use 990 px.

Sounds like you guys are having rough weather back home. Sorry to hear it. Hope everyone fairs this in good shape.

Congrats! A very enjoyable read as well.

It's a balmy NINE degrees outside right now. With windchill they're saying -1°F with a high of about 34°F for the day. This would be fine and dandy if the road out of town wasnt't all hairpin switchbacks most likely covered with black ice at this point.

Unchained.

More is expected tonight. Unfortunately the county decided to scrape off the streets today, so we'll also have a ton of black ice. Thankfully the bartender at Ouray Brewery is helping us keep warm, and we've got natural hot springs to go soak in tonight during the snow shower.

Yesterday in town (Ouray, CO) ... Today in town...

I'm not sure why you feel that you are owed an answer to any of these questions. The decisions made by staff members on this site, while not always perfect, are not for public debate. Members are always welcome to contact a moderator or myself if they feel that a matter needs a second look. As you indicated, some things are best handled privately. Things like your post.

It could be that you're just an arse then. Nothing particularly wrong with that; my wife tells me all the time that I am.

Apparently the weatherman does hate me. Ouray, Colorado was going to be the cherry on top for our trip out west. Amazing offroad trails up in the mountains around the old mining towns. We arrived today just ahead of a major winter storm that is predicted to fall tonight... only to find that the trails are almost all already closed due to snow last week. I'm so pissed I can't even see straight. 3,000 miles and this.

For the time being, yes. It may return later.

I'm afraid of ever asking that question about myself.

Heh... you want to talk about weather? We've had rain and cold temperatures for the past three days of our vacation out in the high desert. Yesterday and today we've been in Moab, Utah ... the offroading mecca of the western hemisphere. The trails have been so boggy that many of them are almost impassable and some of them are closed down entirely. We were supposed to head to some old mining towns in Colorado this week ahead, departing Moab on Monday... but the weather is turning even worse over there (snow, freezing rain) so we are heading out tomorrow to beat it. I may end up stranded in Ouray, Colorado for the next week. I can think of worse places to be stuck, though.

Odd. I probably have a permission set wrong. I'll check into it and get it fixed.

The button for new posts is labeled View New Content and is located on the upper right of the forum landing page. This is indicative of the sort of things we would all have to learn if I switch to IP.Board as there are these little nuances that take some getting used to. As for prettying it up, I'm all for it and will continue to evolve the look and feel on the R&D installation to get to a point where most of us like what we see. TGO as it sits right now is a little heavy on the graphics, IMO. I try to keep things minimalistic while providing a pleasant site to look at. Give me some ideas on what you'd rather see changed over on the test installation and I'll do my best.

There is a preview feature on the new software as well. Plus, I can add a feature to it that has the same hover-over preview as we have here.

In a recent announcement I told you all that I was looking at alternative software for the forum so that I could move away from the buggy and bloated vBulletin 4. While I've been on vacation the past week, I have spent some time in the early mornings doing some R&D on various software packages. I even did a test conversion from one of our database backups so that I could see how the process flows. I have come to a point with the conversion now that I would like for you all to at least take a look at it and tell me what you think. Before I give you the links to the test installation, here are some key points to remember: The database backup that I used is about 2-3 weeks old. If you have registered with us in the past week or so, your account will not exist on the test forum. You will have to browse as a guest. You cannot register as a new member on the test forum. Registration is closed there. You will have to browse as a guest. If you changed your password in the past week or so, you will find that your old password works over there. Not the new one. Absolutely nothing that you post over there will translate back to this site. It is all for R&D purposes. With that said, point your browser to TNGunOwners.com and let me know what you think. I am trying to go for a cleaner look to the site, so what you see is a start for how I am designing the appearance. If you are using a mobile phone to check TGO now, be sure to try it on the test site as well. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Feedback is welcome in this thread. In fact, I need it. I will be attaching a poll momentarily to capture some of your feedback as well. Thanks!

THAT is awesome.

So how old was this girl and what rationale did she give for busting into your house?

Awesome, dude. To Him be the glory.

I really wish we could make it to this but we'll be out of town that weekend. Maybe we can do another in November. I don't mind the cold all that much.

This.