TGO David

Technically I've been into cars longer than I've been into guns. I blame it on my parents buying me Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars from the time I was old enough to cram their lead-painted metal bodies into my mouth, because I still haven't stopped playing with things that have wheels. Guns came later but thankfully someone told me I shouldn't stick those in my mouth. My wife and I are thinking about replacing our 2005 Acura TL with a Chrysler 300C SRT8. I miss having rear wheel drive V8 torque, but I absolutely need a 4-door car for family and business. I only get to see my Diesel F250 when my wife wants it washed or fueled up. What I'm wondering is: Does anyone here own one of those cars and if so, what are your thoughts on them? Problems? Hidden surprises? Things a prospective buyer needs to know before deciding? I've got one for today and just need to put some miles on it and see if it agrees with my inner carbon-footprint.

Daniel, thanks again for organizing this! It was a great opportunity to meet some new folks and enjoy some time with everyone out on the range.

The 458 was a hoot! I really liked that.

I guess I'll leave the .50 cal at home.

The warranty operates on a sliding scale. They cover 100% of the pump cost for the first three years. After that, you get a percentage based on what year # it is. Eventually you end up just having to replace them out of pocket, long before the mattress itself is out of warranty. I see the pumps going for $300-400 on eBay all the time. That's "new mattress territory" for some folks.

No complaints.

No more headache... I'll be heading north for the shoot soon.

Sleep Number is grossly overrated and Consumer Reports and other reporting sites list common problems with the pump motors and mold building up inside the air coils. We were ready to go for a Tempur mattress but stopped and looked at several of the big name competitors who also do memory foam. Ended up saving about $2,000 by going with a "Vera Wang" memory foam model from Serta. As someone else said, it takes about a week or two to break it in, but once you do it is incredibly comfortable. I won't go back to a standard coil mattress after this.

Your freedom of speech includes the freedom to find another venue to espouse whatever you want. It does not mandate that I allow you to say whatever you want on a privately owned forum. People seem to be completely clueless when it comes to this.

Massive migraine right now. Taking drugs and a nap; hoping to feel better in time.

You're screwed.

Glock 19 in a Raven Concealment Phantom OWB this morning. Covered by a shirt of course. Seemed like a perfect light-carry setup for such extremely pleasant weather. Good accompaniment for a cup of coffee and bagel at Panera Bread while I wait for FedEx Kinkos to run some copies off for me.

New screen name huh?

A while. I honestly don't remember how long. TGO consumes every bit of my time now, especially since we're doing the Expo events.

I know the guy who runs that site. Honestly if it doesn't start seeing more traffic, I'm probably going to kill it. I'm really having to thin down on the number of projects that I have going just for the simple logistics of it.

I'm pretty sure my Bates are the 2269's ... steel toes. I wanted them for use around the garage and at the Expo while I'm overseeing vendor setups. Don't want someone dropping a pallet of ammo on my piggies.

We will definitely adjust the rules as necessary, perhaps before the event itself. Right now our desire is to accommodate those who wish to provide for their own legal means of self defense. BUT... we may be over ridden by our insurance company (whom we have yet to hear back from) so this may all be moot as they could very well stipulate that "No loaded weapons, period" become part of the rules.

Again, photos will be added. We have nothing to post pictures of yet. The map is supposed to look like that. If you do a zoomed out Mapquest map, it shows a boat-load of clutter. I wanted to only show the main arteries coming into and out of Winchester. Obviously if they want a more detailed map, they are going to use the GoogleMaps link.

I meant to send those pics last night and now I'm heading out to take care of some business today. I'll email them tonight. Sorry.

M&P 40 again today. M&P 340 in my pocket.

Most likely.

Why? I worked hard on that map. Plus there's a link to Google.

I was tempted to go with a IonBond finish on it but will probably just do it myself using Cerakote. Not really in a rush for that just yet.

I'm going to add a photo gallery. We'll put some pictures of the venue itself in there, plus some photos from the shows.

PM me your email address and I'll forward some ridiculously hi-res pictures that Brian Morrison @ MARS sent me of their different MSH designs. They might help you.