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The stops associated with the parkway are well marked. Recommend research ahead of time for state and local attractions like state parks, local towns and dining, wineries, lodging, etc

Santa shopping is done so now it's time to find myself a present. The perfect fit is a well used but not abused long slide 9mm Glock, all original. Prefer gen 3 or later. Will consider almost anything. Willing to meet anywhere from Franklin to Pulaski and between I65 and the Natchez trace parkway. Also interested in a threaded barrel for same and subsonic ammo. Thanks

Absolutely worth the trip! Lots of history associated with it. Meriwether Lewis is buried near Hohenwald with a small monument and museum there. The iron mines are interesting for a quick look. The "old trace drive" and several old trace walking sections give a sense of what it was like back in the day. It was an important overland route since way before white people sailed over. There's a visitors center in Mississippi near tupelo. The gem of the trip is the nature. There's every kind of hike from paved paths to no path at all. Water falls, state parks, River Access with awesome fishing are around every turn in the Tennessee section. Off the top of my head near here there's Devils Backbone state natural area, Laurel Hill wildlife management area, Meriwether Lewis State Park and Jackson falls right along the trace. It's best done in an rv with bikes for side trips, ebikes even better. Take your hiking boots, binoculars and paper maps. Cell service is spotty. Have fun!

Nice looking gear! Sadly, I suffer from the same addiction.

Tennessee is very socialistic when it comes to digging your own well, complete with required registrations, licensing for both digging and installing pumps, testing even for agricultural use, and heavy fine for infractions. I looked into some of the DIY drilling rigs, even found one on eBay, but the uncertainty of their usability in this area combined with the regulatory hassles shot that project in the head. A call to your local well driller will tell you how deep the water is near you and of course their cost estimate for a hole. No guarantee of water in it though.

I only wish that you were closer to Nashville. What I'd really like is a G17L or even a G34 but they seem to be rare. Of anyone had one of those sub 300 Gen 2's let me know!

Wow. Three minutes! Bought that one out from under me! Oh well, I'll keep watching the board for me a Christmas present. Congrats to both of you on a quick sale and buy!

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Old geezers like me have been complaining about the younger generations since before Aristotle, plato and Socrates. It wouldn't surprise me too much to learn that my grandfather complained about my generation. Of course, I was the exception. And let's not even start about the complaints those kids have about us boomers! Happy Thanksgiving and leftover day to all!

I'll count em when I finish buying

I'd like to buy all of it if we can figure out when to meet. I'll be in Shelbyville tomorrow if that helps.

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Thankfully, I grew up in a community where guns and knives were tools. The gun rack in the truck might hold anything from a rifle or shotgun to a baseball bat or crowbar, or even an umbrella for Mom on Sunday. From my earliest recollection my dad used to say "if a man don't carry a knife, he outta carry a purse."

In general I'm supportive of armed teachers and like the concept of smart guns for the purpose. To expand the thought, would less lethal options such as tasers be worse than nothing? I have no personal experience with such weapons so I'm genuinely curious.

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. By "securely stored" I meant to imply that the father would also securely store the key and/or combination as well. I think it's safe to assume that the son was unsupervised when he accessed the rifle and shot up the school. This notion that parents shouldn't be accountable for the actions of their kids is one of the main problems with our society. Complicity is not the only reason for liability. Negligence counts too. If you have a child you should be a parent.