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Yeah, refer back to my original comment on this needing to be criminal. How about this for term limit reform? You can serve for more than two terms if your constituents will elect you. But, if you serve more than two terms, when you leave, you report to the nearest Federal penitentary to begin serving your mandatory sentence for corruption...

It's ridiculous! I wonder how much money is wasted on this? I know the answer to this question, but how hard is it to hire competent people and expect them to get it right the first time? I have no doubt that there are a lot of claims that need to be denied. But, to make it standard policy to deny everyone just to weed out the fakers is morally wrong. I know you won't always get it exactly right, but having to go through the appeals process should be the exception, not the norm. If this was a private company as opposed to a government entity, there would be Congressional hearings into how they were screwing people, and people would likely go to jail. Do the job you we hired you to do, and get it right the first time. How tough is that? [/sOAPBOX]

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That's sweet, Steve. Congrats!

This should be criminal.

No. I can "take up the slack" on my J-frame, my LCP and a couple of other weapons that have really heavy pulls when I'm plinking cans out in the back forty. In a defensive situation however, the only thing I would advocate or practice is a slow, steady intentional pull straight to the rear. Even if you had the manual dexterity in a defensive situation to hold it right on the edge of the sear, which I would challenge anyone on, you're asking for trouble.

Got any favorite pictures of you and her that you could look to for inspiration? Favorite memories?

Which if I recall correctly was exactly how they described the Missouri's 16 inchers during the first Gulf War. "Capable of taking a shell the size of a Volkswagen and dropping it on a tennis court at 25 miles." Not bad when one HC shell would create a crater 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep. There are stories from Vietnam of the U.S.S New Jersey (BB-62) firing a single shell into the jungle to create a helicopter LZ. It's said that it would clear and area 200 yards in diameter and defoliate trees 300 yards beyond that! Are there any South Dakota or Iowa class sailors on here?

The 16 inch guns on the old Iowa class Battleships were amazing!

Maybe you can replace the word "business" with "private enterprise". I'll speak to this as a small business owner. I'm not in business to "serve the community" or "for the public good". I'm in business to make money and better myself and my family. In an ideal world where the government keeps their hands off of me, then I need to serve a public need well or someone will come along, do it better and replace me. But, at the end of the day, I'm in business to make money. This is exactly the argument the administration used three years ago to nationalize a bunch of banks. That mindset that "we've evolved" cuts both ways. It's really dangerous. I'd spend some time really thinking about that.

This is a great conversation to have, and poses a question people really need to think about. Without private property rights, you have nothing really. Threads like this remind me that America is still a grand experiment, and that we shouldn't take it for granted. We can still screw it up.

Your 2nd Amendment rights are worthless without private property rights. I don't make a habit of calling one right more important than others, but while you may not like it, the ability of that property owner to tell you that you can't bring your gun there is one of the foundational ideas that makes this experiment that we call America unique.

Oh, okay. I guess I didn't read the update the first time through. I had it in my head that they were just asking customers to switch ammo. This still doesn't inspire confidence. Man, I so want to like this pistol, but just can't get past the fact that it's a Kel-Tec. They are such an innovative company. If only they could just let things fully bake before they release them and spend some time on really getting QC issues handled on their line. I don't ever recall seeing a 50gr .22WMR round in a store. I've seen them online, but always backordered. I'd love to find some, though.

When I really studied my options and first set my desk that high, I stepped back and thought, "no way!" Ideally, at a normal, feet shoulder width apart posture, your forearms should rest comfortably flat on the desk, with your elbows at your sides. They build desks a common height so they mate up with other office components, but people aren't all built the same. Everyone needs a height that's right for them. I also actually started going barefoot in the office. I know that not everyone can get away with this, but that's the benefit of owning your own firm. My theory was that we spend all kinds of money putting all kinds of cushions in our shoes when the good Lord put the most elaborate system of bones, muscles and tendons in our whole body right there. I figured that he probably knows better than shoe designers who work for companies that are really more concerned with product cycles and profit than they are about my feet. After a solid year on a hardwood floor, I can report great results. I won't go back. For people who do have to be on their feet, and don't have the luxury of going mostly barefoot, it's definitely worth the money to buy shoes from a company that really does care about people's feet. There's a reason all those nurses and salespeople wear Dansko's. They're ugly, but apparently worth every penny. The right pair of shoes will change your life.

Too bad that's the most commonly available .22WMR out there. No barrel change?

About a year ago I changed my desk at the office to a standing desk. 45 1/4" off the floor. Unless I'm in the field on a case, I'm at a workstation all day. We're not made to sit in chairs all day. I sat in a Herman Miller Aeron chair, and that other really expensive one for two years, but they're just trying to mitigate the damage from doing something that you aren't really made to do for that long. Neither of those $1000 chairs has anything on simply standing up to work, and really concentrating on your posture while you do it.

Park ranger wins Nashville federal gun case - WSMV Channel 4 - Nashville, TN News, Weather and Sports Glad to see there's still some sanity in the world.

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I think this thread has served it's purpose. If anyone has an update or resolution to this story, PM me and I'll update the thread.

As far a hiking goes, the Blue Heron Mine section of BSF is spectacular. I bet the river is great through there.

Cool. Thanks for those suggestions. While I'm quite comfortable on the SUP in Class II-III, since the kids are little, we're probably looking at Class I-II for the next little bit. That's a good suggestion on the Sipsey. Looking at a September trip right now. I'll check out Clear Creek as well. Any idea on the total distance? I'm looking at the NPS.Gov map, but they somehow think that they're still useful without displaying any type of scale.

Any of you east Tennesse guys float any longer sections of the Hiwassee?

I've paddled Caney Fork plenty of times. Is there a place where you can camp?

So about every three months or so, I get the urge to do a float trip - canoe, paddle board or really anything that floats. It's kind of like a treehouse - if you're a treehouse person, you look at any tree for its potential for hosting a treehouse. I drive over a creek or river on the interstate and think, "I wonder where that goes?" Most of my paddling the last couple of years has been one day outings, as I have small kids, and it's simply hard to get away for longer. That said, my kids are getting old enough now that I think they could really enjoy riding along. I was having a discussion with some friends this morning about overnight trips, and how difficult it is today to put one together due to land rights and other private property concerns. In a recent copy of Paddling Tennessee, there's not a single overnight outing. I'd like to put together a two-day or even three-day trip. Something with some mileage and a place to camp. Ideally, we're looking at 20-30 miles total mileage with a good place to set up camp. I'm having trouble finding a place that meets these requirements. For those of you who paddle, where are you going these days if you want to paddle and camp. I'm really pretty open to anything within several hours. Suggestions?