MacGyver

Good to hear!

No subpoena needed. Amateurs are breaking a lot of cases from their kitchens right now.

There are a fair number of ethical issues here, but genetic genealogy is breaking a bunch of cold cases right now. The Golden State Killer, the Bear Brook murders (good, short podcast if you’re interested), among others. About 80% of the US has at least multiple third cousins in publicly available datasets now. And yes, just like with Facebook, the 23 and Me’s of the world are profiting off of your data. You’re not the customer. You’re the product.

You’ve got it, Doug.

Figure they were trying to get a discount on a legacy admission. At most of the schools in question, it would take at least $10M to put your name on a building these days. That’s a high price to pay when you can just bribe someone instead.

I like that!

I’ve not talked to him lately, but I’ll reach out to him.

People will spend more if you’ll just give them a path to do it.

Man we shot a metric ton of this stuff back in the day... If you shoot it - make sure you clean in short order.

They work great.

Yes, that’s generally correct.

Most modern emissions testing places have advanced enough equipment to see if you’ve just cleared he codes. You’re supposed to complete a full drive cycle before they’ll pass you - at least in Nashville. I’m not sure that Greg is in a county that needs it for emissions. They’re helpful for general repair work, though. Here’s a similar one to the one I got recently: https://www.amazon.com/OBD2-OBDII-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Scanner/dp/B01HXGX8V6/ref=asc_df_B01HXGX8V6/?tag=&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312177448019&hvpos=1o7&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17061142339596273251&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013192&hvtargid=pla-570352764845&psc=1&ref=&adgrpid=61495038909&th=1

I think I'm lucky. Whether or not I pull the trigger - I equally enjoy just wandering around the woods whether it be for a few hours or a few days.

I’ve got one of the older one and a newer one that you can just leave plugged in all the time. It hooks to an app on your phone and connects via Bluetooth. It was maybe $7 on Amazon. If I was in the market today, that’s the route I’d go again.

I always tell folks that if I’m ever framed for a crime I didn’t commit, I’m heading to South Georgia to the swamp. Doesn’t matter who knows. No one is coming in after me.

I bet they wish that sheriff’s department hadn’t posted those pictures to social media...

I like shooting 300BLK suppressed - but when hunting I still run 110gr TTSX supers most of the time. The suppressor quiets them down some. Its just a good performer in the field.

I don’t think I’d necessarily be against a preserve - if they had a nice lodge and a good chef... I’ve just never had reason to do it. Just not really my thing, I guess.

Most of my time on hogs is in the swamps and bottomlands of South Georgia. I’ve got family down there, so it’s convenient. I’ve been treed by one down there. But, I wasn’t hunting at the time. Me and a friend just happened to be pumping water at a spring when some piglets came out of the underbrush. Mama was not pleased. These days I enjoy chasing them around Black Warrior and a couple other spots in northern Alabama. It’s just closer than Valdosta. I usually run a 45-70 - because that’s what I pretty much shoot everything in the South with these days. But, there’s no telling how many I’ve taken with an old model 94 in 30-30. I’ve taken some with 5.56. I’ve taken one with a 500gr .458 SOCOM round just to see - and it made a real mess. It’s an unpopular opinion these days - but I’ve shot a bunch of pigs that I knew were headed for the freezer in the neck with a .22 WMR. They’re not particularly hard to kill. But, like you I’d hunt hogs 100% of the time over deer or pretty much anything else here in the South.

I’m not sure. It probably varies by maker. The pumps are pretty inexpensive.

The heat pump based hybrid water heaters are great. Doing a yearly maintenance to rescale it will significantly increase its life expectancy.

I’m so prayerful for him, and all of you.

For that, I’d wait until I was going over to Knoxville and take it to @LawEnforcementSalesTN. It’s a job that any competent smith should be able to do, but it’s one that’s easy to screw up, too. Nothing like a baffle strike because some fool threaded it off center.

It's gotten a pretty fair amount of coverage here in Nashville proper. I had relatives in Atlanta asking me about it the other day. It's awful all the way around. One of those kids was 12.

I think the main ingredient that’s not listed on all of those cleaners is old fashioned elbow grease.