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I bought a Spikes Upper and BCG to go with the lower I bought earlier this month. I wanted to have those three parts before the election and prices potentially spike way up. Had a hard time locating these last two. They were plentiful a month ago, but less so now. Go figure. Guess everyone has the same idea as me.

We early voted last Friday. At the time, we were the only two in the poll. It was a much better setup than our normal polling location. There is always a long line out the door... for the second sign-in station. You have to know that there is no line for the first table where you get your form. You have to walk all the way past each person in the line, get your form and then walk all the way back past each person in line, just to get to the end of the line. I bitch about it every time I go.

I got a Canik TP9SF this week from AIM. I've been reading lots of good reviews on this gun, and for $350, I thought I'd give it a try. I'll probably just make it a permanent fixture in the bedroom, and start carrying my other full size pistol more.

I guess she does give a $#17 about America.

I just picked up a Spikes Lower. Trying to beat the November rush

I think the drivers license office has a list of finger print locations they can give you.

A quick bit of Googleing, and I found this page: http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Other-Satellite-Laptop-Models/Satellite-E55-A5114-How-to-remove-rear-cover/m-p/566434#M22173 . Looks like it may void the warranty, but you CAN replace both the hard drive and RAM. Just need to remove 12 screws from the back and carefully pop off the cover. If you are not up for that, I'd either sell it, or try to get Linux installed on it. Linux would probably run better with that little bit of hardware than Windows will.

I had forgotten about Gary Hoey. Stumbled upon him again recently...

His sign is no more offensive than the free speech that allows the (some) Black Lives Matter movement to chant "Pig in a Blanket, Fry 'em like bacon". That free speech is accepted by Liberals because they don't want to offend the "down trodden". His sign is thought provoking, because it is a play on the (s)BLM movement, and it drives home a gun control issue. He tied the first and second amendment together in one nice soundbite.

Was I the only one, who looked at the picture of the pond of gas that had pooled up, and think what would happen if someone sent a flaming arrow into the middle of it?

On many On-Demand shows Fast forward is disabled, however on the X1 remote, pressing the Pg-Up button will skip ahead 5 minutes, even if FF is disabled. 5 minutes is usually too long to skip past the commercials (except on some like FX who have no commercials the 1st half hour, then make up for it with long ones at the end). But, if you use the reprogramming trick I linked above, you can change the Pg-Up to a 30 second skip. Just hit that button 5 or six times, and you are back in the show.

Here are some instructions on reprogramming the box / remote so that when watching recorded or On-Demand shows, the Page-Up button will skip ahead 30 seconds. My remote is a newer one that is more rectangular looking, but this worked on it too.

I remember when that law was passed, and I've been doing it ever since. It's only been a few times that I had to invoke it, and I feel really weird, and scared (that I didn't see oncoming traffic) when I do. Most times I'll just try and wait it out. Never had the opportunity to plead my case to an officer. I bet yours went back to the cruiser, called it in and someone set him straight. Instead of 'fessing up his ignorance, he "let you go".

One other quick tip: keep your fermenter in a place where you can do your transfer, either to bottles or a secondary fermenter, without having to move it. Part of the process of fermenting is to allow the lees (the gunk and dead yeast) to settle to the bottom of the container. If you move the container, all that gunk gets mixed in again. I have a metal utility rack that I keep my hooch on while fermenting. The shelf I store the fermenting wine and beer is about three feet off the ground, which allows me to do a siphon transfer to a container that is on the floor.

I like Podcasts that you learn something from listening to. My favorite is "Stuff You Should Know". You are not going to learn any life changing skills, but the topics are always interesting, and the hosts have a comical banter. If I'm in the mood for a quick listen, I'll check out BrainStuff. They are usually less than 5 minutes long each, and they give you an overview of how something works.

I started making beer about a year ago. I've been making wine for years, so I had most of the equipment I needed already. I have been getting the Brewers Best kits that make 5 gallons. It's only ingredients, so you have to have all your own equipment. I like the really dark beers, like Stouts and Porters, and the few that I have made turned out pretty well. I've got a Porter finishing up in a secondary fermenter right now, and may bottle it in a week or so. When I buy beer at the store, I always look for brands that have pop-off caps, not twist off. This way I can clean and reuse the bottles. Lately, my favorite is from Highland Brewing Company. They have some nice dark craft beers, reasonably priced, and the labels peel nicely from the bottle (the other thing I now look for in a store bought beer). I bought a case of bottles at the beginning to get me started, but now I have plenty in stock. You can also buy reusable growlers. Walmart carries some. The kit you bought is a single fermenter, so start to finish, you'll probably brew the beer in that one container. I start mine in a large fermenting pail, then transfer it when it is almost done fermenting into another carboy to finish. This allows you to move the beer off of most of the sediment, which gives you a cleaner beer. You'll need to drink your beer from a glass, pour slowly and leave the last little bit of beer in the bottle so as not to drink whatever sediment might be there. It won't hurt you, but it looks funky. Here in Knoxville, we have Ferment Station, a beer and wine making supply store. They have a great selection of bulk grains and malts, if you want to get creative and make your own from scratch. They also have the 5 gallon kits, which are nice because you know what you are getting. Especially as you are just starting out and learning.

If you stream music, pay attention to your used data on your cell plan. I use Google Play Music all the time, but mostly on Wi-Fi. We went on vacation last year, and played music all day long for a week at the beach. By the last day, I was getting alerts that I had used 95% of my data plan. We had to increase our plan just to avoid a huge overage charge. In my truck, I installed a radio with a USB port on it that can read a thumbdrive. I loaded it up with about 200 albums, and got rid of songs I don't care for. Then I put it on random play. It's like my own radio station, with no commercials. Most newish vehicles now come with a USB port. You might see if your vehicle has one, and if it can read a thumbdrive. You can also just copy mp3's to your phone and play from it over the usb / aux port.

C'mon, TGO, there's got to be one more of you out there that want's to play. If you've never played before, it's pretty easy, and takes only a few minutes a week. You don't even really need to know that much about football. Everyone I've introduced to FF has loved it and keeps playing every year. Give it a try.

I always told my kids, "Nothing good happens after midnight".

http://oakridgetoday.com/2016/09/04/police-evacuate-residents-from-marina-pavilion-after-gunshots-reported-but-say-no-injuries-damages-reported-or-found/ I found another news article about this. Turns out the "bullet hole" in the roof was not recent. On the FaceBook, someone was commenting (speculating?) that the shooters were dove hunting, which is perfectly legal there. If that is the case, then there would have only been bird shot falling, not bullets. I did a little Google map estimating, and it looks like it is about 1000 yds from where they were shooting from to the pavilion. Not being a dove hunter, does it sound legit that bird shot would carry that far? My suspicion is that the folks at the marina heard the gun fire and maybe thought they heard bullets, or they had a few pellets fall around them. Either way, I'm sure they were terrified, and I'm glad they did the right thing by taking cover with the kids. This may just turn out to be much todo about nothing.

http://wate.com/2016/09/04/3-year-olds-birthday-party-disrupted-by-bullets/ I finally found a news article about this. According to the video, there was NOT an arrest made.

There is a piece of TVA property near my house that is directly across the river from the Oak Ridge Marina on the Clinch River. The land is approved by TVA for public use, including hunting and camping. During hunting season there are always a few trucks parked in the lot. My wife and I were coming home from dinner Friday evening, and there were a couple of cars parked in the lot. I thought it was just some hunters doing pre-season recon. As we got closer, I realized one of the cars was a Sheriff cruiser, and the officer was a SWAT member and wearing body armour. He was at his trunk and pulled out an AR-15 and started running to the field. Just about that time another Sheriff pulls up, and we passed another down the road. As we drove past the field, I heard lot of gun fire. Not sure if it was full auto or not, but it was fast and steady. I figured it was some local out trying a new gun. I know TVA says hunting is OK there, but for some reason I don't think they allow plinking. Now, I can't find this on the news anywhere, but I'm making an educated guess based on the timeline. I read on FaceBook about several people attending a birthday party for a kid over at the playground at the marina. They said they were sitting in the pavillion when they heard gunfire and then a bullet tore through the roof. They were standing there wondering what was going on, when another bullet went through the roof. They gathered the kids and hid behind a wall and called the cops. While the cop was there, another bullet whizzed by. The FaceBook post claimed an arrest was made. I'm betting that TVA will now make firearms, even hunting, off limits on this property. Which, sucks, because there are a lot of safety-minded hunters that use the land. In fact, I've never been much of a hunter, but bought a hunting rifle last year, planning on hunting there myself for the first time this season.

"If something smells fishy" ... it must be Obama.

Well, looks like Kaepernick can just stay on the bench after the anthem. I heard that the 49'ers announced he is not getting the starting QB position.

I'd like to join this year.