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Hmm, I saw the police pull up, with lights on, to that same General Lee car in the Walmart parking lot last night.
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Emily Gets Her Gun - Washington Times Article
analog_kidd replied to analog_kidd's topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
There are a few more updates on Emily's blog page. Her quest for gun ownership is still in progress, but she's not there yet. Guns - Washington Times -
Well, I held true to my promise. Cancelled NetFlix over the weekend. It was unsatisfyingly uneventful. There was no weeping or gnashing of teeth from Netflix. Just an email saying they want their last DVD back. Guess they wre prepared for the mass exodus. Comcast got it too. We cancelled the TV, but kept the Internet. When I brought back the TV Box, the guy at the counter mentioned, "Did anyone tell you there was a $40 fee for a tech to come out and climb the pole to put a filter on to block the TV? Oh and did anyone tell you your Internet was going up to nearly $70 a month if you don't have a package deal?" I called to complain, and I did get someone who said they could lower the Internet down to $52, which I could live with, but they would not budge on the $40 service call. Makes me mad because I said that should just be a cost of doing business. My goal was to stop getting gouged by Comcast, so I asked them what the service fee was to disconnect it all. They said that was free, so I said "Let's do that". I guess they'd rather send someone out on their dime and lose a customer, than send someone out for free and keep one. The funny thing is, my son and his wife were visited by a Comcast rep in the neighborhood last week, and hooked them up with a really great deal on TV and Internet. Funny how they bend over backwards for a new customer, but not for the one that has been paying them for the last twelve years.
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Guns - Washington Times This is a very interesting series of articles by Washington Times journalist Emily Miller. She lives in D.C and decided to go through the process of legally obtaining a gun, and is blogging the whole process. It's a work in progress, and she does not have her gun yet, but is committed to documenting the process. Start at the bottom of the page and work your way up. The oldest blogs are at the bottom of the page.
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I never did see who shot Carl. It wasn't his dad or Shane, so it must have been another person in the woods. I also didn't see the two men looking around to see who it might have been, or trying to find cover. The teaser for next week didn't reveal it either.
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I would have asked him why Peter felt the need to carry a sword while he was in Jesus' presence. There were bad guys back then that people needed to have protection against, just like today. When Jesus was sending out the desciples, He told them to bring along a sword. I feel that if guns were available back then, He may have said to carry them instead. The fact is, a sword was the most effective personal weapon at the time. Plus, I think it is illegal to carry a sword around in public today, but we are allowed to carry a gun. We are instructed to be meek, but not doormats.
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Well, they lost me as a customer. I held on one extra month (partly because I wanted to give them a chance to do right, and partly because I had some good movies in my queue), but I am officially canceling them this month. I figured they might go ahead and do a special combo pricing on discs and streaming, but it looks like they are holding firm on their new pricing structure. While I'm at it "Sticking it to the man", Comcast is going to get a little surprize call from me this week to let them know I'm switching to Direct TV, and if they try to raise my Internet fee, I'll be moving over to someone else for that too.
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THAT is what happens when you let the loonies run the asylum! It's also another reason this group won't really succeed at anything. They can't get organized. They are trying to merge civility with mob mentality. The mob will win every time. The best they can hope for is some disruption, but they will never evoke real change.
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Yeah, I tried that first. I went back now and tried it again, but still no luck. Dropped the @gmail.com and JC popped right in there. I dunno.
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I tried, but I can't seem to find you at that address.
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I get my information right from him. He routinely called for Jihad against America. Watch some of his videos, you'll see it for yourself. Also, he aligned himself with Al Qeida, who has declared war against us, and us against them. If someone joins and participates in a group that we are at war with, that makes them an enemy combatant in that war, and therefore fair game in wartime operations. The battlefield has changed since the 1800's. They used to line up, stand up and shoot each other back then, now we kill each other from miles away. Do you really think that during the Civil War, that if a group of soldiers travelling down the road met another opposing group, that they would make plans to meet back at the battlefield? No, they would fight it out right there. You take the battlefield to the battle, not the battle to the battlefield. Did the 9/11 attacks happen on a battlefield? I'm not sure what you mean by Lincoln, but I never mentioned him. My point was there were two sides of opposing US citizens at war against each other and neither side tried all the people they killed during the war. Besides, Lincoln wasn't the President of the South during the Civil War.
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I found it on www.TVDuck.com. It's low-def and laden with advertisements around (but not in) the video, but at least you can see the full episode. I search for the show, and there are a few dozen links. I usually have to click several before I find one that works.
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Thanks for the PM, WyattEarp. I persisted earlier in the season and found another feed from a different website. I'll keep your link as a backup.
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I think there is already a precedent for this. He was a US citizen that declared war against the US, which in some ways is not unlike the Civil War, which was made up of US citizens declaring war against each other. Neither the North or South did not put on trial every combatant they killed. They may had if surrenders were given.
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Google Voice is a free phone number from Google, that you link to any of the phones you may regularly use, like your cell, work, that cabin you are going to for the weekend, etc. When someone dial the Google number all of the phones ring at the same time, whichever one you answer from gets the call routed to you. The best thing is the caller only knows your Google number. In the Google account you can specify which numbers calling you should ring your phones, go straight to voicemail or just be blocked alltogether. It's an awesome tool and everyone should have a Google Voice number. There's lot of other cool features the account does too.
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I'm 46 years old and have been camping all my like (first time was around three months old). I have been through a lot of tents in my years, but I currently am using a reasonably inexpensive Coleman dome tent, and I think it is as good as any other high dollar tent I've owned. It's not light or super compact, but for car camping it is great. It's a few years old and has held up well. I've weathered a lot of storms and it has kept me nice and dry. I would recommend it to anyone.
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I like willis68's idea above where you ask the parents to get them their first knife. It might be a great opportunity for someone to do the passing of an old family knife on to a kid. Or it could be a cool experience for a parent or grandparent to buy and give the kid his first knife. For the kids who's parents don't take the opportunity, you can loan their kid a knife, or let them carve the soap with a butterknife from your kitchen. Regardless, it will be an outstanding opportunity to teach a bunch of young men about knife safety.
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Also, everyone on the range must have a permit. You can get daily or yearly permits at the Norris police station. It's really pretty nice.
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I second the Dave Ramsey ELP (Endorsed Local Providers) list. We started the Dave Ramsey plan several years ago. If you can find one of his Financial Peace University classes near you, you will be empowered to become your own financial planner. He explains many aspects of financial planning so that everyone can understand it. Then all you have to do is actually follow through and stay on plan. Get smart, then if you do get a financial planner you know what they are talking about and you can steer your own ship. You'll also have a better chance of realizing when they just want to help you get rid of some more of your money. It changed my life, and I've been able to help lots of others change theirs by passing on the knowledge.
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Been a mixed bag for me. Some times I go in there and they are very helpful, other times not so much. I really think it's the person that helps you. The last time I was there I had some guy help me who thought he was a real comedian, I found him to be quite annoying and walked away. Their gunsmith was extremely helpful to me once and I would use him again. I have had some difficulty getting certain guns from them. Seems like they are frequently out of stock on the one I want, "but we can take your money now and order you one". I took that offer once. I've also bought a gun or two from their inventory. Personally, they often dissappoint me, but not enough to keep me from visiting.
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My son used to go there a few years ago and did not have to have any kind of pass. It was just open to the public. I called them a time or two to get info or directions, and they never mentioned anything about needing a pass.
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I went, but was very disappointed. For me it was mostly Knoxville saying "Look at us, see how prepared we are"? They had a Sherrif copter there, some ambulances, firefighters, etc. Not that that is bad, I was very impressed with all the cool stuff Knoxville has, but I was looking for more personal survival stuff. They had an inside area set up with maybe 15 tables for vendors. I saw the Blood bank, some investing company, a whole table advertising Glenn Beck's next speaking tour, and a few people selling food products. Of all the tables, I saw about three with things that I was expecting to see. One had a family water filtration device, one had a table full of bug out bag or emergency box type items, one had emergency food products. At least I got some nifty firefighter hats for the grandkids ;-)
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I like the show. I saw it last year, when it looked like it was going to be a series but then only aired one episode. I was surprised to see it come back this year.