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Several co-workers and I went to Knoxville today for some computer training. We're all standing around before class, I'm fixing myself a coffee. One of my co-workers, who can never even for a minute be serious, decides he's going to be funny and try to pretend to steal my wallet. Only problem was the pocket he went for had my KelTek in it. I keep in in a Desantis Pocket Holster, and it looks kind of like a wallet, which is one of the reasons I carry it and carry it there. Well, he just sort of grabbed at it, not really wanting to take it out. I swung around, said something like "WTF" and pushed him away. When he realized it wasn't my wallet, I could see the look of puzzlement turn into a look of realization. The look was priceless. He didn't know I carried. Then to make things worse, out of shock he shouts out "What, is that a gun in your pocket". IDIOT! I gave him a dirty look, glanced around to see who heard, I figure maybe one other. I told him to shut up and keep it to himself. Later I overheard him mentioning it to someone else. So, now I've lost my inconspicuousness (sp?) and I'll probably be the talk of the office for a while.

Yep, there's the gun hatin' Mayor of Oak Ridge, Tom Beehan.

I've never been to either, but there is one in the Catoosa Wildlife Management area near Crab Orchard, and there is one in the Royal Blue WMA near Jacksboro. From what I hear, both are free. Not sure about accessability during hunting season.

That's how we do it here in Oak Ridge. We elect the city council, and then they decide from amongst themselves who should be mayor and vice mayor. I hate it!

Yeah, you both make way more sense than my post. Note to self: check out this Google thing everyones talking about.

I't a nickname for the club. Something like Sacremento Area Motor Cycle Redwood Originals (SAMCRO)

Well here is an interesting turn of events. Wonder if this is for real or if he is just blowing smoke? Moseley pulls away from recall effort leadership; cites need to 'protect' family - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger

Yes, two cups per pouch. I have a little Soda Can Stove and some alcohol fuel packed in there too, with a large metal cup to boil water in. Each pouch says "serves two", which may be true in an emergency situation, but after a full day of backpacking, I can easily down a whole one. They are packaged in a metalic kind of material with a ziplok seal at the top. Just pour in boiling water, zip it up and let it sit a few minutes. Eat it right out of the pouch and throw it away when done. No clean-up!

Our Walmart sells them for around $5 a pouch, which is cheaper than I've seen anywhere. Of course, they only have Lasagna, Beef stew, and Scrambled eggs.

Just picked up a SOG Seal Pup this weekend at Smoky Mountain Knifeworks near Sevierville. That place is swesome! The knife looks and feels very solid. Feels good in my hand. The only thing I didn't like was the made in Taiwan label. I was expecting this thing to be 100% USA. The salesperson tried to spin it off as "Well, it's just assembled there. Besides, Taiwan is one of our closest allies, and we have a treaty to protect them if China invades, blah, blah, blah." Whatever, I know he just didn't want to lose a sale. I had already made up my mind to buy is anyway.

My plan for food is to use the Mountain House freeze dried packs. I go backpacking several times a year, so I'm just going to buy a new pack before I go on my trip and replace it for the oldest one in my BOB. I'm writing my purchase date on the pack with a Sharpie marker so I know which one is the oldest. I'm sure the Ibuprofin in my BOB won't last past the experation

Well said!!!

Sadly, I think they will be exempt from this law if it passes. I think all Federal sites will still be able to ban firearms in cars. Which, I still don't understand how "the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" does not apply to them. They are the government, and are infringing on my ability to "keep" a weapon locked in my vehicle, which prevents me from "bearing" it if need be on my way to and from work.

An old-timer showed my dad this trick when I was a kid and I've been starting campfires ever since. Take a soda can and cut it in half. Then take the bottom half of the can and fill it halfway with gasoline, or campfuel. Put it in the fire pit and stack kindling around it, and some smaller logs around that. Light up the gas with a long match or a lit stick. The gas will catch on fire, but will not explode or flare up. You'll get a nice 6" flame that will burn for 10-15 minutes. Works great if your wood is a little wet.

I agree. I rarely watch a show live. If I don't record it one day and watch it later, I'll just pause the show and go do something else for 15 minutes, then FF thru the commercials. I found a hack on google for the comcast remote to reprogram any button you don't use to be an instant 30 second skip. Makes it real easy to jump past commercials.

Let us know when you get the petition in your shop.

Here is what Dave Ramsey (financial advisor / consumer advocate) has to say about the whole Cash for Clunkers program Personal Finance Newsletter - Dave Ramsey's September 2009 Newsletter

Resident wants to recall Oak Ridge mayor - Oak Ridge, TN - The Oak Ridger I hope it gets some traction. He is very anti 2nd Ammendment, voted to opt-out of Park Carry. If we could replace him and the police chief, this town might become bearable again.

I believe there needs to be some middle ground here. People should provide proof of citizenship to get healthcare, however I realize that there may be occasions where you may not have proof at the moment. In cases of an emergency, I don't think anyone should be turned away. This is just showing human kindness. I mean if someone has a broken leg we shouldn't say "Sorry no ID, we can't fix you up, now run along". But if you need cancer treatment you should bring your ID with you, or if you need antibiotics for a cold, I don't think it unreasonable to require you to go get your ID. I for one never leave without ID of some sort. I mean really how hard is it to carry a wallet?

I think Austin's TN Firearms in Oak Ridge does the Baton class occasionally.

I had them something terrible on a porch on a house I was remodeling. We would take breaks from work and whack them with 1x4's. I thought there was only a handful, till we started counting how many we killed. We could kill dozens at a time, and the next day there would be just as many. I eventually rebuilt the porch, and used pressure treated wood, and painted it all. That seemed to send them off, but it is the end of their season here, so we'll have to see next summer. I did build one of those Carpenter Bee traps you can find on Google, but I didn't catch a single one. Made a good conversation piece though.

Mine is from the title of a song by Rush. Years ago I set up an email address using it, but AnalogKid was taken, so I just added an extra "d" at the end. It just stuck. Plus, it alwas seems to be available as a screen name. The irony of the screen name is I am a computer guy, and a better fitting title might have been Digital Man, another Rush song. But I like the contadiction.

I love the freak show that happens, especially late nite, at Walmart. I have a favorite saying to my wife when we run across some of these interesting folks: "They must not have mirrors in their house", otherwise they would have seen how they looked before they left.

Last time I was there (about a year and a half) a place in Fountain City had some. I think it is called Cherokee Surplus, or something like that. Just have a good exit strategy, the owner will keep you there for hours talking.

See, theres the thing, I was trying to be frugal AND get something that would stand up to some abuse. That's why I was looking at the MOLLE's.