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    You can polish damascus steel just like (most) any other steel.  You can see the pattern in damascus steel because the steel has been etched with an acid.  Before it's etched, it looks like any other steel.  The acid turns the different constituents of the damascus steel black at different rates, so when the acid is applied for a set amount of time, some parts turn dark black and some not so much.      When he's sharpening the knife, he's literally polishing away the etched surface.  The layer on the outside with the visible pattern is typically very thin.   If you were to use a damascus knife a lot, you can literally wear away the pattern on the outside.  But all you have to do is etch it again and it'll come right back. 

    That's my understanding as well.... they were marginally faster than a bolt gun, noticeably heavier, and not terribly accurate.  Hence, not real popular. 

I had that surgery about 6 years ago.  Mental fog for the first 24 hrs while purging the anesthesia from my system, then it just hurt.  The painkillers they gave me made me itchy and miserable, once I switch to ibuprofen I started feeling better.    The staples were probably the worst part.  Mine got irritated and very sensitive after about a week.  I told the doc during my first post-op visit that if he didn't take them out, I was going to.  He removed about half of them and replaced them with the stickiest tape I've ever seen.  The rest came out the next week and I was much more comfortable.    The best part was the doc's interns.  He had several students that sat thru the various exams and surgery.  One girl (who looked to be maybe 19, and was fairly cute :dirty:  ) was terribly embarrassed when the doc was checking out the incision and staples.  It was hard not to just bust up laughing at the look on her face.    I had very little bruising and  was sore for several weeks and had to take it easy for a couple months, but was fine after that.  One thing I learned.... it's really hard to wipe your arse when you can't bend one of your hip joints.  :D

It's probably defective by now, everyone knows how Glocks don't age well.  For $25, I'll take it off your hands and make sure it's golden years pass quietly.  ;)

I found that if you get the neighbor kids to tear a huge hole in your screened porch, the carpenter bees come in and can't figure out how to get out. Then you just vacuum up the bodies every week or so. :/

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As others have said, you can safely go up to the max pressure listed on the tire.  The OEM tire pressure recommendation is technically only applicable to the OEM tires.  They've done testing and analysis to determine that's the best pressure for their version of the best ride/traction/noise.  It has zip to do with mileage or wear rate since the OEM's don't provide any sort of treadwear warranty.    Many newer "eco" or low rolling resistance (LRR) tires are designed to run at a much higher pressure.  You can do the "chalk test" to get a better idea of how much of the tire is actually touching the road.  When I did auto-x many years ago, it was common to put a big chalk mark from the edge of the tread half way down the side wall.  You'd make a run, look to see how much of the chalk rubbed off, and adjust air pressure accordingly. 

Somebody here did something similar for a camper/hunting shack a while back.    I understand the salesman's hesitation with 12V.  Plugging a bank of batteries into your house creates the potential for a massive over-current situation.  If something shorts out, the wire will melt in a blink and could easily start a fire you can't put out.   As long as you understand the risks and mitigate them with appropriate fuses (as you've mentioned), it should be fine.  But I doubt you'll find a pro willing to accept that risk so I suspect DIY'ing it will be your only option. 

    Great, now I'm hungry.  :drool:   I need to get my smoker out again.

I think checking the grounds is a good idea, that's what it sounds like to me.

An SLR camera with a macro lens and tripod would work best.  An auto-focus camera will struggle with the highly polished surface. You'll have to mess around with lighting to get the reflection in the edge you're looking for.  A light box would help with that.     If focus is the problem, one trick is to use a dummy focus target.  Hold something fairly large next to the edge, hold the button half way down so the camera will focus on the object and the edge is also in focus, then remove the object and take the picture.  If that doesn't result in good focus, you can get the camera to focus on a nearby object and then move the camera so it's focused where you want it.  It can be difficult to tell if the edge is exactly in focus so expect some trial and error.    You can also try using a gorilla pod and the 2 second self timer feature in the camera. 

Thanks for the info.  Wish I could've made it. 

My folks have it. Not worth the expense, IMO. Slick as ice when wet and stain as bad or worse than wood.

It's a good thing the regulations are clear, concise, and easy to understand.... Best of my knowledge, tagged vehicles are legal on main roads in WMA's. Other trails require a permit and/or hunting license.

Can you pay at the range or do you have to go to the PD?

I'd like to but my wife has already made other plans for me.  I'd like to get up to Norris sometime and sight in a couple rifles. Wish there was a closer place to shoot them. 

    But $70,000/yr probably doesn't cover the the salary and benefits for 1 extra person to do that all that signing, much less the additional court costs for all those who contest the tickets.

An odd bird for sure, but he was an incredible musician.  Not only his own music, but he wrote hit songs for a number of others.

I can see the badges CZ, running firefox.  Can't see them mobile using my iphone.     And yes, portion sizes are tough to wrap your head around.  I struggle with that myself. It takes a while for your stomach to shrink down to where a meal of correct portions actually fills you up.  When you're a stress eater (like me) and life is stressful, it gets quite difficult at times.  The best thing I know of is to simply get all the bad stuff out of the house, car, office, ...   If you don't have it, you can't eat it.  Not so easy when you've got kids who require cookies and such in their lunches. 

Prayers for a quick recovery.  Dad had emergency triple bypass about 15 years ago.  The surgery went fine and he's been better since.  A comment he made a few months after surgery stuck with me... He said, "I never knew I felt that bad, I thought I was just getting old."

    The irony is they don't actually bring in much money for the municipalities.  The cameras are leased and the camera company pockets most of the revenue.  The little extra money the city gets is offset by the increased administration and court costs because of all the extra pissed off people. 

  I wish I'd done more of that with my grandmother.

Good luck with your plan.  I used the MyFitnessPal app for a while a couple years ago and it helped me get a better handle on my diet.  I lost some weight and I'm in a lot better shape now.  I'd still like to drop another 12-15 lbs but it would appear I've hit the proverbial wall.  Something major has to change for me to lose any further weight and I'm currently not motivated enough to knock down that wall. 

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I used to work in the auto industry.  They're driven off the end of the production line and typically through some sort of test loop, so yes, all fluids should be present.  There's only a few gallons of gas in the tank.  The ECU/PCM is in a "delivery mode" that locks out virtually everything except what's necessary to drive it.  Cars that are imported are driven on/off the ships.