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    You'd better.  :)

Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville... We've seen several shows and it's always excellent.  http://www.ccplayhouse.com/static/shows.html   Barter Theater in Abingdon, VA is likewise excellent.  There's a number of B&B's nearby that can make for a really nice get-away weekend.  It's a beautiful area with lots of other stuff to do.  http://www.bartertheatre.com/   We typically prefer the comedies as 21st century life has enough drama for my taste.  I can immediately think of 3 or 4 shows we've seen where my stomach hurt the next day from laughing so hard.  Generally, I recommend you sit as close as possible.  Nothing like literally being a few feet away from the actors. 

While I agree that the burden of safety lies with the shooter, if they modified the stage they should at least give anyone who shot before the modification the option to re-run the stage.  There's the argument that you'd get an unfair advantage doing it twice, but the same applies to those to shot it after the modification. 

    We used to can a lot when I was a kid.  Dad loved green tomato pickles and we had tons of them.  I think it wore me out on them because the only pickles I eat anymore are either sweet or spicy.  If/when I get back into it, I'll do the heating on the grill.    Mostly I need more garden space.  I had planned to build at least one raised bed but spent more time/money than I expected building stairs and a walkway and just didn't get it done.  It'll be on the list next spring. 

Yep, the smiley is cool.  Who did the logo on the back?  Mine doesn't have that... I think.  I'll look when I get back home. 

    I recall reading something that said the tank wasn't full.  They'd only put enough fuel on board for the flight plan.  The 747 can carry a huge amount of fuel and they wouldn't fly with the excess weight unless they had to. 

Good news!

Looks like a control cable failure or something.  Terrible thing. 

Good stuff.  I was late getting my garden planted this year.  Hope to start getting cucumbers and tomatoes in another week or two.  We've gotten a few green beans.  The snap peas were growing fine and just turned brown and died, I haven't a clue what happened.    We've talked about getting into canning but it doesn't look like we'll have enough yield this year to bother.  We froze a bunch of tomatoes last year and they were great for salsa, spaghetti, etc. through the winter. 

Here's why I think it was military and not shoulder fired... Shoulder fired missiles are heat seeking. The missile would impact one of the engines and more-or-less obliterate it. The engines from TW800 were found mostly intact. The effective range of most shoulder fired missiles is about 15,000 ft. TW800 was reported to be at about this altitude when the explosion occurred, at the extreme range of the missile. If there was a central fuel tank explosion (and yes, there is wiring inside the fuel tanks), most of the aircraft would've been blown to smithereens. The fuel tank in question is huge... 20,000 gallons or so. If there was enough fuel vapor, air, and heat that a spark could've ignited the vapor in a tank that big, there wouldn't be such big pieces of the fuselage directly above the tank. Remember the home gas explosion in Indy a while back? There was nothing left. Since the missile didn't hit the engines directly, it could've been two things: 1) A proximity explosion. The shrapnel damaged the structure and caused the plane to break up in flight. 2) An unarmed radar guided missile. That would impact the fuselage directly and just punch a big hole which would cause the plane to break up. But that's just my uneducated opinion.... :tinfoil: :)

    Interesting that you've actually seen one.  The only mines I've ever seen had very low (5' or less) ceilings.  Wouldn't be fun living there.    I also wonder about the stability of the mine itself.  Sure seems like mines dug more than 100 years ago wouldn't exactly benefit from the latest methods and safety standards.  But the pictures of it look pretty nice. 

An interesting idea....    http://news.yahoo.com/developer-kan-caverns-could-preserve-human-race-071249444.html;_ylt=Ar5ksKupsY_UjOSfKI7.DKUJVux_;_ylu=X3oDMTI5ZWtqbHJ2BG1pdANBVFQgMyBTdG9yeSBKdW1ib3Ryb24gSG9tZSBDYWNoZWQEcG9zAzcEc2VjA01lZGlhQXR0V2lkZ2V0cm9uQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTFkcW51ZGliBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3BtaA--;_ylv=3   I like the "Survival Shelter and Resort" name.  Makes it sound like Club Med. 

Personally, I don't think it was a terrorist attack.  It was too big of an event for a large organization not to take credit for.  If it was some looney acting alone, they would've blabbed about it by now.  I think it was accidentally shot down by our government.  :tinfoil:

Pics or it didn't happen....       :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_prsgZnPMQg

    Which is the whole reason why the military wants kids.  They don't know any better so they'll do what their told, even if it means dying.  An army of individuals doesn't work.    I think that's one of the biggest reason why the "greatest generation" fought so well.  They simply didn't know any better.  They were young, idealistic, had a cause to fight for, and for the most part, were completely uniformed as to what they were getting themselves into.  The modern army is infinitely better informed and I think that works against them. 

*Why was it so hard for me to find this thread? Sheesh...* So I've been thinking about getting an OWB holster for quite a while. Unfortunately my waist line has expanded a little and my trusty crossbreed isn't an option with some of my pants/shorts anymore. I've seen several examples of George's work and was impressed so I figured I'd see what he could do for me. We had a bit of discussion about color, ride height, cant, retention, etc. and with what seemed to me like somewhat limited info, he nailed it. Here's the finished product: It sits right where I wanted it to and the cant is spot-on. Essentially, it mimics my crossbreed but in OWB form. Retention is snug without being difficult to draw. It's exactly what I wanted and the price was quite friendly for what's essentially a custom holster. I need to wear it a bit more to get it broken it, but so far it's very comfortable. I also took a few pics to see how it conceals compared to my crossbreed. Being perfectly honest, the crossbreed conceals a little better but the comfort advantage of the OWB with pants that are a little snug far outweighs the possibility of a little printing. As I've said a bunch of times before.... most people wouldn't notice if you were on fire... George's holster... Crossbreed... :up:

    Reliability in a semi with snake shot can be hit or miss ( ;)  ).   And it's the classic idea that if you're literally wrestling with the critter, the revolver will "always" work. 

Some of you guys might like to check in here, if you don't already.  There's routine reports of road conditions and who's where...  http://www.easttnriders.com/forum/index.php

  Mosin's have a safety?  :confused:     ;)

    :rofl:    Like I said in the other thread.... welcome to home ownership.  Last time I moved it was in mid-July.  I even paid someone to move the big stuff and was still completely exhausted. 

  That's what I do.  Typically carry the little one and have the big one for things that go bump in the night.

Welcome!

Nice!

$650?  Dayum.  Yes, you did quite well.